Author: Julie Raffa

Psalm 51
1Have mercy on me, O God, according to your | steadfast love;* according to your abundant mercy blot out my trans- | gressions. 2Wash me thoroughly from my in- | iquity,* and cleanse me | from my sin!
3For I know my trans- | gressions,* and my sin is ever be- | fore me. 4Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil | in your sight,* so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your | judgment. 5Behold, I was brought forth in in- | iquity,* and in sin did my mother con- | ceive me. 6Behold, you delight in truth in the inward | being,* and you teach me wisdom in the | secret heart.
7Purge me with hyssop, and I | shall be clean;* wash me, and I shall be whit- | er than snow. 8Let me hear joy and | gladness;* let the bones that you have bro- | ken rejoice. 9Hide your face | from my sins,* and blot out all my in- | iquities. 10Create in me a clean heart, | O God,* and renew a right spirit with- | in me. 11Cast me not away from your | presence,* and take not your Holy Spirit | from me. 12Restore to me the joy of your sal- | vation,* and uphold me with a willing | spirit.
13Then I will teach transgressors | your ways,* and sinners will re- | turn to you. 14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my sal- | vation,* and my tongue will sing aloud of your | righteousness. 15O Lord, open | my lips,* and my mouth will de- | clare your praise. 16For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would | give it;* you will not be pleased with a burnt | offering. 17The sacrifices of God are a broken | spirit;* a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will | not despise.
18Do good to Zion in your good | pleasure;* build up the walls of Je- | rusalem; 19then will you delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt | offerings;* then bulls will be offered on your | altar.
Collect of the Day
O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy, be gracious to all who have gone astray from Your ways and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of Your Word; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Gradual Hebrews 12:2
[O come, let us fix our eyes on] Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Holy Gospel John 2:13–22 13The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15And 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. 16And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” 17His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
18So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” 19Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21But he was speaking about the temple of his body. 22When 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.
Announcements
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Cable Worship Schedule Pilgrim’s Sunday 8:00 a.m. Divine Service is broadcast on WB 987 and AT&T Uverse 99 multiple times during the week: Sundays: 6:00 a.m. Mondays: 4:00 p.m. Tuesdays: 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays: 9:00 a.m. Wednesdays: 4:00 p.m. Bible Study, Thursdays: 4:00 p.m. This service is also live streamed and archived on the church’s YouTube channel:
Pilgrim Lutheran Church- West Bend, WI

Lenten Midweek 3
Divine Service
Lutheran Service Book: Page:
Liturgy: Setting 1 151
Hymn of Praise is omitted in Lent
Litany for Prayers of the Church 288
Hymns:
Lord, ‘Tis Not That I Did Choose Thee 573
From the Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee 607
Communion Hymns:
Jesus Sinners Doth Receive 609
Not All the Blood of Beasts 431
Soul, Adorn Yourself with 636
Chief of Sinners Though I Be 611
Scripture Readings:
Psalm: Psalm 51
Gospel: Mark 8:27-38
X X X
In our prayers, we remember:
X all who live under the flag of our nation,
X our government and judicial officials,
X law enforcement officers, military personnel, and their families,
X those isolated from family and friends,
X those struggling with health issues:
Carl & Lois Pritzlaff, Traci Chapman, Amy & Mark Johnson, Brenda Faber, Nancy Rosenthal, Bruce Biendarra, Sue Vandlik Fox, Sue Knuth, Keith Gierach, Ruth Mertz, Dot Miller, Judy Clark, Joyce Virchow, Jerry & Gert Sullivan, Carolyn Bren, Orville Heckendorf, Kandie Darmody, June Fry, Elaine Kuenzel, Diane Behrens, Jennifer Jensen
X pastors, missionaries, and those who serve God’s people with the gifts of Christ,
X Christians persecuted for the confession of the faith, and especially we remember
X all who have forsaken the faith, that they may be restored to gladness of heart and be made wise to salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
X X X
Preacher: Rev. Joseph Fisher
Liturgist: Rev. Christopher Raffa
Elder: Bob Knuth, Patrick Schiefelbein
Organists: Ben Grosskreuz

Coming Up at Pilgrim
Sunday, March 14:
8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Divine Service
9:15 a.m. Sunday School: Enduring Faith
9:30 a.m. Adult Class: Small Catechism
12:30 p.m. Bible Study: Galatians
Monday, March 15:
Tuesday, March 16:
Wednesday, March 17:
4:30 p.m. Youth Catechesis
6:30 p.m. Adult Class: Lutheran Difference
Thursday, March 18:
1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Midweek Lenten Service
Friday, March 19: Office Closed
Saturday, March 20:
7:00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study

Lenten Midweek 3
The Penitent prays for a Purified Heart
March 11, 2021
10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. 11Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Psalm 51 :10-11
Welcome and blessings to you through our Lord Jesus Christ!
We welcome all who gather with us around the Altar and Pulpit to hear the Word of God. If you are visiting, we are happy that you could join us today. Please sign the guest book in the narthex and fill out one of the pew cards and pass it in with the offering plate to leave a record of your visit.
Communion Statement: By the design and specific warning of our Lord Jesus Christ in His Word, the precious gift of the Lord’s Body and Blood is to be shared with His blessing only with those prepared to take it rightly. (1 Cor 11:23-32) At the first communion our Lord did not commune all believers, but only those who had been instructed by Him daily for three years. The custom of our church is to offer the Sacrament only to confirmed members of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. So that our pastors would faithfully fulfill their obligations, (1 Cor 4:1; Heb 13:17; 1 Cor 11:27), all first-time visitors should speak to one of the pastors prior to communing. Our pastors are eager and available to provide instruction leading to a right and salutary reception our Lord’s holy Body and Blood, so that in the future you may join us in the blessing of this sacrament.

Pilgrim Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession
The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
462 Meadowbrook Drive, West Bend, WI 53090
(262) 334-0375 www.pilgrimlutheran-westbend.org