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Living together in God’s amazing grace,

we invite all people to know Christ,

grow in Christ, and make Christ known.

October 20, 2019

WELCOME

Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church 7401 University Avenue Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613 319.266.7589

Sunday Worship Services 9:00 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Pastor Brian King Senior Pastor brian.king@naz.org

Pastor Denny Hanson Associate Pastor dennis.hanson@naz.org

Pastor Bob Ericson Visitation/Teaching Pastor bob.ericson@naz.org

TODAY AT NAZARETH

Who is Nazareth? Our Mission Statement Living together in God's amazing grace, we invite all people to know Christ, grow in Christ, and make Christ known.

Our Vision Getting our hands dirty for the cause of Christ.

Our Values Holy Discontent - Righting What's Wrong

Responsiveness - Action, Not Apathy

Relationships - We Are Better Together

Leading Beyond Our Walls - Around the Corner, Around the World

Our Congregational Intention To prepare every person to become a fully committed follower of Christ.

To make the love of God real for people.

To excel in our stewardship of God’s gifts and resources.

The flowers at the altar are in celebration of all of God's many

blessings to the Nazareth family of faith.

Hospitalized: David Lorenson, Cruz Begalske, Bev Saak, Carmen

Gutmann, Lorainne Elliott, Leon Skubina, and Vick Kamienski

Our Deepest Sympathy to Elaine Prail and her family as they mourn

the death of her brother; and to Aaron and Christie Sannes and their

family as they grieve the death of Aaron's father.

Today is Ingathering Sunday. In-gatherings are community

celebrations when God's people gather to praise and thank the Lord for

all the grace and provisions God has lavished upon us and make bold

faith promises of our time, talent and treasures in hope and affirmation

that through our discipleship and generosity Jesus and the Holy Spirit

will continue to be at work in the next year to multiply faith and

compassion to a world He loves and redeems. In appreciation of the

many blessings received from God – and to help Nazareth plan for its

ministry projects and programs in 2020 - we encourage all Nazareth

community members to complete your Financial Pledge Forms and

your Serve Volunteer Commitment forms and to submit them today

during the worship services. These can be also be delivered to the

Nazareth office any time this week. With questions, please email

Nazareth’s Finance Manager, Jan Glaspie, at jan.glaspie@naz.org.

2020 Offering Envelopes are ready to be picked up in Fellowship Hall

this morning. With questions, email lori.haag@naz.org.

Office Hours 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. to Noon Friday

Prayer Chain Call the church office to have your concern placed on the Prayer Chain.

Connect with Nazareth! www.naz.org facebook.com/MyNazareth twitter.com/mynazchurch instagram.com/mynazchurch Be Invitational! Invite your family, friends, and neighbors to worship with us at Nazareth.

Thank you for being here today! Whether you’re joining us from

across town, from out of state or beyond...we are so glad you are

here! There are no perfect people here. We are a people and place

of grace. Whether you’re single, married, divorced, with or without

children, a student or retiree – no matter where you’ve been or what

you’ve done – we invite you to experience the transforming power,

presence, and peace of God here.

New to Naz? We want to connect with you! Please fill out the YELLOW

CONNECTION CARD found in the pew and drop it into the offering

plate or bring it to the Welcome Desk - where you can pick up a

visitor’s packet and a special gift. It is a blessing to have you here!

October 20, 2019

ALL IN ALL: Press Forward and Quit Quitting

Are you a “Snowbird" leaving the Cedar Valley for the winter

months? Please contact Lori Fegley at 319.266.7589 or

lori.fegley@naz.org to provide your updated address.

WORSHIP SERMON NOTES SERMON DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

ALL IN ALL: Press Forward and Quit Quitting

Hebrews 12:1-3 and Luke 9:57-62

Explore the texts for this week and reflect on/discuss these questions:

How does Hebrews 12: 1-3 call us to a higher level of devotion and

commitment, even when times get tough?

Mark Batterson says the following about going all out for the Lord:

It ‘s not a sprint..

It’s a marathon.

It doesn’t seek fifteen minutes of fame.

It seeks eternal glory.

It doesn’t care about public opinion.

It lives for the applause of nail-scarred hands.

It’s not satisfied with what the world has to offer.

It’s only objective is My Utmost for His Highest.

How does this kind of attitude fly in the face of a modern culture which

thinks short-term with its “pay me now” mindset?

What is your next step in your journey of following Jesus with passion and

commitment?

Sermon - ALL IN ALL: Press Forward and Quit Quitting

- Pastor Brian King

Today’s Texts - Hebrews 12:1-3 and Luke 9:57-62

9:00 a.m.

Prelude - Prelude - Air (J. S. Bach)

Gathering Hymn - This is My Father's World

Children’s Song - Go, My Children, With My Blessing

Offering/Ingathering - Surrender All

Communion - My Faith Looks Up to Thee - #759 (red)

- Have No Fear, Little Flock - #764 (red)

- Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me - #767 (red)

Postlude - Fanfare (Lemmens)

10:45 a.m.

Opening Worship - Great Things

- King of My Heart

Offering/Ingathering - Surrender All

Communion - Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)

Prayer of the Day

O Lord God, tireless guardian of your people, you are always ready to hear our cries. Teach us to rely day and night on your care. Inspire us to seek your enduring justice for all this suffering world, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

WORSHIP ASSISTANTS Nathaniel Parrish, Director of Music and Worship Arts

Joyce Barbatti, Reader (9:00)

Nancy Graen, Reader (10:45)

Thank you to all Nazareth volunteers for your faithful service!

October 20, 2019

ALL IN ALL: Press Forward and Quit Quitting

Hebrews 12:1-3 and Luke 9:57-62

Read It!

Take the time this week to review Nazareth’s core values. Read the Bible passages associated with each value (the texts are listed on the back of this page):

Holy Discontent – Righting What’s Wrong

Responsiveness – Action, Not Apathy

Relationships – We Are Better Together

Leading Beyond Our Walls – Around the Corner, Around the World

Watch It!

If you have not already done so, sign up for a FREE RightNow Media account by going to https://naz.org/rightnow-media/. What is RightNow Media? Rightnow Media is a way for you and your family to watch and study the Bible right from your living room or from your mobile device. It is the world's largest library of Biblical on-demand video resources available anytime, anywhere. With over 20,000 titles to choose from, there is something for everyone. If you already have a Rightnow Media account, now is the time to gather your family and friends to select a new study for the fall!

Live It!

Be intentional this week about living out these four core values: “Holy Discontent”, “Responsiveness”, “Relationships” and “Leading Beyond Our Walls”. Prayerfully discern how God can strengthen you to be “all in” and to go “all out” for the cause of Christ. Invite someone to join you for a Rightnow Media study, to join you for a cup of coffee so you can share your faith story, and/or to join you at church next Sunday. Finally, if you have not already turned in your 2020 Financial Pledge Form and/or your 2020 Serve Volunteer Commitment Form, make plans to bring them to the Nazareth office this week.

Welcome New Members!

Welcome to 16 new Nazareth Members as they are being

received during worship this morning. Please take a

moment to greet each of them and/or to stop and see their

pictures on the “Welcome to Naz” bulletin board in

Fellowship Hall. Contact information for the new members

will be available at the Welcome Desk. With questions

about membership, please email lori.fegley@naz.org.