Easter!

St. Michael’s Ev. Lutheran Church Fountain City, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor Paul Jansen

507-858-4007 – jansenpd@gmail.com

www.stmichaelsfc.org

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EASTER DAY | MARCH 27, 2016

WELCOME TO WORSHIP

We pray that your worship will us will fill you with joy at the

resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Restrooms are located at the far end

of the entry area. The ladies room is located through the cry room.

If there is an emergency, a phone is located in the office at the

bottom of the steps. May God bless your worship.

SERVICE NOTES FOR TODAY

Sun. 9:30am – P. 38 Service of the Word

Hymns – Choir, 265, 152, 720 v.1-4 & 7, 143 | Psalm 118 p.108

Organ: Dale Hampton Piano: Molly Klebig

Trumpet: Nathan Burmeister, Michael Kafer, Aly Horstman,

Eric Horstman

Clarinet: Chris Buswell and Kyler Ernst

CHOIR AND CONGREGATION Resurrection Glory

See the back of the bulletin Arranged by Tom Fettke

STAND

INVOCATION, CONFESSION p. 38

SONG OF PRAISE 265 – This Is the Feast of Victory

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Let us pray.

Almighty God, by the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus

Christ you conquered death and opened the gate to eternal

life. Grant that we, who have been raised with him through

baptism, may walk in the newness of life and ever rejoice in

the hope of sharing his glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord,

to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit be dominion and

praise now and forever.

♫ Amen.

BE SEATED

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The Word FIRST LESSON Exodus 15:1-11

HEN MOSES and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:

“I will sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted.

The horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea. 2 The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my

salvation.

He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I

will exalt him. 3 The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name. 4 Pharaoh’s chariots and his army he has hurled into the sea.

The best of Pharaoh’s officers are drowned in the Red Sea. 5 The deep waters have covered them; they sank to the

depths like a stone.

6 “Your right hand, O LORD, was majestic in power.

Your right hand, O LORD, shattered the enemy. 7 In the greatness of your majesty you threw down those

who opposed you.

You unleashed your burning anger; it consumed them like

stubble. 8 By the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up.

The surging waters stood firm like a wall; the deep waters

congealed in the heart of the sea.

9 “The enemy boasted, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake them.

I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them.

I will draw my sword and my hand will destroy them.’ 10 But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them.

They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

11 “Who among the gods is like you, O LORD?

Who is like you— majestic in holiness, awesome in glory,

working wonders?

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PSALM OF THE DAY Psalm 118 (page 108)

This Psalm was woven throughout Holy Week, and proclaims that our

Messiah has come to save us! The men sing the first half, the women sing

the second of each verse. Join together for the refrain and the Glory Be.

SECOND LESSON 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

OW, BROTHERS, I want to remind you of the gospel I

preached to you, which you received and on which you

have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if

you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you

have believed in vain.

3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance:

that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he

was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the

Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the

Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of

the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living,

though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James,

then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also,

as to one abnormally born.

9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be

called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But

by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not

without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I,

but the grace of God that was with me. 11 Whether, then, it was I

or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

VERSE OF THE DAY Psalm 118:24

We read the Verse of the Day together. Then sing the Alleluias!

Alleluia. Alleluia. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!

Alleluia. This is the day the Lord has made; let us

rejoice and be glad in it. Alleluia.

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STAND

GOSPEL Luke 24:1-12

N THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, very early in the morning,

the women took the spices they had prepared and went

to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from

the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of

the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this,

suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood

beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their

faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you

look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has

risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in

Galilee: 7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of

sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” 8

Then they remembered his words.

9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things

to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene,

Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them

who told this to the apostles. 11 But they did not believe the

women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12

Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he

saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away,

wondering to himself what had happened.

This is the Gospel of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

♫ Praise be to you, O Christ!

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CHILDREN’S DEVOTION

Children may come to the front pews for a special message.

HYMN OF THE DAY 152 – I Know that My Redeemer Lives

The hymn of the day strongly reflects the theme of the day.

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SERMON Luke 24:1-12

He Is Not Here!

1. He’s Not Supposed to Be

2. He’ll Never Be Again

STAND

APOSTLES’ CREED p. 41

BE SEATED

OFFERING

We return to God a portion of the blessings that He has given us.

STAND

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

Heavenly Father, God of grace, you have brought us into a new and living hope by the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.

Christ is risen!

For as in Adam all died, so in Christ all will be made alive.

He is risen indeed!

He was delivered over to death for our sins and raised to life for our justification.

Alleluia!

We marvel at the love you showed by your willingness to sacrifice your Son to pay for our sins; we bow down in adoration at your mighty power, which raised him from the dead.

We praise you for sending the true Life and Light into the world.

Lord Jesus, God of grace, you have filled our hearts with resurrection joy by your victory over sin, death, and the grave.

You have conquered the darkness and given us comfort and hope.

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With the Church of every age, we offer you unending praise, for you have crushed Satan’s head and have removed our guilt.

You are risen!

Dear Savior, we who are weary and burdened come to you for rest, knowing that because of your perfect redemption there is now no condemnation for us.

You are risen indeed!

Take away our doubts and fears, and daily renew in us the joy of our salvation.

Alleluia!

Holy Spirit, God of grace, you have called us by the gospel and brought us to saving faith in our risen Lord.

We glorify you for opening our eyes to see the light of life.

Keep us with Jesus Christ in the one true faith.

He is risen!

As we journey through life, make us yearn for the day when you will give eternal life to us and all believers in Christ.

He is risen indeed!

Special prayers and intercessions may follow.

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

Silent prayer.

Work through us as we proclaim the saving message of the crucified and risen Jesus near and far, so that many others may hear your call, obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, and join us before the throne of our God and of the Lamb.

Alleluia! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Alleluia! Amen

LORD’S PRAYER p. 43

BE SEATED

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HYMN 720 v.1-4 & 7, Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands

STAND

PRAYER & BLESSING p. 43, 44

BE SEATED

CLOSING HYMN 143 – He’s Risen, He’s Risen

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALENDAR

Sun. Mar. 27 Sunrise Service 7:00 am

Easter Breakfast 8:00 am

Easter Worship 9:30 am

Pastor out of town for a retreat. No Catechism or Bible Breakfast

Wed. Mar. 30 Choir Practice 7:00 pm

Sun. Apr. 3 Bible Study and Sunday School 8:15 am

Worship with Holy Communion 9:30 am

BLSA Board Meeting in Cochrane 11:45 am

CHRIS DRIESBACH

On April 4, we will be hosting singer and songwriter Chris

Driesbach. The music begins at 7:00pm in a presentation called

“An Evening With a Christian Songwriter and Former Atheist.”

Chris was here five years ago, and he’s excited to return.

THURSDAY SERVICES

We will start our Thursday services again on April 7th. (We won’t

start on March 31st because Pastor Jansen will be gone for a

retreat.) The Thursday service will mirror to the following Sunday

for themes, hymns, and Holy Communion.

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ROAD TO EMMAUS VIDEO

Last fall, we viewed a video called “My Son, My Savior.” On April

7th and April 10th, we’ll do something similar with the first of those

videos, “Road to Emmaus.” We’ll view the ½ hour video of what

the conversation might have been like with those two disciples on

Easter afternoon, followed by a devotion and prayer.

LOOKING FOR HELP – FACEBOOK MANAGEMENT

We want to be where the people are, and there are plenty of

people on Facebook. There’s already a placeholder for our church.

We want to claim it and use it to let people know more about us.

We’re looking for someone to help keep content fresh. If you are

interested, talk to Pastor Jansen.

NEXT WEEK’S HYMNS

Apr. 3rd | Lit. p. 15 | Hymns: 165, 308, 341| Ps. 16

TREASURES RETURNED TO GOD

Mar. 16th Mar. 20th

Attendance 45 64

Offerings $579.08 $936.26

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE

HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973,

1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan

Publishing House. All rights reserved.

Responsive Prayer of the Church for Easter, © 1999 Northwestern Publishing

House. Reprinted by permission.

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YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS

Paul Jansen jansenpd@gmail.com 507-858-4007 cell

Pastor 608-687-3281 home

Bill Schwanke bcschwanke@mwt.net 608-863-5604 cell

President 608-248-3988 home

Gerry Thaldorf 608-248-2251

Elders

Roger Bechly bechlyr@yahoo.com 608-867-8682 home

Outreach 715-651-4554 cell

Dave Ernst ddernst@msn.com 608-863-1321 cell

Treasurer

Josh Isakson 608-863-3040

Properties

Ben Kafer benkafer@yahoo.com 608-687-3304 home

Secretary and Education 608-863-1419 cell

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For use with the Opening Choir song.