Welcome!
“All glory, Jesus, be to Thee For this Thy glad epiphany;
Whom with the Father we adore And Holy Ghost forevermore.”
TLH 131:5
2ND SUNDAY after EPIPHANY DAY JANUARY 18, 2026
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 118:19-29
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I will go through them, And I will praise the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord,
Through which the righteous shall enter.
21 I will praise You, For You have answered me,
And have become my salvation.
22 The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
23 This was the Lord’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, I pray, O Lord;
O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.
27 God is the Lord, And He has given us light;
Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I will praise You;
You are my God, I will exalt You.
29 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
ORDER for WORSHIP
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The bell calls us for worship
Opening Prayer
P: Heavenly Father, we have come to worship You. Draw near to us in Your gracious Word, and assure us of Your loving kindness. Curb our wandering thoughts, that with undivided attention we may hear Your voice and sing Your praise. Amen.
Hymn 352
EPIPHANY SEASON – January 6 thru February 17
Invocation / Confession / Absolution
P: We gather to worship in the name of the Triune God –
C: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
P: One thing I ask from the Lord. This is what I seek:
C: that I live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
P: to gaze on the beauty of the Lord,
C: and to seek Him in His temple.
P: I rejoiced with those who said to me,
C: “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
P: Yes, one day in Your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.
C: I would rather wait at the doorway of the house of my God than
dwell in the tents of the wicked.
P: For the Lord is a sun and shield.
C: God gives grace and glory.
P: How blessed are those who live in Your house.
C: They are always praising You.
P: From the rising of the sun to its setting,
C: the name of the Lord is to be praised.
P: Glory be to God!
C: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it
was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
P: We come to this holy God with the confession of our sins and ready to receive His forgiveness in Christ Jesus.
ALL: Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.
P: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for His sake God forgives us all our sins. To those who believe in Jesus Christ He gives the power to become the children of God and bestows on them the Holy Spirit. May the Lord, who has begun this good work in us, bring it to completion in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ! Amen.
Hymn 384
First Reading – Acts 4: 8-13
Peter speaks boldly in Jesus!
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders of Israel: 9 If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, 10 let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. 11 This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ 12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.
Second Reading – New Testament Epistle – 2 Peter 1:1-15
“I will not be negligent to remind you!”
1 Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
12 For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. 13 Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you, 14 knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. 15 Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my decease.
P: So far with today’s Scripture readings.
Hymn 15:2
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 381:1-2
SERMON TEXT – New Testament Gospel – Mark 8:27-33
27 Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, “Who do men say that I am?”
28 So they answered, “John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.”
29 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.”
30 Then He strictly warned them that they should tell no one about Him.
31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 He spoke this word openly. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 33 But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”
Hymn 398
The Offering is collected / brought forward
Prayer led by the pastor
P: Almighty and ever-living God, we thank You that You have called us to living faith in Jesus Christ, Your Son, for by Him You have given the light of Your truth for all who are in darkness, so that all people may have life through His name.
Hear now our prayer, heavenly Father, so that Your people may be lights in this world’s darkness. Grant that we may be united in Christian love and zeal to do the work You have set before us.
Make us fervent in the purpose of our calling, loyal in every test of faithfulness, joyful in our promised hope, steadfast in every trial, compassionate toward all people, generous in hospitality, with our minds centered on all that is good.
Since You have called us out of darkness into Your marvelous light, let our words and actions show forth the praises of our Lord Jesus.
Give a special measure of Your grace, dear Lord, to our homes. In the same way that our Lord blessed the marriage feast at Cana with His presence, grant that He may be the heavenly Guest in every home,
and the Guardian of its faith and life.
Send forth ministers and missionaries of Your Word so that people all over the world may learn of Your great love in the gift of Your Son and His Gospel of forgiveness, grace, mercy, and life eternal.
We ask, dear Lord, for Your particular care for all who may be in any special need of body or soul. Show Yourself to them as the Deliverer from all evil, giving them joy for mourning, praise for heaviness of heart, and the song of victory for defeat. Save us from all the hidden dangers around us.
Defend us now and always, even until that hour when You shall call us away from this earthly life to the blessed life which is to come in heaven.
In the name of Jesus, the Christ, the Son of the living God we pray. Amen.
P: Any special requests will be made at this time.
P: And so we 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.
C [spoken]: Amen.
Closing Hymn 381: 3
STATISTICS - week of January 11
Zion: 31; SS: 10; “north” BC: 14; Trinity: 42; SS: 5;
Wed BC: 15; School Board: 5(+PK/MS)
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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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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
>> Trinity – potluck meal after church
>> Trinity – Quarterly voters’ meeting – 1 p.m.
>> Trinity – Ladies’ Aid quarterly business meeting – 1 p.m.
MON >> Pastors’ Study Club – Bowdle, SD – 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
WED >> Louis Jenson confirmation class after school at church
>> 6:30 p.m. Trinity church choir
>> 7 p.m. Trinity adult Bible class
THU >> Trinity – Avantara devotion – 10:30 a.m.
>> Zion – James DeBough adult instruction class – 7:00 p.m.
NEXT SUNDAY >> Zion – 8:30 a.m. Trinity – 10:30 a.m.
>> Sunday School - after church at Zion; 9:20 a.m. at Trinity
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Jan 31 SAT CLC online women’s conference – 11 a.m.-1 pm. CST
Feb 8 SUN Zion annual voters’ meeting – 1:00 p.m.
Feb 18 WED Ash Wednesday
MANY THANKS!
>> 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!
JANUARY – CLC WORLD MISSIONS PRAYER LIST This latest edition is available on Sunday both online and in print on the back table.
CLC NEWS
Current pastoral/ILC faculty vacancies: ILC professor; Red Wing, MN; Appleton, WI; Eau Claire, WI; Spokane, WA; Phoenix, AZ
Undecided calls:
Teacher Claire Abbas, Inver Grove Heights, MN, to Cheyenne, WY
Pastor Jonah Albrecht, Seattle/Tacoma, WA, to Messiah, Eau Claire, WI
Pastor Johnathan Schnose, Morris, MN, to Spokane, WA
Returned calls:
Retired Pastor John Schierenbeck as vacancy pastor, Spokane, WA
Pastor Mike Wilke, Saginaw, MI, to part-time pastorate in Red Wing, MN
Pastor Joe Naumann, Mankato, MN to Phoenix, AZ
Mr. Peter Reim, Eau Claire, WI, to vacancy pastor in Red Wing, MN
Retirement:
Pastor John Hein, Fridley, MN, effective January 31
NATIONAL WOMEN’S RETREAT IN JANUARY Before your 2026 calendar begins to fill up, we want you to mark your calendars and get ready to Press Pause with women across the country!
What: Press Pause for the National Women's (Virtual) Retreat 2026
When: Saturday, January 31, 2026 // 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Central Time)
How: Join us virtually via Zoom Cost: Free event – all are welcome!
Register now: https://tinyurl.com/PressPause26
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.