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The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 20 & 23, 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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Watch Live on Sunday @ 8:30am: YouTube – zionclyman

Music – Erica Tyler       Elder – Dan Chaveriat / 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.

Ringing of the Bell and Welcome

Hymn “Blessed Jesus, at Your Word”             LSB 904

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

Opening Sentences – You, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, Christ has now reconciled you in his body of flesh by his death to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before His Father.     Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!

Confession and Absolution – We are called to confess our sin, trusting in the one true God who is faithful and just and who will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.       All: Let us confess our sin to God our Heavenly Father.  I, a poor miserable sinner, plead guilty before You of all my sins.  I have lived as if You do not matter and as if I mattered most.  Your name I have not honored as I should; my worship and prayers have faltered.  I have not let Your love have its way with me, and so my love for others has failed.  There are those whom I have hurt, and those whom I have failed to help.  My thoughts and desires have been soiled with sin.   What troubles me most is- *a time of silent reflection on those sins weighing heavy on your heart.*   Heavenly Father, I am sorry for all of my sin and ask for Your grace.  I want to do better through the help of the Holy Spirit.  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

Kyrie   LSB 186

Hymn of Praise – Gloria in Excelsis     LSB 187 –     Pastor:      Glory be to God on high:

Psalm of the Day – Psalm 27 –   Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me!  You have said, “Seek my face.”  My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”  Hide not your face from me.  Turn not your servant away in anger, O you who have been my help.  Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation!  Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.  I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!  Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!     Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

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

Prayer of the Day – O Lord, grant us the Spirit to hear Your Word and know the one thing needful that by Your Word and Spirit we may live according to Your will; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen.

Old Testament Reading – Genesis 18:1-14    The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day.  He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him.  When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth and said, “O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant.  Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree, while I bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant.”  So they said, “Do as you have said.”  And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quick!  Three seahs of fine flour!  Knead it, and make cakes.”  And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly.  Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them.  And he stood by them under the tree while they ate.  They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?”  And he said, “She is in the tent.”  The Lord said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.”  And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him.  Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years.  The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah.  So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?”  The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’  Is anything too hard for the Lord?  At the appointed time I will return to you about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.”

The Epistle or New Testament Reading – Colossians 1:21-29 – You, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.  Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.  To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.  Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.  For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.

Verse – Alleluia. As you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him. Alleluia. 

Holy Gospel – The Holy Gospel according St. Luke, the Tenth chapter.       Glory to You, O Lord.

Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village.  And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.  And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching.  But Martha was distracted with much serving.  And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone?  Tell her then to help me.”  But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary.  Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”    This is the Gospel of the Lord.   Praise to You, O Christ.

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

Hymn  “O God, Forsake Me Not”      LSB 731

Sermon

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

X Service of the Sacrament X 

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.

Sanctus   LSB 195

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.  Gathered in the name and the remembrance of Jesus, we beg You, O Lord, to forgive, renew, and strengthen us with Your Word and Spirit.  Grant us faithfully to eat His body and drink His blood as He bids us do in His own testament.  Gather us together, we pray, from the ends of the earth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end.  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  1 Corinthians 11:26; Revelation 22:20 –   As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.      Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.     

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

Distribution Hymns:

“The God of Abraham Praise”           LSB 798

“My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less”   LSB 575

“How Firm a Foundation”                   LSB 728

Post-Communion Thanksgiving –   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 –  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 X give you peace.   Amen.   

Hymn  “My Soul Rejoices”                 LSB 933

ANNOUNCEMENTS

YES IN CHRIST  Saying Yes With Our Treasures   

Weekly Budget  Needed: $3279

Attendance/Communed: 7/9/2025 = 20 / 17         7/13/2025 = 47 / 41

Giving:    7/13/2025: Envelopes = $7425                Plate = $72.46              

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

 JULY BIRTHDAYS:         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

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

Please keep the following in your Special Prayers:

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.

Prayers for Dana Meixner, daughter of Gary Baehmann, who has stage 4 skin cancer and has started experimental immunotherapy treatments.

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.

A new and retooled Sunday School is being proposed for Zion.

Contact Erica Goehl or Deanna Gochanour for details.

 

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.