09/06/2026
Emanuel Lutheran
Church
107 South Prairie Street
Brandon, WI 53919-0433
920-346-2202
Website: elbrandon-church.com
Pastor Jan LaVake
Pianist: Roberta Ryskoski
Sunday, September 6, 2026
THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST:
Conflict is a part of relationships and life in community. Jesus’ words in
today's gospel are often used in situations having to do with church
discipline. The prophet Ezekiel tells of warning the wicked to turn from
their ways, and Paul reminds us that love is the fulfilling of the law. We
gather in the name of Christ, assured that he is present among us with gifts
of peace and reconciliation.
Please feel free to sit anytime during the service if the need
arises.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
(Please stand for the Confession and Forgiveness)
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS:
All may make the sign of the cross, the sign that is marked at baptism, as
the presiding minister begins.
P: Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, who pours love into our hearts
and healing upon the earth.
C: Amen.
P: sin.
Confident that God justifies us by grace through faith, let us confess our
Silence is kept for reflection.
P: Compassionate God,
C: we confess that we struggle to embody your goodness in the world
and in our own hearts. Creation groans from overuse. Jealousy and
bitterness strain our relationships. Indifference keeps us from seeking
justice. Divisions disrupt your call to show genuine love to others.
Turn our hearts back to you. Restore our world and reconcile us to one
another. Renew us to live as your holy people, following the way of
Jesus Christ. Amen.
P: Hear this good news: We have peace with God through ☩ Jesus Christ,
in whom there is no condemnation, but only forgiveness and the promise of
eternal life. Receive freely this healing gift of grace.
C: Amen.
OPENING HYMN: “Where Charity and Love Prevail” LBW 126
APOSTOLIC GREETING:
P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion
of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C: And also with you.
(Please Sit)
PRAYER OF THE DAY: (Located on the Today’s Readings Insert)
GOD’S WORD
Psalm 119:33-40:
Please join me in the responsive reading.
FIRST READING: Ezekiel 33:7-11
God appointed Ezekiel as a sentinel for the house of Israel. Ezekiel must
faithfully convey God’s warnings to the people. Remarkably, God—who is
about to attack Jerusalem—gives a warning with the hope that repentance
will make the attack unnecessary.
Reader says: The Word of the Lord.
Congregation respond: Thanks be to God.
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SECOND READING: Romans 13:8-14
The obligation of Christians is to love one another and so fulfill the heart
and goal of the law. Clothes make the person as we “put on the Lord Jesus
Christ” and live today in light of the future God has in store for us.
Reader says: The Word of the Lord.
Congregation respond: Thanks be to God.
(Please stand for the Gospel Acclamation)
Sing: “Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.”
P: The holy gospel according to Matthew Chapter 18.
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
THE GOSPEL READING: Matthew 18:15-20
Jesus offers practical advice to his disciples on how individuals—and the
church as a whole—should go about restoring relationships when one
member has sinned against another.
P: The Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to you, O Christ.
(Please sit)
SERMON Pastor Jan LaVake
SERMON HYMN: “Built on a Rock” LBW 365
(Please stand for the Nicene Creed)
NICENE CREED: Green, LBW page 84
(Please sit for The Prayers of the People)
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THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE:
P: Hear us, O God.
C: Your mercy is great.
(Please Stand)
THE PEACE:
P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C: And also with you.
Let us share signs of peace with one another.
The OFFERING is RECEIVED AND WE STAND and SING
“Create in Me” Green, LBW Page 96
OFFERING PRAYER:
P: God of creation, you send rain and the earth springs forth abundantly.
All blessings are from you; make us generous with what we have. Use our
gifts, our abilities, and our hearts in service to you and in love to our
neighbors, today and always.
C: Amen.
(Remain Standing)
The WORDS of INSTITUTION Green, LBW page 90
(Please join hands)
THE LORD’S PRAYER Green, LBW page 91
When we celebrate Holy Communion, guests and members alike
need to know that All Are Welcome At Our Lord’s Table! We believe
Christ is present in the bread and wine. His body and blood are given in the
Eucharist for the forgiveness of sins. The Lord invites you and the decision
to receive Holy Communion is yours. (We have gluten-free individually
packaged sacraments in one unit.)
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INVITATION TO COMMUNION:
P: Christ invites you to this table. All who are thirsty, all who are hungry,
come!
COMMUNION HYMN: “This is the feast” Green, LBW page 81
(Please Sit)
COMMUNION BLESSING:
P: May the body and the blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ, strengthen and
preserve you in the one true faith unto life everlasting.
C: Amen
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION:
P: Sustaining God, with this bread and cup, you nourish us with mercy and
abundant life. By your Spirit, send us from this table to serve a needy
world. Make us living signs of your liberation, healing, and love,
following the way of Jesus, in whose name we pray.
C: Amen.
THE BENEDICTION:
P: The God of love draw you into full accord and one mind, in the body of
Christ Jesus.
C: Amen.
P: The God of hope grant you strength and joy in all circumstances
through the interceding of the Spirit.
C: Amen.
P: The God of grace ☩ bless you now and forever.
C: Amen.
SENDING HYMN: “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee” LBW 551
DISMISSAL:
P: Go out in joy. Be led forth in peace.
C: Thanks be to God.
Postlude: Roberta Ryskoski
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OUR GUEST PASTOR THIS MORNING is Pastor Jan LaVake. Thank
you for leading our Worship, Pastor LaVake.
Our Guest Pastor for next Sunday, September 13th Pastor Kim
Krogstad.
Attendance: Last Sunday: 25 Facebook Plays:
Sunday, August 23rd: 104
Today, Service Schedule, September 6th, 9:30 A.M.
Reader: Charlotte Rebelein Next Week’s Schedule, September 13th, 9:30 A.M.
Reader: Verlyn Rebelein September 2026 Altar Schedule
Mary Fairbank and Pat Grams
September 2026 Communion Schedule
Annette Raube
THIS WEEK AT EMANUEL:
Last Sunday Facebook Lives: 3
Usher: Verlyn Rebelein
Usher: Wayne Heitmann
There will be coffee this morning following the worship.
We are a small but strong group who care about each other. Anyone
wishing to have pastoral care or have a concern please call the church and
leave a message 920-346-2202.
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DATES TO REMEMBER:
THERE WILL BE A CONGREGATIONAL MEETING on
September 13, 2026, right after service. parsonage.
Subject is maintenance on the
GOOD NEWS! Pastor Karen will be conducting a 4-week Bible Study
beginning Wednesday, September 23rd at noon. Bring your lunch,
beverage, and Bible. All Welcome.
We are a small, connected congregation in rural Wisconsin, and we are a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
