Author: Julie Raffa

Introit Psalm 98:7–9; antiphon: v. 2
The Lord has made known his sal- | vation;* he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the | nations. Let the sea roar, and all that | fills it;* the world and those who | dwell in it! Let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills sing for joy together be- | fore the Lord,* for he comes to | judge the earth. He will judge the world with | righteousness,* and the peoples with | equity. The Lord has made known his sal- | vation;* he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the | nations.
Collect of the Day
O Lord, graciously hear the prayers of Your people that we who justly suffer the consequence of our sin may be mercifully delivered by Your goodness to the glory of Your name; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Old Testament Reading Deuteronomy 30:15–20
15“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. 16If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. 17But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them, 18I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish. You shall not live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess. 19I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, 20loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
Gradual Psalm 117:1–2a; 96:8
Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!
Epistle 1 Corinthians 3:1–9
1But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. 2I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, 3for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way? 4For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not being merely human?
5What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. 6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 8He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. 9For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building.
Holy Gospel Matthew 5:21–37
21[Jesus said:] “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ 22But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire. 23So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 25Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison. 26Truly, I say to you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.
27“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. 30And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.
31“It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
33“Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ 34But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.”
Announcements
Lost & Found: The Lost and Found is getting full. If you are missing an item, please check the lost and found. Items not picked up by mid-February will be donated or disposed of. Thank you.
Thank you to those who are participating in the Thrivent Choice program.
Pilgrim received a deposit of $371.00.
Aluminum tabs are being collected to help support Children’s Hospital. Please save your aluminum tabs and place them in the containers you can find in the Narthex and the Fellowship hall.
Lenten Dinners: The sign up sheet for the 2023 Lenten Dinners is available for you and your group to sign up. Please make sure to list your groups name and what will be served for the dinner.
CBI Presents: Christ in the Old Testament: What Does This Mean?
Jesus once said, “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me” (John 5:39). At the center of Christianity is the belief that everything in the Scriptures—what we today call the Old Testament—bears witness to who Jesus is and what he has come to do. Martin Luther put it this way: “All of Scripture…is pure Christ, God’s and Mary’s Son.”
Come take a fresh look at some of the fascinating ways the Old Testament shows us the person and work of Christ with Dr. Brian German and Dr. Harald Tomesch, professors of theology at Concordia University Wisconsin—Ann Arbor, on Saturday, February 18, from 9am to 2:30pm at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, West Bend.
Register for this free seminar at 262-334-0375 Pilgrim Ev. Lutheran Church.
A light lunch will be provided. There is a sign up sheet on the Bulletin Board in the Narthex.
Cable Worship Schedule Pilgrim’s Sunday 8:00 a.m. Divine Service is broadcast on WB 987 and AT&T Uverse 99 multiple times during the week: Sundays: 6:00 a.m. Mondays: 4:00 p.m. Tuesdays: 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays: 9:00 a.m. Wednesdays: 4:00 p.m. Bible Study, Thursdays: 4:00 p.m. This service is also live streamed and archived on the church’s YouTube channel:
Pilgrim Lutheran Church- West Bend, WI

Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Divine Service
Lutheran Service Book: Page:
Liturgy: Setting 3 Apostles Creed 184
Hymns:
Come, Thou Bright and Morning Star 872
Songs of Thankfulness and Praise 394
Communion Hymns:
Lord Jesus, Think on Me 610
Word of God, Come Down on Earth 545
Built on the Rock 645
Lord Jesus Christ, with Us Abide 585
Come, Thou Font of Every Blessing 686
Scripture Readings:
Old Testament: Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9
Gospel: Matthew 5:21-37
In our prayers, we remember:
X all who live under the flag of our nation,
X our government and judicial officials,
X law enforcement officers, military personnel, and their families,
X those struggling with health issues:
Beth Meier, Diane Swanson, Jeff Kreuser, Dan Grosskreuz, Michael Ferguson, Dorothy Kroll, Ella Wilkens, Rev. John Wille, Mary Margaret Hatfield, Phyllis Laabs-Darkow, Suzanne Stadelmayer, George Muth, Joyce Virchow, Rev Donald & Carolyn Bren, Jerry Sullivan, Richard Lewandowski, Mark Selzler, Ethan Tinlin, Sheryl Pajewski, Paul Lierman, Judy Clark, Louise Kreis, Betty Steely, Inez Schwoch, Ruth Mertz, Elaine Kuenzel, Diane Behrens
X pastors, missionaries, and those who serve God’s people with the gifts of Christ,
X Christians persecuted for the confession of the faith, and especially we remember
X all who have forsaken the faith, that they may be restored to gladness of heart and be made wise to salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
Preacher: Rev. Christopher Raffa
Liturgist: Rev. Joseph Fisher
Elder: Kent Voll, Ron Kabitzke, Dan Schmidt
Cantor: Sam Boehlke
Organist: Ben Grosskreuz

Coming Up at Pilgrim
Sunday, February 12:
8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Divine Service
9:15 a.m. Sunday School: Bible Studies
9:30 a.m. Adult Class: Small Catechism
12:30 p.m. Bible Study: 2nd Samuel
Monday, February 13:
5:30 p.m. Trustees Meeting
7:00 p.m. Church Council Meeting
Tuesday, February 14:
2:00 p.m. Chapel @ Auxiliary Court
Wednesday, February 15:
4:00 p.m. Youth Catechesis
6:30 p.m. Adult Class: 1st & 2nd Kings
Thursday, February 16:
9:00 a.m. Adult Class: 2nd Samuel
7:00 p.m. Divine Service
Friday, February 17: Office Closed
Saturday, February 18:
7:00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study
9:00 a.m. CBI Presents: Christ in the Old Testament: What Does This Mean

Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
February 9 - 12, 2023
16If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.
Deuteronomy 30:16
Welcome and blessings to you through our Lord Jesus Christ!
We welcome all who gather with us around the Altar and Pulpit to hear the Word of God. If you are visiting, we are happy that you could join us today. Please sign the guest book in the narthex and fill out one of the pew cards and pass it in with the offering plate to leave a record of your visit.
Communion Statement: By the design and specific warning of our Lord Jesus Christ in His Word, the precious gift of the Lord’s Body and Blood is to be shared with His blessing only with those prepared to take it rightly. (1 Cor 11:23-32) At the first communion our Lord did not commune all believers, but only those who had been instructed by Him daily for three years. The custom of our church is to offer the Sacrament only to confirmed members of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. So that our pastors would faithfully fulfill their obligations, (1 Cor 4:1; Heb 13:17; 1 Cor 11:27), all first-time visitors should speak to one of the pastors prior to communing. Our pastors are eager and available to provide instruction leading to a right and salutary reception our Lord’s holy Body and Blood, so that in the future you may join us in the blessing of this sacrament.

Pilgrim Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession
The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
462 Meadowbrook Drive, West Bend, WI 53090
(262) 334-0375 www.pilgrimlutheran-westbend.org