St. Johns - Weekly Bulletin

 

Hymn: O Love, How Deep                                                   LSB 544
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Exhortation (p.184)
Corporate Confession (p.184)

Introit (responsively)  Psalm 91:9–13; antiphon: vv. 15–16

P  When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in | trouble;*
            I will rescue him and | honor him.
C  With long life I will sat- | isfy him*
          and show him my sal- | vation.
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.
P  For he will command his angels con- | cerning you*
            to guard you in | all your ways.
C  On their hands they will | bear you up,*
          lest you strike your foot a- | gainst a stone.
P  You will tread on the lion and the | adder;*
            the young lion and the serpent you will trample | underfoot.
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  When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in | trouble;*
            I will rescue him and | honor him.
 
Kyrie (p.186)

Collect of the Day
P  Let us pray.
O Lord God, You led Your ancient people through the wilderness and brought them to the promised land. Guide the people of Your Church that following our Savior we may walk through the wilderness of this world toward the glory of the world to come; 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: Genesis 3:1–21
            ¹Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.
            He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” ²And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, ³but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” ⁴But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. ⁵For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” ⁶So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. ⁷Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.
            ⁸And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. ⁹But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” ¹⁰And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” ¹¹He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” ¹²The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” ¹³Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
            ¹⁴The Lord God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this,
             cursed are you above all livestock
             and above all beasts of the field;
on your belly you shall go,
             and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
¹⁵I will put enmity between you and the woman,
             and between your offspring and her offspring;
he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”
            ¹⁶To the woman he said,
“I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing;
             in pain you shall bring forth children.
Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.”
            ¹⁷And to Adam he said,
“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife
             and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you,
                   ‘You shall not eat of it,’
cursed is the ground because of you;
             in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
¹⁸thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you;
             and you shall eat the plants of the field.
¹⁹By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread,
             till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken;
for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
            ²⁰The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. ²¹And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.

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

Gradual                              Hebrews 12:2
C   [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,
       despis- | ing the shame,*
             and is seated at the right hand of the | throne of God.

Epistle Reading: Romans 5:12–19  
            ¹²Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— ¹³for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. ¹⁴Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.
            ¹⁵But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. ¹⁶And the free gift is not like the result of that one man’s sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. ¹⁷If, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
            ¹⁸Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. ¹⁹For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.

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

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Holy Gospel: Matthew 4:1–11
                ¹Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. ²And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. ³And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” ⁴But he answered, “It is written,
     “‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
             but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
⁵Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple ⁶and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,
     “‘He will command his angels concerning you,’
and
     “‘On their hands they will bear you up,
             lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”
⁷Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” ⁸Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. ⁹And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” ¹⁰Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written,
      “‘You shall worship the Lord your God
             and him only shall you serve.’”
¹¹Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.

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

Nicene Creed (p.191)

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Hymn: O Lord, throughout These Forty Days                      LSB 418
Sermon

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Offertory (p.192)
Offering
Prayer of the Church    

Preface (p.194)
Sanctus (p.195)
The Lord’s Prayer (spoken)
The Words of Institution (p.197)
Pax Domini
Agnus Dei (p.198)

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Distribution of the Sacrament                             

Distribution Hymns
The Gifts Christ Freely Gives                                            LSB 602
In Adam We Have All Been One                                        LSB 569

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Nunc Dimittis (p.199)
Thanksgiving (p.200)
Post Communion Collect (p.201)
Benedicamus & Benediction

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Announcements
Hymn: O God, O Lord of Heaven and Earth                      LSB 834

Acknowledgments
Divine Service, Setting Three 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 © 2025 Concordia Publishing House.

Prayers – For the home-bound: Betty Zundel, Charlotte Scepaniak, Ken & Dorothy Maas, Betty Meints, Verdena Dabbert, Lloyd Jerde, Phyllis Lassanske, Maralyn Hoops, Muriel Pigors, Larry & Sandra Grieben.
For those sick, injured, or recovering: Nathaniel Wendt, Michael Wendt, Phyllis Yeske, Kevin Fehn, Daryl Swanhorst, Tom Hanson, Dorothy Maas, Annikki Marttila, Keith Underberg, Doris Larson, Dwight Buntrock, Dwain Buntrock, Russ Brandt, Kathie Lassanske, Betty Meints, Doris Vilhauer, Joyce Hermansen, Wally Rutschke, Cheryl Markovetz, and Larry Vietmeier.
For expectant mother Eliana (Klipfel) Harrier.  
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: Roger & Sharon Zastrow
Next Week: Dean & Lorie Ringgenberg
Last Week: Attendance - 35; Offering - $1,680

Our Savior
Altar Guild: Karla Johnson & Cherise Johnson
Acolytes: Caleb Siebert & Teigan McKown
Last Week: Attendance – 111; Sunday School – 26;
Offering – Gen. Fund $2,577; Memorial – Leroy Neuhardt – $25;  Total $2,602

Schedule for the Week
Sunday             St. John’s Divine Service – 8:00 am
                        Our Savior Sunday School – 9:30 am
                        Guest Speaker from LFS at Our Savior – 9:45–10:30
                        Our Savior Divine Service – 10:45 am
                        Pancake Lunch at Our Savior – 12:30 pm
                        Bowling Party – 2:00–4:00 pm
Monday            Mat Ladies – 1:00 pm   
Tuesday           Coffee & Confessions – 6:30 am
                        Christian Foundations Class – 6:00 pm
Wednesday       Catechism Class – 5:00 pm
                        Lent Supper – 5:30 pm
                        Lent Service – 6:30 pm
Next Sunday     St. John’s Service of the Word – 8:00 am
                        St. John’s Bible Study – 9:15 am
                        Our Savior Sunday School – 9:30 am                      
                        Our Savior Divine Service – 10:45 am

St. John’s will be taking a free will offering for Kim Hansen Neiman (daughter of the late Delmar and Gladys Hansen).  Kim recently had a house fire where she lost everything.  There is a basket in the narthex and all donations will be given to Kim.

Devotion Booklets for Lent and Easter are available in the narthex.

Lenten Preaching Series – The Six Chief Parts of the Small Catechism –  
If it has been a while since you opened up the Small Catechism, here are the dates we will be looking at each part:
Feb 25 – Second Chief Part: The Creed
Mar 4 – Third Chief Part: The Our Father
Mar 11 – Fourth Chief Part: Baptism
Mar 18 – Fifth Chief Part: Confession
Mar 25 – Sixth Chief Part: The Lord’s Supper

Midweek Lenten Services will be at Our Savior at 6:30 pm, preceded by a light meal beginning at 5:30. Catechism class will continue to meet at 5:00 and will have time for supper between class and the service. The groups serving the suppers are:
Feb. 25 – Board of Public Relations & Board of Social Ministry           
Mar.  4 – Youth Group
         11 – Nursery Circle
         18 – Potluck
         25 – Our Savior LWML
April 2 – Maundy Thursday Supper & Pie at St. John’s in Columbia,
                  hosted by St. John’s LWML

If you need a ride in the van for Wednesday evenings, call Eric Johnson 605-216-6701, or call the church office 605-225-7106 by 2:00 pm.

Guest Speaker – Dreena Wertz, Licensed Professional Counselor with Lutheran Family Service, will be at Our Savior today, speaking from 9:45-10:30 am. Come and hear about the work of LFS. Dreena serves the Aberdeen area from an office at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Call 605-271-1081 to schedule an appointment with Dreena, or another LFS counselor via telehealth. For more information, visit lutheranfamilyservice.org or email info@lutheranfamilyservice.org.

Pancake Lunch – Our Men's Club is sponsoring a pancake and sausage meal at 12:30 pm today, for free-will offering. People from our Circuit churches are invited also. Please support our Men’s Club; part of their mission is to support the youth group, van maintenance, building maintenance, and other needs that may arise.

Bowling Party – The Board of Education will host a fun day of bowling today from 2:00-4:00 pm at the Village Bowl. The Board will cover lane and shoe rental fees.  Bring money for snacks if wanted. Please join us!

Food Drive – The Board of Social Ministry & Evangelism will sponsor a food drive during Lent, to benefit the Journey Home. They need non-perishable food items (especially peanut butter, cereals, canned meats, canned meals, mac & cheese or any pasta/rice sides) and household items (such as paper products, garbage bags, laundry detergent, and personal care items). Place your donations on the table on the south wall of the fellowship hall at Our Savior. Thank you!

In-House Bible Bowl for both congregations will be on Sunday, March 15^th at 12:30 pm at Our Savior. Gather a team of 3-4 people and sign up in the narthex with a "team name". The topics are the Life of David: 1 Samuel 16 – 1 Kings 2, Psalm 51, and Luther’s Small Catechism: Confession. Be prepared for multiple choice, fill in the blank, and question/answer format. Even if you can't get a team together, plan to come and enjoy fellowship! We’ll have pizza for lunch. Any questions, call Eric Johnson 605-216-6701.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – First Sunday in Lent
Matthew 4:7 – “Jesus said to him, ‘Again it is written.’” Jesus defeats Satan in our place, not by using His power as God, but by His perfect obedience in His perfect humanity. Jesus defeats Satan not by miracles, but by quoting the Scriptures and living according to them. This should cause us great joy for two reasons. First, we see Jesus win the victory for us. Second, here Jesus shows us how to stand in that victory: on the Word of God alone.

Building Healthy Families – Wives, what do you think of your husband’s gifts? (No, not the ones he gave you for your last birthday or Christmas!) What are his talents? What does he love to do? What are his spiritual gifts? What are his accomplishments? Aspirations? Hopes and dreams? Recognize them, name them, and communicate your respect for them…to him and to others. Communicating authentic respect is one way to build a great relationship. Want to learn more ways to strengthen or repair your marriage? LFS counselor Dreena Wertz is available in Aberdeen and via telehealth to help you. Give us a call this week! Learn more at Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org
Email: info@lutheranfamilyservice.org  or call 605-271-1081

Main Street Living – STATION & TIME CHANGE TODAY: Will air on FOX channel 11 - 8:00 AM- This Is the Life – “Cell of Hope” – Flag Washington, who came to Christ while in prison, gets a new cellmate who is obnoxious.  8:30 AM- Rev. Tanner Sutcliffe, pastor at Risen Savior Lutheran Church in Tea, SD, presents the message “A Word in Wilderness” based on Matthew 4:1-11. Past shows are archived at www.mainstreetliving.com.

The Lutheran Hour – To be baptized into Christ, to trust in Him, is to die with Him, to be raised by Him, to pass through the fire under His shelter. Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler delivers the message “As Through Fire” based on 1 Corinthians 3:13. 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.

SACRED MUSIC FOR THE SEASON OF LENT... “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross,” “In the Cross of Christ I Glory,” “My Song Is Love Unknown,” “Glory Be to Jesus,” “A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth.”  You can listen to sacred music for the Lenten season 24/7 at lutheranpublicradio.org, TuneIn, Amazon Echo, Google Home, Apple HomePod and the Lutheran Public Radio mobile app.
   
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)