WELCOME TO FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH

Inviting all people to faith . . . Come and Worship - Go and Work

Pastor - Lee Laaveg | Ministers - All

Phone 712-580-4316 2912 Highway Blvd, Spencer, Iowa 51301

November 24, 2019 Christ The King Sunday

Email us at: faithlutheran@smunet.net

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Hail, King Jesus

Prelude

Opening Song - “You Are My King”

Welcome

Prayer

Song - “Hymns Of Hope, Songs Of Faith”

*Invocation

We meet in the strong name of our God,

We praise you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.

*Litany (portions of Psalm 103)

Bless the LORD, O my soul;

All that is within me, bless His holy name.

He pardons all our iniquities;

He heals all our diseases.

He redeems our life from destruction;

He crowns us with lovingkindness and compassion.

As high as the heavens are above the earth;

So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.

As far as east is from the west;

So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Bless the LORD, all you people;

In all places where God reigns, bless the LORD, O my soul!

*Prayer of the Day

Thank you, Lord Jesus, King of creation, that you emptied yourself of all power and

glory, humbled yourself in obedience to the Father, and sacrificed your life on the

cross. You took the punishment we deserved. You used your power to rescue us. All

this you have done that we might be your own, live under you in your kingdom of

grace and love, and serve you all the days of our life. Praise to you, King Jesus!

Amen.

First Lesson - 2 Samuel 7:8-16

Second Lesson - Zephaniah 3:14-20

*Gospel - Luke 23:33-43

Children’s Message

Song - “The King Of Love My Shepherd Is”

Sermon - “Hail, King Jesus”

Offertory Song - “King Of My Heart” (Offering will be received at this time)

*Offertory Response - “Give Thanks”

*Offertory Prayer:

Merciful Father, we offer with joy and thanksgiving what you have first given us our

selves, 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.

*Confession of Faith

Prayers of the Church

*Sharing of the Peace

*Lord’s Prayer

*Blessing

*Closing Song - “Glory To God, Forever

Go in Peace to Love and Serve the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

*Please stand if you are able.

A SPECIAL WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS THIS MORNING!

Whether you are from across town or out-of-state, your presence is a blessing to

us. When the Friendship Pad is passed down the row, please let us know how we

may connect with you. Thank you for joining us today!

First Lesson - 2 Samuel 7:8-16 8 “Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the LORD Almighty says: I took you from

the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel. 9 I

have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies

from before you. Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men

on earth. 10 And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that

they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will

not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning 11 and have done ever since

the time I appointed leaders over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your

enemies. The LORD declares to you that the LORD himself will establish a house for you: 12 When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your

offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his

kingdom forever. 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I

will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. 15 But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I

removed from before you. 16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before

me; your throne will be established forever.’”

Second Lesson - Zephaniah 3:14-20 14 Sing, Daughter Zion; shout aloud, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,

Daughter Jerusalem! 15 The LORD has taken away your punishment, he has turned back

your enemy. The LORD, the King of Israel, is with you; never again will you fear any

harm. 16 On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, Zion; do not let your

hands hang limp. 17 The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He

will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice

over you with singing.” 18 “I will remove from you all who mourn over the loss of your appointed festivals, which

is a burden and reproach for you. 19 At that time I will deal with all who oppressed you.

I will rescue the lame; I will gather the exiles. I will give them praise and honor in every

land where they have suffered shame. 20 At that time I will gather you; at that time I will

bring you home. I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth

when I restore your fortunes before your very eyes,” says the LORD.

Gospel - Luke 23:33-43 33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with

the criminals - one on his right, the other on his left. 34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them,

for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting

lots. 35 The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He

saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”

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Pastor’s Ponderings . . . 1. If you could be king or queen for a day, what would you do?

2. What are the qualities of a good king, or a good leader?

3. When you pray, do you think of Jesus more as your buddy with power, as

your “genie in a bottle,” as the fountain of grace, or as the Lord of the

Cosmos?

4. What are the possible responses when one stands before a newly

crowned king?

5. Are there portions of your life not under King Jesus’ control?

6. What are the benefits of belonging to Jesus Christ’s kingdom?

7. What does it mean to crown Jesus King of your life?

36 The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar 37 and

said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.” 38 There was a written notice above him, which read: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah?

Save yourself and us!” 40 But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are

under the same sentence? 41 We are punished justly, for we are getting what our

deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” 43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

Dates To Remember!

Wednesday, Nov. 27

Thanksgiving Eve Worship

Thursday, Nov. 28

Thanksgiving Day, Office closed

Friday, Nov. 29

Office closed

1st Sunday in Advent, Dec. 1

- “Contagious Christian” concludes

- Christmas program rehearsal

Wednesday, Dec 4

- Advent Potluck Meal

- WoW! Worship: Joseph

Saturday, Dec. 7

- Garage Clean Out Day

- Christmas program rehearsal

Thanksgiving Eve

Worship Service

Thursday, Nov. 27 | 6:30 p.m.

(Reminder: No LifeKids,

Community Meal, WoW! Worship,

Confirmation, Worship Vocalist

Rehearsal or High School Youth Group.)

10:30 a.m.

Sunday School Christmas Program Rehearsal

Contagious Christian continues in Worship Area HOPE Center - Dominican Jewelry

Today at

Faith

Sunday,

November 24

Today - November 24

Mike Albers offers an opportunity to support missions by purchasing native made Dominican Jewelry.

The funds raised help many individuals and mission groups in the Dominican Republic, but the primary recipients are the HOPE Center in Villa Esperanza

and Pastors Pedro and Alma Gomez.

The HOPE Center was built by the Samaritan Foundation and hires women to make the paper jewelry. They receive an income to help feed their families. That is why HOPE stands for Helping Other People Eat.

The Samaritan Foundation is a Canadian non-profit organization that builds houses in the Dominican Republic.

Program presented: December 15 | 9:00 a.m.

Rehearsal Today @ 10:30 a.m.

Capital Campaign Project #3:

Garage Retrofit!

We are moving forward with the next project in our capital campaign. Before we can start work in the garage, we need to clean it out.

Do you have items in the garage that need to be saved? If so, now is the time to move those items to a safe place!

Next Saturday, December 7,

from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Items not identified to be saved

will be discarded.

It’s here! The December edition of Faith Life Together

Available on the Fellowship tables

and the Welcome Center,

take one home with you TODAY!

Advent begins

Sunday, December 1

If you would like to help decorate

the altar area with poinsettias then

enjoy them at home for Christmas,

please fill out the order form below!

Leave the order form - with payment -

in the red Christmas box on the

Welcome Center.

Make checks payable to

Faith Lutheran Church and earmark them

“Poinsettia”

Orders need to be turned in to the

church office by Sunday, December 8.

Thank you!

Name _______________________________

Phone _______________________________

8-inch Red Poinsettia in green foil is

$29.00 each. Number ordered: _______

Total $ ______________________________

In Memory of or in Honor of:

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2 plants have been ordered to date! Don’t forget

to order your plants today!

LifeKids, Community Meal, WoW!

Worship, Confirmation and Stephen

Ministry classes continue!

Light fixtures were removed

in the garage.

The outdoor sign light bulbs on the

east side were replaced.

Faith Council enjoyed an excellent

2020 planning retreat last Sunday.

November 24

Norah Hansen

Brionna Sembach

November 25

Brooke Erdman

Rich Stueven

November 26

Leo Wigen

November 27

Diane Jamtgaard

Kevin Skadeland

November 28

Bernard Fairchild

November 24

Doug and Courtney

Schwartz

November 26

Eldren and Janell

Holstad

Worship on Wednesday! will resume December 4

with Advent potluck meal at 5:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m. WoW! Worship:

Christmas Characters - Joseph

You can be a

Super Hero for God!

Thank you for your help Sunday, Nov. 10!

Together we were able to supply and bundle

193 kits and tie two quilts for Lutheran World Relief!

We are in need of more dark colored bath towels

(between 20” x 40” & 52” x 27”)

Thank you for your generosity!

Please place the items in the box at the

back of the church or in the yellow

Mission box by the doors!

Grades 6-12 Youth are invited to Outreach Night!

Sunday, December 8: “Silent” Night Games!

Cost is $4 for pizza meal (NOTE: NEW PRICE!) 4:15 p.m. meet at Faith, carpool to Camp

8:30 p.m. Parent pick-up at Faith

Youth are encouraged to RSVP to Evan Nielsen (402-510-6057) by 2:00 p.m.

The Holidays Thanksgiving

Worship service - 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 Office closed - Nov. 28 and 29

Christmas Christmas Eve service - 4:00 p.m. on Dec. 24

Office closed - Dec. 25 and 26 New Year’s Day

Office closed - Jan. 1

Sending your Tithes and Offerings to Faith Lutheran is as easy as

clicking your mouse! Go to: http://bit.ly/33RXUbH and follow the instructions.

Questions? Contact the church office at 712.580.4316.

Looking for something to put in the offering place?

“I Gave Online” cards are available at the Welcome Center.

Online giving provides the ability to donate on our

website. After creating an account,

you’re able to give a donation or schedule a series of

donations directly from your checking or savings

account or by using your debit or credit card.

Christmas Is Coming!

Faith Lutheran prefers to shop locally when at all possible. Supporting our neighbors is important to the health of this community. However, people also shop online for various reasons. If you happen to shop at Amazon, consider using AmazonSmile instead.

Customers enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com. The difference is that when customers shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5 percent of the price of eligible purchases to Faith Lutheran Church.

Go to: smile.amazon.com or https://amzn.to/2MDLJJ6 Sign in with your credentials. Choose Faith Lutheran as the charity of your choice. Each time you shop at smile.amazon.com your purchases will benefit Faith Lutheran Church!

Did you know the City of Spencer’s large, blue recycle bin is in the

new storage area by the kitchen?

For large cardboard items, we have

a cardboard-only dumpster outside behind the building.

Did you know we have recycle bins scattered throughout the church?

There’s one in the kitchen, by the office window, in the

Discipleship Room and one near the name tags.

What can you recycle while helping at church?

Paper, cardboard, cartons CLEAN aluminum and metal cans, foil and foil trays,

metal lids CLEAN plastics #1-7 (the number is found on the container)

Thank you for helping our church recycle!

YEAR BALANCE

GIVING TO DATE REMAINING ATTENDANCE

SEPTEMBER $22,615.98 $229,153.50 $176,485.50 172

OCTOBER $27,064.04 $256,217.54 $149,421.46 186

NOV. 1-3 $ 6,310.56 $255,891.27 $149,747.73 206

NOV. 4-10 $ 7,042.25 $262,933.52 $142,705.48 176

NOV. 11-17 $ 5,450.64 $268,384.16 $137,254.84 202

Thank you for generously supporting Faith Lutheran in 2019!

2019 GENERAL OFFERING

AND ATTENDANCE

BUDGET: $405,639.00

Tithes and Offering “Give thanks to the Lord for He is good;

For His mercy and loving kindness

endures forever!” Psalm 106:1

Thanksgiving Food Donations For November, Faith Lutheran is collecting food and dry goods

for Upper Des Moines Opportunity. Please place your

donations near the Fall decorations at the front of the church.

Thank you!

Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service Volunteers - November 27

Worship Leader Ross Brockshus

Instrumentalist Denise Laaveg

Scripture Reader Dave Simington

Prayers of the Church Pastor Lee

Nursery Autumn Erdman, Stella Anderson

Altar Prep Arlene Fairchild, Lee Nelson

Camera Cheryl Stueven

Computer Kay Iversen

Sound Kristine Christianson

Lead Tech Lori Krei

Greeters/Ushers Troy and Anne Rosendahl

Offering Counters Vickie Godfredsen, Kay Iversen, Larry Wigen

The Children’s Ministry Team needs your help! To set the stage for the

Children’s Christmas Program, Away In A Mango, they would like donations of white

or tan bed sheets. Please place the sheets in the church office. - Thank you!

Thank you to today’s . . .

Worship Leader Del Brockshus

Instrumentalists Denise Laaveg, Kevin Skadeland, Jared Hansen,

Conner Essick, Bill McCarroll

Vocalists Joy Kelsch, Kirby Fueston, Dennis Larson

Scripture Reader Dave Simington

Children’s Message Troy Rosendahl

Prayers of the Church Linda Susie

Nursery Korrie Anderson, Lucy Simington

Altar Prep Arlene Fairchild, Lee Nelson

Camera Cindy Tigges

Computer Kent Heazlett

Sound Cheryl Stueven

Lead Tech Lori Krei

Fellowship Hosts Jim and Lisa Carpenter, Shirley Kooker

Set up: Lisa Carpenter

Greeters/Ushers Jim and Joan Unrau, Chris and Carolyn Christofferson

Offering Counters Gene Englin, Vickie Godfredsen, Becky Simons

Next Sunday, December 1

Worship Leader Cryss Quanbeck

Instrumentalists Denise Laaveg, Kevin Skadeland, Jared Hansen,

Conner Essick, Bill McCarroll

Vocalists Ross and Beth Brockshus, Lisa Buchan

Candle Lighting, Prayer Brett and Jolynne Eilts, Jackson, Katie and Haley

Scripture Reader GA Darnell

Children’s Message Doug Schwartz

Prayers of the Church Al Vanderberg

Nursery Kyle and Jamie Rouse

Altar Prep Denise Lovitt, Nancy Petersen McCarroll

Communion Servers Dave and Jan Hopkins, Ken and Cheryl Hessenius

Prayer Intercessors Becky Simons, Justin Spieker, Dennis Larson, Randy Enge

Camera Kent Heazlett

Computer Paul Wire

Sound Cheryl Stueven

Lead Tech Lori Krei

Fellowship Hosts Denise Lovitt, Roger and Vickie Godfredsen

Set up: Denise Lovitt

Greeters/Ushers Paul and Kris Behrens, Todd and Shanna Kooker

Offering Counters Jolene Hansen, Kay Iversen, Mark Vreeman

THIS WEEK AT FAITH

Sunday, November 24

8:00 a.m. Worship Vocalist and Musician Rehearsal

8:15 a.m. Prayer Time - All are welcome!

9:00 a.m. Worship

Fellowship - Immediately following Worship

10:30 a.m. Sunday School - Christmas Program Rehearsal

Contagious Christian

Tuesday, November 26

5:30 p.m. Budget meeting

Wednesday, November 27

11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Christian Counseling - Make appointments at 515-238-9010

6:30 p.m. Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service

Thursday, November 28 - Thanksgiving Day

Office Closed

Friday, November 29

Office Closed

Saturday, November 30

7:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study

Sunday, December 1 - 1st Sunday of Advent

8:00 a.m. Worship Vocalist and Musician Rehearsal

8:15 a.m. Prayer Time - All are welcome!

9:00 a.m. Worship

Fellowship - Immediately following Worship

10:30 a.m. Sunday School - Christmas Program Rehearsal

Contagious Christian

Pastor: Lee Laaveg

pastor@faithlutheranspencer.com

Evangelism and Stephen Ministry Director:

Eric Patten - eric@faithlutheranspencer.com

Custodian: Rich Stueven

custodian@faithlutheranspencer.com

Technology Director: Lori Krei

techdirector@faithlutheranspencer.com

Youth Director: Evan Nielsen

evan@faithlutheranspencer.com

Office Assistant: Cheryl Stueven

office@faithlutheranspencer.com

Worship Director: Denise Laaveg

worshipdirector@faithlutheranspencer.com

Church Administrator: Lori Krei

churchadmin@faithlutheranspencer.com

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