Our Savior Lutheran Church Newton, Iowa February 12, 2017

“Do You Love Me?”

SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY

Scout Sunday…Lutheran Lamb Presentation

THE EMBLEMThe Lamb Award is a national recognition bestowed on Lutheran adults (including laypersons, pastors, professional church workers, men and women) by the National Lutheran Association on Scouting [NLAS]. (The NLAS is formed by and responsible to the youth ministry departments of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America [ELCA] and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod [LCMS].)

The purpose of The Lamb Award is twofold: 1) to acknowledge the distinguished service of Lutheran adults in fostering the spiritual growth of youth through church and civic youth serving agency programs (Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., American Heritage Girls, Camp Fire USA, and 4-H); 2) to increase the use and quality of the civic agency programs in Lutheran congregations as a part of their ministries with youth. Self and spouse nominations will not be accepted. The Lamb award package contains a medal that can be worn around the neck, a lapel pin and an 8 ½” x 11” personalized color certificate.

ELIGIBILITY A Lamb Award recipient should: 1. Be an active member of a Lutheran congregation. 2. Have a minimum of 10 years of distinguished volunteer service to the church. 3. Have a minimum of 10 years of distinguished volunteer service to one or more civic youth agencies

(BSA, GSUSA, AHG, CFUSA, 4-H). 4. Serve as a Christian role model and leader to young people encouraging them to participate in the

spiritual life of their congregation. 5. Promote the religious growth programs, the observance of Boy Scout, Girl Scout, AHG or Camp Fire

Sunday, chaplains and chaplain’s aide program. 6. Exhibit leadership and be fully trained in the civic youth agency. 7. Help organize new units in the nominee’s own and neighboring Lutheran congregations. 8. Recruit youth and promote full involvement of members in the program. 9. Encourage units to support group service projects in response to a community or congregational need.

The Lamb Award

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OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCHMissouri Synod

www.oursavlutheran.comEmail: oursavr@iowatelecom.netOffice Phone: 641-792-1084

Reverend John M. Moore, PastorEmail: pastorjmmoore@iowatelecom.netCell Phone: 521-3000

Rev. James & Angela SharpOur Missionaries, Uruguay

Rev. Carl & Chen Hsi Li HansonOur Missionaries, Hong Kong, China

Rev. Jordan TomeschOur Missionaries, Hamburg, Germany

Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany February 12, 2017

Elders at Our Savior

Chairman Doug DeJong Secretary Bob Bringolf Charities Joe Hernandez Lay Readers/Greeters Randy Ervin Ushers/Altar Guild Doug Ringger

We have a hearing assistance system. Contact an usher if you would like to use a personal receiver.

Welcome to Our Savior Lutheran Church! We thank God you are here and pray that God’s Word will speak to you today. Guests, we hope you will join us often as we gather around the Word. We want to know how we may serve you, so please sign the guest book. Also, please introduce yourself to those around you and to the Pastor.

Those desiring to receive the Body and Blood of Christ in the Sacrament at the Altar, please review both sides of the Communion Registration Card in the pew before. If you are in agreement you may hand it to our usher as you come for communion.

Those Serving This WeekCelebrant: Pastor John M. MooreElder: Joe HernandezOrganist: Joy McGinleyPianist: Miranda ErvinChoir Director: Julie DlouhyMedia Team Doug/Julie/Rachelle/DeannaLay Readers: Bob BringolfUshers: Ron Dlouhy and Steve HartzGreeters: Deanna Ihde and Marilyn JessenAltar Guild: Pat SheltonBulletin Assembler: Steve Hartz

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During winter months: If the Elders decide conditions are unsafe for conducting service, a message will be left on the answering machine. We will contact KCOB, WHO & KCCI and attempt to send out an email.

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SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY“Do You Love Me?”

February 12, 2017

Get to KNOWThe God who KNOWs NEWton

And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory,

that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested. (1 Chron 4:10 NKJV)

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAGC I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the United States of America,and to the republic for which it stands; one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE CHRISTIAN FLAGC I pledge allegiance to the crossof my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and to the faith for which it stands; one Savior, King Eternal, with mercy and grace for all.

ENTRANCE HYMN “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” LSB 809

SALUTATION AND COLLECT OF THE DAYP The Lord be with you.C And also with you.P Let us pray. O Lord, graciously hear the prayers of Your people C that we who justly suffer the consequence of our sin may be mercifully delivered by Your goodness to the glory of Your name;P through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, C one God, now and forever. Amen

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OLD TESTAMENT READING Deuteronomy 30:15–20‘“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his just decrees, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them, I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish. You shall not live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess. I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”

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

EPISTLE READING 1 Corinthians 3:1–9 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way? For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not being merely human? What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building.

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

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ALLELUIA AND VERSEP Walk in love, as Christ loved us C and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Alleluia.

HOLY GOSPEL John 21:15–17P The Holy Gospel according to St. John the twenty-first chapter.C Glory to You, O Lord.

[When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.

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

HYMN “I Am Jesus’ Little Lamb” LSB 740 Stz. 1

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

HYMN “I Am Jesus’ Little Lamb” LSB 740 Stz. 2-3

SERMON “Catch the Vision!””By The Reverend Scout and Father, Gregory Rogahn, Lubbock, Texas

OFFERING

THE CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNIONP The bread that we break and the wine that we bless, is it not the body and blood poured out for us through the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ?

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C Yes, it is the gift He gave on the night in which He was betrayed. We being many are made one in the body of Christ. Prepare us Lord, to receive You as we come to Your table and receive your gifts of body and blood. Lord, teach us to pray…

LORD’S PRAYER (LSB pp 162, 163)

WORDS OF INSTITUTIONP Christ invites us to join Him in this feast, the table is prepared, come and be united into His fellowship. Amen.

DISTRIBUTION“We All Believe in One True God” LSB 953“Just as I Am, without One Plea” LSB 570“When Peace, like a River” LSB 763“What a Friend We Have in Jesus” LSB 770

PRESENTATION OF THE LUTHERAN LAMB AWARDMatthew Gregory & Kristin Erin Rogahn

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

Let us pray. O Lord, you have called your people into a great variety of vocations and avocations, not the least of which is work with your children and young people. So, this day, as we honor Matthew Gregory and Kristin Erin, your servants, we give thanks for all those who spend

Reading of citation. Placing of the Lamb Award. Placing of pins.

P By virtue of the authority vested in me and in accordance with the guidelines established by the Lutheran Church bodies in the United States, I present you the Lamb Award for your distinguished service to young people. May the blessings of our almighty God, Father, Son (+) and Holy Spirit be and abide with you always. Amen

P Hear our prayers, O Lord, and confirm with your heavenly benediction, your servants, Matthew and Kristin on whom, this

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day, we have bestowed the Lamb Award. We thank you, Father, for these gifts to your church and to young people.

We praise you for the efforts Matthew and Kristin have given on their behalf. With sincere devotion of mind and body, may they continue to offer You, Your Church and the young people of our church and community service acceptable to your divine majesty; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, to whom, with You and the Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH

BENEDICTION

CLOSING HYMN “On What Has Now Been Sown” LSB 921Acknowledgments Divine Service, Setting One from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Reprinted with permission. Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.

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Lord, Teach us to PrayRemember in your prayers...

UFor Healing, Wholeness and ShalomUPastor Mike Maddick, undergoing treatment for cancer.UJohn McGinley, diagnosed with prostate cancer.UTeresa Morgan, who had knee surgery.URoger Breckenridge, ongoing health concerns.URon Dlouhy’s sister, Marlene Penfold, who is undergoing

treatment for pancreatic cancer.UMarilyn Mertz’s son, Jim, health concerns.UEd & Geneva Trost.URobert Wolfe, Bills Jenkins nephewUPam Lundin, Stephanie Welliks mother, who was diagnosed

with pancreatic cancer.UCindy Coopman, daughter of Marion Benac, for healing and

peace.

UThe Ministry of The Pregnancy Center of Central Iowa.

UMichael McGinley, Kelsy & Katka, as Michael continues to prepare for the Pastoral Ministry.

UJames and Angela Sharp, Our Missionaries to Uruguay. Carl & Chen Hsi Li Hanson, Our Missionaries to Hong Kong,

China. J.P. & Aimee Cima, working in Vietnam. “Jesse” Narit & Naomi Phan, Stronghold, Cambodia. Rev. Jordan Tomesh, Our Missionaries to Hamburg, Germany

UPastor & Karen Moore, in thanksgiving for the sale of their home and for transitions.

UThe Malaria Initiative and the end of Malaria deaths in the world.

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This Week at Our Savior . . .Sunday (12) . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00am WorShip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30am Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00am lamb aWard lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . boy Scout Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:30pm trivia night

monday (13) . . . . . . . . . . . 6:55am Bridgehouse 6:55

tueSday (14) . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:55am Bridgehouse 6:55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:55pm Bridgehouse 12:55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Valentine’s day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bulletin DeaDline

WedneSday (15) . . . . . . . . 6:55am Bridgehouse 6:55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00pm Jr . catecheSiS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00pm choir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30pm youth group

thurSday (16) . . . . . . . . . . 6:55am Bridgehouse 6:55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00am ladieS bible Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30pm elder’S meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00pm ScoutS

Friday (17) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30am bible Study @ midtoWn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChroniCler DeaDline

Sunday (19) . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00am WorShip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30am Sunday School & adult bible Study

FeBruary 15th

Charlene Vesely

FeBruary 16th

Brandon dunkerson

FeBruary 17th

Jason Jorgenson

taylor WoeBBeking

FeBruary 18th

tom tisdale

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AnnouncementsLIFE QUOTES “So marriage is a profoundly unique thing that is strengthened by years of shared experiences, trials, triumphs, challenges, and victories. The oneness of marriage is why Grandpa can start a sentence and Grandma can finish it. It’s why when she cries, he tastes the salt. It’s her knowing what’s wrong without him speaking a word. It’s two lives becoming one. It takes time, effort, sweat, and tenacity. But the rewards are like none other on earth.” Rev. Daniel Domke, Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Huron, South Dakota - A “Life Quote” from Lutherans For Life - www.lutheransforlife.org.

QUILTING-CHANGE THE DATE Since they will be laying carpet on the 13th and 14th of February we have changed our quilting date of the 13th and 14th to the 20th and 21st of February. We will still be quilting on the 27th and 28th of the month. Thank you, and we hope to see many quilters on those days. Your work is a blessing to so many people in need!.

TRIVIA GAME NIGHT An evening of fun is being planned for you to participate in. TODAY, we will be having a fun night of Trivia. “ The Great Oz” is busy working up all kinds of info to test us with, but by combining the great minds of the young and the old, we will amaze the “The Great Oz”! Starting time is 3:30 P.M., food will be provided (Pizza and Pop). So mark your calendar and come join the fun!

CARPET FUND The voters approved to put new carpet in the front entry and the fellowship hall. We will need to raise $12,000.00 to complete this project. When making donations mark them Carpet Fund.

THANK YOU for all your prayers for me when I had surgery. I am still battling cancer & with all your prayers I will defeat it. I also would like you to pray for my wife, Joy. She has been a rock for me during this time. Again, thank you for all your prayers, it means a lot to me. Sincerely, John M. McGinley

CHRONICLER DEADLINE is Friday, February 17th.

DOUG’S BIBLE STUDY GROUP is meeting Sunday, Feb. 26 at 1:00pm at his home.

PASTOR’S FAREWELL LUNCH SIGN-UP Please sign up on the bulletin board in the narthex if you plan to attend lunch following Pastor’s March 5th sermon.

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BERG MIDDLE SCHOOL

ITEMS NEEDED

Deodorant for boys and girlsShampoo/Conditioner

Body WashSocks sizes 6-12 for girls and boys

SoupCereal

Granola BarsBreakfast Bars

Items will be collected until February 19th, 2017

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(You are invited to)

Pastor John Moore’s Farewell Service

Sunday, March 5, 2017at 9:00am

Our Savior Lutheran ChurchNewton, Iowa

Lunch & fellowship following the church service.

Please sign up for lunch in the narthex.