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St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church Juneau Salem-Lowell Horicon

Third Sunday of Pentecost June 10-13, 2021

Reigning with

Christ

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Third Sunday of Pentecost HYMN 727 “There Is a Higher Throne”

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In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. (spoken)

CONFESSION OF SINS Beloved in the Lord: let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins to God our Father, asking him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. Holy and merciful Father, I confess that I am by nature sinful and that I have disobeyed you in my thoughts, words, and actions. I have done what is evil and failed to do what is good. For this I deserve your punishment both now and in eternity. But I am truly sorry for my sins, and trusting in my Savior Jesus Christ, I pray: Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner. God, our heavenly Father, has been merciful to us and has given his only Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Therefore, as a called 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. Amen. (spoken)

PRAYER OF THE DAY O God, the strength of all who trust in you, mercifully hear our prayers. Be gracious to us in our weakness and give us strength to keep your commandments in all we say and do; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. BE SEATED

FIRST LESSON Genesis 3:8-15 (EHV) 8 They heard the voice of the LORD God, who was walking around in the garden during the cooler part of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9 The LORD God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 The man said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid myself.” 11 God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree from which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, “The woman you gave to be with me—she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” 13 The LORD God said to the woman, “What have you done?”

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The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 The LORD God said to the serpent: Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all the livestock, and more than every wild animal. You shall crawl on your belly, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life. 15 I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will crush his heel.

VERSE OF THE DAY 2 Corinthians 5:19 (RSV) Alleluia. God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Alleluia. STAND

GOSPEL Mark 3:20-35 (EHV) 20 They went into a house. A crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat a meal. 21 When his own people heard this, they went out to take control of him, because they were saying, “He is out of his mind.” 22 The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “He drives out demons by the ruler of demons.” 23 Jesus called them together and spoke to them in parables. “How can Satan drive out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand but is finished. 27 On the other hand, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he ties up the strong man first. Then he can plunder his house. 28 Amen I tell you: Everything will be forgiven people, their sins and whatever blasphemies they may speak. 29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin.” 30 Jesus said this because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.” 31 Then his mother and his brothers arrived. While they were standing outside, they sent word to Jesus, calling for him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him. They began to tell him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.” 33 He replied, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34 He looked at those who sat around him in a circle and he said, “Look, my mother and my brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” The Gospel of our Lord. Praise be to you, O Christ. (spoken)

BE SEATED

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HYMN OF THE DAY 726 “Christ, the Lord of Hosts, Unshaken”

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SERMON Revelation 20:1-6 (EHV) Reigning with Christ

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven. He had the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2 He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, bound him for a thousand years, 3 threw him into the abyss, locked it, and set a seal on it, so that he could no longer deceive the nations until the thousand years come to an end. After this he must be released for a short time. 4 Then I saw thrones, and those who were sitting on them were given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshipped the beast and his image, and they did not receive his mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not live until the thousand years came to an end.) This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is the one who has a share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them. Instead they will be priests of God and of Christ. And they will reign with him for a thousand years.

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NICENE CREED We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth,

of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten

of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation, he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, and became fully human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate. He suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who in unity with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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BE SEATED

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH & 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.

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THE SACRAMENT PREFACE The Lord be with you. And also with you. (spoken) Lift up your hearts. We lift them up unto the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God. It is good and right so to do. It is truly good and right that we should at all times and in all places give you

thanks, O Lord, holy Father, almighty and everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who promised that wherever two or three come together in his name, there he is with them to shepherd his flock till he comes again in glory. Therefore, with all the saints on earth and hosts of heaven, we praise your holy name and join their glorious song:

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HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

WORDS OF INSTITUTION 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.

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O CHRIST, LAMB OF GOD

BE SEATED

DISTRIBUTION HYMN 378 “All Mankind Fell in Adam’s Fall” THANKSGIVING STAND

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. And his mercy endures forever. (spoken)

O God the Father, source of all goodness, in your loving kindness you sent your Son to share our humanity. We thank you that through him you have given us pardon and peace in this sacrament. We also pray that you will not forsake us but

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will rule our hearts and minds by your Holy Spirit so that we willingly serve you day after day, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen. The Lord bless you and keep you.

The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look on you with favor and (+) give you peace. Amen.

BE SEATED

HYMN 219 “Lord, When Your Glory I Shall See” Preacher: Paul Schupmann Liturgist: David Brandt / Joel Luetke

Organist: Matthew Lober / Becky Schultz

Songs are reprinted under Onelicense.net A-720071 and CCLI License 11520516* The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version® (EHV®) copyright © 2017 The Wartburg Project. All rights reserved.

www.wartburgproject.org * The Holy Bible: New International Version. (1984). (Is 41:1–16). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Artwork from www.shutterstock.com, used with permission, license #176535422 or

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VOLUNTEERS

Greeters (6/10-6/13) 6:30 PM Matt and Char Lober 8:00 AM Bob, Deanna, Ashley, and Kayley McLain 10:30 AM Erica Thiel and Connie Goldberg Ushers (6/10-6/13) 6:30 PM Lee Weis and Dylan Stegner 8:00 AM Joel Pitzlin, Bob Sette, Bob Koch, Shaun Panetti, Jay Panetti 9:30 AM Paul Lepple, Wally Christian and Dennis Kohn 10:30 AM Jerry Stolzman, Bob Henken, Dennis Lisko, and Mike Schall Lawn Mowing (week of 6/14) Team One Chuck Wolfram and Stan Smith

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VBS Food Donations: If you are donating food for our upcoming VBS, please bring it to the Fellowship Hall at our Juneau Campus by this Sunday, June 13th. Thanks! VBS Registration: It’s not too late to sign up for Vacation Bible School! We will be accepting walk-in registrations. Invite your friends, families, and neighbors! Hope to see you there!

This Week at St. John’s Sunday (6/13) 8:00 AM Worship @ Juneau 8:15 AM Bible Class @ Lowell 9:30 AM Bible Class @ Juneau 9:30 AM Worship @ Lowell 10:30 AM Worship @ Juneau 6:30 PM Elders @ Juneau Monday (6/14) 12:30 PM Vacation Bible School @ Juneau 6:30 PM Readings Bible Study @ Lowell 7:00 PM Board of Education @ Juneau Tuesday (6/15) 12:30 PM Vacation Bible School @ Juneau Wednesday (6/16) 9:00 AM Ladies Bible Study @ Juneau 10:00 AM Midweek @ Clearview 11:00 AM Midweek @ Juneau 12:30 PM Vacation Bible School @ Juneau 2:00 PM Midweek @ Hillside Manor 6:30 PM NO Softball Tonight – Bye Week Thursday (6/17) 12:30 PM Vacation Bible School @ Juneau 6:30 PM VBS Worship @ Juneau Friday (6/18) 8:00 PM Movie Night @ School Saturday (6/19) 5:00 PM Worship @ Horicon Sunday (6/20) 8:00 AM Worship @ Juneau 8:15 AM Bible Class @ Lowell 9:15 AM Blood Pressure Screening @ Juneau 9:30 AM Bible Class @ Juneau 9:30 AM Worship @ Lowell 10:30 AM Worship @ Juneau

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