No one, and Nothing compares to our God who is the one true God!

FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY – February 4 & 7, 2024

                    ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH – LCMS                    700 Main St.  P.O. Box 220   Clyman, WI  53016

Pastor Dan 1-(920)-341-2025 – shepherdatzion@gmail.com

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Music – DeeDee Wille       Elder –  Dave Stuebe  Wed – Ralph Kohlhoff

Bulletin Announcements   email: zionclyman@gmail.com

Congregation information: Neal Kohlhoff neal.kohlhoff50@gmail.com

Guests.  Welcome to Zion.  We are glad to have you with us.  Please sign our guestbook located in the Narthex.  About Holy Communion:  We welcome to the Lord’s Table all who have repented of their sins and seek to amend their sinful life; all who believe that Jesus is truly present in, with, and under the bread and the wine; and all who believe that through the words “given and shed for you” forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation are given.  If this is your confession and you are a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, then come with a thankful heart and join us.   If you are a visitor and would like to commune, please talk with Pastor Dan before the service.  To help in preparing to receive Holy Communion open the front cover of the Burgundy hymnal or turn to pages 329 & 330.  Gluten free wafers are available, please talk with an Elder or Pastor before the service if you would appreciate them.  

AS WE GATHER Living at a time when it seems the Church is under attack, we might long for a time when everyone was looking for Jesus. Whether they know or realize it, the world is looking for Jesus, that is, for an answer to sin, fear, loneliness, pain, and death. Jesus is that answer. For this reason, our Lord had to continue to preach at the next town and the next. For this reason, we continue to proclaim the unchanging Gospel year in and year out, for it is the only Gospel by which any can be saved. May the Lord grant us zeal for His house and His kingdom!

Ringing of the Bell and Welcome

 Hymn “Fight the Good Fight”  LSB 664

 Invocation – In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.   Amen.

Opening Sentences Psalm 147 – Praise the Lord!  For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.  The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel.  He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

 

Confession and Absolution – All:  I have trusted in Your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.  The Lord lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked to the ground.

A time of silence to reflect on those sins weighing heavy on our hearts

All:  Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess unto You that we are by nature sinful and unclean and that we have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed. We flee for refuge to Your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Your grace for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.

O most merciful God, who has given Your only-begotten Son to die for us, have mercy upon us and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Your Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of You and of Your will and true obedience to Your Word, to the end that by Your grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.  Amen.

Almighty God has had mercy upon you and has given His only Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. In the stead and by the command of our Lord Jesus Christ, I, a called and ordained servant of the Word, forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. He who began this good work within you will bring it to completion on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Kyrie – In peace let us pray to the Lord.   Lord, have mercy.   For the Peace from above and for our salvation.  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.  Lord, have mercy.     For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise let us pray to the Lord.         Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.   Amen

Hymn of Praise – This is the Feast  LSB 155

Psalm of the Day – Psalm 147:5–11 – Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.    The Lord lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground.    Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre!    He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills.
He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry.   His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.    Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.

Collect of the Day – O Lord, You are the one all-powerful God, able to defend and protect us in body and soul.  We ask You to keep Your children, the Church, continually in the one true faith that, relying on the hope of Your heavenly grace, we may ever be defended by Your mighty power; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen

Old Testament Reading – Isaiah 40:21–31

Do you not know?  Do you not hear?  Has it not been told you from the beginning?  Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?  It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in; who brings princes to nothing, and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.  Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth, when he blows on them, and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like stubble.  To whom then will you compare me, that I should be like him?  says the Holy One.  Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these?  He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name, by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power not one is missing.  Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord, and my right is disregarded by my God”?  Have you not known?  Have you not heard?  The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.  He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.  He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.  Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Epistle or New Testament Reading – 1 Corinthians 9:16–27

If I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting.  For necessity is laid upon me.  Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!  For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship.  What then is my reward?  That in my preaching I may present the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.  For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.  To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews.  To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.  To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law.  To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak.  I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.  I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.  Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize?  So run that you may obtain it.  Every athlete exercises self-control in all things.  They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.  So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.  But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

Gradual and Verse Psalm 117, Mark 1:39

Praise the Lord, all nations!  Extol him, all peoples!    For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.     Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!    Alleluia. [Jesus] went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons. Alleluia.

Gospel Reading  Mark 1:29-39  

The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the first chapter.  Glory to you, O Lord.

Immediately [Jesus] left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.  Now Simon’s mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.  And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.  That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or oppressed by demons.  And the whole city was gathered together at the door.  And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons.  And he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.  And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.  And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, and they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.”  And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out.”  And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

Nicene Creed – 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 X of the world to come.    Amen.

Hymn  “Hail to the Lord’s Anointed”  LSB  398

Sermon

Prayers of the Church

We gather our Tithes and Offerings

Service of the Sacrament

Preface – The Lord be with you.    And also with you.    Lift up your hearts.  We lift them to the Lord.    Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.    It is right to give Him thanks and praise.

 Sanctus   LSB 161

Prayer of Thanksgiving – Blessed are You, Lord of heaven and earth, for You have had mercy on those whom You created and sent Your only-begotten Son into our flesh to bear our sin and be our Savior. With repentant joy we receive the salvation accomplished for us by the all-availing sacrifice of His body and His blood on the cross.

Gathered in the name and the remembrance of Jesus, we beg You, O Lord, to forgive, renew, and strengthen us with Your Word and Spirit. Grant us faithfully to eat His body and drink His blood as He bids us do in His own testament. Gather us together, we pray, from the ends of the earth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end. Graciously receive our prayers; deliver and preserve us. To You alone, O Father, be all glory, honor, and worship, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen.

The Words of our Lord – Consecration of the Elements

Proclamation of Christ – As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.  Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

All:  O Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, in giving us Your body and blood to eat and to drink, You lead us to remember and confess Your holy cross and passion, Your blessed death, Your rest in the tomb, Your resurrection from the dead, Your ascension into heaven, and Your coming for the final judgment. So remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:

The Lord’s Prayer – 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

The peace of the Lord be with you always.   Amen

Agnus Dei                                                              LSB 163

We Celebrate our Lord’s Supper

Distribution Hymns

“Jesus Comes Today with Healing”  LSB 620

“The People that in Darkness Sat”   LSB 412

“Come, Join in Cana’s Feast”           LSB 408

Post Communion Canticle – Thank the Lord  p.164

Post Communion Collect – 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.  Amen

Benediction – The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and + give you peace..  Amen.

Closing Hymn “What Wondrous Love is This”  LSB 543

Announcements

 Our Lenten Series this year is God On Trial!

The unbelieving world has always insisted on putting God on trial. As our society becomes more secular, we Christians are increasingly aware of the many ways in which God—and his people—are judged. Temptations are many in this environment: treating unbelievers as enemies, retreating from the world, even questioning God ourselves. How do we live as people of God in this hostile world? We find our model—and our motivation—in Jesus. This series takes us back to the moments when God was literally on trial before men in the person of Christ. In these inspired episodes, we find forgiveness for us and all people, love for our enemies, strength for our faith, and courage to testify to the truth.

This year Pastor Bruce Meier who is interim pastor at Trinity and I decided with our Elders input to share our Lenten season between the two congregations.  Each congregation will have their own Ash Wednesday service on February 14^th.  Each congregation will have their own Holy week services on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter.  Members of Zion and Trinity are encouraged to attend all the services be they at Zion or Trinity.

Our midweek Lenten service schedule will be.

February 14- 7pm service at Zion with Pastor Dan

February  21- 7pm service at Zion with Pastor Dan

February  28- 7pm service at Trinity with Pastor Bruce

March 6-        7pm service at Zion with Pastor Dan

March 13-      7pm service at Trinity with Pastor Bruce

March 20-      7pm service at Zion with Pastor Dan

HOLY WEEK- Maundy Thursday- 7pm Zion Pastor Dan

Good Friday-  1pm Zion Pastor Dan

7pm Trinity Pastor Bruce

Easter 6:30am  Easter Sunrise service- Zion

Breakfast in between services

8:30am  Easter service- Zion

 

From the Board of Stewardship and Evangelism:

1 Corinthians 9:25 – “Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.” Self-control is a fruit of the Spirit, for the desires of the flesh are at war with the desires of the Spirit. Having received new life in Christ by His grace, He now calls us to follow Him deliberately, with self-control and intention.

The Pewpoint – THEME OF THE DAY

The Son of God, Christ Jesus, Makes Us a New Creation

The Lord alone “is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth” (Is. 40:28). He “sits above the circle of the earth” and “stretches out the heavens like a curtain” (Is. 40:22). Yet, His almighty power is demonstrated chiefly by His mercy and compassion. “He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength” (Is. 40:29). The only begotten Son of the Father, the very Word by whom all things were made, becomes flesh and takes all the poverty and weakness of our sin and death upon Himself, bearing it in His body to the cross. As He dies for us there, He also raises us up, a new creation, in His resurrection from the dead. Thus, by the preaching of this Word, He heals “many who were sick with various diseases,” and He casts out “many demons” (Mark 1:34, 39). And His preaching continues through those whom He has sent, who are “entrusted with a stewardship” to “preach the gospel” (1 Cor. 9:16–17). Thus, we are set free by the Word of Christ, and we exercise our freedom in loving service to others.

YES IN CHRIST  —  Saying Yes With Our Treasures

Needed per week to make budget: $3,177

Sunday Envelopes 1/28 $3,355    Plate $54

Cemetery Memorial – $50 Eli Dornfeld fund     $100 Nancy Kohlhoff

General Memorial – $2,595 Nancy Kohlhoff    Hand Bells – $100 Nancy Kohlhoff

Music – $100 Nancy Kohlhoff

Attendance:

Wednesday 1/24:  16   Communed:   15     Sunday 1/28:       56     Communed:  41

Dates to Remember:  

Today – Bell Choir after church

Feb 8 – Council 6 pm

Feb 13 – Chosen Bible Class at 6pm

Feb 14 – Lenten Soup Supper 6 pm  AND   Ash Wednesday Service 7 pm

Happy Anniversary to these members 

Neal & Kris K  Feb 14

Wish a Happy Birthday to these members

Erica G	4-Feb	Pat H	18-Feb
Sharon C	9-Feb	Chris L	18-Feb
Luis H	11-Feb	Lisa F	21-Feb
Cayden M	11-Feb	Theodore O	23-Feb

 

2023 Church Annual

Head officers please make sure that you get your year end reports in for calendar year 2023.       Trustee’s Report     Secretary’s Report    Sunday School Report                                          Elder’s Report           Treasurer’s Report

Please email them to zionclyman@gmail.com so we can copy and paste them into the report.  Contact Erica Goehl if you have any questions.

Church Secretary Position – Thank you to Beth Baehmann for stepping up to take the secretary position.  Please contact Beth with any bulletin questions or information. zionclyman@gmail.com or call 920-696-3835.

Lenten Soup Suppers – This year the Elder’s will be sponsoring 2 Soup Suppers.  The first will be on Ash Wednesday, February 14^th.  The 2^nd will be on Maundy Thursday, March 28^th.  Both will start at 6 pm.  Please join us for the fellowship and delicious food!