Thursday, June 22, and Sunday, June 25, 2017

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH & PRESCHOOL 5110 Grand Avenue, Gurnee, Illinois 60031 – (847) 244-9647

Pastor Ben Squires Cell phone: 224-419-5519 or email: pastor@bethelgurnee.org

Website: www.BethelGurnee.org

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Shifts Along the Pathway (and sermon dates) • From Mistrust to Trust (June 1/4 & June 8/11) • From Complacent to Curious (June 22/25 & June 29/July 2) • From Closed to Open about Change in Their Life (July 20/23 & July 27/30) • From Meandering to Seeking (August 3/6 & August 10/13) • From Lost to Found (August 17/20 & August 24/27)

Why Learn about the Pathway to Faith? (Evert & Schaup, p. 25) • Frees us to learn about what others are experiencing • Recognizes the mysterious nature of the Spirit at work in someone • Moves us from activism (i.e.:pushy) to a humble place of wonder & prayer • Allows us to appreciate the organic, unique way God works in each person • Leads us to empathize with our friends & where they are on the pathway

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SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE Thursday 6:30 p.m. & Sunday 9:00 a.m.

Holy Communion: 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays and the Thursday prior Becky Lanzito & Karen Leicht - Organists, Ann Souza - Music Director,

Mandi Stilson – Choir/New Music Accompanist ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS We are pleased you chose to be with us in worship today, and pray the Lord blesses you as he has blessed us with your presence. Our goal is to help people find the right place for them to hear God’s word and serve His mission. We’d love to support you in that spiritual journey. Please take a moment to complete an attendance card and place it in the Offering plate or give to an usher. This card will help us connect with you.

NURSERY We have two rooms available for your use. When the service is in the sanctuary, the nursery is down the hall just past the restrooms. If the service is held in the gym, the nursery is in the youth room at the far end of the gym.

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SERVING TODAY

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ALTAR FLOWERS ARE PROVIDED BY: Dave and Cheryl Ross in celebration of their wedding anniversary and

Rasmussen, Souza and Kazarian families in memory of Bill Souza.

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ALL GOD’S PEOPLE SING This service is based on the Praise service in the hymn/songbook, All God’s People Sing.

Opening Hymn Listen, God Is Calling LSB 833

© Lutheran Theological College, Makumira, Tanzania. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100013448.

Invocation P: In the Name of God the Father: C: Praise to our creating God! P: In the Name of His Son, Jesus: C: Praise to our redeeming God! P: In the Name of God the Spirit: C: Praise to our renewing God! P: Let us join our thankful voices, C: Amen! Amen! Praise the Lord!

(Sunday) Baptism of Colin Traynor, son of Andy & Holly Traynor

(see back page)

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Confession (based on Psalm 51)

P: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your unfailing love; C: according to Your great compassion, wipe out our sin. P: Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world, C: have mercy on us. P: Create in me a pure heart, O God, C: and renew a steadfast spirit within me. P: Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world, C: have mercy on us. P: O Lord, open my lips, C: and my mouth will declare Your praise. P: Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world, C: have mercy on us. Amen.

Absolution (based on Psalm 103)

P: The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He does not deal with you according to your sins, nor repay you according to your iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;

as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove your transgressions from you. According to this Word from the Lord, and by the command of our Lord Jesus

Christ, I, a called and ordained servant of the Word, forgive you your sins in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen. Bless the Lord, O my soul! Bless His Holy Name! Amen. P: Every word of God proves true; C: he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Amen. (Proverbs 30:5, VBS key verse)

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Song of Praise Great is the Lord

Words of Praise P: From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator’s praise arise; C: Alleluia! Alleluia! P: Let the redeemer’s name be sung, Through every land, by every tongue. C: Alleluia! Alleluia! P: Eternal are Your mercies, Lord; Eternal truth attends Your Word; C: Alleluia! Alleluia! P: Your praise shall sound from shore to shore, ’Til suns shall rise and set no more. C: Alleluia! Alleluia!

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Greeting and Prayer of the Day

P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P: Almighty and everlasting God, You often find us and others wandering from

teacher to teacher, from truth to truth, searching for Your true Word. Grant that all who seek for a deeper knowledge of the sublime wisdom of Your eternal Word may be found by You, who sent Your Son to seek and to save the lost; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.

Psalm Reading Psalm 119:140–144 (ESV) 140Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it. 141I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts. 142Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your law is true. 143Trouble and anguish have found me out, but your commandments are my delight. 144Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may live. C: Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your Word is true. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, As it was is the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Old Testament Reading Proverbs 30:1b–5 (ESV) 1The man declares, I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and worn out. 2Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man. 3I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One. 4Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment?

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Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name? Surely you know! 5Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.

Holy Gospel Luke 7:36–50 (ESV) 36One of the Pharisees asked [Jesus] to eat with him, and he went into the

Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. 37And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he

was reclining at table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, 38and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. 39Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.” 40And Jesus answering said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he answered, “Say it, Teacher.”

41“A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42When they could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?” 43Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.” 44Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. 46You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. 47Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.” 48And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” 49Then those who were at table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this, who even forgives sins?” 50And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” L: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. L: Every word of God proves true; C: he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Amen. (Proverbs 30:5, VBS key verse)

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Hymn of the Day Light of Light, O Sole-Begotten LSB 914

© 1992 Stephen P. Starke. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100013448.

Sermon “From Complacent to Curious”

Confession of Faith Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.—And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.—I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

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(Thursday) Offering & Prayer Requests In addition to the prayer requests already received, Pastor will pause here to see if there are additional requests. Prayers can be thanksgivings, joy, requests for yourself, or requests for others.

(Sunday) Offering & Impact Story from Carlos & Suzanne Tejada

Offertory The Lord, My God, Be Praised LSB 794 sts. 1–2

Prayers

The Lord’s Prayer

P: Lord, remember us in Your kingdom, and teach us to pray: All: 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.

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Declaration

P: Every word of God proves true; C: he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Amen. (Proverbs 30:5, VBS key verse)

Benediction

P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you. C: Amen.

Closing Hymn Spread the Reign of God the Lord LSB 830

5 Enter, mighty Word, the field; Ripe the promise of its yield. But the reapers, oh, how few For the work there is to do!

6 Lord of harvest, great and kind,

Rouse to action heart and mind; Let the gath’ring nations all See Your light and heed Your call.

Announcements Acknowledgements

This service is based on the Praise service in All God’s People Sing. Other portions adapted from Lutheran Service Book. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 000013448.

Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. 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.

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ORDER OF HOLY BAPTISM for

Colin Traynor Sunday, June 25, 2017

Scripture Speaks to Us Concerning Holy Baptism

Our Ongoing Commitment

as Parents, Congregation and Sponsors

The Confession of Faith

The Baptism

Colin JeeAn Michael Traynor, I baptize you in the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Introduction of Baptized Child

Receiving of the Candle—

A Sign of the Light of Christ Receive this candle as a sign of the Light of Christ that God has placed in you. Jesus said, “You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14).

Prayer Blessing

Service continues on page 5.