St. Johns - Weekly Bulletin

Hymn: The Lord, My God, Be Praised                                             LSB 794
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Confession and Absolution
 

Exhortation (p.151)
Corporate Confession (p.151)

Service of the Word

Introit (responsively)      Psalm 89:15–18; antiphon: v. 1

P  I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, for- | ever;*
             with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all gener- | ations.
C  Blessèd are the people who know the | festal shout,*
             who walk, O Lord, in the light | of your face,
P  who exult in your name | all the day*
             and in your righteousness are ex- | alted.
C  For you are the glory | of their strength;*
             by your favor our horn is ex- | alted.
P  For our shield belongs | to the Lord,*
             our king to the Holy One of | Israel.
C  Glory be to the Father and | to the Son*
             and to the Holy | Spirit; 
       as it was in the be- | ginning,*
             is now, and will be forever. | Amen.
P  I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, for- | ever;*
             with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all gener- | ations.
 
Kyrie (p.152)
Hymn of Praise: This Is the Feast (p. 155)

Collect of the Day
P  Let us pray.
Almighty God, by the working of Your Holy Spirit, grant that we may gladly hear Your Word proclaimed among us and follow its directing; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C  Amen.

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Old Testament Reading: Jeremiah 28:5-9
        ⁵Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to Hananiah the prophet in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the Lord, ⁶and the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May the Lord do so; may the Lord make the words that you have prophesied come true, and bring back to this place from Babylon the vessels of the house of the Lord, and all the exiles. ⁷Yet hear now this word that I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people. ⁸The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, famine, and pestilence against many countries and great kingdoms. ⁹As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of that prophet comes to pass, then it will be known that the Lord has truly sent the prophet.”

L  This is the Word of the Lord.
C  Thanks be to God.

Gradual         Romans 11:33, 36
C   Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowl- | edge of God!*
               How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable | his ways!
      For from him and through him and to him are | all things.*
               To him be glory forever. | Amen.

Epistle: Romans 7:1-13
        ¹Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? ²Thus a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. ³Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress.
        ⁴Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. ⁵For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. ⁶But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve not under the old written code but in the new life of the Spirit.
        ⁷What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” ⁸But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. Apart from the law, sin lies dead. ⁹I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. ¹⁰The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me. ¹¹For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. ¹²So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
        ¹³Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure.

L  This is the Word of the Lord.
C  Thanks be to God.

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Alleluia (p.156)

Holy Gospel: Matthew 10:34-42
        ³⁴[Jesus said:] “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. ³⁵For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. ³⁶And a person’s enemies will be those of his own household. ³⁷Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. ³⁸And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. ³⁹Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
        ⁴⁰“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. ⁴¹The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. ⁴²And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”

L  This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C  Praise to You, O Christ.

Nicene Creed (p.158)  

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Hymn of the Day: Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus                          LSB 685
Sermon

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Prayer of the Church
Offering
Offertory (p. 159)
 

Service of the Sacrament
 

Preface (p.160)
Sanctus (p.161)
Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Lord’s Prayer (p. 162)
The Words of Institution
Pax Domini (p.163)
Agnus Dei

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Distribution of the Sacrament                                   

Distribution Hymns
Your Table I Approach                                                                 LSB 628
The Death of Jesus Christ, Our Lord                                             LSB 634

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Canticle: Nunc Dimittis (p.165)
Post Communion Collect (p.166)
Benediction     

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Announcements
Hymn: Sent Forth by God’s Blessing                                                 LSB 643

Acknowledgments
Divine Service, Setting One from Lutheran Service Book.  Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®),
copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2026 CPH.

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Prayers – For the home-bound: Charlotte Scepaniak, Ken Maas, Betty Meints, Verdena Dabbert, Lloyd Jerde, Maralyn Hoops, Muriel Pigors, Larry & Sandra Grieben, and Doris Vilhauer.
For those sick, injured, or recovering: Nathaniel Wendt, Michael Wendt, Phyllis Yeske, Kevin Fehn, Daryl Swanhorst, Tom Hanson, Annikki Marttila, Keith Underberg, Doris Larson, Russ Brandt, Kathie Lassanske, Betty Meints, Cheryl Markovetz, Larry Vietmeier, Sheila Christofferson, William Cutler, Keith Jensen, Rachelle Moorman, Rick Grieben, Dave Scepaniak, and Pastor Jacob Smith.
For new parents Brock & Eliana Harrier, and son Davis.  
For the children we sponsor through Mission Haiti: Michelet Voltaire, Michel Djoury, and Orgea Djouna.
For Pastor Andreasen & family, and all our LCMS missionaries.
 
 
St. John’s
Ushers: Brent & Barb Miller
June 14: Attendance – 37; Offering - $3,825
No service on June 21

Our Savior
Altar Guild: Ann Lee & Trina Tschappat
Acolytes: Caleb Siebert & Teigan McKown
Last Week: Attendance – 118
Offering – General Fund $3,910; from St. John’s $3,171.38;
VBS $305; Total $7,386.38

Schedule for the Week
Sunday                 St. John’s Divine Service – 8:00 am
                            Our Savior Bible Study – 9:45 am
                            Our Savior Divine Service – 10:45 am
                            Our Savior Altar Guild Meeting – 12:00 pm
                            Our Savior By-Laws Review Committee – 4:00 pm
Monday                Mat Ladies – 1:00 pm
Tuesday               Coffee & Confessions – 6:30 am
Thursday              Our Savior Elders – 5:30 pm
Next Sunday         St. John’s Service of the Word – 8:00 am
                            St. John’s Bible Study – 9:15 am
                            Our Savior Divine Service – 10:45 am
 

Announcements
 

Our Savior Altar Guild – We will meet right after the service today to discuss any questions, concerns, or suggestions. If you’d like to join the group, you’re welcome at the meeting.

Our Savior By-Laws Review Committee will meet today at 4:00 pm.

Church League Softball – Our game this week will be Monday, June 29^th at 7:30 pm. We will play St. Paul’s on the old north field.

Pastor Andreasen and his family will be at Our Savior Lutheran Church on Wednesday, July 1^st at 6:00 pm for a presentation. They will only be in South Dakota for a few days, so all are welcome to come hear the presentation and say hello.

Lutheran Witness – The June/July issue of LW is available in the narthex. The theme is “You Are All One”.

Portals of Prayer for July – September are available in the narthex.

Our Savior Voters Meeting – The next quarterly voters meeting will be on Sunday, July 12^th at 9:30 am. Please attend to help conduct the business of the church.

Men’s Club will meet on Monday, July 13^th at 7:00 pm at Our Savior. Men from St. John’s are welcome also.

The Library at Our Savior has some new items - VeggieTales DVDs!  Come and see what Larry the Cucumber and Bob the Tomato are up to in these Christian-animated series as they retell events from the Bible.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost 
Matthew 10:42 – “And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.” The tithes and offerings you give to the Lord’s work in His church go toward supporting all manner of discipleship. They provide for a minister of the Gospel to preach, teach and conduct the Sacraments; they provide for our missionaries and ministries of mercy here and abroad; and they make sure that the folks in your area have a place to go to worship the Lord. The Lord is pleased with this work, and He wants to bless you through your support of it.

Building Healthy Families – Many years ago, our Lutheran ancestors left behind the familiar and came seeking religious freedom in a new land. We celebrate that freedom this week, even as we recognize growing challenges to our religious liberty. Join us in praying for our leaders, both in government and in our LCMS church. May God strengthen them to boldly speak and act in ways that secure our freedom not just to have faith, but to live out that faith in the public square. Your prayers for the staff and leadership of Lutheran Family Service as they proclaim, teach, and live out God’s good plan for life, marriage and family are also appreciated. Happy 250^th birthday, America!
Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org
Email: info@lutheranfamilyservice.org  or call 605-271-1081

Main Street Living – 10:00 AM- This Is the Life – “The Prisoners” – An elderly woman is attacked and terrorized by a teenage gang.  10:30 AM- Rev. Jacob Bobby, pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Yankton, SD, presents the message “A Sword of Division” based on Matthew 10:34-36. Watch Main Street Living on Sunday mornings on KDLT NBC TV. Past shows are archived at www.mainstreetliving.com.

The Lutheran Hour – You don’t have to worry about making a name for yourself. In Christ, God has already given you His. Guest Speaker Rev. Ryan Tinetti delivers the message "Journey Through Ambition" based on Matthew 25:21. Listen to The Lutheran Hour on Sunday mornings at 9:00 on KAWZ 88.1 FM, or on Sirius-XM Family Talk 131 at 9:00. Sermons are also archived on the website www.lutheranhour.org.

EQUIPPING THE PRIESTHOOD OF ALL BELIEVERS… Issues, Etc. is a podcast and radio talk show produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken.  Recent topics include: The 2026 Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, Marxism & Liberation Theology, Expressive Individualism & the Christian Life, The Sevenfold Graces of the Spirit in Isaiah 11 and more.  You can listen on-demand at issuesetc.org, the LPR mobile app or a podcast provider.
 
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod’s Statement on Close Communion:
The Lord’s Supper is celebrated at this congregation in the confession and glad confidence that, as He says, Our Lord gives into our mouths not only bread and wine but His very body and blood to eat and drink for the forgiveness of sins and to strengthen our union with Him and with one another. Our Lord invites to His table those who trust in His words, repent of all sin, and set aside any refusal to forgive and love as He forgives and loves us, that they may show forth His death until He comes.
Because those who eat and drink our Lord’s body and blood unworthily do so to their great harm and because Holy Communion is a confession of the faith which is confessed at this altar, any who are not yet instructed, in doubt, or who hold a confession differing from that of this congregation and the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, and yet desire to receive the Sacrament, are asked to first speak with the Pastor.   
                                (CTCR, Admission to the Lord’s Supper, Nov 1999)