WEEKEND WORSHIP SERVICE: JANUARY 2-3, 2021
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WEEKEND WORSHIP SERVICE: JANUARY 2-3, 2021
WELCOME AND GREETING
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CALL TO WORSHIP: (L=Leader, P=People)
L: Everlasting God,
you brought the nations to your light
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
Fill the world with your glory, and show yourself
to all the nations, through him who is the true light
and the bright morning star,
Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
P: Amen.
—used by permission from The Worship Sourcebook ©2004 CRC Publications
WE SING: "What Child is This” – LSB #370
VERSE 1
What child is this, who, laid to rest,
On Mary’s lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the king,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
Haste, haste to bring Him laud,
The babe, the son of Mary!
VERSE 2
Why lies He in such mean estate
Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christian, fear; for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading.
Nails, spear shall pierce Him through,
The cross be borne for me, for you;
Hail, hail the Word made flesh,
The babe, the son of Mary!
VERSE 3
So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh;
Come, peasant, king, to own Him.
The King of kings salvation brings;
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.
Raise, raise the song on high,
The virgin sings her lullaby;
Joy, joy, for Christ is born,
The babe, the son of Mary!
Public domainWE CONFESS OUR SINS AND RECEIVE GOD'S FORGIVENESS: (L=Leader, P=People)
L: The light has come into the world,
and people loved darkness
rather than the light
because their deeds were evil.
Let us confess our sin to God.
—based on John 3:19, NRSV
P: God of the Bethlehem star, everyone is searching
for your light shining in the face of Christ.
The Magi sought Christ simply to worship him.
But Herod sought him to appease his jealous anger.
We confess that our motives in seeking Jesus are not pure.
We do not come simply to worship:
we come to Christ, asking his benefits of reassurance, health, wealth;
asking him to fulfill the hundred petitions
for not-so-important requests that we heap before him.
But the Magi sought first the kingdom.
Help us, God, to follow their example, putting our own need in perspective,
worshiping the Christ in love, content to be in your presence,
and laying our gifts before you.
Then may we journey, trusting that your goodness
and light will accompany us all the days of our life. Amen.
—based on Matthew 2:1-16; 6:33
L: This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you,
that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all.
If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness,
we lie and do not do what is true;
but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light,
we have fellowship with one another,
and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
P: Amen.
—1 John 1:5-7, NRSV
—used by permission from The Worship Sourcebook ©2004 CRC Publications
WE PRAY: (L=Leader, P=People)
L: God of Epiphany,
we long to hear your holy Word in fresh ways.
Open our ears to the call of your voice.
Open our eyes to the dawning of a new day.
Fill us with anticipation for your future.
P: Amen.
—used by permission from The Worship Sourcebook ©2004 CRC Publications
READINGS FROM THE BIBLE: Matthew 2:1-12 and Matthew 7:7-12
Matthew 2:1-12
1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the timeof King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem
2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?
We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law,
he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.
5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
6 “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of
Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”
7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star
had appeared.
8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon
as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”
9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen
when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.
10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.
11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed
down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with
gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their
country by another route.
Matthew 7:7-12
7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door
will be opened.
9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more
will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law
and the Prophets.
WE CONFESS OUR FAITH: The Apostles' Creed
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 Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From thence he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
WE SING: “We Three Kings of Orient Are”
VERSE 1
We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Field and fountain moor and mountain
Following yonder star
O star of wonder star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading still proceeding
Guide us to Thy perfect light.
VERSE 2
Born a King on Bethlehem plain
Gold I bring to crown Him again
King forever ceasing never
Over us all to reign
O star of wonder star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading still proceeding
Guide us to Thy perfect light.
VERSE 5
Glorious now behold Him arise
King and God and sacrifice
Alleluia alleluia
Sounds through the earth and skies
O star of wonder star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading still proceeding
Guide us to Thy perfect light.
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MESSAGE: EPIPHANY
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER: (from Matthew 6:9-13)
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.
WORDS OF INSTITUTIONCOMMUNION PREPARATION: (L=Leader, P=People)
L: As we prepare to share in this meal together, we pause and prepare our hearts and minds
to receive this amazing gift!
L: Do you believe you are a sinner?
P: Yes, I believe it; I have failed God and others in my life. I am a sinner.
L: Are you sorry for your sins?
P: Yes, I am sorry that I have sinned.
L: Do you need God’s help and forgiveness for your life?
P: Yes, I need the gift of life he gives through Jesus.
L: What has Christ done for you?
P: He died for me and shed his blood for me on the cross
for the forgiveness of my sins.
L: Do you believe that in communion you receive the true body and blood
of Christ with the bread and wine?
A: Yes, I believe it because of his Word and promise.
L: Remove your mask, if you are wearing one. Hold up your communion cup. Peel back the seal on the
bottom side of the cup containing the wafer.
"Take and eat the body of Christ, broken for you." (eat)
Flip over the cup, peel back the seal on the top containing the juice or wine.
"Take and drink. This is the blood of Christ shed for you for the forgiveness of sins." (drink)
Please put your mask back on. Let's sing.
WE SING: "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" – LSB #621
VERSE 1
Let all mortal flesh keep silence
And with fear and trembling stand
Ponder nothing earthly minded
For with blessing in His hand
Christ our God to earth descending
Comes our homage to demand
VERSE 2
King of kings yet born of Mary
As of old on earth He stood
Lord of lords in human vesture
In the body and the blood
He will give to all the faithful
His own self for heav'nly food
VERSE 3
Rank on rank the host of heaven
Spreads its vanguard on the wayAs the Light of light descending
From the realms of endless day
Comes the pow'rs of hell to vanquish
As the darkness clears away
VERSE 4
At His feet the six winged seraph
Cherubim with sleepless eye
Veil their faces to the Presence
As with ceaseless voice they cry
Alleluia alleluia
Alleluia Lord Most High
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DISMISSAL AND CLOSING PRAYER: (L=Leader, P=People)
L: God of light,
you call us beyond our imagining to tasks beyond our powers.
Empower our service and enlighten our worship,
that we may know and proclaim the light of the world.
P: Amen.
—used by permission from The Worship Sourcebook ©2004 CRC Publications
MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS
WE SING: "Go Tell It on the Mountain" - LSB #388
CHORUS
Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and ev'rywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born
VERSE 1
While shepherds kept their watching
O'er silent flocks by night
Behold throughout the heavens
There shone a holy light
CHORUS
Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and ev'rywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born
VERSE 2
The shepherds feared and trembled
When lo above the earth
Rang out the angel chorus
That hailed the Savior's birth
CHORUS
Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and ev'rywhereGo tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born
VERSE 3
Down in a lowly manger
The humble Christ was born
And God sent us salvation
That blessed Christmas morn
CHORUS
Go tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and ev'rywhere
Go tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born
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