Folden Lutheran Church

Folden Lutheran Church A friendly Lutheran church in the Folden Hills Dear Friends, let us love one another for love comes from God.

Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7 Led by the spirit of God and His Word through His love, we share His love to all people and seek to grow as a healthy, grace-based congregation that glorifies God and proclaims Christ to our neighbors, nation and world through worship, evangelism, teaching, fellowship, care, stewardship and administration, resulting in people coming into living relationships with the Lord, participating in His mission and planting new churches.

09/06/2026

Remember, church service will be at 11 AM!

09/06/2026

Folden Lutheran Church
18692 500th Ave, Vining MN
Pastor Rud Wasson, Jr. (320) 808-9201
Email: [email protected]

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 6, 2026
ORDER OF WORSHIP
PRELUDE and SILENT PRAYER:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 32:1-7 (page 462)

OPENING PRAYER:
GATHERING HYMN: Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
hymn #30

ALTAR SERVICE: (page 21. Please stand)
Pastor: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
P: Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins to God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. Our help is in the name of the Lord.
All: Who made heaven and earth.
P: I said, “I will confess my transgression to the Lord.”
All: And you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
P: Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess to you that we are by nature sinful and unclean, and that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed. Therefore we flee for refuge to your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring your grace, for the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
All: Most merciful God, you have given your only Son to die for us. Have mercy on us, and for his sake grant us remission of all our sins. By your Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of you and of your will, and true obedience to your word, so that by your grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
P: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, has had mercy upon us, and has given His only Son to die for us, and for His sake forgives us all our sins. To all who believe in his name, he gives power to become children of God, and bestows on them his Holy Spirit. All who believe and are baptized shall be saved. Grant this, O Lord, to us all.
All: Thanks be to God!

APOSTLE’S CREED: (page 28)

SECOND HYMN: Be Thou My Vision
hymn #230

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 18:1-20 (page 823)
SERMON: Like a child.

OFFERING:

COMMUNION SERVICE:
Agnus Dei, page 37
(Communion hymns: #212, 211, 233)

LORD’S PRAYER:

BENEDICTION:

CONGREGATIONAL AMEN: On card in the pews

CLOSING HYMN: Go, My Children
Hymn #53

POSTLUDE:

Announcements

We will have a church council meeting after service today.

Bible study will resume Wednesday, September 23 at 5:30PM.

09/06/2026

Sermon notes
9/6/2026
Matthew 18:1-20
Like a child.

The main theme:

Little child.

Dependent and needy.

“I'll do it myself!”

But can we?
Romans 3:23, 7:18, 24-25

Do you see yourself?

All we like sheep...

The first will be last.

08/30/2026

Folden Lutheran Church
18692 500th Ave, Vining MN
Pastor Rud Wasson, Jr. (320) 808-9201
Email: [email protected]

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 30, 2026
ORDER OF WORSHIP
PRELUDE and SILENT PRAYER:
CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 26 (page 459)
OPENING PRAYER:
GATHERING HYMN: For the Beauty of the Earth
hymn #18

ALTAR SERVICE: (page 21. Please stand)
Pastor: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
P: Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins to God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. Our help is in the name of the Lord.
All: Who made heaven and earth.
P: I said, “I will confess my transgression to the Lord.”
All: And you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
P: Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess to you that we are by nature sinful and unclean, and that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed. Therefore we flee for refuge to your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring your grace, for the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
All: Most merciful God, you have given your only Son to die for us. Have mercy on us, and for his sake grant us remission of all our sins. By your Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of you and of your will, and true obedience to your word, so that by your grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
P: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, has had mercy upon us, and has given His only Son to die for us, and for His sake forgives us all our sins. To all who believe in his name, he gives power to become children of God, and bestows on them his Holy Spirit. All who believe and are baptized shall be saved. Grant this, O Lord, to us all.
All: Amen.

APOSTLE’S CREED: (page 28)

SECOND HYMN: How Firm a Foundation
hymn #191

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 16:21-28 (page 822)
SERMON: The necessity of the Cross.

OFFERING:

LORD’S PRAYER:

BENEDICTION:

CONGREGATIONAL AMEN: (On card in the pew.)

CLOSING HYMN: Come to Calvary's Holy Mountain
hymn #188

POSTLUDE: Piano

Announcements

Remember that next Sunday we go back to the 11:00 AM starting time! Please pass the word along.

08/30/2026

Sermon notes
8/30/2026
Matthew 16:21-28
The necessity of the Cross.

From that time on...

A simple reason.

Ranking sins.

Peter's blind spot.

The ultimate price.

Am I really that bad?

The Gospel.

08/23/2026

Folden Lutheran Church
Vining, MN
Pastor Rud Wasson, Jr. (320) 808-9201
Email: [email protected]

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 23, 2026
ORDER OF WORSHIP
PRELUDE AND SILENT PRAYER:

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 138 (page 521)

OPENING PRAYER:

GATHERING HYMN: Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty
(Please stand) hymn #46

ALTAR SERVICE:
Pastor: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
P: Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
P: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Most merciful God;

All: We confess that we are in bo***ge to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. 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: Almighty God, in his mercy has given his Son to die for us and, for his sake, forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the Church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Thanks be to God!

APOSTLE’S CREED: (page 28)

SECOND HYMN: Amazing Grace
hymn #199

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 16:13-20 (page 822)
SERMON: You are the Christ!

OFFERING:

LORD’S PRAYER:

BENEDICTION:

CONGREGATIONAL AMEN: (On card in pew.)

CLOSING HYMN: Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me
hymn #226
POSTLUDE:

Announcements

Please keep Dona in your prayers.

We will go back to our 11:00 AM starting time the first Sunday in September.

08/23/2026

Sermon notes
8/23/2026
Matthew 16:13-20
You are the Christ!

A quick review:

What we believe.
I Corinthians 15:19

What do the people say?
Malachi 4:5-6

Now, to make it personal...

Peter gets it right.
Matthew 11:27
Ephesians 2:8-9

Life-giving faith.

The Keys of the Kingdom.

08/16/2026

Folden Lutheran Church
Vining, MN
Pastor Rud Wasson, Jr. (320) 808-9201
Email: [email protected]

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 16, 2026
ORDER OF WORSHIP
PRELUDE AND SILENT PRAYER:
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 67 (page 481)
OPENING PRAYER:

GATHERING HYMN: Jesus Calls Us; o'er the Tumult
(Please stand) hymn #184

ALTAR SERVICE:
Pastor: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.

P: Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.

P: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
All: Amen.

P: Most merciful God,
All: We confess that we are in bo***ge to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. 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: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for you, and for his sake God forgives you all your sins. To those who believe in Jesus Christ he gives the power to become the children of God and bestows on them the Holy Spirit.
All: Thanks be to God!

NICENE CREED: (page 27)

SECOND HYMN: Blessed Assurance
hymn #190

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 15:21-28 (page 821)
SERMON: The faith of a Canaanite woman.

OFFERING:

BAPTISM: Hutch Juntunen.

COMMUNION SERVICE:
Agnus Dei, page 37
(Communion hymns: #79, 84, 243)

LORD’S PRAYER:
BENEDICTION:
CONGREGATIONAL AMEN: On card in the pews.

CLOSING HYMN: Now Thank We All Our God
hymn #50
POSTLUDE: Piano

Announcements

08/16/2026

Sermon notes
8/16/2026
Matthew 15:21-28
The faith of a Canaanite woman.

A difficult passage?

What is this for?

A challenge for us.

It starts with Jesus.

Great faith...

Which comes from God.

Jesus never stops loving you!

08/09/2026

Folden Lutheran Church
18692 500th Ave, Vining MN
Pastor Rud Wasson, Jr. (320) 808-9201
Email: [email protected]

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost August 9, 2026
ORDER OF WORSHIP
PRELUDE and SILENT PRAYER:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 18:1-6 (page 454)
OPENING PRAYER:

GATHERING HYMN: Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee
hymn #36

ALTAR SERVICE: (Please stand)
Pastor: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.

P: Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.

P: Most merciful God,
All: We confess that we are in bo***ge to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in though, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. 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: Almighty God, in his mercy has given his Son to die for us and, for his sake, forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the Church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Thanks be to God!

APOSTLE’S CREED: (page 28)

SECOND HYMN: Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me
hymn #220

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 14:22-33 (page 820)
SERMON: Jesus walks on water.

OFFERING:

LORD’S PRAYER:

BENEDICTION:

CONGREGATIONAL AMEN: (On card in the pews)

CLOSING HYMN: Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me
Hymn #249

POSTLUDE:

Announcements

Please keep Lyle Pray in your prayers.

We will have a baptism next Sunday for Hutch Juntunen!

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18692 500th Avenue
Vining, MN
56588

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