Organ prelude: “When Jesus Wept” Arr. David Busarow Entrance Hymn: “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” Lutheran Service Book 425 Hymn: “My Song is Love Unknown” LSB 430 Offertory: “A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth” Tune: Wolfgang Dachstein (1487-1553) Postlude: “Lamb of God Without Blemish” J.S. Bach/Johann Pachelbel Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
February 14, 2021 The Transfiguration of Our Lord
Organ prelude: “Easy Soft Voluntary” Walter W. Winston, b. 1868 Entrance Hymn: ”‘Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here” Lutheran Service Book 414 Gospel Preparation: “Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart” LSB 806 Hymn: “Swiftly Pass the Clouds of Glory” LSB 416 Offertory: “I Sing the Mighty Power of God” David W. Music Hymn: “Lamb of God” LSB 550 Postlude: “Angels Ever Bright and Fair”G.F. Handel Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
February 7, 2021 Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Organ prelude: “Oh, The Glory of Your Presence” Hymn of Praise: “This is the Feast” Lutheran Service Book 171 Sermon Hymn: “Sing with All the Saints in Glory” LSB 671 Offertory: “How Great Thou Art” Postlude: “Great is the Lord” Piano and organ performance: Dawn Hayes-Stewart
January 31, 2021 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Organ prelude: Hymn of Praise: ”This Is the Feast” Lutheran Service Book 155 Gospel Acclamation: “A Shield About Me” Hymn: “Songs of Thankfulness and Praise” LSB 394 Piano and organ performance: Dawn Hayes-Stewart
January 24, 2021 St. Timothy, Pastor and Confessor
Organ prelude: “Maestro and Fugato” Charles H. Runic (1770-1846) Arr. Howard D. McKinney Hymn of Praise: ”Now the Feast and Celebration” Gospel Preparation: “I Love You, Lord” Sermon Hymn: “Jesus Sat With His Disciples” Lutheran Service Book 932 Offertory: “Peace Like a River to Me” Postlude: “Come, Come Ye Saints” Adapted by J.T. White / Arr. Ovid Young Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
January 17, 2021 Second Sunday After Epiphany
Organ prelude: “Love Lifted Me” Arr. Howard E. Smith Hymn of Praise: ”This is the Feast” Lutheran Service Book 155 Gospel Acclamation: “A Shield About Me” Hymn: “Here I Am, Lord” Offertory: “Come, Share the Lord” Bryan Jeffery Leech Hymn: “Lamb of God” LSB 550 Postlude: “Postlude on ‘Nun Danket’” Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
January 10, 2021 The Baptism of Our Lord
Organ prelude: “Communion Processional” Adapted by Miwha Choi Entrance Hymn: “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” Gospel Preparation: “Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart” Lutheran Service Book 806 Hymn: “Baptized Into Your Name Most Holy” LSB 590 Offertory: “Good Christian Friends, Rejoice” Arr. Marianne Kim Hymn: “Lamb of God” LSB 550 Postlude: “The Lord is My Shepherd” Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
January 3, 2021 Second Sunday after Christmas
Organ prelude: “Angels We Have Heard On High” Arr. Marianne Kim Hymn of Praise: “This is the Feast” Lutheran Service Book 171 Sermon Hymn: “Go, Tell It On the Mountain” LSB 388 Offertory: “Christmas Offering” Paul Baloche/Arr. Keith Christopher Postlude: “Unto Us a Boy is Born” Richard Warner Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
December 27, 2020 St. John the Apostle and Evangelist
Piano prelude: “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee” Ludwig Van Beethoven/Arr. Edward Hodges Hymn of Praise: “Now the Feast and Celebration” Gospel Preparation:“Away in a Manger” Lutheran Service Book 364 Sermon Hymn: “Of the Father's Love Begotten” LSB 384 Offertory: “Joy to the World” Arr. Mack Wilberg Postlude: “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee” Arr. Carl Seal Adapted by Miwha Choi Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
December 20, 2020 Fourth Sunday of Advent
Piano prelude: “Nativity Scene” J.S. Bach Entrance Hymn: “O Come, All Ye Faithful” Lutheran Service Book 379 Carol: “O Little Town of Bethlehem” LSB 361 Carol: “Silent Night” LSB 363 Carol: “Angels We Have Heard on High” LSB 368 Carol: “While By My Sheep (How Great Our Joy)” Carol:"Great Is Our Joy" Carol: “We Three Kings of Orient Are” Recessional Song: “Joy to the World” LSB 387 Postlude: “Joseph Dearest” Arr. Richard Warner Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
December 13, 2020 Third Sunday of Advent
Piano prelude: “Song of Hope” Richard WarnerA Entrance Hymn: “Savior of the Nations, Come”Lutheran Service Book 332 Gospel Preparation:Give Thanks With a Grateful HeartLSB 806 Hymn: “On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry” LSB 344 Offertory: “Come, Jesus, Holy Son of God” Arr. Hal Hopson/G.F. Handel Sop. Sandra Hemstock. Tenor. Matthew Staley Postlude: “Christmas Offering” Paul Baloche Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
December 6, 2020 Second Sunday of Advent
Piano prelude: “Gesu Bambino” Adaptation by Miwha Choi/Pietro Yon (1886-1943) Hymn of Praise: “This is the Feast”Lutheran Service Book 171 Sermon Hymn: “Comfort, Comfort Ye My People” LSB 347 Offertory: “Prepare the Way of Zion” Adaptation by Miwha Choi/Sondra K. Tucker; Soprano: Sandra Hemstock Tenor: Matthew Staley Postlude: “Gesu Bambino” Adaptation by Miwha Choi/Arr. By Mark Hayes Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
November 29, 2020 First Sunday of Advent
Piano prelude: “What Shall I Give Thee, Master” Adapted by Miwha Choi/Arr. Ovid Young Hymn of Praise: “Now the Feast and Celebration” Gospel Preparation: “Open Our Eyes, Lord” Sermon Hymn: “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” Lutheran Service Book 367 Offertory: “He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd” (From “The Messiah”) George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Postlude: “What Child is This” Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
November 22, 2020
Christ the King Sunday and Pet Blessing
Opening Hymn: “Beautiful Savior” Lutheran Service Book 537
Offertory: “All Creatures of Our God and King”
November 15, 2020
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “God’s Love, Jesus’ Tear” Adapted by Miwha Choi
Hymn of Praise: “This is the Feast” Lutheran Service Book 171
Gospel Acclamation: “A Shield About Me”
Sermon Hymn: “Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying” LSB 516
Offertory: “Faith of Our Fathers” Arr. Ethel Smith
Postlude: “There Comes to My Heart” Adapted by Miwha Choi, (Reed organ and piano duet)
Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
November 8, 2020
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” Arr. Joo Young Kim
Hymn of Praise: “This is the Feast” Lutheran Service Book 171
Sermon hymn: “For All the Saints” LSB 738
Offertory: “As We Come Together” Stan Pethel
Postlude: “Holy, Holy, Holy” Arr. Ethel Smith
Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
November 1, 2020
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “Come, Come, Ye Saints” Arr. Ovid Young
Entrance hymn: “Jerusalem the Golden” Lutheran Service Book 672
Gospel preparation: “Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart” LSB 806
Sermon hymn: “For All the Saints” LSB 677
Offertory: “I Love You, Lord” Laurie Klein
Postlude: “Konzert III. Adagio” G.F. Handel Arr. Gustav Adolf Thomas (1842-1870)
Piano performance: Miwha Choi
October 25, 2020
Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” Arr. Carl Seal
Hymn of praise: “Now the Feast and Celebration”
Gospel preparation: “Open Our Eyes, Lord”
Sermon hymn: “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” Lutheran Service Book 702
Offertory: “Let There Be Light”James Biery
Postlude: “Concerto for the Harp” G.F. Handel (1685-1759)
Piano performance: Miwha Choi
October 18, 2020
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “All the Way” Arr. Young Soo Lee
Hymn of praise: “Now the Feast and Celebration”
Gospel preparation: “Open Our Eyes, Lord”
Sermon hymn: “The Church’s One Foundation” Lutheran Service Book 644
Offertory: “Nearer, Still Nearer”Arr. Ovid Young; Sandra Hemstock & Jon Scheu, Duet
Postlude: “Sonata Op. 31 No.2, Adagio” Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano performance: Miwha Choi
October 11, 2020
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “Love Lifted Me” Ruth Elaine Schram
Entrance hymn: “Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness” Lutheran Service Book 563
Gospel preparation: “Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart” LSB 806
Sermon hymn: “How Great Thou Art” LSB 801
Offertory: “Without Love, We Have Nothing” J.C. Stevens/J.M. Martin
Postlude: “Bourrée from Pour La Main Gauche, Op. 135-4” Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Piano performance: Miwha Choi
October 4, 2020
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “Take This Bread, Take This Cup” Edward David Zeliff
Hymn of praise: “Holy, Holy, Holy” Lutheran Service Book 507
Gospel preparation: “Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart” LSB 806
Sermon hymn: “My Song is Love Unknown” LSB 712
Offertory: “Fill My Cup, Lord”
Postlude: “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory” Adapted by M. Choi
Piano performance: Miwha Choi
September 27, 2020
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “Someone is Praying for You” Lanny Wolfe
Hymn of praise: “Now the Feast and Celebration”
Gospel preparation: “Open Our Eyes, Lord”
Sermon hymn: “My Song is Love Unknown”
Offertory: “Just As I Am” William B. Bradbury (1816-1868)
Postlude: “Revival” Arr. Choi
Piano performance: Miwha Choi
September 20, 2020
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “I’ve Got Peace Like a River” W.G.Cooper
Hymn of praise: “Now the Feast and Celebration”
Gospel preparation: “Open Our Eyes, Lord”
Sermon hymn: “On Eagles' Wings”
Offertory: “You Are All, My All”
Postlude: “It is Well With My Soul” Arr, David Clydesdale
Piano performance: Miwha Choi
September 13, 2020
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “A Small Worshipper” Esther Kye
Entrance Hymn: “Praise and Thanksgiving”
Gospel preparation: “Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart”
Sermon hymn: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”
Postlude: “We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer”Psalm 63:16
Piano performance: Miwha Choi
September 6, 2020
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “Prelude” Nicholas Gigault (1625-1707)
Entrance Hymn: “The King of Love My Shepherd Is”
Gospel preparation: “Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart”
Sermon hymn: “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”
Postlude: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”Arr. Larry Shackley
Piano performance: Miwha Choi
August 30, 2020
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “Be Thou My Vision”
Opening song: “Trust and Obey”
Gospel acclamation: “Softly and Tenderly”
Sermon hymn: “How Great Thou Art”
Closing hymn: “It Is Well With My Soul”
Piano performance: Dawn L. Hayes-Stewart
Additional vocals: Melinda K. Busch, Andrew Busch, and Emily Burtch Nehring
August 23, 2020
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “Beneath the Cross of Jesus”
Opening song: “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”
Gospel acclamation: “Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross”
Sermon hymn: “Rock of Ages”
Closing hymn: “It Is Well With My Soul”
Piano performance: Dawn L. Hayes-Stewart
Additional vocals: Melinda K. Busch, Andrew Busch, and Emily Burtch Nehring
August 16, 2020
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “Make Me A Blessing”
Opening song: “You Are Mine”
Gospel Acclamation: "Teach Me Thy Way, O Lord"
Sermon hymn: “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”
Closing hymn: “It Is Well With My Soul”
Piano performance: Dawn L. Hayes-Stewart
Additional vocals: Melinda K. Busch, Andrew Busch, and Emily Burtch Nehring
August 9, 2020
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “Just a Closer Walk with Thee”
Opening song: “Oh, How I Love Jesus”
Sermon hymn: “I Surrender All”
Closing hymn: “It Is Well With My Soul”
Piano performance: Dawn L. Hayes-Stewart
Additional vocals: Melinda K. Busch, Andrew Busch, and Emily Burtch Nehring
August 2, 2020
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “Jesus Loves Me”Arr. Dawn L. Hayes-Stewart
Sermon hymn: “What a Friend We Have In Jesus”
Closing hymn: “It Is Well With My Soul”
Piano performance: Dawn L. Hayes-Stewart
July 26, 2020
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Organ prelude: “Evening Prayer”Gustav Mehner (1872-1929)
Offertory: “We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer” Soprano: Sandra Hemstock, Alto: Melinda Busch, Tenor: Justin Seals, Basses: Andrew Busch & Jon Scheu
Postlude: “Dreams”Hugh Mcamis
Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
July 19, 2020
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Organ prelude: “I. Four Chime Preludes” Dudley Peele (1922-1946)
Offertory: “Be Thou My Vision” Philippians 3:7 Soprano: Sandra Hemstock, Alto: Melinda Busch, Tenor: Justin Seals, Basses: Jon Scheu and Andrew Busch
Postlude: “II. - IV. Four Chime Preludes”Dudley Peele (1922-1946)
Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
July 12, 2020
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “Ach Gott und Herr” I Ah, My Lord and God Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Offertory: “Jesus! Name of Wondrous Love!” Arr. Ovid Young Soprano: Sandra Hemstock, Tenors: Jon Scheu, Andrew Busch, Justin Seals
Postlude: “Ach Gott und Herr” II Ah, My Lord and God Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
July 5, 2020
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “I Love You” SangWoo Shin
Offertory: “What Shall I Give Thee, Master” Arr. Ovid Young; Soprano Sandra Hemstock, Tenor: Jon Scheu
Postlude: “American National Anthems” Dr. Samuel Arnold (1740-1802) Arr. R.M. Stultz
Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
June 28, 2020
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Piano prelude: “Praise God the Lord, Ye Sons of Men” Johann Gottfried Walther (1684-1748)
Offertory: “I Will Sing of Thy Great Mercies” Soprano Sandra Hemstock Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1849)
May 3, 2020 Fourth Sunday of Easter Good Shepherd Sunday Organ prelude: “Alleluia based on “ ‘Jesus Christ is Risen Today’” Margaret V. Sandresky Offertory: “Danker dem Herron, den we sit sehr freundlichI. O give thanks unto the Lord” Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Postlude: “Danker dem Herron, den we sit sehr freundlich. III. O give thanks unto the Lord for he is good.” Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Piano and organ performance: Miwha Choi
Based on 2 Corinthians 4:13-15:1
What informs the way you see your life? It comes from your core, your heart.
The Apostle Paul says, "Do not lose heart." Given his dire circumstance, Paul could have lost heart in many, many instances--but he didn't. He taught himself how to rise above his circumstance and find peace no matter in what terrible situation he found himself. He practiced good "heart hygiene."
Pastor Tim explains how to sustain the practice of good heart hygiene--of taking care of your heart. He shares a story of his best friend, Tony. Tony had been Pastor Tim's best friend since 5th grade and they remained best friends throughout the years. He uses Tony's life to help us understand how a believer copes with one of the worst circumstance one can find themselves facing.
Learn what it means to practice good heart hygiene, to protect your heart so that it informs the way you see life unfolding--informs it in a way that provides a big vision for your future in your life with God.
Based on John 10:11-18
Life is divided into two halves. This division has nothing to do with chronology or age. In the first half, you are told who you are by those around you -- friends, nation and culture. It works for a time, but then you begin to wonder. You begin to question. You begin a period of deconstruction as you are forced inward to find out for yourself just who you are.
What will the second half be like for you? Who will help you as you are forced, yes forced, to deconstruct and reconstruct yourself.
Father Richard Rohr offers this paradoxical truth: "The way down is the way up and the way up is the way down." Pastor Tim helps us to understand how God is present in our second half and to understand the necessity of this paradoxical process. He explains that with God, "Falling upward" is what you do instead of falling down. Finality in hopelessness, failure, pain? Not with God. He flips180 degrees and transforms them into tools that you can use to reconstruct yourself for the second half of this life here on earth -- divine tools that paradoxically result in renewal and empowerment.
The gospel of John says fall forward, fall upward. Paradoxical? Yes! Impossible? Not when your shepherd is the Good Shepherd.
Based on James 3:13-4:10
We receive wisdom from above--it is a friend if we embrace it and a foe if we resist it. It is a friend if we live by it and a foe if we choose not to.
Pastor Tim uses a metaphor where he likens us to pencils. Each pencil has two important features: it can erase mistakes and it must go through periodic painful sharpenings to be able to function properly. He explains how the Master Pencil Maker, who gave us our "lead," must sharpen us and why. As we go through life, making our marks, He covers us with His grace by giving us an eraser.
Just like a pencil, Pastor Tim explains, the most important part of us is what's inside--so go and make your mark!