1. Before the Prelude, speak to one another.
During the Prelude,
speak to God.
During the service, let God speak to you. During the week, let God speak through you.

2. Immanuel Lutheran Church
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Welcomes you! 2

3. Want some coffee and conversation?? 7:00 am 9:00 am
Feel free to join us at Em’s on Wednesdays.
All members of Immanuel and our friends are invited to join us.
7:00 am
For the men
9:00 am
For the women

4. Warm Christian greetings to all who chose to worship together today
Warm Christian greetings to all who chose to worship together today. May the Lord accept our worship. May each of us find our burdens lighter, our hearts uplifted, and our faith
enriched.
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5. Simply Giving
Have you forgotten your envelops when you come to service? Have you forgotten your checkbook or have no cash in your wallet or purse to give something into the offering plate?
Simply Giving can help you not worry about those situations. If you have checking account; you can give to the church electronically. You can setup offering giving by weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or even yearly. Plus, you can give to special offering that way too.
Our goal is to get 40 units (families or individual) to sign up before Easter. Can you help us make this goal. If so, there are information half sheet in the pews and full page sheets in the information racks in the narthex.

6. We welcome all visitors to our worship service, we hope that you enjoy our worship service
and invite you to our coffee hour. Please feel no need to give an offering because you are
our guest.

7. Worship Matters Thursday Evening Bible Study
7:00pm in the Fireside Room
Worship Matters
An Introduction to Worship

8. National Youth Gathering happens every 3 years
National Youth Gathering happens every 3 years. If you are entering 9th grade through graduating Senior you can go to this gathering.
Registration is Mid September. The cost will be between 500 to 600 dollars per person.
It’s a once or twice in a life time to attend. Its life and faith changing experience with 33,000 others.

9. Friday Morning Bible Study
9:00am in the Fireside Room
Join us as we discuss the
book of Ephesians
All you need to bring is your Bible,
an open mind, and a desire to get to know
God a little bit better

10. Immanuel Lutheran: An Open
Door through
Which
The World
Meets
Jesus
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11. Worship Service
March 5th
7:00 p.m.

12. LETS GET ACQUAINTED!
Welcome to worship today. You are invited to fill out the attendance card, located in the pew, and hand it toward the center aisle. The ushers will collect it during the singing of the Response of Praise. Also, note the bright green card in the
pew rack where the song books
are kept. It is a guide to help
you prepare for worship and
experience the life transforming
presence of God in your life.
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13. Lenten Worship Wednesdays March 12th – April 9th 5:30 p.m. Lenten Meal
6:45 p.m. Worship “Final Words from the Cross”

14. ATTENTION!!
The Sunday School children are going to be singing in church on Sunday March 2nd at the 10:30 service.

15. Confirmation Banquet
Saturday, March 22nd
@ 6:30 pm

16. INTRODUCTION
Today's festival is a bridge between the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle that comes to a close today and the Lent-Easter cycle that begins in several days. On the mount of transfiguration Jesus is revealed as God's beloved Son, echoing the words at
his baptism. This vision of glory
sustains us as Jesus faces his
impending death in Jerusalem.

17. Dave Gerhartz Singer-Songwriter/Recording Artist will be at
Trinity American Lutheran Church
605 West 4th Street Waterloo, Iowa
FRIDAY, MARCH 14th
7:00 P.M.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Admission: Free will offering

18. 1st Communion
Retreat on
Sat. April 12th
9 am - Noon

19. those who do not wish to receive wine.
Holy Communion is open to all who are baptized, confess Jesus as Lord, and believe that Jesus is present in the Bread and Wine. If you desire gluten-free wafers, let the pastor know at the time of distribution. Glasses of white grape juice are available in each tray for
those who do not wish to
receive wine.

20. Come and Sing!!!!
There will be a concert on Sunday April 6th at 2:00 p.m.
The Independence Ladies Musical Society is looking for MALE singers to sing with them at the concert
Roger Barloon will be directing the choir.
If you have any questions contact Mary Schubich at
The first practice for the men is at Mary Schubich’s house on Sunday February 23, at 6:00 p.m.

21. Check out the
Immanuel page &
Youth Page

22. Before the Prelude, speak to one another.
During the Prelude,
speak to God.
During the service, let God speak to you. During the week, let God speak through you.

23. WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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24. CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS
All may make the sign of the cross, the sign marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.
P: Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, who forgives all our sin, whose mercy endures forever.
C: Amen.
P: Let us come into the light of Christ,
confessing our need for God's mercy.
Silence is kept for reflection. You are
invited to kneel, sit, or stand as you wish. 
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25. heavy burden of our sin and free us to follow your way of life. Amen.
P: Holy and faithful God,
C: we so often choose our own way instead of yours. We think we can evade your commandments. We have spoken in ways that kill, strayed with our hearts, betrayed friends, and hated enemies. We have broken our promises. Search us deeply and create us anew. Lift the
heavy burden of our sin and
free us to follow your way of life. Amen.
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26. P:. "Call upon me," says the Lord, "and I will answer. “
P: "Call upon me," says the Lord, "and I will answer.“ Our God has come among us to loose every bond and set us free from all that weighs us down. Receive the forgiveness of all your sins in the name of + Jesus Christ, our crucified and risen Savior.
C: Amen.
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27. Entrance Hymn No. 671 “Shine, Jesus, Shine”

28. GREETING C: And also with you.
P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C: And also with you.
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29. KYRIE Page 147

31. HYMN OF PRAISE Page 148
“Glory to God”

33. PRAYER OF THE DAY
P: Let us pray, O God,
C: in the transfiguration of your Son you confirmed the mysteries of the faith by the witness of Moses and Elijah, and in the voice from the bright cloud declaring Jesus your beloved Son, you foreshadowed our adoption as your children.
Make us heirs with Christ of your
glory, and bring us to enjoy its
fullness, through Jesus Christ,
our Savior and Lord, who lives
and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.
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34. READINGS FOR TRANSFORMATION OF OUR LORD
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35. Exodus 24:12–18
L: The word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.

36. Psalm 119:33–40 (congregation reads the bold print)
L: 1Why are the nations in an uproar? Why do the peoples mutter empty threats?
C: 2Why do the kings of the earth rise up in revolt, and the princes plot together, against the LORD and against the LORD's anointed?
L: 3"Let us break their yoke," they say;
"let us cast off their bonds from us."
C: 4God whose throne is in
heaven is laughing; the LORD
holds them in derision.

37. C: 6"As for me, I have anointed my king upon Zion, my holy mountain."
L: 5Then in wrath God speaks to them, and in rage fills them with terror.
C: 6"As for me, I have anointed my king upon Zion, my holy mountain."
L: 7Let me announce the decree of the LORD, who said to me, "You are my son; this day have I begotten you.
C: 8Ask of me, and I will give you
the nations for your inheritance
and the ends of the earth for
your possession.

38. C: 10And now, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth.
L: 9You shall crush them with an iron rod and shatter them like a piece of pottery."
C: 10And now, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth.
L: 11Submit to the LORD with fear, and with trembling bow in worship;
C: 12lest the LORD be angry, and you perish in a sudden blaze of wrath. Happy
are all who take refuge in God!

39. 2 Peter 1:16–21
L: The word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.

40. Gospel Acclamation Page 151
Please Stand

41. Matthew 17:1–9 C: Glory to you, O Lord… C: Praise to you, O Christ.
P: The gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.

42. Children’s Sermon

44. Hymn of the Day No. 838 “Beautiful Savior”

45. APOSTLE’S CREED
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s 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 to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand
of the Father, and he will come 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 everlasting. Amen.

46. PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH SHARING THE PEACE C: Hear our prayers.
P: Lord in you Mercy.
C: Hear our prayers.
SHARING THE PEACE
P: The peace of Christ be with you always.
C: And also with you.

47. “This is My Beloved Son”
OFFERING
Choir
“This is My Beloved Son”

48. OFFERING SONG No.184 “Let the Vineyards be Fruitful”

49. OFFERTORY PRAYER
P: God of all creation, all you have made is good, and your love endures forever. You bring forth bread from the earth and fruit from the vine.
C: Nourish us with these gifts, that we might be for the world signs of your gracious presence in Jesus Christ, our
Savior and Lord. Amen.
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50. GREAT THANKSGIVING C: And also with you. C: We lift them to the Lord.
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 our thanks
and praise.
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51. Page 153 “Holy, Holy, Holy”
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52. Holy Communion is open to all who are baptized, confess Jesus as Lord, and believe that Jesus is present in the Bread and Wine. If you desire gluten-free wafers, let the pastor know at the time of distribution. Glasses of white grape juice are available in each tray for those who do not wish to receive wine.
WORDS OF
INSTITUTION

53. 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.

54. INVITATION TO COMMUNION
P: Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! Blessed are all who are called to the supper of the Lamb.
(In addition to receiving the Body and Blood of Christ, you can also be in touch with God through
meditating on a hymn or psalm and sharing silent prayers. These resources can all be found in the
ELW Book.)

55. Page “Lamb of God”

56. Communion Hymns:
No. 496 No. 491 No. 483

57. POST-COMMUNION BLESSING
P: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
strengthen you and keep you in his grace.
C: Amen.

58. POST-COMMUNION PRAYER
P: Lord, it is good for us to be here, for we have tasted your glory in this holy meal. Continue your goodness as we go out from here.
C: Open our eyes to see your face shining in every person, and send us to be your servants in every place, for you are the life and light of all, both now and
forever. Amen.

59. BLESSING
P: May the God of glory dwell in you richly, name you beloved, and shine brightly on your path; and the blessing of almighty God, the Father, the + Son, and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you always.
C: Amen.

60. DISMISSAL
P: Go in peace. Christ is your light.
C: Thanks be to God.

61. Closing Hymn No. 866 “We Are Marching in the Light”

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