SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST June 22, 2025

Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church

Wisconsin Synod

Pastor Rev. Christopher Oehlke Pastor’s Phone: 1-262-909-7827

Organist Karen Davis, Mindy Kane, Church Telephone 763-682-4573

Lorraine Roush Email pastor@myimmanuel.org

WELCOME, VISITORS:     We are glad you could be with us and we welcome you back any time. Please sign our “Welcome” card found in the pew holders or sign the guest book in the narthex/entry.

Prayer upon Entering Church

Lord, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells. In the multitude of your tender mercies prepare my heart that I may enter your house to worship and confess your holy name; through Jesus Christ, my God and Lord. Amen.

SERVICE OF THE WORD

HYMN (#523) “God of Grace and God of Glory”

M: 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 SINS

M: 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.

M: 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 PRAISE

M: In the peace of forgiveness, let us praise the Lord.

C: (Sung) Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good.

Blessed are they who take refuge in him.

Your Word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.

Your faithfulness continues forever.

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good.

Blessed are they who take refuge in him.

PRAYER OF THE DAY

M: Lord God, heavenly Father, you sent your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, into this world to destroy the works of the devil and protect us poor people against such an evil foe. Uphold us in all affliction by your Holy Spirit so that we may have peace from such enemies and remain forever blessed; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C:     (Sung) Amen.

THE WORD

FIRST LESSON Isaiah 43:8-13

⁸Bring out the people who are blind, though they have eyes,
    and the people who are deaf, though they have ears. ⁹Let all the nations be gathered together, and let peoples be assembled. Who among them has declared this? Who has made known to us the former things? Let them produce their witnesses to show that they were right, so that people can hear and say, “This is truth.” ¹⁰You are my witnesses, declares the Lord. You are my servant, whom I have chosen, so that you may know me and believe in me, so that you will understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, and after me there will not be another. ¹¹I, yes I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior. ¹²I myself declared it. I brought salvation, and I announced it. It was not some strange god among you. You are my witnesses, declares the Lord, and I am God. ¹³Indeed, from the first day, I am he. There is no one who can deliver anyone from my hand. I act, and who can reverse it?            (EHV) 

M: The Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

PSALM OF THE DAY (Sung) Psalm 66 (page 90)

SECOND LESSON 2 Timothy 1:3-10

³ I thank God, whom I serve with a clean conscience as my ancestors did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day. ⁴ When I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. ⁵ I remember your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced that it also lives in you. ⁶ For this reason I am reminding you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. ⁷ For God did not give us a timid spirit, but a spirit of power and love and sound judgment. ⁸ So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Instead, join with me in suffering for the gospel while relying on the power of God. ⁹ He saved us and called us with a holy calling, not because of our works, but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, ¹⁰ and it has now been revealed through the appearance of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.            (EHV)

M: The Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

VERSE OF THE DAY

M: Alleluia. We have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. Alleluia.  (1 John 4:14)

C: (Sung) Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 

These words are written that we may believe 

that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. 

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

GOSPEL Luke 8:26-39

²⁶ They sailed down to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across from Galilee. ²⁷ When Jesus stepped ashore, a man from the town met him. He was possessed by demons and for a long time had not worn any clothes. He did not live in a house but in the tombs. ²⁸ When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, “What do I have to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torment me!” ²⁹ For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. In fact, the unclean spirit had seized him many times. He was kept under guard, and although he was bound with chains and shackles, he would break the restraints and was driven by the demon into deserted places.

³⁰ Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “Legion,” because many demons had gone into him. ³¹ They were begging Jesus that he would not order them to go into the abyss. ³² A herd of many pigs was feeding there on the mountain. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he gave them permission. ³³ The demons went out of the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned. ³⁴ When those who were feeding the pigs saw what happened, they ran away and reported it in the town and in the countryside. ³⁵ People went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet. He was clothed and in his right mind, and the people were afraid. ³⁶ Those who saw it told them how the demon-possessed man was saved. ³⁷ The whole crowd of people from the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were gripped with great fear. As Jesus got into the boat and started back, ³⁸ the man from whom the demons had gone out begged to be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, ³⁹ “Return to your home and tell how much God has done for you.” Then he went through the whole town proclaiming what Jesus had done for him.

      (EHV)

M: The Gospel of the Lord.

C: (Sung) Praise be to you, O Christ!

HYMN OF THE DAY (#556) “Rise, Shine, You People”

SERMON TEXT Luke 8:26-39

SERMON THEME “Tell How Much God Has Done For You”

APOSTLES’ CREED

I believe in God, the Father almighty,

maker of heaven and earth.

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

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

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.

THANKSGIVING

OFFERING – Please leave offering in the plate as you depart.

HYMN (#353) “Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness”

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

M: Praise to you, Holy Spirit. We worship and glorify you as the Almighty God, heaven and earth are full of your glory. All the stars, the sun and moon, all energies and forces, the sea and clouds are messengers of your wonder and might. For your creation, we praise you, O Father. We pray for your Church and your people. Grant us ministers and teachers who are led by your Spirit and earnestly hold forth your Word of Life. Save us from all false prophets and deceitful guides that we, being knit together in love, may with one mind strive for the truth of your Word. 

Guard and defend our homes, that parents may be kept in the bonds of love and rule their children well, nourishing them in truth and righteousness.

Bestow your favor on all useful labor in industry and agriculture, education and science, the professions and the arts, that in their advancement your people may prosper.

We pray for all who may be ill in body, mind, or spirit; for all who may be in danger; for all who may be in anxiety or perplexity; for all who may be suffering disappointment or defeat. Be present with them in their afflictions, show them the way out of all their troubles, and save them for your mercy’s sake.

Hear us, Lord, as we bring you our private petitions.

Heavenly Father, you did not spare your own Son but freely gave him up for us all. Mercifully grant these and all other acceptable petitions that you read in our hearts in the name of Jesus. Amen.

LORD’S PRAYER

C: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, 

thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 

Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; 

and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 

For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory 

forever and ever. Amen.

M: O Lord God, our heavenly Father, pour out the Holy Spirit on your faithful people. Keep us strong in your grace and truth, protect and comfort us in all temptation, and bestow on us your saving peace, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: (Sung) Amen.

M: 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: (Sung) Amen. Amen. Amen.

HYMN (#562) “I Love to Tell the Story”

Bulletin Devotions

Consider using the prayers and readings from each Sunday’s worship bulletin during your daily personal/family devotions—

–“Prayer of the Day”

–“Verse of the Day”

–“Prayer of the Church”

–Re-read God’s Word and reflect upon it and how it applies to you.

–Review the sermon theme and text and its applications for you.

VERSE OF THE DAY:

During the week memorize and think about this verse of the day:

We have seen and testify 

that the Father has sent his Son 

to be the Savior of the world.

(1 John 4:14)

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST June 22, 2025

Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church

THE SCHEDULE   

Sat., June 28 2 p.m., Fleece Blanket Day

Next Sunday, June 29, Greeters: 

Jenni & Brian Weese

Shut-In Visitors for June: Mark & Linda Hoffmann

OUR FATHER’S BUSINESS

SUMMER PICNIC (FKA “SOMETHIN’ ON A BUN”) SAVE-THE-DATE:   

Outdoor Worship Service & Lunch: This year’s fund-raising event will be Sunday, July 6 beginning with an outdoor service at 9:30 a.m. followed by broasted chicken lunch with cheesy potatoes provided (potluck side dishes and desserts).

Volunteers being sought:

~We need someone who can help manage the kitchen/lunch. 

~We need someone who can help manage the bean bag competition.

Please bring a nonperishable item(s) for the Buffalo Food Shelf. Our goal will be to fill up our silver buckets!

Silent Auction: Register your silent auction donations with Julie Gutknecht, Lucy Bechtold or Lorraine Roush ASAP. Nonperishable auction items may be dropped off at church at any time (but at least by Wednesday, July 2). Perishable items should be registered in advance but may be delivered the morning of the event. (p.s. If you will not be able to attend on the 6^th but would like to place a bid, see Julie G)

Bean Bag Toss: Registration being taken on the bulletin board in the narthex.

COMMUNION SCHEDULE:   There WILL BE Communion on June 29; NOT on July 6; and there WILL BE Communion on July 20

FLEECE BLANKET DAY: Ladies Fellowship has scheduled a workday to edge-crochet fleece blankets to be donated to a local hospice unit. It will begin at 2 p.m. on Sat., June 28, for those who know how to crochet and also for those who would like to learn this method. While extra supplies, the fleece and yarn will be provided, if you have a #6 crochet hook on hand, feel free to bring it along.

SALEM HELP WANTED: Two positions are available at Salem Lutheran School in Greenfield. See the west bulletin board for details. Part-time School Janitor to help maintain a clean, safe and welcoming environment; 20 hours per week from August through May and 4 hours per week in June and July. After School Care Supervisor to provide a safe and nurturing environment for Salem students at the end of the school day; 3.5 hours per day when school is in session. Contact the school office at school@salemwels.org or LES Director Troy DeRosier at les@anchoredmn.org .

ATTENDANCE AT THE LORD’S HOUSE: 

Sunday, June 15 68

FOR THE LORD’S WORK: June 15: General Fund-$3,269.60; Salem-$2 (General funds needed per week=$2,295 but we have been averaging $1,940.).