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Catalogs To purchase greeting/Easter cards from Oshkosh Church Supply, catalogs will be available next month (February 7, 14 and 21). Catalogs and order forms will be found on the tract rack. Please place completed order forms in Peggy Montreal's mailbox by February 21. If you know someone who cannot access the catalog at church or if you have any questions, please call 262-235-4245.
Worship Schedule Change We are now 6.5 months into our COVID-19 prompted four worship service schedule. However, due to the fact that there is plenty of room at the Sunday 10:30am service and Monday 7pm service, we now have worship live
streaming capability, and for the sake of our support staff (ushers, musicians, and AV technicians), the church council has decided that we are going to drop the Saturday 4:30 pm service and go back to our normal 3 service Sunday/Monday pre-COVID-19 routine. This will begin on Feb. 7-8th. Some members have expressed a desire to keep the Saturday service. Over the next few months the church council will survey the congregation about our worship schedule. Then at our May/June Voters meeting we will make a decision on
whether to keep our current schedule or make changes. Stay tuned! Youth Group –It's winter, so let's embrace it with some winter fun! WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 21st, 12pm-?
WHAT: Meet at church at 12pm for food/devotion
Leave church at 12:45pm and head to Sunburst in Kewaskum Tubing 1:30-3:30pm Skiing 1:30pm-?? February Birthdays Kyle Cannon 2nd Jody Grahl 2nd Donna Frey 3rd Jason Damrow 4th Amy Daniels 4th Darlene Haeuser 4th Lisa McKittrick 4th Diane Yarmark 4th Elliot Iwen 5th Brad Karnitz 6th Rob Luft 6th Barbara Odell 6th Brian Enright 7th Gweneviere Golner 7th Alyssa Steldt 7th Katie Kisch 8th Happy Anniversary Odell, Bob & Barbara
February 10th
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
PO Box 169 623 Congress St.
Newburg WI 53060
262-675-6640
262-675-6852
Welcome!
During the Epiphany season we want to get to know Jesus. This weekend we get to know him as the one who uses every situation in life as an opportunity to offer the
forgiveness of sins.
If you are visiting our church today we are glad you decided to join us. For your convenience…..
We hope you are enriched by the message you hear today from God’s word. If you have any questions about God’s Word or our church - one of our pastors would be happy to visit with you. Information about our school may be obtained from the principal, Tim Payne. 262-675-6852. We hope you will join us again!
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thSunday after Epiphany January 30
th- February 1
st, 2021
Restrooms are located in the back hallway, through the double doors.
Hearing-assisted devices and large print bulletins are available—ask an usher.
Cry room is located in back of church near the church entrance.
Back Pews Please reserve back pews for families with small children.
Cell Phones Please turn off cell phones or put them on vibrate.
Closing Hymn It is our tradition to stand and sing the last verse of the final hymn.
Copies of the sermons and video of the worship services are available at www.stjohnsnewburg.com Click on “Church” and then “sermons”.
*Electronic giving available Text to 855-893-2346 or download the GivePlus app
Suggested Silent Prayer before Worship:
My faith looks up to thee, thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine. Now hear me while I pray; take all my guilt away; oh, let me from this day be wholly thine! Amen! (Hymn 402 vs. 1)
Suggested Silent Prayer after worship as candles are extinguished:
Almighty God, we thank you for teaching us the things you want us to believe and do. Help us by your Holy Spirit to keep your Word in pure hearts that we may be
strengthened in faith, guided in holiness, and comforted in life and in death, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Pastor Arndt: pastorarndt@stjohnsnewburg.com Pastor Schaser: pastorschaser@stjohnsnewburg.com
Principal: timpayne@stjohnsnewburg.com Office: secretary@stjohnsnewburg.com
office@stjohnsnewburg.com Www.stjohnsnewburg.com Schedule for January 30-February 8 Saturday Worship (last Saturday service), 4:30 pm Sunday Worship, 8:00 & 10:30 am
Family Bible Hour, 9:15am Monday Worship, 7:00 pm
Tuesday 5-6th Gr PS Confirmation Class, 7:00 pm Wednesday Board of Education Meets, 6:00 pm
7-8th Gr PS Confirmation Class, 7:00 pm Choir, 7:00 pm
Thursday Bible Study, 9:15 am No SATURDAY Worship
Next Sun Worship w/Communion, 8:00 & 10:30 am Family Bible Hour, 9:15 am
Next Mon Worship w/Communion, 7:00 pm
Worship today used parts of Service of the Word - Christian Worship © 1993 by Northwestern Publishing House. Used with permission under One license # A-723246. We used the 1984 New International Version bible.
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All: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.
Blessing
M: Brothers and sisters, go in peace. Live in harmony with one another. Serve the Lord with gladness.
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. C: Amen.
♫ Closing Hymn: 402 vs. 2-4 “My Faith Looks Up to Thee ”
2 May thy rich grace impart Strength to my fainting heart; My zeal inspire!
As thou hast died for me, Oh, may my love to thee Pure, warm, and changeless be, A living fire!
3 While life’s dark maze I tread And griefs around me spread, Be thou my guide.
Bid darkness turn to day, Wipe sorrow’s tears away, Nor let me ever stray From thee aside.
4 When ends life’s transient dream, When death’s cold, sullen stream Shall o’er me roll,
Blest Savior, then, in love, Fear and distrust remove; Oh, bear me safe above, A ransomed soul!
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Our Service
Invocation
Minister: The grace of our Lord (+) Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you.
Congregation: And also with you.
Confession of Sins and Absolution
M: We have come into the presence of God, who created us to love and serve him as his dear children. But we have disobeyed him and deserve only his wrath and punishment. Therefore, let us confess our sins to him and plead for his mercy.
C: Merciful Father in heaven, I am altogether sinful from birth. In countless ways I have sinned against you and do not deserve to be called your child. But trusting in Jesus, my Savior, I pray: Have mercy on me according to your unfailing love. Cleanse me from my sin, and take away my guilt.
♫ Opening Hymn: 422 “Jesus, Lead Us On”
1 Jesus, lead us on Till our rest is won;
And although the way be cheerless, We will follow, calm and fearless. Guide us by your hand To our fatherland.
2 If the way be drear, If the foe be near,
Let not faithless fears o’ertake us; Let not faith and hope forsake us, For through many a woe To our home we go.
3 When we seek relief From a long-felt grief,
When temptations come alluring, Make us patient and enduring; Show us that bright shore Where we weep no more.
4 Jesus, still lead on Till our rest is won.
Heav’nly Leader, still direct us; Still support, console, protect us Till we safely stand In our fatherland.
Absolution
M: God, our heavenly Father, has forgiven all your sins. By the perfect life and innocent death of our Lord Jesus Christ, he has removed your guilt forever. You are his own dear child. May God give you strength to live according to his will.
C: Amen.
Prayer and Praise M: In the peace of forgiveness, let us praise the Lord. Oh, Taste and See
Prayer of the Church
M: Lord God, our maker and preserver, we praise and thank you for all that you give us day after day.
C: We are not worthy of all the mercies you show us.
M: You have given us your precious Word to nourish our souls and to protect us from the temptations of the devil, the world, and our sinful nature.
C: We thank you for those who teach and preach your saving truth at this place and everywhere. Grant them a rich measure of patience, wisdom, and love.
M: Heavenly Father, we pray that you shield us from every kind of danger: sudden catastrophe, terrors of crime, and the pain of disease. Watch over those who travel by land, sea, and air. Keep our loved ones from whatever perils may threaten them. C: Heal those who are sick, cheer those who are sad, calm those who are distressed,
and comfort all who are old and infirm.
M: Bless our land, our people, and those who hold offices of high trust. Keep our government and schools upright and strong for the advancement of good citizenship and useful vocations, that we may enjoy your gifts of peace, security, and well-being. C: Grant your blessing to every nation on earth. Where there are wars, may there be
peace. Where there is hatred, let it be healed. Where there is poverty, danger, or disaster, come with your almighty power to help and restore.
Special prayers and intercessions may follow.
M: We bring these requests before you in the name of Jesus our Lord, and ask you to hear us. Take all that we have, our bodies and minds, our time and skills, our ministries and offerings, and use them to your glory.
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Apostles’ Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his 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 into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
Children’s Devotion: Young worshipers may come forward.
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Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things?
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Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’?
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But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins….” He said to the paralytic, 11 “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.”
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He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
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Prayer of the Day
M: Gracious Father, keep your family, the Church, always faithful to you that we may lean on the hope of your promises and be strong in the power of your love; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: Amen.
The Word
M: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Glory be to you, O Lord.
Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 43:18-25
18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.
20 The wild animals honor me, the jackals and the owls, because I provide water in the desert and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen, 21 the people I formed for myself that they may proclaim my praise.
22“Yet you have not called upon me, O Jacob, you have not wearied yourselves for me, O Israel. 23 You have not brought me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with grain offerings nor wearied you with demands for incense.
24 You have not bought any fragrant calamus for me, or lavished on me the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins and wearied me with your offenses.
25 “I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.
♫ Responsive Reading: Psalm 130 M: Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD; C: O Lord, hear my voice.
M: Let your ears be attentive C: to my cry for mercy.
M: If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, C: O Lord, who could stand?
M: But with you there is forgiveness; C: therefore you are feared.
M: I wait for the LORD and in his Word I put my hope.
C: My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning. M: O Israel, put your hope in the LORD,
C: for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
M: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: Praise be to you, O Christ.
New Testament Lesson: 2 Corinthians 1:18-22
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But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.” 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by me and Silas and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always been “Yes.” 20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. 21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
♫ Hymn of the Day: 403 “I Know My Faith Is Founded”
1 I know my faith is founded On Jesus Christ, my God and Lord; And this my faith confessing, Unmoved I stand upon his Word.
Man’s reason cannot fathom The truth of God profound; Who trusts in worldly wisdom Relies on shifting ground.
God’s Word is all-sufficient, It makes divinely sure, And, trusting in its wisdom, My faith shall rest secure. 2 Increase my faith, dear Savior, For Satan seeks by night and day
To rob me of this treasure And take my hope of bliss away. But, Lord, with you beside me I shall be undismayed;
And led by your good Spirit, I shall be unafraid. Abide with me, O Savior, A firmer faith bestow.
Then I shall bid defiance To ev’ry evil foe.
3 In faith, Lord, let me serve you; Though persecution, grief, and pain Should seek to overwhelm me, Let me a steadfast trust retain.
And then at my departure, Lord, take me home to you, And let me there inherit All you have promised me. In life and death, Lord, keep me Until your heav’n I gain,
Where I by your great mercy The end of faith attain. Sermon Lesson Mark 2:1-12
“You Don’t Need to Raise the Roof for Forgiveness”
A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on.
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When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
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Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
