The Sixteenth Sunday After
Pentecost
04 September 2016
P ea ce wi t h Ch r i s t Lu t h er a n Ch u rch
A congregation of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
1412 West Swallow Road
Fort Collins, Colorado 80526
970-226-4721
[email protected]
Reverend David Magruder
Renee Hein, Preschool Director
Hannah Walters, Admin. Of Music & Education
Marilyn Lasich, Youth Coordinator
Marcy Petago, Office Manager
We l c o m e t o P e a c e w i t h C h r i s t
We’re glad that you’ve joined with us today to receive the gifts of
God’s grace given in his Son Jesus Christ. It is our sincere hope that
these provide you spiritual refreshment and strength, confirming
you in the promise of eternal life that is ours in Christ, both now,
and in the age to come.
Since worship involves substantial things, you may wish to
prepare through personal reflection and prayer, as many in our
congregation do. To facilitate this, we intend that the pre-service
time within the sanctuary be a quiet, tranquil environment, and we
do appreciate everyone’s considerateness in this regard. The time
before worship also offers an opportunity to familiarize yourself
with the order of service, which is detailed in the following pages.
If you are a guest with us today and would like to learn more about
our congregation, please ask a greeter or an usher for a copy of our
welcome packet. Also, if time permits, take a moment to speak with
our pastor; he would love to make a personal connection with you.
Christ Jesus Has Paid the Cost of Discipleship for You
A disciple of Jesus Christ will “bear his own cross” (Luke 14:27)
and follow the Lord through death into life. Discipleship is costly
because it crucifies the old man with “all that he has” (Luke
14:33), in order to raise up the new man in Christ. The disciple
disavows “his own father and mother and wife and children and
brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life” (Luke 14:26), in
deference to Christ. That way of the cross is impossible, except
that Christ Jesus has already paid the cost. His cross is set before
you as “life and good, death and evil” (Deut. 30:15). Taking up
His cross is to “choose life, that you and your offspring may live,
loving the LORD your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to
him” (Deut. 30:19–20). To live that life in Christ is also to bear
His cross in love, “that your goodness might not be by compulsion
but of your own accord” (Philemon 14).
O rd e r o f M a t i n s
Lutheran Service Book, page 219
Opening Hymn
“A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”
LSB 656
~At the final stanza of the hymn, the congregation stands, facing the
cross as it is processed into the chancel.
Stand
Opening Versicles—Common
p. 219
Venite
p. 220
Introit
Psalm 1
~Chanted responsively between the cantor and congregation.
Blessèd is the man who walks not in the counsel of the | wicked,*
nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of | scoffers;
but his delight is in the law | of the LORD,*
and on his law he meditates | day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in
its season, and its leaf does not | wither.*
In all that he does, he | prospers.
The wicked | are not so,*
but are like chaff that the wind | drives away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the | judgment,*
nor sinners in the congregation of the | righteous;
for the LORD knows the way of the | righteous,*
but the way of the wicked will | perish.
Glory be to the Father and | to the Son*
and to the Holy | Spirit;
as it was in the be- | ginning,*
is now, and will be forever. | Amen.
Sit
First Lesson—1 Kings 17:8–16
The Widow of Zarephath
8
Then the word of the LORD came to him, 9“Arise, go to
Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have
commanded a widow there to feed you.” 10So he arose and went to
Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a
widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said,
“Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.” 11And as she
was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel
of bread in your hand.” 12And she said, “As the LORD your God
lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a
little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I
may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it
and die.” 13And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you
have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me,
and afterward make something for yourself and your son. 14For
thus says the LORD the God of Israel, ‘The jar of flour shall not be
spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the
LORD sends rain upon the earth.’” 15And she went and did as Elijah
said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. 16The
jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty,
according to the word of the LORD that he spoke by Elijah.
Response
p. 221
Epistle Lesson—Galatians 5:25-6:10
25
If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. 26Let
us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one
another.
Bear One Another’s Burdens
1
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who
are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep
watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. 2Bear one another’s
burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 3For if anyone thinks he is
something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4But let each
one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in
himself alone and not in his neighbor. 5For each will have to bear
his own load.
6
One who is taught the word must share all good things with
the one who teaches. 7Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for
whatever one sows, that will be also reap. 8For the one who sows
to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one
who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 9And
let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will
reap, if we do not give up. 10So then, as we have opportunity, let us
do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the
household of faith.
Response
p. 221
Stand
Gospel Lesson—Matthew 6:24-34
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the
one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise
the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Do Not Be Anxious
25
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life,
what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body,
what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and body more
than clothing? 26Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor
reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feed them.
Are you not of more value than they? 27And which of you by being
anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 28And why are
you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how
they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29yet I tell you, even Solomon
in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30But if God so
24
clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is
thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of
little faith? 31Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we
eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32For the
Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father
knows that you need them all. 33But seek first the kingdom of God
and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
34
“There do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow
will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Response
p. 221
Responsory
Sit
Office Hymn
“What God Ordains Is Always Good”
Sermon
Stand
p. 221
LSB 760
Apostles’ Creed
~The creed can be found inside the back cover of the hymnal.
Te Deum
Sit
p. 223
The offering is received
~During this time, you are invited to sign the Record of Fellowship as
it is passed down the pew.
Stand
Kyrie
Lord’s Prayer
Collects
Benedicamus & Benediction
Sit
p. 227
p. 228
Recessional Hymn
“How Firm a Foundation”
LSB 728
~At the final stanza of the hymn the congregation faces the cross
as it is processed out of the nave.
Sit
Welcome & Announcements
Postlude
Matins from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Reprinted with permission.
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.
T h i s We e k
Sunday, September 4
8:00 a.m. —Matins
9:30 a.m.—Education Hour
10:45 a.m.—Matins
Monday, September 5
LABOR DAY – Office & Preschool Closed
Tuesday, September 6
12:00 p.m.—TAG
Saturday, September 10
5:00 p.m.—Youth Progressive Dinner
Sunday, September 11
8:00 a.m. —Divine Service with Communion
9:30 a.m.—Education Hour
10:45 a.m.—Divine Service with Communion
12:00 p.m.—Rally Day & Church Picnic
Weekly Figures
Attendance—August 28, 2016
Worship: 8:00 a.m.—101, 10:45 a.m.—109
Education Hour: Adult Bible Study—71, Sunday School—25
Financials—As of July 2016
Budget:
$433,751.00
Expenses: $227,386.76
Income:
$250,455.31
Net Income: $23,068.55
Bible Readings for the Month
You will find readings for each day of the month on the back of your
Broadcast calendar
Next Week’s Bible Readings
First Reading:
Ezel. 34:11-24
Second Reading: 1 Tim. 1:12-17
Gospel:
Luke 15:1-10
On the Air and the Net
~The Lutheran Hour is broadcast locally on Sunday mornings on:
KOA 850 – 6 a.m., KFKA 1310 – 9:30 a.m., or KATR 98.3 – 8:30
a.m. Sermons, devotions, and other resources are also available on
the LHM website: http://www.lutheranhour.org/
~The Peace with Christ Radio Broadcast can be heard on KCOL
600 on Sundays at 9:00 a.m.
~The sermon from our radio program is available on the church
website: http://pwchrist-fc.org/in-print/sermons-2/
News & Notes
Those ill, hospitalized, or recovering
Gene Boortz, Nancy Moore, Art Pforr, Gladys Hulsebus, Martin
Sampson, Dean Farrier, Jan Hudak, Norma Thaemert, Patrick Fox,
Pr. James Knapp, Joseph Busek
Those unable to attend church
Marjorie Brannen, Lorraine Buchleiter, Vern Carlson, Nancy
Drage, Dorothy Gordon, Esther Kent, Shirley Poppe, Patty Price,
Richard & Jeannine Salisbury, Evelyn Scheiwe, Leora Snyder, Jan
Wergin, Jack Wolfe
Lutheran Women’s Missionary League
*EDUCATION*INSPIRATION*SERVICE
September Program
LWML kicks off a brand new season on Monday, September
12th beginning at 6:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. We'll enjoy
dessert and fellowship first. Then, at 7pm Julie Ward will lead
our study of “Rahab”, taken from Joshua 2, 6:15-25. Rahab is
the first in our Bible Study series highlighting Faithful
Women in the Bible. Sarah Krueckeberg has devotions.
Hostesses are Christie Peebles and Colleen Rohlfs.
All Ladies of PWC are welcome!
• Mites are mighty! LWML's mite box for World Missions is in
the Narthex TODAY. Your donations support National and
District grant recipients here and abroad. For a full listing of
mission projects, check online at www.lwml.org.
• Our August/ September Mission Project collects items for the
2017 LWML Convention Servant Events. Needed are the
following: 70 page spiral notebooks, pens with blue or black ink,
2-inch erasers, the recycled fronts of “encouragement” and
“thinking of you” cards, 40”x20” pieces of sturdy fabric such as
light-weight denim, canvas, twill, corduroy, or upholstery (NO
drapery material). Material pieces will be sewn into backpacks
which will be stuffed with school supplies for Lutheran World
Relief & The Navajo Mission in new Mexico. Old card fronts will
be transformed into special NEW cards for Phil's Friends, whose
mission is to “provide Christ-centered support and hope to those
affected by cancer.” A basket is in the Sunshine Hall for your
donations through this Friday, September 9th.
• The Northern Zone LWML Fall Rally will be held Saturday,
September 10, 2016 at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in
Loveland. The guest presenter will be the Cubby Comfort Dog
Team from Redeemer Lutheran Church. “The Lutheran Church
Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry is a national ministry utilizing
the unique skills of dogs, specifically Golden Retrievers. Hear
more about these amazing dogs! Your $8 registration fee includes
lunch.
• Save the Date! LWML's Annual Holiday Craft Fair and Soup
& Pie Luncheon is Friday, November 11th and Saturday,
November 12th. Proceeds support our 4 Concordia students:
Claire Hoy, Austin Theriot, Joshua and Benjamin Vanderhyde.
Generosity Thoughts
September 4 – Proper 18
Luke 14:33 “So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce
all that he has cannot be my disciple.” None of what we have is
ours – it all belongs to God. That is the foundation of Christian
stewardship. What we have been given is to be used for God’s
purposes according to our callings in home, Church, and society.
As we learn to leave generously in these callings, we renounce our
ownership of our wealth. It's not “ours,” it's His; God owns, we
manage for the furtherance of His goals.
TAG - (Tuesday Afternoon Group)
Join us on Tuesday, September 6th at noon. Our 25th year begins
with a potluck. Please bring a favorite dish to share. Come and
enjoy the fellowship.
Adult Choir Rehearsals
Adult Choir will be starting up soon! The first rehearsal will be on
Thursday September 15th, at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. Please
sign up on the sheet posted on the bulletin board in the narthex. All
are welcome! For more information, contact Hannah Walters during
office hours or by email – [email protected]
Sunday School Rally Day!
Rally day is coming up! The time to recognize and celebrate both
those who teach and those who learn; all who nurture faith in
others. It is a time for the entire congregation to rally behind God's
intention that all Christians grow and learn. Let’s celebrate this
ministry of Christian education!
Church Picnic
Please join the congregation for a picnic after the 10:45 service
on Sunday September 11th. Sign up on the sheet posted in the
narthex.
Preschool
This week in Preschool: God Creator
LET’S GO GOLFING
Things are coming together very well for the 4th annual Peace
With Christ golf tournament at Mountain Vista Golf course on
Saturday Sept. 17. Mike at Mountain Vista Golf course has
indicated that if we can get 50 players signed up that he would let
us use the entire course for our tournament and would not allow
any other golfers on the course until we have completed our
tournament. With this challenge, we are asking all golfers to
please consider signing up to play. You can sign up as a 4 person
team, threesome, twosome or as an individual and we will put
together the teams. Talk to your friends and see if they would like
to play with you in this tournament. We would be happy to have
more people from outside of our congregation playing.
There will be prizes for the 1st and 2nd placed teams in both the
men’s and mixed flights as well as drawing prizes and a lunch is
included with the registration fee.
Sign up flyers are available at Peace With Christ or at your church
that provide more information about the tournament. Remember
that if you sign up before Sept. 7th the cost is only $65, but it will
cost $75 after that date and the deadline for signing up is Sept. 12th.
Come and play with us and have an enjoyable day.
Egg Cartons
Would you like to recycle your empty egg cartons? We have
some members who have chickens and every now and then they
could use those egg cartons. Please bring empty cartons to the
sunshine hall. Thank You!
College Group
ULC is planning to attend the Rockies Game on Sept. 17. We
invite any CSU students you have to join us. Please contact
Hannah for more details.
Youth Group
September 10 – Let’s do a progressive dinner and scavenger
hunt! Parent drivers or hosts will be needed – I will be talking with
you! We will meet at 5 pm at PWC – have a devotion and then
head out. Sign-up.
During Pastor Magruder’s absence and you are in need of
spiritual guidance please call the office 226-4721 or Wes
Nierman 226-5936
S e r v i n g To d a y
8:00 a.m.
Materials:
Leising
Greeters:
Char Carlson
Guest Book: Dorothy Leising
Elders:
Michael Rohlfs
Ushers:
Ron Pichel
Dan Krueckeberg
George Ivers
David Ivers
Nursery:
Ivers
Acolytes:
Crucifers:
Audio:
Organist:
10:45 a.m.
Pat Cribbs
Matthew Holdridge
Wes Nierman
Bob Cribbs
Dan Krueckeberg
Ron Thaemert
Michaela & Taylor
Holdridge
Karly Petago
Kai Olsen
Scott Boehnke
James Pennington
Isaac Pennington
Chris Dunker
Shawna Prevedel
Flowers on the Altar for the Celebration of
Randy & Sandy Fiscus’ Anniversary
Serving Next Sunday
8:00 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
Materials:
French
Rosalee B. & Rhonda C.
Greeters:
Bev Russman
Guest Book: Kelley Pichel
Norma Thaemert
Elders:
Michael Rohlfs
Wes Nierman
Ushers:
Allen Hendrix
Randy Bernhardt
Mike Hendrix
Tom Lasich
Ken Keeney
Ron Thaemert
Logan French
Chris Dunker
Nursery:
Carol Hendrix
Pat Juchartz
Acolytes:
Caleb French
Xander Stanton
Crucifers:
Logan Mohr
Bridger Boehnke
Audio:
Judy Dahlgren
Scott Boehnke
Organist:
Ron Pichel
Flowers Placed on the Altar by Amy Hoy
For the Glory of God