St. Johns - Weekly Bulletin

 

Hymn: Sing Praise to God, the Highest Good                       LSB 819
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Exhortation (p.184)
Corporate Confession (p.184)

Introit (responsively)    Psalm 55:1, 12–14, 16; antiphon: v. 22
 
P   Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sus- | tain you;*
            he will never permit the righteous to | be moved.
C   Give ear to my prayer, | O God,*
            and hide not yourself from my plea for | mercy!
P    For it is not an enemy who taunts me—then I could | bear it;*
            it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me—then I
            could | hide from him.
C   But it is you, a man, my | equal,*
            my companion, my fa- | miliar friend.
P   We used to take sweet counsel to- | gether;*
            within God’s house we walked | in the throng.
C   But I | call to God,*
            and the Lord will | save me.
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    Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sus- | tain you;*
            he will never permit the righteous to | be moved.

Kyrie (p.186)
Gloria in Excelsis (p.187)

Collect of the Day
P  Let us pray.
Merciful Lord, cleanse and defend Your Church by the sacrifice of Christ. United with Him in Holy Baptism, give us grace to receive with thanksgiving the fruits of His redeeming work and daily follow in His way; through the same 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 23:16–29
        ¹⁶Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, filling you with vain hopes. They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord. ¹⁷They say continually to those who despise the word of the Lord, ‘It shall be well with you’; and to everyone who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, ‘No disaster shall come upon you.’”
¹⁸For who among them has stood in the council of the Lord
      to see and to hear his word,
      or who has paid attention to his word and listened?
¹⁹Behold, the storm of the Lord!
      Wrath has gone forth,
a whirling tempest;
      it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
²⁰The anger of the Lord will not turn back
      until he has executed and accomplished
      the intents of his heart.
In the latter days you will understand it clearly.
²¹“I did not send the prophets,
      yet they ran;
I did not speak to them,
      yet they prophesied.
²²But if they had stood in my council,
      then they would have proclaimed my words to my people,
and they would have turned them from their evil way,
      and from the evil of their deeds.
        ²³“Am I a God at hand, declares the Lord, and not a God afar off? ²⁴Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord. ²⁵I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in my name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’ ²⁶How long shall there be lies in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart, ²⁷who think to make my people forget my name by their dreams that they tell one another, even as their fathers forgot my name for Baal? ²⁸Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let him who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? declares the Lord. ²⁹Is not my word like fire, declares the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?”

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 Reading: Hebrews 11:17–31; 12:1–3  
         ¹⁷By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, ¹⁸of whom it was said, “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” ¹⁹He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. ²⁰By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau. ²¹By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff. ²²By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.
         ²³By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. ²⁴By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, ²⁵choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. ²⁶He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. ²⁷By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible. ²⁸By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.
         ²⁹By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as if on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned. ³⁰By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. ³¹By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.
         ^12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, ²looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
         ³Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.

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

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Alleluia (p.190)
 

         ⁴⁹[Jesus said:] “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! ⁵⁰I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! ⁵¹Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. ⁵²For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three. ⁵³They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

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

Apostles’ Creed (p.192)        

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Hymn: Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word                     LSB 655
Sermon

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Offertory (p.192)
Offering
Prayer of the Church    
The Lord’s Prayer (spoken)
Concluding Collect
Benediction (p.202)

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Announcements
Hymn: God’s Word Is Our Great Heritage                        LSB 582

Acknowledgments
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Prayers – For the home-bound: Alfred Larson; Doris Vilhauer, Betty Zundel, Charlotte Scepaniak, Ken & Dorothy Maas, Betty Meints, Verdena Dabbert, Lloyd Jerde, Phyllis Lassanske, Maralyn Hoops, and Muriel Pigors.
For those sick, injured, or recovering: Nathaniel Wendt, Michael Wendt, Phyllis Yeske, Kevin Fehn, Daryl Swanhorst, Tom Hanson, Dorothy Maas, Mike Ringgenberg, Amy Scepaniak, Phyllis Schott, Annikki Marttila, Roger Zastrow, Keith Underberg, Doris Larson, Patty Wiedmeier, and Dwight Buntrock.
For the family of Loretta Podoll, who passed away August 2^nd. 
For the children we sponsor through Mission Haiti: Michelet Voltaire, Michel Djoury, and Orgea Djouna.
For expectant mothers: Rebecca McHenry, Sara (Scepaniak) Wieman, and Skye Schopp.
For Ella Christianson, born on Wednesday. Mom Andrea is doing well.
For Pastor Andreasen & family, and all our LCMS missionaries.

St. John’s
Ushers: Mike & Molly Ringgenberg  
Next Week: John Bisbee & Lucas Daggett
Last Week: Attendance – 30; Offering – $1,889

Our Savior
Elders: Glen Rausch & Douglas Klipfel
Ushers: Bill DeYoung & David Johnson
Acolytes: Ella Brick & Grace Rausch
Last Week: Attendance – 119; Offering – General Fund $4,351.06

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
                        OS Board of Education & Sunday School Staff – 12:00 pm
Monday            Mat Ladies – 1:00 pm
                        Deacons – 3:30 pm
Tuesday           Coffee & Confessions – 6:30 am
Thursday         Catechism Info Meeting – 6:00 pm
                        Our Savior Council – 7:00 pm
Saturday           Youth Group – Tabernacle Model – 9:00 am
Next Sunday     St. John’s Divine Service – 8:00 am
                        Our Savior Bible Study – 9:45 am
                        Our Savior Divine Service – 10:45 am
  Baptism – At St. John’s on Thursday, August 14^th, we welcomed Arion Patrick Dart into God’s kingdom of grace through the waters of Holy Baptism. He is the son of Isabelle Podoll and Josh Dart. We give thanks to God for the new life He gives in Baptism!

Lutheran Witness – The August issue of the LW is available in the narthex. The theme is “Life in the Sacrament”.

Our Savior Sunday School Teachers will meet with the Board of Education after the service today to receive your materials.

Catechism Information Meeting – Students in grades 5-8 and their parents will meet Thursday, August 21^st at 6:00 pm in the fellowship hall at Our Savior. The Board of Education will provide pizza and pop. Classes will begin on Wednesday, September 3^rd at 5:00 pm.

Our Savior Church Council postponed their meeting from last week to Thursday, August 21^st at 7:00 pm.

Youth Group Activity – The youth group will meet at Our Savior on Saturday, August 23^rd at 9:00 am to build a tabernacle model. This will lead into the Wednesday Bible study on Exodus, which begins September 3^rd.  St. Paul’s youth will join us and build a model that they can take back to their church.

Thank You to those who volunteered your time to sit at the fair booth for Lutherans for Life, Lutheran Family Service, and Rural Gospel Initiative. We appreciated your help with this community outreach. 

Greeters are needed at Our Savior to welcome people at the entrance of the sanctuary for about 10 minutes prior to the Sunday services. There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the narthex.
  
LCMS Stewardship Ministry – Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 12:51 – “Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.” Jesus has come to divide us out of the world — to carve out a people for Himself, redeemed by His blood and trusting His Word. The world hates this Word, but for us it is life and salvation. We seek to follow Jesus' Word in all things because we know Him who gave us the Word: we know He always seeks to bless us.

Building Healthy Families: In addition to being overwhelmed with feelings of sadness and hopelessness, another sign of depression is distorted thinking. This may include: overgeneralizing – after one thing goes wrong, thinking, “Things NEVER go right for me;” exaggerated responsibility for others – “Why aren’t you happy? It must be because of something I did or didn’t do;” and negative self-labeling – “I didn’t get up in time to exercise today – I’m lazy and a failure.” Left unchallenged, distorted messages only deepen the despair. Depression is not a lack of faith or a character flaw, but a serious illness which when left untreated can destroy a life, a marriage and a family. It is treatable and you can feel better. See your medical doctor and remember that your pastor and Lutheran Family Service counselors, who share your faith in our God who keeps His promises, can help. Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org
 
Main Street Living – 10:00 AM- This Is the Life; 10:30 AM- A Pastor from our area will deliver a message. Watch Main Street Living on Sunday mornings on KDLT NBC TV.  The worship segment also airs on Saturdays at 5:00 pm. Past shows are archived at www.mainstreetliving.com.

The Lutheran Hour – Archives August – Guest Speaker Rev. Dr. Oswald Hoffmann recounts the story of Moses in his message "The Stuttering Man of Destiny”  based on Exodus 4:10-12. 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 am. Sermons are also archived on the website www.lutheranhour.org.

THE LIGHT OF GOD’S WORD IN A WORLD OF DARKNESS... Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken.  Recent teachings include: Biblical Manhood, Loving Your LGBTQ Neighbor Without Compromise, The Death of Mainline Protestantism, Gen Z Women & the Church and more. You can listen at your convenience at issuesetc.org, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomePod, TuneIn, the LPR mobile app and 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)