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There is a Time for Everything…. This is the Time! All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with You. (Ps. 139:16-18) Psalm 90:112 Pastor: Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. Cong: You return man to dust and say, “Return, O children of man!” For a thousand years in Your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night. 10 Church of the Lutheran Confession 12145 W. Edgerton Avenue Hales Corners, Wisconsin 53130 414-427-9337 http://www.messiahhalescorners.com Michael Eichstadt, Pastor Phone: 414-427-9303 Ted Quade, Principal Phone: 262-522-9824 Michaela Winters, Teacher Phone: 715-864-2069 December 31, 2019 New Year’s Eve

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Page 1: There is a Time for Everything…. This is the Time!halescorners.clclutheran.org/files/2019/12/webbull12-31-19.pdf · a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time

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a Ti

me f

or E

very

thing

….

This

is th

e Ti

me!

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e da

ys o

rdaine

d fo

r me

wer

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itten

in Y

our bo

ok b

efor

e on

e of

the

m ca

me t

o be

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w pr

ecio

us t

o me

are

You

r th

ough

ts, O

God

! Ho

w va

st is

the

sum

of

them

! W

ere

I to

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em, t

hey

would

out

numb

er t

he g

rains

of s

and.

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n I a

wake

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still w

ith Y

ou. (

Ps.

139:16

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Pas

tor:

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ord

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ou

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e bee

n o

ur

dw

elli

ng

pla

ce

in a

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Pas

tor:

Y

ou s

wee

p t

hem

aw

ay a

s w

ith a

flo

od;

they a

re l

ike

a dre

am,

like

gra

ss

that

is

renew

ed i

n t

he

mo

rnin

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in t

he

mo

rnin

g i

t fl

ouri

shes

and i

s re

new

ed;

in t

he

evenin

g i

t fa

des

and w

ither

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Co

ng:

Fo

r w

e are

bro

ugh

t to

an

en

d b

y Y

ou

r an

ger

; b

y Y

ou

r w

rath

we

are

d

ism

ayed

. Y

ou

have

set

ou

r in

iqu

itie

s b

efo

re Y

ou

, ou

r se

cret

sin

s in

th

e li

gh

t of

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Pas

tor:

F

or

all

our

days

pas

s aw

ay u

nder

Yo

ur

wra

th;

we

bri

ng o

ur

year

s to

an

end l

ike

a si

gh.

The

yea

rs o

f o

ur

life

are

seventy

, or

even b

y r

easo

n o

f st

reng

th e

ighty

; yet

their

sp

an i

s but

toil

and t

roub

le;

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one,

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e fl

y a

way.

Co

ng:

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o c

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the

pow

er o

f Y

ou

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ger,

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d Y

ou

r w

rath

acc

ord

ing

to t

he

fear

of

You

? S

o t

each

us

to n

um

ber

ou

r d

ays

that

we

may g

et a

h

eart

of

wis

dom

. G

lory

be

to t

he

Fath

er a

nd

to t

he

Son

an

d t

o t

he

Holy

Sp

irit

; as

it w

as

in t

he

beg

inn

ing,

is n

ow

, an

d w

ill

be

fore

ver.

Am

en.

Hy

mn

12

5 (

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hy

mn

al)

. “

Th

e O

ld Y

ea

r N

ow

Ha

th P

ass

ed

Aw

ay

Co

nfe

ssio

n F

ait

h:

(Au

gsb

urg

Con

fess

ion

: A

rtic

le I

II)

I b

elie

ve

that

the

Word

--th

at

is,

the

Son

of

God

--to

ok

on

man

's n

atu

re i

n t

he

wom

b

of

the

ble

ssed

vir

gin

M

ary

. S

o

ther

e are

tw

o

natu

res,

d

ivin

e an

d

hu

man

, in

sep

ara

bly

con

join

ed i

n t

he

un

ity o

f H

is p

erso

n,

on

e C

hri

st,

tru

e G

od

an

d t

rue

ma

n,

wh

o w

as

born

of

the

vir

gin

Mary

, tr

uly

su

ffere

d,

was

cru

cifi

ed,

dea

d,

an

d

bu

ried

, th

at

He

mig

ht

reco

nci

le t

he

Fath

er t

o u

s a

nd

be

a s

acr

ific

e n

ot

on

ly f

or

ori

gin

al

gu

ilt

bu

t als

o f

or

all

act

ua

l si

ns

of

men

. H

e a

lso d

esce

nd

ed i

nto

hel

l, a

nd

on

th

e th

ird

day t

ruly

rose

again

. A

fter

wa

rd H

e asc

end

ed i

nto

hea

ven

to s

it o

n t

he

rig

ht

han

d o

f th

e F

ath

er,

fore

ver

reig

n a

nd

have

do

min

ion

over

all

cre

atu

res,

an

d

san

ctif

y t

hose

wh

o b

elie

ve

in H

im b

y s

end

ing t

he

Holy

Sp

irit

in

to t

hei

r h

eart

s to

ru

le,

com

fort

, an

d q

uic

ken

th

em a

nd

def

end

th

em a

gain

st t

he

dev

il a

nd

th

e p

ow

er

of

sin

. T

he

sam

e C

hri

st w

ill

op

enly

co

me

again

to j

ud

ge

the

livin

g a

nd

th

e d

ead

.

Am

en.

9

2

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I. Th

is is

the

time

to t

hank

God

I. Th

is is

the

time

to t

hank

God

I. Th

is is

the

time

to t

hank

God

I. Th

is is

the

time

to t

hank

God

fo

r Hi

s gr

ace

in th

e pa

st.

for Hi

s gr

ace

in th

e pa

st.

for Hi

s gr

ace

in th

e pa

st.

for Hi

s gr

ace

in th

e pa

st.

Text:

Ecc

lesi

ast

es 3

:1-8

P:

Ther

e is

a t

ime

for

ever

yth

ing,

and a

sea

son f

or

ever

y a

ctiv

ity u

nd

er h

eaven:

a ti

me

to b

e bo

rn a

nd

a t

ime

to d

ie,

a ti

me

to p

lant

and a

tim

e to

up

root,

a ti

me

to k

ill

and a

tim

e to

hea

l, a

tim

e to

tea

r do

wn a

nd a

tim

e to

bu

ild,

a ti

me

to w

eep

and

a t

ime

to l

aug

h,

a ti

me

to m

ourn

and a

tim

e to

dan

ce,

a ti

me

to s

catt

er s

tones

and a

tim

e to

gat

her

them

, a

tim

e to

em

bra

ce a

nd a

tim

e to

re

frain

, a

tim

e to

sea

rch a

nd a

tim

e to

giv

e up

, a

tim

e to

kee

p a

nd a

tim

e to

thro

w a

way

, a

tim

e to

tea

r an

d a

tim

e to

mend,

a ti

me

to b

e si

lent

and a

tim

e to

sp

eak,

a ti

me

to l

ove

and

a t

ime

to h

ate,

a t

ime

for

war

and a

tim

e fo

r p

eace

. P

ra

yer:

P:

Lo

rd,

this

past

year

is

a sa

d c

om

menta

ry o

n u

s an

d o

ur

worl

d.

We

have

fall

en f

ar

sho

rt o

f Y

our

glo

ry.

Alo

ng w

ith a

ll p

eop

le,

we

hav

e si

nned

again

st Y

our

ho

ly w

ill.

C:

“R

emem

ber,

O L

OR

D,

you

r gre

at

mer

cy a

nd

love,

for

they

are

fro

m o

f o

ld.

Rem

em

ber

not

the

sin

s o

f m

y y

ou

th a

nd

my r

ebel

liou

s w

ays;

acc

ord

ing t

o y

ou

r lo

ve

rem

em

ber

me,

fo

r y

ou

are

good

, O

LO

RD

” (

Ps.

25:6

-7).

Hy

mn

42

7:1

-4

(red

hy

mn

al)

: “

Ho

w F

irm

a F

ou

nd

ati

on

II. Th

is is

the

Tim

e to

tre

asur

e th

e pr

esen

t.II.

This

is th

e Tim

e to

tre

asur

e th

e pr

esen

t.II.

This

is th

e Tim

e to

tre

asur

e th

e pr

esen

t.II.

This

is th

e Tim

e to

tre

asur

e th

e pr

esen

t. T

ext:

Ecc

lesi

ast

es 3

:9-13

P:

Wh

at d

oes

the

work

er g

ain f

rom

his

to

il?

I have

seen t

he

burd

en G

od h

as l

aid

on m

en.

He

has

mad

e ever

yth

ing b

eauti

ful

in i

ts t

ime.

He

has

als

o s

et e

tern

ity i

n t

he

hea

rts

of

men

; yet

they c

an

no

t fa

tho

m w

hat

Go

d h

as d

one

fro

m b

egin

nin

g t

o e

nd.

I k

no

w t

hat

ther

e is

no

thin

g b

ette

r fo

r m

en t

han

to

be

hap

py a

nd d

o g

oo

d w

hil

e th

ey l

ive.

T

hat

ever

yo

ne

may e

at a

nd d

rink,

and f

ind s

atis

facti

on i

n a

ll h

is t

oil

--th

is i

s th

e g

ift

of

Go

d.

Pra

yer:

P:

Lo

rd,

no

mat

ter

what

co

mes

in t

he

yea

r ahea

d,

whet

her

tri

als

or

joys,

ro

uti

ne

days

or

mem

ora

ble

tim

es,

we

kno

w t

hat

all

is

well

, fo

r Je

sus

is o

ur

Sav

ior

who

has

giv

en u

s H

is

rig

hte

ousn

ess

and

tak

en a

way o

ur

guil

t b

y H

is s

acr

ific

e o

n t

he

cro

ss.

C:

“I

tru

st i

n y

ou

, O

LO

RD

; I

say,

‘You

are

my

God

.’ M

y t

imes

are

in

you

r h

an

ds;

d

eliv

er

me

from

my

en

emie

s an

d f

rom

th

ose

wh

o p

urs

ue

me”

(P

s. 3

1:1

4-15).

P:

Guid

e us

wak

ing,

O L

ord

, an

d g

uar

d u

s sl

eep

ing

C:

that

aw

ak

e w

e m

ay w

atc

h w

ith

Ch

rist

an

d a

slee

p w

e m

ay r

est

in p

eace

. P

: T

he

alm

ighty

and

mer

cif

ul

Lo

rd,

the

Fat

her

, th

e S

on,

and t

he

Ho

ly S

pir

it,

ble

ss a

nd

p

rese

rve

yo

u.

C:

Am

en.

Clo

sin

g H

ym

n 8

00

(W

orsh

ip S

up

ple

men

t):

“G

o,

My

Ch

ild

ren

, W

ith

My

Ble

ssin

g”

3

8

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7

Wit

h c

heru

bim

an

d s

era

ph

im

Ou

r vo

ices

join

th

e e

nd

less

hym

n,

An

d “

Ho

ly, h

oly

, h

oly

” si

ng

To

Ch

rist

, Go

d’s

Lam

b, o

ur

Pri

est

an

d K

ing

. ©

19

97

, 20

03

Ch

ad

L. B

ird

. Use

d b

y p

erm

issi

on

: LSB

Hym

n L

icen

se .N

ET, n

o. 1

00

01

384

3.

Seco

nd

dis

trib

uti

on

hy

mn

: 1

23

(red

hym

nal)

Pra

yer

P:

Gra

cio

us

Lo

rd,

we

giv

e Y

ou t

han

ks

for

the

yea

r no

w p

ast,

esp

ecia

lly f

or

the

goo

d w

e w

ere

per

mit

ted

to

giv

e and t

o r

ecei

ve.

The

year

is

no

w p

ast,

and w

e co

mm

it i

t to

Yo

u.

We

entr

ust

to

Yo

u t

he

new

yea

r an

d r

est

in Y

our

pea

ce,

for

Yo

u a

re o

ur

help

, an

d Y

ou

neit

her

slu

mb

er n

or

slee

p.

Hea

r us

for

the

sake

of

Yo

ur

nam

e.

C:

Am

en.

Hy

mn

: “

Lord

, B

id Y

ou

r S

erv

an

t G

o i

n P

eace”

©

19

69

, 19

89

Jam

es

Qu

inn

; ad

min

. Sela

h P

ub

lish

ing

Co

., In

c. U

sed

by p

erm

issi

on

. P

ub

lic

do

main

Hy

mn

: O

Rejo

ice,

Ye C

hris

tia

ns

Lo

ud

ly

Pub

lic

Dom

ain

7

4

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Serm

on

: E

xo

du

s 3

3:1

-1

5

Go

d D

oes

Go

Befo

re U

s!

(Gu

est

sp

ea

ker:

Pa

stor A

aro

n U

de

of

Go

od

Sh

ep

herd

, R

ap

id C

ity,

SD

)

H

ym

n:

716

(W

orsh

ip S

up

ple

men

t):

“N

ow

Greet

the S

wif

tly

Ch

an

gin

g Y

ear”

III. Th

is is

the

time

to p

repa

re for

ete

rnity

.III.

This

is th

e tim

e to

pre

pare

for

ete

rnity

.III.

This

is th

e tim

e to

pre

pare

for

ete

rnity

.III.

This

is th

e tim

e to

pre

pare

for

ete

rnity

. T

ext:

Ecc

lesi

ast

es 3

:14

P:

I k

no

w t

hat

ever

yth

ing

Go

d d

oes

wil

l endu

re f

ore

ver

; no

thin

g c

an b

e ad

ded

to i

t an

d

no

thin

g t

aken

fro

m i

t. G

od d

oes

it

so t

hat

men w

ill

rever

e h

im.

Pra

yer:

P:

Lo

rd,

in t

he

days

ahea

d s

ho

w u

s w

hat

Yo

u w

ould

have

us

do

. F

ill

ou

r li

ves

wit

h

pu

rpo

se.

May

we

refl

ect

Yo

ur

love

to a

ll a

round u

s. G

ive

us

op

po

rtunit

ies

to t

ell

of

Yo

ur

love,

that

many o

ther

s m

ay f

oll

ow

Yo

u i

n f

ait

h t

hro

ugh t

he

year

s o

f th

is l

ife

to t

he

eter

nal

ho

me

Yo

u h

ave

pre

par

ed i

n h

eaven.

C:

“M

ay t

he

fav

or

of

the

Lord

ou

r G

od

res

t u

pon

us;

est

ab

lish

th

e w

ork

of

ou

r h

an

ds

for

us—

yes

, es

tab

lish

th

e w

ork

of

ou

r h

an

ds”

(P

s. 9

0:1

7).

Off

erin

g a

nd

Lord

’s P

ra

yer.

Co

nfe

ssio

n o

f S

ins:

P:

Go

d o

f th

e A

ges

: C

: W

e ea

rnes

tly d

esir

e Y

ou

r p

rese

nce

am

on

g u

s on

th

e th

resh

old

of

this

new

yea

r.

Yet

, ou

r si

ns

wou

ld p

reven

t u

s fr

om

en

teri

ng Y

ou

r p

rese

nce

an

d ap

pro

ach

ing

Y

ou

r th

ron

e. W

e th

eref

ore

con

fess

bef

ore

You

ou

r si

nfu

l n

atu

re,

as

wel

l as

the

sin

s w

e h

ave

com

mit

ted

in

th

ou

gh

t, w

ord

, an

d d

eed

. F

or

the

sak

e o

f Jes

us

Ch

rist

wh

o

ga

ve

His

b

od

y

an

d

shed

H

is

blo

od

fo

r u

s all

, fo

rgiv

e u

s,

dea

r F

ath

er,

a

nd

st

ren

gth

en u

s b

y Y

ou

r W

ord

an

d S

pir

it t

o p

ress

on

un

til

we

see

Yo

u i

n g

lory

. A

men

.

P:

The

Go

d o

f th

e A

ges

has

sent

His

only

-beg

ott

en S

on t

o d

ie f

or

yo

u,

and f

or

His

sak

e

forg

ives

yo

u a

ll y

ou

r si

ns.

Ther

efo

re,

as w

e beg

in t

his

new

yea

r, I

gla

dly

anno

unce

the

gra

ce o

f G

od t

o a

ll o

f yo

u,

and i

n t

he

stea

d a

nd

by t

he

com

mand o

f m

y L

ord

Jes

us

Chri

st,

I fo

rgiv

e yo

u a

ll y

our

sins

in t

he

nam

e o

f th

e F

ather

and o

f th

e S

on a

nd o

f th

e

Ho

ly S

pir

it.

C:

Am

en.

Th

e W

ord

s of

Inst

itu

tio

n a

nd

Th

e D

istr

ibu

tio

n:

Fir

st d

istr

ibu

tio

n h

ym

n:

“T

he I

nfa

nt

Prie

st W

as

Holy

Born

6

Th

e b

od

y o

f G

od

’s L

am

b w

e e

at,

A p

riest

ly f

oo

d a

nd

pri

est

ly m

eat;

On

sin

-parc

hed

lip

s th

e c

halic

e p

ou

rs

His

qu

en

chin

g b

loo

d t

hat

life r

est

ore

s.

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