St. Johns - Weekly Bulletin

Hymn: Dearest Jesus, We Are Here                                      LSB 592

Holy Baptism (p. 268)

The Welcome (p. 271, revised)
P  In Holy Baptism God the Father has made you a member of His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and an heir with us of all the treasures of heaven in the one holy Christian and apostolic Church.

C Amen. We welcome you in the name of the Lord. We receive you in Jesus’ name as our brother in Christ, that together we might hear His Word, receive His gifts, and proclaim the praises of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light.

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

Introit (responsively)  Psalm 115:2–4, 8, 17–18; antiphon: v. 11
P   You who fear the Lord, trust | in the Lord!*
            He is their help | and their shield.
C   Why should the | nations say,*
            “Where | is their God?”
P   Our God is in the | heavens;*
            he does all that he | pleases.                       
C   Their idols are sil- | ver and gold,*
            the work of | human hands.
P    Those who make them be- | come like them;*
            so do all who | trust in them.
C    The dead do not | praise the Lord,*
            nor do any who go down into | silence.
P   But we will | bless the Lord*
            from this time forth and forevermore. | Praise the Lord!
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   You who fear the Lord, trust | in the Lord!*
            He is their help | and their shield.

Kyrie (p.152)
Hymn of Praise: Gloria in Excelsis (p. 154)

Collect of the Day
P  Let us pray.
Living God, Your almighty power is made known chiefly in showing mercy and pity. Grant us the fullness of Your grace to lay hold of Your promises and live forever in Your presence; 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: Exodus 3:1-15
           ¹Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. ²And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. ³And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” ⁴When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” ⁵Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” ⁶And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
              ⁷Then the Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, ⁸and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. ⁹And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. ¹⁰Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” ¹¹But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” ¹²He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”
              ¹³Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” ¹⁴God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I am has sent me to you.’” ¹⁵God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.”

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

Gradual                  Revelation 7:14b; Psalm 84:5
C   These are the ones coming out of the great tribu- | lation.*
             They have washed their robes and made them white
             in the blood | of the Lamb. 
       Blessèd are those whose strength is | in you,*
             in whose heart are the highways to | Zion.

Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8, 13-17
            ¹Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, ²not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. ³Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, ⁴who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. ⁵Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? ⁶And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. ⁷For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. ⁸And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming. . . .
            ¹³But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. ¹⁴To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹⁵So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter.
            ¹⁶Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, ¹⁷comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.

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

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Alleluia (p.156)

Holy Gospel: Luke 20:27-40
           ²⁷There came to [Jesus] some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, ²⁸and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. ²⁹Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children. ³⁰And the second ³¹and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. ³²Afterward the woman also died. ³³In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife.”
              ³⁴And Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, ³⁵but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, ³⁶for they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. ³⁷But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. ³⁸Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.” ³⁹Then some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well.” ⁴⁰For they no longer dared to ask him any question.

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: I Know That My Redeemer Lives                        LSB 461
Sermon

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Prayer of the Church
Offering
Offertory (p. 159)

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
Christ Is Surely Coming                                                         LSB 509
What Wondrous Love Is This                                                  LSB 543

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

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Announcements
Hymn: Baptismal Waters Cover Me                                    LSB 616

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 © 2025 Concordia
Publishing House.

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Prayers – For the home-bound: Doris Vilhauer, Betty Zundel, Charlotte Scepaniak, Ken & Dorothy Maas, Betty Meints, Verdena Dabbert, Lloyd Jerde, Phyllis Lassanske, Maralyn Hoops, Muriel Pigors, and Larry & Sandra Grieben.
For those sick, injured, or recovering: Nathaniel Wendt, Michael Wendt, Phyllis Yeske, Kevin Fehn, Daryl Swanhorst, Tom Hanson, Dorothy Maas, Amy Scepaniak, Annikki Marttila, Roger Zastrow, Keith Underberg, Doris Larson, Patty Wiedmeier, Dwight Buntrock, Carol Krumm, Butch Podoll, and Gary Famias. 
For comfort for the family of Alfred Larson.
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: Ray & Cyndy Larson 
Next Week: Karl & Val Eichler

Our Savior
Elders: Russell Brandt & Brandon Christianson
Altar Guild: Sarah Rausch & Rachel Rausch
Acolytes: Tucker Brick & Aurian Tschappat

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
                      Nursery Circle – 12:00 pm
                      Youth & Parents Meeting – 12:00 pm
                      about the 2026 Higher Things Conference
Monday          Mat Ladies – 1:00 pm
Tuesday         Coffee & Confessions – 6:30 am
                      Senior Potluck – 12:00 pm
                      Christian Foundations Class – 6:00 pm
Wednesday     Catechism Class – 5:00 pm
                      Prayer Service – 6:00 pm
                      Bible Study – 6:30 pm
Thursday        Our Savior Elders – 5:15 pm
                      Our Savior Council – 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
                      Our Savior Board of Education – 12:00 pm
 

Announcements
 

Baptism – Today at St. John’s, we welcome Maddox Pav Podoll into God’s kingdom of grace through the waters of Holy Baptism. He is the son of Trevor Podoll and Raquel Pavlicek. His sponsor is Isabelle Podoll, and witnesses are Josh Dart, Kamryn Bickel, and Karsyn Bickel. We give thanks to God for the new life He gives in Baptism!

Youth & Parents Meeting – Eric Johnson will meet with the youth and their parents at Our Savior after the service today regarding the 2026 Higher Things Conference, to discuss details and see who is interested in attending.

St Paul's/Our Savior Men's Club will meet at St. Paul's on Tuesday November 11^th at 6:00 pm. We will be having pork chops and dumplings just like mom used to make. We will be continuing with chapter 4 in the book Man Up! by Jeffery Hemmer. All manly men of all ages are encouraged to attend.

Thanksgiving Services –
Our Savior – Wednesday, November 26^th at 6:30 pm
St. John’s – Thursday, November 27^th at 9:00 am

Thanksgiving Dinner – There will be a Thanksgiving Day dinner at Our Savior at noon, open to members of both congregations. Thrivent Action Team funds will be used to purchase the meal. There are sign-up sheets at both churches, please sign up by November 16^th as food must be ordered a week in advance.  Thank you!

Christmas Program Practice – Practice for the children’s Christmas program will begin on Sunday November 23^rd!  We will meet after service from 12-2:00. This is for all students in grades PK-12! Pizza will be served.  After this practice, all remaining practices will be during the Sunday school time, beginning at 9:00.  Dress rehearsal is on Saturday December 20^th from 9:00-11:00, and the final program will be at 4:00 on Sunday, December 21^st with a potluck to follow.
 
LCMS Stewardship Ministry – Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
Mark 12:44 – “For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” From Old Testament times right through to today the Lord has urged us to give to His work in the Church in proportion to how He has blessed us. He has also called us to sacrificial giving, that is, giving that actually costs us something. That’s the shape of true Christian generosity.

Lutheran Family Service (LFS) has a new counseling office at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Aberdeen. Dreena Wertz, Licensed Professional Counselor, will be serving the Aberdeen area from this office. Dreena works with a wide variety of issues, offering mental health, marriage, and family counseling. LFS also provides adoption services, pregnancy support, seminars, support groups, and online resources. As a community outreach of the LCMS, LFS is privately funded by Christians who care about helping local people in need with a Christ-centered approach. LFS serves all people – you don’t have to be Lutheran or even a person of faith to receive support. Most insurances are used, and a sliding scale is available. Call 605-271-1081 to schedule an appointment with Dreena or another LFS counselor via telehealth, visit LutheranFamilyService.org, or email info@lutheranfamilyservice.org for more information.

Main Street Living – 10:00 AM- This Is the Life – “The Sin of Sue Bradley” – Misguided meddling leads to jealousy and threatens a loving relationship.  10:30 AM- Rev. Gregory Hinners, pastor at St. John Lutheran Church in Norris, SD, presents the message “They, Too, Are God’s Children” based on Luke 20:27-40. Watch MSL on Sunday mornings on KDLT NBC TV. Past shows are archived at www.mainstreetliving.com.

The Lutheran Hour – The lead (or 'lede') of a news story conveys the most essential information. What is the lead of the Good News, the Gospel? Guest Speaker Rev. Ryan Tinetti delivers the message "The Lead of Life" based on Luke 20:27-40. 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.

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)