2411 Woodlake Road Denison, Texas 75021 (903) 465-1016 www.glcdenison.org
November 13, 2016 We’re glad you’re here!
Our 8 a.m. service uses the traditional liturgies and hymns of the Lutheran Church. The 10:30 a.m. Worship Service is a more contemporary service, using a variety of formats, instruments and newer songs along with traditional hymns. Please fill out a Family Registration Card with your Prayer Requests. Pass cards to the center aisle so the ushers can collect them. Children are welcome in the worship service. They are invited to the front for a children’s message during the 10:30 a.m. service. A nursery is provided for children 3 and under during the Sunday School and the 10:30 a.m. Service. The ushers will assist you in finding the nursery.
Mission Grace exists to strengthen people in their relationship with Jesus Christ and to empower them to share Jesus with others.
Ministers: Members of Grace Pastor...... Michael J. Mattil Secretary ..................... Elaine Botka Organist ....... Cheryl Mattil Children’s Minister .....Jeana Parsons
This Week at Grace Today November 13 8:00 a Traditional Worship 9:15 a Sunday School/Bible Class 10:30 a Blended Worship 11:45 a LWML Meeting 5:30 p Hand Bells Choir 6:30 p Praise Team Wednesday November 16 1:00 p Quilters 6:00 p Midweek Thursday November 17 6:30 a Men’s Breakfast Bible Study 7:00 p Anniversary Committee Next Sunday November 20 8:00 a Traditional Worship 9:15 a Sunday School/Bible Class 10:30 a Blended Worship 12:00 p Church Council 5:30 p Hand Bells Choir 6:30 p Praise Team
Serving This Week 8:00 a.m. Elders 10:30 a.m. Elders Ushers
David Bentley Josh Velten Dan Williams
Altar Care Nursery Today Nursery Next Week
Robin, Chrissie, April Gilbert Pioneer Camp Group Pioneer Camp Group
Lindel Davis Danny Blackshear
Remember in Prayer Our Nation All those newly elected Those with medical concerns Those who are shut in Those who are fearful Those who do not have faith in Jesus
Through Operation Christmas Hope our goals is to bring the hope we have in Christ to 1000 children in the Baton Rouge area. Our plan is to provide each child with a hardback copy of Paul L. Maier’s “The Very First Christmas” and a shoe box gift. We are asking you and your church to consider assisting us by providing some shoe box gifts. Each shoe box should contain a gift or gifts valued at between $10 and $15. The gift should be wrapped and a tag with gender (Boy or Girl) and age group (preschool –Kindergarten, 1st – 3rd, and 4th 6th) should be placed on the top of the box. Gifts need to be delivered to Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 5851 New York Ave., Arlington, TX 76018 by December 4th.You can call or e-mail David Ricks. (Phone 214-563-5928, e-mail disastercare@bslc.net ). As we search for ways to share information with our members in a timely manner, we are using Remind. This is used by schools to share information with parents. If you would like to receive messages about things going on here at Grace, you can sign up through our website (glcdenison.org) or this link: https://www.remind.com/join You can join as many classes as you wish by using the codes below: @glcden @glcconfirm @glcpray @glcdyouth @glcpt
General News Confirmation Class Prayer Chain Youth Group Praise Team
You can also join through the Remind app, or by texting any of the codes to 81010.
To My Church Family, Thank you for your prayers, cards and visits, it means a lot to me. Gail Ringness
Altar Flowers today are given by Dixie Oakes in memory of her Wedding Anniversary.
Worship Service 8:00 10:30 Divne Service 4 P.203 Opening Hymn God of Mercy, God of Grace Invocation Confession Absolution Psalm 98 Hymn of Praise Gloria in Excelsis Salutation and Collect Malachi 4:1-6 Gradual 2 Thessalonians 3:1-13 Alleluia Verse Matthew 18:21-35 The Apostle's Creed Hymn LSB915 Today Your Mercy Calls Us Sermon Mercy Offerings Offering Hymn LSB805 Praise God Prayers of the Church The Preface Holy Prayer of Thanksgiving Words of Institution Sharing of the Peace Lamb of God The Distribution Song of Simeon Post-Communion Prayer Parting Blessings Closing Hymn LSB729 I Am Trusting Thee Lord Jesus
Invocation Welcome Opening Songs We Praise You, O God Mighty to Save Confession of Sins Absolution Prayer Of The Day Praise Team Who Can Satisfy My Soul Malachi 4:1-6 2 Thessalonians 3:1-13 Matthew 18:21-35 The Apostle's Creed Children’s Message Sermon Hymn LSB915 Today Your Mercy Calls Us Sermon Offerings Prayers of the Church Lord’s Prayer Words of Institution Sharing of Peace Distribution My Jesus, I Love Thee God of Mercy, God of Grace Benediction Closing Hymn LSB729 I Am Trusting Thee Lord Jesus
Malachi 4:1-6 “Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and that day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the LORD Almighty. “Not a root or a branch will be left to them. But for you who revere my name, the sun of
righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. Then you will trample down the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I do these things,” says the LORD Almighty. “Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel. “See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse.” 2 Thessalonians 3:1-13 Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith. But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command. May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching you received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to make ourselves a model for you to follow. For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “If a man will not work, he shall not eat.” We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the bread they eat. And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right.
Matthew 18:21-35 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. “The servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go. “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded. “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’ “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. When the
other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened. “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.” This is the Gospel of the Lord.
LWML will meet today after the late service, to discuss details of the Swedish Meatball Fundraiser.
November 23 at 6:00 p.m. Served by the Pioneer Camp Group
Thanksgiving Eve Worship November 23rd at 7 p.m. The Pioneer Camp Group will provide dinner beginning at 6 p.m. Please sign up on the bulletin board if you plan to attend the meal. A free will offering will help those attending Camp Lone Star next Printed copies of the November Calendar with Birthdays and Anniversaries are available in the Narthex. Current information is always available at www.glcdenison.org. Next Sunday we will have a meeting of the Church Council after the late service. At this meeting, we will be looking at the proposed budget for 2017, hearing from the nominating committee about the slate, and setting the date for our annual Voter’s meeting. If you have any items for the agenda, try to get
Hand Bells at today at 5:30 p.m. Praise Team practice today 6:30 p.m.