THE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
July 7, 2024                             10:00 am

Sent And Sustained in Grace.  
AS WE GATHER
Life is not always easy. Life in and of faith is often less easy. In our readings today we encounter a few people who faced difficulty and challenges amid their godly callings. Ezekiel would be sent to speak the Word of God to a rebellious people who wouldn’t happily receive the message. The apostle Paul would face his own personal struggles with his “thorn . . . in the flesh” (2 Corinthians 12:7) as he brought the Gospel to many on his mission journeys. Jesus Himself would not be welcomed as Savior when He returned to His hometown of Nazareth. Though things were far from easy, God would bless the work that He called His people and His own Son to do. Even in our times of difficulty and challenges living as His people, we are reminded of the same truth from the Lord: “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9).
PRELUDE   
     “Variations on AMERICA” -David N. Johnson

PASTORAL WELCOME

Opening Prayer/Call to Worship

Pastor:  Freedom is coming!
People:  Amen.  We can hear it in the voices of 
	the oppressed.
Pastor:  Hope is coming!
People:  We can see it in the eyes of all those who 
    despair.
Pastor:  God is here!
People:  We count on God’s presence with us, to 
         guide, heal and uplift our spirits. Amen.

OPENING HYMN “O Christ, Who Called the Twelve”  
                              LSB #856, St. 1, 4 & 5  

1	O Christ, who called the Twelve To rise and 
	follow You, Forsaking old, familiar ways
    For ventures bold and new: Grant us to hear 
	Your call To risk security And, bound in heart 
	and will to You, Find perfect liberty. 

4	O Christ, who sent the Twelve On roads they’d 
	never trod To serve, to suffer, teach, proclaim
    The nearer reign of God: Send us on ways 
	where faith Transcends timidity, Where love 
	informs and hope sustains Both life and 
	ministry.                 

5	O Christ, the apostles’ Lord, The martyrs’ 
	strength and song, The crucified and risen 
	King To whom the saints belong: Though 
	generations pass, Our tribute still we bring,
	Our hymns a sacrifice of praise, Our lives an 
	offering.

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CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION        Page 203

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 † Son and of 
	the Holy Spirit.
C	Amen.
P	Our help is in the name of the Lord,
C   who made heaven and earth. 
P	If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who 
	could stand? 
C	But with You there is forgiveness; therefore, 
	You are feared. 
P	Since we are gathered to hear God’s Word, 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.  
C	Almighty God, have mercy upon us, forgive us 
	our sins, and lead us to everlasting life. Amen.  
P	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.                        
C	Amen.

SERVICE OF THE WORD

INTROIT (Read responsively) 
                       Psalm 132:13–16; antiphon: Psalm 34:8
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!
	Blessèd is the man who takes refuge in 
	him!
For the Lord has chosen Zion;
	he has desired it for his dwelling place:
“This is my resting place forever;
	here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
I will abundantly bless her provisions;
	I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Her priests I will clothe with salvation,
	and her saints will shout for joy.”
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!
	Blessèd is the man who takes refuge in 
 	him!

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KYRIE (Sing)                             Page 204 
C 	Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Lord, 
	have mercy.

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS (Sing)              Page 204

1 		To God on high be glory And peace to all the 
	 	earth; Goodwill from God in heaven
	 	Proclaimed at Jesus’ birth! We praise and 
		bless You, Father; Your holy name, we sing—
	Our thanks for Your great glory, Lord God, 
	our heav’nly King.

2 	To You, O sole-begotten, The Father’s Son, 
	we pray; O Lamb of God, our Savior,
	You take our sins away. 
	Have mercy on us, Jesus; Receive our 
	heartfelt cry, Where You in pow’r are seated
	At God’s right hand on high—

3 	For You alone are holy; You only are the Lord.
	Forever and forever, Be worshiped and 
	adored; You with the Holy Spirit
	Alone are Lord Most High, In God the Father’s 
	glory. “Amen!” our glad reply.

SALUTATION AND COLLECT OF THE DAY 
                                         Page 205
P	The Lord be with you.
C	And also with you.
P: 	Let us pray.
	Eternal King, God, just as You called King David 
	so long ago, so You call each one of us to speak 
	and act on Your behalf in our world today.  
	Forgive us when we are hesitant to follow: when 
	we question Your call or make excuses for our 
	abilities; when we complain about our lack of 
	time or hoard our resources.  Give us courage to 
	step out in faith, to go where you send us without 
	hesitation or fear, trusting that Your presence goes 
	with us, and that You will provide all that we need.
People:  Amen.  

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OLD TESTAMENT READING          Ezekiel 2:1–5
     1 He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.” 2And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. 3And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. 4The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ 5And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them.”

A	This is the Word of the Lord.
C	Thanks be to God.

EPISTLE READING           2 Corinthians 12:1–10
     1I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. 3And I know that this man was caught up into paradise—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows— 4and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter. 5On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses. 6Though if I should wish to boast, I would not be a fool, for I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. 7So to keep me from being too elated by the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from being too elated. 8Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

A	This is the Word of the Lord.
C	Thanks be to God.

SPECIAL MUSIC      “America the Beautiful” St. 1-3

1.(All sing) O beautiful for spacious skies, for 
amber waves of grain; for purple mountain 
majesties above the fruited plain!
America! America! God shed His grace on 
thee, and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea.

2. (Women & Children) O beautiful for heroes 
proved in liberating strife, who more than 
self their country loved, and mercy more than life.
(All) America! America! May God thy gold refine, 
    	till all success be nobleness, and every gain 
	divine.

3. (Men) O beautiful for patriot dream that sees 
		beyond the years thine alabaster cities 
	  gleam, undimmed by human tears!  
(All) America! America! God mend thine every 
flaw, confirm thy soul in self-control, thy 
liberty in law.

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ALLELUIA AND VERSE (Sing)               Page 205
C 	Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. 
C	These things are written that you may believe 
	that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.
C	Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

HOLY GOSPEL                       Mark 6:1–13 

P	The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the 
	sixth chapter.
C	Glory to You, O Lord.

     1[Jesus] went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? 3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. 4And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.” 5And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6And he marveled because of their unbelief.
     And he went about among the villages teaching.
     7And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— 9but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. 10And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. 11And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.” 12So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent. 13And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.

P	This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C	Praise to You, O Christ.

NICENE CREED (Spoken)                 Page 206
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 † of the world to come. Amen. 	

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HYMN OF THE DAY 
            “Jesus, Lead Thou On” LSB #718, St. 1-4 

1	 Jesus, lead Thou on Till our rest is won;
    And although the way be cheerless,
    We will follow calm and fearless.
	Guide us by Thy hand To our fatherland. 

2	If the way be drear, If the foe be near,
    Let not faithless fears o’ertake us;
    Let not faith and hope forsake us;
	For through many a woe To our home we go. 

3	When we seek relief From a long-felt grief,
    When temptations come alluring,
    Make us patient and enduring. Show us that 
 	bright shore Where we weep no more. 

4	Jesus, lead Thou on Till our rest is won.
    Heav’nly leader, still direct us,
    Still support, console, protect us,
	Till we safely stand In our fatherland.

SERMON  "God Shed His Grace On Thee” 
                                     (Mark 6:1-13)

OFFERING GATHERED

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OFFERTORY HYMN(Sing)  "Create in Me" LSB #956

1	Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a 
	right spirit within me. Cast me not away from 
	Thy presence; and take not Thy Holy Spirit from 
	me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation;
    	and uphold me with Thy free spirit. Amen.

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH (Congregation response
                        to petitions: Hear our Prayer)

SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT

PREFACE                               Page 208
P  	The Lord be with you.
C   And also with you.
P   Lift up your hearts.
C   We lift them to the Lord.
P   Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C   It is right to give Him thanks and praise.  
P	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 (Sing)                            Page 208
C  Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth adored;
   	Heav’n and earth with full acclaim shout the 
		glory of Your name. Sing hosanna in the 
		highest, sing hosanna to the Lord; Truly blest 
	 is He who comes in the name of the Lord!

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING            Page 209

P  Blessed are You, O Lord our God, king of all 
	creation, for You have had mercy on us and given 
	Your only-begotten Son that whoever believes in 
	Him should not perish but have eternal life.

   	In Your righteous judgment You condemned the 
	sin of Adam and Eve, who ate the forbidden fruit, 
	and You justly barred them and all their children 
	from the tree of life. Yet, in Your great mercy, You 
	promised salvation by a second Adam, Your Son, 
	Jesus Christ, our Lord, and made His cross a 
	life-giving tree for all who trust in Him.

   	We give You thanks for the redemption You have 
	prepared for us through Jesus Christ. Grant us 
	Your Holy Spirit that we may faithfully eat and 
	drink of the fruits of His cross and receive the 
	blessings of forgiveness, life, and salvation that 
	come to us in His body and blood.

    Hear us as we pray in His name and as He has 
    taught us:

LORD’S PRAYER (Spoken)                Page 209
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.	

THE WORDS OF OUR LORD             Page 209

PAX DOMINI                             Page 209
P	The peace of the Lord be with you always.	
C	Amen.

AGNUS DEI (Sing)                        Page 210
C 	O Jesus Christ, true Lamb of God, You take the 
	sin of the world away; O Jesus Christ, true 
	Lamb of God, Have mercy on us, Lord, we pray.

	O Jesus Christ, true Lamb of God, You take the 
	sin of the world away; Have mercy on us, Jesus 
	Christ, And grant us peace, O Lord, we pray.

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DISTRIBUTION HYMNS  

1) (Violin & Piano)-"A Patriotic Medley"

2) "Come, Share the Lord"

1.     We gather here in Jesus’ name, His love is 
	burning in our hearts like living flame. For 
	through His loving Son the Father makes us 
	one. Come take the bread, come drink the 
	wine, come share the Lord.  

2.     We’ll gather soon where angels sing, we’ll see 
	the glory of our Lord and coming King. Now we 
	anticipate the feast for which we wait. Come 
	take the bread, come drink the wine, come 
	share the Lord. 

 BRIDGE: For He will feed us with His presence 
	here. This bread and wine will do us 
	good.                                                       	Our deepest hungers He will satisfy, for 
	He is life and peace and rest and drink 
	and food. 

3.     He joins us here, He breaks the bread. The 
	Lord who pours the cup is risen from the dead. 
	The One we love the most is now our gracious 
	host.  Come take the bread, come drink the 
	wine, come share the Lord.  

 BRIDGE: No one is a stranger here, ev’ryone 
	belongs. Finding our forgiveness here, 
	we in turn forgive all wrongs. We are 
	now the family of which the Lord is 
	head. Though unseen He meets us here 
	in the breaking of the bread.  

 (REPEAT VERSES 1 AND 2.)

(Words and Music by Bryan Jeffery Leech ©1984,1987 Fred BockMusic Company.
All rights reserved. Used by permission under CCLI License #21038571. CCLI Song #106408.)                                                       

3) "Before You, Lord, We Bow" LSB #966, St. 1-3 

1  Before You, Lord, we bow, Our God who reigns 
	Above And rules the world below, Boundless in 
	pow’r and love. Our thanks we bring In joy and 
	praise, Our hearts we raise To You, our King! 

2	The nation You have blest May well Your love 
	declare, From foes and fears at rest,
	Protected by Your care. For this bright day,
    For this fair land—Gifts of Your hand—Our 
	thanks we pay.   

3	May ev’ry mountain height, Each vale and 
	forest green, Shine in Your Word’s pure light,
    And its rich fruits be seen! May ev’ry tongue
    Be tuned to praise And join to raise A grateful 
	song.

NUNC DIMITTIS (Sing)                    Page 211
C  O Lord, now let Your servant Depart in 
		heav’nly peace, For I have seen the glory Of 
		Your redeeming grace: A light to lead the 
		Gentiles Unto Your holy hill, The glory of 
 		Your people, Your chosen Israel.

	 All glory to the Father, All glory to the Son, 
 	 All glory to the Spirit, Forever Three in One; 
	 For as in the beginning, Is now, shall ever be, 
	 God’s triune name resounding Through all 
	 eternity.

POST-COMMUNION COLLECT           Page 212
P  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. 

BENEDICAMUS                         Page 212
P  Let us bless the Lord.
C  Thanks be to God.

BENEDICTION                          Page 212
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 † give you 
		peace.
C  Amen.

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CLOSING HYMN  
       “Lift Every Voice and Sing” LSB #964, St 1-3

1 	Lift ev’ry voice and sing Till earth and heaven 
	ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty.
	Let our rejoicing rise High as the list’ning skies,
    Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
	Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past 
	has taught us; Sing a song full of the hope that 
	the present has brought us; Facing the rising 
	sun Of our new day begun, Let us march on till 
	victory is won.   

2	Stony the road we trod, Bitter the chast’ning 
	Rod Felt in the days when hope unborn had 
	died; Yet with a steady beat, Have not our 
	weary feet Come to the place for which our 
	parents sighed? We have come over a way that 
	with tears has been watered; We have come, 
	treading our path through the blood of the 
slaughtered, Out from the gloomy past,
Till now we stand at last Where the white gleam 
	of our bright star is cast.   

3	God of our weary years, God of our silent tears,
Thou who hast brought us thus far on the way;
	Thou who hast by Thy might Led us into the 
	light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
	Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, 
	where we met Thee; Lest, our hearts drunk with 
	the wine of the world, we forget Thee;
    Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever 
	stand, True to our God, true to our native land.

POSTLUDE: "God Bless the U.S.A."- Lee Greenwood

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday Bible Study:  Join us for our Bible Study on the books of Esther and Nehemiah. We meet Sunday Bible Study:  Join us for our Bible Study on the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. We meet
Sunday morning at 8:30am in the Fellowship Hall.
Women's Weekly Bible Study Monday, July 8 at noon in the Fellowship Hall. We will study Joseph as we continue our study on the 54 men of the Bible. All BSLC women and friends are invited to attend.

Braille workers are done until September.
 
BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH
1337 W. 11th St, Tempe, AZ 85281-5398
Office 480-967-2660 Second Line 480-967-2686
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m-12:30 p.m.
WEB: www.beautifulsaviortempe.org
Email for BSLC: office@beautifulsaviortempe.org

SERVING US AT WORSHIP TODAY: 
Preacher and Liturgist:        Pastor Tim Anderson
Dir. of Music/Organist:                                              Ellen Brown
Song Leader:                                                                                         Donna Evans
Violinist:                                            Dakota Meeks                                    
Lector Reader:                      Charlotte Grefe          
Assisting Elder & Acolyte:           Charles Haynes
Greeter:                            Marsha Beetham          
Altar:               Bobbie Littou & Charlotte Grefe

   Visitors, please sign (with a complete address) our Guest Book on the podium in the entryway before you leave and/or complete a grey/cream “Worship Information” card found in the pew in front of you. Members are also encouraged to complete a “Worship Information” card (you can update address and phone number, request a pastoral visit)
Pastor Tim's Office Hours:  Pastor Tim is available Monday through Thursday, 10am - 3pm as well as by appointment. Cell phone #480-536-2256. 
WE CAN ASSIST THOSE UNABLE TO HEAR WELL…We have 3 cordless headsets available to use in the pews. Just let an usher know and they will be happy to bring you one.
Attendance for week: 6-30-24 Bible Class—7; Worship Service—40; 7-1-2024 Women’s Bible Study—4; 7-4 La Mesa meal—, La Mesa worship—; La Mesa Baptism—NA. 
Income report for 6-30: Loose Plate $75; Weekly Envelopes $2290; Designated Gifts $155; Other $; Total $2520. 
THIS WEEK AT BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR
July 7, Sunday
8:30 AM Adult Bible Study
9:30 AM Music Rehearsal 
10 AM The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Worship 
        w/Holy Communion
(Also, being streamed on Facebook online) (*Login info below to view online Planet Green -Electronics Recycle Day
July 8, Monday
12 PM Women’s Bible Study
6 PM Elders meeting
July 9, Tuesday
Board of Finance Meeting
July 11, Thursday
12 PM “Brunch & Bibles” Midweek Bible Study at Crackers & Co. Café 1285 W. Elliot Rd., Tempe, AZ let Kathryn Odle know if you are attending.
4-7 PM La Mesa 
July 14, Sunday
The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost -Casual Worship

Prayer List:  We pray for strength, comfort and healing for: 
- Vi Pope, fell during her walk & has a broken hip, we pray 
  for Vi, John, and the Carlins;
-  Shawn Matilla, brother to Hannah Garrett—recovering 
  from brain surgery;
- 	Darleene Haynes - pray medical staff finds the infection 
	and cures for it; 
- Bobbie Littou is on antibiotics will see the urologist on 
  Friday.
- Carol Christian - has Macular Degeneration, prayers 
 that the swelling stops;
- Bill Christian & Kathryn Odle, health problems show 
 improvement – former member is recovering at home; 
- Blue Sky, in rehab after surgery recovering & on the 
- passing of Amina;  
- Rikki Anderson – Recuperating from surgery past week;
- Beth Givan, Rachel’s mother – Parkinson’s disease and 
 cancer, and for Beth’s youngest daughter caring for her;         
- Joe Carlin – successful surgery, is home improving;   
- Pat Carlin – for strength ;    
- Annalisa, Brenda Frank, Warren and Cheryl, Jim 
 	Schutkowski – chemo treatments; 
-	Bergman’s daughter-in-law Christy, Glenn Brown – 
  ongoing medical issues;
- Len Lacy - memory care;   
- All nations dealing with hardships and for military 
 deployed to areas of conflict;

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Lutheran Hour Broadcast - KFNX RADIO (1100) @ 10 AM July 7 "My Pastor" Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler Like sheep that need a shepherd, followers of Christ need pastors who will come looking for them when they stray. (Acts 20:28)

 

HOLY COMMUNION. . .OUR UNDERSTANDING 
It is the special joy of the baptized and instructed Christian to celebrate Christ in our very midst with the Sacrament of the Altar (Holy Communion).  The Scripture clearly and carefully teaches that, in Holy Communion, the very Body and the very Blood of our Lord Jesus are really present in, with, and under the forms of bread and wine.  It also teaches that “A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord (acknowledging the Real Presence of Jesus with the elements) eats and drinks judgment on himself.” (I Corinthians 11:28-29).
    	Communicants, then, are rightfully prepared and “worthy” when they:
•	are truly penitent of their sins;                                                  
•	even now embrace Jesus as their Savior and recognize His Real Presence in the bread and the wine; and
•	seek to amend their sinful lives, with the assistance of this Meal and the power of the Holy Spirit.
	If you have any further questions, please speak with the Pastor before the service.
	Other notes on the distribution of Holy Communion:
•	1) Wine is the Biblical standard for all communicants.  However, grape juice is in some glasses and available in the center of each tray for those who have an intolerance to alcohol.  
•	2) The Blood of Christ, in, with and under the wine, is served in individual glasses.
3) Children and adults not instructed or confirmed are still encouraged to approach The Table to receive a blessing.