THIS WEEK AT IMMANUEL
Sunday (8/25)
- 9:00 am—Divine Service with Holy Communion
- 10:30 am—Bible Class
- 11:30 am—Parent/Pastor Catechism Meeting
- 2:30 pm—Nursing Home Service
- 6:00 pm—Youth Group Event
Monday
- 7:30 am—Matins
Tuesday
- 7:30 am—Matins
Wednesday
- 7:30 am—Matins
- 7:00 pm—Bible History Class
Thursday
- 7:30 am—Matins
Saturday
- 9:00 am—Sunday School Lesson Planning
- 3:30 pm—Individual Confession & Absolution
- 5:30 pm—Divine Service with Holy Communion
Sunday (9/1)
- 9:00 am—Divine Service with Holy Communion
- 10:30 am—Bible Class
- 11:30 am—Pastor/Parent Catechism Meeting
- 2:30 pm—Nursing Home Service
- 6:00 pm—Youth Group Event
IN OUR PRAYERS
HEALTH CONCERNS: Joyce Alexander; Claire Baud (friend of Rachel DeWitt); Connie Bruns (cousin of Mary Appleby); Brad Butler (friend of Hilgendorfs); Chelle Carson (friend of Dave Holzrichter); Rena Carson (friend of Dave Holzrichter); Darren Cooper (friend of Joan Vukelich); Josh Dunn (friend of Deborah Reifsteck); Tim Flynn (friend of Dave Holzrichter); Nash Foreman (friend of Sofie Reifsteck); Les Hall; Rick Hardesty (family of the Hoels); Kim Hausman (friend of Ann Carroll); Deanna Henningsen (sister-in-law of Jerry & Joyce Alexander); Julie Holzrichter (sister-in-law of Dave Holzrichter); Mary Houvanagle (friend of Hilgendorfs); Ashley Kerns (friend of Joan Vukelich); John Lamkin (friend of Dave Slaughter); Mike Marana (friend of Josh Whitson); Lisa McGill (friend of Dave Holzrichter); Steven Pingolt (friend of Mathew Waldrop); Crystel Rarkin; Rebecca (friend of Celeste Nau); Emma Silver; Wendy Stata (aunt of Pastor Braaten); John Stewart (grandson of Laura VanCleave); Kim Travis (friend of Jamiee Whitson); Lausanne Walter (mother of Tiffany Cash); Lynn Whitson (father of Mark Whitson).
SEMINARY STUDENT: David Scarborough, Jackson Scofield.
MISSIONARIES: The Jastram Family (Japan); The Preus Family (Romania)
HOMEBOUND:Bernita Ashwill; Janet Pollock; Joan Rahn; Ruth Sims.
MILITARY: Carl Crawford; Josh Dyer; Jeremy Gordon; Jack Leonard; Jake Lindgren; Raymond Longtin; Blake Stokes; Scott Walter.
THE ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEXT WEEK’S READINGS . . . Proverbs 4:10–23; Galatians 5:16–24; Luke 17:11–19.
ABOUT THIS WEEK’S READINGS . . . The Law cannot help us or give us life. Rather, it confines everyone under sin as wounded and naked before God (Gal. 3:15–22). So it is that two figures of the Law, the priest and the Levite, passed by the injured man on the side of the road (Luke 10:23–37). Only the promised Seed of Abraham can rescue us and make us righteous before God. Only the Samaritan, our Lord Jesus, had compassion. He came down to us in our lost and dying condition, pouring on the oil and wine of the Sacraments. He placed us on His own animal, bearing our sin and brokenness in His body on the cross to restore us. Jesus brought us to the inn, that is, the Church, and gave the innkeeper two denarii, that His double forgiveness might continue to be ministered to us. In this way the Lord, by whose Law we are torn and stricken, heals us and revives us by His Gospel and raises us up with Himself on the third day, that we may live in His sight (Hos. 6:1–6).
THOUGHTS ABOUT STEWARDSHIP . . . Luke 10:25 “And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, ‘Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?’” That’s just not a good question! Doing and inheriting just don’t go together: what can you do to inherit the English throne? Nothing. Inheriting is about birth right; doing is about merit. We receive eternal life by birth right in our Baptism into Christ. All of our doing in the Kingdom of God flows from this, from who we are by our new birth. It can never be the other way around.
THE ALTAR FLOWERS . . . are given by the Matthew & Terra Waldrop to the glory of God on the occasion of their wedding anniversary.
FIRST DAY OF SUNDAY SCHOOL . . . is Sunday, September 8. The opening begins at 10:20 am in the Sanctuary. Music will be in the choir loft. And then classes in the Sunday School classrooms. The focus of study this year is the Old Testament.
WHY? . . . Why do we stand up for the last stanza of some hymns? A good number of our hymns have as a last stanza a Trinitarian doxology. This is an ascription of praise to the Holy Trinity. Doxology comes from two Greek words: doxa, which means “praise,” and logia, which means “words,” hence, “praise words.” A Trinitiarian doxology in simply an ascription of praise to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is a custom dating to the early church, when the psalms were sung with a Gloria Patri a their conclusion (as we still do when we sing the psalms). The Gloria Patri (Latin for “Glory be to the Father . . . ,”) is the earliest form of the Trinitarian doxology, and was added to the psalms to indicate that these Old Testament prayers have now been fulfilled in Christ our Lord, who commanded Baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. When Christian hymns began to be written, they were generally seen as psalms in verse, and so the Gloria Patri found its way into their las stanza. Since the Psalmist declares that it is by His name that God saves us (e.g., Ps. 54), it is fitting for Christians to honor the blessed name of the Holy Trinity whenever it is expressed aloud. And so we stand for these stanzas of the hymn. Sometimes if we are already standing, it is appropriate to bow the head during the singing of the name of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Such bodily involvement in the liturgy is a helpful reminder that in Christ our whole body, mind, and soul are held captive to the Word of God.
A BIG THANK YOU. . . To all who helped deliver Peace Meals for the month of August. We couldn’t do it without you volunteers! It doesn’t take much time out of your day and you meet some nice people – some of which see few people outside of those who deliver their lunch!
THANK YOU . . . to everyone who helped make the 2024 Not Ashamed conference a success. From the parking ambassadors to the set-up and clean-up crews, from the hospitality and welcome ambassadors to all those who brought baked items for breakfast, and to the conference committee (Celeste Nau, Linda Brewer; Donna Campbell, Jim Dyer, Les Sluder, and Lauren Braaten): Thank you for your diligence, your effort, and your desire to reach out to our community and be encouraged by Pastor Preus’ presentation. We hosted 87 people from many different cities in Illinois and five states altogether. We hosted Lutherans, Methodists, Catholics, Baptists, First Christians, and even a few with no church affiliation at all. We received great feedback from those who attended. One attendee commented on our church’s hospitality and is excited for future events. Another said that Pastor Preus’ words made them “more aware of my duties, I will be more observant in recognizing people and opportunities the Lord places in my sphere of influence – not be afraid to share Jesus and have more HOPE!” So thank you all for trusting in the Lord’s word and work and everything you did. Immanuel has much to offer, and this event demonstrates that we’re up to the task.
HELP-A-CHILD FUND . . . The jug to collect milk money for Northward will be set out since school is about to start. The Board of Mission and Evangelism has been in contact with the school about where the funds are needed most. So, the funds collected in the milk money jug will go toward the “Help-A-Child Fund” this year. Thank you for your ongoing support.
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