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IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Manitowoc, Wisconsin Whoever Believes Second Sunday in Lent | March 8, 2020 Contemporary Worship WELCOME In the name of our Lord Jesus, welcome to one and all! We pray that here at Immanuel you will find the warmth of Christian hospitality, the abiding truth of God's Word and the quiet assurance of peace in Christ. If we can assist you in any way, please ask. Come worship with us again! TODAY’S FOCUS: God’s gifts come by faith to all who believe. Not by a holy life. Not by acts of obedience. Simple trust in the promises of God brings every blessing that Jesus won by his perfect life and innocent death. Abraham believed God promise and so became not only the father of a nation, but the forefather of the promised Savior through whom all people would be blessed. He had faith in God who justifies the wicked, and God credited it to him as righteousness. By this same faith, Christ gives the credit for his righteousness to all who believe – even us! FOR VISITORS . Friendship Register: Please fill out the Friendship Register located at the end of each pew. Cell Phones: Out of respect for our Lord and your fellow worshipers, please silence your cell phone. Restrooms: The main restrooms are located in the Gathering Room near the coatrack. Offering: The gospel ministry of Immanuel is supported by the generosity and sacrificial giving of our members. You are our guest today, and may want to learn more about our ministry before giving a gift. When the offering plates are passed, please do not feel obligated to make a contribution. Information: The media counter is located in the Gathering Room. Here you will find magazines, brochures, devotional booklets and children’s bulletins (printed on yellow paper). Contact: Our pastor and principal are always happy to serve you. Please feel free to contact them (contact info on announcement sheet). 2 ORDER OF SERVICE WELCOME CHILDREN’S MESSAGE OPENING SONG: GOD OF CALVARY Verse 1 On the hill of Calvary the light of all the world With the world on His shoulders The weight of all our shame On Him who knew no sin A holy surrender The sky went dark the angels wept The Father looked away The final breath He bowed His head The Lamb of God was slain Chorus By His wounds I am set free By His blood I've been redeemed The great divide He crossed for me Oh praise the God of Calvary Verse 2 On the hill of Calvary into the Father's hands A holy surrender A borrowed tomb His mother wept And there His body lay But the stone was moved He conquered death and rose from the grave 3 Bridge And if I never never lose sight of this place I will never never lose sight of Your grace Your cross is all all I need to see Oh praise the God of Calvary (REPEAT) Ending Your cross is all all I need to see Oh praise the God of Calvary CCLI Song # 7069334 Chris Tomlin | Jonas Myrin | Matt Maher | Matt Redman © 2016 Capitol CMG Paragon (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) S. D. G. Publishing (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Said And Done Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) sixsteps Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) sixsteps Songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Son of the Lion (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Worship Together Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) worshiptogether.com songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Be Essential Songs (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC) I Am A Pilgrim Songs (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC) For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License # 2611556 STAND M: The grace of our Lord (+) Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you. C: And also with you. RESPONSIVE READING: PSALM 121 M: I lift up my eyes to the hills. C: Where does my help come from? 4 M: My help comes from the LORD, C: the maker of heaven and earth. M: He will not let your foot slip, C: he who watches over you will not slumber; M: indeed, he who watches over Israel C: will neither slumber nor sleep. M: The LORD watches over you, C: the LORD is your shade at your right hand. M: The LORD will keep you from all harm, C: he will watch over your life; M: the LORD will watch over your coming and going C: both now and forevermore. ALL: 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. CONFESSION OF SINS M: We have come into the presence of God, who created us to love and serve him as his dear children. But we have disobeyed him and deserve only his wrath and punishment. Therefore, let us confess our sins to him and plead for his mercy. C: Merciful Father in heaven, I am altogether sinful from birth. In countless ways I have sinned against you and do not deserve to be called your child. But trusting in Jesus, my Savior, I pray: Have mercy on me according to your unfailing love. Cleanse me from my sin, and take away my guilt. 5 M: God, our heavenly Father, has forgiven all your sins. By the perfect life and innocent death of our Lord Jesus Christ, he has removed your guilt forever. You are his own dear child. May God give you strength to live according to his will. C: Amen. PRAYER OF THE DAY M: Let us pray. Almighty God, you see that we have no power to defend ourselves. Guard and keep us both outwardly and inwardly from all adversities that may happen to the body and from all evil thoughts that may assault and hurt the soul; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. BE SEATED SONG OF PRAISE: At The Cross (Love Ran Red) There's a place where mercy reigns and never dies. There's a place where streams of grace flow deep and wide. Where all the love I've ever found comes like a flood, comes flowing down. 6 Chorus At the cross, at the cross, I surrender my life. I'm in awe of You, I'm in awe of You. Where Your love ran red, and my sin washed white. I owe all to You, I owe all to You, Jesus There's a place where sin and shame are powerless. Where my heart has peace with God and forgiveness. Where all the love I've ever found comes like a flood, comes flowing down. Chorus At the cross, at the cross, I surrender my life. I'm in awe of You, I'm in awe of You Where Your love ran red, and my sin washed white. I owe all to You, I owe all to You Bridge Here my hope is found. Here on holy ground, here I bow down, here I bow down. Here, arms open wide, here You saved my life. Here I bow down, here I bow At the cross, at the cross, I surrender my life. I'm in awe of You, I'm in awe of You Where Your love ran red, and my sin washed white. I owe all to You 7 At the cross, at the cross, I surrender my life. I'm in awe of You, I'm in awe of You. Where Your love ran red, and my sin washed white. I owe all to You, I owe all to You. I owe all to You, I owe all to You. Jesus Jesus Words & Music by Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, Matt Armstrong, Jonas Myrin, and Matt Redman © Copyright 2014 Thankyou Music Used by permission CCLI #2611556 THE WORD FIRST LESSON: Genesis 12:1-8 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. 2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” 4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran. 5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there. 6 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to 8 him. 8 From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord. M: The Word of the Lord.