March 22, 2015
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
5443 Sunset Rd
New Port Richey, FL 34652
(727) 849–4418
Rev. Thomas R. Wenndt,
Pastor
Cell phone (727) 597-9405
website: faithnpr.org
e-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
JOIN US FOR WORSHIP:
SATURDAYS:
Contemporary Worship at 5 pm
Holy Communion: 1st & 3rd Saturdays
SUNDAYS:
Worship at 8:00 am
Holy Communion: 1st and 3rd Sundays
Sunday School: 9:30 am
Confirmation: 9:30 am
Worship at 11:00 am
Holy Communion: 2nd & 4th Sundays
Our Mission Statement
Loving Jesus and
Making His love known.
TO OUR GUESTS: Please sign our guest
book in Narthex I and fill out a fellowship
card to place in the offering plate.
FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT
March 22, 2015 – 8 and 11 am
WELCOME TO OUR SERVICE THIS MORNING
If you are a first time guest, we want to extend a special welcome. We are
honored to have you with us this morning and pray that you will be blessed by our
fellowship and the Word of God that is shared. If you do not have a church home, we
ask that you consider becoming a part of our fellowship. Please fill out one of the cards
in front of you, and note the information regarding communion participation on the
back of it. We pray that you will join us again soon.
If you are a member or frequent guest, we appreciate your faithful
encouragement in our worship and walk in the Lord. If there is someone sitting around
you that you do not know, please be sure to introduce yourself; they may be a
member that you have not previously met or a guest who would welcome your warm
friendliness.
TO PONDER, AS WE GATHER FOR WORSHIP: Like James and John, there are
times when we would selfishly like Jesus to do whatever we ask of Him. Our old,
sinful selves still sometimes want Jesus to be like a genie who will give us three
wishes rather than a Lord and Savior who has forgiven our sins. As Lent draws to a
close and we approach Holy Week, today’s readings from Holy Scripture remind us
that as Jesus was appointed to be the Servant of all, giving His life as a ransom for
many, so He has appointed us to serve others with the forgiveness of sins and the
love He has for us. Today, God calls us to reflect on the ways we have served well
and faithfully, and also to consider if there are new ways to which He is calling us
to serve our neighbor in the Spirit of our Servant–Lord.
ANNOUNCEMENTS and GREETING OF THE PEACE
OPENING HYMN:
“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
LSB # 425
TODAY'S ORDER OF SERVICE
CONFESSION and ABSOLUTION:
please STAND as you are able
The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their baptism.
P: In the Name of the Father and of the [T] Son and of the Holy Spirit.
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AMEN.
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH.
If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?
BUT WITH YOU THERE IS FORGIVENESS; THEREFORE YOU ARE FEARED.
Since we are gathered to hear God’s Word, (and) 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.
ALMIGHTY GOD, HAVE MERCY UPON US, FORGIVE US OUR SINS, AND LEAD US
TO EVERLASTING LIFE.
AMEN.
Almighty God, merciful Father, in Holy Baptism You declared us to be Your children
and gathered us into Your one, holy Church, in which You daily and richly forgive
us our sins and grant us new life through Your Spirit. Be in our midst, enliven our
faith, and graciously receive our prayer and praise; through Your Son, Jesus Christ,
our Lord.
AMEN.
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 declare to you that your sins are forgiven in the Name of the Father
and of the [T] Son and of the Holy Spirit.
AMEN.
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LENTEN HYMN:
“Not All the Blood of Beasts”
LSB # 431
SERVICE OF THE WORD
SALUTATION and COLLECT OF THE DAY:
P: The Lord be with you.
C: AND ALSO WITH YOU.
P: Let us pray this prayer together:
C: ALMIGHTY GOD, BY YOUR GREAT GOODNESS MERCIFULLY LOOK UPON YOUR
PEOPLE THAT WE MAY BE GOVERNED AND PRESERVED EVERMORE IN BODY
AND SOUL; THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, YOUR SON, OUR LORD, WHO LIVES AND
REIGNS WITH YOU AND THE HOLY SPIRIT, ONE GOD, NOW AND FOREVER.
AMEN.
READINGS FROM HOLY SCRIPTURE FOR THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT
OLD TESTAMENT LESSON:
Jeremiah 31: 31 – 34, page 837
“Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new
covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32not like the covenant that I
made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of
the land of Egypt, My covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares
the LORD. 33But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after
those days, declares the LORD: I will put My law within them, and I will write it on
their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34And no longer
shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for
they shall all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For
I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
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R: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: THANKS BE TO GOD.
EPISTLE LESSON:
Hebrews 5: 1 – 10, page 1,278
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For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men
in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2He can deal gently with the
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ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. 3Because of this he is
obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people. 4And
no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.
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So also Christ did not exalt Himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed
by Him who said to Him,
“You are My Son,
today I have begotten You”;
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as He says also in another place,
“You are a priest forever,
after the order of Melchizedek.”
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In the days of His flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries
and tears, to Him who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His
reverence. 8Although He was a son, He learned obedience through what He suffered.
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And being made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey
Him, 10being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek..
R: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: THANKS BE TO GOD.
SPECIAL LENTEN VERSE:
please STAND as you are able
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HOLY GOSPEL:
Mark 10: 35 – 45, page1,077
P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the tenth chapter.
C: GLORY TO YOU, O LORD.
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And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to [Jesus] and said to Him,
“Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.”
And He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?” 37And they said
to Him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.”
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Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink
the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?”
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And they said to Him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink
you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized,
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but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for
whom it has been prepared.”
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And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. 42And
Jesus called them to Him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered
rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over
them. 43But it shall not be so among you. Instead, whomever would be great among
you must be your servant, 44and whomever would be first among you must be slave of
all. 45For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life
as a ransom for many.”
P: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C: PRAISE TO YOU, O CHRIST.
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CONFESSION OF OUR CHRISTIAN FAITH:
“Apostles’ Creed”
Also found on the inside back cover of the hymnal, LSB
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.
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 [T] LIFE EVERLASTING.
AMEN.
Please be seated
SERMON HYMN:
“Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle”
SERMON:
LSB # 454
“Christian Astigmatism”
based on today’s Gospel lesson
RESPONSIVE PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH:
[at end of each petition offered:]
P: Lord, in Your mercy,
C: HEAR OUR PRAYER.
We Receive Our First – fruits and OFFERINGS
please STAND
OFFERTORY HYMN:
(11 AM only)
“On My Heart Imprint Your Image”
SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING:
P: (spoken by the celebrating pastor)
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LSB #422
LORD'S PRAYER:
ALL:
LSB, pg. 209
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.
THE WORDS OF OUR LORD:
P: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when
He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat;
this is My [T] body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.”
In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given
thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new
testament in My [T] blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This
do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
P: As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup:
C: YOU PROCLAIM THE LORD’S DEATH UNTIL HE COMES.
AGNUS DEI:
LSB, pg. 210
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Distribution of the Lord’s Supper
HYMNS TO BE SUNG DURING HOLY COMMUNION:
“Christ, the Life of All the Living”
“My Song Is Love Unknown”
“Go to Dark Gethsemane”
LSB # 420
LSB # 430
LSB # 436
POST – COMMUNION COLLECT:
(spoken in unison :)
P: Let us pray together:
C: VISIT, O LORD, THE HOMES IN WHICH YOUR PEOPLE DWELL, AND KEEP ALL
HARM AND DANGER FAR FROM THEM. GRANT THAT WE MAY DWELL
TOGETHER IN PEACE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF YOUR HOLY ANGELS,
SHARING ETERNALLY IN YOUR BLESSINGS; THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD.
AMEN.
BENEDICAMUS AND BENEDICTION:
P: Let us bless the Lord.
C: THANKS BE TO GOD.
P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be
gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and [T] give you peace.
C: AMEN.
CLOSING HYMN:
“Lamb of God”
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LSB # 550
P: Go in peace, serve the Lord!
C: THANKS BE TO GOD!
Those Serving Today:
Presiding Minister: Rev. Thomas R. Wenndt, Pastor
8 am service
11 am service
Assisting Elder
Bob Brown / Steve Schoeneck
Duty Elder
Larry Roach
Lamar Miller
Acolyte
Kristen Hahn
Austin Logan
Altar Care
Muriel Pearce and Mary Oles
Lay Reader
Mel Reinstetle
June Svensson and
Jeannette Brown
Steve Schoeneck
Audio Assistant
Keith Allard
Rose Wegner
Video Assistant
Tim / Yvonne Burkee
Barbara Hahn
Ushers
Norm Braun, Barb Goodhue,
Sue Leader, Mary Cazel and
Kathy Hoback and Betty Holland
Steve & Mary Schoeneck
Given to the Glory of God by Jim & Lavonia McLeod in remembrance of
brother-in-law William Zollman
Altar flowers
 Stewardship Sentence: Mark 10:45 “For even the Son of Man came not to be
served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Jesus gives
everything He has: He gives Himself. That self-giving is the model for our giving
in all aspects of our lives – in our family, in our church, and in the world at large.
But remember that even though Jesus does call us to follow His example in selfgiving, we can only do this if we are connected to His self-giving in faith.
 A Measure of Our Devotion
 March 14 & 15, 2015
Worship Attendance 2015 (Sat. / Sun. 8 & 11worship)
Worship Attendance 2014 (Sat. / Sun. 8 & 11worship)
SS / Confirmation / Adult
Receipts for March 14 & 15, 2015
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38/71/108
32/81/104
5/13/14
$4,783.36
 This Week’s Opportunities to Seek, to Strengthen, and to Serve
Monday, March 23
9:00 am
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Wednesday, March 25
9:00 am
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
9:00 am
11:00 pm
9:00 am
3:00 pm
5:00 pm
8:00 am
9:30 am
11:00 am
Thursday, March 26
Friday, March 27
Saturday, March 28
Sunday, March 29
PALM SUNDAY
Food Pantry
Board of Properties
VBS Planning Meeting
EASTER LILY ORDERS ARE DUE
Food Pantry
Lenten Dinner and Devotions
AA / NA meeting in GSH
Food Pantry
AA / NA meeting in GSH
Altar Guild Work Day
Worship & Praise Rehearsal
Worship & Praise Service
Worship Service
Sunday School
Worship Service
 BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK
Members that are celebrating birthdays this week:
(22) Beverly Mayer (24) Frank Corlett (25) Kathy Wenndt (26) Janet Rettke
(27) Campbell Fowler
 ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK
(27) Brian  Patsy Bickel; Don Jean Klug
Canned Fruit
Food Pantry Item for the month of March
 EASTER LILIES: Orders MUST be in the office by Monday, March 23rd.
 CAMP DISCOVERY: VBS is right around the corner, June 15-19, 2015, and we are starting
to plan and look for volunteers. We are going to be holding an initial planning meeting for
VBS on Monday, March 23, 2015 at 7pm. If you are interested in helping out at VBS this
year, no matter the position or whether you plan to help for one night or all 5 nights,
please feel free to come to the VBS Planning Meeting. If you have any questions, please
feel free to email John Schaerffer at [email protected].
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 SEDER DINNER ON MAUNDY THURSDAY APRIL 2: This year we will replace the
traditional Maundy Thursday communion service with an interactive congregational
meal that will attempt to mirror the Passover dinner at which Jesus instituted the Lord’s
Supper. There is no charge for the tickets, but a free will offering will be taken to cover
the cost of the meal. In order to know how many folks for which to prepare, please sign
up that you will attend and choose which meat entrée you prefer. The choice will be lamb
(which Jesus used) or chicken. The young people are selling Easter Breakfast tickets, and
also have the sign-up sheet and the free tickets for the Seder in the second Narthex.
 It’s time to DIRECT your CHOICE DOLLARS through Thrivent. As a Thrivent member
you have dollars to direct. As your Advocate for Faith Church, I would like to encourage
you to do this before March 31st. As of March 2015 over $11,000 has been directed to
Faith Church by Thrivent members. Remember, Choice Dollars can be directed to your
congregation and are intended to be a benefit for the church replacing Care in
Congregations funds. I encourage Thrivent members to make sure to designate where you
would like your $$$$$ to go. Don’t let this opportunity expire. For additional information
see Rose Ann Verheyen or call 727-372-8840. I will be glad to help you with the process.
You are able to direct you Choice Dollars by calling 1-800-847-4836 or visit
Thrivent.com/thriventchoice. It’s as easy as that!
NEWS FROM OUR
SUNDAY SCHOOL
 ANNUAL YOUTH EASTER BREAKFAST: Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for children.
Ticket prices at the door are $12 for adults and $7 for kids.
THE HUNT IS ON: Hey kids! Bring your friends and neighbors to the
annual Easter Egg Hunt! We'll be meeting in Classrooms 1 & 2 at 10:00
am on Easter morning to get your Easter bag before the egg hunt begins.
It's all free and ages 3 through 6th grade are invited to participate. You
won't want to miss this!
EASTER BASKETS: Our Sunday School staff is preparing 225 Easter
baskets for needy children in three of our area elementary schools as a
community outreach program. We are in need of Easter grass and prewrapped candy to fill these baskets. If you can help, please put your
donations in the decorated boxes in Narthex II or in our Christian Life
Center. The DEADLINE IS NEXT SUNDAY to allow enough time to get the
baskets filled and delivered to the schools before Easter. We thank you
in advance for all of your help in making this a very special Easter for
many children. God bless you!
PALM SUNDAY: Our Sunday School children will be participating in the
11:00 am worship service on Palm Sunday. Please share their joy as sing
their praises in costume. A "must see" for all.
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ALTAR FLOWERS: We have a new flower chart, and it
has plenty of dates available for you to reserve flowers for
your special occasions. This is a great way to beautify our
altar area during the service, as well as bringing joy to a
shut-in after our worship is over.
 ALTAR GUILD: The Altar Guild meeting and “Spring Cleaning” is scheduled for Saturday,
March 28th at 9:00 am. So ladies, bring your pails and elbow grease and plan for a morning
of polishing, and most importantly, a time of fellowship with some of your Sisters in
Christ. The Altar Guild duties include caring for our place of worship, and preparing for
the services in order to glorify God and morally uplift the worshippers who have been to
the house of God to hear His Word. Everyone as members are offered the opportunity to
serve in this spiritual commitment. The primary purpose of the Altar Guild is to help
enrich the liturgical life of the congregation, a mission to serve the Lord. Please call Freda
Steinke at 376-4588 or Mary Oles at 845-7689 if you feel that God is calling you to serve
in this vital ministry. You will surely feel the joy of knowing you are serving God in a way
that brings Him glory as it enhances the worship experience for both members and
visitors alike.
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