Bulletin
06/07/26
As We Gather
We do not deserve the attention God lavishes on us! As He calls us to Himself, we are on the receiving end of boundless love and mercy from Him, shown especially in the death and resurrection of our Lord, to whom we have been united. We share faith with Abraham, though the future may not be clear. Our sins brought Jesus to the cross, but the empty tomb invites us to eternal life. When the Pharisees questioned Jesus for eating with tax collectors and sinners, He admonished them in saying, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick” (Matthew 9:12). God calls those who need to be saved—sinners like us—with the gracious Good News proclaimed to us in worship this day.
Children Activity Bags We value children in our worship services. If needed, there is a family room available for families with children. The family room has a diaper changing table, a closed-circuit TV to watch the worship service, toys and books for children. The family room is located across from the kitchen in the long hallway, the first door on the right, just past the bathrooms. There are “King’s Kids” bags with activities for children to help them worship. They are near the usher’s station on a small rack. Please return the bag to the rack after the service.
Holy Communion The Scripture teaches the Lord’s Supper is a precious gift of God in which Christ gives us His true body and blood (in a miraculous way), together with the bread and wine, for the forgiveness of our sins and the strengthening of our faith. Because the Bible teaches that this Sacrament may also be spiritually harmful if misused, and that participation in the Lord’s Supper is an act of confession of faith, we ordinarily commune those who have been instructed in the teachings of our church and who have confessed their faith in these teachings. If you have a question, please speak to Pastor Ralph before the service. For those who prefer a non-alcoholic alternative, there is grape juice at the center of each tray. Those not receiving the Sacrament, including children, are invited to come to the altar, cross their arms over their chest, and receive a special blessing.
No Justification for Thoe who continue to Live in Sin “believe me, Christ did not come that you might remain in your sins and damnation; for you will not be saved if you do not stop sinning. O be sure, sins are forgiven; but you must stop being a miser, an adulterer, or a fornicator.” What Luther Says # 2257
Pentecost 2
June 7, 2026
Welcome
Opening Hymn Today Your Mercy Calls Us LSB 915
Invocation, Confession and Absolution
P: In the name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
P: Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song,
C: His praise in the assembly of the godly!
P: Let Israel be glad in his Maker;
C: let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!
P: For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
C: He adorns the humble with salvation. Praise the Lord!
P: Let us now make confession of our sins to God, our heavenly Father.
C: Merciful Father, we confess our sinfulness. We are not worthy for You to come among us. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; we have done those things which we ought not to have done. By the renewing work of the Holy Spirit within us, lead us to amend our sinful lives that each day we may grow in righteousness and in hope to the glory of Your holy name.
(Silence for Meditation)
P: Jesus, our Redeemer and God’s greatest gift, promises forgiveness, life, and salvation, and welcomes us to His family and table. As a servant of Christ and by His authority, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. As you believe, so may it be.
C: Amen.
Hymn of Praise Jesus Sinners Doth Receive LSB 609 vs. 1, 5-7
Prayer of the Day
All: Heavenly Father, grant repentance and true faith to all who have gone astray and grant us opportunities to share the faith bestowed on us to lead them back, joining us to praise Your holy name. This we ask through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
O T READING (The Lord desires that His people show mercy.) Hosea 5:15–6:6
Then I will go back to my place until they admit their guilt. And they will seek my face; in their misery they will earnestly seek me.” “Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.” “What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears. Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth; my judgments flashed like lightning upon you. For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
N T Lesson (An account of the faith of Abraham) Romans 4:13–25
It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. For if those who live by law are heirs, faith has no value and the promise is worthless, because law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression. Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were.
Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead. Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.” The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
Gospel Lesson (Jesus calls Matthew as a disciple.) Matthew 9:9–13
Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. Some men brought to him a paralytic, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.” At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!” Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins….” Then he said to the paralytic, “Get up, take your mat and go home.” And the man got up and went home. When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to men. As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?” On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Message Hymn O, That the Lord Would Guide my Ways LSB 707
Message Sinners and Tax Collectors Mr. Gary Kinne
Nicene Creed
Nicene Nice
C: 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 in 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.
Offering
Offertory Doxology LSB 805
Prayers of the Church
After each petition:
P: Lord, in your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
The Lord’s Prayer
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 Lord’s Supper
Preface page 194 in the hymnal
P: The Lord be with you.
C: ♪ And with thy spirit.
P: Lift up your hearts.
C: ♪ We lift them up unto the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: ♪ It is meet and right so to do.
P: It is truly good, right, and salutary …. And with the host of heaven we sing:
Sanctus — Holy, Holy, Holy page 195 in the hymnal
C: ♪ Ho -ly, ho-ly, ho-ly Lord God of Sa – ba – oth. Heaven and earth are full of Thy
glory. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He, blessed is He,
blessed is He who cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna
in the highest.
The Words of Institution (Jesus Institutes the Lord’s Supper)
Pax Domini—The Peace of the Lord page 197 in the hymnal
P: The peace of the Lord be with you always
Agnus Dei – Lamb of God page 198 in the hymnal C: ♪ O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world;
have mercy upon us.
O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world;
have mercy upon us.
O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world;
grant us Thy peace. A – men.
Distribution of Communion
Distribution Hymn Just as I Am, without One Plea LSB 570
Nunc Dimittis page 199 in the hymnal
C: ♪ Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace according to Thy Word, for mine
eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people,
a light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of Thy people Israel. Glory be to the Father
and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be, world without end. Amen.
Post Communion Collect
All: Blessed are You, Lord our God, for by uniting us in the Body of Christ, You give us confidence that eternal life is ours despite our faults and failings. With Abraham we share the faith that all Your promises are sure. And we pray that in the strength we receive through this Sacrament, we shall follow our Savior with our sins forgiven and eternal salvation given through His body and blood. Amen.
Benediction
P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and ✠ give you peace.
C: Amen.
Sending Hymn Lord, Take Your Hand and Lead Me LSB 722
.C: ♪Amen.
Announcements
Dismissal
P: Go in peace as you serve the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God!
Postlude
12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
06/14/26
As We Gather
The only people in the Old Testament who needed freedom were those enslaved. The people in today’s Gospel who truly needed a Savior were like sheep without a shepherd, milling about without hope. The vast crowds of people who have inherited the sin of Adam are, as we once were, dead in trespasses and sin; they all need some good news! Today’s Readings move us into action! God promises that His people shall be priests, and priests convey the message of forgiveness to all burdened by sin. The gift of God’s Son abounds for many, Paul writes in the Epistle. And Jesus Himself tells us to proclaim as we go, “The kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 10:7). Be ready to be moved into action!
Children Activity Bags We value children in our worship services. If needed, there is a family room available for families with children. The family room has a diaper changing table, a closed-circuit TV to watch the worship service, toys and books for children. The family room is located across from the kitchen in the long hallway, the first door on the right, just past the bathrooms. There are “King’s Kids” bags with activities for children to help them worship. They are near the usher’s station on a small rack. Please return the bag to the rack after the service.
Holy Communion The Scripture teaches the Lord’s Supper is a precious gift of God in which Christ gives us His true body and blood (in a miraculous way), together with the bread and wine, for the forgiveness of our sins and the strengthening of our faith. Because the Bible teaches that this Sacrament may also be spiritually harmful if misused, and that participation in the Lord’s Supper is an act of confession of faith, we ordinarily commune those who have been instructed in the teachings of our church and who have confessed their faith in these teachings. If you have a question, please speak to Pastor Ralph before the service. For those who prefer a non-alcoholic alternative, there is grape juice at the center of each tray. Those not receiving the Sacrament, including children, are invited to come to the altar, cross their arms over their chest, and receive a special blessing.
Luther Meant to Be Faithful “We must observe the Word of God with greater care than we observe the ideas of men and angels. Therefore I shall perform eh duties of my office and shall bring the state of affairs to light; and I shall give the truth as I have received it, freely and without malice. As for the rest, let every man look to his own salvation; I shall go on working faithfully, so that before the judgment seat of Christ no one may cast on me the blame for his lack of faith and knowledge pf the truth.” What Luther says # 2929
Third Sunday in Pentecost
June 14, 2026
Welcome
Opening Hymn Church of God, Elect and Glorious LSB 646 vs 1-2
Invocation, Confession and Absolution (portion of Psalm 31)
P: In the name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
P: In You, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame;
C: in Your righteousness deliver me!
L: But I trust in You, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.”
C: My times are in Your hand.
P: Make Your face shine on Your servant;
C: save me in Your steadfast love!
P: Gracious Father,
C: since You have set forth the way of life for us in Your beloved Son, we confess with shame our slowness to learn of Him, our failure to follow Him, and our reluctance to take up the cross for Your cause. Forgive our hesitating witness for Christ, or evasion of responsibility in Your service, and our imperfect stewardship of Your gifts. Forgive us that we have been thoughtless in our judgments, hasty in condemnation, grudging in forgiveness, slow to seek reconciliation, and unwilling to help our neighbors as we ought. O God, have mercy on us, and create in us clean hearts, and put a new and right spirit within us.
(Silence for Meditation)
P: Upon this your confession and by the command of our Lord, I, as a servant of Christ declare to you all your sins are forgiven in the name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
P: Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it. Go in ✠ peace.
C: Amen.
Hymn of Response Church of God, Elect and Glorious LSB 646 vs 3-4
Prayer of the Day
All: Almighty, eternal God, in the Word of Your apostles and prophets, You have proclaimed to us Your saving will. Grant us faith to believe Your promises that we may receive eternal salvation and continue to proclaim to others what has been proclaimed to us; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
O T Reading (God’s people are to be a kingdom of priests.) Exodus 19:1–8
In the third month after the Israelites left Egypt—on the very day—they came to the Desert of Sinai. After they set out from Rephidim, they entered the Desert of Sinai, and Israel camped there in the desert in front of the mountain. Then Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain and said, “This is what you are to say to the house of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.” So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all the words the Lord had commanded him to speak. The people all responded together, “We will do everything the Lord has said.” So Moses brought their answer back to the Lord.
N T Lesson (Christ died for us while we were still sinners.) Romans 5:6–15
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! For if, when we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned— for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law. Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who was a pattern of the one to come. But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!
Holy Gospel (Jesus calls and then sends out His disciples.) Matthew 9:35–10:8
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
Message Song Who You Say I Am
Who am I that the highest King would welcome me
I was lost but He brought me in Oh, his love for me (Oh, His love for me)
Who the Son sets free, is free indeed – I’m a child of God, yes, I am!
Free at last, He has ransomed me, His grace runs deep
While I was a slave to sin, Jesus died for me Yes, He died for me!
Chorus Who the Son sets free, is free indeed – I’m a child of God, yes, I am!
In my Father’s house there’s a place for me – I’m a child of God, yes, I am!
Bridge I am chosen, not forsaken. I am who You say I am.
You are for me, not against me. I am who You say I am 2 x’s
Now it’s time to serve the King, His power in me
The Spirit moves in ways unseen, re- making me!
Yes, re-making me! Chorus
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Words and Music by Ben Fielding and Reuben Morgan
Message When the Spirit Moves in Relationships
- 1. Called to Serve and _minister to_ our _fellow_ _man____.
- 2. Called to Proclaim the _grace___of our Lord Jesus.
- 3. Called to Persevere in the face of _opposition__ and _accusations__.
Apostles Creed
Offering / Offertory Doxology LSB 805
Prayers of the Church
After each petition:
P: Lord, in your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
The Lord’s Prayer
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 Lord’s Supper
Preface page 160 in the hymnal
P: The Lord be with you.
C: ♪ And also with you.
P: Lift up your hearts.
C: ♪ We lift them to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: ♪ It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
P: It is truly good, right, and salutary …. And ever more praising You and singing:
Sanctus — Holy, Holy, Holy page 161 in the hymnal
C: ♪ Holy, holy, holy Lord God of pow’r and might: Heaven and earth are full of
Your glory. Hosanna. Hosanna. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who
comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
The Words of Institution (Jesus Institutes the Lord’s Supper)
Pax Domini—The Peace of the Lord page 163 in the hymnal
P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.C: ♪ Amen.
Agnus Dei – Lamb of God page 163 in the hymnal
C: ♪ Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; grant us peace.
Distribution Hymn O Jesus, King Most Wonderful LSB 554
Post Communion Canticle page 164 in the hymnal
C: ♪ Thank the Lord and sing His praise; tell ev’ryone what He has done. Let all who seek the Lord rejoice and proudly bear His name. He recalls His promises and leads His people forth in joy with shouts of thanksgiving. Alleluia, alleluia.
Post Communion Thanksgiving
All: O God, You have fed Your grateful disciples with the true manna, the living bread from heaven, at Your Table of grace. Grant, we implore You, that the body and blood of Your Son be our support throughout our earthly pilgrimage, until we reach that land where there is neither hunger nor thirst; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
Benediction
P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and ✠ give you peace.
C: Amen.
Sending Hymn O Christ, Who Called the Twelve LSB 856
Announcements
Dismissal
P: Go in peace as you serve the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God!
Postlude