JOURNEY WITH JESUSTwelfth Sunday after Pentecost

AUGUST 12, 2018

SHEPHERD OF THE BAY LUTHERAN CHURCH | Lusby,

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Maryland

Growing Together in Faith

WELCOME TO WORSHIP

Welcome! We want to thank you for joining us this morning for worship. In our service, we gather before our almighty God to offer him our worship and praise. We also gather to strengthen ourselves through the study of God’s holy and powerful word. We pray that your time with us this morning is edifying and enjoyable. May God bless our worship together this day! FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE

Restrooms are located down the hallway opposite the entrance to classroom 1, on the right.

Ushers are here to help. Please don’t hesitate to ask them if you have any questions.

A Cry-Room is available for mothers with infants in the church office. A live audio feed of the service is available in the room.

Guest Register- We ask that our guests sign the worship register so that we might have record of who joined us and invite you to upcoming events. In order to do that we would invite you to leave your contact information on the spaces provided (i.e. email address, telephone number, or address) Thank you!

Pastor Olson is available and willing to meet anytime. Please email him at pastor@shepherdofthebay.com or call him at 410-231-2075.

PRAYER FOR BEFORE WORSHIP:O Lord—our Maker, Redeemer, and Comforter—we are assembled in your presence to hear your holy Word. We pray that you would open our hearts by your Holy Spirit, that through the preaching of your Word we may repent of our sins, believe in Jesus, and grow day by day in grace and holiness. Hear us for Jesus’ sake.

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SERVICE OF WORDOPENING HYMN Every Morning Mercies New | CW 580

INVOCATIONP: The grace of our Lord (+) Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship

of the Holy Spirit be with you.C: And also with you.

CONFESSION OF SINSP: We have come into the presence of God, who created us to love and serve

him as his dear children. But we have disobeyed him and deserve only his wrath and punishment. Therefore, let us confess our sins to him and plead for his mercy.

C: Merciful Father in heaven, I am altogether sinful from birth. In countless ways I have sinned against you and do not deserve to be called your child. But trusting in Jesus, my Savior, I pray: Have mercy on me according to your unfailing love. Cleanse me from my sin, and take away my guilt.

P: God, our heavenly Father, has forgiven all your sins. By the perfect life and innocent death of our Lord Jesus Christ, he has removed your guilt forever. You are his own dear child. May God give you strength to live according to his will.

C: Amen.PRAYER AND PRAISEP: In the peace of forgiveness, let us praise the Lord.

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P Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve. Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C Amen.

The WordFIRST READING 1 Kings 19:3-8

3 Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the desert. He came to a broom tree, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” 5 Then he lay down under the tree and fell asleep.

All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 6 He looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.

7 The angel of the LORD came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” 8 So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.

PSALM OF THE DAY PSALM 34

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Taste and see that the LORD is good;*blessed are they who take refuge in him.

The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous*and his ears are attentive to their cry.

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,*and he delivers them.

RefrainThe righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;*

he delivers them from all their troubles.The LORD is close to the brokenhearted*

and saves those who are crushed in spirit.The LORD redeems his servants;*

no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.Glory be to the Father and to the Son*

and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning,*

is now, and will be forever. Amen.Refrain

SECOND READING Hebrews 5:11-6:3

11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn. 12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers,

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you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! 13 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.

Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, 2 instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And God permitting, we will do so.

VERSE OF THE DAY P Alleluia. Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we

do not see. Alleluia. (Hebrews 11:1)

GOSPEL READING John 6:41-5141 At this the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, “I

am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42 They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”

43 “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered. 44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me. 46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. 47 I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert, yet they died. 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which a man may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”

CHILDREN’S SERMON

HYMN OF THE DAY We Have a Sure Prophetic Word | CW 291Page | 8

SERMON 1 KINGS 19:3-8

The Journey is too much for you

THE APOSTLE’S CREEDI believe in God, the Father almighty,

maker of heaven and earth.I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,

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born of the virgin Mary,suffered under Pontius Pilate,was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended into hell.The third day he rose again from the dead.He ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

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.

OFFERINGThe members of Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church have joined together to do the Lord's work in this community and around the world. Visitors need not feel obligated to participate in this offering which supports our ministry.

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

P: Lord, we join in the prayer you taught us:C: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come,

your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

SERMON HYMN Jesus, Shepherd of the Sheep | CW 436

BLESSINGP: Almighty God, we thank you for teaching us the things you want us to

believe and do. Help us by your Holy Spirit to keep your Word in pure hearts that we may be strengthened in faith, guided in holiness, and

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comforted in life and in death, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.P: Brothers and sisters, go in peace. Live in harmony with one another. Serve

the Lord with gladness.The Lord bless you and keep you.The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you.The Lord look on you with favor and (+) give you peace.

C: Amen.

CLOSING HYMN Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah | CW 331

Week at a GlanceToday, Sunday, August 12th 9:45 AM Bible Study

10:30 AM Worship11:45 AM VBS Set Up

Monday- Thursday9:00 AM- 11:30 AM Vacation Bible School

Tuesday, August 14th 6:45 PM Dragon Boat Practice

Saturday, August 18th

8am- 4pm Dragon Boat FestivalSunday, August 12th

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10:30 AM Worship 11:45 AM VBS Set Up

Thank You- A special thank you to Matt Budde for organizing our team for the Dragon Boat Festival! Thank you in advance to all the helpers/ teacher/ setter-uppers and organizers for VBS this coming week!Dragon Boat Festival- Come and support the rowing team this Saturday! Even if you don’t want to row, come on down and cheer us on! Bring a tailgate chair and spend some time hanging out in the parking lot! If you need some Shepherd of the Bay apparel to wear, you are in luck- check out classroom 2!Church Picnic/ Outdoor Worship Service- Save the Date for September 9th! There will be a casual outdoor worship service at 10:30am. Immediately after the service will be games and activities planned for all ages! Please bring a side dish to pass and we will eat about noon.Bible Museum- On October 8th, Columbus Day, we have a bus reserved to go up to DC to tour the Bible Museum. Tickets for the bus and admission to the museum are only 25 dollars. Please reserve your spot with Matt Budde!

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