March 21, 2021 St. John's Lutheran Church
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March 21, 2021 St. John’s Lutheran Church
Welcome to St. John’s Lutheran Church
Good morning and a blessed welcome to you! It truly is an honor to have you worshipping
with us this morning and it is our prayer that you find great comfort and peace in Jesus’
Word of love, mercy, and forgiveness! If you are visiting with us today, please take one of
the visitor gift bags from the visitors’ center.
At St. John’s we are pleased to offer a variety of service formats on Sunday morning. In
our 8:30 a.m. traditional service we offer familiar hymns and rich, traditional worship
forms in a meaningful and inspirational setting. Our 11:00 a.m. contemporary service
includes the same message as our 8:30 a.m. service but in an informal style, enhanced
with contemporary music. We encourage you to try both worship styles! Thank you for
worshipping with us; we would love to have you join us again!
(If you need any assistance or need a hearing aid device, please see one of the ushers.)
Contact Us
2727 North Union Boulevard Decatur, IL 62526
Phone: (217) 875-3656; website: www.stjohnsdecatur.com
Church office hours: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday
Members of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod & Lutheran School Association.
St. John’s Staff
Rev. Adam Ray, Lead Pastor ........................................... pastoradam@stjohnsdecatur.com
Rev. Jonathan Torreson, Assoc. Pastor .............................. pastorjon@stjohnsdecatur.com
Malinda Standerfer, Dir. of Christian Ed. ....................... dcemalinda@stjohnsdecatur.com
Ted Hesse, Worship Team Leader & Choir Director ................. tedh@stjohnsdecatur.com
Georgia Newman, Office Manager...................................... georgian@stjohnsdecatur.com
Carol Reynolds, Financial Secretary ........................................ carolr@stjohnsdecatur.com
Columbus Miles, Custodian
LSA Faculty & Staff – Members of St. John’s Lutheran Church
Sharon Colbeck Andi Livingston Angela Martinek Jeff Salefski
Brenda Salogga Melissa Saurmann Rachael Tavarczky Taylor Torreson
Stephanie WilkersonFifth Sunday in Lent
March 21, 2021
8:30 a.m.
Our Vision: Grounded in Christ, Growing in Faith, Branching Out to Others
PRE-SERVICE MUSIC AND A TIME FOR PRAYER
Good morning and a blessed welcome to you! It truly is an honor to have you
worshiping with us this morning and it is our prayer that you find great comfort and
peace in Jesus’ Word of love, mercy, and forgiveness! Thank you for worshiping with
us; we would love to have you join us again!
RINGING OF THE BELLS
WELCOME
OPENING SONG
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross LSB 425
INVOCATION
OPENING SENTENCES
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
L: Bearing our sins and in need of a Savior, let us go to our heavenly Father, asking
for forgiveness.
L: Most merciful, heavenly Father, You promised a covenant written on Your
people’s hearts.
C: But we do not always rely on Your promises and great love. We are sorry;
please forgive us.
L: Gracious Holy Spirit, through Your use of Word and Sacrament, many people
know the Lord.
C: But we have not taken advantage of every opportunity to share Your Word
with others. We are sorry; please forgive us.
L: Jesus taught that the greatest in the Kingdom is the servant of all.C: But our hearts have not always been humble and eager for service. We are
sorry; please forgive us.
Time for reflection on the word of God and for personal examination.
L: God promised in the new covenant, “I will forgive their iniquity, and I will
remember their sin no more.” As a called and ordained servant of Christ and by
His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
KYRIE
SALUTATION
PRAYER OF THE DAY
LISTENING TO GOD SPEAK TO US THROUGH HIS WORD
Old Testament Jeremiah 31:31-34
31
“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant
with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant that I made
with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the
land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares
the Lord. 33 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after
those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on
their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And no longer
shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for
they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I
will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” (ESV)
L: This is the Word of our Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
LISTENING TO GOD SPEAK TO US THROUGH HIS WORD
New Testament Hebrews 5:1-10
1
Every high priest is a man chosen to represent other people in their dealings with
God. He presents their gifts to God and offers sacrifices for their sins. 2 And he is able
to deal gently with ignorant and wayward people because he himself is subject to the
same weaknesses. 3 That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well astheirs. 4 And no one can become a high priest simply because he wants such an honor. He must be called by God for this work, just as Aaron was. 5 That is why Christ did not honor himself by assuming he could become High Priest. No, he was chosen by God, who said to him, “You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.” 6 And in another passage God said to him, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” 7 While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. 8 Even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. 9 In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him. 10 And God designated him to be a High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. (NLT) L: This is the Word of our Lord. C: Thanks be to God. HOLY GOSPEL Mark 10:32-45 L: The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the tenth chapter. C: Glory to You, O Lord. (sung) 32 And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him, 33 saying, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles. 34 And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise.” 35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” 36 And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” 37 And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.” 38 Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” 39 And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized, 40 but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” 41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. 42 And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 43 But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever would be
first among you must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be
served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (ESV)
L: This is the Gospel of our Lord.
C: Praise to You, O Christ. (sung)
SERMON Superiority Complex
Mark 10:32-45
Pastor Adam Ray
APOSTLES’ CREED
TIME OF OFFERING (Offerings can be given online or placed in the box by sanctuary
entrance.)
PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH
LORD'S PRAYER
PREFACE (responses sung)
PROPER PREFACE
SANCTUS (Sung)
WORDS OF OUR LORD
PAX DOMINI
AGNUS DEI (sung)
DISTRIBUTION
BENEDICTION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SENDING SONG
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling LSB 700Fourth Sunday in Lent
March 14, 2021
11:00 a.m.
Our Vision: Grounded in Christ, Growing in Faith, Branching Out to Others
WELCOME/GREETING
OPENING PRAISE SONGS
The Cross of Christ
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
TIME OF OFFERING
(Offerings can be given online or placed in the box by sanctuary entrance.)
SCRIPTURE READING
Mark 10:32-45
MESSAGE
Superiority Complex
Mark 10:32-45
Pastor Adam Ray
APOSTLES’ CREED
PRAYERS
LORD’S PRAYER
COMMUNION
Amazing Grace
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SENDING SONG
Lion and the Lamb
BLESSINGSunday Servants
Preacher ................................................................................................ Pastor Adam Ray
Reader .................................................................................................... Scott Tavarczky
Communion Helper ................................................................................... David Salogga
Lay Minister .............................................................................. 8:30 a.m. – Kevin Smith
11:00 a.m. – Marty Maxey
Organist .................................................................................... 8:30 a.m. – Sharon Cripe
Ushers ......................................................................................... 8:30 a.m. – Dave Davis
11:00 a.m. – Tim Wisler/Matt Whitehead
Sound ............................................................................................................. Doug Hicks
Live Stream ........................................................................................ Lindsay Tipsword
Camera ......................................................................................................... John Salogga
Computer ...........................................................................8:30 a.m. – Brandon Patzwitz
11:00 a.m. – Kim Hicks
Thank You for Your Service!
Praise Team
Vocals ...................................................................................... Kristin Hesse, Ted Hesse
Acoustic Guitar........................................................................................ Wendy Salefski
Piano ....................................................................................................... Angela Cushing
Our Mission
We are restored to God through the death and resurrection of Jesus.
As a family of Christians, we are dedicated to the love and forgiveness of Christ
as we reach out, preach and teach the truth of God’s Word to each other,
our Community and the world.
In Need of Prayer: If you would like to be added to the prayer list or the prayer
chain, please contact the church office. Please call the prayer chain with an update of
your prayer request.
In the Military: Kaleb Blakeman, Laura Byers, Bryon Chaney, Kimberly Chaney,
Kristel Chaney, Travis Chaney, Dan Cheney, Tristin Comer, Randy Edwards, Austin
Highcock, Braden Highcock, Destiny Little, Aaron Lung, Andrew Nailer, Jared
Pinney, Caitlin Salefski, Tyler Salefski, Gavin Stanzione, Jacob ThornellCongregation News
Lent Service will be held on Wednesday, March 24th at 6:30 p.m. in-person and live
on Facebook. For the in-person service, please RSVP through Eventbrite or by
calling the church office.
Easter Lily: Envelopes are available if you wish to purchase a lily for the altar.
Please indicate whom you would like in Memory or Honor of. Cost is $15.00 and
deadline is Sunday, March 28.
Hospital Notifications: The hospitals do not always let us know who is in the
hospital. If you have a loved one in the hospital, please contact the church office.
Stewardship Seeds: Genesis 22:2 – “He said, "Take your son, your only son Isaac,
whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering
on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." It’s hard for us to even fathom a
faith as strong as Abraham’s: he follows the Lord’s Word even when it seems
impossibly hard. But he does so because he knows that the Lord only means to bless.
What happened here to Abraham should be an encouragement for us: trust the Lord
and keep His Word.
Holy Week:
March 28th, Palm Sunday, 8:30 - Traditional & 11:00 - Contemporary Service
April 1st, Maundy Thursday Service at 6:30 p.m. In-Person Service only
April 2nd, Good Friday Service at 6:30 p.m. In-Person and Live on Facebook
April 4th, Resurrection Sunday, 8:30 – Traditional & 10:30 – Contemporary Service
In-Person and Live on Facebook
Thrivent Choice Dollars: Any Thrivent Members who have Choice Dollars for
2020, they need to be directed by March 31.
Adult Volleyball League: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will be hosting an adult (18+)
co-ed volleyball league throughout March. Following are the dates and times. Please
join us for an afternoon of fun and fellowship.
Sunday, March 21st 3pm
Sunday, March 28th 3pmYouth Announcements
Confirmation:
A reminder there is NO in person Confirmation on March 21st. Please look for
updates from Pastor Jon on Google Classroom.
Junior High Youth:
March 21st: 6-8pm @ St. John's Lutheran
Jr. High Youth Night- 5th-8th Graders
Come hang with friends for a night full of fun, fellowship and Mac and Cheese! Say
what?!? Come for the First Annual March Madness Mac & Cheese Faceoff! Let's see
which Mac & Cheese will come out victorious! Masks Required, Snacks Provided,
Friends Welcome!
Sr. High
March 23rd 6:30-8pm @ El Rodeo
Come hang with friends at El Rodeo for a night of friends, fellowship, and Tacos!
Last Week’s Giving
General Fund .............................................................................................. $15,349.00
Weekly Needed .......................................................................................... $12,403.85
Last Week’s Attendance
8:30 a.m. ................................................................................................................. 110
11:00 a.m. ................................................................................................................. 61
Total ........................................................................................................................ 171
Livestream 8:30 a.m. ................................................................................................ 67
Livestream 11:00 a.m. .............................................................................................. 26
Total .......................................................................................................................... 93
Lent Service .............................................................................................................. 43
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