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The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, July 13 & 16, 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 – Erica Tyler       Elder – Dave Stuebe / 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  Today’s Old Testament Reading is full of how God wants His children to live their lives.  At first He sounds harsh, but He is showing us how He wants to work through us as we share His love with all people.  A love He has already poured out on us in abundance.  He sums it up with: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”  How often don’t we live like the lawyer who wants to limit his love, by limiting the definition of “neighbor.”  We don’t have to limit our love!  God has given us all things in His Son and through the Holy Spirit we can walk/live in a manner worthy of the faith we have been given.  A life of sharing God’s love and giving Him Thanks and praise each day for that love.

Ringing of the Bell and Welcome

Hymn “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”     LSB  803

Invocation – In the name of the Father and of the X Son and of the Holy Spirit.      Amen.

Opening Sentences – Psalm 136 – Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever.  It is he who remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures forever.  Alleluia!

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 then confess our sins to God our Father.

All:  Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean.  We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone.  We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.  We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment.  For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name.   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.

Psalm of the Day – Psalm 41 – Blessed is the one who considers the poor!  In the day of trouble, the Lord delivers him; the Lord protects him and keeps him alive.  As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!”  All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.  But you, O Lord, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them!  By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy will not shout in triumph over me.  But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.     Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting!  Amen and Amen.

Kyrie – In peace let us pray to the Lord.    Lord, have mercy.  For the peace from above and for our salvation let us pray to the Lord.    Lord, have mercy.       For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God, and for the unity of all let us pray to the Lord.     Lord, have mercy.   For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise let us pray to the Lord.  Lord, have mercy.  Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.    Amen.

Hymn of Praise – Gloria in Excelsis – Glory to God in the highest, and peace to His people on earth.    Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, We worship You, we give You thanks, we praise You for Your glory.  Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God; You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.  You are seated at the right hand of the Father; receive our prayer.  For You alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.  Amen

Salutation – The Lord be with you.      And also with you.

Prayer of the Day –   Lord Jesus Christ, in Your deep compassion You rescue us from whatever may hurt us. Teach us to love You above all things and to love our neighbors as ourselves; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen

Old Testament Reading – Leviticus 18:1-5, 19:9-18 –   The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, I am the Lord your God.  You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you.  You shall not walk in their statutes.  You shall follow my rules and keep my statutes and walk in them.  I am the Lord your God.  You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.  19:9-18   “When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest.  And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard.  You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God.  “You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.  You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.  “You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him.  The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.  You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.  “You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.  You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.  “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.  You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.”

Our Epistle or New Testament Reading – Colossians 1:1-14 – Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.  We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven.  Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing—as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth, just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant.  He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.  And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.  May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.  He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Verse – Alleluia.  You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.  Alleluia.

Holy Gospel – Luke 10:25-37 – The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the tenth chapter.       Glory to You, O Lord.         Behold, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”  He said to him, “What is written in the Law?  How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”  And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”   But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”  Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead.  Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.  So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.  But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.  He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine.  Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.  And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’  Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?”  He said, “The one who showed him mercy.”  And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”               This is the Gospel of the Lord.   Praise to You, O Christ.

Apostles’ Creed – 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 everlasting.  Amen.

Hymn  “Your Are the Way; through You Alone”   LSB 526

Sermon

Prayers of the Church

We Gather our Tithes and Offerings

We Celebrate the Service of the Sacrament

Preface   2 Timothy 4:22 – The Lord be with you.   And also with you.   Lift up your hearts.  We lift them to the Lord.  Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.  It is right to give Him thanks and praise.  Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and singing:

Prayer of Thanksgiving – Blessed are You, Lord of heaven and earth, for You have had mercy on those whom You created and sent Your only-begotten Son into our flesh to bear our sin and be our Savior.  With repentant joy we receive the salvation accomplished for us by the all-availing sacrifice of His body and His blood on the cross.  Grant us faithfully to eat His body and drink His blood as He bids us do in His own testament.  Graciously receive our prayers; deliver and preserve us.  To You alone, O Father, be all glory, honor, and worship, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.       Amen.

The Words of Our Lord – Consecration of the Elements

Proclamation of Christ – As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.     Amen.  Come, Lord Jesus.    O Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, in giving us Your body and blood to eat and to drink, You lead us to remember and confess Your holy cross and passion, Your blessed death, Your rest in the tomb, Your resurrection from the dead, Your ascension into heaven, and Your coming for the final judgment. So, remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:

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.

Pax Domini  – The peace of the Lord be with you always.  Amen

 

Distribution Hymns:

“Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace”              LSB 844

“Jesus Thy Boundless Love to Me”                  LSB 683

“Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us”                LSB 851

Thank the Lord  LSB 181

Post-Communion Thanksgiving – Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.  His steadfast love endures forever.    We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and in fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever    Amen.

Benediction      Numbers 6:24–26

Hymn  “Love in Christ Is Strong and Living”   LSB 706

ANNOUNCEMENTS

YES IN CHRIST   Saying Yes With Our Treasures

Weekly Budget Needed: $3279

Attendance/Communed: 7/2/2025 = 9 / 9             7/6/2025 = 54 / 46

Giving:    7/6/2025: Envelopes = $2305                  Plate = $82                 

Memorial:  Steeple Fund $100 for Eli Dornfeld from Tim Dornfeld

 JULY BIRTHDAYS:   Hudson Lee Haas & Dianne Nass-Krueger 7/14            Kyle Matson 7/20      Brenna Rhodes 7/20  Serena Kleinhans 7/21                     Gordy Keach 7/24     Kai Kleinhans 7/27

JULY ANNIVERSARIES:   Douglas & Karen Rhodes 7/22

QUILTING – Next get together is July 17^th 11am – 2pm.   If interested, contact Caroline Jeffers as they do not meet every Thursday. Donations of fabric, sheets (flat or fitted), and yarn are always appreciated. You do not have to know how to sew as there are many non-sewing tasks to be completed. All are welcome to join us for the quilting fun!

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.

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.

Bill Lehr a friend of member Dick & Rita Weisjohn who recently found out that he has cancer in his lung and on a kidney.

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

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

We continue to pray for Dick Basol who is now at home recuperating.

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.

SUNDAY SCHOOL… A new and retooled Sunday School is being proposed for Zion.  The goal would be to reach out to the Clyman community this fall.  It will be given a new name as it will not meet on Sundays.   An example could be Zion Bible Club.  Before this is offered, we will need people in place to help teach, organize and lead.  Contact Erica Goehl or Deanna Gochanour.   Thank you.

Milestone Birthday… On August 15^th, long time member of Zion and current member of Good Shepherd in Watertown, Jeanette Singletary will celebrate her 90^th birthday.  Laurel Finger is her daughter.  We’re hoping to shower her with cards. You can send them to PO Box 134 Clyman, WI 53016 or drop them in the basket behind the pews.  Thank you for helping make this momentous occasion more special.

Mark your calendars for the LWML Fall Rally – on October 11^th.

It will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Watertown from 8:30 – 11:30am.  See the flyers for details on the doors.