THE SERVICE OF COMMITTAL



Divine Service

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The Eighteenth Sunday

after Pentecost

October 4, 2020

Zion Lutheran Church

Kearney, Nebraska

Confession and Absolution

909 Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation

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Tune and text: Public domain

Stand

The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism.

Invocation

P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C Amen.

Exhortation LSB 151

P If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

C But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination.

Confession of Sins LSB 151

P Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.

C Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.

Absolution LSB 151

P 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 forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C Amen.

Service of the Word

Introit Psalm 118:22–24; antiphon: v. 1

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for | he is good;*

for his steadfast love endures for- | ever!

The stone that the builders re- | jected*

has become the | cornerstone.

This is the Lord’s | doing;*

it is marvelous | in our eyes.

This is the day that the | Lord has made;*

let us rejoice and be | glad in it.

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.

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for | he is good;*

for his steadfast love endures for- | ever!

Kyrie LSB 152

A In peace let us pray to the Lord.

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A For the peace from above and for our salvation let us pray to the Lord.

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A For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God, and for the unity of all let us pray to the Lord.

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A For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise let us pray to the Lord.

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A Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.

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Gloria in Excelsis LSB 154

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Salutation and Collect of the Day

P The Lord be with you.

C And also with you.

P Let us pray.

Gracious God, You gave Your Son into the hands of sinful men who killed Him. Forgive us when we reject Your unfailing love, and grant us the fullness of Your salvation; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C Amen.

Sit

Old Testament Reading Isaiah 5:1–7

1Let me sing for my beloved

my love song concerning his vineyard:

My beloved had a vineyard

on a very fertile hill.

2He dug it and cleared it of stones,

and planted it with choice vines;

he built a watchtower in the midst of it,

and hewed out a wine vat in it;

and he looked for it to yield grapes,

but it yielded wild grapes.

3And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem

and men of Judah,

judge between me and my vineyard.

4What more was there to do for my vineyard,

that I have not done in it?

When I looked for it to yield grapes,

why did it yield wild grapes?

5And now I will tell you

what I will do to my vineyard.

I will remove its hedge,

and it shall be devoured;

I will break down its wall,

and it shall be trampled down.

6I will make it a waste;

it shall not be pruned or hoed,

and briers and thorns shall grow up;

I will also command the clouds

that they rain no rain upon it.

7For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts

is the house of Israel,

and the men of Judah

are his pleasant planting;

and he looked for justice,

but behold, bloodshed;

for righteousness,

but behold, an outcry!

A This is the Word of the Lord.

C Thanks be to God.

Gradual Psalm 91:11; 103:1

He will command his angels con- | cerning you*

to guard you in | all your ways.

Bless the Lord, | O my soul,*

and all that is within me, bless his | holy name!

Epistle Philippians 3:4b–14

If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; 6as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness, under the law blameless. 7But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— 10that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

12Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

A This is the Word of the Lord.

C Thanks be to God.

Stand

Alleluia and Verse LSB 156

C Alleluia.

Lord, to whom shall we go?

You have the words of eternal life.

Alleluia, alleluia.

Holy Gospel Matthew 21:33–46

P The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the twenty-first chapter.

C Glory to You, O Lord.

33[Jesus said:] “Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country. 34When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to get his fruit. 35And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. 36Again he sent other servants, more than the first. And they did the same to them. 37Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.’ 39And they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. 40When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” 41They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons.”

42Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

“‘The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone;

this was the Lord’s doing,

and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

43Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits. 44And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”

45When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. 46And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.

P This is the Gospel of the Lord.

C Praise to You, O Christ.

Sit

544 O Love, How Deep sts. 1, 3, 5–7

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Text: Public domain

Sermon

Stand

Nicene Creed

C I believe in one God,

the Father Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth

and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the only-begotten Son of God,

begotten of His Father before all worlds,

God of God, Light of Light,

very God of very God,

begotten, not made,

being of one substance with the Father,

by whom all things were made;

who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven

and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary

and was made man;

and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.

He suffered and was buried.

And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures

and ascended into heaven

and sits at the right hand of the Father.

And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead,

whose kingdom will have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the Lord and giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified,

who spoke by the prophets.

And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church,

I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins,

and I look for the resurrection of the dead

and the life T of the world to come. Amen.

Prayer of the Church

Offertory LSB 159

C What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits to me?

I will offer the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call on the name of the Lord.

I will take the cup of salvation and will call on the name of the Lord.

I will pay my vows to the Lord now in the presence of all His people,

in the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem.

Service of the Sacrament

Preface LSB 160

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Proper Preface

P It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who, having created all things, took on human flesh and was born of the virgin Mary. For our sake He died on the cross and rose from the dead to put an end to death, thus fulfilling Your will and gaining for You a holy people. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:

Sanctus LSB 161

C Holy, holy, holy Lord God of pow’r and might:

Heaven and earth are full of Your glory.

Hosanna. Hosanna.

Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

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.”

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.

Pax Domini LSB 163

P The peace of the Lord be with you always.

C Amen.

Agnus Dei LSB 163

C Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; grant us peace.

Sit

Distribution

637 Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lord

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Text and tune: Public domain

813 Rejoice, O Pilgrim Throng

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5 Still lift your standard high,

Still march in firm array,

As pilgrims through the darkness wend

Till dawns the golden day. Refrain

6 At last the march shall end;

The wearied ones shall rest;

The pilgrims find their home at last,

Jerusalem the blest. Refrain

D 7 Praise Him who reigns on high,

The Lord whom we adore:

The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

One God forevermore. Refrain

Text and tune: Public domain

634 The Death of Jesus Christ, Our Lord sts. 1–4, 7–8

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7 But blest is each believing guest

Who in these promises finds rest;

For Jesus shall in love remain

With all who here His grace obtain.

8 Help us sincerely to believe

That we may worthily receive

Your Supper and in You find rest.

Amen! They who believe are blest.

Tune and text: Public domain

In dismissing the communicants, the following is said:

The Dismissal

P The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen and preserve you in body and soul to life everlasting. Depart T in peace.

C Amen.

Stand

Thank the Lord LSB 164

C Thank the Lord and sing His praise; tell ev’ryone what He has done.

Let all who seek the Lord rejoice and proudly bear His name.

He recalls His promises and leads His people forth in joy

with shouts of thanksgiving. Alleluia, alleluia.

Post-Communion Collect

A Let us pray.

We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and in fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C Amen.

Benediction LSB 166

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.

855 For All the Faithful Women sts. 1, 9, 3–4

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Text: © 1993, 1997, 2003 GIA Publications, Inc. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110003744

Tune: Public domain

Acknowledgments

Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2018 Concordia Publishing House.

|Prayers for Our Members |

|Robin Baker, Bailey Hockemeier, |Expectant Mothers |

|Leah Vogel | |

|Norman Abels (Brookestone Meadows – Elkhorn) |Healing |

|Judy Ahrens (St. Luke’s) |Healing |

|Vaughn Albrecht (Northridge) |Healing |

|Tom & DyAnn Altwine |Healing |

|David Banner |Healing |

|Lyle Colsden (Mother Hull) |Healing |

|Brenda Fletcher |Healing |

|Pat Flodine (Cambridge Court) |Healing |

|Vi Fox (Prairie View) |Healing |

|Verleen Gentry |Healing |

|Ruby Hatfield |Healing |

|Sandy Heiden |Healing |

|Chelsea Herrera |Healing |

|Carol Kreutzer |Healing |

|Betty Mustard |Healing |

|Roger Riekenberg |Healing |

|Marion Richmond |Healing |

|Geraldine Roeder |Healing |

|Kim Vos |Healing |

|Bev Nuttelman |Cancer |

|Prayers for Our Members’ Family & Friends |

|Brandon & Shannon Howell (Quentin & Janel Lange’s friends) |Family |

|Ava Jean Winnie (Nic Kitzing’s cousin) |Healing |

|Will Brennemann (Jami Helmbrecht’s father) |Healing |

|Reg Duke (Westman’s brother-in-law) |Healing |

|James Gentry (Verleen Gentry’s son) |Healing |

|Lois Hanson (Pastor Hanson’s wife) |Healing |

|Roger Hoffman (Marc’s father) |Healing |

|Vernon Knight Jr. (Brenda Fletcher’s brother) |Healing |

|Sharon Kreutzer (former member) |Healing |

|Lyra Mais (Zion student) |Healing |

|Randy Solomon (Beth Rosenthal’s father) |Healing |

|Mary Ann Mertz (Pam’s Uhlir’s friend) |Healing |

|Roy Reynolds (Verleen Gentry’s son-in-law) |Healing |

|Janet Stalder (Carol Florang’s sister) |Healing |

|Ron Halvorsen (Jeff’s dad) |Cancer |

|Carol Haubold (Don Helmbrecht’s sister) |Cancer |

|Tyler Holland (Quentin & Janel Lange’s brother-in-law) |Cancer |

|Randy Jochum (Ken Hockemeier’s brother-in-law) |Cancer |

|Fred Koch (Pam Uhlir’s cousin) |Cancer |

|Lynda Kreutzer (Rich & Carol’s sister-in-law) |Cancer |

|Sharon Mulhair (Pam Uhlir’s cousin) |Cancer |

|Becky Rathkie (former Zion teacher) |Cancer |

|Jeannie Schmidt (Lisa Splittgerber’s sister-in-law) |Cancer |

|Tyrone Uhlir (Pam’s nephew) |Cancer |

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|Sunday, October 4~ 9:00am |Sunday, October 11~ 9:00am |

|Elder: Ken Hockemeier |Elder: Nathan Gaunt |

|Usher: Fred Flessner & |Usher: Marc Hoffman & |

|Lennis Hodgson |Steve Junge |

|Engineer: Shawn Starkey |Engineer: Jared Nuttelman |

|Announcer: Carol Kreutzer |Announcer: Brooke Fisher |

|Altar Guild: Jami Helmbrecht & |Altar Guild: Jami Helmbrecht & |

|Shirley Helmbrecht |Shirley Helmbrecht |

Where our Triune God strengthens us through His mercy in faith toward Him and in fervent love toward one another.

|Sun |9:00a |Divine Service |

|10/04 |10:30a |Radio Broadcast 1460am |

|Mon |Birthdays |--- |

|10/05 |Anniversaries |--- |

|Tues |1:30p |Sleeping Mats |

|10/06 |7:00p |Bd of Education |

| |7:00p |Zion Church Foundation |

| |Birthdays |Shirley Oertwig |

| |Anniversaries |--- |

|Wed |8:25a |K-8th Chapel |

|10/07 |9:00a |ECE Chapel |

| |5:45p |Midweek Class |

| |7:00p |Adult Choir |

| |Birthdays |Fred Flessner |

| | |Dan Oertwig |

| | |Jacob Wollberg |

| |Anniversaries |--- |

|Thurs |Birthdays |--- |

|10/08 |Anniversaries |Thomas & DyAnn Altwine |

|Fri |Birthdays |--- |

|10/09 |Anniversaries |--- |

|Sat |5:00p |Divine Service |

|10/10 |Birthdays |Beverly Nuttelman |

| |Anniversaries |--- |

|Sun |9:00a |Divine Service |

|10/11 |10:30a |Radio Broadcast 1460am |

| |Birthdays |Anthony Splittgerber |

| |Anniversaries |Kelie & Jill Bates |

ANNOUNCEMENTS

College Student Meet and Greet - TODAY following the Divine Service. Please meet outside the church on the sidewalk across from KFC. If you are a college student worshipping at Zion, please join us! We will head to the DeLoach house for brunch and getting to know each other. No commitments necessary ������. Questions? Please text Carol DeLoach (308-627-2279).

Sound Engineer – Zion is in search of volunteers to help with the audio and video of our worship service. Training will be provided. Please contact the office or Pr. DeLoach if interested or with questions.

LWML Sunday - TODAY– Mary Martha members encourage you to support LWML missions even if you are not a member of the organization.  Mites, which are usually a collection of small change by LWML and church members, collectively contribute over 2 million dollars to missions in Nebraska districts and nationwide every two years.  The tradition is based on the story of the Widow’s Mite, Luke 21: 1-4.  See more information about the missions and work of LWML following the service at the display in the narthex.  MIte boxes will also be available. One of this biennium’s mission grants is $100,000 to Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots (LAMP). This grant allows LAMP to hire more missionary pilots and train more volunteers so that people in remote communities in northern Canada and Alaska will receive a Christian education and the witness of the Gospel. See what your mite donation is doing in our complete list of mission grants on the LWML website under the “Missions” tab at .

A Bible Study – is prerecorded and available each Sunday, along with a study guide you can use to follow along. We are studying the three lessons for the day—the Old Testament, the Epistle, and the Gospel. Go to Zion’s website to access the video and study guide.

Offering during this time. If you are not able to attend live Church Services, you may: drop your offering in the mail slot by the south doors, mail it to the church, or use online giving option at . If you have any questions or need assistance please contact the office at 308-234-3410 or school@. Thank you for supporting of your church!

The Lord’s Prayer Booklet – There is a Lord’s Prayer Booklet, to assist with your devotions, on the counter in the narthex. Feel free to take one. These are compliments of Pastor & Carol Gaunt.

Radio Broadcast & Altar Flowers - Please help Zion spread the Gospel! There are several open dates. This is a great need during this time, many people are listening to our broadcast during this time. There are also many openings for altar flowers. Please help beautify the sanctuary.

Nebraska Strong – Nebraska Strong has left Zion with some brochures about coping during an infectious disease outbreak. It is free and confidential. The brochures are located in the narthex or by the church office.

Mission Offerings - The fourth quarter missions, October through December, will be for Student Support (current are Abigail DeLoach, Taylor Zehendner, and Peter Kreutzer, all three are at CUNE). If you would like to donate to this mission please use the mission envelopes located in the narthex. Thank you for your support.

Apple Market Receipts – Apple Market receipts will be accepted from register dates September 1, 2020 – March 1, 2021. Please turn in your receipts to the office to earn free things for the school!

Family Fresh Receipts –Don’t forget that Zion collects Family Fresh receipts any date. Please turn them into the office.

Boxtops –Boxtops has discontinued the labels on the packages. They now have an app for your smartphone to redeem qualifying products. If you do not have a smartphone or don’t want to install the app turn your grocery receipts with qualifying boxtop products into the office and they will get scanned to continue to earn money for Zion.

LWML Gifts of the Heart – There are boxes in the narthex for the parent-child center in Lexington. Donations include, but are not limited to: toilet paper, paper towels, laundry soap, undergarments, diapers, etc. Please have your donations in by October 7th.

2021 Radio & Flower Charts – The 2021 radio and flower charts are posted in the hallway by the mailboxes. If there is a special day make sure you sign up early. You are welcome to call the office to sign up for your spot.

Golf Tournament - On Sunday, September 27th Zion Lutheran Church and School hosted its 10th annual golf tournament. The winners in the adult division were Speedy Malone & Nash Malone. In the Adult/Child Division the winners were Jim VanAmburg & Macon VanAmburg

Thank You to All of Our Sponsors! Nuttelman Fencing, Apple Acres, Ed & Connie DeLaet, O&O Farms, and the Elks Country Golf. A big thank you to Steve Junge for all his work organizing this fun event!

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Today’s Radio Broadcast is given to the Glory of the Lord by Mary Martha for LWML Sunday

The flowers is given to the Glory of the Lord by Mary Martha for LWML Sunday

Serving in Worship

ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL

Pr. James DeLoach, Pastor + (308) 627-5260

james.deloach@

Pr. Doug Gaunt, Pastor + (308) 455-0552

doug.gaunt@

Tony Splittgerber, Principal + (308) 293-0168

anthony.splittgerber@

Church Office

Administrative Assistant: Jessica Shiers

Email: school@

Phone: (308)-234-3410 Fax:

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Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am-1:00pm

Radio Broadcast: Sunday @ 10:30 a.m. on 1460 AM

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Our Response to the Gospel

Date: 09/27/2020

Offering: $4,530.73

Weekly Need: $7,542.37

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