1 St. John’s Lutheran Church Red Bud, Illinois Fourth Sunday in Lent March 13-14, 2021 WELCOME to St. John’s Lutheran Church! We preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, administer the sacraments and provide Christian education in service to all people. We are especially happy that we have visitors with us today. St. John’s is a congregation which follows the historic order of Christian worship. Even if you are not Lutheran, you may recognize many of the elements of worship from your own tradition. If you or your small child needs a space for privacy during the service, Room 1 in the Fellowship Hall has a TV with a video feed of our worship service. To help with the reverent nature of our worship, please silence and do not use your cell phones and pagers during this service. Thank you! The Prelude: “By Grace I’m Saved” arranged by Kevin Hildebrand The Ringing of the Bell calls us to holy worship. Hymn of Invocation: 543 “What Wondrous Love Is This” Public domain (10:30 a.m.) Holy Baptism, page 268ff. Please stand if able. The sign of the cross may be made in remembrance of Holy Baptism. P In the name of the Father and of the (+) Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen. P Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our
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St. John’s Lutheran Church Red Bud, Illinois
Fourth Sunday in Lent March 13-14, 2021
WELCOME to St. John’s Lutheran Church! We preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, administer the sacraments
and provide Christian education in service to all people. We are especially happy that we have visitors with
us today. St. John’s is a congregation which follows the historic order of Christian worship. Even if you are
not Lutheran, you may recognize many of the elements of worship from your own tradition. If you or your
small child needs a space for privacy during the service, Room 1 in the Fellowship Hall has a TV with a
video feed of our worship service. To help with the reverent nature of our worship, please silence and do not
use your cell phones and pagers during this service. Thank you!
The Prelude: “By Grace I’m Saved” arranged by Kevin Hildebrand
The Ringing of the Bell calls us to holy worship.
Hymn of Invocation: 543 “What Wondrous Love Is This”
Public domain
(10:30 a.m.) Holy Baptism, page 268ff.
Please stand if able. The sign of the cross may be made in remembrance of Holy Baptism.
P In the name of the Father and of the (+) Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen.
P Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our
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Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. Our
help is in the name of the Lord,
C who made heaven and earth.
P I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord,
C and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.
Silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination.
P O almighty God, merciful Father,
C I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins and iniquities with which I
have ever offended You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal punishment.
But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I pray You of
Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and
death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me, a poor,
sinful being.
P Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office, as a called and ordained servant of the
Word, announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in the stead and by the command of
my Lord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the (+)
Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen.
Introit: Psalm 27
The Lord is my light and my sal- / va- tion; whom / shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold / of my life; of whom shall I / be afraid?
Though an army encamp / a-gainst me, my heart / shall not fear;
Though a war arise / a-gainst me, yet I will be / con-fi-dent.
One thing have I asked / of the Lord, that will I / seek af-ter;
That I may dwell in the house / of the Lord all the days / of my life.
To gaze upon the beauty / of the Lord and to inquire in His / temple.
For He will hide me in / His shel-ter in the day of / trouble;
He will conceal me under the cover / of His tent He will lift me high up- / on a rock.
Glory be to the Father and / to the Son and to the Holy / Spirit;
As it was in the be- / ginning, is now, and will be forever. / Amen.
The Lord is my light and my / sal-va-tion; whom / shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold / of my life; of whom shall I / be afraid?
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Kyrie
Salutation and Collect of the Day
P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P: Let us pray.
C: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, Your mercies are new every morning; and
though we deserve only punishment, You receive us as Your children and provide for
all our needs of body and soul. Grant that we may heartily acknowledge Your merciful
goodness, give thanks for all Your benefits, and serve You in willing obedience; through
Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen. (please be seated)
(8 a.m.) ANTHEM: “O Love, How Deep” (arranged by Hal Hopson) Choir
The Old Testament Reading: Numbers 21:4-9
From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of
Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. And the people spoke against God and
against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there
is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” Then the LORD sent fiery
serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. And
the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD
and against you. Pray to the LORD, that He take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed
for the people. And the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and
everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” So Moses made a bronze serpent and set
it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.
A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God.
The Gradual
A: O come, let us fix our eyes on Jesus, C: the founder and perfecter of our faith,
A: who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame,
C: and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
The Epistle Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the
course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at
work in the sons of disobedience—among whom we all once lived in the passions of our
flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of
wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with
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which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with
Christ— by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him
in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages He might show the
immeasurable riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you
have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a
result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God.
Hymn of the Day: 571 “God Loved the World So That He Gave”
(Please stand for the last stanza if you are able, sing “A-men.”)
5 If you are sick, if death is near, This truth your troubled heart can cheer:
Christ Jesus saves your soul from death; That is the firmest ground of faith.
(please stand for the last stanza)
6 Glory to God the Father, Son, And Holy Spirit, Three in One!
To You, O blessèd Trinity, Be praise now and eternally! A-men. Public domain
The Holy Gospel: John 3:14-21
P The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the 3rd chapter. C Glory to You, O Lord.
(Jesus said) “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of
Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life. For God so loved the
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world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order
that the world might be saved through Him. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but
whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of
the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people
loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who
does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be
exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that
his works have been carried out in God.”
P This is the Gospel of the Lord. C Praise to You, O Christ.
Creedal Hymn: 953 We All Believe in One True God
Public domain
(please be seated)
(5 p.m. and 8 a.m.) Children’s Message Song: AGPS 128
I love to tell the story Although it’s sad to tell.
Of how our Lord and Master Faced pain and death and hell.
Dear Jesus, whipped and bleeding, Was hung upon the tree
And died on that Good Friday To save both you and me.
I love to tell the story; ‘twill be my theme in glory
To tell the old, old story of Jesus and His love.
Sermon: “For God So Loved; But God Made Us Alive; Look and Live”
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Prayer of the Church: Please stand if you are able. HEALING AND COMFORT: Ed Luttman, Gladys Brand, Barb Ladwig, Elroy Stellhorn, Dennis Deterding,
Rhonda Schaefer, Susie Harms; Family and Friends of St. John’s Members: Lori Voges, Roger Drinnon, Sr.,
Barb Niermann, Boniface Becker, Doug Whelan, Brenda Manning, Wayne Collmeyer, Velma Koenig, Rev.
Timothy Scharr, Matt Haas, Whitney Stitzel, Bob Rothley, Bruce Schneider, Rev. Brian Gegel, Bob Asbury,
Michelle Dillon. Help us keep this list current!
MILITARY: (Please call with names.) Army- Casey Vallett, Tanner Valleroy, Nathan Koen, Tim Healy,
Jacob Adams, Donald Roberts, Matthew Kraus, Paul Craft, Jr., Austin Scheibe, Trevor Buckner, Jessica
DeMarco, Jeremiah Brandt, Benjamin Boeder, Christopher Dupertius, Garrett Carnahan, Tyler Wahlman,
Gavin Roche-Voss, Joshua Cox; Navy- Brad Koester, Carl Muehler; Air Force- Gage Baldwin, Brian
Hubbard, Jason Nehrt, Curt Hatten, Terry Koester, David Livingston, Matt Sabo, Ryan Kozarich; Marines-
Alex Renner, Cody Koch, Tailor Neuhaus, Josh Butterworth, Keenan Turnure
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL: Fire/EMS- Tom Beshoar, Kevin Biffar, Chad Crafton, Steven Falkenhain,
Chad Grohmann, Curt Guebert, Scot Heller, Blake Koppel, Chad Langrehr, Kenny Langrehr, Matt Liefer,
Kevin Miller, Alan Piel, Jason Rippelmeyer, Brad Stechmesser; Police- Abigail Brundage, Ralph Sievers,
Chris Hewitt, Nick Mounts, Jason Palm, Doug Brennan (Please call our office with names)
Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs.
O Lord God, in these Lenten days we pray that You would draw us into Your light. Expose
where we, like Your people of old, have thought, spoken and acted against You, that in
repentance we might look to Your Son lifted up on the cross for our salvation and be saved
from Your righteous wrath. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
O Lord, You led the saints by the straight way of faith in Your Son until they reached Your
heavenly city. As we join in their eternal thanksgiving for Your steadfast love and wondrous
works to the children of men, we pray that You would faithfully lead us to our heavenly
home. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
O God, You loved the world by giving Your only Son, that whoever believes in Him might
be saved. We pray that You would bless the work of Your Church and those called to preach
Your Gospel including the divine call we have extended to a seminary graduate. By Your
Spirit, create and sustain saving faith within us and all who hear Your Word, that we may not
be condemned but saved and raised up with Christ to be seated with Him in the heavenly
places. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
O God, You have made us alive in Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses and sins.
We pray that Your Spirit would be at work within us, that we may not carry out the sinful
desires of our bodies and minds but be Your workmanship in Christ Jesus, walking in the
good works You have prepared for us to do in Him. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
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O Lord God, You have set our president, our governor, other elected and appointed officials
as authorities over us for our good. Bless and sustain them with all they need to govern us,
that we might be ruled wisely and in accord with Your will. Protect all those who protect and
serve us as members of our nation’s armed forces, law enforcement agents and emergency
response personnel. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
O God, You are our light and our salvation. Hide in Your shelter Ed, Gladys, Barb, Elroy,