Zion Lutheran Church - Bethalto Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Saturday & Sunday - June 27 & 28, 2020

As We Gather: In today’s reading we get a little taste of Christmas. Jesus talks about peace. Maybe you think of Christmas day is the ideal day of peace. The angels sing of peace on earth and God and sinners reconciled. The nativity scenes are so peaceful and beautiful. But in our reading for today, Jesus tell his disciples not to think that he has come to bring peace to the earth. This can be quite shocking when compared to what we heard at Christmas time. But the good news for us is that Jesus has come to bring peace for us. Come what may, unrest, war, pestilence, we have peace with God through the blood of Jesus.

Confession and Absolution

Opening Hymn: 685 Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus

1 Let us ever walk with Jesus, 3 Let us gladly die with Jesus. Follow His example pure, Since by death He conquered death, Through a world that would deceive us He will free us from destruction, And to sin our spirits lure. Give to us immortal breath. Onward in His footsteps treading, Let us mortify all passion Pilgrims here, our home above, That would lead us into sin; Full of faith and hope and love, And the grave that shuts us in Let us do the Father’s bidding. Shall but prove the gate to heaven. Faithful Lord, with me abide; Jesus, here with You I die, I shall follow where You guide. There to live with You on high.

2 Let us suffer here with Jesus 4 Let us also live with Jesus. And with patience bear our cross. He has risen from the dead Joy will follow all our sadness; That to life we may awaken. Where He is, there is no loss. Jesus, You are now our head. Though today we sow no laughter, We are Your own living members; We shall reap celestial joy; Where You live, there we shall be All discomforts that annoy In Your presence constantly, Shall give way to mirth hereafter. Living there with You forever. Jesus, here I share Your woe; Jesus, let me faithful be, Help me there Your joy to know. Life eternal grant to me. Text: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110001062

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 Psalm Psalm 119:153–160 P 153Look on my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget your law. C 154Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!

P 155Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes. C 156Great is your mercy, O LORD; give me life according to your just decrees.

P 157Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from your testimonies. C 158I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep your commands.

P 159Consider how I love your precepts! Give me life according to your steadfast love. C 160The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your just and righteous decrees endures forever.

Gloria in Excelsis LSB 154 C Glory to God in the highest, and peace to His people on earth. Lord God, heavenly king, almighty God and Father: We worship You, we give You thanks, we praise You for Your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God: You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us. You are seated at the right hand of the Father; receive our prayer. For You alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Salutation and Collect of the Day P The Lord be with you. C And also with you. P Let us pray. Almighty God, by the working of Your Holy Spirit, grant that we may gladly hear Your Word proclaimed among us and follow its directing; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C Amen.

Old Testament Reading Jeremiah 28:5–9 5Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to Hananiah the prophet in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD, 6and the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May the LORD do so; may the LORD make the words that you have prophesied come true, and bring back to this place from Babylon the vessels of the house of the LORD, and all the exiles. 7Yet hear now this word that I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people. 8The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, famine, and pestilence against many countries and great kingdoms. 9As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of that prophet comes to pass, then it will be known that the LORD has truly sent the prophet.” P This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God.

Epistle Romans 7:1–13 1Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? 2Thus a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. 3Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress. 4Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. 5For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. 6But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve not under the old written code but in the new life of the Spirit. 7What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” 8But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. Apart from the law, sin lies dead. 9I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. 10The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me. 11For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. 12So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. 13Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure. P 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 Matthew 10:34–42 P The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the tenth chapter. C Glory to You, O Lord. 34[Jesus said:] “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36And a person’s enemies will be those of his own household. 37Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 40“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. 41The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.” P This is the Gospel of the Lord. C Praise to You, O Christ.

Sermon Song: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

1 I heard the bells on Christmas day 4 Then ringing singing on its way Their old familiar carols play The world revolved from night to day And mild and sweet their songs repeat A voice a chime a chant sublime Of peace on earth good will to men Of peace on earth good will to men And the bells are ringing (peace on earth) And the bells they're ringing (peace on earth) Like a choir they're singing (peace on earth) Like a choir they're singing (peace on earth) In my heart I hear them And with our hearts we'll hear them (Peace) peace on earth (Peace) peace on earth Good will to men Good will to men

2 And in despair I bowed my head 5 Do you hear the bells they're ringing There is no peace on earth I said The life the angels singing For hate is strong and mocks the song Open up your heart and hear them Of peace on earth good will to men (Peace) peace on earth But the bells are ringing (peace on earth) Good will to men Like a choir singing (peace on earth) Peace on earth peace on earth Does anybody hear them Peace on earth good will to men (Peace) peace on earth Good will to men

CCLI Song # 5466490 3 Then rang the bells more loud and deep Bernie Herms | Dale Oliver | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Mark Hall © 2008 My Refuge Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) God is not dead nor does He sleep Travelin' Zoo Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) BanaHama Tunes (Admin. by CURB / Word Music Publishing) Be Essential Songs (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC) (Peace on earth peace on earth) Curb Word Music (Admin. by WC Music Corp.) For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com The wrong shall fail the right prevail CCLI License # 693241 With peace on earth good will to men Sermon - Vicar Ben Hayter

Nicene Creed C I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Prayer of the Church Petition Response: P Lord, in Your mercy, C hear our prayer. … P All these things for which You would have us ask of You, we pray You to grant to us for the sake of the bitter sufferings and death of Jesus Christ, our Lord, through whom we are bold to call You Father and in whose name we pray, trusting in Your mercy and confident that You will give answer to our prayers; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. C Amen.

Offering

Musical Offering: Jesus Loves Me Trio

Service of the Sacrament Preface LSB 160 P The Lord be with you. C And also with you.

P Lift up your hearts. C We lift them to the Lord.

P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C It is right to give Him thanks and praise.

P It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who, out of love for His fallen creation, humbled Himself by taking on the form of a servant, becoming obedient unto death, even death upon a cross. Risen from the dead, He has freed us from eternal death and given us life everlasting. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:

Sanctus LSB 161 C Holy, holy, holy Lord God of pow’r and might: Heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Hosanna. Hosanna. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Prayer of Thanksgiving LSB 161 P Blessed are You, Lord of heaven and earth, for You have had mercy on those whom You created and sent Your only-begotten Son into our flesh to bear our sin and be our Savior. With repentant joy we receive the salvation accomplished for us by the all-availing sacrifice of His body and His blood on the cross.

Gathered in the name and the remembrance of Jesus, we beg You, O Lord, to forgive, renew, and strengthen us with Your Word and Spirit. Grant us faithfully to eat His body and drink His blood as He bids us do in His own testament. Gather us together, we pray, from the ends of the earth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end. Graciously receive our prayers; deliver and preserve us. To You alone, O Father, be all glory, honor, and worship, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen.

The Words of Our Lord P Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.”

In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

P As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. C Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

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.

Pax Domini LSB 163 P The peace of the Lord be with you always. C Amen.

Agnus Dei LSB 163 C Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us. Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us. Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; grant us peace.

Distribution

In dismissing the communicants, the following is said:

P The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen and preserve you in body and soul to life everlasting. Depart in peace. C Amen.

Song: My Lighthouse

1 In my wrestling and in my doubts 2 In the silence You won't let go In my failures You won't walk out In the questions Your truth will hold Your great love will lead me through Your great love will lead me through You are the peace in my troubled sea whoa oh You are the peace in my troubled sea whoa oh You are the peace in my troubled sea You are the peace in my troubled sea → Chorus: My Lighthouse my Lighthouse 4 Fire before us You're the brightest Shining in the darkness You will lead us Through the storms (hey) I will follow You oh Fire before us You're the brightest My Lighthouse my Lighthouse You will lead us Through the storms (hey) I will trust the promise Fire before us You're the brightest You will carry me safe to shore You will lead us Through the storms (hey) Safe to shore, safe to shore, safe to shore Chorus 3 I won't fear what tomorrow brings CCLI Song # 7002032 With each morning I'll rise and sing Chris Llewellyn | Gareth Gilkeson © 2013 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com My God's love will lead me through CCLI License # 693241 You are the peace in my troubled sea whoa oh You are the peace in my troubled sea Chorus

Hymn 645: Built on the Rock

1 Built on the Rock the Church shall stand 4 Here stands the font before our eyes, Even when steeples are falling. Telling how God has received us. Crumbled have spires in ev’ry land; The_altar recalls Christ’s sacrifice Bells still are chiming and calling, And what His Supper here gives us. Calling the young and old to rest, Here sound the Scriptures that proclaim But above all the souls distressed, Christ yesterday, today, the same, Longing for rest everlasting. And evermore, our Redeemer.

2 Surely in temples made with hands 5 Grant, then, O God, Your will be done, God, the Most High, is not dwelling; That, when the church bells are ringing, High above earth His temple stands, Many in saving faith may come All earthly temples excelling. Where Christ His message is bringing: Yet He who dwells in heav’n above “I know My own; My own know Me. Chooses to live with us in love, You, not the world, My face shall see. Making our bodies His temple. My peace I leave with you. Amen.” Text: Public domain

3 We are God’s house of living stones, Built for His own habitation. He through baptismal grace us owns Heirs of His wondrous salvation. Were we but two His name to tell, Yet He would deign with us to dwell With all His grace and His favor.

Song: It Is Well With My Soul

1 When peace like a river attendeth my way 3 My sin, oh the bliss of this glorious thought When sorrows like sea billows roll My sin not in part but the whole What ever my lot you have taught me to say Is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more It is well, it is well with my soul Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, oh my soul

2 Though the devil will ruin, though trials may come Refrain: It is well, with my soul Let this blessed assurance control It is well, it is well with my soul That Christ has regarded my helpless estate It is well, with my soul And He shed His own blood for my soul It is well, it is well with my soul It is well, with my soul It is well, it is well with my soul → 4 And Lord haste the day when my faith shall be sight Refrain: It is well, with my soul And the clouds be rolled back as a scroll It is well, it is well with my soul The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend It is well, with my soul Even so, it is well with my soul It is well, it is well with my soul CCLI Song # 25376 Horatio Gates Spafford | Philip Paul Bliss © Words: Public Domain Music: Public Domain For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License # 69324

Communion Dismissal

Thank the Lord LSB 164 C Thank the Lord and sing His praise; tell ev’ryone what He has done. Let all who seek the Lord rejoice and proudly bear His name. He recalls His promises and leads His people forth in joy with shouts of thanksgiving. Alleluia, alleluia.

Benediction LSB 166 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 515: Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers

1 Rejoice, rejoice, believers, 3 The saints, who here in patience And let your lights appear; Their cross and suff’rings bore, The evening is advancing, Shall live and reign forever And darker night is near. When sorrow is no more. The Bridegroom is arising Around the throne of glory And soon is drawing nigh. The Lamb they shall behold; Up, pray and watch and wrestle; In triumph cast before Him At midnight comes the cry. Their diadems of gold.

2 The watchers on the mountain 4 Our hope and expectation, Proclaim the Bridegroom near; O Jesus, now appear; Go forth as He approaches Arise, O Sun so longed for, With alleluias clear. O’er this benighted sphere. The marriage feast is waiting; With hearts and hands uplifted, The gates wide open stand. We plead, O Lord, to see Arise, O heirs of glory; The day of earth’s redemption The Bridegroom is at hand. That sets Your people free! Text: Public domain

Acknowledgments Preacher: Vicar Ben Hayter Liturgist: Rev. Kale Hanson Organist: Barb Dorris, Jane Ahasay Musicians: Nolan Wright, David Murphy, Vicar Ben & Beth Hayter, Terry Dossett Camera/Sound: Marla Ray, David Miller, & Kristen Wyzard

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. Zion Lutheran Church – Bethalto LCMS ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Prayers List Members Mary Wood - recovering from surgery and a serious fall Bobbie Kueker - health concerns Franny Tite - hip surgery Carl Frankford, heart issues, pacemaker Jonathan Farris - cancer Marlin Schoenbaum - Upcoming hip replacement Verna Balsters - recovering from broken leg Sara Buckley - Broken arm Linda Meininger - Recovering from surgery LaVeta Gusewelle - Multiple fractures in arm due to fall Nancy Bennett, health concerns Cathy Sawyer, health concerns Pat Butkovich, cancer Bob Schaffer, cancer Christy Dorris, cancer Ann Ranz, hospice Anna Mae Schoenbaum, health concerns Cathy Courtoise, cancer treatments Carla Dubbelde, health concerns Myron Bollinger, Alton Memorial Bill Prehn, health concerns

Non-members Brian Hale, brother-in-law of Janell Hale, stage 4 cancer in lymph nodes Harry Richter, Pastor & Stephani Meyer’s brother-in-law, health concerns Dr. Miriam David Brown, Pastor & Stephan Meyer’s friend, cancer Wayne Thein, brother-in-law of Cindy DePew, heart attack Ryan DePew, son of Cindy DePew, health concerns Christian Frame, family friend of Don & Emma Emde, 13yo w/ cancer Codie Aljets, Lora McMillian’s friend, cancer Missy Wallace, friend of Wieseman’s, stage 4 breast cancer Dawn, Cami Giertz’s sister, health concerns Johnny Myers, Ann Boettcher’s cousin’s son, cancer Marlene Kalika, Leroy Brakhane’s cousin, cancer Kariann Wineland, friend of Brakhanes, cancer David Wilson, son/stepson of Kerry & Jackye Wilson, stroke Derek Trent, friend of Dossetts/Brakhanes, cancer Cindy Stoner, mom to Sam Stoner, cancer Becky Snell, aunt of Robin Halemeyer, cancer Levi Gott, son of Debby Scott’s coworker, brain tumor (7yo) Tegan Davis-Holt, health concerns Cecil Thomason, brother-in-law of Anna Mae Schoenbaum, health concerns Ernie Hyman, friend of Dennis/Cheryl Wilschetz, cancer Bob Guthrie, friend of Lloyd/Debbie Armentrout, health concerns Jim Woolsey, brother of Mary Lou Schmidt, health concerns Dan McRae, health concerns Diane Ceretto, friend of Denise Schoppet, breast cancer Mary Miller, friend of Debbie/Lloyd Armentrout, health concerns Don Laird, brother-in-law of Anna Seymour, cancer Toby Cook, brother of Tom Cook, health concerns