The Service in PDF format is at: July 13, 2025 Service
Video of service is at: YouTube
Peace Lutheran Church
We welcome you in the name of the Lord Jesus. We are honored with your presence. If you do not have a church home, you are invited to join us regularly. Please introduce yourself to Pastor Jeremy Lucke or one of the Ushers as you leave today and sign the guest book in the entryway. We continue to observe the guidelines for health safety. If you have any questions, please see an usher. Everyone is welcome.
The ringing of the bell and the lighting of the Christ candle mark the beginning of our service and a time for quiet meditation, prayer and inward reflection as we begin our worship.
Children are welcome at our worship services. If you prefer, Peace Lutheran has a playroom equipped for children three years old and younger. The room is unstaffed and can be accessed in the fellowship hall where the service is also being live streamed for your convenience and enjoyment.
Holy Communion is celebrated every first and third Sunday and will follow the order of service in the bulletin. If you are a baptized Christian and share our faith in Jesus as Savior and have been instructed in the meaning and use of the Lord’s Supper, you are invited to partake. We have pre-wrapped communion wine or juice and wafers. We also have gluten-free wafers available. If you desire a gluten-free wafer, ask the server. May the body and blood of Jesus, present in the bread and wine, be a blessing to you.
There are times during the service when you will be asked to stand if you are able. Please feel free to remain seated if standing is difficult.
Offering. Peace Lutheran Church understands and teaches that Offerings are voluntary and to be from the heart. Whether we give or do not give does not determine our salvation. Whether we give much or little does not determine our standing before God. Sharing an Offering is an opportunity to quietly practice generosity with our neighbors.
Serving You
Pastor Pastor Jeremy Lucke
Music Director Colleen Schulze
Choir Director Diane Crocker
Supt. Of Sunday School Anne Schroeder & Karyn Stanley
Admin Assistant Daniel Dusek
Parish Nurse Kathy Durling
Webmaster Jim Holroyd
Audio-Visual Johnathon Holroyd, George Abele, Nicholas Abele, Merv Munster, Callie Santora, Joyce Long, Oscar Gutbrod, Sam Worth, Rick Durling, Jim Holroyd, Debbi Weiler, Dan Dusek, Seamus Harrington, Archer Schroeder
Praise Team Rick Durling, Patrick Kamins, Ginny Tonelli, Karyn Stanley, Nora Stanley, Diane Crocker, Kaia Lucke, Anne Schroeder, John Mergl
Today, July 13, 2025
Musician Colleen Schulze
Reader Sophia Snyder
AS WE GATHER…………… ………… In today’s Gospel, the man who fell among thieves in the parable of the Good Samaritan did nothing, but he was helped, nonetheless. That’s how our Lord, our own Good Samaritan, wants to treat us. The commands in the Old Testament are how to pass on His love to all whom we meet. Our worship today is time to remember to do nothing except live the life God has so graciously bestowed on us.
RINGING OF THE BELL (Following the ringing of the bell we gather ourselves in silence to prepare for worship)
OPENING HYMN “The Trees of the Field”
Stuart Dauermann; Arr. by Henry Wiens; © 1975, Lillenas Publishing Co.
You shall go out with joy
and be led forth with peace.
The mountains and the hills
will break forth before you;
There’ll be shouts of joy,
and all of the trees of the field
will clap, will clap their hands.
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Chorus: And all the trees of the field
will clap their hands {clap, clap},
The trees of the field
will clap their hands {clap, clap}.
The trees of the field
will clap their hands {clap, clap},
while you go out with joy.
(Repeat All)
Leader: We remember our Baptism, when the Lord claimed us and adopted us as His own children. In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
OPENING UP TO GOD AND ONE ANOTHER
Leader: Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good
People: for His steadfast love endures forever.
Leader: It is He who remembered us in our low estate,
People: for His steadfast love endures forever;
Leader: and rescued us from our foes,
People: for His steadfast love endures forever;
Leader: He who gives food to all flesh,
People: for His steadfast love endures forever;
Leader: Give thanks to the God of heaven,
People: for His steadfast love endures forever;
Leader: Let us approach God humble and in need of forgiveness.
Leader: We confess, Lord our God,
People: that we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We do not reflect Your love, heavenly Father, in the way we treat others. Forgive us.
Leader: We confess, gracious Lord Jesus,
People: that we do not always give You the due honor and glory for all that You have done for us in Your life, death, and resurrection. Forgive us.
Leader: We confess, O Holy Spirit,
People: that we forget that even our faulty attempts at loving as You have loved us are covered by Your overarching grace and mercy.
~~~~~ Time for reflection ~~~~~
Leader: Our gracious God has done all that was needed for us to be His friends, followers, and family. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
Twila Paris; 1985 Jubilee Communications Inc. (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing); Mountain Spring Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)
Your only Son no sin to hide
But You have sent Him from Your side
To walk upon this guilty sod
And to become the Lamb of God
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Chorus: Oh Lamb of God sweet Lamb of God
I love the holy Lamb of God
Oh wash me in His precious blood
My Jesus Christ the Lamb of God
.
Your gift of love they crucified
They laughed and scorned Him as He died
The humble King they named a fraud
And sacrificed the Lamb of God
Chorus
I was so lost I should have died
But You have brought me to Your side
To be led by Your staff and rod
And to be called a lamb of God
Chorus
Leader: Let us Pray……..Lord Jesus Christ, in Your deepest compassion You rescue us from whatever may hurt us.
People: Teach us to love You above all things and to love our neighbors as ourselves;
Leader: for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
People: Amen.
SCRIPTURE LESSONS
FIRST LESSON Hebrews 1:1-4 and 2:1-4
Christ: the Final Word
1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
2 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. 2 For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, 3 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, 4 while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
The Good Samaritan
25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 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.” 28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” 29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 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. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.
34 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. 35 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.’ 36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” 37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”
Leader: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to You, O Christ.
SERMON HYMN: “There is a Redeemer”
Text and Music: Melody Green; arranged by Keith Phillips; Copyright 1982 Birdwing Music/Cherry Lane Music Pub. Co., Inc. All Rights Reserved.
There is a Redeemer,
Jesus God’s own Son
Precious Lamb of God,
Messiah, Holy One.
Thank you, O my Father
for giving us Your Son;
And leaving Your Spirit
‘til the work on earth is done.
.
Jesus, my redeemer,
Name above all names.
Precious Lamb of God,
Messiah, Hope for sinners slain.
Thank you, O my Father
for giving us Your Son;
And leaving Your Spirit
‘til the work on earth is done.
.
When I stand in glory,
I will see His face,
And there I’ll serve My King forever,
In that holy place.
Thank you, O my Father
for giving us Your Son;
And leaving Your Spirit
‘til the work on earth is done.
Pastor Jeremy Lucke
People: 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 was 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 Christian Church,
The communion of saints,
The forgiveness of sins,
The resurrection of the body,
And the life everlasting. Amen.
COMMISSIONING OF YOUTH AND ADULT LEADERS FOR THE NATIONAL YOUTH GATHERING
Leader: Friends in Christ, you are about to begin a journey—one that will gather you with 20,000 fellow believers in New Orleans, Louisiana, to explore what it means to ENDURE in faith as Jesus did for us. You go as followers of Jesus, gathered in worship, learning, and service. These coming days will stretch and grow you as you celebrate your identity in Christ and explore what it means to run with endurance the race set before you.
Adult: At the Gathering, you will learn that the race of faith isn’t always easy. Life can be exhausting, complicated, and confusing. But you do not run alone—God has given you a great cloud of witnesses and the presence of His Holy Spirit to strengthen and guide you.
Youth: Let us run with endurance the race set before us.
Adult: You will hear again and again: your worth is not in what you do or how strong you feel, but in the One who endured the cross for you. Jesus is the author and perfecter of your faith.
Youth: Let us run with endurance the race set before us.
Adult: At the Gathering, you’ll experience the beauty of Christ’s Church gathered to worship, study, and serve as one body.
Youth: Let us run with endurance the race set before us.
Leader: As members of this congregation, we’ve watched you grow as Children of God and prepare your hearts for this journey. Now it’s time to go. You go as representatives of this congregation and of Christ, sharing the Good News of the Gospel wherever you are. You will be asked to approach the Gathering as an opportunity to put aside what weighs you down and learn, worship, and be still in the presence of God alongside thousands of others. As you go—will you encourage and challenge one another, represent Christ and our congregation with grace, and with open hearts listen to all God will teach you?
Youth: Yes, with the help of God.
Leader: Go in peace and joy. Be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us. The almighty and most merciful God, the Father, the + Son, and the Holy Spirit, be with you, and bless and strengthen you for faithful service this summer and beyond.
People: Amen.
OFFERING
We offer our thanksgiving for what God has first given us—ourselves, our time, our possessions.
Leader: God the Father Almighty, You so loved the world that You gave to us Your only-begotten Son,
People: to save us from our sin and to make us Your children and heirs of all Your blessings through faith in Him.
Leader: We pray for our families: for the fathers You have given on this earth,
People: that they faithfully lead their children in the way of Christ and peace;
Leader: for mothers,
People: that they have strength and grace to manage their many responsibilities and to give them joy and fulfillment in their work;
Leader: and for children,
People: that they grow in the faith in which You have called them, live long, and develop in all ways pleasing to You.
Leader: Heavenly Father, for Your children, our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ who suffer pains, losses, and illnesses, (especially……), graciously grant Your healing. Keep their faith firm in times of need and give comfort by Your present and eternal promises. Lord, in Your mercy,
People: hear our prayer.
Leader: In this family of believers whom You have called, gathered, and enlightened through Your Spirit, grant that You would open the hearts and minds of Your people to the truth of Your Word. For those who have yet to know of the joy of being heirs of Your kingdom, connect us with them and work through us to proclaim Your love, mercy and grace. Hear these prayers and all others we lift to You, almighty Father, in the name of Your dear Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
People: Amen.
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
Benediction
Leader: 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…………………..+ give you peace.
People: Amen.
CLOSING HYMN “Rejoice in the Lord Always”
Words and Music by Evelyn Tarner; Copyright 1967 by Word Music. All rights reserved.
Twice through
Rejoice in the Lord always: again I say, Rejoice!
Rejoice in the Lord always: again I say, Rejoice!
Rejoice, rejoice, again I say, Rejoice!
Rejoice, rejoice, again I say, Rejoice!
Rejoice in the Lord always: again I say, Rejoice!
Rejoice in the Lord always: again I say, Rejoice!
Leader: Go in peace. Serve the Lord
People: Thanks be to God.
Announcements
ADULT BIBLE CLASS FOR SUMMER…………… Yes, the adults (and really all ages!) are having Bible Class through the summer. All are welcome! Our summer studies take place at 9:00 am in the fellowshiphall each Sunday. We are watching parts of the Chosen series. Each Sunday we watch a clip or two from the Chosen and then discuss how the episode plus God’s Word challenges us in our walk with the Lord.
PHILOMATH ROTARY……………. Please come to the Philomath Rotary Club event on July 15th at noon in the fellowship hall of Peace Lutheran Church. The main presentation is by Erin Haynes, Citizen Historian/Rotarian. His topic is “Ten Rules of leadership: Shackleton a story with remembering”. The story of Sir Ernest Shackleton and the failed Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1916) is a story that must be remembered. This presentation is from a speaker (Dennis Perkins) who wrote an award-winning book about the expedition. Erin revisits a story of the past to show people today what is POSSIBLE! We hope you can come and please remember lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Lindy if you will be attending so we can plan the number of meals.
NATIONAL YOUTH GATHERING………….. Thank you for your support of our youth’s trip this week to New Orleans. The Gathering begins on July 19 and continues until July 23. Please pray for their travels and for their faith development during the trip. You can participate with them by watching the livestreams of each mass gathering. The link for these livestreams will be available on the official website: www.lcmsgathering.com.
PEACE AT CARDWELL HILL…………. The Peace family and others are invited by Cardwell Hill Cellars this Friday, July 18 for a concert. The concert begins at 6 pm and continues until 8 pm. The music is provided by David Rogers, a classical guitarist. Enjoy an evening of good music, wine and your friends at Peace.
The Ladies Guild Bazaar is on the horizon…….. Do you have excess items or clutter? Are you planning a summer garage, yard sale or organizing projects? If so please consider donating gently used items to Granny’s Attic! This is a very popular section of our fall bazaar where we sell items at thrifted prices. Please no clothing. Donations will be accepted until October 22. Please contact Jani Burton with questions.
