The 2nd Sunday in Advent



Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church

(Member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod)

300 E. Washington Street, Marshfield, MO 65706

Church phone: 417.468.6061 Pastor Lehmann’s cell phone: 693.3244

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The Fifth Sunday of Easter: Cantate (“Sing!”)

Ω May 10, 2020 Ω

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms….I am going to prepare a place for you.” Jn.14:1f

Welcome: The family of Peace welcomes you as we worship the Lord today. We encourage children to worship with us. If you need to leave with your child, there is a quiet room off the entryway of the church. The rest rooms are located in the basement. Visitors, please sign our guest book on the table outside the sanctuary. We’re glad you are here and pray that in our worship the Lord grants you peace.

U p o n E n t e r i n g G o d’ s H o u s e

“Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done marvelous things. The LORD has made His salvation known. His right hand and His holy arm have worked salvation for Him.” (Psalm 98:1-2)

W h a t T h i s S u n d a y i s A b o u t

The Way to the Father’s House. As he rests from his wanderings at the close of the day, the weary traveler thinks fondly of home – the familiar faces, the friendly voices, the remembrances of loved ones cross his mind. Homesick, he wishes to be there. So, when evening comes, his thoughts whisk him away from the crowded and busy world to the quiet recollections of home. It’s where his heart lies.

So also for the Christian. He has a home, a Father’s House above. In that distant place lies the fulfillment of his hopes and joys for there the Savior dwells. He has prepared a place and mapped out the way. Those who follow will one day rest from all their labors. Even now thoughts of it calm the troubled heart as it travels the road that takes it there.

To that end we pray: O God, You form the minds of Your faithful people into a single will. Make us love what You command and desire what You have promised, that among the many changes of this world, our hearts may yearn for the lasting joys of Your House above; for Jesus’ sake. Amen.

- T h e W o r d o f G o d f o r T o d a y -

The First Lesson: Acts 17:1-12

After Jesus’ ascension the Word of the Lord grew, extending into the world as the apostles took the Gospel wherever they went. Paul traveled throughout Greece. Some rejected his message. Others, like the Bereans, listened for they saw the Scriptures as the way of salvation.

The Epistle Lesson: 1 Peter 2:4-10

When a person is attached to Christ as the only way to God, he comes to a “living” Stone, not a dead one. Christ is the firm foundation on which the soul may safely build. United with others who believe, each soul rises to become a “temple” in which God’s praises are declared.

The Gospel Lesson: John 14:1-12

As Jesus speaks words of farewell to His disciples on Maundy Thursday evening, He comforts and assures them of His way for their lives. He is the way to the Father’s House above. Indeed, He and the Father are together. He is in the Father and the Father is in the Son.

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Today’s Preacher: Pastor Edwin Lehmann

Peace Lutheran Church’s Organist: Judy Bertoldie

Point to Point to Ponder: “There is something about the life beyond the grave that fills our hearts with dreadful awe and solemn wonder. Even the thought of heaven – with its unspeakable glory and grandeur – sometimes frightens us, and we ask: “Will I feel at home, will I be at ease in the celestial mansions?” How wonderfully all of our fears and misgivings are silenced when, with the Savior, we can point to heaven and say: ‘My Father’s house!’…. Soon we shall be dwelling in our heavenly Father’s house. There, in an infinitely higher and nobler sense we shall dwell secure and free….This Father’s house is ours through Christ. Through Him we became “children of the heavenly Father” and heirs of eternal glory….In days of sorrow, grief, or disappointment, may we find our deepest comfort and highest joy in the Savior’s promise of a loving Father’s house in heaven.”

--- Herman Gockel on My Father’s House

Outline of

Our Worship

The Preparation

Order of Worship:

The Morning Service: page 5

Opening Hymn: #355

The Confession of Sins: pg.5-6

The Introit, Kyrie, Glorias & Prayer of the Day: pg.6-9

The Ministry of the Word

Acts 17:1-12

1 Peter 2:4-10

Hymn Response: #465

John 14:1-12

Apostles’ Creed: pg.12

Sermon Hymn: #368

Sermon: John 12:1-6

Lord, Quiet Our Troubled Hearts

Our Response to the Word

The Offertory:

Hymnal pg.12

Prayers & The Lord’s Prayer

Hymn: #200 st.1,5-8

The Lord Blesses Us

Prayer: Hymnal pg.14

The Benediction

The Closing Hymn: #47

Silent Prayer

Pastor will usher you out at the pews

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