The Service in PDF format is at: June 22, 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, June 22, 2025
Guest Pastor Pastor Paul Doellinger
Musician Colleen Schulze
Reader Rob Schulze
Flowers Dan Dusek
AS WE GATHER… As we enter the long Church Year season of Pentecost, the liturgical color green is commonly used for the many weeks ahead. Like many things planted by a gardener or farmer in spring, green shows growth and maturation of that which was planted. In the same way, at this time of the Church Year, we are reminded that that green carries the symbolic importance of our continued need and privilege as God’s people to grow and mature as disciples of Christ through the Holy Spirit given. The Readings in this Pentecost season often remind us of the Early Church continuing to grow and spread to all people, which has continued to us today.
Leader: In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
STARTING WITH PRAISE Psalm 145:1-3
Leader: I will extol you, my God and King,
People: and bless your name forever and ever.
Leader: Every day I will bless you
People: and praise your name forever and ever.
Leader: Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
People: and his greatness is unsearchable.
Opening Song “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”
Text: Joachim Neander, 1650-1680; tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1829-1878, alt. Tune: Ernewerten Gesangbuch, Stralsund, 1665. © 1978 by Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis and Board of Publication, Lutheran Church in America, Philadelphia
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,
the King of creation!
O my soul, Praise Him,
for He is your health and salvation!
Let all who hear,
Now to His temple draw near;
Joining in glad adoration!
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Praise to the Lord,
who o’er all things is wondrously reigning,
And, as on wings of an eagle,
uplifting, sustaining.
Have you not seen
All that is needful has been
Sent by His gracious ordaining?
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Praise to the Lord,
who will prosper your work and defend you;
Surely His goodness and mercy
shall daily attend you.
Ponder anew
What the Almighty can do,
If with His love He befriend you.
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Praise to the Lord,
Oh let all that is in me adore Him!
All that has life and breath,
come now with praises before Him.
Let the Amen
Sound from His people again,
Gladly forever we adore Him.
Opening up to God and One another
Leader: We come before our Lord in confession, no longer as slaves, but as God’s own children and as heirs of all He graciously gives.
People: We confess we often remain captive and enslaved to our sin and have neglected the name You have given us as Your children.
Leader: Like those in Isaiah’s day, we are a rebellious people who walk in a way that is neither good nor faithful, following our own devices and desires.
People: We, on our own, have no right to be called Your heirs or to receive Your blessings.
Leader: For many times we forget Christ’s power and victory and all we ever need fear in this body and life,
People: forgive us, renew us, and lead us, that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name.
~~~~~ Moment of Silence ~~~~~
Leader: The Lord is gracious, for He declares, “Listen to Me, you stubborn of heart, you who are far from righteousness: I bring near My righteousness; it is not far off, and My salvation will not delay.” The Lord has brought His righteousness in giving His Son, Jesus, to die for you. Through Him, and Him alone, you have forgiveness, life and salvation. In the stead and by the command of Jesus, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
SONG OF PRAISE: “Come, Thou Fount”
Robert Robinson & Asahel Nettleton
Come, thou fount of every blessing,
tune my heart to sing thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
call for songs of loudest praise.
While the hope of endless glory
fills my heart with joy and love,
Teach me ever to adore Thee,
may I still thy goodness prove.
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Here I raise my Ebenezer,
hither by thy help I’m come;
And I hope, by thy good pleasure,
safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
interposed his precious blood.
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O to grace how great a debtor,
daily I’m constrained to be;
Let that grace now like a fetter,
bind my wandering heart to thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
seal it for thy courts above.
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Leader: Let us Pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, You are the liberator and defender of all people. Free us from the powers that hold us down. We pray this today so that we may serve You and our neighbors with joy and gladness, for You reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
People: Amen.
SCRIPTURE LESSONS
The Lord says, “Here am I!”
65 I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that was not called by my name. 2 I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices; 3 a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens and making offerings on bricks; 4 who sit in tombs, and spend the night in secret places; who eat pig’s flesh, and broth of tainted meat is in their vessels;
5 who say, “Keep to yourself, do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.” These are a smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all the day. 6 Behold, it is written before me: “I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will indeed repay into their lap 7 both your iniquities and your fathers’ iniquities together, says the Lord; because they made offerings on the mountains and insulted me on the hills, I will measure into their lap payment for their former deeds.”
8 Thus says the Lord: “As the new wine is found in the cluster, and they say, ‘Do not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it,’ so I will do for my servants’ sake, and not destroy them all. 9 I will bring forth offspring from Jacob, and from Judah possessors of my mountains; my chosen shall possess it, and my servants shall dwell there.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
FIRST LESSON: Galatians 3:23-4:7
In Christ we are liberated from the Law and adopted as heirs.
23 Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. 24 So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise. 4 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, 2 but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. 3 In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
Jesus liberates a man possessed by many demons.
26 Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him and said with a loud voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.”
29 For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him. He was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.) 30 Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” for many demons had entered him. 31 And they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss. 32 Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them permission.
33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned. 34 When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the country. 35 Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 36 And those who had seen it told them how the demon-possessed man had been healed.
37 Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned. 38 The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.
Leader: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to You, O Christ.
SERMON HYMN “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name”
By: Oliver Holden; Arr. Roger Nachtway; Words: Public Domain Music: Public Domain
All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown him Lord of all.
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown him Lord of all.
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Hail him, you heirs of David’s line,
Whom David Lord did call—
The God incarnate, man divine—
And crown him Lord of all.
The God incarnate, man divine—
And crown him Lord of all.
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Oh, that with yonder sacred throng
We at his feet may fall!
We’ll join the everlasting song
And crown him Lord of all.
We’ll join the everlasting song
And crown him Lord of all.
Pastor Paul Doellinger
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.
OFFERING
We offer our thanksgiving for what God has first given us—ourselves, our time, our possessions.
Leader: Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs.
Leader: Dear heavenly Father, place Your wise hand upon all the nations of the earth, give them leaders who seek after justice and peace, and lead all those who are fighting against the power of Satan. Remind them of Your presence. Empower them to resist Satan’s lies with the people to the freedom that You offer. Lord, in Your mercy,
People: hear our prayer.
Leader: Lord, lift up all those who are weighed down by the guilt and shame of sin. Release them from their bondage and point them to forgiveness at the feet of Jesus. Lord, in Your mercy,
People: hear our prayer.
Leader: Lord, give hope to all those who are isolated and lonely. Bring them into the presence of the loving community of Your Church that they find help and hope among Your people. Today we pray for the fellowship gathered at College United Methodist Church in Philomath. We thank you, Lord, for their commitment to follow you and love one another. Lord, in Your mercy,
People: hear our prayer.
Leader: Lord, look with favor upon all who are sick, injured, and recovering, (especially…). Have mercy upon them and heal them according to Your will. Lord, in Your mercy,
People: hear our prayer.
Additional Prayer Petitions
Leader: Into Your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in Your mercy, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
People: Amen.
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
Numbers 6:24-26
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 SONG: “Go, My Children, with My Blessing”
Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, 1919-2008, Tune: Welsh, 18th cent.; setting: Ralph Vaughn Williams, 1872-1958; Text © 1983 Concordia Publishing House, Music: Public Domain
Go, My children, with My blessing,
Never alone.
Waking, sleeping, I am with you;
You are My own.
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In My love’s baptismal river
I have made you Mine forever.
Go, My children with My blessing –
You are My own.
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Go, My children,
sins forgiven, At peace and pure.
Here you learned how much I love you,
What I can cure.
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Here you heard My dear Son’s story;
Here you touched Him, saw His glory.
Go, My children, sins forgiven,
At peace and pure.
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Go, My children,
fed and nourished,
Closer to Me;
Grow in love and love by serving,
Joyful and free.
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Here My Spirit’s power filled you;
Here His tender comfort stilled you.
Go, My children,
I will keep you
And give you peace.
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I the Lord will bless and keep you
And give you peace;
I the Lord will smile upon you
And give you peace:
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I the Lord will be your Father,
Savior, Comforter, and Brother.
Go, My children;
I will keep you
And give you peace.
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.
JAN LANE’S CELEBRATION OF LIFE………… Jan’s Celebration of Life service will be on Saturday, June 28 at 11:00 am. As Jan contributed much to our outdoor space, the service will be outside with a lunch reception to follow in the fellowship afterward.
OUTDOOR WORSHIP……………. The plan is to gather next Sunday, June 29 under the patio at 10 am for worship. If the weather does not cooperate, we will simply move inside.
PEACE NIGHT AT THE KNIGHTS…………….. Summer baseball with the Corvallis Knights is upon us. Peace is planning to attend the home game on July 6 at 5:05 pm and has tickets to share with you. We will sit as a church family and enjoy all the happenings of a Knights’ game. On this particular evening, the theme is Salute to Service–military and veteran appreciation. RSVP with Rachel H. if you would like to go!
PASTOR AWAY…………… Pastor is away this weekend. He will be back in the office on Wednesday. If you are in need of pastoral assistance, consider reaching out to one of our elders: Rick, Dave, Kay, Merv and Oscar.