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The Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, October 20 & 23, 2024

ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH – LCMS

700 Main St.  P.O. Box 220   Clyman, WI  53016  

Rev. Daniel L. Bohn & Church 1(920) 341-2025 – shepherdatzion@gmail.com

Worship Times: Sundays – 8:30am & Wednesdays – 7:00pm

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Music –  Theresa Bohn      Elder –  Greg Schwartz / Wed: Ralph Kohlhoff

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Congregation Information: Neal Kohlhoff Email: neal.kohlhoff50@gmail.com

Altar Guild for October:  Connie Kreitzman      Thank you.

 Guests.  Welcome to Zion.  We are happy to have you worship 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 – The theme this morning is REST!  We are invited to turn away from the sinful desire to acquire more and more, to the rest which our heavenly Father gives to us as He not only provides all we need for each day of our lives, but to His rest of heart and soul, because He has provided in His Son all that we need to rest eternally in His presence in Heaven.  This is not something we can do on our own, but through faith in His Son, it is possible!

Ringing of the Bell and Welcome

Hymn “God Himself is Present”             LSB 907

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

Opening Sentences – The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.  I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.  Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together!  When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.

Confession and Absolution – God calls us in His Word, to confess our sin, trusting in Him who is faithful and just and  will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness in His Son.        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 by thought, word, and deed.  Wherefore we flee for refuge to Your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Your grace for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.  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, our heavenly Father, has had mercy upon us and has given His only Son to die for us and for His sake forgives us all our sins.  To those who believe on His name He gives power to become the children of God and has promised them his Holy Spirit, He that believes and is baptized shall be saved.  Grant this, Lord, unto us all.  Amen

Kyrie                   LSB 186

Hymn of Praise –  Gloria in Excelsis    LSB 187

Introit    Psalm 119:9-16 –    How can a young man keep his way pure?    By guarding it according to Your word.  With my whole heart I seek You; let me not wander from Your commandments!  I have stored up Your word in my heart, that I might not sin against You.  Blessed are You, O Lord; teach me Your statutes!  With my lips I declare all the just decrees of Your mouth.  In the way of Your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.  I will meditate on Your precepts and fix my eyes on Your ways.  I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

Prayer of the Day – O God, Your divine wisdom sets in order all things in heaven and on earth.  Put away from us all things hurtful and give us those things that are beneficial for us; 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   Ecclesiastes 5:10-20                                                       Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income.  This too is meaningless.  As goods increase, so do those who consume them.  And what benefit are they to the owner except to feast his eyes on them?  The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of a rich man permits him no sleep.  I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner, or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when he has a son there is nothing left for him.  Naked a man comes from his mother’s womb, and as he comes, so he departs.  He takes nothing from his labor that he can carry in his hand.  This too is a grievous evil: As a man comes, so he departs, and what does he gain, since he toils for the wind?  All his days he eats in darkness, with great frustration, affliction and anger.  Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him-for this is his lot.  Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work-this is a gift of God.  He seldom reflects on the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart.

Epistle or New Testament reading       Hebrews 4:1-13                               Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it.  For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith.  Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said, “So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’  “And yet his work has been finished since the creation of the world.  For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: “And on the seventh day God rested from all his work.”  And again in the passage above he says, “They shall never enter my rest.”  It still remains that some will enter that rest, and those who formerly had the gospel preached to them did not go in, because of their disobedience.  Therefore God again set a certain day, calling it Today, when a long time later he spoke through David, as was said before: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”  For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.  There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his.  Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience.  For the word of God is living and active.  Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.  Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.  Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

Verse – Alleluia.  With man it is impossible, but not with God.  For all things are possible with God.  Alleluia.

Holy Gospel       Mark 10:23-31 –    The Holy Gospel according St. Mark, the Tenth chapter.       Glory to You, O Lord.       Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”  The disciples were amazed at his words.  But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!  It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”  The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, “Who then can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”  Peter said to him, “We have left everything to follow you!”  “I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age (homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields–and with them, persecutions) and in the age to come, eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”    This is the Gospel of the Lord.   Praise to You, O Christ.

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  “By Grace I’m Saved”      LSB 566

Sermon

Prayers of the Church

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.

We Gather our Tithes and Offerings

Service of the Sacrament

Preface   2 Timothy 4:22 – 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.

Proper Preface – It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times, and in all places give thanks to You, O Lord, holy Father, almighty and everlasting God, for the countless blessings You so freely bestow on us and all creation.  Above all, we give thanks for Your boundless love shown to us when You sent Your only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, into our flesh and laid on Him our sin, giving Him into death that we might not die eternally.  Because He is now risen from the dead and lives and reigns to all eternity, all who believe in Him will overcome sin and death and will rise again to new life. Therefore, with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and singing:

Sanctus     LSB 195

Prayer of Thanksgiving –    Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the universe, for You looked upon us, the people that You created yet rebelled against You. We were created to have a perfect relationship with You, but sold out our relationship with You for one rebellious bite of the forbidden fruit from a forbidden tree.  We have rebelled from the garden to this day.  You judged the children of Israel because of their rebellion and refused to let them enter Your rest.  You would be righteous in condemning us for our rebellion against You.  Instead, You used the cursed tree of a cross and ordained Your Son, Jesus Christ, to die in our place and rise again to forgive us, renew us, and strengthen us.  As we come to receive His true body and blood, given and shed for us, we see Your unconditional love and mercy for us.  For His death, we receive life.  Because He rose, so shall we.  Through this Supper, we are given forgiveness, life, and salvation.

The Words of Our Lord – Consecration of the Elements

Proclamation of Christ  1 Corinthians 11:26; Revelation 22:20 –  As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.  Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.     

Pax Domini  The peace of the Lord be with you always.

Agnus Dei LSB 198

Distribution Hymns: “Your Table I Approach” LSB  628                                   “The Gifts Christ Freely Gives”  LSB  602  “O Day of Rest and Gladness” LSB  906

Nunc Dimittis                        LSB 199

Post-Communion Thanksgiving – O God the Father, the fountain and source of all goodness, who in loving-kindness sent Your only-begotten Son into the flesh, we thank You that for His sake You have given us pardon and peace in this Sacrament, and we ask You not to forsake Your children but always to rule our hearts and minds by Your Holy Spirit that we may be enabled constantly to serve You; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.   Amen and Amen

Benediction

Hymn  “Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer”        LSB 918

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 YES IN CHRIST    Saying Yes With Our Treasures

Attendance/Communed: 10/9/2024 = 12/12    10/13/2024 = 40/38

Giving: 10/13/2024     Envelopes = $2690 / Weekly Budget = $3177

Memorials:   General Fund $60 from Tim Dornfeld for Eli Dornfeld

General Fund $ 25 from Neal & Kris Kohlhoff for Louise Elske

Hurricane relief door offerings will be gathered today and next Sunday.  There will be a basket placed in the back of the Sanctuary.

TODAY is Fellowship Sunday!  Stay after the service for some coffee, refreshments and lively conversation. with your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.

The “Chosen” Bible Study – The Chosen is an American Christian historical drama television series. The Chosen allows us to see Him through the eyes of those who knew Him. The bible study will watch an episode and have a discussion afterwards. We meet on EVERY Tuesday of the month at 6pm in the sanctuary. Feel free to join us on Tuesday October 22^nd, as all are welcome.

Choir meets on Wednesday nights at 6pm in the Sanctuary. We welcome everyone to join in the singing fun. Our next rehearsal is on Wednesday, October 23^rd.

QUILTING – The quilters meet on Thursdays 11am to 2pm. If interested, contact Caroline Jeffers as they do not meet every Thursday. Donations of fabric, sheets (flat or fitted), and yarn are always appreciated. You do not have to know how to sew as there are many non-sewing tasks to be completed. All are welcome to join us for the quilting fun! We will meet next on Thursday, October 24^th.

The Zion Cemetery board will be meeting on Sunday October 27^th after the service.

November 3^th is the semi-annual voter’s meeting after the service. All members of Zion are encouraged to attend.

Chili Luncheon November 3^rd hosted by Trinity Lutheran Church in Reeseville.   Serving chili, ham sandwiches, cheese & crackers, dessert, & drink.  11:30am – 2pm.  Call 920-927-5762 for Carryout.  Adults $10 / Children (age 6-12) $6 / Kids 5 and under Free / Carryout $ 10.50

Wish a Happy Birthday to these Members

Dee Dee W. 10/20   Steven D. 10/24   Lisa J. 10/28  Chris S. 10/28

THANK YOU Pastor Dan! – We thank God for our Pastor Dan, who stands in the stead of Christ as he brings us His gifts of Word and Sacrament and who serves us in a multitude of ways as you preach, teach and care for God’s people in body and soul.

Special Prayers – We continue to keep in our prayers, Graeson, Eric, Pastor Groth, and all in our congregation who are recovering from surgery, going through testing and in need of God’s comfort, healing and strength.

If you have anything you would like included in the weekly bulletins, please contact Beth Baehmann at zionclyman@gmail.com or call/text (920) 342-0612.