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Lent Mid-Week Devotional Service – Week 5

Kurt Steinbrueck March 17, 2021

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Lent Mid-Week Devotional Service – Week 5

Love That Comes In Many Ways

As we continue through the season of Lent, we contemplate God’s great love and how He gives us that love, especially in the gift of the forgiveness of sins, but how forgiven are we, really? Is God just holding back for now. Does He only forgive some of our sins? God wants us to know how forgiven we really are. So, He tells us over and over in many different ways.

Each week, we will have a new online mid-week devotional service this Lent. Watch for the new service each week as we explore the enormity of God’s love for us.

In Christ’s Service,

Pastor Kurt

Kurt Steinbrueck March 14, 2021

Special Posts Order of Service, worship

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Order of Service for March 14

You are invited to worship with us at 11:00 am on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Below, you will find the Order of Service so you can follow along and participate in the worship service. If you would prefer, you can also download a bulletin here:

Booklet Format
8.5×11 Printout

Before we start, please share the live stream on your favorite social media site and invite your friends.

Worship Service for March 14, 2021 at 11 AM

Welcome

Invocation

Confession and Forgiveness:

P: As we gather, today, let us cleanse our hearts and our consciences by confessing our sin to God.

(Time of silence for reflection and confession)

C: Heavenly Father, we confess that we are sinful and unclean. We have sinned against you and against our neighbor in our thoughts, words, and actions. We are truly sorry for our sins and sincerely repent of them. We ask for Your mercy. For the sake of Jesus Christ’s bitter suffering and death, please forgive us and renew us that we may walk in Your Spirit to the glory of Your holy name.

P: The Lord has heard your confession. Therefore, as a called and ordained servant of the Lord, in the stead and by the command of my Lord, Jesus Christ, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen

Song of Praise and Thanksgiving: In Christ Alone

In Christ alone, my hope is found.
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground.
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All. Here in the love of Christ, I stand

In Christ alone, who took on flesh, fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness, scorned by the ones He came to save
‘til on that cross, as Jesus died, The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid, Here in the death of Christ I live

There in the ground, His body lay, Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day, up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory, Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine, Bought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt in life, no fear in death, this is the power of Christ in me
From life’s first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of man, Can ever pluck me from His hand
‘til He returns or calls me home, Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand
No power of hell, no scheme of man, Can ever pluck me from His hand
‘til He returns or calls me home, Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand

Old Testament Reading: Numbers 21:4-9

From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.

Epistle Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10

And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Gospel Reading: John 3:14-21

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”

Sermon Song: O Praise The Name (Anástasis)

I cast my mind to Calvary where Jesus bled and died for me
I see His wounds, His hands, His feet.
My Savior on that cursed tree

His body bound and drenched in tears.
They laid Him down in Joseph’s tomb
The entrance sealed by heavy stone
Messiah still and all alone

Chorus:
O praise the Name of the Lord our God
O praise His Name forevermore
For endless days, we will sing Your praise
Oh Lord, oh Lord our God

Then on the third, at break of dawn
The Son of heaven rose again
O trampled death, where is your sting.
The angels roar for Christ the King

Chorus:
O praise the Name of the Lord our God
O praise His Name forevermore
For endless days, we will sing Your praise
Oh Lord, oh Lord our God

He shall return in robes of white.
The blazing sun shall pierce the night
And I will rise among the saints,
My gaze transfixed on Jesus’ face

Chorus 2x

Oh Lord, oh Lord, our God

Sermon – What It’s All About

Prayers

Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth,
And in Jesus Christ, his 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 into hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God
the Father almighty.
From there he will come 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.

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

Closing Song: God So Loved

Come all you weary, come all you thirsty
Come to the well that never runs dry
Drink of the water, come and thirst no more

Come all you sinners, come find His mercy
Come to the table, He will satisfy
Taste of His goodness, find what you’re looking for

Chorus 1:
For God so loved the world that He gave us His
one and only son to save us
whoever believes in Him will live forever

Bring all your failures, bring your addictions
Come lay them down at the foot of the cross
Jesus is waiting there with open arms

Chorus 1

Chorus 2:
The power of Hell forever defeated
Now it is well, I’m Walking in freedom
For God so loved, God so loved the world

Praise God, praise God, from whom all blessings flow
Praise Him, praise Him for the Wonders of His love

(Repeat)

His amazing love

Chorus 1

Chorus 2

Bring all your failures. Bring your addictions
Come lay them down at the foot of the cross

Jesus is waiting. God so loved the world

Offering

Upcoming Events

Sunday, March 14, Noon – New Members Class
Song and Dance

Wednesday, March 17 – Mid-Week Lent Devotional Service
Online – Facebook, YouTube, FaithWesleyChapel.com

Thursday, March 18, 7am & 7pm – Tampa Lutherans Pray
TampaLutheransPray.com
Submit prayer requests on the site by Wednesday

Friday, April 2, 7pm – Good Friday Service
Song and Dance &
Online – Facebook, YouTube, FaithWesleyChapel.com

Sunday, April 4, 11am – Easter Sunday Service
Song and Dance &
Online – Facebook, YouTube, FaithWesleyChapel.com

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We Escaped…And Had a Great Time Doing It!

Kurt Steinbrueck March 10, 2021

Special Posts, Youth Blog Youth Ministry

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We Escaped…And Had a Great Time Doing It!

We Escaped...And Had a Great Time Doing It!

This past Saturday, the youth (and a few of us older youth) talked about God our creator, and then did an escape room. It was great!

Who Is God?
We arrived at Imagine Escape Rooms around 11:30am (well, most of us) and went into a side room. There we talked about who God is. The youth had some great responses about how God is the creator, an authority, a friend, and our savior. We talked a little about Colossians 1:15-17 and how God didn’t just create us and walk away, but continues to sustain us and all creation and how He knows every part of us and loves us more than we can imagine.

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” – Colossians 1:15-17

Let The Challenge Begin!!
Next, we split into two teams. The classic men against women…Team Nar against team Fire-Breathing Marshmallow. The women demanded the harder escape room. The men didn’t mind.

Team Fire-Breathing Marshmallows

Team Nar

It was a harrowing challenge and both teams barely made it out with their lives (that might be a slight exaggeration). Both teams did make it out, though, with only seconds remaining.

Team Nar – Kadon somehow unlocked one lock without any clues. The police called later about a bank robbery, but we’re pretty sure he wasn’t involved. Gunnar showed his fishing prowess by catching several toy sea creatures with a magnet. Nick and Jakob did some brilliant deciphering and Matthew and Jacob were awesome at finding clues and working the computer. Pastor Kurt directed the group from the side (I think he took a nap at one point).

Team Fire-Breathing Marshmallow – Tanisha and Kaylee used their size advantage to crawl under a hatch and they weren’t stumped by the tree puzzle. Gabby, Nicole and Ryleigh brought it all together at the end to escape just in time. Kelsey was an amazing cheerleader throughout. Ginger D. led the team with the cool, calm demeanor of an experienced leader and, unlike Pastor Kurt, didn’t sleep.

Meanwhile, Terrell and Ginger T. watched in the control room like the game masters of the Hunger Games. I’m pretty sure Terrell was heard saying, “May the odds be ever in your favor.” as he selected tributes…I mean divided up the teams.

All in all we had a great time and finished up with some great food at Chic-Fil-A.

Our next event is a trip to Sand Key Beach on the afternoon of April 11. Watch for more details coming soon.

Till next time,

Terrell and Pastor Kurt

Lent Mid-Week Devotional Service – Week 4

Kurt Steinbrueck March 10, 2021

Special Posts forgiveness of sins, God's love, Lent, Sacrifice

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Lent Mid-Week Devotional Service – Week 4

Love That Comes In Many Ways

As we continue through the season of Lent, we contemplate God’s great love and how He gives us that love, especially in the gift of the forgiveness of sins.

Each week, we will have a new online mid-week devotional service this Lent. Watch for the new service each week as we explore the enormity of God’s love for us.

In Christ’s Service,

Pastor Kurt

Kurt Steinbrueck March 9, 2021

Special Posts holy week, Hymns, Songs, worship

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Holy Week Song Requests?

Holy Week is coming soon, March 28 – April 4. There have been a lot of great hymns and songs written over the years for these holy days.

Do you have any favorite hymns or songs that you would like to sing on Palm Sunday, Good Friday, or Easter?

Let me know.

Send me your hymn and song requests through the Contact Us form.

Click here to get to the form and send your requests.

In Christ’s Service,

Pastor Kurt

Kurt Steinbrueck March 7, 2021

Special Posts Order of Service, worship

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Order of Service for March 7

You are invited to worship with us at 11:00 am on Sunday, March 7, 2021. Below, you will find the Order of Service so you can follow along and participate in the worship service. If you would prefer, you can also download a bulletin here:

Booklet Format
8.5×11 Printout

Before we start, please share the live stream on your favorite social media site and invite your friends.

Worship Service for March 7, 2021 at 11 AM

Welcome

Opening Song: Father Abraham

Father Abraham had many sons
Many sons had Father Abraham
I am one of them and so are you
So let’s just praise the Lord

Right arm
Left arm
Right foot
Left foot
Turn around
Sit down

Invocation

Confession and Forgiveness:

P: We have come here today to worship the Lord. In worship we hear the Word of God, we receive God’s blessings, and respond with thanks and praise. We begin by seeking God’s blessing of forgiveness. He has promised to remove the guilt and shame of our sin through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross.

P: Let us confess our sins to the Lord.
(a time of silence to reflect and personally confess our sins)

P: Heavenly Father,
C: Heavenly Father,

P: I have done things that were wrong.
C: I have done things that were wrong.

P: I have been mean to others.
C: I have been mean to others.

P: I have not obeyed my parents.
C: I have not obeyed my parents.

P: I have not obeyed You, God.
C: I have not obeyed You, God.

P: But I am very sorry.
C: But I am very sorry.

P: Please forgive me.
C: Please forgive me.

P: I love You very much.
C: I love You very much.

P: And I know You love me, too.
C: And I know You love me, too.

P: God has heard your apology. He loves you very much. God has told us that when we believe and trust in Him, He makes us His children. As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our sins from us. He has told me to tell you that you are forgiven. So, as His servant, I forgive you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.

Song: Jesus Loves Me

Jesus loves me this I know, For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong, they are weak, but He is strong.

Chorus:
Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus loves me,
Yes, Jesus loves me, The Bible tells me so.

Jesus loves me, He who died. Heaven’s gates to open wide.
He will wash away my sin, Let His little child come in.

(Chorus)

Jesus loves me when I’m good, when I do the things I should.
Jesus loves me when I’m bad, even though it makes Him sad.

(Chorus)

First Reading – John 2:13–17

The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”

Children’s Message “Is It Ok To Get Angry?”

Second Song: How Great Is Our God

The splendor of a King, clothed in majesty
Let all the earth rejoice, all the earth rejoice
He wraps himself in light, and darkness tries to hide
And trembles at His voice, trembles at His voice

Chorus:
How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God all will see
How great, how great is our God

Age to age He stands, and time is in His hands
Beginning and the end, beginning at the end
The Godhead, three in one, Father, Spirit, Son
The Lion and the Lamb, the Lion and the Lamb.

Chorus:
How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God all will see
How great, how great is our God

Name above all names, Worthy of all praise,
My heart will sing How great is our God

Chorus x2

Second Reading – John 2:18–22

So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking about the temple of his body. When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

Children’s Message “Show Us a Sign!!”

Sermon Hymn – Thy Strong Word

Thy strong word did cleave the darkness;
At Thy speaking it was done.
For created light we thank Thee,
While Thine ordered seasons run.
Alleluia, alleluia! Praise to Thee who light dost send!
Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia without end!

Lo, on those who dwelt in darkness,
Dark as night and deep as death,
Broke the light of thy salvation,
Breathed thine own life-giving breath.
Alleluia, alleluia! Praise to Thee who light dost send!
Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia without end!

Thy strong Word be- speaks us righteous;
Bright with thine own holiness,
Glorious now, we press toward glory,
And our lives our hope con- fess.
Alleluia, alleluia! Praise to Thee who light dost send!
Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia without end!

From the cross thy wisdom shining
Breaketh forth in conqu’ring might;
From the cross for-ever beameth
All thy bright redeeming light.
Alleluia, alleluia! Praise to Thee who light dost send!
Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia without end!

Give us lips to sing thy glory,
Tongues thy mercy to pro- claim,
Throats to shout the hope that fills us,
Mouths to speak thy holy name.
Alleluia, alleluia! Praise to Thee who light dost send!
Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia without end!

Sermon – “Let’s Face It. It Seems Like Foolishness To Some”

Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written,

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”

Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

Prayers

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

Words of Institution

Peace

P: The peace of the Lord be with you all.
C: And also, with you.
P: We greet each other in the peace of Christ.

Distribution

Prayer

Closing Song – The Blessing

Verse 1:
The Lord bless you and keep you
Make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you
The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace

Chorus:
Amen. Amen. Amen.
Repeat

Verse 1

Chorus

May His favor be upon you, And a thousand generations
And your family and your children,
And their children and their children
Repeat

May His presence go before you, and behind you and beside you
All around you and within you.
He is with you. He is with you

In the morning, in the evening.
In your coming and your going, in your weeping and rejoicing
He is with you. He is with you.
He is for you. He is for you. He is for you. He is for you.
He is for you. He is for you.

Chorus

Offering

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, March 10 – Mid-Week Lent Devotional Service
Online – Facebook, YouTube, FaithWesleyChapel.com

Thursday, March 11, 7am & 7pm – Tamp Lutherans Pray
TampaLutheransPray.com
Submit prayer requests on the site by Wednesday

Connect with us:

Kurt Steinbrueck March 3, 2021

Special Posts, Youth Blog Self-Doubt, Trusting God, Youth Ministry

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Surely, You Can Find Someone Better

In this blog, I thought I would talk about one of my favorite bible characters.

Gideon.

Now in the grand scheme of things, he is kinda overlooked. He doesn’t have a long story, rather kind of small, in the Bible. God saved Israel through Gideon, but Gideon was not sure of himself to lead Gods people. I mean, who wouldn’t be? It is a huge job!!

So Gideon asked for signs from God and God delivered the signs to Gideon to lead his people.

My Take
What I take away from the story is that Gideon is just like us. Sometimes we feel that God has a made a mistake in choosing us to serve people, do some ministry, or speak to people about His Word.

I know in my life, I have questioned God over and over and asked Him to send a sign to let me know I am doing the right thing. While God, Himself, does not come down and tell me, He leaves His Word and other Christians to help me on my spiritual journey.

That is also what He does for all of us.

When you think you cannot do something, look to Judges 6 and read the story of Gideon. It may inspire you to not be nervous to talk about God because He is always with us and God will lead us on the correct path.

‘Till next time,

Terrell

Kurt Steinbrueck March 3, 2021

Special Posts God's love, Jesus Death, Lent, Sacrifice

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Lent Mid-Week Devotional Service – Week 3

Love That Spares No Cost

As we continue through the season of Lent, we contemplate God’s great love and how God paid for our salvation with the greatest of all sacrifices.

Each week, we will have a new online mid-week devotional service this Lent. Watch for the new service each week as we explore the enormity of God’s love for us.

In Christ’s Service,

Pastor Kurt

Kurt Steinbrueck February 28, 2021

Special Posts Order of Service, worship

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Order of Service for February 28

You are invited to worship with us at 11:00 am on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Below, you will find the Order of Service so you can follow along and participate in the worship service. If you would prefer, you can also download a bulletin here:

Booklet Format
8.5×11 Printout

Before we start, please share the live stream on your favorite social media site and invite your friends.

Worship Service for February 28, 2021, at 11 AM

Welcome

Opening Song: Faithful

Faithful, forever You are faithful.
Father to the fatherless
You uphold the one who feels forsaken.
You are faithful, God

Faithful, forever You are faithful.
Lover of the wounded heart
You defend the poor and the forgotten.
You are faithful, God

Chorus:
And I will sing to the maker of Heaven and Earth
God, You reign forever and Your love will endure
Faithful and true is the name of the Lord.
You are faithful, God

Faithful, forever You are faithful.
Shelter for the fragile soul
You lift us up, You hold us all together.
You are faithful, God

Chorus

You are there in every season of my soul.
You are there, You’re the anchor that will hold
You are there in the valley of the shadows.
You are faithful, God

Repeat

And I will sing to the maker of Heaven and Earth
God, You reign forever and Your love will endure
Faithful and true is the name of the Lord.
You are faithful, God.
You are faithful, God

Invocation

Confession and Forgiveness:

P: Come into the presence of the Lord our God.

C: Have mercy, O Lord. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand; but if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

(a time of silence to reflect and personally confess our sins)

P: I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin. Let us confess our sin before the Lord. Let us confess together.

C: Heavenly Father, we confess that we are sinners. We have sinned against you and our neighbors. We have not loved you with our whole heart and we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.

P: The Lord is gracious and merciful. He promises to forgive our sins. Therefore, upon this, your confession, as a called and ordained servant of the Lord, in the stead and by the command of my Lord, Jesus Christ, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.

Song of Praise and Thanksgiving: Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)

Amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I’m found
Was blind but now I see

’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believed!

Chorus:
My chains are gone, I’ve been set free.
My God, My Savior has ransomed me.
And like a flood his mercy reigns.
Unending love, amazing grace

The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.

Chorus x 2

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who call’d me here below,
Will be forever mine…
Will be forever mine… You are forever mine.

Epistle Reading – Romans 5:6–11

For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Epistle or Gospel Reading – Mark 8:27–38

And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.” And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.

And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”

And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul?

For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

Children’s Message

Sermon Hymn – By Grace I’m Saved

By grace I’m saved, grace free and boundless;
My soul, believe and doubt it not.
Why stagger at this word of promise?
Has Scripture ever falsehood taught?
No! Then this word must true remain;
By grace you too will life obtain.

By grace God’s Son, our only Savior,
Came down to earth to bear our sin.
Was it because of your own merit,
That Jesus died your soul to win?
No, it was grace, and grace alone,
That brought Him from His heav’nly throne.

By grace! On this I’ll rest when dying;
In Jesus’ promise I rejoice;
For though I know my heart’s condition,
I also know my Savior’s voice.
My heart is glad, all grief has flown,
Since I am saved by grace alone.

Sermon – ” Blessing a Sinner Who Still Sins”

Genesis 17:1-7, 15–16

When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.” Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him, “Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you. And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you…

And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”

Prayers

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 of the world to come. 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

Words of Institution

Peace

P: The peace of the Lord be with you all.

C: And also with you.

P: We greet each other in the peace of Christ.

Distribution

Prayer

Benediction

Offering

Closing Song: Reckless Love

Before I spoke a word, You were singing over me
You have been so, so good to me
Before I took a breath you breathed your life into me
You have been so, so kind to me

Chorus:
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Oh it chases me down. Fights till I’m found. Leaves the ninety-nine
Oh I couldn’t earn it. I don’t deserve it. Still, you give yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God

When I was your foe, still Your love fought for me
You have been so, so Good to me
When I felt no worth, You paid it all for me
You have been so, so Kind to me

Chorus:
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Oh it chases me down. Fights till I’m found. Leaves the ninety-nine
Oh I couldn’t earn it. I don’t deserve it. Still, you give yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God

There’s no shadow you won’t light up
Mountain you won’t climb up coming after me
There’s no wall you won’t kick down
Lie you won’t tear down coming after me

Chorus

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, March 3 – Mid-Week Lent Devotional Service
Online – Facebook, YouTube, FaithWesleyChapel.com

Thursday, March 4, 7am & 7pm – Tamp Lutherans Pray
TampaLutheransPray.com
Submit prayer requests on the site by Wednesday

Saturday, March 6, 11:30am – 2pm Youth Event – Escape Room
Imagine Escape Rooms https://breakoutgames.com/tampa
2830 E Bearss Ave. Tampa, FL 33613
Cost $24/person

Saturday, March 6, 7pm – Congregational Meeting about a New Facility
“Exploring Our Options”
Zoom

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Kurt Steinbrueck February 25, 2021

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Youth Event – Escape Room

Youth Event - Escape Room

On Saturday, March 6 we are having a youth event at Imagine Escape Rooms. We’ll meet at 11:30 am and check-in for the rooms. Then we’ll have Bible discussion time before testing our ingenuity in the escape room and having a great time doing it. Afterward, we’ll take a few minutes to just hang out and share stories of our harrowing escape.

When: Saturday, March 6, 11:30 am – 2 pm

Where: Imagine Escape Rooms

2830 E Bearss Ave. Tampa, FL 33613

Cost: $24/person

Please sign-up by Sunday, February 28, so we can make sure we have enough rooms reserved.

Invite a friend!

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Youth Event – Escape Room

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Faith Lutheran Church in Wesley Chapel, FL serving Lutz, Zephyrhills, Land O’ Lakes, and New Tampa, FL