PENTECOST 7                                      July7, 11, 2010

Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church

Wisconsin Synod

Pastor Stephen Smith...682-1878   Sunday Service...9:30 a.m.

Church Telephone...682-4573   Sunday School/Bible Study...10:30 a.m.

Organists…………………........Mindy Hoffmann

WELCOME, VISITORS: We are glad you could be with us and we welcome you back any time. Please sign our guest register in the narthex/entry.

PRAYER: O God, You have prepared joys beyond understanding for those who love You. Pour into our hearts such love for You. Fulfill Your promises to us. Your promises exceed all that we can desire. Amen.

HYMNS: 200, 570, 370, 412 vs 1-2

ORDER OF SERVICE: Service of the Word, p 38 ff

THE WORD

FIRST LESSON: Isaiah 66:10-14

Isaiah’s prophetic picture of the Christian Church is one of peace and joy, a work only accomplished by “the hand of the Lord.”

PSALM OF THE DAY: Psalm 66 on page 90

The Lord’s awesome power, evident in His merciful acts on behalf of the righteous, inspires our fervent praise.

SECOND LESSON: Galatians 6:1-10,14-16

Paul reminds all believers that their devotion to God shows itself in doing “good to all people.

GOSPEL: Luke 10:1-12,16-20

Christ sent out the 72 with instructions to preach the message that “the kingdom of God is near.” The reports of the 72 when they returned show that God is in charge of using our efforts to spread His kingdom.

THE SERMON: Matthew 6:12

THEME: Pray for Daily Necessities

ATTENDANCE AT THE LORD’S HOUSE 43

THE SCHEDULE

Wednesday 7:00 PM MIDWEEK WORSHIP SERVICE

Friday 6:30 PM Fishers (Mini-golf in Buffalo)

OUR FATHER’S BUSINESS

UPCOMING Church Council is scheduled for Sunday, July 18, 7 PM. QUARTERLY VOTERS’ meeting is scheduled for Sunday, July 25^th after church.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is being planned for this summer. Please set aside August 15^th-19^th in the evenings. We will have a Western theme. INVITE UNCHURCHED CHILDREN TO OUR VBS.

VBS is a good outreach and mission opportunity.

FOR THE LORD’S WORK AT HOME June 27 General $1425; Salem $25, West LHS $350, Bldg/Imp $50; July 4 General $1524.59 and Salem $10.

WHAT ARE THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS? The Dead Sea is located on the East side of Israel. The country of Jordan also has shoreline on the lake. The Dead Sea is below sea level, has no outline and is the most saline (salty) body of water in the world. There are some caves in the area. About 2000 years ago some people hid precious documents in those caves. Since books hadn’t been invented yet, scrolls served in their place. Some of the fragments people found are over 2000 years old and include fragments of the earliest known texts of the Old Testament.

THE SAINT JOHN’S BIBLE is history’s newest hand-written Bible. They use ancient techniques like writing on calf-skin vellum with quills, natural handmade inks, hand-ground pigments and gold leaf. This is the first complete, handwritten and illuminated Bible to be commissioned in 500 years. (Some information in last two paragraphs came from Science Museum of MN website.)