SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST July 20, 2025
ORDER OF WORSHIP: LSB - Divine Service, Setting Three, pgs. 184ff
HYMNS: 737 - 536 - (708 - 620 - 617) - 587
SERMON: The Lord Jesus Is Our Portion
TEXT: Luke 10:38-42
A PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Speak, O God, and I will hear Thee,
Let Thy will be done indeed;
May I undisturbed draw near Thee
While Thou dost Thy people feed.
Here of life the fountain flows,
Here is balm for all our woes.
(The Lutheran Hymnal, #1, st. 5)
IN OUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK:
“Hide not Your face from me. Turn not Your servant away in anger, O You Who have
been my help. Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation! (Psalm 27:9).
▪ Give thanks to God for His Word which gives eternal life, and for every daily blessing from His hand which sustains us in our daily lives.
▪ Thanks to the Lord for the safe and healthy birth of a son, Luke Wayne, to Cody and Hayley Hullman on Friday, July 11th.
▪ For healing and good recovery after surgery for Brandon McNarny (Leann Barnes’ son).
▪ For the Lord’s presence and peace upon all who have suffered loss in the recent flooding in Texas.
▪ That Christ’s Church will continue boldly speaking His Word of repentance to the forgiveness of sin to bring salvation to those in darkness and death.
▪ Thanksgiving for God’s gift of marriage and family; that our homes will be sanctified in the grace of Jesus, protected under His almighty hand, and guided in His patience and peace; and that mothers and babies will be defended from harm and danger.
▪ For wisdom in doing the daily duties the Lord has given us, and for benefit for our neighbors and ourselves through the accomplishment of our daily tasks.
THE QUARTERLY VOTERS ASSEMBLY will meet in the church basement today after worship.
THIS MORNING IN THE DIVINE SERVICE we celebrate the Sacrament of the Altar in which the Lord gives to us the gifts of His body and blood for our forgiveness, life, and salvation. With deep love for God’s Word and respect for fellowship of faith in confessing His Word, we practice closed communion. Visitors to our congregation today who desire to receive the Lord’s Supper should speak with the pastor before the service. To those joining in Holy Communion from a congregation of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, please fill out an attendance card that we may inform your congregation of your communion with us. Pastor will offer the chalice after the elder has distributed the individual cups.
THE HYMN OF THE DAY today is One Thing's Needful, written by Johann Heinrich Schroder and translated into English by Frances E. Cox. Adam Krieger's tune makes it the only hymn in Lutheran Service Book that changes meters in the middle of the hymn. In its five stanzas, we hear of how Christ is the one thing needful for the Christian. Stanza five encapsulates the narrative of the entire hymn from the first four stanzas. Christ serves us Himself, and we are forgiven. This forgiveness . . . guards and upholds our life, and it conforms our heart and behavior to Christ. It ends as the first stanza did: "This one thing is needful; all others are vain—I count all but loss that I Christ may obtain!" It serves as a closing reminder that throughout our entire life, from beginning to end, our all in all—Christ—will forever provide us the highest good: Himself.
(https://blog.cph.org/worship/hymn-of-the-month-one-things-needful)
THANK YOU FROM DAVID. . . I have completed my studies and graduated from CTSFW with a Master of Arts degree. I thank everyone at St. Paul for their support during the last five years with your prayers and gifts. I have been offered the opportunity to play organ and lead the choir at First Lutheran Church in Sabetha – about an hour north of Topeka – and I have accepted. Praise be to God for your willingness to support laborers in God’s kingdom.
STEWARDSHIP SENTENCES based on Luke 10:40b – “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone?” Martha is doing the right thing but in the wrong order. Her service to the Lord is good, but she has let it get ahead of hearing His Word. Mary has placed the Word first, which is good. Is there any doubt that she will rise once she has heard the Word and get to serving as well? Isn’t that what hearing the Word always leads us to do? We listen, then respond. We believe, and thus we act! (lcms.org/stewardship)
INVITATION MAILINGS for the 125th Anniversary of our congregation at St. Paul need to be completed soon. Many have already been sent. To see if names have been included on the list, or to request an addition, please submit both names and addresses to the church office as soon as possible. Two events are scheduled for our celebration: A hymn sing on Saturday, September 20th at 3:00 pm; Sunday morning worship and lunch to follow on Sunday, September 21st. Rev. Justin Panzer, Kansas District President, will be the guest preacher during worship.
HEAD USHER: Gary McGuire ALTAR COMMITTEE: Shelley Hullman
ELDERS: Derek Liggett, Shan Hullman, Lee Van Slyke Lisa Petrowsky Barb Schotte
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH EQUIPS, ENABLES, AND ENCOURAGES ITS MEMBERS TO GROW IN FAITH AND SHARE CHRIST’S LOVE WITH ALL PEOPLE.
TODAY - 8:00 am - The Lutheran Hour, KGNO (Dodge City, 1370 AM)
8:00 am - The Lutheran Hour, KCVW (Wichita, Hutch., 94.3 FM)
8:25 am - The Lutheran Hour, KMMM (Pratt, 1290 AM)
8:30 am - The Lutheran Hour, KWBW (Hutchinson, 1450 AM)
10:00 am - St. Paul Radio Broadcast, KMMM (Pratt, 1290 AM)
6:00 pm - The Lutheran Hour, KREJ (88.1 FM)
MONDAY - 8:00 - 11:00 am - Secretary’s Office Hours
WEDNESDAY - 8:00 - 11:00 am - Secretary’s Office Hours
THURSDAY - 6:30 pm - Bible Study
FRIDAY - 8:00 - 11:00 am - Secretary’s Office Hours
SUNDAY - 9:00 am - Combined Sunday School Breakfast
10:00 am - Worship
THE LUTHERAN HOUR - “God’s Plan = Jesus” (John 16:33). God’s plans for us are not
me-centered; they are Christ-centered. Dr. Zeigler talks with “Soul Surfer” author Bethany Hamilton. Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler.
WELCOME TO BREAKFAST next Sunday, July 27th. This will be held during our 9:00 am Sunday School Hour. Everyone is welcome!
TEXAS FLOODING . . . Let us pray for peace for those who mourn, comfort for those with loved ones still missing, and strength for all involved in search-and-rescue efforts. Assessments by LCMS Disaster Response are underway. If you desire to financially support the church’s response to the flooding, while maintaining a prudent reserve for unforeseen needs and future disaster, please prayerfully consider a contribution to LCMS Disaster Response—Strategic Use. Visit lcms.org/givenow/disaster or mail a check to The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, or LCMS, at P.O. Box 66861; St. Louis, MO 63166-6861. On the memo line, write “Disaster Response—Strategic Use (TR9206).” This fund allows our Synod to continue its care and support, as the demands warrant, of those still suffering in Texas.
About the Cover: Abraham welcomes the Lord and two angels with his best meal. May we also welcome the Lord into our lives when He visits us with His Word and Sacrament. Jesus first welcomed us into His kingdom by restoring our relationship with God the Father by dying on the cross and rising again. He continues to welcome us to His Table and feed us with His very best: His very body and blood, given and shed for us.
OLD TESTAMENT READING - Genesis 18:1-10a
EPISTLE - Colossians 1:21-29
HOLY GOSPEL - Luke 10:38-42
