AUDIO: Readings & Sermon for Wednesday, May 21, 2025

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Worship Service: 2:00 p.m. with communion
Bible Study: 2:30 p.m. - Book of Jonah (30 min.)
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Leviticus 23:23-44
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall present a food offering to the LORD.”

And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Now on the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It shall be for you a time of holy convocation, and you shall afflict yourselves and present a food offering to the LORD. And you shall not do any work on that very day, for it is a Day of Atonement, to make atonement for you before the LORD your God. For whoever is not afflicted on that very day shall be cut off from his people. And whoever does any work on that very day, that person I will destroy from among his people. You shall not do any work. It is a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwelling places. It shall be to you a Sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict yourselves. On the ninth day of the month beginning at evening, from evening to evening shall you keep your Sabbath.”

And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month and for seven days is the Feast of Booths to the LORD. On the first day shall be a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work. For seven days you shall present food offerings to the LORD. On the eighth day you shall hold a holy convocation and present a food offering to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you shall not do any ordinary work.

“These are the appointed feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim as times of holy convocation, for presenting to the LORD food offerings, burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its proper day, besides the LORD's Sabbaths and besides your gifts and besides all your vow offerings and besides all your freewill offerings, which you give to the LORD.

“On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the produce of the land, you shall celebrate the feast of the LORD seven days. On the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest. And you shall take on the first day the fruit of splendid trees, branches of palm trees and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. You shall celebrate it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in the year. It is a statute forever throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month. You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All native Israelites shall dwell in booths, that your generations may know that I made the people of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.”

Thus Moses declared to the people of Israel the appointed feasts of the LORD.

Luke 12:35-53
“Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them. If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants! But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into. You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?” And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful. And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating. But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.

“I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

Confession
What is Confession?
Confession has two parts. First, that we confess our sins, and second, that we receive absolution, that is, forgiveness, from the pastor as from God Himself, not doubting, but firmly believing that by it our sins are forgiven before God in heaven.

Bulletin: Wednesday May 21, 2025

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Worship Service: 2:00 p.m. with communion
Bible Study: 2:30 p.m. - Book of Jonah (30 min.)
All are welcome, bring a friend, neighbor or relative

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New Study on the Book of Jonah begins TOMORROW (Wed., May 21, 2025)

New Study on the Book of Jonah begins TOMORROW (Wed., May 21, 2025)
Each Wednesday at 2:00, Zion has a Mid-Week Service of Prayer & Preaching, followed by a Bible study.  Tomorrow we begin the book of Jonah.  
Mid-week service and Bible study is a great opportunity for those who may be unable to attend worship and Bible study on Sunday -- the service is 30 minutes, followed by a 30-minute study. 
Join Us!

Thank You from the Oelschlager Family

Dear Members of Zion, 

During a time like this we realize how much our church family really means to us. Your expressions of sympathy will always be remembered. A special Thank You to Pastor Grimenstein for his comfort and support. 

– The Oelschlager Family 

What is Youth Confirmation at Zion . . .

What is Youth Confirmation at Zion . . . 
Confirmation is the public affirmation of a person’s baptism and faith, and is an important milestone in the life of a Christian 

What began at a person’s baptism, continues throughout their life of faith. Public affirmation of faith happens after a period of instruction. At Zion, confirmation instruction is provided through a weekly class for young people (typically in 6th & 7th grades) under the guidance of Pastor Grimenstein. “Confirmands” meet over a two-year period (Sept-May) culminating in the Rite of Confirmation during a Sunday worship service in the spring. 

What Do Confirmands Study? 

• God’s Word and how it works 

• The six chief parts of Luther’s Small Catechism which expound on God’s Word (Ten Commandments, The Apostles’ Creed, The Lord’s Prayer, The Sacrament of Holy Baptism, The Sacrament of the Altar, and Confession) 

• What worship is, and what it does 

Finally, they discover that learning from God’s Word and growing in faith does not end with Confirmation, or when they reach adulthood. Staying connected to Christ through regular participation in Word and Sacrament in the Church throughout one’s life, is both an exhortation and a privilege. An additional benefit is the bond that often develops between confirmands as they go through this formative time together. 

To learn more about Confirmation at Zion, or inquire about enrolling your child, please reach out to Pastor Grimenstein at pastor@zlcb.org. 

Stamps for Missions

Stamps for Missions
Zion’s Women’s Ministry is collecting YOUR canceled and collectible stamps to support the mission work of LWML.

A collection box is located in the back of the sanctuary. Bring your stamps at any time and deposit them the box.

We collect:

• Envelope halves (tear the envelope) with the stamps attached

• Intact picture postcards

• All foreign stamps, large and small

• Stamp albums

• Collectible stamp sheets

• Commemorative U.S. Stamps

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