“Eunice and Lois: Passing Down the Faith”

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St. Paul Lutheran Church, School, and “Eunice and Lois: Childcare Rev. Gregory Lorenz Rev. James Fickenscher Passing Down the Faith” Rev. Ernesto Garcia

300 W. Pecan Blvd. McAllen, TX 78501 Office: 956-682-2345 ELC: 956-682-2201 Fax: 956-682-7148 www.stpaulmcallen.org

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Traditional: Saturday, 5pm Sunday, 8am (rebroadcast from Saturday)

Contemporary: Sunday, 10:45am

Bible Study with Pastor Twenty-Fourth Sunday after James: Sunday, 9:15am

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+Divine Service, Setting One - LSB Pg.151+ +Service of Confession and Absolution+ indicates that the following words will be sung

Welcome and Announcements

Invocation 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 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. C But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination.

P Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. C Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen. P Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen.

+Service of the Word+

Salutation and Collect of the Day P The Lord be with you. C And also with you. P Let us pray. Almighty and ever-living God, You have given exceedingly great and precious promises to those who trust in You. Dispel from us the works of darkness and grant us to live in the light of Your Son, Jesus Christ, that our faith may never be found wanting; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen.

Epistle 2 Timothy 1:1–7 1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus, 2To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 3I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. 4As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. 5I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. 6For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self- control. A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God.

Alleluia and Verse LSB 156 C Alleluia. Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Alleluia, alleluia.

Holy Gospel John 4:46-54 P The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the fourth chapter.

C Glory to You, O Lord. 46[Jesus] came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. 47When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. 48So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.” 49The official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” 50Jesus said to him, “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way. 51As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was recovering. 52So he asked them the hour when he began to get better, and they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” 53The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” And he himself believed, and all his household. 54This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee. P This is the Gospel of the Lord. C Praise to You, O Christ.

Hymn: Oh, Blest the House, LSB 862, stzs. 1, 4-5

Tune and text: Public domain

Sermon

Apostles’ Creed C 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.

Offering You can give your offering • Online at https://stpaulmcallen.org/church/support/breeze-giving/ • By mail (St Paul Lutheran Church, 300 Pecan Blvd, McAllen, TX 78501). • By text. Text an amount (ex: $50) to 956-420-0252 to set up a one-time or recurring gift.

Prayer of the Church

Lord's Prayer 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.

Benediction 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.

Closing Hymn: We Sing for All the Unsung Saints, LSB 678 Sung to the tune of “No Tramp of Soldiers’ Marching Feet,” LSB 444

1 We sing for all the unsung saints, That countless, nameless throng, Who kept the faith and passed it on With hope steadfast and strong Through all the daily griefs and joys No chronicles record, Forgetful of their lack of fame, But mindful of their Lord.

2 Though uninscribed with date or place, With title, rank, or name, As living stones their stories join To form a hallowed frame Around the myst’ry in their midst: The Lamb once sacrificed, The Love that wrested life from death, The wounded, risen Christ.

3 So we take heart from unknown saints Bereft of earthly fame, Those faithful ones who have received A more enduring name: For they reveal true blessing comes When we our pride efface And offer back our lives to be The vessels of God’s grace.

Acknowledgments Divine Service, Setting One from Lutheran Service Book Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2018 Concordia Publishing House.

Sermon Notes Series: Ordinary People-Extraordinary God Title: Eunice and Lois: Passing Down the Faith Text: 2 Timothy 1:1-7

The Spirit of Jesus works faith from generation to generation!

1) Timothy’s ______comes from his ______and ______.

2) The Christian faith is ______, ______in us. - Our faith is ______, but it doesn’t ______to us. o We do make ______, however, that allow our faith to ______or that ______it. - Our faith ______us with all believers!

3) God ______the faith through His ______. - Your homework this week: o Contact someone who has passed down the faith to you or helped your faith grow, and thank them!

4) God ______the faith through ____! - This happens through ______of relationships!

5) Never underestimate the power of the ______that lives in us to ______, grow, and sustain ______!