One Nation Under God

We Celebrate our Nation and our God who blesses it!  July 6 & 9, 2025

ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH – LCMS

700 Main St.  P.O. Box 220   Clyman, WI  53016  

Rev. Daniel L. Bohn & Church 1(920) 341-2025 – shepherdatzion@gmail.com

Worship Times: Sundays – 8:30am & Wednesdays – 7:00pm

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Music –  Theresa Bohn      Elder – Greg Schwartz / Wed: Ralph Kohlhoff

Bulletin Announcements: Email: zionclyman@gmail.com

Congregation Information: Neal Kohlhoff Email: neal.kohlhoff50@gmail.com

Altar Guild for July:  Penny Huebner & Connie Kreitzman      Thank you.

 Guests.  Welcome to Zion.  We are happy to have you worship with us.  Please sign our guestbook located in the Narthex.  About Holy Communion:  We welcome to the Lord’s Table all who have repented of their sins and seek to amend their sinful life; all who believe that Jesus is truly present in, with, and under the bread and the wine; and all who believe that through the words “given and shed for you” forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation are given.  If this is your confession and you are a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, then come with a thankful heart and join us.   If you are a visitor and would like to commune, please talk with Pastor Dan before the service.  To help in preparing to receive Holy Communion open the front cover of the Burgundy hymnal or turn to pages 329 & 330.  Gluten free wafers are available, please talk with an Elder or Pastor before the service if you would appreciate them.

As We gather-  The Spirit of Independence, liberty, and self-determination  embodied in the Declaration of Independence continues to resonate with Americans to this day.  It serves as a reminder of the hard-fought struggles and sacrifices made by the founding fathers and countless others in their pursuit of freedom.  For the freedoms we have as a nation, we give thanks to the many men and women who have, and continue to be willing to put themselves in harms way to protect it and make our freedom possible.  As Christians we also know that the blessings our nation enjoys are from the One True God that we believe in, follow, worship, and give thanks to.  Our service today reflects our faith as we worship and praise the Almighty God who sustains and makes this land great only as He sees fit to bless it with His presence, protection, and love.

The Ringing of the Bell and Welcome

Invocation

Confession and Absolution

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

          Let us confess our sins to God our Father.

All:  Almighty God, heavenly Father, You have given me life and made me a citizen of this great nation and all that I have is from You.  In order for me to be protected, live a productive life and in peace, You have placed people in authority over me.  I confess that I have acted like I deserve these blessings and have not seen them as Your blessings and I have neglected to give You the thanks and praise I should.  I have not shared the peace You have given me in Your Son, my Savior.  I have not prayed for those in authority over me, nor my enemies.  In these and many other ways, I have sinned in thought, word, and deed, by what I have done, and by what I have left undone.  I have not loved You with my whole heart; I have not loved my neighbors as myself.  I justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment.  For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a sinner.   Amen

Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins.  As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the X Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 The American Flag enters the Sanctuary and is placed at the Front

Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

National Anthem

O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming,   Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watch’d were so gallantly streaming.    And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.  O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

 O thus be it ever when freemen shall stand, Between their lov’d home and the war’s desolation!  Blest with vict’ry and peace may the heav’n rescued land, Praise the power that hath made and preserv’d us a nation!  Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto – “In God is our trust,” And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

 Psalm 33:12, 96 (selected verses)

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance. Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.  Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.  For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.  Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.  Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.

The Christian Flag enters the Sanctuary and is placed at the Front

 Pledge of Allegiance to the Christian Flag

I pledge allegiance to the Christian Flag and to The Savior for whose Kingdom it stands. One Savior, crucified, risen, and coming again, with eternal life and liberty for all who believe in Him.

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.  He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored.  He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword His truth is marching on.

Refrain- Glory, Glory, hallelujah!  Glory, glory, hallelujah!  Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

 He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat, He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat.  Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him!  Be jubilant, my feet!  Our God is marching on.   Refrain

 In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea.  With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me.  As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free.  While God is marching on.    Refrain

Prayer of the Day

We pray as sons and daughters of God and Lord.  Heavenly Father, creator and ruler of the world:  we give you thanks for giving life to our nation, and for blessing us with the opportunity to live in this nation that is free.  We give You thanks that You continue to preserve us in that freedom, especially the freedom to worship You, hear Your word, and live according to it in our daily lives.        Bless Your children in this nation, and around the world.  Through the Holy Spirit, give us the strength and zeal to be Your bright lights of grace and love shining in the darkness and evil of our nation and world.  Allow us to share the news of true freedom in the forgiveness, purchased for all people in the blood of Your Son, Jesus Christ.  To You O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, be all praise and glory, now and forever.  Amen 

 Our Old Testament Reading – Isaiah 66:10-14

“Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice with her in joy, all you who mourn over her; that you may nurse and be satisfied from her consoling breast; that you may drink deeply with delight from her glorious abundance.”   For thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip, and bounced upon her knees.  As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.  You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice; your bones shall flourish like the grass; and the hand of the Lord shall be known to his servants, and he shall show his indignation against his enemies.

Our New Testament or Epistle Reading – Galatians 6:1-10

Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness.  Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.  Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.  For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.  But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor.  For each will have to bear his own load.  Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches.  Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.  For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.  And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.  So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.

Luke 10:1-3, 16-17, 20

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.  And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.  Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.  Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.  Vs 16-17  “The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”  The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”  vs 20  Jesus said; “Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

America, the Beautiful

O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain!  America!  America!  God shed his grace on thee  And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

 O beautiful for pilgrim feet Whose stern, impassioned stress A thoroughfare of freedom beat Across the wilderness!  America!  America!  God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law! 

 O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved And mercy more than life!  America!  America!  May God thy gold refine Till all success be nobleness And every gain divine!

 O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears!  America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

 My Country, ‘Tis Of Thee

My coun­try, ’tis of thee, Sweet land of li­ber­ty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fa­thers died, Land of the pil­grims’ pride, From ev­ery mount­ain­side, Let free­dom ring!

My na­tive coun­try, thee, Land of the no­ble free, Thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and tem­pled hills; My heart with rap­ture thrills, Like that above.

 Our fa­thers’ God, to Thee, Author of li­ber­ty, To Thee we sing; Long may our land be bright With free­dom’s ho­ly light; Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our king.

Sermon

Nicene Creed –    I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Spirit,   the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life X of the world to come.    Amen.

Prayers of the Church

The Lord’s Prayer – 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.

We Gather our Tithes and Offerings

Service of the Sacrament

The Words of our Lord – Consecration of the Elements

We Celebrate our Lord’s Supper

 Distribution Hymns:

“God Bless Our Native Land”                   LSB  965

“Before You, Lord, We Bow”                    LSB  966

“Eternal Father, Strong to Save”              LSB 717

Prayer of Thanksgiving after the Lord’s Supper

Benediction

 God of Our Fathers

God of our fathers, whose almighty hand Leads forth in beauty all the starry band,     Of shining worlds in splendor through the skies: Our grateful songs before your throne arise.

 Your love divine has led us in the past; In this free land by you our lot is cast; Oh, be our ruler, guardian, guide, and stay; Your Word our law, your paths our chosen way.

 From war’s alarms, from deadly pestilence Make your strong arm our ever sure defense.  Your true religion in our hearts increase; Your bounteous goodness nourish us in peace.

Refresh your people on their toilsome way; Lead us from night to never-ending day;  Fill all our lives with heav’n-born love and grace Until at last we meet before your face.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

YES IN CHRIST Saying Yes With Our Treasures   Weekly Budget Needed: $3279

Attendance/Communed: 6/25/2025 = 8 / 7 6/29/2025 = 39 / 37
Giving: 6/29/2025: Envelopes = $2005
Memorial: Steeple Fund $100 for Eli Dornfeld from Tim Dornfeld

JULY BIRTHDAYS: Dianne Bubolz 7/3      Dana Lamp & Wayne Neuberger 7/4
Brenna Rhodes 7/6 Randy Key & Richard Marsh 7/8       Joshua Stuebe 7/12
Hudson Lee Haas & Dianne Nass-Krueger        7/14 Kyle Matson                           7/20 Serena Kleinhans 7/21       Gordy Keach 7/24      Kai Kleinhans 7/27

JULY ANNIVERSARIES: Douglas & Karen Rhodes 7/22

QUILTING: The quilters will meet on July 17th from 11am – 2pm.

The Gathering Source is seeking donations of school supplies to fill backpacks by August 1st.     See the list if items on the tables in the Narthex and behind the pews.

A new and retooled Sunday School is being proposed for Zion.  Contact Erica Goehl or Deanna Gochanour if interested in helping.

                              Please keep the following in your Special Prayers:
We rejoice with Tye Bader and Taylor Miescke who were married on
Saturday June 21st.  May God bless their marriage with His love, patience, guidance and care.

We pray for a friend of Dan and Marti who is going through treatments
for cancer.

We pray for the following in need of healing: Dee Dee Wille, Dawn Pint, &  Joyce Weisjohn.

The family of Gretchen, a friend of Theresa’s brother Steve, who has received her crown of life.

We continue to pray for Dick Basol who is in rehab.

We keep in our prayers all in our congregation who are recovering from surgery, and all who are in need of God’s comfort and healing.

Mark your calendars for the LWML Fall Rally to be held on October 11h.  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Watertown from 8:30 – 11:30am.  See the flyers for details on the doors.