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ZION LUTHERAN

CHURCH

A Church of

The Lutheran Church—

Missouri Synod

420 1st St. SE

PO Box 118

Gwinner, ND 58040

www.ziongwinner.org

Office 701-678-2401

Rev. Dr. Matthew Richard

Cell 701-680-2658

Email: pastor@ziongwinner.org

Parish Assistant: Tana McKenna

Email: secretary@ziongwinner.org

Palm Sunday

March 25,

Year of Our T Lord 2018

The Cross and Passion of Our Lord

Are the Hour of His Glory

“Behold, your King is coming to you . . . humble

and mounted on a donkey” (Zech. 9:9–12; Mt.

21:1–9). Our Lord rides in this humble fashion

because He is entering Jerusalem to humble

Himself even to the point of death on a cross

(Phil. 2:5–11). His kingly crown will not be made

of gold but of thorns, the sign of sin’s curse. For

His royal reign is displayed in bearing this curse

for His people, saving us from our enemies by

sacrificing His own life. The sinless One takes the

place of the sinner so that the sinner can be

freed and bear the name “Barabbas,” “son of the

Father” (Matthew 26 and 27). It is at the name of

this exalted Savior, Jesus, that we bow in humble

faith. With the centurion who declared, “Truly this

was the Son of God!” (Mt. 27:54), we are also

given to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the

glory of God the Father (Phil. 2:11).

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T A WORD ABOUT THE DIVINE SERVICE T

If you were to ask most people what “worship” is, they might

say, “Worship is praising the Lord” or “Worship is what human

beings do to express their thanks to God” or “Worship is going

to church,” or something like that. While there is some truth to

each of these answers, they do not adequately describe the

main purpose of Lutheran worship.

We Lutherans have a unique perspective on worship. We know that God’s Word and

His holy Sacraments are His precious gifts to us. They are the tools the Holy Spirit uses

to give us forgiveness, life and salvation. The main purpose of Lutheran worship is to

receive these gifts from God.

Our Lutheran Confessions explain this truth as follows: “The service and worship of the

Gospel is to receive good things from God” (Apology to the Augsburg Confession,

Article IV.310).

I am not sure whether we have adequately emphasized this important truth. God gives

His gifts. We receive them. That is the main purpose of Lutheran worship. He does this

as His Gospel is proclaimed, as His Word is read, as His forgiveness is announced and

sinners are absolved, and as we receive our Lord’s body and blood in Holy Communion.

In these wonderful ways, God is present with us, His people, drawing us to Himself and

giving us what we need so much-His mercy, forgiveness, love, joy, peace, power and

comfort! The purpose of worship, therefore, is to be gathered by God around His gifts.

Having clearly established this important point, I need to say that it would be wrong to

assume that we are merely passive participants in the worship service. Listen to the

beautiful introduction to Lutheran Worship. Our Lord speaks and we listen. His Word bestows what it says. Faith that is born from what is

heard acknowledges the gifts, received with eager thankfulness and praise. Saying back to Him

what he has said to us, we repeat what is most true and sure… The rhythm of our worship is

from him to us, and then from us back to him. He gives his gifts, and together we receive and

extol them. We build one another up as we speak to one another in psalms, hymns, and

spiritual songs (Lutheran Worship, p. 6).

How true! God speaks. We listen. Then we speak the great “amen” of faith, saying,

“Yes, yes, this is true!” Praise God for His mercy in permitting us to receive His gifts!

Praise God for drawing us together around His gifts!

_________ By: A.L. Barry A Presentation to the Real Life Worship Conference: Seven Theses on Worship Denver, Colorado (February 1998) Lutheran Worship: 2000 and Beyond

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T Procession of Palms T

The congregation is invited to stand

as the service begins from the back of the Sanctuary.

Greeting

P The grace of our Lord T Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of

the Holy Spirit be with you all.

C Amen.

P Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.

C Hosanna to the Son of David.

Collect

P Let us pray.

Most merciful God, as the people of Jerusalem, with palms in their hands, gathered

to greet Your dearly beloved Son when He came into His Holy City, grant that we

may ever hail Him as our King and, when He comes again, may go forth to meet

Him with trusting and steadfast hearts and follow Him in the way that leads to

eternal life; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You

and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C Amen.

Holy Gospel: John 12:12-19

P The Holy Gospel according to St. John the twelfth chapter.

C Glory to You, O Lord.

The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming

to Jerusalem. 13So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying

out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of

Israel!” 14And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,

15“Fear not, daughter of Zion;

behold, your king is coming,

sitting on a donkey’s colt!”

16His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified,

then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been

done to him. 17The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the

tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. 18The reason why the

crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. 19So the Pharisees

said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone

after him.”

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P This is the Gospel of the Lord.

C Praise to You, O Christ.

P Let us go forth in peace,

C in the name of the Lord.

During the Processional Hymn, the Children with palm branches will enter the Sanctuary.

The children will reverence the Altar and then place the palm branches at the foot of the Altar.

Following the placement of the palm branches, the children will return to their seats.

Processional Hymn: 442 All Glory, Laud, and Honor LSB 442

Greeting

P Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.

C Hosanna in the highest.

Collect of the Day

P Let us pray.

Almighty and everlasting God, You sent Your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to take

upon Himself our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross. Mercifully grant that we

may follow the example of His great humility and patience and be made partakers

of His resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns

with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C Amen.

T Service of the Word T

Sit

Old Testament Reading Zechariah 9:9–12

9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!

Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!

behold, your king is coming to you;

righteous and having salvation is he,

humble and mounted on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim

and the war horse from Jerusalem;

and the battle bow shall be cut off,

and he shall speak peace to the nations;

his rule shall be from sea to sea,

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and from the River to the ends of the earth. 11As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,

I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. 12Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;

today I declare that I will restore to you double.

P This is the Word of the Lord.

C Thanks be to God.

Gradual Ps. 73:23b–24, 1

P You hold my right hand.

C You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory.

P Truly God is good to Israel,

C to those who are pure in heart.

Epistle Philippians 2:5–11

5Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6who, though he

was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7but

made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the

point of death, even death on a cross. 9Therefore God has highly exalted him and

bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10so that at the name of Jesus

every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and every

tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

P This is the Word of the Lord.

C Thanks be to God.

Stand

Holy Gospel Matthew 21:1-9

P The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the twenty-first chapter.

1Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of

Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2saying to them, “Go into the village in front of

you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and

bring them to me. 3If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs

them,’ and he will send them at once.” 4This took place to fulfill what was spoken by

the prophet, saying,

5“Say to the daughter of Zion,

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‘Behold, your king is coming to you,

humble, and mounted on a donkey,

and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”

6The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. 7They brought the donkey

and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. 8Most of the crowd

spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread

them on the road. 9And the crowds that went before him and that followed him

were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the

name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”

P This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Apostles' Creed

P With one heart and one voice we confess the one Holy Faith as expressed in the

Apostles’ Creed.

C I believe in God, the Father Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth.

And 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 sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.

From thence 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 T everlasting. Amen.

Sit

Lessons for Lambs #588 v.1 “Jesus Loves Me”

Hymn of the Day: 438 A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth LSB 438

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Sermon

P In the name T of Jesus.

C Amen.

Stand

Offertory LSB 192

Sit

Offering

While the offering is being gathered, the children are invited to bring their Sunday School

mission offering to the front of the church. Also, please fill out the "Welcome Cards" in

the pews and place them in the church offering plate. The "Welcome Cards" in the pew

are for prayer requests, general requests, and if you are new and visiting Zion.

The "Welcome Cards" are confidential and go directly to Pastor.

Stand

Prayer of the Church

P Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people

according to their needs.

Brief silence

For the Holy Church as she embarks on the holiest week of the Church Year, that

she may be defended against the assaults of Satan, boldly proclaim Christ and Him

crucified, and behold her King coming to her via His holy Word and Sacraments, let

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us pray to the Lord:

C Lord, have mercy.

P For our Christian lives, that we be granted faithfulness in times of temptation,

forgiveness when we fall, a humble love for all our brothers and sisters in Christ,

reconciliation with those from whom we are alienated, and boldness to confess the

faith we have in Christ, let us pray to the Lord:

C Lord, have mercy.

P For the members of this parish, that trusting in Him who gave Himself humbly as a

sacrifice for us, we humbly give ourselves in service to Him and the people of this

world; that we shout our hosannas of welcoming praise; and that we never fail to

trust Christ, whose Passion provides our salvation, let us pray to the Lord:

C Lord, have mercy.

P For those who live without faith in Christ, that the Holy Spirit would call them to

repentance and grant them a confident trust in the King who comes in the name of

the Lord, let us pray to the Lord:

C Lord, have mercy.

P For those stricken by disease; for those enduring famine and natural disasters; for

those in bondage; and for those who are sick, shut-in, recovering or have any

need, especially for those who have requested our prayers, including Sandi, that

our heavenly Father would hear their pleas, meet their needs, relieve their suffering

and lead them to rejoice in Him who never fails us in our time of need, let us pray

to the Lord:

C Lord, have mercy.

P Accept, we implore You, O Lord, our bodies and souls, our hearts and minds, our

talents and powers, together with the offerings we bring before You as our humble

service. Fill us, Your children, with hearts moved toward generosity in supporting

our Mission of the Month –Shepherds Hill at the Crossroads with compassion to

help all in need, as we are able, let us pray to the Lord:

C Lord, have mercy.

P This morning and throughout this week we hold before You in prayer Randal and

Michelle Brockman, Kayla, Ashley and Spencer

C Heavenly Father, we ask that in Your unconditional love that you would

protect Randal, Michelle, Kayla, Ashley and Spencer from all physical harm

and danger and that You would keep them in the certainty of their salvation

that they have by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. We also pray that You

would enable us, this congregation of Zion, to hold Randal, Michelle, Kayla,

Ashley and Spencer in our prayers this week and let them know that we love

them in Jesus Christ. Amen.

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P Into Your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in Your

mercy, through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

C Amen.

Lord's Prayer LSB 209

P Taught by our Lord and trusting His promises, we are bold to pray:

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.

Concluding Collect

P Lord God, bless Your Word wherever it is proclaimed. Make it a word of power and

peace to convert those not yet Your own and to confirm those who have come to

saving faith. May Your Word pass from the ear to the heart, from the heart to the lip,

and from the lip to the life that, as You have promised, Your Word may achieve the

purpose for which You send it; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

C Amen.

Benedicamus and Benediction

P Let us bless the Lord.

C Thanks be to God.

P The Lord bless you and keep you.

The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.

The Lord look upon you with favor and T give you peace.

Sit

Hymn: 443 Hosanna, Loud Hosanna LSB 443

Acknowledgments Divine Service, Setting Three from Lutheran Service Book Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible,

English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights

reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.

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MISSION OF THE MONTH – Shepherd’s Hill at the Crossroads

Shepherd’s Hill provides Christ-centered faith and life enrichment through

year-round outdoor ministry. Shepherd’s Hill offers our own planned

scheduled events including summer youth and family camps, day camps,

retreats and weekend events. These programs are available to community

church groups and individuals. Your support of this mission aids in the

outreach of this ministry.

Prayer Family

Randal & Michelle Brockman, Kayla, Ashley, Spencer

522 5th

St NW Gwinner

Cleaners in God’s House of Zion *Please remember to sign your name on the chart on the bulletin board

by the kitchen noting which area of the church you have cleaned*

Mar 25-31: Rodney & Sandy Asche, Collin & Betsy Greenley, Teresa Rodahl,

Kevin & Cindy Dietz

Ushers for the Month of March

4th

Eric & Brook Olson 11th

Scott & Christine Bopp

18th

Lonnie Hoechst 25th

Kevin & Cindy Dietz

29th

Jim & Marge Asche 30th

Andy & Stephanie Stroh

Pastor’s Office & Study Hours

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

Wednesday 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

Monday Off

Copies of the sermon are available on the table in the narthex

and on the website www.ziongwinner.org

Parish Assistant Office Hours

Monday- Friday 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Wednesday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

Email: secretary@ziongwinner.org

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This Week in the Congregation of Zion Today 9:00 am Sunday School for Children & Adults

10:00 am Divine Service

Tue 27th

10:00 am Staff Meeting

1:00 pm Quilting

Wed 28th

9:00 am Pastor’s Bible Study

10:30 am Four Season’s Chapel

NO Kids Club

3:30 pm Confirmation watching Passion of the Christ

Thur 29th

6:30 pm Holy Thursday Service with Holy Communion

Fri 30th

6:30 pm Good Friday Tenebrae Service

Sun 1st 8:30 am Easter Breakfast

10:00 am Resurrection Divine Service with Holy Communion

Attendance & Giving at Zion Sunday, March 18

Worship Attendance: 92

Sunday School Attendance: 10 Adult Bible Class: 15

Category

Received Last

Week

Received for

March

Monthly

Goal YTD Received YTD Needed

Over/Under

Goal

General Fund 2,288.00$ 6,751.00$ 11,130.83$ 19,829.80$ 28,255.19$ (8,425.39)$

Misc. Income 0.30$ 40.90$ 1,652.95$

Building Fund 215.00$ 565.00$ 1,412.50$

Cemetery Fund -$ 45.00$ 45.00$

Memorial Fund 20.00$ 40.00$ 50.00$

Vehicle Fund -$ -$ -$

ND Missions 908.00$ 1,976.00$ 2,166.67$ 5,482.50$ 5,500.00$ (17.50)$

Mission of Month 35.00$ 470.00$

Helping Hands -$ 25.00$

Higher Things -$ -$

133,570.00$

26,000.00$

Zion's Income Goal:

ND Mission Goal:

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Prayer and Petitions March 25, 2018

Please let Pastor know if you want a request added or removed

Health Concerns

Sandi Bergemann, recovering from surgery

Remembering Our Homebound

Alice Decker at Vets Home

Lois Enderson at Park Side Lisbon

Bob Bergeson at Park Side Lisbon

Lorrie Eiter at Forman Manor

Pearl Rehborg at Forman Manor

Marjorie Fuss at home in Gwinner

Grieving With The Family

Remembering Those Who Serve

Nate Utecht in the Navy in Washington, D.C.

Rick Gaden and Sy Hansana, National Guard

Chris Mathias, Jason Asche, AJ Enderson, Bob Orn, First Responders, EMTs

and Volunteer Fire & Rescue

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Noteworthy News…

Food Pantry Needs: sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil, juice, pancake

mix, syrup, ketchup, canned vegetables, dish soap.

Through your generosity we are truly meeting needs and serving our

neighbors – thank you!

Lenten Series The Christian’s War: The Life of the Christian as Saint and Sinner

Feb 14 Ash Wednesday

Feb 21 The Beginning of the War: Baptism of the Christian

Feb 28 The Combat Zone of the War: Within the Christian

Mar 7 Fighting the War: Executions and Turning Outward

Mar 14 Enduring the War: Learning Dependence

Mar 21 The End of the War: Death

The Passion of the Christ Movie

Wednesday at 3:30pm

Maundy Thursday Divine Service 6:30pm

Good Friday Tenebrae Service 6:30pm

Easter Morning Breakfast 8:30am

Resurrection Divine Service 10:00am

Holy Week Schedule

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ENJOY THE CONVENIENCE OF ELECTRONIC GIVING

Zion Lutheran is excited to announce that we now offer electronic giving as

a way to automate your regular weekly offering! Electronic giving offers

convenience for individual congregation members and provides much-

needed donation consistency for our congregation.

Direct Debit Giving is used to automatically transfer funds from your

checking or savings account to the church’s bank account.

Online Giving allows you to go to our church website at any time to set up

an automatic donation plan, change your donation plan, make a one-time

donation or view your online donation history.

Simply follow these easy steps:

1) Visit the church website at www.ziongwinner.org

2) Click on the Online Giving tab at the top of the page,

3) Click on the Sign In/Sign Up button, then

4) Follow the onscreen instructions to create an online profile

and to schedule your recurring contributions.

As you contemplate future contributions, please consider electronic giving.

Authorization forms and additional information are available from the

church office.

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Communion Statement for Zion Approved at the March 21, 2018 Council Meeting

At Zion Lutheran Church we follow the historic Christian practice of

communion being for members only. This is not a recent innovation of the

Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, but rather, membership communion has

been the universal practice of the Church for many centuries. In fact, to this

day, it is still practiced by the majority of Christian Churches around the

world.

Our practice of membership communion (also known as closed communion)

is prompted by our love, care, and concern for people. We observe

communion for members only to protect those of a different confession

from possibly taking the Lord’s Supper to their judgment and harm. (See 1

Cor. 11:27-32) Furthermore, since the Lord’s Supper is a public declaration

of unity, we desire no divisions at the altar but joyful unity in the same

teaching and confession of faith. (See 1 Cor. 10:16-17).

If you are not a confirmed member in good standing of a Lutheran Church-

Missouri Synod Congregation, we ask that you do not commune today.

However, please know that we look forward to having you at the Lord’s

Table soon. Pastor Richard sincerely invites you to visit with him about

becoming a member of Zion Lutheran Church, so that you may be ready to

partake of this great gift of communion with us.

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Sermon Notes

Sermon Text:

1) In your own words, what is the main theme or big idea of the

sermon? What is being said?

2) What sin is being identified, addressed, and confronted in the

sermon? Which commandment is your sin breaking?

3) What is the good news that is being proclaimed in the sermon?

What did the Lord do about your sin?

What is He currently doing about your sin?

4) What title would you give to the sermon?

Why did you give the sermon this title?