Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
July 5, 2026
Divine Service Setting 1 – LSB 151
Hymn: Blessed Jesus, at Your Word LSB 904
Stand
Confession and Absolution
Exhortation (p.151)
Corporate Confession (p.151)
Service of the Word
Introit (responsively) Psalm 91:2, 9–10; antiphon: v. 1
P He who dwells in the shelter of the | Most High*
will abide in the shadow of the Al- | mighty.
C I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my | fortress,*
my God, in | whom I trust.”
P Because you have made the Lord your | dwelling place—*
the Most High, who is my | refuge—
C no evil shall be allowed to be- | fall you,*
no plague come | near your tent.
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 He who dwells in the shelter of the | Most High*
will abide in the shadow of the Al- | mighty.
Kyrie (p.152)
Hymn of Praise: Gloria in Excelsis (p. 154)
Collect of the Day
P Let us pray.
Gracious God, our heavenly Father, Your mercy attends us all our days. Be our strength and support amid the wearisome changes of this world, and at life’s end grant us Your promised rest and the full joys of Your salvation; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
Sit
Old Testament Reading: Zechariah 9:9-12
9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
behold, your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and the war horse from Jerusalem;
and the battle bow shall be cut off,
and he shall speak peace to the nations;
his rule shall be from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
11As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.
12Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
today I declare that I will restore to you double.
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 7:14-25a
14We know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. 15I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. 16Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good. 17So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. 18For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. 19For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. 20Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me.
21So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. 22For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, 23but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. 24Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!
L This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Stand
Alleluia (p.156)
Holy Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30
25At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; 26yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 27All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 28Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
L This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C Praise to You, O Christ.
Apostles' Creed (p.159)
Sit
Hymn of the Day: The Law of God Is Good and Wise LSB 579
Sermon
Stand
Prayer of the Church
Offering
Offertory (p. 159)
The Lord’s Prayer (p. 162)
Concluding Collect
Benediction
Sit
Announcements
Hymn: Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise LSB 802
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®),
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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
Last Week: Attendance – 30; Offering – General Fund $4,370; Building Fund $5,000
Our Savior
Altar Guild: Sarah Rausch & Rachel Rausch
Acolytes: Maci Johnson & Cassie McKown
Last Week: Attendance – 104
Offering – General Fund $2,975
Schedule for the Week
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
Our Savior Elders – 12:30 pm
Monday Mat Ladies – 1:00 pm
Softball – 8:30 pm at Players Field with Arise Church
Tuesday Coffee & Confessions – 6:30 am
Wednesday Our Savior Council – 6:00 pm
Saturday Bible Study – 9:00-11:00 am
Next Sunday St. John’s Divine Service – 8:00 am
Our Savior Voters Meeting – 9:30 am
Our Savior Divine Service – 10:45 am
Announcements
Church League Softball – Our next game will be Monday, July 6
th at 8:30 pm. We will play Arise Church at Players Field.
Our Savior Voters Meeting – The next quarterly voters meeting will be next 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.
LCMS Singles Retreat - The fourth annual LCMS Lutheran Singles Retreat is being planned for
Aug. 21-23, at Camp Okoboji in Milford, Iowa. This retreat is open to all single men and women, ages 21-41. Registration is available at www.faithwinterset.org. Cost for the retreat is $100. Contact Dr. Keith Schweitzer with questions at (641) 745-5143 or keithlcms@gmail.com.
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 this Christian-animated series as they retell events from the Bible.
LCMS Stewardship Ministry – The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Matthew 11:28 – “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Jesus has come to do the work so that we might have rest from burdens and labors we are not capable of bearing. He frees us from sin, death and the demands of the Law. In that peace and rest of Jesus we find a new purpose — His light yoke is not a burden to bear, but a joy!
Building Healthy Families – What are some of your best childhood memories? Psychologist Mary Pipher says there are three things that most people usually remember with great happiness from childhood -- time spent outdoors, vacations and family meals. During these long summer days, spend time with your children or grandchildren outdoors. Take some time off work…plan a picnic…explore a new park or hiking trail. Let your children or grandchildren help choose the spot. You don’t have to go far from home or spend a lot of money to create forever memories!
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 –
“A Dream of His Own” – A father and son are at odds when their construction company will evict an Indian family. 10:30 AM- Rev. Michael Kumm, pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Dakota Dunes, SD, presents the message
“Rest for the Weary” based on Matthew 11:25-30. Watch Main Street Living on Sunday mornings on KDLT NBC TV. Past shows are archived at www.mainstreetliving.com.
The Lutheran Hour – Blessing, in a Biblical sense, means God’s favor in any circumstance, no exceptions, because there is no place or circumstance in which God does not belong. Speaker Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler delivers the message
"Bloom Where You’re Planted" based on Genesis 39:21. 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.
WHERE CHRISTIANITY MEETS CULTURE…
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 subjects include: Pro-Life Democrats; Divorce & Remarriage; Down Syndrome Children & Abortion; Campus Ministry and more. You can listen at your convenience at
issuesetc.org, the LPR mobile app or a podcast provider.
