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11:30am Hybrid Worship Service
(Rebroadcast at 5:30pm)
January 9, 2022
16420 S Westland Dr. www.GoServe.net
Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-869-1780 office@GoServe.netWELCOME!
We thank you for joining us for worship today. We hope you find this experience to be
meaningful, and we hope you will join us again soon, either online or in-person. Sign-up
information for our in-person worship will be in our weekly e-mail newsletter (see below).
LEARN MORE
Please check out our weekly e-mail newsletter, Shepherd’s Link, for the latest information
about our response to the COVID-19 virus, as well as updates on the status of upcoming
events, schedule changes, and more. If you would like to subscribe to receive our weekly e-
newsletter, you can sign up at www.goserve.net/enews.
SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE AS AN INVITATION TO OTHERS
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be looking for an online worship opportunity in the coming days:
www.goserve.net/live
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CONTACT US
The e-mail addresses for all of our staff are listed below. We’d love to connect with you.
Our Ministry Team
Mary Jo Anderson (Connections Ministry Coordinator) maryjo@goserve.net
Jennifer Coxson & Sandra Lawson (GS Preschool) gspreschool@outlook.com
Frances Foltz (Minister of Christian Education) francesfoltz@hotmail.com
Cathy Lipton (Ministry Assistant) cathy@goserve.net
Philip Meuschke (AV Ministry Coordinator) philip@goserve.net
Susan Owens (Worship Coordinator) susan@goserve.net
Dr. Jeffrey Pannebaker (Organist) jpannebaker76@gmail.com
Peter Schmidt (Minister of Music) pwsch1@aol.com
Vicki Schmidt (Minister of Administration) vicki@goserve.net
Pastor Ted Schneider (Support Pastor) theodores623@gmail.com
Pastor Dave Sonnenberg (Senior Pastor) pastordave@goserve.net
Evoke Engagement Experts (Communications Partner) communications@goserve.net
Annie Larson, Account Manager
Image: Baptism of Jesus.
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Video used by permission CVLI #502275060.BAPTISM OF OUR LORD
January 9, 2022, 11:30am
(Rebroadcast at 5:30pm)
PRELUDE “Holy Spirit” by Bryan Torwalt and Katie Torwalt
(see screens for lyrics)
GATHERING
The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God.
CALL TO WORSHIP AND AFFIRMATION OF BAPTISM
L: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
PRESENTATION
L: Dear friends, we give thanks for the gift of baptism as we come before God to
make public affirmation of baptism into Christ.
Let us pray. Merciful God, we thank you that you have made us your own by water
and the Word in baptism. You have called us to yourself, enlightened us with the
gifts of your Spirit, and nourished us in the community of faith. Uphold us and all
your servants in the gifts and promises of baptism, and unite the hearts of all
whom you have brought to new birth. We ask this in the name of Christ.
C: Amen.
PROFESSION OF FAITH
L: I ask you to profess your faith in Christ Jesus, reject sin, and confess the faith of
the church.
Do you renounce the devil and all the forces that defy God, the powers of this
world that rebel against God, and the ways of sin that draw you from God?
C: I renounce them.
L: Do you believe in God the Father?
C: I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
L: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
C: 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.
3On 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.
L: Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?
C: 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.
AFFIRMATION
L: You have made public profession of your faith. Do you intend to continue in the
covenant God made with you in holy baptism; to live among God’s faithful people,
to hear the word of God and share in the Lord’s supper, to proclaim the good news
of God in Christ through word and deed, to serve all people, following the example
of Jesus, and to strive for justice and peace in all the earth?
C: I do, and I ask God to help and guide me.
L: People of God, do you promise to support and pray for one another in your life in
Christ?
C: We do, and we ask God to help and guide us.
L: Let us pray. We give you thanks, O God, that through water and the Holy Spirit you
give us new birth, cleanse us from sin, and raise us to eternal life. Stir up in your
people the gift of your Holy Spirit: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the
spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord, the
spirit of joy in your presence both now and forever.
C: Amen.
OPENING SONG
“Come, All You People (Uyai mose)” by Alexander Gondo
(see screens for lyrics)
4PRAYER OF THE DAY
L: Let us pray.
Almighty God, you anointed Jesus at his baptism with the Holy Spirit
and revealed him as your beloved Son.
Keep all who are born of water and the Spirit faithful in your service,
that we may rejoice to be called children of God,
through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
C: Amen.
PASSING OF THE PEACE
L: The peace of Christ be with you always.
C: And also with you.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WORD
God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, song, and prayers.
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
READING Acts 8:14-17
R: The Reading is from Acts, the 8th Chapter.
14
Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of
God, they sent Peter and John to them. 15The two went down and prayed for them that
they might receive the Holy Spirit 16(for as yet the Spirit had not come upon any of
them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus). 17Then Peter and
John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
R: The word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
5SONG OF THE WORD
“Down Galilee’s Slow Roadways”
6GOSPEL Luke 3:15-17,21-22
P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the 3rd Chapter.
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
15
As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts
concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, 16John answered all of them by
saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am
not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit
and fire. 17His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather
the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
21
Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and
was praying, the heaven was opened, 22and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in
bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved;
with you I am well pleased.”
P: The gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON Pastor Dave Sonnenberg
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
Each petition concludes:
L: Lord, in your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
OFFERING INVITATION AND PRAYER
L: Lord, we thank you for Your faithfulness. Thank you that we can always trust in
You. You are an abundant God and out of Your great mercy you have given us so
much. We give you our offerings today. Please now take them and use them for Your
kingdom and Your glory. Extend and multiply its reach and influence we pray. May it
be a great blessing to many. We ask all this in the powerful name of Jesus.
C: Amen
7MEAL
God feeds us with the presence of Jesus Christ.
OFFERING
We invite you to share your offering in whatever manner is convenient for you.
1) Online donations can be made at:
A) pushpay.com/g/goserve or
B) Church App (search Go Serve) - click the Give tab
2) In-Person Donations: There is a secure drop box at the back of the sanctuary.
3) Checks can be mailed to: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
ATTN: Vicki Schmidt
16420 S. Westland Dr.
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
MUSIC DURING OFFERING
“River of Life” by Mac Powell, Ethan Hulse, and Jonathan Smith
COMMUNION INSTRUCTIONS
OFFERTORY PRAYER
L: Let us pray.
Bright Morning Star, your light has come,
and the birth of Jesus has overwhelmed us with joy.
Like the magi of long ago, may we be drawn to you
and offer such gifts as we are able.
C: Amen.
DIALOGUE
L: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
L: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them to the Lord.
L: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
8THANKSGIVING AT THE TABLE
P: Bright shining God, inner light of all faithful souls, we celebrate your gifts of love,
creation, and art. We rejoice that you have made us in your image and call us to
live in your limitless love. You bring peoples and leaders to the dawn of your rising.
You sent your only child, our morning star, to light a way in our night and lead us
to justice and peace. Your Holy Spirit shines good news into our lives. Each
daybreak you call us to feed the hungry, bring recovery of sight, liberate the
oppressed, heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds, and keep watch for
the dawn of your commonwealth on earth. For all of this we give you thanks.
In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks;
broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given
for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.
Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink,
saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people
for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.
LORD’S PRAYER
L: And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to pray:
C: 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
L: The gifts of God for the people of God.
C: Thanks be to God.
9SHARING OF THE COMMUNION MEAL
1) The Pastor will offer the words to the community gathered in person & online:
“The body of Christ, given for you.” All take the bread.
2) The Pastor will then offer the words to the community gathered in person & online:
“The blood of Christ, shed for you.” All take the wine/juice.
COMMUNION SONG
“10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)“ by Jonas Myrin and Matt Redman
(see screens for lyrics)
Note for those worshiping in-person: Ushers will be walking the aisles
during the song to collect your empty communion cups.
POST COMMUNION BLESSING
L: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace.
C: Amen.
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
L: Let us pray.
We thank you, O God, that you have fed us and welcomed us unconditionally.
Send your Spirit with us now, that we may set the captive free,
use your gifts to build one another up, and in everything reflect your glory revealed
in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C: Amen.
10FAREWELL AND GODSPEED TO PHILIP MEUSCHKE
Pastor: Philip, as you leave our congregation, we wish to bid you farewell, and we
pray for God’s blessings.
A reading from Philippians: Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let
your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything,
but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be
made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will
guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, beloved, whatever is true,
whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing,
whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of
praise, think about these things. Keep on doing the things that you have learned and
received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
(Philippians 4:4-9)
Brief comments about those who are leaving and their life in the congregation may
follow.
In holy baptism our Lord Jesus Christ received you and made you a member of his
church. When you came to this congregation we rejoiced to welcome you into the
mission we share as the people of God. In this community you have come to know and
to share in God’s loving purpose for you and for all creation. God has blessed you in this
community, and God has blessed us through you.
We encourage you to continue to receive and share God’s gifts at Lord of the Mountains
Lutheran Church in Dillon, Colorado, united with us in the body of Christ and the
mission we share.
The leader addresses the assembly with these or similar words.
Pastor: People of God, members of Good Shepherd,
do you release Philip from service as your AV Ministry Coordinator?
C: We do, and we give thanks to God for our ministry together.
The leader addresses the person whose service is concluding.
Pastor: Philip, do you recognize and accept
the completion of your ministry with Good Shepherd?
Response: I do, and I give thanks to God for our ministry together.
11Pastor: Let us pray.
Gracious God, we thank you for the work and witness of your servant Philip, who has
enriched this congregation and shared his gifts with us. Now bless and preserve Philip,
and his wife Kate, at this time of transition. Day by day, guide them and give them
what is needed, friends to cheer their way, and a clear vision of that to which you are
now calling them. By your Holy Spirit be present in their pilgrimage, that they may
travel with the one who is the way, the truth, and the life, Jesus Christ our Lord.
C: Amen
BLESSING FOR PHILIP AND GOOD SHEPHERD
Pastor: As you go on your way, may God go with you.
May God go before you to show you the way,
behind you to encourage you,
beside you to befriend you,
above you to watch over you,
and within you to give you peace.
By your Holy Spirit be present in their pilgrimage,
that they may travel with the one who is the way, the truth, and the life,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
C: Amen
SENDING
God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world.
MUSICAL BENEDICTION
“The Blessing” by Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe, and Steven Furtick
SENDING SONG
“You Have Called Us” by Lynn DeShazo and Martin Nystrom
(see screens for lyrics)
SENDING
L: Go in peace. Christ is your light.
C: Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE
12The live-stream of today’s worship services is dedicated by:
Margie and Paul Rood
In joy for the birth of Nora Emily Poff--
Parents Julia Rood and Scott Poff,
Grandparents Margie Goergen-Rood and Paul Rood
If you would like to make a dedication, please visit:
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WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preaching & Presiding: Pastor Dave Sonnenberg
Minister of Music: Peter Schmidt
Reader: Marilee Pazicky
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