April 1, 2012

10:30 a.m. Praise & Worship Service

Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church

4900 Kinsey Drive Tyler, Texas

(903) 561-1865 Visit us at: www.oslctyler.org E-mail: oslc@oslctyler.org

Church Mission

“ Bringing Christ

to the people…

…the people to Christ ”

Church Slogan

Living, Loving,

Leading, and Laughing;

that’s Our Saviour’s

Lutheran Church

Our Ministers

The people

Our Pastor

Dr. Mark Braaten

Our Intern

Cindy Bisser

Parish Administrator

Carol Lattier

Praise Band Director

Gary Duke

Webmaster

Tony Gibbs

Member Goals

As disciples of

our Lord, Jesus Christ,

we strive to

grow in faith

through daily prayer

and bible reading,

attending worship

services, tithing,

and serving others

WELCOME

OUR SAVIOUR’S SINGERS ~ “RIDE THROUGH JERUSALEM”

Under the direction of Pam Williams

Please stand

CALL TO WORSHIP

P: Blessed is He who comes as king!

C: Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!

P: Hosanna to the Son of David!

C: Hosanna in the highest!

P: Blessed is He who comes as king!

C: Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!

PROCESSIONAL GOSPEL: JOHN 12:12-16

The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was

coming to Jerusalem. 13

So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet

him, shouting,

"Hosanna!

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord--

the King of Israel!"

14Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it; as it is written:

15 "Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion.

Look, your king is coming,

sitting on a donkey's colt!"

16His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glori-

fied, then they remembered that these things had been written of him and had been

done to him.

SUNDAY OF THE PASSION / PALM SUNDAY

APRIL 1, 2012 — WELCOME!

It is a pleasure to worship together. Please fill out the black fellowship book in your

pew so that we may have a record of our worship and communion together.

OPENING SONG

TO BE ANNOUNCED

WORDS OF CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

P: We confess the sin of our lips, our minds, and our actions, and we pray for your

forgiveness.

C: God, your will be done.

P: We confess that we have hurt others and participated in the evil of our world.

C: God, your will be done.

P: We confess our apathy and complacency regarding justice and compassion for all

people everywhere.

C: God, your will be done.

P: We confess we make choices that are self-serving.

C: God, your will be done. Forgive us and renew us through the power of your

Holy Spirit. Give us a glimpse of your grace and teach us how your will might

be done in our lives.

P: There is good news for all of God’s people. Jesus Christ has come to save and for-

give. The life, death, and resurrection of Christ is good news for people who cannot

keep God’s commands. In Christ we are forgiven and given God’s new possibilities

for life. Through the power of Christ, sin is destroyed, and God’s will shapes our

lives.

C: Amen

PRAYER OF THE DAY

P: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you.

P: Let us pray;

Almighty God, you sent your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to take our flesh upon

him and to suffer death on the cross. Grant that we may share in his obedience to

your will and in the glorious victory of his resurrection; through your Son, Jesus

Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now

and forever.

C: Amen

Please sit

CHILDREN’S SONG

TO BE ANNOUNCED

CHILDREN’S SERMON

READING: PHILIPPIANS 2: 5-11

Paul quotes from an early Christian hymn that describes Jesus' death on the cross

as the primary model for Christians of obedience and unselfishness.

Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, 6who, though he was in the

form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, 7but

emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness.

And being found in human form, 8he humbled himself and became obedient to

the point of death--even death on a cross.

9Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above

every name, 10

so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and

on earth and under the earth, 11

and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is

Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

R: The Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

Please stand

GOSPEL: MARK 15: 16-39

P: The Gospel according to St. Matthew the 15h Chapter.

C: Glory to you, O Lord.

16Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the gover-

nor's headquarters); and they called together the whole cohort. 17

And they clothed

him in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on

him. 18

And they began saluting him, "Hail, King of the Jews!" 19

They struck his head

with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in homage to him. 20

After mocking him,

they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led

him out to crucify him.

21

They compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his

cross; it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. 22

Then they

brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). 23

And

they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it. 24

And they crucified

him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should

take.

25

It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified him. 26

The inscription of

the charge against him read, "The King of the Jews." 27

And with him they crucified

two bandits, one on his right and one on his left. 29

Those who passed by derided

him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and

build it in three days, 30

save yourself, and come down from the cross!" 31

In the same

way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among them-

selves and saying, "He saved others; he cannot save himself. 32

Let the Messiah, the

King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe."

Those who were crucified with him also taunted him.

33

When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the after-

noon. 34

At three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema

sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" 35

When

some of the bystanders heard it, they said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah." 36

And

someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to

drink, saying, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down." 37

Then

Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. 38

And the curtain of the temple was torn

in two, from top to bottom. 39

Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw

that in this way he breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

P: The Gospel of the Lord.

C: Praise to you, O Christ.

Please sit

SERMON

PASTOR MARK BRAATEN

“ THOSE FOOLS! ”

Please stand

SONG OF THE DAY

TO BE ANNOUNCED

THE CREED

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the

power of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under

Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell.

On the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at

the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the

dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of

saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life ever-

lasting. Amen

SONG

TO BE ANNOUNCED

THE PRAYERS

A: As we mark this Lenten season with repentance and forgiveness, let us pray for the

renewal of the church and the restoration of the world to the life of God.

( A brief silence )

A: For all who have sojourned through Lent, that in this holy week we may look to the

Savior, who entered into suffering and death. Let us pray to the Lord.

C: Lord, have mercy.

A: For all who witness to the gospel of Christ, that in their proclamation they may bold-

ly confess Christ's obedience to death on a cross for the world's life and salvation.

Let us pray to the Lord.

C: Lord, have mercy.

A: For those throughout the world who long and work for peace, that they may be sus-

tained by the word of God. Let us pray to the Lord.

C: Lord, have mercy.

A: For those in distress and those who are sick (especially,) that your face may shine

upon them and that they may receive help and healing from God. Let us pray to

the Lord.

C: Lord, have mercy.

A: As we enter this Holy Week show us anew all that you have done. Strengthen your

church, and lead us onward in faithfulness. Let us pray to the Lord.

C: Lord, have mercy.

P: Gracious God, hear us as we pray, and sustain us with your hope, through Jesus

Christ our Lord.

C: Amen

THE SHARING OF THE PEACE

P: The Peace of the Lord be with you always. C: And also with you

(Please greet your fellow worshippers with the peace of our Lord.)

Please sit

OFFERING

Please complete and pass the black Record of Fellowship book at this time.

Return the book to the center aisle.

OFFERTORY MUSIC

TO BE ANNOUNCED

THE OFFERTORY ~ THE DOXOLOGY

Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Praise Him all creatures here below.

Praise Him above ye heavenly host.

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Please stand

THE LORD’S SUPPER

P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you.

P: Lift up your hearts. C: We lift them to the Lord.

P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C: It is right to give him thanks and

praise.

P: It is right and fitting that at all times and in all places we should give thanks and

praise to you, almighty and everlasting God. Your Son Jesus Christ, our Lord, has

walked the path of humble service, even to a cross. Through His giving He has

gained our salvation. And so with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we

praise your name.

In the night in which He was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave

thanks, broke it, and gave it to His disciples, saying; Take and eat; this is my body,

given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me. Again, after supper, he took the

cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying; This cup is the new covenant in

my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the

remembrance of me.

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

P: The table is prepared. All is ready. Come and share.

C: Amen

Please sit

THE SHARING OF THE MEAL

COMMUNION SONG

TO BE ANNOUNCED

Please stand

BLESSING AND PRAYER

P: May the Body and the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you

in His grace.

C: Amen

P: Lord, we thank you for this gift of life. We ask that you would strengthen us in this

gift, in love for you and for all. Guide us in your newness of life.

C: Amen

THE BLESSING

P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gra-

cious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. In the name

of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

C: Amen

SONG

TO BE ANNOUNCED

Please sit

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TEMPLE TALK

Please stand

CLOSING SONG

TO BE ANNOUNCED

DISMISSAL

A: The Lord be with you! Go and serve in the name of Jesus.

C: Thanks be to God.

LITURGY

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One Voice, copyright © 1995, Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Augsburg Fortress Li-

cense #14824-LIT.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

POWERSURGE MEETING

Our PowerSurge group will be meeting today at 11:45.

GOOD FRIDAY – TENEBRAE SERVICE

We will be trying something different for Good Friday this year. Cindy will be lead-

ing us in a Tenebrae service. The service will be at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 6.

EASTER BREAKFAST

Our High School Youth will again be serving breakfast on Easter. The breakfast will

be served from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00. Please come before or after worship. The menu

will include scrambled eggs, rolls, coffee, and orange juice. The cost is a free will dona-

tion. All proceeds will be used for our Youth Ministries. Proceeds up to $500 will be

matched by Thrivent Insurance Company. Be sure to come for a great breakfast and

to support our youth!

EASTER EGG HUNT

We will be having our annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 7. There is a table

in the narthex to sign up to help and to bring donations of candy and food. Be sure and

bring your children, grandchildren and friends.

SCHEDULE FOR HOLY WEEK

Maundy Thursday, April 5 7:00 p.m. - Worship with Holy Communion

Good Friday, April 6 7:00 p.m. – Worship – Tenebrae Service

Saturday, April 7 9:00 a.m. - Altar Guild Church Decorating

10:00 a.m. – Easter Egg Hunt

EASTER SUNDAY, April 8 8:15 a.m. – Worship with communion

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 Easter Breakfast by

High School youth

10:30 a.m. Traditional Worship in Sanctuary with

communion

10:30 a.m. Praise Worship in Fellowship Hall with

communion

ABOUT HOLY WEEK

We have scriptographic booklets that we are sharing this year. They are entitled

“About Holy Week”; they are a nice introduction and summary of this most important

week for the faith. They are available in the church narthex. Please take one!

LENT – 2012

During this Lenten Season we have enjoyed a series of soup suppers followed by a

worship service. During the suppers, we also enjoyed and learned from a special bible

study. We thank every person who brought soup or salad, set up or cleaned up our

Fellowship Hall, led our Bible Study, or organized the different events; you are all

wonderful and we very much appreciate you sharing your gifts with us. We especially

thank our Intern, Cindy, for her hard work in preparing and presenting all of our Lenten

worship sermons.

WELCOME/ORIENTATION SESSION

We are going to offer a two session “Welcome to Our Saviour’s” class on Sundays,

April 15 and 22. The sessions will meet at 9:15 in the conference room. We will share

an introduction to the history and theology of the Lutheran Church, and an introduction

to Our Saviour’s. If you would like to join our congregation, or would just like to learn

more about our congregation, come and join us!

FOOD BANK

Just a reminder to our members during these tough economic times. We do an on-

going collection of food that we share in our community, and we always keep food on

hand. If receiving food would be of help to you and your family, please contact Pastor

Mark or Carol. We very much want to be sure that we take care of all in our family of

faith!

MARKS OF DISCIPLESHIP

Pray Daily

Read the bible Regularly

Worship weekly

Relate to others for Spiritual Growth

Tithe (10%) on my financial resources

Serve in ministry at and beyond our congregation

THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR ( APRIL 1 — APRIL 8 )

OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY - WEDNESDAY, 8 AM - 3 PM; THURS - FRI, 8 AM - NOON

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SATURDAY

Easter Egg Hunt & Festival

Altar Guild Decorating the Church

CODA

Young Families Bible Study

10:00 a.m.

11:30 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

THURSDAY

TOPS

Bible Study

Darning Ladies

Scouts

CODA

Maundy Thursday Service

10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

FRIDAY

Tennebrae Service

7:00 p.m.

SUNDAY - Easter Sunday

English Service (w/comm)

Breakfast Served by the Youth

Traditional Service (w/comm)

Praise & Worship Service (w/comm)

8:15 a.m.

9:15 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

SUNDAY - Palm Sunday

English Service

Sunday School for all Ages

Adult Film Sunday School

Traditional Service (w/comm)

Praise & Worship Service (w/comm)

Praise Band Rehearsal

Altar Guild Rehearsal

PowerSurge Meeting

Young Families Bible Study

8:15 a.m.

9:15 a.m.

9:15 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

11:45 a.m.

11:45 a.m.

11:45 a.m.

5:00 p.m

WEDNESDAY

Choir Rehearsal

7:00 p.m.

TUESDAY

Quilter’s Gathering

Autism Support Group

Azleway Worship Service

9:00 a.m.

6:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

MONDAY

Grief Support Group

10:30 a.m.

STEWARDSHIP

Last Week’s Contributions

Month-to-date Contribution

Budget Month:

2012 Contributions:

7,861

24,636

24,000

70,959

WORSHIP

Last Week’s Attendance

8:15 Early Service

10:30 Traditional Service

10:30 Praise Service

TOTAL

Yearly Average

Wednesday Lenten Service

49

112

43

204

192

67

Special prayer for guidance, encouragement and support for…

Pastor Braaten, The Church Council, Our country and its leaders, and the servicemen and servicewomen of

our armed forces, our Bishop, Mission Director and General Secretary, and the National Executive Council.

Prayer requests: If you have a prayer request or concern that you would like to place on the Prayer Chain

and/or on the Prayer List, please contact Dorothy Williams (903-566-2455) All prayer requests will be

placed on the prayer list unless asked otherwise for two months.

OUR SAVIOUR’S LUTHERAN CHURCH PRAYER LIST

April 1, 2012

Members in Need

Sam and Linda Hough Frank McManamy Sarah Lyles Valarie Collins

Brad Carpenter Gary Duke James & Angela Walsh Ellie Sadek

Mario Guerra Jed Davison Waylon Yarbrough Clara Sandback

Lois Wenger Lynda Erickson Dale Boxberger Paul Fleck

Jim Anthony Linda Eck Cheryl Pontious Elda Eggen

Please remember all of our Members who are Shut-ins

Mission Concerns

Mike and Ruth Davis ~ Missionaries in Portugal

(Blaine Davis’ parents)

Ethiopian Evangelical Church of Mekane Yesus

Dr. Gemechis Buba

North American Lutheran Church and our Bishop,

John Bradosky

The Arbor Bible Fellowship’s Mission Home

Friends and Family

Nichole Starman ~ Niece of Richard and Linda Eck

Paula ~ Sister of Susan Poythress

Pat Close ~ Mother of Susan Poythress

Debra Mahler ~ Friend of Jim & Janet Anthony

Clyde Allen ~ Friend of Jim & Janet Anthony

Kelly ~ Friend of Lois Wenger

Annette ~ Friend of Liz Boxberger

McKenzie Forman ~ Friend of Joan Sims

Brandon Sims ~ Nephew of Joan Sims

Neva Walker ~ Mother of Pam Arntt

Rodney Walker ~ Brother of Pam Arntt

Rick Walker ~ Brother of Pam Arntt

Lacy Parker ~ Friend of Stacy Storkson

Shirley Davis ~ Friend of Nancy Cox

Daniel Carey ~ Grandson of Marvin & Theresa Ford

Marsha Robertson ~ Sister-in-law of Jerry & Dian Dodd

Brendan Denley ~ Grandson of Jerry & Dian Dodd

Zachery Carsten ~ Friend of Donald & Linda Watson

Don Black ~ Father-in-law of Donald Watson

Carol Avent ~ Daughter of H.B. and Irene McMahan

Nikki Roger ~ Granddaughter of MJ Taylor

Ron Cagle ~ Friend of Robert Henriksen

Dorothy Gilbert ~ Daughter of Cora Ahrens

Bonnie Ramsey & Family ~ Friends of the Anthony’s

Jane Elliott ~ Friend of Erin Henriksen

Alaina Cannon ~ Teacher of Courtney Henriksen

Aubrey McIntosh ~ Clara Sandback’s son

Meredith ~ Daughter of Jerry & Dian Dodd

Neil Davis ~ Friend of Cliff & Sally Dengerud

Nancy ~ Friend of Toby Fite

Peggy Whisler ~ Daughter of Esther Hendricks

Cecily Gillis ~ Daughter of Randy & Sandra Hawthorne

Connie Shelton ~ Friend of Randy & Sandra Haw-

thorne

Nell Davis ~ Friend of Randy & Sandra Hawthorne

Jordan Samples ~ Friend of Valarie Collins

Shelley Uhr ~ Niece of Vangie Howard

Christine ~ Nancy Burke’s granddaughter

Jack Durrett ~ Friend of Mabel Barr

Evelyn ~ Sister of Eleanor Koch

Helen ~ Daughter-in-law of Eleanor Koch

LEADERS FOR WORSHIP

Greeters: Olin & Claudia Hartley

Ministry Assistant: Susan Poythress

Reader: Lori Sartor

Ushers: Courtney Henriksen and Hannah Williams

Communion Assistant: Sharon Hubbard

Lay Ministry Coordinator: Richard Eck

Council Member of the Week: Linda Eck

To Our Guests and Visitors

* Thank you for joining with us! We’re glad you are here. * To find our nursery, turn left when you leave the worship space and go all the way down the hallway. The nursery is on the Sunday School wing (north end of bldg.) * We have activity bags for youngsters to use during worship. The bags include soft toys and coloring books. Please help yourself to a bag. Be sure to return it after worship. * We practice open communion. If you are baptized and desire to share in the body and blood of our Lord, please join us. * We begin communing children in the 5th grade. We offer a com-munion class to prepare 5th graders to receive this sacrament. * If you would prefer grape juice instead of wine for communion, there is grape juice in the center of the tray of glasses. * Following services there is coffee and tea on the counter in our kitchen. Please stay for some fellowship. * Let us know how we can be of assistance to you!