We Leave a Legacy
Text: Deuteronomy 6:5-7
We have an abundance of choices with our to spend our money, our time, and our impact. But we are limited in the funds and the time that we have to pursue those passions, interests, joys, and worries. The legacy we leave is shaped by the habits we form, the patterns we pursue, and the choices we make in life. Without intentionality, time has a way of slipping away, and so does our money. Take some time with us, this week to think carefully about how we might leave a legacy by the choices we make now and the habits that form us.
The Good Life
As the great philosopher, Ferris Beuller once said, “Life moves by pretty quick. If you don’t slow down once in a while, you might miss it.” Slow down with us in June to wonder together how we are (or are not) living into God’s vision of the good life.
Our world is filled with competing visions of what a good life should be. At different times in our lives, the good life might include spending time with children, celebrating career accomplishments, preparing for prom, working long hours at a first real job, or looking back at the legacy we are leaving. The Christian way of life and the Bible have much to say about the arc of the good life. So this June, we will spend some time listening to Jesus’ invitation: “I came that you might have life and have it abundantly.” We will encounter the stories of our faith and the stories of our community, and write our own stories that clearly articulate each of our visions of the good life.
9:00 AM Service
Bulletin
PRELUDE
“Clarinet Concerto in A Major- Adagio” (W. A. Mozart)
Linnae Stole, Tim Graf
WELCOME
CALL TO WORSHIP
“On the Road With God”
VBS Kids & Volunteers
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Shawna Berg
GATHERING HYMN
“Rise, Shine, You People!”
ELW # 665
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Gracious God, you have given us a story to tell and a witness to pass on to the coming generation. By your Spirit, mark us as a people who leave behind a legacy of love because of the grace we have first received from you, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
SERVICE OF HOLY BAPTISM
- Theodore James Marcusen
- Jayson Craig Marcusen
SOLO
“This Day” (Bob Chilcott)
Josh Eidem, Tim Graf
READING
Deuteronomy 6:5-7
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise.
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
READING
Psalm 78:1-4
Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, things that we have heard and known, that our ancestors have told us. We will not hide them from their children; we will tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord and his might and the wonders that he has done.
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
SERMON
“We Leave a Legacy”
Pastor Kristin
SONG OF RESPONSE
“Story to Tell”
Rebecca Hammond, Tim Graf
PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
OFFERING INTRO
OFFERING OF MUSIC
OFFERING PRAYER
BEFORE YOU GO
BENEDICTION
HYMN
“Lord Jesus, You Shall Be My Song”
ELW # 808
SENDING
Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
POSTLUDE
“I’m So Glad Jesus Lifted Me”
(arr. Tim Graf) Tim Graf
10:30 AM Service
Bulletin
INVOCATION
WELCOME/CALL TO WORSHIP
SONG
“Story to Tell”
INTERACTIVE MOMENT
Pastor Kristin
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
READING
Deuteronomy 6:5-7
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise.
READING
Psalm 78:1-4
Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, things that we have heard and known, that our ancestors have told us. We will not hide them from their children; we will tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord and his might and the wonders that he has done.
MESSAGE
Pastor Kristin
RESPONSE SONG
PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE
OFFERING
SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
THE LORD’S PRAYER
COMMUNION SONG
POST-COMMUNION PRAYER
BEFORE YOU GO
BLESSING
CLOSING SONG
Prayers
As a community of faith we are connected through joy, sorrow, worship, and prayer. Please pray for the people listed below.
Your prayers are greatly appreciated!
We ask for God’s loving embrace to hold all those who mourn, especially:
- Mari Herman and family, on the death of her sister, Donna Jipp
- Josh Eidem and family on the death of his cousin, Ryan Fredrickson
- Ali and Brady Vandenberghe and family on the death of their father and St. Andrew member, Mark Vandenberghe
- Sarah Gilbertson, on the death of her mother Margaret
- Janelle Steinman and Laurelle Clark on the Death of their father, Gordon Gilbert
Prayers of Mourning:
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. Psalm 130:1–2
For I am convinced that neither death nor life… nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38–39
Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die’. John 11:25–26
As we are praying for all members of the St. Andrew community, this week we pray especially for God’s comfort, healing, protection, and strength to be present with:
- Tom Juhnke
- Dave Ewen’s sister, Carol
- Kris Eidem’s mother, Gloria Varner
- Kari Carlson’s mom, Janet
- Curt And Jane Goke’s niece, Paola
Long Term Prayers:
- Madelyn Astry
- Paul Skoog’s Brother, Dan
- Joyce Butler
- Jim and Racee Hornbacher
- Julie Bergquist
- John Rostad
- Kathy Hoagland
- Dave & Sherri Anderson’s daughter, Sarah Anderson-Jacobson
- Ron Wolfbauer
- Dick Smith
- For the people of Haiti enduring ongoing political upheaval, severe economic challenges, and gang-related violence.
- For the people of the Middle East and Ukraine – non-violence and peace.
- All those in the military serving our country
General Prayers:
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you. Psalm 55:22a
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
Names will remain listed until more are added unless otherwise requested. To add a name to the prayer list, click Prayer Requests or contact Pastor Peter Johnson.