Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer 2001 2

nd Street NW - Watertown, South Dakota

Website: https://lcoorwatertown.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lcoor/

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, September 27, 2020, 8:30am

Welcome and introduction of the theme of the day.

Invocation, Confession and Forgiveness

In the name of the Father, and of the ☩ Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

God of all mercy and consolation, come to the help of your people, turning us from our sin to live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that we may confess our sin, receive your forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

(Silence is kept for reflection)

Most merciful God, we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen.

In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and

of the ☩ Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening Song “Come and See”

Prayer of the Day God of love, giver of life, you know our frailties and failings. Give us your grace to overcome them, keep us from those things that harm us, and guide us in the way of salvation, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Lesson Philippians 2:1-13 1If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, 2make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. 4Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. 5Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, 6who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, 7but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, 8he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross.

9Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, 10so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

12Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence, but much more now in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Gospel Matthew 21:1-13 23When [Jesus] entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” 24Jesus said to them, “I will also ask you one question; if you tell me the answer, then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. 25Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?” And they argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 26But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ we are afraid of the crowd; for all regard John as a prophet.” 27So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 28“What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ 29He answered, ‘I will not’; but later he changed his mind and went. 30The father went to the second and said the same; and he answered, ‘I go, sir’; but he did not go. 31Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him; and even after you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe him.”

This is the Gospel of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Sermon Pastor Dan Ofstehage

Song of the Day (Video) “Be A Light”

Apostles’ Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Offering Text to Give: 605-250-6765

Temple Talk “Connecting Through Technology” Clark Likness

God’s Work. Our Hands. Video

Prayers of the Church Hospitalized/Ill: Bev Splinter, John Stonebarger, Bev Owen, Drake Rounds, Ron Koosman, Arlyn Adolphsen, Greg Dubois, Bev Stormo, mother of Kim (Ken) Turbak Susan Lorenz, sister of Mary Jo Manzey David Lehmann, son of Don & Sharon Lehmann (former members/friends of LCOOR)

Avery West, granddaughter of Deb Larson Barb Iverson, friend of Ken & Renae Madison Rodger Gross, friend of Bill & Cathy Zubke MaryAnn McAtee, mother of Anne (Heath) Rylance Josh Anderson, grandson of Terri Bruner

Deaths: Roger Bailly Larry Kieso, grandfather of Adam Lauseng

The Lord’s Prayer

Benediction

Sending Song “I Will Follow”

Call to Service Pastor: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord!

People: Thanks be to God!

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Serving This Morning Preaching: Pastor Dan Ofstehage Thank you to our Worship Team today! Sound & Projection: Darian Givens, Evan Rieber

Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer 2001 Second St NW ● Watertown SD

Phone: 886-2696 ● Fax: 886-3362 Email: office@lcoorwatertown.org

Web: https://lcoorwatertown.org

Staff Pastors Kent Stillson, Senior Pastor Dan Ofstehage, Associate Pastor

Worship & Music Coordinator Robbyn Givens

Welcoming & Caring Ministries Twila Schmitt

Administrative Secretary Jodi Spilde

Business Manager Donna Hamre

Youth Director Philip Lickei

Christian Education Director Christy Crook

Preschool Nikki Landmark, Director/Teacher Wendy Kruger, Paraprofessional

Custodian Adam Lauseng

Janitorial Marilyn Byer and Jodi Pearson

Donations Sought The following items are needed to help package "Care Kits" -- pillow cases (new or gently used), bath towels (new or gently used) and washcloths. These items will be used for Newborn Kits for Global Health Ministries who distribute them to new mothers. Donations may be left at The Welcome Center. Thanks!

THIS WEEK: Sept. 27 – Oct. 4

SUNDAY September 27th

8:30am Contemporary Worship Service 9:30am Church School 9:30am Sandwich Ministry 10:30am Traditional Worship Service

MONDAY September 28th

8:00am Watertown Sandwich Ministry 7:15pm Al-Anon (Assembly B)

7:30pm HS Fireplace Devotions

TUESDAY September 29th

11:00am Pastor Text Study 1:30pm Staff Meeting

WEDNESDAY September 30th

8:00am Watertown Sandwich Ministry 12:15pm Men’s Lunch 1:00pm Online Bible Study 5:30pm Church School 6:30pm WOW Worship (Blessing of LWR Kits & Quilts)

7:15pm 7/8 Confirmation Workshop #1 7:30pm HS Deeper

THURSDAY October 1st

4:00pm HS. Coffee & Conversation (Gather) 5:15pm Al-Anon (Assembly B)

FRIDAY October 2nd

8:00am Watertown Sandwich Ministry

SATURDAY – Holy Communion Oct. 3rd

Blessing of LWR Kits & Quilts 5:30pm Worship

SUNDAY – Holy Communion Oct. 4th

Blessing of LWR Kits & Quilts 8:30am Contemporary Worship Service 9:30am Church School 9:30am Sandwich Ministry 10:30am Traditional Worship Service

Men’s Lunch Bring your own lunch and meet up with a group of men on Wednesdays here at the church at 12:15pm. Join in on the Bible study/discussion and fellowship of each other every week or as your schedule allows.

7th/8th Grade Confirmation

If you have not registered your 7th or 8th grader yet, please do so Online at https://lcoorwatertown.org/.

Wed, September 30 – Confirmation Workshop #1 @ 7:15pm

Zoom Bible Study Interested in participating in the Gather Bible Study

via Zoom (online), please send an email

to twila@lcoorwatertown.org.

The Bible Study is the first of a three-part series

focusing on "holy time." Study begins at 1:00pm

the following dates:

September 30 | October 28 | November 18

Mission of the Month Lutheran Campus

Ministry Drawing on the Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions, Campus Ministry bears witness to God’s amazing grace within the context of higher education. Sensitive to the pastoral needs of those on campus and engaged in the intellectual discourse of the university, Campus Ministry strives to communicate the Gospel in fresh ways. Mission of the Month offering is above your regular giving, if you would like to designate to this mission, clearly mark your envelope or memo line as such. Thank you for your continued support of this great ministry.

Live Stream of Worship

We will Live Stream our Sunday 8:30am Worship Service. Please note that a recording of this service will be archived and available for viewing afterward on our website.

We Want to See You! Our church Directory is Online and won’t be complete without your family’s photo.

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Attendance & Offering

Sunday, September 13th

Live Stream – (10:30) 126

Saturday, September 19th

- (5:30) 27

Sunday, September 20th

- (8:30) 143, (10:30) 83

Wednesday, September 23rd

- (6:30) 45

Offering

General Fund: $10,364.00; Debt Reduction: $25.00 Mission of the Month: $38.85; Other Missions: $340.00

Simply Giving Offering (9/14 – 9/18)

General Fund: $8,338.59; Debt Reduction: $166.00; Mission of the Month: $2.00; Other Missions: $275.48

LWR Quilt & Kits

Lutheran World Relief is in great need for PPE…

We will ship out the Quilts, Kits & PPE on

Monday, October 5, 2020.

· Boxes of Non-latex Gloves

· Cloth Masks (Tightly woven cotton fabric, and

bias tape, elastic loops or cotton fabric for the

ties. Please avoid fabric with religious or patriotic

symbols, because we ship to many different

countries.)