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The 22^nd Sunday after Pentecost, November 9 & 12, 2025

ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH – LCMS

700 Main St.  P.O. Box 220   Clyman, WI  53016  

Rev. Daniel L. Bohn & Church 1(920) 341-2025 – shepherdatzion@gmail.com

Worship Times: Sundays – 8:30am & Wednesdays – 7:00pm

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Music- Dee Dee Wille Elder – Greg Schwartz/ Wed: Ralph Kohlhoff
Bulletin Announcements: Email: zionclyman@gmail.com

Congregation Information: Neal Kohlhoff Email: neal.kohlhoff50@gmail.com
Altar Guild for November: Chris & Serene Seufzer Thank you.

Guests.  Welcome to Zion.  We are happy to have you worship with us.  Please sign our guestbook located in the Narthex.  About Holy Communion:  We welcome to the Lord’s Table all who have repented of their sins and seek to amend their sinful life; all who believe that Jesus is truly present in, with, and under the bread and the wine; and all who believe that through the words “given and shed for you” forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation are given.  If this is your confession and you are a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, then come with a thankful heart and join us.   If you are a visitor and would like to commune, please talk with Pastor Dan before the service.  To help in preparing to receive Holy Communion open the front cover of the Burgundy hymnal or turn to pages 329 & 330.  Gluten free wafers are available, please talk with an Elder or Pastor before the service if you would appreciate them.

As We Gather  We are not far from the “holiday season.”  In the secular world, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s roll into one big celebration.  There are many traditions practiced during those holidays which make some moments more memorable and meaningful.  But at times those same traditions add stress to an already hectic calendar and can distract us from the real reason for celebrating.  Before jumping headlong into the holiday season, let us take time to soak up our moments in worship to see how the Lord repeatedly gives us His very best.  Let us take time to surround ourselves with His Word and sacraments which are His gifts which truly make us ready to celebrate, Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year!

Ringing of the Bell and Welcome

Hymn “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”  LSB 802

Invocation- In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.   Amen.

Opening Sentences – This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.  See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.  Jesus said, “By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”  Let all that you do be done in love.

Confession and Absolution – The Lord has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.    A time of silence to reflect on those sins weighing heavy on our hearts         All:  Almighty God and Father, we confess, as Your people, our need for Your merciful kindness.  We are prisoners of our own wants, our own traditions, and our own inborn sinfulness.  Our actions and interactions often fail as reflections of Your kingdom.  Our thoughts and desires often reflect the domain of darkness You have delivered us from.  We often act out of our love for ourselves, rather than our love for others or for You.  Forgive us and free us, Lord, to love what You love and go where You lead, all by the grace of our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Almighty God, in His mercy, has given His Son, Jesus, to die for you, and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of the Word made flesh, 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.   Amen.

Kyrie – In peace let us pray to the Lord.   Lord, have mercy.   For the Peace from above and for our salvation.  For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God, and for the unity of all let us pray to the Lord.  Lord, have mercy.     For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise let us pray to the Lord.         Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.   Amen

Hymn of Praise – This is the Feast  LSB 155

Psalm of the Day – Psalm 115:2-4, 8, 12-18, antiphon vs11 – You who fear him, trust in the LORD— he is their help and shield.  Why do the nations say, “Where is their God?”  Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.  But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands.  Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.  The LORD remembers us and will bless us: He will bless his people Israel, he will bless the house of Aaron, he will bless those who fear the LORD— small and great alike.  May the LORD cause you to flourish, both you and your children.  May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.   The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind.  It is not the dead who praise the LORD, those who go down to the place of silence; it is we who extol the LORD, both now and forevermore. Praise the LORD.   Glory be to the Father and  to the Son and to the Holy  Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.  Amen.  You who fear him, trust in the LORD— he is their help and shield.

Collect of the Day – Living God, Your almighty power is made known in our world and lives chiefly in showing the world Your mercy.  Grant us the fullness of Your grace to lay hold of Your promises and live forever in Your presence; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen

Old Testament Reading – Exodus 3:1-15 – Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.  There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush.  Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up.  So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”  When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!”  And Moses said, “Here I am.”  “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”  Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.”  At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.  The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt.  I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.  So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.  And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them.  So now, go.  I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”  But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”  And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.”  Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’  Then what shall I tell them?”  God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.  This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”  God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’  “This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation.

Epistle or New Testament Reading – 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8, 13-17

Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come.  Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.  He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.  Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?  And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.  For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.  And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.

Gradual and Verse – Alleluia!  He is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to Him.  Alleluia!

Gospel Reading – Luke 20:27-40 – The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the Twentieth chapter.  Glory to you, O Lord.

Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.  “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.  Now there were seven brothers.  The first one married a woman and died childless.  The second and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children.  Finally, the woman died too.  Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”  Jesus replied, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.  But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels.  They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.  But in the account of the burning bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’  He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”  Some of the teachers of the law responded, “Well said, teacher!”  And no one dared to ask him any more questions.  This is the Gospel of the Lord.  Praise to You, O Christ.

Nicene Creed – I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible.  And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end.  And I believe in the Holy Spirit,   the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life X of the world to come.    Amen.

Hymn  “Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers”  LSB 515 

Sermon

Prayers of the Church

We gather our Tithes and Offerings

Service of the Sacrament

 Preface – The Lord be with you.    And also with you.    Lift up your hearts.  We lift them to the Lord.    Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.   It is right to give Him thanks and praise.

Sanctus                               LSB 161

Prayer of Thanksgiving – Almighty God and Father, You offer the gifts of salvation to those who would trust in Your Son, Jesus Christ. We praise You for extending Your salvation to the souls who gather around this Table, that called to saving faith, You would make us worthy to receive the body and blood of our Savior, Jesus.  Feed us with true food, that we might always crave Your truth.  Heal us by Your true Word, that we might always yearn for Your life.  Send us by Your true Spirit, that we might always declare our gratitude and Your glory, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen.

The Words of our Lord – Consecration of the Elements

Proclamation of Christ – As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.  Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.   All:  O Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, in giving us Your body and blood to eat and to drink, You lead us to remember and confess Your holy cross and passion, Your blessed death, Your rest in the tomb, Your resurrection from the dead, Your ascension into heaven, and Your coming for the final judgment. So remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:   The 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.

Pax Domini     LSB 163 – The peace of the Lord be with you always.   Amen

Agnus Dei                                                              LSB 163

Distribution Hymns

“Jesus Shall Reign”                          LSB 832

“Christ the Eternal Lord”                   LSB 829

“I Know That My Redeemer Lives”   LSB 461

Post Communion Canticle – Thank the Lord  p.164

Post Communion Collect – Lord Jesus Christ, as You deliver Your free and full forgiveness, give to us also Your sure and certain hope, which comforts our hearts and prepares us to live out the good works You have prepared for us.  Hold us in Your truth, that we would not wander or waver from the reliable testimony of Your Holy Word.  Guard and energize our hearts so fully by Your Gospel that we cannot help but tell all creation of the glories of our triune God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen

Benediction

Hymn “I’m But a Stranger Here”  LSB 748

ANNOUNCEMENTS

YES IN CHRIST Saying Yes With Our Treasures

Weekly Budget – Needed: $3279

Attendance/Communed: 11/2/2025 = 75 / 62
Giving: 11/2/2025: Envelopes = $2625 Plate = $191

Handbell Choir Practice on Sunday following the worship service. All are welcome to attend.

Fellowship Sunday is scheduled for November 16th. I f you would like to contribute a snack or beverage, please look for a signup sheet on the table behind the pew.

Quilters will meet on Thursday November 13th from 11am to 2pm. Come join in the fun. They have completed 290 quilts which will be sent off to Orphan Grain Train. A big thank you to Caroline Jeffers and her quilting team for all of their hard work and dedication.

Gathering Source Wish List:    Canned Tuna, Chicken, Soup, Rice, Pasta, Mac & Cheese, Boxed Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing Mix, Cereal, Hamburger Helper. Spaghetti Sauce, Peanut Butter

Operation Christmas Child: Please place your box(es) on the alter, on or before Sunday, November 16th. See the flyers on the doors and bulletin board. Please contact Tracy Schwartz @ 262-366-2069 if you have questions.

Please keep the following in your Special Prayers:

We rejoice with Jacob & Jenna Stuebe who were joined as husband and wife on November 8th.

We pray for Joyce Weisjohn, mother of member Dick Weisjohn who had knee replacement surgery on November 5th.

We pray for Becca Amick, niece of Theresa and Pastor who is recovering from hip surgery.

We keep in our prayers all in our congregation who recently had surgery, waiting for test results, and are in need of healing and comfort.

BIRTHDAYS: Caroline Jeffers 11/14  Scott Nehls 11/17  Felix Ortega 11/20
Patty Maas 11/21   Lillian Jeffers 11/22   Layla Angove 11/26
Jacob Stuebe 11/27   Dick Weisjohn 11/27    Andrea Hackbarth 11/30

ANNIVERSARIES:

David & Penny Huebner 11/14   Chris & Dana Lamp 11/21