OCTOBER 15 & 19, EIGHTEENTH

               SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

 

GOOD MORNING!  Welcome to our worship of the Lord Jesus Christ, the world’s only Redeemer and the Church’s one Head.  May this hour of fellowship give your faith-life direction and power to serve more capably and joyfully in God’s Kingdom.    VISITORS…we are glad to have you with us.  If you desire a call from Pastor Suehring please contact him at 715-851-1151.  

 

The Gospel is also the basis for the Lord’s Supper, which we celebrate again today.  In this Sacrament, Christ Jesus is truly present with his body and blood for the forgiveness of our sins.  In joyful obedience to the teachings of the Scriptures, St. John, and the congregations of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod practice “closed communion” with those who share our outward confession of the faith.  We ask guests who wish to commune to speak with the pastor before the service.

 

Order of Service – pg. 184 LSB 

         

HYMNS: WED: 504, 694, 622, 941

      SUN: 504, 694, 622, 941

       

Scripture Lesson:

First Reading: Deuteronomy 10:12-21, “Circumcise Your Heart”

Epistle Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:4-9, “Thanksgiving”

Gospel: Matthew 22:23-46, “The Great Commandment”

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN

MONDAY: Choir 5 pm

WEDNESDAY: Communion Service St. John, Tigerton 5:00 pm

             Confirmation Class 6:30-7:30 pm

SUNDAY (10/26): Communion Service Immanuel, Caroline 7:30 am

              Communion Service at St. John, Tigerton 9:00 am

Worship Service at St. John, Caroline 10:30 am

CCBC Sunday School 10-11 am

Voter’s meeting after service!

 

Prayers for strength and healing for Carl Kriesel, Amber Selle, Cindy Polley, Maggie Huss, Carol Fuhrman, Judy Smith, Mike Kielblock, Karen Jensen, Sandy Vollmer, Diane Koepke, Marilyn Koepke, Don Wolff, Leah Lehman, Keith Alft Sr., Kathy Hintz, Clarence Natzke, Bentley Koepke, Tully Tauferner, Sharon Dedolph, and Judy Schroeder.  Pray for all who are in nursing homes or shut-ins. NOTE: If there are any names you wish to have added or taken off, please let Sarah know.  ALSO: If any of our members are in the hospital, please let Pastor know.  Hospitals no longer notify us.  Thanks.

 

St. John, Marion is holding their annual fall dinner on November 9th from 11-1:30pm. Broasted chicken and Ham dinner cost is $14 for adults, 6-12 yrs old $7, under 5 is free.  Carry outs are available.

 

St. Paul’s, Wittenberg is hosting Pastor Travis Kleinschmidt.  He will be presenting the New Testament Step Into the Story on Saturday November 8th. Please note due to limited space, pre-registration is required no later than 10.18.25. The seminar is free with morning snacks and coffee at 8:30; presentation 9-12; followed by light lunch.

To pre-register email: linke.cathy@gmail.com or text 715-881-0342.

 

St. John, Mattoon and Shepherd’s Watch Christian Academy is inviting you to a King’s Conquest concert on Friday, Oct. 24th at 7pm at the Shepherd’s Watch Christian Academy at 507 Stone St. Mattoon.  It is a free will offering Christian concert to help raise funds for a new electronic sign for St. John’s Church in Mattoon.  For more info see the bulletin board in the Narthex.

 

Operation Christmas Child is collecting empty shoeboxes.  They can be dropped off in the fellowship hall.  Any questions contact Kevin or Cindy Mueller. 715-535-2894.  There is also a list of items that can be collected on the Narthex bulletin board.

 

The Sunday School group likes to do crafts.  If anyone has a Thrivent Card that they would like to donate to put towards crafts, please let Amber Selle know.

 

LIFE THOUGHTS FROM LUTHERANS FOR LIFE - The Lord God Himself solemnly swears Himself to sustain life unto its end (1 Corinthians 1:7-8). What comfort we may bring to surprise pregnancies and terminal diagnoses that this very Lord draws near to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18)—and not to pare down their lives, but to preserve them. Giving Gospel-motivated voice to God’s truth and Christ’s love carries out the greatest of commandments (Matthew 22:37-39).

 

Att. Last week: Wed. 33   Comm. 24    Sun. 58   Comm. 33

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Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity

Introit: Psalm 96:1-10- Speak responsively

Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the
earth!
Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation
from day to day.
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works
among all the peoples!
For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to
be feared above all gods.
For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the
Lord made the heavens.
Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and
beauty are in his sanctuary.
Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the
Lord glory and strength!
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an
offering, and come into his courts!
Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness; tremble before
him, all the earth!
Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns! Yes, the world
is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the
peoples with equity.”
Collect of the Day

O God, because without You we are not able to please You,
mercifully grant that Your Holy Spirit may in all things
direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ, Your Son,
our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Deuteronomy 10:12-21
“And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of
you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways,
to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart
and with all your soul, 13  and to keep the commandments and
statutes of the LORD, which I am commanding you today for
your good? 14  Behold, to the LORD your God belong heaven
and the heaven of heavens, the earth with all that is in it.
15  Yet the LORD set his heart in love on your fathers and
chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as
you are this day. 16  Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your
heart, and be no longer stubborn. 17  For the LORD your God is
God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the
awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe. 18  He
executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves
the sojourner, giving him food and clothing. 19  Love the
sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of
Egypt. 20  You shall fear the LORD your God. You shall serve
him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear.
21  He is your praise. He is your God, who has done for you
these great and terrifying things that your eyes have seen.
Epistle Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:4-9

I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace
of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, 5  that in every
way you were enriched in him in all speech and all
knowledge— 6  even as the testimony about Christ was
confirmed among you— 7  so that you are not lacking in any
gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
8  who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our
Lord Jesus Christ. 9  God is faithful, by whom you were
called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 22:34-46
But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the
Sadducees, they gathered together. 35  And one of them, a
lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36  “Teacher, which
is the great commandment in the Law?” 37  And he said to
him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38  This is the
great and first commandment. 39  And a second is like it: You
shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40  On these two
commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets. 41  Now
while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked
them a question, 42  saying, “What do you think about the
Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of
David.” 43  He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the
Spirit, calls him Lord, saying, 44  “‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your
feet”’? 45  If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?”
46  And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that
day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.