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“Send some message from Thy Word That may joy and peace afford;
Let Thy Spirit now impart Full salvation to each heart.” (18:4)
21ST SUNDAY after TRINITY Sunday NOVEMBER 9, 2025
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH HIDEWOOD TWP, SD
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH WATERTOWN, SD
To prepare yourselves for worship you are welcome to meditate on:
Today’s Psalm 148
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights!
2 Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts!
3 Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light!
4 Praise Him, you heavens of heavens,
And you waters above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For He commanded and they were created.
6 He also established them forever and ever;
He made a decree which shall not pass away.
7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
You great sea creatures and all the depths;
8 Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
9 Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars;
10 Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying fowl;
11 Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth;
12 Both young men and maidens; Old men and children.
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord, For His name alone is exalted;
His glory is above the earth and heaven.
14 And He has exalted the horn of His people,
The praise of all His saints—
Of the children of Israel, A people near to Him.
Praise the Lord!
ORDER for WORSHIP
The bell calls us for worship
Opening Prayer
P: Almighty, ever-living God, grant that we may gladly hear Your Word and that our worship may be acceptable to You, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hymn 231
P: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
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P: Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins to God, our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. Our help is in the name of the Lord.
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P: I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.
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P: Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess to You that we are by nature sinful and unclean and that we have sinned against You in our thoughts, words, and actions. Therefore we flee for refuge to Your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Your grace for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.
ALL: O most merciful God, You have given Your only begotten Son to die for us! Have mercy upon us and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Your Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of You and of Your will and true obedience to Your Word, to the end that by Your grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
P: Almighty God, who is our heavenly Father, has had mercy upon us and has given His only Son to die for us and for His sake has forgiven us all our sins. To those who believe on His name He gives power to become the sons of God and has promised them His Holy Spirit. He who believes and is baptized shall be saved. Grant this, Lord, to us all!
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Responsive Reading – Psalm 119: 41-48 excerpts
P: Let Your mercies come also to me, O Lord—
C: Your salvation according to Your word.
P: And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
C: For I have hoped in Your ordinances.
P: So shall I keep Your law continually,
C: Forever and ever.
P: My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, Which I love,
C: And I will meditate on Your statutes.
Hymn 277
First Reading – Old Testament – Exodus 3:1-15
I AM appears to Moses in the burning bush
1 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. 3 Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.”
4 So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!”
And he said, “Here I am.”
5 Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.” 6 Moreover 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 upon God.
7 And the Lord said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. 8 So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites. 9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”
11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”
12 So He said, “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”
13 Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?”
14 And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” 15 Moreover God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The Lord 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 this is My memorial to all generations.’
Second Reading – New Testament Epistle – 2 Thess 2: 1-8, 13-17
Everlasting consolation in Jesus Christ
1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? 6 And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. ...
13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, 14 to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle.
16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace, 17 comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.
P: Blessed are those who hear and believe God’s Word! Hallelujah!
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Third Reading – New Testament Gospel – Luke 20: 27-40
27 Then some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, 28 saying: “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and died without children. 30 And the second took her as wife, and he died childless. 31 Then the third took her, and in like manner the seven also; and they left no children, and died. 32 Last of all the woman died also. 33 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife does she become? For all seven had her as wife.”
34 Jesus answered and said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. 35 But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; 36 nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 37 But even Moses showed in the burning bush passage that the dead are raised, when he called the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ 38 For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him.”
39 Then some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.” 40 But after that they dared not question Him anymore.
P: So far with the Gospel reading.
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CONFESSION OF FAITH – THE APOSTLES’ CREED
ALL: I believe in God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven And is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; From there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit; The Holy Christian Church, the communion of saints; The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body; And the life everlasting. Amen.
Hymn 586: 1-4
Sermon – Hebrews 4: 9-13
9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. 10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.
11 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. 12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
Sermon Theme – Rest for Weary Souls
Guest Speaker – Retired Pastor John Klatt
Hymn 586: 5-7
The Offering is collected / brought forward
Prayer led by the pastor
P: O Lord our God, we give thanks to You that You have delivered us from the power of darkness and redeemed us with the blood of Christ.
We praise You for His resurrection from the dead in glory, for in His life You have given us the promise of an eternal inheritance with all Your people in the heavenly places.
Look in compassion upon our world, and let Your Gospel come as the breath of life to all nations, that they may turn from their evil ways, repent of all sin, and turn to You for forgiveness through Jesus Christ.
We also ask, O Lord, for Your mercy upon all those who are sick, sorrowing, or suffering. Support them in their trials and deliver them by Your goodness. Give them wholeness and healing, and let them ever trust in the comfort of Your fatherly care.
And since the day of our Lord’s coming will come as a thief in the night, give us a spirit of watchfulness and prayer, guided by Your truth, so that we will be preserved for Your kingdom at the blessed coming of Jesus, our Savior, in whose name we pray. Amen.
P: any special prayers there may be will be offered here...
P: As we prepare to offer the Lord’s Prayer, what does it mean when we pray “And lead us not into temptation?”
ALL: God indeed tempts no one; but we pray in this petition that He would guard and keep us so that the devil, the world, and our flesh do not deceive us nor lead us into misbelief, hopelessness, or any other shameful or sinful acts. And although we are tempted by them, we ask that we win in the end and keep the victory.
P: We then join to pray the words Jesus taught us:
ALL: Our Father, who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
The Benediction
P: The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you His peace.
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Closing Hymn 410
Zion Lutheran Church Hidewood Township, SD – 8:30 a.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church Watertown, SD – 10:30 a.m.
trinitywatertownsd.com
Members: Church of the Lutheran Confession www.clclutheran.org
Pastor Paul Krause. . . parsonpaulkrause@gmail.com cell:920-238-5775
Teacher Mikkela Schmitt . . . . . . . .cell: 715-933-1502
Church and School: 605-886-2976
Organists: John Klatt, Rebecca Larson, Naomi Rehder
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STATISTICS - week of November 2
Zion: 31; SS: 9; “north” BC: 12: Brookings BC: 8
Trinity: 44; SS: 4; Wed BC: ___; Women/LunchBoxx: ___
CALENDAR and ANNOUNCEMENTS
THIS WEEK >> Lucas and Logan Bruna – confirmation class
TODAY >> Zion – 8:30 a.m. service; Trinity – 10:30 a.m.
>> Sunday School - after church at Zion; 9:20 a.m. at Trinity
>> Des Moines area worship service – 10:30 a.m.
MON >> Trinity – informal Bible History class – 5:00-6:00 p.m.
WED >> Louis Jensen – confirmation class – after school
>>Trinity – adult Bible Class – 7 p.m.
Fri ILC College Visitors’ Day
Fri/Sat ILC Theater musical production – 7:30 p.m.
NEXT SUNDAY –
>> Zion – 8:30 a.m. service; Trinity – 10:30 a.m.
>> Sunday School - after church at Zion; 9:20 a.m. at Trinity
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
11/26 Wed Zion – Thanksgiving Eve service – 7 p.m.
11/27 Thu Trinity – Thanksgiving Day service – 10 a.m.
12/06 Sat Zion/Trinity – Christmas VBS at Trinity – 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
MANY THANKS!
>> Many thanks to John Klatt for leading our worship services today!
>> Do you have something you are thankful for at Zion/Trinity? Let Pastor Krause know, and he will be happy to include it in the bulletin!
LUTHER’S EXPLANATION TO THE LORD’S PRAYER For the remaining Sundays of the church year (up to Thanksgiving), we will include one part of Luther’s explanation to the parts of the Lord’s Prayer in our worship service. It is my hope that this recitation will incite further understanding and appreciation for this prayer!
DES MOINES IOWA WORSHIP SERVICE Pastor Krause is in Des Moines, Iowa, this morning to lead a worship service there. Several CLC members are in that area, and we are going to hold services there (we hope for four services between now and November 2026) to see if there is mission congregation potential there. We pray for God’s blessings on our endeavors in His kingdom! PK plans to return home later today.
NOMINATIONS FOR ILC PROFESSOR CALL The Board of Regents for Immanuel Lutheran High School, College, and Seminary invites “all pastors, professors, male teachers, and voting members of member congregations of the Church of the Lutheran Confession” (CLC Constitution) to nominate a male or males to fill the vacancy which has been created by the resignation of Professor David Schaller. A plan is already in place to fill this void during the current 2025-26 academic year. As such, the person would start serving in this role during the 2026-27 academic year. It would be preferable for this male to be seminary trained and/or musically trained. Courses to be taught depending on the abilities that the Lord has given this person for use in His Church, may include courses such as music classes, religion classes, college Greek, and other potential disciplines. The person may serve as the director of the mass and tour choirs, also teaching piano and organ. Those submitting nominations should include information regarding the nominee’s educational background and teaching and/or professional experience, also indicating how the person might help our school in technology expertise, extracurricular activities, or administrative positions. Nominations are to be received by email or letter no later than midnight November 22, 2025 (letters postmarked November 12, 2025) to: Mr. James Burkhardt; 217 Windy Lane; Rockwall, TX 75087; email: jeb6217@yahoo.com.
NOMINATIONS FOR ILC PRESIDENT The Board of Regents invites nominations for the office of President of Immanuel Lutheran College. The current term of Professor Daniel Schierenbeck concludes on June 30, 2026. All pastors, professors, male teachers, and voting members of member congregations of the CLC are entitled to nominate a man from the faculty of Immanuel Lutheran College to serve a two-year term beginning July 1, 2026. Nominations are to be received by email or letter no later than midnight November 22, 2025 (letters postmarked November 12, 2025) to: Mr. James Burkhardt; 217 Windy Lane; Rockwall, TX 75087; email: jeb6217@yahoo.com
CLC UPDATES that can be found online –
>> for the latest report from Missionary Bruce Naumann, go to:
https://clc-tz.blogspot.com/2025/08/making-do.html (Also Paula N.)
>> for the latest update on Pastor John Hein’s cancer battle go to:
www.caringbridge.org/ and then look for John Hein
>> to keep up on our CLC missionaries, and to learn more of our overseas brethren, go to lutheranmissions.org. Scroll down and click on the photos of the missionaries to access their blog, photos, video, etc.
ILC COLLEGE VISITORS’ DAY is coming up on Friday, November 14th on the ILC campus in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Activities will begin with chapel at 10:05 A.M. in the Field House, followed by presentations and classroom visits until 2:50 p.m. Come and learn more about your church's college, and consider continuing your education in a solidly Christian setting! Visitors will be our guests for lunch and supper in the cafeteria, and in the evening are invited to join us for ILC's fall theatrical production, Enchanted Sleeping Beauty. Speak with your pastor if you're interested in attending. For questions, contact Academic Dean Paul Naumann. Office: 715-836-6636, cell: 253-228-8736, e mail: paul.naumann@ilc.edu
CLC NEWS (not updated this week)
Current pastoral/ILC faculty vacancies:
ILC professor; Red Wing, MN; Middleton, WI; Appleton, WI; Eau Claire, WI; Spokane, WA
Undecided calls:
Pastor Mike Gurath, Phoenix, AZ, to Middleton, WI
Pastor Matt Ude, Markesan, WI, to Messiah, Eau Claire, WI
Pastor Aaron Ude, Rapid City, SD, to Spokane, WA
2026 CLC MISSION HELPER TRIP The CLC Mission Helper Program is making preparations for another Mission Trip to Africa for the summer of 2026. The main focus of this trip will be presenting the Gospel, through a series of child evangelism lessons, to member and non-member children in village congregations. Possible areas of evangelism include the CLC−Tanzania, CLC−Kenya, CLC−Zambia, and CLC-Uganda. CLC members are welcome and encouraged to apply. For more information and to apply, visit www.mht.lutheranmissions.org.
OCTOBER NOTABLE EXPERIENCES AND EVENTS excerpted from Paula Naumann’s blog ... We are continuously thankful for God’s care for us while living and traveling in Tanzania. A few weeks ago, we broke a bushing in a rear wheel of our vehicle. It was immediately barely driveable, and we pulled over to the side of the not-very-busy road we had just turned onto. A passerby who had heard the loud “clunk” in the rear of our car and saw Bruce checking things out, directed us to a mechanic – who was less than a 1∕2 block away. The mechanic took a look and knew what was wrong immediately, and said he could fix it right away. He got on his phone and called someone to bring him the needed part, and he fixed the problem within an hour. I couldn’t help thinking about the many different scenarios that would have made this breakdown much more inconvenient, or more expensive, or even dangerous. For instance, just three days later, Bruce drove the same vehicle to visit a village in a remote area where there would not have been a mechanic, or a tow truck, or available parts. Breaking down in that area may have been very different! God is taking care of us!