Welcome!
“Grant that I may willingly Bear with Thee my crosses,
Learning humbleness of Thee, Peace mid pain and losses.
May I give Thee love for love!” (Hymn 140:6)
19TH SUNDAY after TRINITY SUNDAY OCTOBER 6, 2024
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 128
1 Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways.
2 When you eat the labor of your hands,
You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.
3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
In the very heart of your house,
Your children like olive plants All around your table.
4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord.
5 The Lord bless you out of Zion,
And may you see the good of Jerusalem All the days of your life.
6 Yes, may you see your children’s children.
Peace be upon Israel!
ORDER for WORSHIP
The bell calls us for worship
Opening Prayer
P: Dear Savior Jesus, we praise You for Your grace and mercy which led You to give Yourself as a sacrifice for our sins. Come to us today in Your Word and in the Lord’s Supper that we may learn from You and find rest for our souls. Amen.
Opening Hymn 742
Invocation
P: We begin in the name of the Triune God:
C: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Confession and Absolution of Sins
P: We have come into the presence of God, who created us to love and serve Him as His dear children. But we have disobeyed Him and deserve only His wrath and punishment. Therefore, let us confess our sins to Him and plead for His mercy.
ALL: Merciful Father in heaven, I am altogether sinful from birth. In countless ways I have sinned against You and do not deserve to be called Your child. But trusting in Jesus, my Savior, I pray: Have mercy on me according to Your unfailing love. Cleanse me from my sin, and take away my guilt.
P: God, our heavenly Father, has forgiven all your sins. By the perfect life and innocent death of our Lord Jesus Christ, He has removed your guilt forever. You are His own dear child. May God give you strength to live according to His will.
C [spoken]: Amen.
ALL SING: Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. 1. Glory to God, we give You thanks and praise; Of heav’nly joy and peace on earth we sing. We worship You, to You our hearts we raise, Lord God, almighty Father, heav’nly King. 2. Lord Jesus Christ, the Father’s only Son, You bore for us the load of this world’s sin. O Lamb of God, Your glorious vict’ry won, Receive our prayer, grant us Your peace within. 3. Alone, O Christ, You only are the Lord, At God’s right hand in majesty most high: Who, with the Spirit worshiped and adored, With all the heav’nly host we glorify.
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First Reading – Old Testament – Numbers 11: 4-6, 10-16, 24-29
4 Now the mixed multitude who were among them yielded to intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: “Who will give us meat to eat? 5 We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; 6 but now our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!” ...
10 Then Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, everyone at the door of his tent; and the anger of the Lord was greatly aroused; Moses also was displeased. 11 So Moses said to the Lord, “Why have You afflicted Your servant? And why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid the burden of all these people on me? 12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I beget them, that You should say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a guardian carries a nursing child,’ to the land which You swore to their fathers? 13 Where am I to get meat to give to all these people? For they weep all over me, saying, ‘Give us meat, that we may eat.’ 14 I am not able to bear all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me. 15 If You treat me like this, please kill me here and now—if I have found favor in Your sight—and do not let me see my wretchedness!”
16 So the Lord said to Moses: “Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; bring them to the tabernacle of meeting, that they may stand there with you.” ...
24 So Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord, and he gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people and placed them around the tabernacle. 25 Then the Lord came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and placed the same upon the seventy elders; and it happened, when the Spirit rested upon them, that they prophesied, although they never did so again.
26 But two men had remained in the camp: the name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad. And the Spirit rested upon them. Now they were among those listed, but who had not gone out to the tabernacle; yet they prophesied in the camp. 27 And a young man ran and told Moses, and said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.”
28 So Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, one of his choice men, answered and said, “Moses my lord, forbid them!”
29 Then Moses said to him, “Are you zealous for my sake? Oh, that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put His Spirit upon them!”
Second Reading – New Testament Gospel – Mark 9: 38-50
38 Now John answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.”
39 But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me. 40 For he who is not against us is on our side. 41 For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, assuredly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.
42 “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea. 43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched— 44 where
‘Their worm does not die And the fire is not quenched.’
45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched— 46 where
‘Their worm does not die And the fire is not quenched.’
47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire— 48 where
‘Their worm does not die And the fire is not quenched.’
49 “For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt. 50 Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another.”
P: Blessed are those who hear and believe God’s Word - Alleluia!
ALL SING: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! These words are written that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
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CONFESSION OF FAITH – THE NICENE CREED
ALL: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father, By whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven And was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary And was made man; And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried; And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures; And ascended into heaven, And sits at the right hand of the Father; And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom will have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, The Lord and Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, Who spoke by the Prophets. And I believe one holy Christian and Apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, And I look for the resurrection of the dead, And the life of the world to come. Amen.
Hymn 351: 1-2
Sermon Text – 1 Corinthians 15:9-10
9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Sermon Theme: Christian Humility...
1. Comes from being aware of who we are and what we have done and what we deserve
2. Comes from knowing God’s grace and its role in our lives
Hymn 351: 3-4
The Offering is collected / brought forward
Prayer led by the Pastor
P: Who can forgive our sins but You, O God, who for our sins are justly displeased? Who can heal our diseases but You whose plans for us we have forsaken by virtue of our inborn wickedness? O Lord, help us! In Your grace bring us into Your presence, for only with You there is hope and pardon and peace!
Our lesser needs – safety when we travel, well-being when we work, protection when we are vulnerable, food when we are hungry, breath and a beating heart – these are Your daily gifts to us. We speak and sing our thanks and celebrate the goodness which sustains us. The forgiveness of our sins, the empowering of our faith, the rekindling of our spirits, the enlivening of our walk through time into eternity – these mighty acts are assured to us by the demonstration of Your might and loving inclination that each day’s blessings give us. Great gifts and little blessings, eternal treasures and daily benefits, all come from the same heart of everlasting love, and underscore Your gracious rule as our Lord and King.
Stir up in human hearts, O blessed Father, such a desire for Your favor that Your people everywhere gather to discover Your power to cleanse, to rescue and renew. Let your presence comfort all those in need of it, and show them how Your faithfulness in little things qualifies You to provide them with the things that make for everlasting life.
To You whose dominion over all things reaches beyond the stars, be glory, praise, and honor from the lips of mankind, through Jesus Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
P: any special prayers there may be will be offered here...
P: What do we mean when we pray, “Our Father, who art in heaven?”
ALL: With these words God tenderly encourages us to believe that He is our true Father and we are His true children, so that we may ask Him boldly and with complete confidence as dear children ask their dear father.
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.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
P: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night He was betrayed, took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to His disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.” Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; this is My blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins. Do this whenever you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
The peace of the Lord be with you always! Amen.
ALL SING: O Lamb of God, O Christ our Lord, whose blood, once shed, true life restored, Impart Your joy, our faith increase. Sustain with Your mercy and grant us Your peace.
DISTRIBUTION of the SACRAMENT – Hymn 305
Communicant members of Trinity and Zion Lutheran Churches or of a sister CLC congregation are invited to come forward – for more information, please see the “Note to visitors...” box below.
ALL SING: 1. O Lord, now let Your servant Depart in heav’nly peace, For I have seen the glory Of Your redeeming grace: A light to lead the Gentiles Unto Your holy hill, The glory of Your people, Your chosen Israel. 2. All glory to the Father, All glory to the Son, All glory to the Spirit, Forever three in one; For as in the beginning, Is now, shall ever be, God’s triune name resounding Through all eternity.
Note to Visitors about Holy Communion at Zion and Trinity today
Holy Communion is rightly called a ‘Sacrament’ because it is a “sacred act;” not in what WE do for Christ, but in what Christ does for US! Because God’s Word presents the reception of this Sacrament as a most intimate expression of spiritual and confessional unity (1 Corinthians 1:10; 10:16-17 Romans 16:17-18), we ask that only those who have publicly professed such oneness of faith with us by membership at Trinity or Zion or another CLC church come forward to receive the Sacrament. This is not a judgment of anyone’s faith, but rather an expression of ours. Please speak with the pastor if you are seeking a church home or have any questions. We’d love to have you!
P: Go in peace! Serve the Lord with gladness!
ALL SING: My heart has now become Your dwelling, O blessed, holy, Trinity. With angels I, Your praises telling, Shall live in joy eternally. Lord, may Your body and Your blood Be for my soul the highest good!
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 371: 4-7
STATISTICS – week of 9/29/24
Zion: Sun a.m.: 33; SS: 12; Trinity: Sun a.m.: 45; SS:9;
Wed BC: 10 – Trinity $1,750.00
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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 Collette Krause . . collettekrause@gmail.com cell: 920-238-5132
Church and School: 886-2976
Organists: John Klatt, Rebecca Larson, Naomi Rehder
CALENDAR and ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY – Zion: 8:30 a.m.; Trinity: 10:30 a.m.
>> Holy Communion celebrated at both churches
>> Sunday school sessions: Zion after church; Trinity at 9:20 a.m.
WED >> Louis Jenson – catechism class after school
>> Trinity adult Bible class – 7:00 p.m.
THU >> Lucas Bruna – catechism class at 5:30 p.m.
NEXT SUNDAY PLEASE TAKE NOTE – SPECIAL SCHEDULE!
>> 9 a.m. service at Trinity, followed by Sunday School
>> 11 a.m. service at Zion, NO Sunday School; meal afterwards
SEE NEXT PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
10/16-18 CLC Teachers’ Conference – Okabena, MN
10/27 Joint Area Reformation Festival CANCELED for this year
10/28 Area pastors’ study conference – Pierre, SD
IN OUR PRAYERS
>> We ask for God’s blessings on Ellen Maas as she looks for God’s guidance in her life moving forward!
>> We ask God’s blessings on Naomi (Fuerstenau) Rehder’s recuperation from her successful back surgery this last week
MANY THANKS!
>> Many thanks to all who helped out with Darwyn Maas’ funeral on Friday – both in your presence to support Ellen, and in your help with the meal and visiting before and afterwards!
>> 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!
NEXT SUNDAY’S SPECIAL SCHEDULE ... Next Sunday Zion will be celebrating their 125th anniversary – please note the following changes in schedule at BOTH Trinity and Zion...
>> Trinity service at 9:00 a.m. (SS afterwards); Zion’s service is at 11:00 a.m. followed by a planned meal (NO Sunday School)
>> Former Pastor Andrew Schaller will be speaking at both services (Trinity and Zion) next Sunday!
>> Trinity members are welcome to come for the special 11 a.m. service at Zion; for planning purposes, please let us know you are coming, if at all possible.
ZION PHOTOS NEEDED Anyone having pictures related to Zion over the years are encouraged to get them to Derek Tramp as soon as possible for inclusion in the video display in two weeks.
LUTHER’S EXPLANATION OF THE LORD’S PRAYER Starting in our service this morning through the end of the church year we will be reciting Luther’s explanations to the 9 parts of the Lord’s Prayer to deepen our understanding of the words He gave us to pray.
2025 CLC MISSION HELPER TRIP - Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Mission Helper Trip to Nepal. Space is limited for this trip, so please apply early. Find more information at: https://mht.lutheranmissions.org/
CLC NEWS
Undecided calls:
Pastor Frank Gantt, Atlanta, GA, to St. Louis, MO
Pastor Matt Hanel, Dallas, TX, to Mountain View, CA
CLC CONVENTION REPORT Convention Proceedings have been received; reports will begin October 20th.
DIVINE / HUMAN RESOURCES The latest from Missionary Bruce Naumann... The human resources for God's kingdom in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania were on full display as I took advantage of a 3-week break at Wittenberg seminary to visit our sister churches and new contacts in these countries.
In western Uganda, the people in the 17 congregations of the Confessional Lutheran Synod of Uganda (CLSU) are still recent contacts for us. We continue to have doctrinal discussions to see whether we are united in our confession. About a year ago they left a larger Lutheran group in Uganda in order to remain faithful to God's Word. They operate a seminary with 8 students, and are active in seeking to plant new churches. I was invited to present a preaching workshop in their seminary, and visited two churches and a school during my short stay.
In eastern Uganda I had a two-day visit with the pastors of the Confessional Church of the Reformation in Iganga, Uganda. We had Bible studies on Scripture doctrine, and valuable fellowship for this young synod. The CCRU was officially welcomed into CLC fellowship at our Convention in June. On Sunday I was asked to preach for the morning service at Grace Harvest Lutheran, and also to address their youth group in the evening. Their president, Pastor Daniel Mugeni and his wife and children, share their home with about 25 orphaned and abandoned children. This effort is supported by CLC Project Kinship.
MISSIONARY GOINGS ON To keep up with the latest missionary activities, go to lutheranmissions.org and scroll down to their photos.