Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
June 21, 2026
Divine Service Setting 1 – LSB 151
Hymn: O Holy Spirit, Enter In LSB 913
Stand
Confession and Absolution
Exhortation (p.151)
Corporate Confession (p.151)
Service of the Word
Introit (responsively) Psalm 56:3–4, 10–11; antiphon: v. 13
P For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from | falling,*
that I may walk before God in the | light of life.
C When I | am afraid,*
I put my | trust in you.
P In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not | be afraid.*
What can flesh | do to me?
C In God, whose | word I praise,*
in the Lord, whose | word I praise,
P in God I trust; I shall not | be afraid.*
What can man | do to 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 For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from | falling,*
that I may walk before God in the | light of life.
Kyrie (p.152)
Hymn of Praise: This Is the Feast (p. 155)
Collect of the Day
P Let us pray.
O God, because Your abiding presence always goes with us, keep us aware of Your daily mercies that we may live secure and content in Your eternal love; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
Sit
Old Testament Reading: Jeremiah 20:7-13
7O Lord, you have deceived me,
and I was deceived;
you are stronger than I,
and you have prevailed.
I have become a laughingstock all the day;
everyone mocks me.
8For whenever I speak, I cry out,
I shout, “Violence and destruction!”
For the word of the Lord has become for me
a reproach and derision all day long.
9If I say, “I will not mention him,
or speak any more in his name,”
there is in my heart as it were a burning fire
shut up in my bones,
and I am weary with holding it in,
and I cannot.
10For I hear many whispering.
Terror is on every side!
“Denounce him! Let us denounce him!”
say all my close friends,
watching for my fall.
“Perhaps he will be deceived;
then we can overcome him
and take our revenge on him.”
11But the Lord is with me as a dread warrior;
therefore my persecutors will stumble;
they will not overcome me.
They will be greatly shamed,
for they will not succeed.
Their eternal dishonor
will never be forgotten.
12O Lord of hosts, who tests the righteous,
who sees the heart and the mind,
let me see your vengeance upon them,
for to you have I committed my cause.
13Sing to the Lord;
praise the Lord!
For he has delivered the life of the needy
from the hand of evildoers.
L This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Gradual Psalm 145:3, 5b, 6b
C Great is the Lord, and greatly | to be praised,*
and his greatness is un- | searchable.
On your wondrous works, I will | meditate,*
and I will declare your | greatness.
Epistle: Romans 6:12-23
12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. 13Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. 14For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
15What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! 16Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, 18and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. 19I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
20When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The end of those things is death. 22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. 23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
L This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Stand
Alleluia (p.156)
Holy Gospel: Matthew 10:5a, 21-33
5These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, . . .
21“Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death, 22and you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 23When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. 25It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.
26“So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. 28And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. 32So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, 33but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.”
L This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C Praise to You, O Christ.
Nicene Creed (p.158)
Sit
Hymn of the Day: Lord of Our Life LSB 659
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
Preach You the Word LSB 586
Lord Jesus Christ, You Have Prepared LSB 622
Herald, Sound the Note of Judgment LSB 511
From God Can Nothing Move Me LSB 713
Stand
Canticle: Thank the Lord (p.164)
Post Communion Collect (p.166)
Benediction
Sit
Announcements
Hymn: Son of God, Eternal Savior LSB 842
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.
Prayers – For the home-bound: Charlotte Scepaniak, Ken Maas, Betty Meints, Verdena Dabbert, 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, Cheryl Markovetz, Larry Vietmeier, Sheila Christofferson, William Cutler, Keith Jensen, Rachelle Moorman, Rick Grieben, Dave Scepaniak, and Pastor Jacob Smith.
For comfort for Keith & Naomi Underberg and family, at the passing of Naomi’s father.
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
No Service on June 21
Our Savior
Altar Guild: Ann Lee & Trina Tschappat
Acolytes: Ella Brick & Jaylynn Siebert
Last Week: Attendance – 118
Offering – General Fund $2,458
Schedule for the Week
Sunday No Service at St. John’s
Our Savior Divine Service – 10:45 am
Our Savior Board of Education – 12:00 pm
Monday Mat Ladies – 1:00 pm
Tuesday Coffee & Confessions – 6:30 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
Our Savior Altar Guild Meeting – 12:00 pm
Our Savior By-Laws Review Committee – 4:00 pm
Announcements
Church League Softball – Our game this week will be Monday, June 22
nd at 6:30 pm. We will play Arise Church on the old north field.
Our Savior Altar Guild – We will meet after the service on June 28
th to discuss any questions, concerns, or suggestions. If you’d like to join the group, you’re welcome at the meeting.
Our Savior By-Laws Review Committee will meet Sunday, June 28
th at 4:00 pm.
Lutheran Witness – The June/July issue of LW is available in the narthex. The theme is “You Are All One”.
Portals of Prayer for July – September are available in the narthex.
LCMS Singles Retreat - The fourth annual LCMS Lutheran Singles Retreat is being planned for
Aug. 21-23, at Camp Okoboji in Milford, Iowa. This retreat is open to all single men and women, ages 21-41. Registration is available at www.faithwinterset.org. Cost for the retreat is $100. Contact Dr. Keith Schweitzer with questions at (641) 745-5143 or keithlcms@gmail.com.
LCMS Stewardship Ministry – The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Romans 6:13 – “Present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.” Everything we have — even our own existence, our very selves — is a gift from God to be used for His purposes. God has called you to be His own and has given you tasks to perform in home, in church and in society. How will you serve Him today?
Building Healthy Families – “A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” We at Lutheran Family Service affirm this quote from Billy Graham as we recognize the incredibly vital role fathers play in the lives of their children and families. Fathers are needed by their children, and by their children’s mother! On this special day when we celebrate Fathers, notice and thank the men you know who are leading their families through these challenging days. God bless our fathers, today and always!
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 –
“The Main Event” – A boxer who is hit by a car becomes embittered until he meets a cheerful 8-year old girl. 10:30 AM- Rev. Samuel Thole, pastor at Peace Lutheran Church in Brookings, SD, presents the message
“The Blessing of Encouragement” based on Matthew 10:5a, 21-33. Watch Main Street Living on Sunday mornings on KDLT NBC TV. Past shows are archived at www.mainstreetliving.com.
The Lutheran Hour – Depression can feel like being “stuck,” but we are never truly alone. God meets us with His care and provision. Speaker Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler delivers the message
"Journey Through Depression" based on 1 Kings 19:7. 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.
IN-DEPTH SERIES ON THE CRUSADES...
Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken. You can listen to a series of interviews on the Crusades with Dr. Thomas Madden, medieval historian and author of “The Concise History of the Crusades” at
issuesetc.org/crusades.
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)
