St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Preston Kansas

Website: www.stpaulpreston.org              

Email: splcms@sctelcom.net (Office)        

TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST       November 17, 2024

ORDER OF WORSHIP:   LSB – Divine Service, Setting Three, pgs. 184ff

HYMNS: 876  - 508 (1-5, 6-7)  - (628  - 531 - 663)  - 805

SERMON: Be The One Who Endures    TEXT: Mark 13:1-13

MIDWEEK CHILDREN: He Is Exalted    ADULT CHOIR: Blessed Assurance

                  

O God our Father, in Your Son Jesus we need not fear and can be at peace. In these last days, since His death, resurrection, and ascension, sustain and strengthen our faith in Him. Make us bold in confessing Him, our Savior. Give us readiness and courage from hearing Your Word always to speak to any who would ask us of the hope and promise we have in Your Son. In the turmoil and trouble of life in this world, keep us in the assurance that Jesus will come again to give us the gift of new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells, as He promised. By Your Holy Spirit, help us to stand firm to the end. Amen

 

•              That God has created us and still takes care of us, we give thanks to Him. 

•              For the peace of the crucified and risen Lord Jesus to be with the family of Ed Petrowsky since the time of his death on Friday, November 8th. 

•              For healing and strength from the Lord for Marilyn Herren as she anticipates surgery in days ahead; for His help and strength in times of illness and affliction for all for whom we pray. 

•              For those who teach and learn in our schools, that students will grow in useful and God-pleasing knowledge as they prepare for the work He gives them to do and for responsible citizenship. 

•              For guidance and protection upon those who work in the home, in the office, on the farm, in the factory, on the road, in the store, in preparing and serving food, and in all the ways we love and serve our neighbors. 

•              For protection upon those who serve as emergency responders. 

 

THE DUET at St. Paul today is Monica Rome and Estella Cook. They sing O Lovely Peace by Handel. We thank them for being with us to sing. 

 

CHICKEN NOODLE DINNER and Holiday Craft and Bake Sale. . .  This is held at St. John Lutheran Church in Nashville today from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.  A free will donation will be received.

 

THIS MORNING IN THE DIVINE SERVICE we celebrate the Sacrament of the   Altar in which the Lord gives to us   the  gifts of  His  body and  blood  for our   forgiveness,  life, and  salvation. With deep love for God’s Word and respect     for fellowship of faith in  confessing His Word, we practice closed communion.    Visitors to our congregation  today  who desire to receive  the Lord’s Supper  should  speak with  the  pastor before  the  service. To those  joining  in Holy Communion from a congregation of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, please fill out an attendance card that we may inform your congregation of your communion with us.  Pastor will offer the chalice after the elder has distributed the individual cups.

 

LADIES ARE INVITED to Advent by Candlelight at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cheney on December 8th at 3:00. See the details posted on our elevator door. 

 

THANK YOU NOTE . . . Dear members of St. Paul: It was a blessing to receive your donation today. Thank you for your support and prayers as we work to bring up and educate our children for the future. 

In Christ, Amanda Carter, Business Manager (Concordia Academy Wichita) 

 

CANNED CHICKEN and/or TUNA are the items being received for the Pratt County Food Bank in November.  A box for the donation of these or other non-perishable food items is at the south entrance of the church.

 

STEWARDSHIP SENTENCES based on Hebrews 10:14 – “For by a single offering He has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.” Our Lord Jesus has provided the one offering for sin. What we offer to the Lord is not a sacrifice for sin; we cannot buy our way into heaven with our money, works or effort. Rather, what we give to the Lord’s work in the church is a thank offering, a sign of our dependency on God and all He has given us. (lcms.org/stewardship)

 

 HIGHER THINGS CONFERENCE 2025 will be at Concordia University, Seward Nebraska, July 8-11 next summer. As registrations are expected to fill quickly, consider signing up soon. Registration forms are available in the church office or in mailboxes for those who are interested. The theme for the conference is  ALL THINGS NEW. Jesus promises that just as He is risen, we will rise. The last great enemy has been destroyed. Everlasting life belongs to all who believe. Revelation 21:5, Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.”

 

HEAD USHER: Gary McGuire                                                       ALTAR COMMITTEE: Carol Gordon

ELDERS:  Derek Liggett, Shan Hullman, Lee Van Slyke                                                  Chris Gordon  Coleen Sallee                                                                                                                                                                   Samantha Dutton   Marianne McGuire

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH EQUIPS, ENABLES, AND ENCOURAGES ITS MEMBERS TO GROW IN FAITH AND SHARE CHRIST’S LOVE WITH ALL PEOPLE.

 

TODAY - 8:00 am - The Lutheran Hour, KGNO (Dodge City, 1370 AM)

                8:00 am - The Lutheran Hour, KCVW (Wichita, Hutch., 94.3 FM)

                8:25 am - The Lutheran Hour, KMMM (Pratt, 1290 AM)

                8:30 am - The Lutheran Hour, KWBW (Hutchinson, 1450 AM)

              10:00 am - St. Paul Radio Broadcast, KMMM (Pratt, 1290 AM)

                6:00 pm - The Lutheran Hour, KREJ (88.1 FM)                             

MONDAY - 8:00 - 11:00 am - Secretary’s Office Hours   

TUESDAY - 9 am - 2 pm - Quilt Group meets

WEDNESDAY - 8:00 - 11:00 am - Secretary’s Office Hours

                         6:30 pm - Midweek Classes

                         7:00 pm - Choir Rehearsal

THURSDAY - 6:30 pm - Bible Study

FRIDAY - 8:00 - 11:00 am - Secretary’s Office Hours                 

SUNDAY - 9:00 am - Combined Sunday School Breakfast

                10:00 am - Worship 

 

THE LUTHERAN HOUR -  “Album-Worthy” (Genesis 35:3).  If everything you’ve ever thought or done was captured in a photo, how many of them would you save for all to see?  Hear how God redeems all our snapshots--even those that don’t seem “album-worthy.” Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler.

 

WELCOME TO BREAKFAST next Sunday, November 24th.  This will be held during our 9:00 am Sunday School Hour.  Everyone is welcome!

 

CHRIST FOR YOU this week on kfuo.org: Join us as we begin a short study through several of the Psalms on Sharper Iron (weekdays at 8:00 a.m. CT), and continue the Gospel of John on Thy Strong Word (weekdays at 11:00 a.m. CT). Don't forget to tune into Concord Matters this Saturday (11/23 at 10:00 a.m. CT) for a discussion on what the Lutheran Reformers believed about the Mass. Find your favorite programs on demand at kfuo.org or on the KFUO Radio app.

 

About the Cover:  Everything Jesus says is true.  While prophesying of the coming destruction of the temple, Jesus also warned of false teachers who would claim to be Him.  Just as Jesus says, the temple was destroyed in AD 70, and many false messiahs have come and gone throughout world history.  All teaching must be tested against the Holy Scriptures (I John 4:1).  God’s Word alone gives life because Jesus is true God and true man who died, rose, ascended, will return, and remains forever for us.

 

OLD TESTAMENT READING - Daniel 12:1-3

EPISTLE - Hebrews 10:11-25

HOLY GOSPEL - Mark 13:1-13