Septuagesima. Church Calendar. January 28, Statistics. Stewardship Bulletin Sentence. ! The last will be first, and the first last.

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1 Church Calendar Septuagesima Next Sunday 2/4 January 28, :00am Divine Service Sunday School following service Statistics Last Sunday Morning: 32 Communicants: 30 December Income: $ 5, December Expenses: $ 6, Short $ (1,218.78) Year to Date Income: $ 71, Expenses: $ 82, Short $ (10,742.22) Stewardship Bulletin Sentence Every athlete exercises self control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. 1 Corinthians 9:25. Self control is a fruit of the Spirit for the desires of the flesh are at war with the desires of the Spirit. We have received the new life in Christ by His grace. Now He calls us to follow Him deliberately, with self control and with intention. Stewardship Bulletin Sentence: Courtesy of LCMS.org About the cover: The Labourers in the Vineyard is a woodcut by Sir John Everett Millais. Permission to use this image is limited to teaching, research and other non commercial purposes. Courtesy of the Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive: Saint John Lutheran Church LCMS 504 Wallace Avenue (PO Box 64), Curtis, NE stjohn.curtis.ne@gmail.com Rev. Derrick C. Brown pastor.dcbrown@gmail.com Facebook: Sermons: The last will be first, and the first last. Matthew 20:1

2 Introit Divine Service (Setting Three, page 184 ff.) Opening Hymn: #566 By Grace I m Saved Confession and Absolution (page 184) The Psalmody: Psalm 95:1 9 (the Gloria Patri is sung, pg. 186) Kyrie (page 186) Gloria in Excelsis Salutation and Collect of the Day Readings from Scripture Exodus 17:1 7 1 Corinthians 9:24 10:5 Matthew 20:1 16 Nicene Creed (page 191) Hymn of the Day: #555 Salvation unto Us Has Come Sermon Announcements Offertory (page 192 ff.) The Offerings Prayer of the Church Preface and Proper Preface (page 194) Sanctus Holy, Holy, Holy Lord s Prayer (spoken by all) The Words of our Lord Agnus Dei Lamb of God (page 198) Distribution Distribution Hymns: #617 & #627 Nunc Dimittis Song of Simeon (page 199) Salutation Benedicamus Benediction Closing Hymn: #565 Thy Works, Not Mine, O Christ

3 INTROIT Septuagesima The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. In my distress I called upon the LORD. From his temple he heard my voice. Ps. 18:1 2a, 27, 32, 49; antiphon: Ps. 18:5 6a I love you, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer. For you save a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down. [You have] equipped me with strength and made my way blameless. For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations, and sing to your name. 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. The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. In my distress I called upon the LORD. From his temple he heard my voice. COLLECT OF THE DAY O Lord, graciously hear the prayers of Your people that we who justly suffer the consequence of our sin may be mercifully delivered by Your goodness to the glory of Your name; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. TRACT Ps. 130:1 4 Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD! O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy! If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.

4 Notes on the Season and the Service Our liturgical preparations for Easter take place through three distinct periods or steps. The first is the Gesimas. The Gesima Sundays begin our preparation for Easter by mildly taking on the character of Lent the primary liturgical change being an abstaining of the Alleluias. Thus, the Gesima Sundays (also known as: Pre Lent) provide a gradual progression and gentle easing into the more intense ceremonies and denials of Lent and Passiontide. SEPTUAGESIMA is the Latin name for the first of the Gesima Sundays and the third Sunday before Lent. What does septuagesima mean? Septuagesima is shorthand for septuagesima dies, that is: seventy days. As the Church counts, we are seventy days away from Easter (sixty three, in actuality), which is why the Church has, since the 6th century, used this name for this Sunday. The readings and theme of SEPTUAGESIMA focus our attention on the grace of God, and how that grace is undeserved. In the collect, we implore God to graciously hear [us,] we who justly suffer the consequence [for] our sin, [so that we] may be delivered by [His] goodness. (Collect). This goodness of God is emphasized in the parable of the laborers in the vineyard. (Matthew 20:1 16). All the laborers receive the reward because of the goodness of the landowner, and not because of their own labor or merit. The first laborers, in this parable, remind us of the people of Israel those who contended with the LORD in the wilderness, questioning His goodness, while at the same time, dissatisfied with His gracious provision. (Exodus 17:1 7). God does not deal with us on the basis of what we deserve, but on the basis of His abounding grace in Christ. The first those who rely on their own merits will be last. Worse, their fate will be similar to the Israelites, whom the Apostle writes: were overthrown in the wilderness. (1 Corinthians 10:5). The last, however, those who rely on Christ, will be first. For Christ is their Rock. (1 Corinthians 9:24 10:5). He is the One who was struck and from whose side blood and water flowed, that we may be cleansed of our sin. He is the One who has borne the heat and burden of the day, so that we might have the goodness the forgiveness of sins He graciously provides for free. During the Gesima season the announcements will be located on the insert.

5 Announcements If you were unable to attend the Congregational Forum regarding funeral planning last Sunday but would like a copy of the handouts, or if you would like to set up a time to individually go over any particular details or ask additional questions, please speak with Pastor. If you are a member or regularly attend a church which holds a confession of faith differing from that of this congregation and the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, please schedule an appointment to meet with Pastor Brown prior to coming forward to receive the Supper from this altar. Pastor s contact information is located on the bottom of the back page of this bulletin. Looking Forward To Next Sunday Sexagesima Readings: Exodus 17:1 7; 1 Corinthians 9:24 10:5; Matthew 20:1 16 Hymns: #901, #584, #577 In our Prayers For Restoration to Health: Warren Bek; Betty Schmelzer; Ron Wiiest For Our Homebound and Those in Nursing Facilities: Lisa Ehlers; Helen Nelson If you wish to have a prayer concern added or removed, please contact Pastor Brown.

6 Church Calendar Septuagesima Next Sunday 2/4 January 28, :00am Divine Service Sunday School following service Statistics Last Sunday Morning: 32 Communicants: 30 December Income: $ 5, December Expenses: $ 6, Short $ (1,218.78) Year to Date Income: $ 71, Expenses: $ 82, Short $ (10,742.22) Stewardship Bulletin Sentence Every athlete exercises self control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. 1 Corinthians 9:25. Self control is a fruit of the Spirit for the desires of the flesh are at war with the desires of the Spirit. We have received the new life in Christ by His grace. Now He calls us to follow Him deliberately, with self control and with intention. Stewardship Bulletin Sentence: Courtesy of LCMS.org About the cover: The Labourers in the Vineyard is a woodcut by Sir John Everett Millais. Permission to use this image is limited to teaching, research and other non commercial purposes. Courtesy of the Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive: Saint John Lutheran Church LCMS 504 Wallace Avenue (PO Box 64), Curtis, NE stjohn.curtis.ne@gmail.com Rev. Derrick C. Brown pastor.dcbrown@gmail.com Facebook: Sermons: The last will be first, and the first last. Matthew 20:1