St. John's Lutheran Church Sketch

Ninth Sunday after Trinity

August 2, 2026

St. John’s Lutheran Church – LCMS
1101 6th Street, Sutherlin, OR 97479
Pastor Hoffman: pastor@brandthoffman.com
Office: sjlc1950@gmail.com • 541-459-3701
saintjohnslcms.org • Live Stream: tinyurl.com/streamstjohn
The Order of Worship
Divine Service IV (LSB p. 184)
Opening Hymn: LSB 809 - Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Introit Sequence: Psalm 51:1-12
Sermon Hymn: LSB 685 - Let us ever walk with Jesus
Closing Hymn: LSB 924 - Lord, Dismiss Us With Your Blessing
The Readings from Holy Scripture
Old Testament Reading
2 Samuel 22:26–34
“With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless; with the purified you deal purely, and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous. You save a humble people, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. For you are my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness. For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? This God is my strong refuge and has made my way blameless. He made my feet like the feet of deer and set me secure on the heights.”
Lector: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
Epistle Reading
1 Corinthians 10:6–13
Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
Lector: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
Holy Gospel Reading
Luke 16:1–9

Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the sixteenth chapter.
Congregation: Glory to You O Lord

Jesus also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’ And the manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. I have decided what to do, so that when I am removed from management, people may receive me into their houses.’ So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he brought the first to the master, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ He said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’ Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’ The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.”
Lector: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to You, O Christ.
Life of the Parish
Sunday, August 2 – Ninth Sunday after Trinity
• Bible Study on hold for the summer.
• 10:00 am Divine Service

Wednesday: Bible Study on hold for the summer.
Note on Holy Communion: All who have been prepared in the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod to receive the Lord’s Supper are welcome to the table. If you have not been prepared, please hold off and speak with Pastor Hoffman after the service.
Faithful Stewardship in the Light of Grace On this Ninth Sunday after Trinity, our readings direct our attention to the wise stewardship of God’s gifts, the sobering warnings of history, and the unfailing faithfulness of our God. In the Old Testament, David praises God as his rock and shield, noting that the way of the Lord is perfect and His word proves true. St. Paul reminds the Corinthians of the wilderness examples of old, urging vigilance against temptation, yet comforting us with the promise that God is faithful and always provides a way of escape. In the Holy Gospel, Jesus uses the parable of the dishonest manager to teach spiritual shrewdness, calling us to use the fleeting treasures of this world in light of eternity.