Announcements
V Welcome to everyone this morning, and especially to our guests and visitors! Join us after the service for coffee (we have tea too), conversation, and cookies in the fellowship hall. It can be reached by the outside ramp, the stairway behind the conference room, or the elevator by the organ.
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Pastor Lynda's Bible class study of the Book of Job on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall is involving all of us in Job's struggle with his "friends." Join us was as we review chapters 29-31 this Wednesday.
V Baptized this morning is Van Norman Rasmusson, son of Dana and Jason Rasmusson. Sponsors are Darlene and Brett Ommen.
V Congregations Sholom and Beit HaLev have invited us to a special screening of the award winning film "The Chosen" on Sunday June 5 at 2:00 p.m. in Clubhouse 4.
V Ruth Foelber, our member and former Director of the Long Beach Area of the Lutheran Social Services will be honored with a President's Award at a special brunch on June 11th.
V The Lutheran has been replaced by Living Lutheran. This is the official publication of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. You can review some of its contents online at www.livinglutheran.org Subscriptions are available for a reduced rate of 12 issues for $14.95.
V The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will soon be making available to church members a credit union. For preliminary information check out: elcafcu.org
V Our Respite Center meets on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday in the fellowship hall. Call (562) 596-1209 for information.
V A website which features the congregation newsletter in color can be accessed at www.redeemerlutheransealbeach.com
V If you wish to add or remove someone from the prayer list, please call the office at (562) 598-8697. You can always leave a message.
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Of Leisure World
13564 St. Andrews Drive
Seal Beach, CA 90740
(562) 598-8697
e-mail:
website: www.redeemerlutheransealbeach.com
“I tell you, not even in Israel
have I found such faith.”
WORSHIP SERVICE
MAY 29, 2016
2ND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
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WORSHIP Service
PRELUDE
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
MISSION MOMENT “Undesignated Mission Support” Flo Nesland
GATHERING HYMN “Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation”
STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT
We Can’t Serve both God and Money
By nature, we are selfish and greedy people. Our society encourages that sinful mindset by telling us that more and newer is better. Although Scripture nowhere teaches us that being rich is sinful, it does warn us that wealth may be a trap and temptation “that plunges men into ruin and destruction” (1 Timothy 6:9). Jesus said, “You cannot serve both God and Money” (Matthew 6:24). An indication that our money has become overly important to us is when we ignore the needs of others and the needs of our church. With God’s strength, we can place God first and overcome the temptation to love our money.
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, I pray You will enable me to be faithful with all my blessings, especially in the attitude toward and in the management of my money. Help me always to be thankful for what I have. I thank You for Your constant love and presence in my life. Through Christ I ask these things. Amen.
Blessings on Your Stewardship Journey!
Last Sunday’s Attendance: 71
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Guidelines for prayer list:
We are requesting all members (and friends) to please call the church office and leave a message requesting prayer regarding any illnesses, surgeries, procedures, and treatments regarding you, church members, and family members. Please also notify us when the prayers are no longer needed. Our pastor is also available after Sunday morning service for personal prayer. Let him know as you leave services and he will meet you at the altar rail immediately following “the last person out of church”.
REMEMBER IN PRAYER
Our Members: Dena Anderson, Shirley Anderson, Bea Bander, Russ Cullimore, Margaret Deaton, Patti Drumm, Lucy Fitch, Don Gramly, Beverly Hansen, Christine Hughes, Geri Lein, Dody Lynch, Helen McDowell, Kathleen Nilsson, Ken Newsham, Lodi Nieto, Erich Obersteiner, Christine Osterberg, Jim Pushman, Lillian Smith, Nina Smith, Don Stephens, Richard Stiitz, Nelda Sunday, and Martha Ziegler;
And Our Family Members and Friends: Rose Betancourt, Roman Bentley, Lynda Bischof, Sally Blevins, Julie Carlson, Rich Carlson, Caren Condon, Anna Dow, Eileen Dow, Nelly Dow, Danny Gauld, Rachelle Gould, Paul Higgenbotham, Joey Jananian, David Ludwig, Cynthia Luff, Mary Matthews, Lilli McNall, Carol Miller, Ethan Millerick, Heidi Mitchell, Alex Molina, Bill Montague, Marielle Morgan, Maxine Nagel, Kyle Nguyen, Chuck Nieto, Joe Nieto, Matthew Norlander, Victor Obersteiner, Lori Rhodes, Nathan Rhodes, Matthew Shaffer, Sharon Sipe, Louise Wagner, June Welton, and Bryce Young.
We also remember those confined at home, in hospitals, or in nursing homes. And, always pray for peace.
Emergency Pastoral Care: Whenever you are in need of emergency pastoral care give Pastor Gil a phone call (562) 430-7999. Cedric Elmer and Margo Geesing (our secretary) also know how to reach Pastor Gil.
GREETING
P From God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, grace and peace be with you all.
C And also with you.
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
P Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Silence is kept for reflection.
C Just and gracious God, we come to you for healing and life. Our sins hurt others and diminish us; we confess them to you. Our lives bear the scars of sin; we bring these also to you. Show us your mercy, O God. Bind up our wounds, forgive us our sins, and free us to love, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.
P The apostle Paul assures us: "When we were dead in our trespasses, God made us alive together with Christ, nailing the record of our sins to the cross." Jesus says to you, + "Your sins are forgiven." Be at peace, and tell everyone how much God has done for you.
C Amen.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
C Merciful Lord God, we do not presume to come before you trusting in our own righteousness, but in your great and abundant mercies. Revive our faith, we pray; heal our bodies, and mend our communities, that we may evermore dwell in your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
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WE HEAR GOD’S WORD PROCLAIMED
THE LESSONS
First Lesson 1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43
Second Lesson Galatians 1:1-12
Gospel Lesson Luke 7:1-10
INTRODUCTION
God hears every prayer—the prayer of the outsider as well as the prayer of the insider. The attentive nature of our God is evident as God comes to us again and again in the word and in the supper. "Ascribe to the LORD the honor due the holy name; bring offerings and enter the courts of the LORD." Do it today.
The First Lesson is from 1 Kings chapter 8 verses 22-23, 41-43
22Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands to heaven. 23He said, "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and steadfast love for your servants who walk before you with all their heart, 41Likewise when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from a distant land because of your name 42—for they shall hear of your great name, your mighty hand, and your outstretched arm—when a foreigner comes and prays toward this house, 43then hear in heaven your dwelling place, and do according to all that the foreigner calls to you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your people Israel, and so that they may know that your name has been invoked on this house that I have built."
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Pastor: Rev. Gil Moore, home phone is (562) 430-7999
Organist: Sharon Heck
Altar Flowers: are given by: Lois Beatty in Memory of Her Husband, John in Memory of Their Anniversary.
Everyone please, remember to turn off your cell phones and pagers. Please, complete an attendance registration slip (from pew rack) and place it in the offering plate. Thank you!
THOSE WHO SERVE TODAY
Presider: Pastor Gilbert Moore; Acolyte: Carmen Leslie; Greeters: Berny Gerard and Alma Zamzow; Ushers: Jean Ackerman, Carol Kelly, Edith Sessa, and Maria Swift; Reader: Carol Costello; Prayer Leader: Nancy Luebben; Financial Team: Barbara Dykman, Phyllis Mackey, and Alma Zamzow; and our Hospitality Host and Altar Guild.
THIS WEEK AT REDEEMER
Today Birthdays Celebrated at Coffee Fellowship in the Fellowship Hall
Mon. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Respite Care
Tues. 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Office Hours
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Respite Care
NEWSLETTER ASSEMBLED AND MAILED
Wed. 10:30 a.m. – Bible Study (Book of Job)
Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Office Hours
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Respite Care
Next Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Communion Service
Coffee Fellowship
The Chosen at 2:00 p.m. in Clubhouse 4
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DISMISSAL
Congregation is reminded to stand and face the rear of church for the Dismissal at the end of the service. This gives you an opportunity to view the stained glass window of the ascending Christ giving a blessing. And it encourages the congregation to take the blessings of this worship into the week ahead.
P Go in peace. Proclaim the good news.
C Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE
Copyright hymns are reprinted under One License.net #A-709132
Reprinted from Words for Worship, copyright 2015 Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission. Scripture quotations (except psalms) from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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The Second Lesson is from Galatians chapter 1 verses 1-12
1Paul an apostle—sent neither by human commission nor from human authorities, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—2and all the members of God's family who are with me,
To the churches of Galatia:
3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4who gave himself for our sins to set us free from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
6I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—7not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are confusing you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you a gospel contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let that one be accursed! 9As we have said before, so now I repeat, if anyone proclaims to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let that one be accursed!
10Am I now seeking human approval, or God's approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
11For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin; 12for I did not receive it from a human source, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
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GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:
(Congregation stands and sings “Open Our Eyes Lord” before and after the Gospel Reading)
SENDING HYMN “I Love to Tell the Story”
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OFFERTORY PRAYER
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
L Let us pray for the church, those in need, and all of God’s creation.
A brief silence.
Prayer Leader … Lord, in your mercy,
C hear our prayer.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
C 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.
BLESSING
P The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord's face shine upon you with grace and mercy. The Lord look upon you with favor and + give you peace.
C Amen.
The Gospel Lesson is from Luke chapter 7 verses 1-10
1After Jesus had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. 2A centurion there had a slave whom he valued highly, and who was ill and close to death. 3When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave. 4When they came to Jesus, they appealed to him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy of having you do this for him, 5for he loves our people, and it is he who built our synagogue for us." 6And Jesus went with them, but when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to say to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; 7therefore I did not presume to come to you. But only speak the word, and let my servant be healed. 8For I also am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this,' and the slave does it." 9When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, he said, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith." 10When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.