Bulletin
Sunday, January 31, 2021, 11:00 am
The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
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† Call to Worship & Procession
Prelude
Minister: Arise now and ascend to the heavenly City in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit!
Congregation: Amen!
†Processional Hymn - Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (p. 310) (MP3, PDF)
Minister: The grace and peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you!
People: And also with you!
Minister: I will also make You a light of the nations!
Congregation: So that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.
Sin Offering: Confession The congregation is invited to kneel.
Unison: Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
(silent confession)
Minister: Therefore, I declare that your sins are forgiven in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Congregation: Thanks be to God. Our sins are forgiven in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Minister: In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. Therefore, stand in His presence, knowing your acceptance in the Savior. “His glory will appear upon you.”
Congregation: “And nations will come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising. Amen.”
†Ascension Hymn - Praise My Soul the King of Heaven (p. PH27) (MP3, PDF)
†Collect for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Unison: Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things both in heaven and on earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of your people, and in our time grant us your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Consecration: Scripture & Teaching
The Lesson - Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Reader: The Word of the Lord.
Congregation: Thanks be to God.
The Psalm - Psalm 111 (p. 151) (MP3, PDF)
The Epistle - 1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Reader: The Word of the Lord.
Congregation: Thanks be to God.
PSALM - Psalm 111 (p. 151) (MP3, PDF)
The Gospel - Mark 1:21-28
Reader: The Gospel of Christ!
Congregation: Praise be to You, O Christ!
†The Creed (Apostles')
Unison: I believe in God, the Father almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
†Gloria Patri, (p. 436) (MP3, PDF)
Sung, lifting holy hands, Psalm 63:4.
Prayer for Illumination
Sermon
Prayers of the People - Selected Men to Lead
Leader: Lord in your mercy….
Congregation: Hear our prayers.
†The Lord’s Prayer (sung, p. 411) (MP3, PDF).
Sung, lifting up holy hands, I Tim. 2:8.
†Tribute Offering
The Peace Offering: Eucharist
The Sursum Corda
Minister: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up unto the Lord.
Minister: Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
People: It is good and right so to do.
Minister: It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times . . . Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying,
People: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory: Glory be to thee, O Lord most High. Amen.
The Sign of Peace - The peace of Christ to you.
The Bread and the Wine
All baptized Christians are welcome to the Table. Gluten free bread is available.
Eucharist Hymns
Gloria in Excelsis (p. 396) (MP3, PDF)
Come, Ye Souls By Sin Afflicted (p. PH19) (MP3, PDF)
Let God Arise (p. PH26) (MP3, PDF)
How Deep the Father’s Love (p. PH13) (MP3, PDF)
†The Commission and Benediction
Minister: Go in peace and love to serve the Lord who is the Light of all Nations.
Congregation: Thanks be to God!
† Hymn - Behold the Glories of the Lamb (p. 296) (MP3, PDF)