January 29 4th Sunday After the Epiphany
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PROCESSIONAL HYMN
584 Faith and Truth and Life Bestowing
1 Faith and truth and life bestowing,
Open now the Scriptures, Lord,
Seed to life eternal sowing,
Scattered on the wind abroad.
Let not hearts, Your Word receiving,
Like a barren field be found,
Choked with thorns and unbelieving,
Shallow earth or stony ground.
2 May the Spirit’s pow’r unceasing
Bring to life the hidden grain,
Daily in our hearts increasing,
Bearing fruit that shall remain.
So in Scripture, song, and story,
Savior, may Your voice be heard.
Till our eyes behold Your glory
Give us ears to hear Your Word.
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INVOCATION & CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
P In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
P Our help is in the name of the Lord,
C who made heaven and earth.
P If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?
C But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared.
P Since we are gathered to hear God’s Word, call upon Him in prayer and
praise, let us first consider our unworthiness and confess before God and
one another that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, and that we
cannot free ourselves from our sinful condition. Together as His people let
us take refuge in the infinite mercy of God, our heavenly Father, seeking His
grace for the sake of Christ, and saying: God, be merciful to me, a sinner.
C Almighty God, have mercy upon us, forgive us our sins, and lead
us to everlasting life. Amen.
P Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake
forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His
authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
INTROIT Ps. 32:1–2, 5–7; antiphon: Ps. 32:10
Many are the sorrows of the | wicked,*
but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts | in the Lord.
Blessèd is the one whose transgression is for- | given,*
whose sin is | covered.
Blessèd is the man against whom the Lord counts no in- | iquity,*
and in whose spirit there is | no deceit.
I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my in- | iquity;*
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity | of my sin.
Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you | may be found;*
surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not | reach him.
You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from | trouble;*
you surround me with shouts of de- | liverance.
Glory be to the Father and | to the Son*
and to the Holy | Spirit;
as it was in the be- | ginning,*
is now, and will be forever. | Amen.
Many are the sorrows of the | wicked,*
but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts | in the Lord.
KYRIE
C Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
C To God on high be glory
And peace to all the earth;
Goodwill from God in heaven
Proclaimed at Jesus’ birth!
We praise and bless You, Father;
Your holy name we sing—
Our thanks for Your great glory,
Lord God, our heav’nly King.
To You, O sole-begotten,
The Father’s Son, we pray;
O Lamb of God, our Savior,
You take our sins away.
Have mercy on us, Jesus;
Receive our heartfelt cry,
Where You in pow’r are seated
At God’s right hand on high—
For You alone are holy,
You only are the Lord.
Forever and forever,
Be worshiped and adored;
You with the Holy Spirit
Alone are Lord Most High,
In God the Father’s glory.
“Amen!” our glad reply.
SALUTATION and COLLECT OF THE DAY
P The Lord be with you.
C And also with you.
P Let us pray.
Almighty God, You know we live in the midst of so many dangers that in our
frailty we cannot stand upright. Grant strength and protection to support us
in all dangers and carry us through all temptations; through Jesus Christ,
Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one
God, now and forever.
C Amen.
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OLD TESTAMENT READING
Deuteronomy 18:15–20
15“The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you,
from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— 16just as you desired of the
Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, ‘Let me not
hear again the voice of the Lord my God or see this great fire any more, lest I die.’
17And the Lord said to me, ‘They are right in what they have spoken. 18I will raise
up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words
in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. 19And whoever
will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him.
20But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I have not
commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same
prophet shall die.”
A This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
GRADUAL Ps. 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 for- | ever.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory | due his name;*
bring an offering, and come in- | to his courts!
EPISTLE
1 Corinthians 8:1–13
1Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess
knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. 2If anyone imagines
that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. 3But if
anyone loves God, he is known by God.
4Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an idol has no
real existence,” and that “there is no God but one.” 5For although there may be
so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and
many “lords”— 6yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things
and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things
and through whom we exist.
7However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former association
with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak,
is defiled. 8Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat,
and no better off if we do. 9But take care that this right of yours does not somehow
become a stumbling block to the weak. 10For if anyone sees you who have
knowledge eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged, if his conscience
is weak, to eat food offered to idols? 11And so by your knowledge this weak person
is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. 12Thus, sinning against your
brothers and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.
13Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make
my brother stumble.
A This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
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ALLELUIA AND VERSE
C Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
C These things are written that you may believe that Jesus is the
Christ, the Son of God.
C Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
HOLY GOSPEL Mark 1:21–28
P The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the first chapter.
C Glory to You, O Lord.
21And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath [Jesus] entered
the synagogue and was teaching.
22And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had
authority, and not as the scribes. 23And immediately there was in their synagogue
a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, 24“What have you to do with us,
Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy
One of God.” 25But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!”
26And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came
out of him. 27And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among
themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands
even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” 28And at once his fame spread
everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee.
P This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C Praise to You, O Christ.
APOSTLE’S CREED
C 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.
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Children’s Sermon
842 Son of God, Eternal Savior
1 Son of God, eternal Savior,
Source of life and truth and grace,
Word made flesh, whose birth among us
Hallows all our human race,
You our Head, who, throned in glory,
For Your own will ever plead:
Fill us with Your love and pity,
Heal our wrongs, and help our need.
2 As You, Lord, have lived for others,
So may we for others live.
Freely have Your gifts been granted;
Freely may Your servants give.
Yours the gold and Yours the silver,
Yours the wealth of land and sea;
We but stewards of Your bounty
Held in solemn trust will be.
3 Come, O Christ, and reign among us,
King of love and Prince of Peace;
Hush the storm of strife and passion,
Bid its cruel discords cease.
By Your patient years of toiling,
By Your silent hours of pain,
Quench our fevered thirst of pleasure,
Stem our selfish greed of gain.
4 Son of God, eternal Savior,
Source of life and truth and grace,
Word made flesh, whose birth among us
Hallows all our human race:
By Your praying, by Your willing
That Your people should be one,
Grant, O grant our hope’s fruition:
Here on earth Your will be done.
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SERMON: Why Jesus Came: For you!
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PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
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LORD’S PRAYER
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.
BENEDICAMUS and BENEDICTION
A Let us bless the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
P The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor and T give you peace.
C Amen.
CLOSING HYMN
411 I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light
1 I want to walk as a child of the light.
I want to follow Jesus.
God set the stars to give light to the world.
The star of my life is Jesus. Refrain
ref In Him there is no darkness at all.
The night and the day are both alike.
The Lamb is the light of the city of God.
Shine in my heart, Lord Jesus.
2 I want to see the brightness of God.
I want to look at Jesus.
Clear Sun of Righteousness, shine on my path,
And show me the way to the Father. Refrain
3 I’m looking for the coming of Christ.
I want to be with Jesus.
When we have run with patience the race,
We shall know the joy of Jesus. Refrain
Silent Prayer
Following the prayers, the people may greet one another in the name of the Lord, saying, “Peace be with you,” as a sign of reconciliation and of the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace (Matt. 5:22–24; Eph. 4:1–3).
Acknowledgments
Divine Service, Setting Four from Lutheran Service Book
Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.
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