February 2nd and 3rd, 2013 The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Holy Communion ELW 4

INTRODUCTION The glory of God is often revealed when and where it is least expected. God uses our lips to declare that glory, inexperienced and hesitant though they may be. God uses our love to demonstrate that glory and so urges us to exercise it. God uses Jesus of Nazareth, water and the word, bread and wine, to reveal Gods glory where and when God chooses. Take heed, lest the glory of God slip through our midst unnoticed. THE ORDER OF WORSHIP CHILDREN are always welcome to our Worship Service. Rainbow bags and a cry room are available. A staffed nursery is also available if needed. An usher will gladly provide you with assistance. As a worship courtesy, we ask that you please turn off or set to vibrate all cellular telephones and pagers during the worship service. We ask that all present today please fill out the Attendance and Communion registration card found in your bulletin and place it in the offering plate so that we may record your presence with us. PRELUDE Chorale Prelude on All Hail this Brightest Day of Days Bach WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS All are invited to stand and may make the sign of the cross, the sign marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins. In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.

PRAYER UPON ENTERING THE PEW Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to you, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated to you; and then use us, we pray, as you will, but always to your glory and the welfare of your people, through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

The assembly kneels. Silence is kept for reflection. Most merciful God, we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. 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. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen. In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Please stand and sing GATHERING SONG: Arise, Your Light Has Come! (ELW 314) GREETING The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. CANTICLE OF PRAISE PRAYER OF THE DAY Let us pray. Almighty and ever-living God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and love; and that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command, through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. Please be seated CHILDRENS MESSAGE

FIRST READING: Jeremiah 1:410

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PSALM: Psalm 71:16 Refrain:

Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, 5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations." 6 Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy." 7But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a boy'; for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD." 9 Then the LORD put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the LORD said to me, "Now I have put my words in your mouth. 10 See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant." The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Tone:

In you, O LORD, have I | taken refuge; let me never be | put to shame. 2 In your righteousness, deliver me and | set me free; incline your ear to | me and save me. 3 Be my strong rock, a castle to | keep me safe; you are my crag | and my stronghold. 4 Deliver me, my God, from the hand | of the wicked, from the clutches of the evildoer and | the oppressor. R
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For you are my hope, | O Lord GOD, my confidence since | I was young. 6 I have been sustained by you ever since I was born; from my mother's womb you have | been my strength; my praise shall be al- | ways of you. R SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 13:113 If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant 5or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. 7It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end.

For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; 10but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. 11When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. 12For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. 13And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Please stand for the reading of the gospel GOSPEL ACCLAMATION All sing the Alleluia. The choir will sing the verse, all repeat the Alleluia

there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a severe famine over all the land; 26yet Elijah was sent to none of them except to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon. 27There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian." 28When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. 29 They got up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might hurl him off the cliff. 30 But he passed through the midst of them and went on his way. The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. Please be seated SERMON Reverend Jeff Wise Silence for reflection, and then we invite you to stand and sing: HYMN OF THE DAY: We All Are One in Mission (ELW 576) CREED I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

Verse sung by the cantor: Alleluia. The Spirit of the Lord / is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news /to the poor. Alleluia. (Luke 4:18) GOSPEL: Luke 4:21-30 The holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. Then he began to say to them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." 22All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, "Is not this Joseph's son?" 23 He said to them, "Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, 'Doctor, cure yourself!' And you will say, 'Do here also in your hometown the things that we have heard you did at Capernaum.'" 24And he said, "Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet's hometown. 25But the truth is,
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I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Please be seated ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION Called by the Holy Spirit into relationship with a loving God, we pray for the church, all in need, and the whole creation. You may kneel or sit as you are able Each petition ends with: Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. Into your loving hands, gracious God, we place ourselves and all our prayers, spoken and unspoken, trusting in your mercy through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen. We invite you to please stand PEACE The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you. Please be seated OFFERTORY SENTENCE AND BIDDING I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present yourselves as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Romans 12:1 Let us with gladness offer our lives and the fruit of our labor to the Lord. ANTHEM AT THE OFFERING Be Thou My Vision arr. Ferguson

OFFERTORY HYMN

Create in Me a Clean Heart (ELW 188)

We invite you to please stand

OFFERING PRAYER Merciful God, we offer with joy and thanksgiving what you have first given usour our time, our wealth, our abilities, and our selves. They are all signs of your gracious love. Receive them for the sake of him who perfectly revealed your love in offering himself for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. DIALOGUE

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER Holy God, Creator of all and Source of life, at the birth of time your word brought light into the worldThrough him all glory and honor is yours, Almighty Father, with the Holy Spirit, in your holy Church, both now and forever. Amen. 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. INVITATION TO COMMUNION Taste and see that the Lord is good. Please be seated

PREFACE by the pastor

Lutherans believe the true body and blood of Christ are really present in the Supper of our Lord under the form of bread and wine and are there distributed and received. All baptized persons are welcomed to Communion when they are visiting this congregation. If you wish to commune, please come forward to receive the body of our Lord Jesus Christ with your hands cupped. If you cannot or do not wish to commune you may come forward with your hands crossed over your chest for a blessing.

SONG AFTER COMMUNION Now, Lord

LAMB OF GOD

COMMUNION HYMN:

Bread of Life from Heaven (ELW 474)

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Radiant God, with our eyes we have seen your salvation, and in this meal we have feasted on your grace. May your Word take flesh in us, that we may be your holy people, revealing your glory made known to us in Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.

After all have communed, we invite you to stand and sing:

SENDING OF COMMUNION Compassionate God, as Jesus called disciples to follow him, bless those who go forth to share your word and sacrament with those who are sick/homebound/imprisoned. May these gifts be signs of our love and prayers, that through the sharing of the body and blood of Christ, all may know your grace and healing revealed in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. BLESSING The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord's face shine on you with grace and mercy. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. In the name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. We invite you to please stand and sing: SENDING SONG: DISMISSAL Go in peace. Christ is with you. Thanks be to God. POSTLUDE Chorale Fantasia on Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer Wells Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer (ELW 618)

COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE WEEK Sunday, February 3, 2013 Ansgar, Bishop of Hamburg, missionary to Denmark and Sweden, died 865 A monk who helped bring Christianity to Scandinavia, Ansgar returned to Germany where he was named bishop of Hamburg. He is remembered for his love for poor people. Tuesday, February 5 The Martyrs of Japan, died 1597 Christianity was brought to Japan in the sixteenth century by Jesuit and Franciscan missionaries. The religion was suppressed, however, and in 1597 twenty-six missionaries and converts were crucified. Nevertheless, Christianity survived and later prospered.
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