Our Savior Lutheran Church
624 North Jay Street – Aberdeen, SD 57401
St. John’s Lutheran Church
23 North James Street – Columbia, SD 57433
Phone 605-225-7106, Email oursaviorlutheran@nvc.net
www.oursaviorlutheranchurchaberdeen.com
Rev. Chad Schopp – Cell # 605-380-2545, Email: cschopp@protonmail.com
Rev. Alan Ludwig – Cell # 509-540-9083, Email: lutheranprof@gmail.com
Secretary’s Office Hours M–F 9:00am - 2:00pm
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The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 7, 2025
Divine Service Setting 1 – LSB 151
Hymn:
O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright LSB 874
Stand
Confession and Absolution
Exhortation (p.151)
Corporate Confession (p.151)
Service of the Word
Introit (responsively by whole verse)
Psalm 119:28–32; antiphon: v. 27
P Make me understand the way of your | precepts,*
and I will meditate on your | wondrous works.
C
My soul melts away for | sorrow;*
strengthen me according | to your word!
P Put false ways | far from me*
and graciously teach | me your law!
C
I have chosen the way of | faithfulness;*
I set your just decrees be- | fore me.
P I cling to your testimonies, | O Lord;*
let me not be | put to shame!
C
I will run in the way of your com- | mandments*
when you en- | large my heart!
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 Make me understand the way of your | precepts,*
and I will meditate on your | wondrous works.
Kyrie (p.152)
Hymn of Praise: Gloria in Excelsis (p. 154)
Collect of the Day
P Let us pray.
O merciful Lord, You did not spare Your only Son but delivered Him up for us all. Grant us courage and strength
to take up the cross and follow Him, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C
Amen.
Sit
Old Testament Reading: Deuteronomy 30:15-20
15“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil.
16If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.
17But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them,
18I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish. You shall not live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess.
19I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live,
20loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give 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: Philemon 1-21
1Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our beloved fellow worker
2and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house:
3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers,
5because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints,
6and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.
7For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.
8Accordingly, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required,
9yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus—
10I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment.
11(Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.)
12I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart.
13I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel,
14but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own free will.
15For this perhaps is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever,
16no longer as a slave but more than a slave, as a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
17So if you consider me your partner, receive him as you would receive me.
18If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account.
19I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—to say nothing of your owing me even your own self.
20Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
21Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.
L This is the Word of the Lord.
C
Thanks be to God.
Stand
Alleluia (p.156)
Holy Gospel: Luke 14:25-35
25Now great crowds accompanied [Jesus], and he turned and said to them,
26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
27Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
28For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
29Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
30saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’
31Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.
33So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
34“Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?
35It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
L This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C
Praise to You, O Christ.
Nicene Creed (p.158)
Sit
Hymn of the Day:
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross LSB 425
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
Sit
Distribution of the Sacrament
Distribution Hymns
O, That the Lord Would Guide My Ways LSB 707
Jesus Comes Today with Healing LSB 620
Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me LSB 756
Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain LSB 865
Stand
Canticle: Thank the Lord (p.164)
Post Communion Collect (p.166)
Benediction
Sit
Announcements
Hymn:
Lord of Our Life LSB 659
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.
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, Annikki Marttila, Roger Zastrow, Keith Underberg, Doris Larson, Patty Wiedmeier, and Dwight Buntrock.
For the family of Phyllis Schott, whose funeral will be tomorrow.
For the children we sponsor through Mission Haiti: Michelet Voltaire, Michel Djoury, and Orgea Djouna.
For expectant mothers: Sara (Scepaniak) Wieman, and Skye Schopp.
For Pastor Andreasen & family, and all our LCMS missionaries.
St. John’s
Ushers: Roger & Sharon Zastrow
Next Week: Tony & Amanda Bisbee
Last Week: Attendance – 20; Offering – $455
Our Savior
Elders: Russell Brandt & Brandon Christianson
Ushers: Douglas Klipfel & David Johnson
Altar Guild: Karla Johnson & Cherise Johnson
Acolytes: Rhyan Johnson & Maci Johnson
Last Week: Attendance – 103
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 Sunday School – 9:30 am
Our Savior Divine Service – 10:45 am
with Teacher Installation
Circuit Forum at St. Paul’s – 4:00 pm
Monday Phyllis Schott – Visitation 9:30 am, Funeral 10:30 am
Mat Ladies – 1:00 pm
Deacons – 3:30 pm
LWML – 3:45 pm
Tuesday Coffee & Confessions – 6:30 am
Senior Potluck – 12:00 pm
Blood Drive – 4:00-7:00 pm
Wednesday Catechism Class – 5:00 pm
Prayer Service – 6:00 pm
Bible Study – 6:30 pm
Thursday Our Savior Council – 6:30 pm
Next 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
Announcements
Teacher installation will take place during the service at Our Savior today.
September Newsletters were sent out, or are in the narthex for those who pick it up at church.
Senior Potlucks at Our Savior will resume this Tuesday, Sept. 9
th at 12:00 pm, and continue on the second Tuesday of each month through May. Join us for good food and fellowship.
Blood Drive – Help save a life! Vitalant Blood Services will be at Our Savior on Tuesday, September 9
th from 4:00-7:00 pm. To schedule your donation, contact Vicky Baumgartner at 605-216-8967.
Due to schedule conflicts, there will be no Saturday Bible study in September. We will resume on October 11
th.
Our Savior LWML “Bakeless Bake Sale” will run from September 1
st through October 5
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.
Youth Fundraiser Carnival – Everyone is invited!
Games and Concessions, Fun for all ages!
Sept. 21
st 12:30-2:30 pm
at Our Savior Lutheran Church
Anyone can sign up to help with games or to donate a cake for the cakewalk. Youth will be in the back on Sundays at Our Savior after the service to sign you up.
Christian Foundations Class –You are invited to attend this upcoming ten week class on the core beliefs of the historic Christian Church, Sept. 23 – Dec. 2, 2025, Tuesdays, 6:00–7:30 pm. There are invitations in the narthex that you can share with a friend or coworker. If a person has never been in a church before, or if you’ve been away a while, or if you just want a refresher, this course is ideal. Pastor Schopp combines history, theology, and humor to help you understand not only the Christian faith, but also other religions and movements popular in our country. The class is free and all materials are provided. Please RSVP to ensure we have enough materials on hand. Email
oursaviorlutheran@nvc.net or call 605-225-7106 by Sept. 14
th.
Lutheran Witness – The September issue of LW is available in the narthex. The theme is “A Lutheran Theology of the Body”.
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 – Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 14:33 – “So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.” None of what we have is ours. It all belongs to God. That is the foundation of Christian stewardship. What we have been given is to be used for God’s purposes according to our callings in home, Church, and society. As we learn to live generously in these callings, we renounce our ownership of our wealth. It’s not “ours,” it’s His. God owns everything, and we manage it for the furtherance of His goals.
Building Healthy Families: Date night! When was the last time you planned a date with your spouse? A date doesn’t have to cost a lot to make it fun and helpful to your relationship. An extra special meal, a drive in the country with the radio on, or recreating your first date are just a few ideas. What counts most is the time you prioritize for each other. Let your spouse know with actions and words that if you had to do it all over again, you would.
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.” I Peter 4:8
Lutheran Family Service www.LutheranFamilyService.org
Main Street Living – 10:00 AM- This Is the Life –
“Harriett’s Wedding Day” – A groom nearly cancels wedding plans due to fear of the unknown. 10:30 AM- Rev. Chad Schopp, pastor at Our Savior and St. John’s Lutheran Churches in Aberdeen and Columbia, SD, presents the message
“The Cost of Following Jesus,” based on Luke 14:25-35. 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 – God's love finds His people in the wilderness, the place where God gives bread from heaven, water from a rock, and streams in the desert. Speaker Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler delivers the message
"Dying, We Live" based on Numbers 14:19-20. 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.
CHRISTOLOGICAL, CREEDAL, CONFESSIONAL...
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: A Lutheran Perspective on Philosophy & Theology, The Nicene Creed, The Lord’s Prayer, The Image of God in a Broken World, Witnessing Tips 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)
