St. Johns - Weekly Bulletin

Hymn: Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain                               LSB 487
Stand
 

Confession and Absolution
 

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

Service of the Word
 

Introit (responsively)      Psalm 143:1–2; antiphon: v. 9

P  Deliver me from my enemies, | O Lord!*
                I have fled to you for | refuge!
C  Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for | mercy!*
                In your faithfulness answer me, in your | righteousness!
P  Enter not into judgment with your | servant,*
                for no one living is righteous be- | fore you.
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  Deliver me from my enemies, | O Lord!*
                I have fled to you for | refuge!

Kyrie (p.152)
Hymn of Praise: This Is the Feast (p. 155)

Collect of the Day
P  Let us pray.
O God, our refuge and strength, the author of all godliness, hear the devout prayers of Your Church, especially in times of persecution, and grant that what we ask in faith we may obtain; through Jesus Christ, 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 50:15-21
        ¹⁵When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” ¹⁶So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this command before he died, ¹⁷‘Say to Joseph, Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, because they did evil to you.’ And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him. ¹⁸His brothers also came and fell down before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.” ¹⁹But Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? ²⁰As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. ²¹So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones.” Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.

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

Gradual         Psalm 34:9, 19, alt.
C   Fear the Lord, | you his saints,*
             for those who fear him lack | nothing!
       Many are the afflictions of the | righteous,*
             but the Lord delivers him out | of them all.

Epistle: Romans 14:1-12
        ¹As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. ²One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. ³Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. ⁴Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
        ⁵One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. ⁶The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God. ⁷For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. ⁸If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. ⁹For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
        ¹⁰Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; ¹¹for it is written,
“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
     and every tongue shall confess to God.”
¹²So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.

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

Stand
Alleluia (p.156)

Holy Gospel: Matthew 18:21-35
        ²¹Peter came up and said to [Jesus], “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” ²²Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.
        ²³“Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. ²⁴When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. ²⁵And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. ²⁶So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ ²⁷And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. ²⁸But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’ ²⁹So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ ³⁰He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. ³¹When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. ³²Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. ³³And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ ³⁴And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt. ³⁵So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”

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: What God Ordains Is Always Good                 LSB 760
Sermon

Stand
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
Once in the Blest Baptismal Waters                                                LSB 598
O Gracious Lord, I Firmly Am Believing                                          LSB 635

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Canticle: Thank the Lord (p.164)
Post Communion Collect (p.166)
Benediction     

Sit
Announcements
Hymn: Now Thank We All Our God                                                  LSB 895

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 Concordia Publishing House.

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Prayers – For the home-bound: Charlotte Scepaniak, Ken Maas, Betty Meints, 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, Sheila Christofferson, William Cutler, Keith Jensen, Rachelle Moorman, Rick Grieben, Pastor Jacob Smith, Dan Wolf, and Joyce Hermansen.
For expectant mother Sydney Hammrich.
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: Lyle & Cathi Podoll
Next Week: John Bisbee & Lucas Daggett
Last Week: Attendance – 28; Offering - $2,355

Our Savior
Altar Guild: Sarah Rausch & Rachel Rausch
Acolytes: Maci Johnson & Addison Person
Last Week: Attendance – 92

Schedule for the Week
Sunday                St. John’s Divine Service – 8:00 am
                           Our Savior Sunday School – 9:30 am
                           Our Savior Bible Study – 9:45 am
                           Our Savior Divine Service – 10:45 am
                           Our Savior Nursery Circle – 12:00 pm
Monday               Mat Ladies – 1:00 pm
                           Our Savior LWML – 3:45 pm
                           Men’s Club – 7:00 pm
Tuesday              Coffee & Confessions – 6:30 am
Wednesday          Catechism Class – 5:00 pm
                           Prayer Service – 6:00 pm
                           Bible Study – 6:30 pm
Saturday              Men’s Club Roofing Job – 7:00 am
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
                           Our Savior Board of Education – 12:00 pm
                           Men’s Club Spaghetti Supper – 5:00-7:00 pm

 
Announcements
 

Lutheran Witness – The September issue of LW is available in the narthex.

Men’s Club will meet for their monthly Bible study on Monday, September 14^th at 7:00 pm. We are reading Man Up! by Rev. Jeffrey Hemmer. We have books available. We’ll play dartball afterward for those who’d like to stay.
The men will work together on a roofing project on Saturday, Sept. 19^th starting at 7:00 am at 621 S. 10^th St, Aberdeen. Bring tools, water and food for yourself.

Spaghetti Supper – The Men’s Club will host a spaghetti supper at Our Savior for free-will donation on Sunday, Sept. 20^th from 5:00-7:00 pm. All the Circuit A churches are invited.

Christian Foundations Class – Pastor Schopp will be teaching a ten-week adult education class on Tuesdays beginning September 22^nd at 6:00 pm at Our Savior. This class is both for those without a church home and also for members who would like a refresher on the basics of the Christian faith. There is no cost and all materials are provided. There are invitations in the narthex if you know of someone you would like to invite (and perhaps attend with them). Please RSVP through the church office so that we will have enough materials.

Grocery Receipts & Labels – Receipts from Ken’s and Kessler’s will be collected again from September 2026 through May 2027 so they can be turned in for cash. Place receipts in the container in the narthex. We can only turn in receipts from the current school year, so no old receipts, please. We receive a percentage of the grocery sales only; not for gas, gift cards, lottery tickets, alcohol, or cigarettes.
We also collect Best Choice labels. Best Choice products can be found at Ken’s, and some at Kessler’s now also.  Save the UPC (bar code) including the words “Best Choice” above it, and place them in the same container as the receipts.

Our Savior LWML “Bakeless Bake Sale” will run from September 1^st through October 4^th.  There is a container in the narthex at Our Savior for monetary donations.  Thank you to everyone for your generosity in helping with our mission fundraiser.
 
LWML Aberdeen Zone Fall Rally
Saturday, October 10, 2026
at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 214 7^th Ave SW, Aberdeen
Hosted by Mansfield LWML
Registration: 9:00 am, with coffee & goodies
Opening Devotion: 9:30 am
Meeting: Election of officers & standing rules changes
Guest Speaker: Laura Bierman, representing Option 1 Women’s Health Center
Closing Devotion
Finishing by Noon
Gifts from the Heart – Items for Option 1 Women’s Health Center: baby/toddler books, feeding supplies, diapers (newborn to size 6, larger sizes preferred), and Walmart gift cards for larger items as needed (such as strollers, car seats, high-chairs)

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost 
Romans 14:7 – “For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself.” We just don’t belong to ourselves — we belong first of all to God, and through Him, we belong to our neighbors. We are here to serve God in our service to one another. God has called you to this service through your vocation: as a Christian you serve others in the church, as a neighbor you serve others in society, and as a son or daughter, husband or wife, father or mother, you serve your family.

Building Healthy Families – Want to be closer to your spouse, children, or grandchildren? Praying as a couple or as a family is one of the most powerful and intimate things you can do together. Start simply by praying for things you’re thankful for, things you need, or things you’re worried about. Pray for people you know who are struggling. If you’re not currently praying aloud together, consider the many positive impacts of doing so. You will be drawn closer to God, and to each other. Find a creative, practical, and free downloadable resource for fun ways to build prayer into you and your family’s daily life, created by our friends at Concordia Center for the Family at https://www.concordiafamilystore.org/resources/p/family-prayer-handout.
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 – “No Laughing Matter” – A woman must learn to deal with her past in order to help someone else in her present.  10:30 AM- Rev. Kevin Moore, pastor at Messiah and Redeemer Lutheran Churches in Redfield and Doland, SD, presents the message “Forgiving Isn’t Just Forgetting” based on Genesis 50:15-21. Watch Main Street Living on Sunday mornings on KDLT NBC TV. Past shows are archived at www.mainstreetliving.com.

The Lutheran Hour – In God’s family, forgiveness is non-negotiable. It’s not up for debate because forgiveness is what makes us who we are.  Speaker Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler delivers the message "Forgiveness Is a Non-Negotiable" based on Matthew 6:12. 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.
 
YOUR LIFELINE TO THE LUTHERAN WORLDVIEW… 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: Social Emotional Learning, The False Masculinity of the Tate Brothers, Gloria Steinem's Legacy, The Gay Rights Movement’s Anthropological Problem and more.  You can listen at your convenience 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)