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IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
WATERLOO, ILLINOIS
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Saturday, August 8, 2020 – 5:30 pm
Sunday, August 9, 2020 – 7:45 am & 10:15 am
“Making more and stronger disciples of Jesus Christ
through the power of the Holy Spirit.”
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Welcome to Immanuel!
Please turn off your cell phones and/or paging devices. Thank you!
If you are a guest, please fill out a guests' card located in the cardholder on the
back of each pew and then place it in the offering plate. We look forward to
meeting you!
Members, please help us love and care for one another by filling out an
attendance card. Remember to include all the members of your family who are
present in worship today. If you are communing, please check in the appropriate
place. Thank you for filling out an Attendance-Communion card every time you
attend Church.
We celebrate Holy Communion today! In this Supper of our Lord we receive
the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ under the earthly forms of
bread and wine for the forgiveness of our sins and the strengthening of our faith.
This Holy Communion is also a sign of our shared confession of the Christian
faith. If you have not communed with us before, please speak with one of our
pastors before doing so.
During the communion service: If you’re not able to drink wine, the lighter
colored glasses in the center of the tray of individual cups contain water with a
drop of wine. These special glasses allow communicants to celebrate the Lord’s
Supper according to Christ’s institution, but have a very small amount of
alcohol.
Worship at lmmanuel is...
Christ Centered. We believe that at the heart of worship is the Good News that
God has rescued us from our sins through Jesus' death on the cross and rising to
life again.
Trinitarian. We believe that the object of worship is the only true God—The
Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Multigenerational. We believe that it is a great blessing for family members to
worship together. Taking seriously Jesus' words, “Let the little children come to
me and so not forbid them” (Mark 10:14), we encourage children to worship
with their parents and grandparents and provide resources such as children's
bulletins and children's sermons.
Eclectic. Eclectic means, “selecting what seems best of various sources.” We
believe that we should strive to use the best hymns and practices that the church
has to offer. Our worship may include hymns written 500 years ago as well as
pieces written 5 months ago.
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In preparation for worship we ask that you silence your cell phones and/or
paging devices. Thank you. The time before service begins can be a good time to
pray and prepare your heart and mind for worship. You will find helpful
prayers on the inside cover of the hymnal located in the pew in front of you.
Divine Service, Setting Four (Lutheran Service Book, pg. 203)
Preservice Music / Bells / Welcome Opening Hymn, LSB 722, “Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me” Text: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110001526
1 Lord, take my hand and lead me
Upon life’s way;
Direct, protect, and feed me
From day to day.
Without Your grace and favor
I go astray;
So take my hand, O Savior,
And lead the way.
2 Lord, when the tempest rages,
I need not fear,
For You, the Rock of Ages,
Are always near.
Close by Your side abiding,
I fear no foe,
For when Your hand is guiding,
In peace I go.
3 Lord, when the shadows lengthen
And night has come,
I know that You will strengthen
My steps toward home.
Then nothing can impede me,
O blessèd Friend;
So take my hand and lead me
Unto the end.
(5:30 pm) Baptism, Nathan Ronald Dori [LSB pg. 268]
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Confession and Absolution
Please stand
P In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen. (Matthew 28:19b; [18:20])
P Our help is in the name of the Lord,
C who made heaven and earth. (Psalm 124:8)
P If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?
C But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared. (Psalm 130:3-4)
Silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination.
P Since we are gathered to hear God’s word, call upon Him in
prayer and praise, and receive the body and blood of our Lord
Jesus Christ in the fellowship of this altar, let us first consider
our unworthiness and confess before God and one another that
we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, and that we cannot
free ourselves from our sinful condition. Together as His people
let us take refuge in the infinite mercy of God, our heavenly
Father, seeking His grace for the sake of Christ, and saying: God,
be merciful to me, a sinner. (Luke 18:13)
C Almighty God, have mercy upon us, forgive us our sins, and
lead us to everlasting life. Amen.
P Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and
for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained
servant of Christ and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all
your sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the
Holy Spirit. (John 20:19-23)
C Amen.
Service of the Word
Introit of the Day (Psalm 34:4-8; antiphon: v. 1)
I will bless the LORD at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
I sought the LORD, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
Those who look to him are radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him
and saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,
and delivers them.
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Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!
Blessèd is the man who takes refuge in him!
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be forever. Amen. I will bless the LORD at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Kyrie
Gloria in Excelsis
Salutation and Collect of the Day P The Lord be with you! (2 Timothy 4:22)
C And also with you!
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P Let us pray…
C Almighty and most merciful God, preserve us from all harm
and danger that we, being ready in both body and soul, may
cheerfully accomplish what You want done; through Jesus
Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Please be seated
Old Testament Reading, Job 38:4-18 4[The Lord said to Job:] “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the
earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. 5Who determined its measurements—
surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? 6On what were its bases
sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, 7when the morning stars sang together and all
the sons of God shouted for joy? 8“Or who shut in the sea with doors when it
burst out from the womb, 9when I made clouds its garment and thick darkness
its swaddling band, 10and prescribed limits for it and set bars and doors, 11and
said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves
be stayed’? 12“Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and
caused the dawn to know its place, 13that it might take hold of the skirts of the
earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it? 14It is changed like clay under the seal,
and its features stand out like a garment. 15From the wicked their light is
withheld, and their uplifted arm is broken. 16“Have you entered into the springs
of the sea, or walked in the recesses of the deep? 17Have the gates of death been
revealed to you, or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? 18Have you
comprehended the expanse of the earth? Declare, if you know all this.”
After the reading:
L This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Epistle, Romans 10:5-17 5Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person
who does the commandments shall live by them. 6But the righteousness based
on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that
is, to bring Christ down) 7or “‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to
bring Christ up from the dead). 8But what does it say? “The word is near you, in
your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); 9because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your
heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For with the heart
one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. 11For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to
shame.” 12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is
Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. 13For “everyone who
calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” 14But how are they to call on him
in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom
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they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? 15And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How
beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” 16But they have not
all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has
heard from us?” 17So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of
Christ.
After the reading:
L This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Please stand
Holy Gospel, Matthew 14:22-33
P The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the 14th chapter.
C Glory to You, O Lord.
22Immediately [Jesus] made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to
the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23And after he had dismissed the
crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he
was there alone, 24but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten
by the waves, for the wind was against them. 25And in the fourth watch of the
night he came to them, walking on the sea. 26But when the disciples saw him
walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried
out in fear. 27But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I.
Do not be afraid.” 28And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to
come to you on the water.” 29He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and
walked on the water and came to Jesus. 30But when he saw the wind, he was
afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” 31Jesus immediately
reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith,
why did you doubt?” 32And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33And
those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
After the reading:
P This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C Praise to You, O Christ.
Apostles' Creed
All: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and
earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was
conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was
buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again
from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right
hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will
come to judge the living and the dead.
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I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the
communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection
of the body, and the life + everlasting. Amen.
Please be seated
Children’s Message
Hymn of the Day, LSB 717, “Eternal Father, Strong to Save” Text (sts. 1–4): Public domain. Text (sts. 2–3): © The Church Pension Fund. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110001526
1 Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bidd’st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep:
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea.
2 O Christ, the Lord of hill and plain,
O’er which our traffic runs amain
By mountain pass or valley low;
Wherever, Lord, Thy people go,
Protect them by Thy guarding hand
From ev’ry peril on the land.
3 O Spirit, whom the Father sent
To spread abroad the firmament;
O Wind of heaven, by Thy might
Save all who dare the eagle’s flight,
And keep them by Thy watchful care
From ev’ry peril in the air.
4 O Trinity of love and pow’r,
Our people shield in danger’s hour;
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Protect them wheresoe’er they go;
Thus evermore shall rise to Thee
Glad praise from air and land and sea.
Sermon, Matthew 14:22-33, “Faith in Whom”
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Please stand
Prayer of the Church (1 Timothy 2:1-4) P Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus and for
all people according to their needs.
P (Special petitions…) Lord, in Your mercy,
C hear our prayer.
P Into Your hands, gracious God, we commend all for whom we
pray, trusting in Your mercy for the sake of Your Son, Jesus
Christ our Lord.
C Amen.
Offering (You can place your offering in the plate in the narthex or mail it to
the church anytime.)
Service of the Sacrament In this Supper of our Lord we receive the true body and blood of Jesus Christ
under the earthly forms of bread and wine for the forgiveness of our sins and the
strengthening of our faith. Since this Holy Communion is also a sign of how we
commonly confess the Christian faith, we welcome to the Lord’s Table those
who are confirmed members of congregations of The Lutheran Church-Missouri
Synod.
Preface P The Lord be with you. (2 Timothy 4:22)
C And also with you.
P Lift up your hearts. (Colossians 3:1)
C We lift them to the Lord.
P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. (Psalm 136)
C It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
Proper Preface
P It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and
in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father,
everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who on this day
overcame death and the grave and by His glorious resurrection
opened to us the way of everlasting life. Therefore with angels
and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and
magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:
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Sanctus (Isaiah 6:3; Matthew 21:9)
The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)
All: 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.
Words of Our Lord (Matt 26:26-28; Mk 14:22-24; Lk 22:19-20; 1 Cor
11:23-25)
The Peace of the Lord
P The peace of the Lord be with you always. (John 20:19)
C Amen.
Agnus Dei (John 1:29)
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Please be seated
Distribution Hymns
LSB 715, “Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me”
1 Jesus, Savior, pilot me
Over life’s tempestuous sea;
Unknown waves before me roll,
Hiding rock and treach’rous shoal.
Chart and compass come from Thee.
Jesus, Savior, pilot me.
2 As a mother stills her child,
Thou canst hush the ocean wild;
Boist’rous waves obey Thy will
When Thou say’st to them, “Be still!”
Wondrous Sov’reign of the sea,
Jesus, Savior, pilot me.
3 When at last I near the shore
And the fearful breakers roar
Twixt me and the peaceful rest,
Then, while leaning on Thy breast,
May I hear Thee say to me,
“Fear not, I will pilot thee.”
LSB 831, “‘How Shall They Hear,’ Who Have Not Heard”
Text: © 1984 Hope Publishing Co. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110001526
1 “How shall they hear,” who have not heard
News of a Lord who loved and came;
Nor known His reconciling word,
Nor learned to trust a Savior’s name?
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2 “To all the world,” to ev’ry place,
Neighbors and friends and far-off lands,
Preach the good news of saving grace;
Go while the great commission stands.
3 “Whom shall I send?” Who hears the call,
Constant in prayer, through toil and pain,
Telling of One who died for all,
To bring a lost world home again?
4 “Lord, here am I:” Your fire impart
To this poor cold self-centered soul;
Touch but my lips, my hands, my heart,
And make a world for Christ my goal.
5 Spirit of love, within us move:
Spirit of truth, in pow’r come down!
So shall they hear and find and prove
Christ is their life, their joy, their crown.
Please stand
Dismissal P Now…Go in peace.
C Amen.
Post-Communion Collect P We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed
us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your
mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward
You and in fervent love toward one another; through Jesus
Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and
the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
Benedicamus and Benediction
P Let us bless the Lord. (Psalm 103:1)
C Thanks be to God.
P The Lord bless you and keep you. (Numbers 6:24-26)
The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord lift up His countenance on you and + give you peace.
C Amen.
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Closing Hymn, LSB 849, “Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness” Text: © 1987 Hope Publishing Co. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110001526
1 Praise the One who breaks the darkness
With a liberating light;
Praise the One who frees the pris’ners,
Turning blindness into sight.
Praise the One who preached the Gospel,
Healing ev’ry dread disease,
Calming storms, and feeding thousands
With the very Bread of peace.
2 Praise the One who blessed the children
With a strong, yet gentle, word;
Praise the One who drove out demons
With the piercing, two-edged sword.
Praise the One who brings cool water
To the desert’s burning sand;
From this Well comes living water,
Quenching thirst in ev’ry land.
3 Let us praise the Word Incarnate,
Christ, who suffered in our place.
Jesus died and rose victorious
That we may know God by grace.
Let us sing for joy and gladness,
Seeing what our God has done;
Let us praise the true Redeemer,
Praise the One who makes us one.
Bells / Postlude
Acknowledgments
Divine Service, Setting Four from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Reprinted with permission. Kyrie, Text: Public domain; Setting: © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Alleluia, Text: Public domain; Setting: © 1972
GIA Publications, Inc.; © 1983 GIA Publications, Inc. Verse, Setting: © 1998 Concordia Publishing House. Sanctus, Text: © 1998 Concordia Publishing House; Setting: © 1983 Augsburg Publishing House. Agnus Dei, Text: © 1998 Concordia Publishing House; Setting: Public domain. Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.
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We invite you to take the service folder and announcements home with you as
you leave today so you can see what's happening this week as well as meditate
on the Scriptures, prayers, and hymns from today's service as you go through
the week. You can also find helpful information on our church website:
immanuelwaterloo.org.
Worship Helpers
Saturday, August 8, 2020 - 5:30 pm Preacher/Celebrant/Liturgist - Rev. Merritt Demski Organist - Joan Ruwald
Server - Chuck Keller Acolyte - Sarah Alu Media - Kelley Keller Sunday, August 9, 2020 - 7:45 am
Preacher/Celebrant/Liturgist - Rev. Merritt Demski Music Director - Ann Frank Server - Wayne Collmeyer Lector - Don Birrittier Acolytes - Autumn Whelan & Ava Hemmer Media - Pam Nagel Ushers - Bill Stueve, Charles Lloyd, Kevin & Alex Whelan
Sunday, August 9, 2020 - 10:15 am Preacher/Celebrant/Liturgist - Rev. Merritt Demski Music Director - Ann Frank
Server - Howard Shive Media & Facebook Live - Greg Hoeffken Acolytes - Reagan Wilhelm & Kaden Roberts Ushers - Rodney Clamors, Paul & Jenna Hoeffken, Evan & Wyatt Fink Ushers - Sunday, August 16, 2020
7:45 am - Chuck Keller, Craig Mehner, Larry Taake, Dawn Rubemeyer 10:15 am - Jason & Nick Valerius, Tyler Cooley
Acolytes - Sunday, August 16, 2020 Lectors - Sunday, August 16, 2020 Saturday 5:30 pm - Trinity Drewes Saturday 5:30 pm - n/a Sunday 7:45 am - Tucker Wilson & Ava Hemmer Sunday 7:45 am - Warren Frank Sunday 10:15 am - Addie & Ben Janssen Sunday 10:15 am - Jen Janssen Servers - Sunday, August 16, 2020 Altar Guild - Sun, August 16, 2020 Saturday 5:30 pm - Rodney Clamors Saturday 5:30 pm - Susan Starbuck Sunday 7:45 am - Warren Frank Sunday 7:45 am - Barbara & Deb Sunday 10:15 am - Dean Harbison Sunday 10:15 am - Linda Gutknecht Media - Sunday, August 16, 2020
Saturday 5:30 pm - Cathy Whelan Sunday 7:45 am - Laurie Sparwasser Sunday 10:15 am - Tim Scheibe & Lisa Clamors
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL – WATERLOO, ILLINOIS LUTHERAN CHURCH – MISSOURI SYNOD
immanuelwaterloo.org e-mail: [email protected] Rev. Merritt Demski, Administrative Pastor 939-6480 or 847-254-9666 Rev. Dr. Tony Troup, Associate Pastor 939-6480 or 618-340-8375 Hayden Brown, 2nd Year Field Education Student 309-231-2183 Mrs. Lisa Clamors, Secretary 939-6480 or 618-719-4954 Mrs. Ann Frank, Music Director 939-6480 or 618-282-6597 Mrs. Linda Polansky, Preschool Director 939-6480 or 618-980-3475