Sunday, January 28, 2018

Sermon for 28 January 2018

4th Sunday after Epiphany

Order of Worship



Pre-Worship: “I Love to Tell the Story” & “Abide with Me”

Welcome

Opening Hymn: LW#203 “O Day of Rest and Gladness”

Confession and Absolution

Song of Praise: “Ten Thousand Reasons”

Children’s Talk

Scripture Readings

Old Testament Reading – Deuteronomy 18:15-20

Epistle Lesson – 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Gospel Reading – Mark 1:21-28

Sermon Hymn: LW#366 “I Lay My Sins on Jesus”

Sermon

Apostle’s Creed

Offering Hymn: LW#403 “Praise and Thanksgiving”

Offering

Prayers of the Church/The Lord’s Prayer

Benediction

Closing Hymn: LW#312 “Jesus Shall Reign”

Monday, January 22, 2018

Sermon for 21 January 2018


3rd Sunday after Epiphany



ORDER -OF WORSHIP



Pre-Worship Music: “All God’s Creatures” & “Build Your House”

Meditation

Opening Hymn: LW#86 “Brightest and Best of the Stars of the Morning”

Confession & Absolution

Song of Praise: “Grace to Grace”

Children’s Talk

Scripture Readings
Old Testament Reading – Jonah 3:1-5, 10

Epistle Reading – 1 Corinthians 7:29-35

Gospel Reading – Mark 1:14-20

Sermon Hymn: LW#283 “You Are the Way; to You Alone”

Sermon

Nicene Creed

Installation of Council Members

Offering Hymn: LW#415 “All Depends on Our Possessing” vs. 1-3, 6

Offering

Prayers of the Church/The Lord’s Prayer

The Words of Institution

The Sharing of the Peace

Communion Distribution

LW#359 “Just As I Am”

LW#366 “I Lay My Sins on Jesus”

LW#139 “Jesus Lives! The Victory’s Won”

LW#242 “I Come, O Savior, to Your Table”

Benediction

Closing Hymn: “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow”






Sunday, January 14, 2018

Service for 14 January 2018

2nd Sunday after Epiphany

Order of Worship



Pre-Worship: “Hallelujah (Your Love is Amazing)” & “Be My Guide”

Welcome

Opening Hymn: LW#197 “Lord, Open Now My Heart to Hear”
Confession and Absolution

Song of Praise: “Here I Am to Worship”

Children’s Talk

Scripture Readings

Old Testament Reading – 1 Samuel 3:1-10

Epistle Lesson – 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Gospel Reading – John 1:43-51

Sermon Hymn: LW#279 How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds”

Sermon

Apostle’s Creed

Offering Hymn:: LW#404 “Take My Life, O Lord, Renew”

Offering

Prayers of the Church/The Lord’s Prayer

Benediction

Closing Hymn: LW#221 “Savior, Again to Your Dear Name”

Sunday, January 7, 2018

Sermon for 7 January 2018


1st Sunday after Epiphany

Baptism of Our Lord

ORDER OF WORSHIP



Pre-Worship Music: “Our God is Greater” & “What a Beautiful Name”

Meditation

Opening Hymn: LW#75 “As With Gladness Men of Old”

Confession & Absolution

Song of Praise: “Lord, Reign in Me”

Children’s Talk

Scripture Readings:

Old Testament Lesson – Genesis 1:1-5

Epistle Lesson – Romans 6:1-11

Gospel Lesson – Mark 1:4-11

Sermon Hymn: LW#77 “The People That in Darkness Sat”

Sermon

Nicene Creed

Offering Hymn: LW#88 “Songs of Thankfulness and Praise”

Offering

Prayers of the Church/The Lord’s Prayer

The Words of Institution

The Sharing of the Peace

Communion Distribution

“How Deep the Father’s Love for Us”

LW#99 “Not All the Blood of Beasts”

LW#246 “Lord Jesus Christ, You Have Prepared”

LW#242 “I Come, O Savior, to Your Table”

Benediction

Closing Hymn: LW#79 “O Jesus, King of Glory”



The sermon was based on the Gospel Lesson, plus Ephesians 2:8, Acts 2:38, and Galatians 3:26 & 27.