Meeting Our Neighbors and Inviting Them to the Banquet
Today we welcome Rev. Dr. Ken Schurb as our guest preacher and teacher. He is helping us prepare to go out Sunday afternoon and meet our neighbors. In addition to preaching, he will teach the Bible Study between Sunday Services. He serves as Evangelism Executive for our Central Illinois District, to equip St. John’s and other congregations for the task of Telling the Good News About Jesus!
ORDER OF SERVICE
DIVINE SERVICE ONE
- Prelude
- Call to Worship
- Welcome
- 435 Come to Calvary’s Holy Mountain
- Confession and Absolution
- Kyrie — Mark 10:47
- Gloria in Excelsis — Luke 2:14; John 1:29, LSB 154
- Salutation and Collect of the Day
- Old Testament Reading — Isaiah 25:6–9
- Psalm — Psalm 23
- Epistle — Philippians 4:4–13
- Alleluia and Verse — John 6:68, LSB 156
- Holy Gospel — Matthew 22:1–14
- Apostles’ Creed
- Catechism Review: The Fifth Commandment
- 830 Spread the Reign of God the Lord
- Sermon “Serious” — Matthew 22:1-14 — Rev. Dr. Ken Schurb CID Evangelism Executive
- Prayer of the Church
- Offering Presentation and Card Collection
- Service of the Sacrament
- Preface — 2 Timothy 4:22; [Colossians 3:1]; [Psalm 136]
- (10:30 continues with the Prayer of Thanksgiving)
- Sanctus — Isaiah 6:3; Matthew 21:9, LSB 161
- Prayer of Thanksgiving
- The Words of Our Lord
- Lord’s Prayer
- Pax Domini — John 20:19
- Agnus Dei — John 1:29, LSB 163
- Distribution
- 624 The Infant Priest Was Holy Born
- 644 The Church’s One Foundation
- Blessing
- Thank the Lord — [Psalm 105:1–3, 42–43]; [1 Chronicles 16:8–10], LSB 164
- Post-Communion Collect
- Benediction — Numbers 6:24–26
- 643 Sent Forth by God’s Blessing