ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH (AFLC)
Rural Armour
Pastor: Kevin Czymbor
Organist / Violinist: Janett Uttecht, Steve Bamberg,
Renee Engelland, Hannah Lau, Becky Fechner
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20th Sunday after Pentecost October 11, 2026
Welcome & Announcements
*Call to Worship: Psalm 23 (pg. 541)
*Opening Prayer …………………………………………….. pg. 2
THE OPENING HYMN —————————————— # 420
“Jesus Calls Us o’er the Tumult”
*Confession of Sins ……………….……………….………… pg. 3
*Kyrie …………………………………………………….…. pg. 3
*Declaration of Grace …………………………………..…… pg. 3
Scripture Lessons: 1st Reading: Isaiah 25:6-9 (pg. 696)
2nd Reading: Philippians 4:4-13 (pg. 1166)
*The Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14 (pg. 983)
*Response to the Gospel …………………………………..… pg. 3
*Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed .………………… pg. 4
*Gloria Patri …………………………………………………. pg. 4
The Offering
*Response: “Create in Me A Clean Heart O God” ……..….. pg. 17
*Prayers of the Church
HYMN ————————————————————— # 522
“Grace Greater than Our Sin”
Sermon: Acts 22 – “Grace Leads to Purpose”
THE CLOSING HYMN ——————————————- # 449
“I Need Thee Every Hour”
*The Lord’s Prayer ………………………………………….. pg. 5
*The Benediction ………………………………..…………… pg. 5
*Three-fold Amen ……………………………………………. pg. 5
THE DOXOLOGY ………………………………………….. # 390
Organ Postlude
(* Indicates where congregation should stand if possible)
WE CORDIALLY WELCOME all who have come to worship with us this morning, especially our guests and visitors. May our Father’s mercy in Jesus assure you of the forgiveness of all your sins. If you have not established your church home in our area, we are anxious to share with you all the blessings which God gives us through His Word. We ask that you please sign our guest book, and we hope that you return to worship with us again soon.
Pastor Czymbor’s Cell: 412-420-8867 Church: 605-724-2532
Email: [email protected]
Church website: stpeterarmour.org
Announcements
Monthly hymn #420: “Jesus Calls Us o’er the Tumult”
Memory verse: Exodus 20:4-6 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
A Sunday School Teachers Meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 21, at 7:00 p.m.
Fall Festival on October 18 from 10:00am-1:30pm at New Hope Christian Camp in Platte. There will be inflatables, carnival games, hay rides, pumpkin decorating, prizes, face painting, food and more! We will start serving lunch at 11am and have a time of worship at 1pm. Come to enjoy some free fun for the whole family!
Men! Dakota Jubilee is looking for some “old” voices and some “new” voices to join us for our first practice of the season 7pm, Thursday October 22nd, in the Dakota Christian School Music room. If you enjoy singing, come join us! We would love to see you there! Contact Jeff Patzlaff (605-682-8867) if you have any questions.
Please join the St. Peter WMF for a Thanksgiving Blessings Tea on November 21st from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. at our church. RSVP by November 10th to Joyce Sprecher 605-999-4470
This week’s activities:
13th – Tues. – Quilting Workday, 1:00 p.m.
14th – Wed. – WMF Bible Study & Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
18th – Sun. – Worship service, 9:00 am, Acts 23
– Sunday School, 10:00 am
~ Muffin Sunday, Ladies K – V
CHURCH CLEANING: Oct. 12 – 18 Nicole Whitney & Renee Engelland
Usher’s for Sunday, Oct 18th: Tim Goldammer & Tom Heber
*Call to Worship: Psalm 23
23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
3 Herestores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shalldwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
6 On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples
a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine,
of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.
7 And he will swallow up on this mountain
the covering that is cast over all peoples,
the veil that is spread over all nations.
8 He will swallow up death forever;
and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces,
and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,
for the Lord has spoken.
9 It will be said on that day,
“Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us.
This is the Lord; we have waited for him;
let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
2nd Reading: Philippians 4:4-13
4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9 What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
10 I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. 11 Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be content. 12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
*The Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14
22 And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, 2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, 3 and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. 4 Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.”’ 5 But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, 6 while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. 7 The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. 8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy. 9 Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’ 10 And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 “But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment. 12 And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14 For many are called, but few are chosen.”