Christ The King Lutheran Church

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 Service for February 21, 2010

The 1st Sunday in Lent

Welcome and Announcements:  - Rev. Charles Neugebauer 

Processional Hymn: "Thy Strong Word" - Congregation & Julie Stapelman - Organist 

Baptism @ 11:00: "Madeline Marie Martin" - Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Invocation  - Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Confession and Absolution -  Rev. Charles Neugebauer  & Congregation 

Collect of the Day- Rev. Charles Neugebauer 

Old Testament:  Deuteronomy 26:1-11  (NIV) - Jack Pullis

(First fruits shall be given at the end of the journey.)

Firstfruits and Tithes

 1 When you have entered the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance and have taken possession of it and settled in it, 2 take some of the firstfruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for his Name 3 and say to the priest in office at the time, "I declare today to the LORD your God that I have come to the land the LORD swore to our forefathers to give us." 4 The priest shall take the basket from your hands and set it down in front of the altar of the LORD your God. 5 Then you shall declare before the LORD your God: "My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt with a few people and lived there and became a great nation, powerful and numerous. 6 But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer, putting us to hard labor. 7 Then we cried out to the LORD, the God of our fathers, and the LORD heard our voice and saw our misery, toil and oppression. 8 So the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror and with miraculous signs and wonders. 9 He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey; 10 and now I bring the firstfruits of the soil that you, O LORD, have given me." Place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before him. 11 And you and the Levites and the aliens among you shall rejoice in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household.

Epistle:  Romans 10:8-13  ( NIV) - Julianne Bryson

(The Word is near you.)

But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,"[a] that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: 9That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame."[b] 12For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."[c]

Footnotes:
  1. Romans 10:8 Deut. 30:14
  2. Romans 10:11 Isaiah 28:16
  3. Romans 10:13 Joel 2:32
 Holy Gospel: Luke 4:1-13 (NIV) - Rev. Charles Neugebauer

(Jesus defeats the devil in the wilderness.)

The Temptation of Jesus

 1Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, 2where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.

 3The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread."

 4Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone.'[a]"

 5The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6And he said to him, "I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7So if you worship me, it will all be yours."

 8Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.'[b]"

 9The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down from here. 10For it is written:
   " 'He will command his angels concerning you
      to guard you carefully;
 11they will lift you up in their hands,
      so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'[c]"

 12Jesus answered, "It says: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'[d]"

 13When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.

Footnotes:
  1. Luke 4:4 Deut. 8:3
  2. Luke 4:8 Deut. 6:13
  3. Luke 4:11 Psalm 91:11,12
  4. Luke 4:12 Deut. 6:16

Children Song (11:00):  - "He Has Made Me Glad, Lamb of God, My Shepherd and Forever Friend and There is a Redeemer" - CTK School K-4 - Donna Gable - Pianist

Children's Message: - Rev. Charles Neugebauer 

Hymn of the Day: "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" - Congregation & Julie Stapelman - Organist 

Message "Scriptural Virus"

Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Apostles' Creed (8:30): - - Rev. Charles Neugebauer & Congregation

Prayers of the Church:  - Rev. Charles Neugebauer  

Offerings (11:00): "I Want to Walk as a Child in the Light" -  CTK Faculty Choir - Donna Gable - Pianist

Offertory Hymn: "For the Fruits of His Creation"  -  Congregation & Michella Novy - Organist 

Proper Preface: Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Lord's Prayer:  - Rev. Charles Neugebauer & Congregation

Words of Institution: Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Agnus Dei: "The Lamb, The Lamb" - Congregation &  Julie Stapelman Organist 

Distribution (8:30): "Piano Medley" -  Marilyn Skwor - Pianist

Distribution Hymns: Congregation & Julie Stapelman - Organist 

Thanksgiving: - Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Blessings:  - Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Closing Hymn: "Eternal Father, Strong to Save" - Congregation & Julie Stapelman - Organist 

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