14 June 2026
The Third Sunday After Pentecost
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Lutheran Service Book Divine Service Setting Three
Stand
563 Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness LSB 563
1 Jesus,
Thy
blood and righteousness
My beauty
are, my glorious dress;
Midst flaming
worlds, in these arrayed,
With joy
shall I lift up my head.
2 Bold
shall
I stand in that great day,
Cleansed
and redeemed, no debt to pay;
Fully
absolved through these I am
From sin
and fear, from guilt and shame.
3 Lord,
I
believe Thy precious blood,
Which at
the mercy seat of God
Pleads for the
captives’ liberty,
Was
also shed in love for me.
4 Lord,
I
believe, were sinners more
Than
sands upon the ocean shore,
Thou hast
for all a ransom paid,
For all a full
atonement made.
5 When
from
the dust of death I rise
To claim
my mansion in the skies,
This then
shall be my only plea:
Jesus hath
lived and died for me.
6 Jesus,
be
endless praise to Thee,
Whose
boundless mercy hath for me,
For me,
and all Thy hands have made,
An
everlasting ransom paid.
Text:
Nicolaus
Ludwig von Zinzendorf, 1700–60;
tr.
John B. Wesley, 1703–91, alt.
Text:
Public domain
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism.
Invocation
P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
Exhortation LSB 184
P Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.
P 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.
Confession of Sins LSB 184
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.
Absolution LSB 185
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 T Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
SERVICE OF THE WORD
Kyrie LSB 186
C Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Gloria in Excelsis LSB 187
P Glory be to God on high:
C and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.
We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee,
we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee, for Thy great glory.
O Lord God, heav’nly King, God the Father Almighty.
O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ;
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sin of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.
For Thou only art holy; Thou only art the Lord.
Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost,
art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Salutation and Collect of the Day
P The Lord be with you.
C And with thy spirit.
P Let us pray.
Almighty, eternal God, in the Word of Your apostles and prophets You have proclaimed to us Your saving will. Grant us faith to believe Your promises that we may receive eternal salvation; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
Sit
Old Testament Reading Exodus 19:2–8
[The people of Israel] set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain, while Moses went up to God. The Lord called to him out of the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel: You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”
So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the Lord had commanded him. All the people answered together and said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do.” And Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord.
A This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Psalm Psalm 100
Make
a joyful noise to the Lord,
all the earth!
Serve the Lord
with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!
Know
that the Lord,
he is God!
It is he who made us,
and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his
pasture.
Enter
his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with
praise!
Give
thanks to him; bless his name!
For
the Lord
is good; his steadfast love endures forever,
and
his faithfulness to all generations.
Epistle Romans 5:6–15
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.
But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.
A This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Stand
Alleluia LSB 190
C Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Holy Gospel Matthew 9:35—10:20
P The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the ninth chapter.
C Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay. Acquire no gold nor silver nor copper for your belts, no bag for your journey, nor two tunics nor sandals nor a staff, for the laborer deserves his food. And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. As you enter the house, greet it. And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.”
P This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C Praise be to Thee, O Christ.
Apostles’ Creed
C I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.
And 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 sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From thence 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 T everlasting. Amen.
Sit
571 God Loved the World So That He Gave LSB 571
1 God
loved
the world so that He gave
His
only Son the lost to save,
That all
who would in Him believe
Should
everlasting life receive.
2 Christ
Jesus
is the ground of faith,
Who was
made flesh and suffered death;
All
then who trust in Him alone
Are built
on this chief cornerstone.
3 God
would
not have the sinner die;
His Son
with saving grace is nigh;
His Spirit
in the Word declares
How we in Christ
are heaven’s heirs.
4 Be
of
good cheer, for God’s own
Son
Forgives
all sins which you have done;
And,
justified by Jesus’ blood,
Your
Baptism grants the highest good.
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.
D
6 Glory
to God the Father, Son,
And Holy
Spirit, Three in One!
To You, O
blessèd
Trinity,
Be praise now and eternally!
Text:
Heiliges
Lippen- und Hertzens-Opffer, c. 1778, Stettin; tr.
August
Crull, 1845–1923, alt.
Text: Public
domain
Sermon - Pastor Bill Willson
Offering
The Organist plays as the offerings are being collected.
Stand as the ushers bring forth the offering.
Offertory LSB 192
C Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation, and uphold me with Thy free spirit. Amen.
Prayers
In peace, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For glad obedience, that we who are treasured by God for Christ’s sake may do all He has spoken, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For laborers in the Lord’s harvest, that God would continue to raise up pastors, missionaries, teachers and church workers; and that He would make His people quick to speak of His salvation, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For persecuted believers, that God would look with compassion upon them, give them the words to confess, and deliver them from their enemies, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For parents, that the Father of all mercy would bless them and their children, cause His peace to rest on our homes, and sustain the next generation also as His treasured possession, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For good governance, that God would give authorities wisdom to enact laws without sinful bias and to foster charity among the citizens of our land, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For the sick, [especially _____________,] that the Lord would grant them healing; for the wounded in spirit, that the Lord would make them whole; and for the grieving, that the Lord would comfort them, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For those who commune, that as the Lord welcomed Moses into His presence at Mount Sinai, He would also welcome us to receive Christ’s body and blood for our forgiveness, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
O blessed Lord, through Moses You called a people to Yourself, and from them You delivered up Your own Son to be our Savior. By His sufferings and death, He has redeemed us sinners from our sins. By His resurrection, He has released us from the fear of death. Help us to live as Your people, doing the good works for which we were created, and praying with confidence the petitions and supplications of our hearts; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT
Preface LSB 194
P The Lord be with you.
C And with thy spirit.
P Lift up your hearts.
C We lift them up unto the Lord.
P Let us give thanks unto the Lord, our God.
C It is meet and right so to do.
Proper Preface
P It is truly meet, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who on this day overcame death and the grave and by His glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:
Sanctus LSB 195
C Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth;
heav’n and earth are full of Thy glory.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is He, blessed is He, blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.
Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven;
give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those
who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom
and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.
The Words of Our Lord
P On the night, in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples saying, take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. In the same also, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them saying, this cup is the New Testament in my blood, shed for you and for many, for the forgiveness of sins. Do this as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.
Pax Domini LSB 197
P The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C Amen.
Agnus Dei 198
C O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, grant us Thy peace. Amen.
Sit
Distribution
The pastor and those who assist him receive the body and blood of Christ first and then distribute them to those who come to receive, saying:
Take, eat; this is the true body of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, given into death for your sins.
Amen.
Take, drink; this is the true blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, shed for the forgiveness of your sins.
Amen.
The Dismissal
In dismissing the communicants, the following is said:
P The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen and preserve you in body and soul to life everlasting. Depart T in peace.
C Amen.
Stand
Nunc Dimittis LSB 199
C Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace according to Thy word,
for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people,
a light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of Thy people Israel.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Thanksgiving 200
P O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good,
C and His mercy endureth forever.
Post-Communion Collect
P We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and in fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
Salutation LSB 201
P The Lord be with you.
C And with thy spirit.
Benedicamus 202
P Bless we the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Benediction LSB 202
P The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you.
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and T give you peace.
C Amen, amen, amen.
923 Almighty Father, Bless the Word LSB 923
1 Almighty
Father,
bless the Word
Which through
Your grace we now have heard.
Oh, may
the precious seed take root,
Spring
up, and bear abundant fruit!
2 We
praise
You for the means of grace
As
homeward now our steps we trace.
Grant,
Lord, that we who worshiped here
May
all at last in heav’n
appear.
D
3 Praise
God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise
Him, all creatures here below;
Praise
Him above, ye heav’nly host:
Praise
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Text
(sts.
1–2): Church Poetry, 1823,
Philadelphia, alt.; (st. 3): Thomas Ken, 1637–1711
Text:
Public domain
CLOSING RESPONSE
P Go in Peace! Serve the Lord!
C Praise be to God!
Acknowledgments
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