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Senior Pastor: Jeffrey Ruby Director of Music Ministry: Jennifer Song Sheldon

Innovation and Creative Teaching Pastor: Assistant Director: Bill McKennon

Matthew Knopf Organist & Handbell Director: Dr. Jeremy Peterman

Associate Pastor: Susan Ramsay McCormick AV Technical Director: Gary Spears

Visitation Pastor: Joel Bjerkestrand Director of Media Ministry: Logan Parkerson

Music

Dr. Jeremy Peterman, organ, piano, vocalist

Jennifer Sheldon, worship leader

Rachel Peterman, violin, vocalist

Pat Snyder, violin

Audio/Video

Gary Spears, Logan Parkerson,

Ron Holm

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PRELUDE “When In Our Music God is Glorified”, “Earth and All Stars”,

“Now the Silence”, “How Great Thou Art”

MESSAGE - Jennifer Sheldon, Director of Music

ORGAN SOLO “Prelude on HYFRYDOL” - Alice Jordan

GATHERING HYMN “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”

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SENDING HYMN “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee”

BLESSING AND DISMISSAL

POSTLUDE “Morning Has Broken” - James Southbridge

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WELCOME - Pastor Matthew Knopf

KID TALK WITH TREEHOUSE TERRY

HYMN “Blessed Assurance”

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HYMN “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”

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HYMN “Lead On, O King Eternal”

PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH

THE LORD’S PRAYER

SERMON - Pastor Matthew Knopf

HYMN “Amazing Grace”

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OFFERING “How Can I Keep from Singing?” - Robert Lowry

My life flows on in endless song;

above earth's lamentations,

I hear the real, tho' far-off hymn

that hails a new creation;

through all the tumult and the strife

I hear its music ringing;

it sounds an echo in my soul—

how can I keep from singing?

While the tempest loudly roars,

I hear the truth, it liveth. And though

the darkness 'round me close, songs

in the night it giveth. No storm can

shake my inmost calm while to that

rock I'm clinging; since love is lord

of heaven and earth, how can I keep

from singing?

HYMN “Lord of All Hopefulness”

SCRIPTURE READING Ephesians 6:10-20

“WE ARE THE CHURCH!” VIDEO

THE APOSTLES’ CREED

C I believe in God, the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.

He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit

and born of the virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended into hell.

On the third day he rose again.

He ascended into heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic Church,

the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting. Amen

Hymn Notes “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”

The hymn's first verse is a simple expression of God's unchanging

faithfulness, based on Lamentations 3:22 (KJV): "It is of the LORD's

mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not."

The refrain echoes the infinite faithfulness of God to extend mercy and

compassion: “They are new every morning: great is thy

faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:23, KJV).

On a side note, “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” was not published in the

“red hymnal,” which many old-time Lutherans like to refer to as their

hymnal. It also was not published in the “green hymnal” (Lutheran Book of

Worship or LBW). You can find this hymn in With One Voice (WOV) the

supplemental hymnal to the LBW and it is included in the newest Lutheran

hymnal known as Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal (ELW). The hymn “Blessed

Assurance” suffers the same fate.

“Blessed Assurance”

Fanny Crosby, the author of the text of the hymn “Blessed Assurance,” was

blind from birth. Crosby was visiting her friend, Phoebe Knapp, as the

Knapp home was having a large pipe organ installed. The organ was

incomplete, so Mrs. Knapp, using the piano, played a new melody she had

just composed. Knapp asked Crosby, “What do you think the tune says?”

To which Crosby replied, “Blessed assurance; Jesus is mine.”

The popular song reflects Crosby's walk of faith, as expressed by the

apostle Paul in Philippians 1:21, “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is

gain”. Crosby had all of her hymns transcribed by others as she could barely

write her name. On one occasion, Crosby composed 40 hymns before they

were transcribed.

Fanny Crosby

March 24, 1820-

February 12, 1915

Hymn Notes “Lead On, O King Eternal”

Scripture References:

Stanza 1 - Ephesians 6:10

Stanza 2 - Luke 4:18-19, Isaiah 61:1-2

Stanza 3 - 2 Timothy 4:7-8

With the encouragement of his fellow graduating classmates, Ernest W.

Shurtleff (Boston, MA, 1862; d. Paris, France, 1917) wrote this text in

1887 for Andover Theological Seminary's commencement ceremonies.

Winning immediate acclaim, the text was published in Shurtleff's Hymns of

the Faith that same year. Since that publication it has appeared in many

American hymnals.

“Lord of All Hopefulness”

This hymn was written in 1931 by Jan Struther. It has been used in liturgy,

weddings, and funerals. It is one of the most popular hymns in the United

Kingdom and was the opening hymn at the wedding of Prince Harry and

Meghan Markle.

Every hymn also has a tune name. The tune for “Lord of All

Hopefulness” is called SLANE. The tune SLANE is also used for the hymn

“Be Thou My Vision”. Hum a few bars and you will see the comparison.

“How Can I Keep from Singing?”

The words for “My Life Flows On” or “How Can I Keep from Singing?”

were published in an 1869 songbook written by Robert Lowry. He claims

credit for the tune but does not reference from whom or where the lyrics

originated. The song has often been attributed to “early” Quakers, but

Quakers did not permit congregational singing in worship until after the

American Civil War (and many still do not have music regularly).

Pete Seeger brought the song to life in the 1960s as an activist protest song,

and Enya furthered its popularity by recording it in 1991. Since then the

song has been more widely used in churches.

“Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”

Joachim Neander, the author of the hymn “Praise to the Lord, the

Almighty” died of tuberculosis at age 30. The hymn was written the year

he passed.

In 1679, Neander became a pastor in Bremen, as his popularity with the

common people had caused problems with the church administration in

Düsseldorf. It is rumored that he was banished from the church and lived

for a few months in a cave. He found consolation in communion with God

and nature and in the composition of his hymns. Many of his hymns were

without doubt inspired by the scenery around him.

Hymn Notes Hymn Notes “Amazing Grace”

The hymn Amazing Grace, written by John Newton in 1772, is one of the

most popular hymns worldwide. John Newton’s “Amazing Grace” was

written to illustrate a sermon on New Year's Day of 1773. John Newton was

born in 1725. At age eleven he first went to sea with his father. Newton

sailed six voyages before his father retired in 1742. At that time, Newton’s

father made plans for him to work at a sugarcane plantation in Jamaica.

Instead, Newton signed on with a merchant ship sailing to the Mediterranean

Sea.

In 1743, while going to visit friends, Newton was captured and pressed into

the naval service by the Royal Navy. He became

a midshipman aboard HMS Harwich. At one point, Newton tried to desert

and was punished in front of the crew of 350. Stripped to the waist and tied

to the grating, he received a flogging of eight dozen lashes and was reduced

to the rank of a common seaman. Following that disgrace and humiliation,

Newton initially contemplated murdering the captain and committing suicide

by throwing himself overboard. He recovered, both physically and mentally.

Early in 1748, he was rescued by a sea captain who had been asked by

Newton's father to search for him and return him to England. During his

1748 voyage to England after his rescue, Newton had a spiritual conversion.

The ship encountered a severe storm off the coast of Donegal, Ireland and

almost sank. Newton awoke in the middle of the night and, as the ship filled

with water, called out to God. The cargo shifted and stopped up the hole,

and the ship drifted to safety. Newton marked this experience as the

beginning of his conversion to Christianity.

He began to read the Bible and other religious literature. By the time he

reached Britain, he had accepted the doctrines of Christianity. The date was

March 10, 1748, an anniversary he marked for the rest of his life. From that

point on, he avoided profanity, gambling, and drinking. The words to

“Amazing Grace” were inspired by the hardships experienced by John

Newton and his ultimate conversion to Christianity.

“Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee”

Henry Van Dyke was inspired in 1907 by the beauty of the Berkshire

mountains where he was serving as a guest preacher at Williams College,

Williamstown, Mass.

It has been said that Van Dyke handed the poem to the president of the

college, saying: “Here is a hymn for you. Your mountains were my

inspiration. It must be sung to the music of Beethoven’s ‘Hymn to Joy.’”

Joachim Neander

1650-1680

Henry Van Dyke

1852-1933