Welcome to Worship!
Welcome to Faith Lutheran Church, a people who love and follow Jesus Christ , our Lord! We are blessed and honored that you chose to be with us today!
As we worship today, we encourage you to fellowship with other believers in a manner in which you are comfortable. Please be respectful to one another
concerning face coverings and social distancing.
Feel welcome to join in fellowship on the patio for a special cake honoring our Confirmands and lemonade and coffee following worship.
Children will come forward for a special blessing before meeting for Children’s Church. (Ages Pre-K through 3rd grade)
Please Stand
“You Are the Seed”
WOV 753
1) You are the seed that will grow a new sprout; you’re a star that will shine in the night; you are the yeast and a small grain of salt,
a beacon to glow in the dark.
You are the dawn that will bring a new day; you’re the wheat that will bear golden grain;
you are a sting and a soft, gentle touch, my witnesses where’er you go.
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Confirmation Sunday
Serving us in worship today: Pastors: David Mayer, Rusty Bailey; Andrew Cave
Lay Reader: Bryan Terp; Music: Annette Stout, Andrew Cave, LeAnne White, Roxanne
Heckmann; Children’s Church: Laline Jensen;
Ushers: Terry Freeman, Vanita Hodge, Kristy Serold, Joan Vanbeek, Ron Vanbeek;
Refrain
Go, my friends, go to the world, proclaim the great love of God; messengers to tell the way of life, peace and pardon for all.
Be, my friends, a loyal witness, from the dead Christ arose; "Lo, I’ll be with you forever more, till the end of the world."
2) You are the flame that will lighten the dark, So resplendent with hope, faith, and love; You are the shepherds to lead the whole world
To waters and pastures of peace. You are the friends that I chose for myself,
You’re the word that I want to proclaim. You are the new reign of God built on rock where justice and truth are at home.
Refrain
3) You are the life that will nurture the plant; you’re the waves in a turbulent sea; yesterday’s yeast is beginning to rise,
a new loaf of bread it will yield. There is no place for a city to hide, There’s no mountain can cover its might; Let your light shine so that your loving works can give honor and glory to God.
Refrain
The sign of the cross may be made in remembrance of your Baptism.
In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
P: Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
P:
If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the
truth.
But if we confess our sins to him, He is faithful and just to forgive us our
sins and cleanse us from all wickedness.
(1 John 1: 8-9, NLT)Silence for reflection and self-examination.
P: Most Merciful God,
We confess that 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. 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:
In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all of our sins. To those who believe in Jesus Christ, he gives the power to become the children of God and bestows on them the Holy Spirit.Amen.
“Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ”
WOV 754You may be seated.
1 Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD from the heavens!
Praise him from the skies!
2 Praise him, all his angels!
Praise him, all the armies of heaven!
3 Praise him, sun and moon!
Praise him, all you twinkling stars!
4 Praise him, skies above!
5 Let every created thing give praise to the LORD,
for he issued his command, and they came into being.
6 He set them in place forever and ever.
His decree will never be revoked.
7 Praise the LORD from the earth,
you creatures of the ocean depths,
8 fire and hail, snow and clouds,
wind and weather that obey him,
9 mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,
10 wild animals and all livestock,
small scurrying animals and birds,
11 kings of the earth and all people,
rulers and judges of the earth,
12 young men and young women,
old men and children.
13 Let them all praise the name of the LORD.
For his name is very great;
his glory towers over the earth and heaven!
14 He has made his people strong,
honoring his faithful ones—
the people of Israel who are close to him. Praise the LORD!
A: Here ends the reading.
10 A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on all of God’s
armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. 12 For
we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.13 Therefore, put on every piece of God’s
armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. 14 Stand your ground, putting on the belt of
truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. 15 For shoes, put on the peace
that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. 16 In addition to
all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. 17 Put on
God.18 Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be
persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. A: Here ends the reading
Please stand for the Holy Gospel.
23 Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and
we will come and make our home with each of them.24 Anyone who doesn’t love
me will not obey me. And remember, my words are not my own. What I am telling
you is from the Father who sent me.25 I am telling you these things now while I am
still with you.26 But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that
is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.
A: The Gospel of the Lord. You may be seated.
CHILDREN’S CHURCH WITH BLESSING
1) There's nothing worth more that will ever come close
No thing can compare You're our living hope Your Presence, Lord 2) I've tasted and seen of the sweetest of loves Where my heart becomes free
and my shame is undone (In) Your Presence Lord
Chorus
Holy Spirit You are welcome here
Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere Your glory God is what our hearts long for
To be overcome by Your Presence Lord (Vs. 1 & 2 again)
Bridge
Let us become more aware of Your Presence
Confirmands
“Own it, Feed it, Share It”
Andrew Cave
P: These young women and men have been instructed in the Christian faith and desire to make public profession of their faith in Jesus Christ by saying “yes” to what God did for them in their baptism. We welcome:
Elijah Hubert Davis Boysen
Makenna Kaye Kelm
Kendalynn Grace Pruitt
Cody Wesley Cornett
Brothers and sisters in Christ: we rejoice that you now desire to make public profession of your faith and assume greater responsibility in the life of our Christian community and its mission in the world.
In Holy Baptism our Lord Jesus Christ received you and made you members of His Church. In the community of God's people, you have learned from His Word God's loving purpose for you and all creation. You have been nourished at His holy table and called to be witnesses to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Now, therefore, I ask you to profess your faith in Christ Jesus, reject sin, and confess the faith of the Church, the faith in which we baptize.
Do you renounce all the forces of evil, the devil, and all his empty promises?
.
Do you believe in God the Father?
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?
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.
We have heard you say that you believe in Jesus. God has committed Himself to you. Know that His love for you will never waver and His plans of good for you are beyond what any one of us can imagine. You are on a journey of faith. Keep the fire of faith burning by surrounding yourself with others who believe, by reading the Bible to keep learning, by receiving Holy Communion to experience just how good God is, by sharing the good news of what God has done in Jesus, by being a person who serves, just like Jesus did, so that God’s goodness and peace will cover the whole earth. Do you plan to make this your life goal?
I do, and I ask God to help and guide me.
As a believer it only makes sense to practice what you profess, to live your faith by what you say and do, and to shape your faith and actions by the Word of God in the Bible. Do you plan to make this your life goal?
I do, and I ask God to help and guide me.
Not everyone will like that you belong to Jesus. People might make fun of you. You might even suffer worse things for belonging to Jesus. In the worst case you might even experience death for your faith. It means that your faith is real; it’s not fake or shallow. Do you plan to make it your goal to be faithful to God no matter what you experience?
I do, and I ask God to help and guide me.
Parents and sponsors are asked come forward to pray a special blessing over their confirmand.
Blessed be the Lord our God of all faithfulness. By your grace we receive all that we need, and in this abundance may we faithfully share with all in good
stewardship, this that you have first given us. Receive this offering to the glory of your Holiness and the work of Jesus Christ in the world. Amen.
“Let the Vineyards be fruitful, Lord…”
♫ Let the vineyards be fruitful, Lord, and fill to the brim our cup of blessing.
Gather a harvest from the seeds that were sown, that we may be fed with the bread of life. Gather the hopes and dreams of all; unite them with the prayers we offer. Grace our table with your presence, and give us a foretaste of the feast to come. ♫
Let us pray. Most merciful God,
We offer with joy and thanksgiving what you have first given us: ourselves, our time, and our possessions, signs of your gracious love. Receive them for the sake of him who offered himself for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
(Confirmands, their parents and sponsors, come forward.)
C: We give you thanks almighty God, that you have refreshed us through the healing power of this gift of life, and we pray that in your mercy you would
strengthen us, through this gift, in faith toward you and in fervent love toward one another; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.
“How Great Thou Art’
Vs. 1, 3, and 4 1) Oh Lord my GodWhen I in awesome wonder Consider all the worlds
Thy hands have made I see the stars I hear the rolling thunder
Thy power throughout The universe displayed
Refrain
Then sings my soul My Saviour, God, to Thee
How great thou art How great thou art Then sings my soul My Saviour, God, to Thee
How great Thou art How great Thou art
3) But when I think That God, his Son not sparing,
Sent him to die, I scarce can take it in,
That on the cross My burden gladly bearing
He bled and died
To take away my sin;
Refrain
4) When Christ shall come, With shout of acclamation,
And take me home, What joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow In humble adoration And there proclaim,
“My god, how great thou art!”
Refrain
Please wait as the ushers usher you out.
A: Go In Peace To Love And Serve The Lord!
C: Thanks be to God!
Has been sponsored this morning to the glory of God by Willie and Brenda Bloch in respect for Matthew 22: 36-39 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law. Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Have been given to the glory of God by Faith Lutheran Church. :
Attendance on April 4: 7:00 -142, 9:00 -160; Month to Date (April): $14,144.00; YTD Offerings and Misc. $114,718.00 (2021 budgeted offerings is $470,000)
Julie Sagebiel Judy Saunders Nora Lavelett Carolyn Sagebiel Walt Fruehling Kathy Ersch
Kelton Lange Dot Day Gladys Fruehling
Teresa Kiel Pat Sagebiel Debbie Lehmann Dorothy Burris Donald Jackson Charlie Koehler Steve Foerster Tootsie Rodgers
Sandy Wille Ronnie Glenewinkel Marcus Jahns Harold Bogisch Jody Alexander Lydia Whitwell
If you are interested in joining Faith Lutheran Church, we welcome you! Please call the church office at 830-379-7036 for information. Our pastors will hold new member classes as needed.
If you, or anyone you know, has a heart for Jesus and children and would like to join our ministry team, contact Andrew Cave. ([email protected])
Registration for VBS will begin April 12th (paper-copy and on-line). Rocky Railway is scheduled for July 19-23, and hopefully, it will stay on track this year! As of now, we are hoping to have an in-person Covid -safe VBS. If any of you feel comfortable volunteering and are available that week, please let Andrew or Lisa Owen know. The number of volunteers we have will determine our format and the number of children we can invite. Thanks so much!
As we worship today, please note that the church council has decided to ease the protocol as we transition into a new season of dealing with COVID. We no longer require worshipers to wear masks. We are also opening up the pews in order to accommodate our growing attendance. However, we ask that you practice the use of face coverings and social distancing that you are comfortable with and that you respect the concerns of those who do. We will continue to offer alternatives for worship, i.e. places on campus with TV monitors of the worship stream, in the parking lot by FM radio and live-streaming on Facebook and YouTube.
Thank you to those of you who have been dropping off items for the Christian Cupboard. The April item is CEREAL, any variety or brand. Total number of items collected for March as of 3/30 is 77.
5 Day Pre-K Teacher needed for the 2021-22 school year. Seeking a loving, personable, and mature individual who relates well to children; Bachelor’s degree in Education preferred, with two years experience in childcare field; approximately 20 hrs/week. Salary based on education and experience.
Applications for these positions are available in the church office. Contact Director Sharon Stollewerk at 379-7074 if interested or for more information. Resumes may be emailed to [email protected].
Guadalupe Valley Christian Counseling Center will hold a “Drive Through Only” BBQ chicken sale on Sunday, April 25, at Faith Lutheran Church from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Tickets for the ½ of a chicken are $8.00 each and are available from Janet Wolber, BJ Chambers or the church office. Donations may also be made at
www.guadalupecounseling.org.
If you or your family have not been able to receive Holy Communion during this season of Covid, please let the church office know as soon as you can. A pastor would like to come visit and offer you communion.
