THE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT GLORY OF CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

4040 Hwy 101 N

Plymouth, MN 55446

Church Office – 763-478-6031

Pastor Johnson – 816-716-2453 (Cell)

Pastor Fehrmann – 612-940-1927 (Cell)

Pastor – Rev. Jeremiah Johnson

Assistant Pastor for Missions: Rev. John Fehrmann

Visitation Pastor: Rev. Dean Weibel

Organists: Carla Claussen, Zelda Malo, Maddie Marshall & Sarah Miller

Adult Choir Director: Carla Claussen

Bell Choir Director: Brenda Richards

Music Coordinator: Zelda Malo

Children’s Choir Director: Andrea Heeren

Children’s Chimes Director: Ellie Leimer

www.gloryofchrist.org

March 7-8, 2015

Welcome all in the name of Jesus, especially those who are worshiping for the first time with us. Please sign our guest book

(make sure to indicate if you would like the Pastor to visit) and accept our invitation to worship with us again.

Who should commune at the Altar of Glory of Christ Lutheran Church? According to the Scriptures and the Confessional

statements of the church only those should commune who “have been examined and absolved” by the pastor. If you wish to

commune at Glory of Christ for the first time, please talk to the Pastor before doing so. Holy Communion is the most intimate

expression of Christian fellowship and it is important to the members of Glory of Christ Lutheran Church that all who commune

have a common understanding and commitment to the Gospel teachings of the Bible.

Altar Flower Chart: The cost of the Altar flowers is $40 per Sunday and you will be able to take your flowers home with you after

the service in a box located on the kitchen counter. In order to have your payment for flowers applied correctly, please use one

of the Designated Offering envelopes found in your box of envelopes or label the outside of one of your regular envelopes with

the words ‘Altar flowers’. Janice Hartness is our flower coordinator. If you have any special requests please contact her at 763-

355-5427 by the Wednesday prior. If you take the black “liners” home, please be sure to bring them back to church by the

following Wednesday. Thank You!

Carl & Janice Hartness donated the Altar Flowers this morning in honor of Carl’s 70th Birthday. May God Bless him on this

special occasion!

Saturday Divine Service: 5:00 PM

Sunday Schedule: Divine Service 9:00 am; followed by Bible Class and Sunday school at 10:30.

Lenten Services – We will have two Lenten services each Wednesday through March 25th with a morning Lenten Service that

begins at 11:30 am with a soup lunch following and then, an evening Lenten Service at 7:00 pm. Dinner will be provided by

various groups from our congregation each Wednesday evening beginning at 6:00 pm. Please join us!

Northwest Suburban Circuit Congregation Prayers – Each week we will be praying for a congregation in the circuit and for

others who have or have had a connection with them. This week, we are asking for prayers for Beautiful Savior, Plymouth and

Pastor Timothy Stoebig and Pastor Joe Behnke.

SAVE THE DATE! Mark your calendars for this years’ Mission Fest! It is scheduled for Saturday, April 18th, 2015. New Time:

3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. This year our focus will be on our new role in Mexico. Bid, relax, and enjoy great food, beverage, and fun.

Tickets will be available beginning March 15th for $30 per person. Visit http://gloryofchrist.org/#/missionsfest-2015 for more

information.

Time to order your Easter flowers! Please see the enclosed flyer for information on ordering. Last day to order is March 22nd.

Thank You!

New Music Group being formed! Ellie Leimer is starting a new children’s instrumental group. If you are school aged, and play

an instrument, please email Ellie at el4516@gmail.com. Rehearsals for this group will begin on Wednesday April 8th from 5:00 to

5:30. Thank You!

Save the Date! VBS is approaching – Week of June 8th to the 12th. Keep your eyes open for more information to come!

Quilting Dates for March: Tuesday the 10th and Tuesday the 24th 9:00 am.

A new Bible Study on 1 Corinthians has begun. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians speaks to issues that are still relevant today

such as: Factions in the church, Closed Communion, Christian freedom, lawsuits, love, worship, living a single life and the

Resurrection of the dead. Please join us!

Glory of Christ is having another Blood Drive – GoC is partnering once again with the Red Cross and is having a Blood Drive in

our Fellowship Hall on Monday March 9th from 1:00 to 7:00. We will need 6 volunteers to work 2 hour shifts at the registration

table that day, 1:00-3:00, 3:00-5:00, and 5:00-7:00. Please let Brenda know if you can help with this. See the enclosed flyer for

details on how to register. Let’s beat our last participant number of 25! Thanks.

SPIRITUAL & RELIGIOUS... Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by

LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken. This week's topics include: Is Your Church Spiritual Enough?, Jesus Walks on Water, Healing from

Sexual Sins, The Gospel in a Nutshell, Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand and more. You can listen to what you want when you want

at www.issuesetc.org.

`Spring Clean-Up Day has been scheduled for Saturday March 28th, 9:00 AM. Please mark your calendars and we will make

the church shine before Easter!

Vine and Branches Conference – The theme for this Conference is “Broken; If we can Just…” and the prominent speaker is Rev.

Jonathan Fisk; Naperville, IL. He will address this topic in three sections – The First Path: The Idolatry of Order, The Second Path:

The Idolatry of Worship. The Third Path: The Idolatry of the Leader. This Conference endeavors to help teach, promote, and

reunite the connection between Christ and His people. The date for this is Saturday, April 11th from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. at

Immanuel Lutheran Church Lakefield, MN. Please see more information regarding the Conference and how to register on the

Narthex table.

Remember in our Prayers: Ken Schweigher (step father of Becky Johnson-Lane), DaniJo Johnson (niece of Roger and Jana Hargreaves),

Camryn Handberg (niece of Becky Johnson-Lane), Idena Hagen, Sean Breininger, Hal Braun, Kathy Chadwick (friend of Janet Preus), Kelly Cargill

(friend of Becky Johnson-Lane), Hazel Schweiger (mother of Becky Johnson-Lane), Donna Richards (mother of Tom Richards), Evalynn

Cerdenola, Donna Preus (mother of Pastor Preus), Bill Johnson (father of Michelle Nelson), Paul Paulson (grandfather of Jesse Huber), Tim

Beach, Ann Olson, Emily Esget, Lisa Brackmann, Sam Miller (friend of Mari and Chris Houck), Don Barclay (Uncle of Mari Houck), Charles Beck

(Grandfather of Liz Huber) Kathleen Adam (daughter of Bertha Oehlke), Josh Miller (son of Mike and Sarah Miller), Jim Fahnhorst, Marcia Bell

(daughter of Ann Olson), Anna Connealy (daughter-in-law of Lea & Mike Connealy), Rev. Perry Copus (friend of Maddie and Ryan Marshall),

Arta Walter, Myron Lundberg, Ed Brunken, Kathy Janson (sister of Steve Rains), Beth Rivers (mother of Katie Rivers), Linda Lohmeyer (Friend of

Carla Claussen), Rev Walter Fehrmann (Father of Pastor John Fehrmann), Rev. Bob Yount, Sarah Miller, Jack Jakupciak, Rev. John Fehrmann,

Gwenn Schaumberg, Jim Small, Ron Quittem (Father of Jill Larson), Larry Strandquist and Bob Faucher (both are friends of Mark & Rina

Nygren), Janet Karius, Shirley Lavanger, Leonard Albers and Teddy Olson (Grandson of Bret & Kim Bonine).

Serving today:

Coffee: Carla Claussen & Susan Torkelson

Acolyte: Bri Dorweiler

Elders: Josh Christian & Todd Schoolman

Ushers: Travis Dorweiler & Tim Lavanger

Altar Guild: Kevin & Suzy Skau

Offering Counters: Tim Lavanger & Russ McBroom

Bread Baker: Susan Johnson

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Acolyte: Daniel Schoolman

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Coffee: Barry & Emily Fuchs

Acolyte: Will Brolsma

Elders: Josh Christian & Todd Schoolman

Ushers: Steve Rains & Roger Hargreaves

Altar Guild: Jill Larson & Gayle McGriff

Offering Counters: Barbie Gruenhagen & Mike Miller

Bread Baker: Janis Kimmel

Bread Deliverer: Janis Kimmel ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� Last Week’s Attendance:

Lenten Wednesday am/pm 28/63

Saturday 17

Sunday 138

Total 246

Bible Class 87

Sunday School 16

At Glory of Christ the pastor typically makes announcements after the service. So the service just starts at

the appropriate time without a specific welcome. (The welcome actually occurs in the service itself when the

pastor says “The Lord be with you” and the congregation responds.) To follow the service you should turn

to the page indicated at the top of your bulletin insert. This week the page is 184. Usually we simply work

through the service interrupting the process for the singing of hymns, certain prayers and the scripture

readings. The prayers are usually printed in the service folder as are the Scripture readings. Hymns are

found in the latter half of the Service book. If you are having trouble following the service you can ask

someone nearby and they will help you. You can also comfort yourself with the knowledge that almost

everyone has a little trouble following the service the first time through. It gets easier.

Worship Notes

The Third Sunday in Lent

John 2:13-22

“Sacrificial Vending Machine”

Here in the temple courtyard, convenience was king. You could buy whatever you

needed for your sacrifice: oxen, sheep, pigeons. It was the ancient version of a sacrificial

vending machine. Only one catch—they didn't take regular currency. You had to change

your money for temple coins, and the exchange rate was never in your favor. The whole

operation was worse than a payday loan outfit, charging exorbitant fees for their services.

Who was really being worshiped there in the temple, the almighty God or the almighty

dollar?

The Third Sunday in Lent Divine Service, Setting Three (page 184)

March 8, 2015

“The Tree of Life” – Woodwind Ensemble

OPENING HYMN #429- “We Sing the Praise of Him Who Died”

CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

INVOCATION – page 184

CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION – page 184

ENTRANCE HYMN #422 – “On My Heart, Imprint Your Image”

Public domain

KYRIE – page 186

SALUTATION – page 189

COLLECT

O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy, be gracious to all who have gone astray from Your ways

and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the

unchangeable truth of Your Word; through Jesus Christ, Your Son

You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT READING Exodus 20:11And God spoke all these words, saying,2“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.3“You shall have no other gods before me.4“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or

that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children

to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me,

those who love me and keep my commandments.7“You shall not take the name of the

takes his name in vain.

SERVICE OF THE WORD

On My Heart, Imprint Your Image”

O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy, be gracious to all who have gone astray from Your ways

and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the

unchangeable truth of Your Word; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with

You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Exodus 20:1–17

And God spoke all these words, saying,

your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

“You shall have no other gods before me.

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or

th, or that is in the water under the earth. 5You shall not bow down to them or

your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children

to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, 6but showing steadfast love to thousands of

those who love me and keep my commandments.

“You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who

O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy, be gracious to all who have gone astray from Your ways

and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the

, our Lord, who lives and reigns with

your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or

You shall not bow down to them or

your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children

wing steadfast love to thousands of

will not hold him guiltless who

8“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, 10but the

seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your

daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your

gates. 11For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the

seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. 12“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is

giving you. 13“You shall not murder. 14“You shall not commit adultery. 15“You shall not steal. 16“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 17“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male

servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.”

A This is the Word of the Lord.

C Thanks be to God.

EPISTLE 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 18For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the

power of God. 19For it is written,

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,

and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”

20Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made

foolish the wisdom of the world? 21For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through

wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. 22For Jews

demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and

folly to Gentiles, 24but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the

wisdom of God. 25For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than

men.

26For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not

many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame

the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 28God chose what is low and despised

in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, 29so that no human being might

boast in the presence of God. 30He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom

and our righteousness and sanctification and redemption. 31Therefore, as it is written, “Let the one who

boasts, boast in the Lord.”

A T.his is the Word of the Lord.

C Thanks be to God.

HOLY GOSPEL John 2:13–22

P The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the second chapter.

C Glory be to Thee, O Lord.

13The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14In the temple he found those

who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15And making a

whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins

of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take

these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” 17His disciples remembered that it

was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” 18So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” 19Jesus answered them,

“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years

to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21But he was speaking about the temple of his

body. 22When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and

they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

P This is the Gospel of the Lord.

C Praise be to Thee, O Christ.

CREED

Nicene Creed – page 191

SERMON HYMN #530 - “No Temple Now, No Gift of Price”

Vs. 1 – Soloist

Vs. 2 – Congregation

Vs. 3 – Soloist

Vs. 4 - Congregation

SERMON

OFFERTORY – page 192

OFFERING

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT

PREFACE - page 194

SANCTUS – page 195

LORD’S PRAYER – page 196

THE WORDS OF OUR LORD – page 197

PAX DOMINI – page 197

AGNUS DEI – page 198

The Distribution Hymns:

Hymn #645 – “Built on the Rock”

Hymn #561 – “The Tree of Life”

Hymn #622 – “Lord Jesus Christ, You Have Prepared”

Individual Prayer for after Communion:

(It is suggested that you pray this in your pew after returning from the altar.)

Lord, it is true that I am not worthy that you should come under my roof. Yet I am in need and desire your

help and grace. So I come with no other plea except that I have heard the gracious invitation to come to

your altar. I am unworthy, but you have assured me I shall have forgiveness of all sins through your body

and blood which I eat and drink in this sacrament. Amen, dear Lord; your word is true. I do not doubt it. Let

happen to me whatever you say. Amen.

Martin Luther

NUNC DIMITTIS – page 199

THANKSGIVING – page 200

SALUTATION and BENEDICAMUS – page 201

BENEDICTION – page 202

CLOSING HYMN #823 – “May God Bestow on Us His Grace”

SAVE THE DATE!

Workshops on Lutheran Liturgy for Lay-People

April 25, 2015

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Glory of Christ Lutheran Church

4040 State Hwy 101 N.

Plymouth, MN 55446

763-478-6031

www.gloryofchrist.org

Registration fee: $25.00 per person

Register online at gloryofchrist.org (or) pick up a registration form from the table in

the Narthex.

Rev. Dr. Lucas V. Woodford

“How to start a mission congregation and still use the hymnal”

It will be a discussion of the place of the historic Liturgy and historical hymnody

in the life of new congregations.

“Workshops of Lutheran Liturgy” are intended primarily for lay-people of the Lutheran church. The

Christian in the pew is most affected by the worship forms and liturgies employed in the chancel.

These Christians would be well served to attend these stimulating and informative workshops.