ORGAN (ZION) EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH1515 Organ Church Road, Salisbury, North Carolina 28146 Rev. Carlin Ours, Pastor

Vicar: Jordan Davis, Mark Brown, Choir Director; Jana Thomas, Organist

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOSTSeptember 23, 2018

10:30 a.m.

YOUTH SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE

Welcome and Announcements (Congregation will please stand.) (Congregation responses are in bold.)

GATHERING Invocation

P: In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit,C: Amen

The Confession and Forgiveness

P: Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

C: Amen

P: Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.P: Gracious God,C: have mercy on us. We confess that we have turned from you and

given ourselves into the power of sin. We are truly sorry and humbly repent. In your compassion forgive us our sins, known and unknown, things we have done and things we have failed to do. Turn us again to you, and uphold us by your Spirit, so that we may live and serve you in newness of life through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

P: God, who is rich in mercy, loved us even when we were dead in sin, and made us alive together with Christ. By grace you have been saved. In the name of + Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. Almighty

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God strengthen you with power through the Holy Spirit, that Christ may live in your hearts through faith. C: Amen

Note: Hymns are from the “Red” (ELW) Hymnal unless specified.

Hymn: “My Faith looks up to Thee” # 759

Children's Sermon (3 yr. to 5th grade) dismissed to attend Children’s Church.

Apostolic Greeting(pg. 138)

P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

C: And also with you.

Kyrie.......

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Canticle of Praise: “Glory to God”

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Prayer of the DayDirect our hearts, O Lord, by your merciful reign, because without your help it is impossible to please you. Grant this, we pray, through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen

OFFERING

ANTHEM:

Offertory Hymn: “Create in Me” # 186

WORD

FIRST READING: JEREMIAH 11: 18–2018The Lord made it known to me and I knew; then you showed me their deeds. 19But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. I did not know it was against me they devised schemes, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name be remembered no more.” 20But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause.

PSALM 541Save me, O God, by your Name;

in your might, defend my cause.2Hear my prayer, O God;

give ear to the words of my mouth.3For the arrogant have risen up against me, and the ruthless have sought my life, those who have no regard for God.4Behold, God is my helper; it is the Lord who sustains my life.5Render evil to those who spy on me; in your faithfulness, destroy them.6I will offer you a freewill sacrifice

and praise your name, O Lord, for it is good.7For you have rescued me from every trouble,

and my eye has seen the ruin of my foes.

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SECOND READING: JAMES 3: 13––4: 1013Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. 14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. 18And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. 1What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? 2You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. 4You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”? 6But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

P: GOSPELACCLA-MATION

P: The Holy Gospel according to ST. MARK 9TH CHAPTER6

C: Glory to you, O Lord GOSPEL: MARK 9: 30–3730{Jesus and the disciples} went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, 31for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise.” 32But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him. 33And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. 35And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” 36And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, 37“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”

P: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to you, O Christ.

THE SERMON Vicar Jordan Davis

Hymn: "I want to Walk as a Child of the Light” # 815

THANKSGIVING

APOSTLES’CREEDI believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.

He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spiritand born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell.* On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints,the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body,

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and the life everlasting. AmenPRAYER OF THE CHURCH

(After each portion of the prayers)P: Lord, in your mercy.C: Hear our prayer.(The prayers conclude)P: …through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.C: Amen.

THE LORDS PRAYER:Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

SENDING Benediction

Hymn: “Jesus Loves Me” #595

Dismissal /Doxology # 884

Postlude

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

THIS WEEK AT ORGAN TODAY: Sunday, September 23, 2018 “Youth Sunday” - Vicar Davis

9:00 am Chat-N-Chew9:15 am Children’s Choir9:30 am Sunday School

10:30 am Worship ServiceMonday, September 24, 2018

10:30 am Pastor Ours’ Bible Study7:00 pm Pastor Ours’ Bible Study

Wednesday, September 26, 20186:30 pm Bible Study (Vicar Jordan)7:30 pm Choir Practice

Thursday, September 27, 2018 9-10:00 am Food Pantry/Clothing Closet OpenNext Sunday, September 30, 2018 “Hymn Sing”

9:00 am Chat-N-Chew9:30 am Sunday School

10:30 am Worship Service11:30 am OWING’S III (3)

SPECIAL PRAYERS NEEDED:(Others are listed in the Organ Chimes Newsletter Prayer List.)Fred BasingerFrank BradyCarolyn BostLuAnne CressAnn DonahueRay FryerLaura BrooksCherry Funderburk

Floyd GoodmanCleo HaynesKaye HirstSandy MoldovanDot HoneycuttSis RosemanCoy ShiveLouann Shive

Karen StirewaltDavid WilsonRenee WrightLisa DavisMarshall CulpMallory BentleyReid Austin

O-WINGS Group III (3) will have their family outing today after worship service in the Fellowship Hall.

Thank you “Ann Shive” for playing today!

Gideon’s Temple Talk

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FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH is asking if Organ would like to help in collecting FLOOD BUCKETS to assist all those affected by Hurricane Florence:

5-gallon bucket with lid large trash bags 1-gallon bleach comet or scouring cleaner

Pine-sol or liquid floor cleaner scrub brush rubber gloves dust mask

(N-95 recommended)

We are also collecting bottled water. Please bring these items to the church M-Thurs, 8am-2pm; Fridays 8am-12pm; or call 704-279-2500 to set up a time to deliver. Thank you for your ministry to those in need!!E-mail at faithlutheranoffice@charlotte.twcbc.com

BIBLE STUDY WITH PASTOR OURS (with Communion & Prayer) is Monday, September 24 at 10:30 in the morning and 7:00 in the evening.

THE ORGAN COMMUNITY SENIOR CITIZENS GROUP will meet October 2, at 10:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

BIBLE STUDY with Vicar Davis is Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

PASTOR OURS WILL HAVE A STUDY GROUP beginning Tuesday, October 16, 2018. This class in called Healthy Families/Healthy Church. We will be looking at the family system and then move on to the church system. This class is a once-a-month class. Start time is 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. If you want to understand yourself and those in your family and church better, this is the class for you. By understanding ourselves and others better we can cultivate strategies to help in relationships.

DONATIONS FOR THE NEW AIR CONDITION/HEAT PUMP UNITS in the Sunday School Building should be marked “A/C FUND.” We do have a few specially marked envelopes in the pews.

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ORGAN COMMITTEES will have their quarterly meeting night (7:00) Thursday, October 11, 2018. Rooms in the Sunday School Building can be reserved for committees by calling the church office (704-279-3096).

THE ORGAN YOUTH are having a BBQ Chicken Meal Fundraiser Saturday, October 13, 2018 (lunch until 4:00).

ROWAN HELPING MINISTRIES’ DONATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER are mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup.

Please place the items in the bins in the breezeway

LESSONS FOR NEXT WEEK:Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29; Psalm 104:27-35; James 5:[1-12] 13-20;

Mark 9:38-50

VOLUNTEERS FOR SEPTEMBER 2018

Head Usher: Daniel CorlDate Ushers Tellers Greeters23 10:30 RL & Deborah

Daniel & Anna Corl

Clarence MillerTim BollingerDaniel Corl

Jimmie & Terri Morgan

30 10:30 RL & Deborah Daniel & Anna Corl

Clarence MillerTim BollingerDaniel Corl

Jimmie & Terri Morgan

Date Acolytes Crucifer Lector23 10:30 Celia & Camrie

Sifford Zeke Brown Terry Shive

30 10:30 Hunter HillZeke Brown Jacob Poston Lane Brown

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 TELLER REPORTNeeded for weekly 2018 BUDGET: ($5,737.88)General Fund $ 4,030.00Building & Repair $ 411.00Chat-N-Chew $ 16.00Direct Deposit $ 225.00Fellowship Hall Use $ 25.00Jessie’s Ride Fund $ 75.00Air Cond. Fund $ 6,250.00Shirley Misenheimer Mem/Pipe Organ Fund $ 50.00Terry K. Emry Mem/Pipe Organ Fund $ 40.00Sunday School Attendance 82 $ 52.2510:30 Worship Service 171Children’s Service Adults-3 Children-10

OUR SYMPATHY IS EXPRESSED to the family of Alan Corl upon his death September 13, 2018. His funeral is today at 3:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Organ Cemetery. Alan was the middle son of R.L. & Deborah Corl and the brother of Brent and Daniel Corl.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 TELLER REPORTNeeded for weekly 2018 BUDGET: ($5,737.88)General Fund $ 2,138.00Building & Repair $ 120.00Chat-N-Chew $ 17.01Direct Deposit $ 225.00Meal after Church $ 302.00Air Cond. Fund $ 65.00Ray Fesperman Mem/Cemetery Fund $ 100.00Sunday School Attendance 43 $ 46.5010:30 Worship Service 100 (?)