Sixth Sunday After EpiphanyCALL TO WORSHIP P: Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? C: Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS P: We fool ourselves if we think that our ways are hidden from God. Therefore let us confess our sin, trusting in the mercy of God our Maker. Silence for Reflection P: God, you are everlasting, C: the creator of all that is. Your understanding is beyond measure. We confess to you that we have sinned against you and our neighbors. In your compassion, forgive us, for we place our hope in your steadfast love. P: Praise the Lord! Our God heals the brokenhearted and binds up our wounds. In Jesus Christ + we are forgiven. C: Amen. HYMN “On Eagle’s Wings” PRAYER OF THE DAY P: Everlasting God, you give strength to the weak and power to the faint. Make us agents of your healing and wholeness, that your good news may be made known to the ends of your creation, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. C: Amen. Gospel: Mark 1:29-39 As soon as [Jesus and the disciples] left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them. That evening, at sunset, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons. And the whole city was gathered around the door. And he cured many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him. In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. And Simon and his companions hunted for him. When they found him, they said to him, “Everyone is searching for you.” He answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came out to do.” And he went throughout Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons. SERMON Rev. Lori E.L. Kitzing HYMN “O Christ, the Healer, We Have Come” PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION P: As we celebrate Christ embodied in human form, we pray for God’s blessing on the church, the world, and all of creation. A brief silence. P: Everlasting God, you bring your healing power to the church. Give your church a spirit of unity and prayer, that we discern your way for us in the world. God of grace, C: receive our prayer. P: Creator of the ends of the earth, you make the grass grow and send rain for the soil. Bring your creation into harmony and balance. Give animals their food and provide healthy shelter for your people. Inspire us to honor the miraculous beauty of all you have made. God of grace, C: receive our prayer. P: God without equal, your steadfast love endures forever. Bring the leaders, elected officials, and peacekeepers of our towns and countries into understanding and unity. Guide them to serve with compassion and understanding. God of grace, C: receive our prayer. P: God who strengthens, you lift up with your hand any who are suffering. Heal those who are brokenhearted and strengthen the weak and all in need (especially Julie, Karla, Stephanie, Cammie, Nancy, Beverly, Micala, Murlene, Eileen, and Brian). God of grace, C: receive our prayer. P: God who gives power to the faint, challenge us to share the faith stories of what God has done in our lives. Open us to receive the unique ways God is at work in your people, especially those whose perspectives challenge our own. God of grace, C: receive our prayer. P: God who calls each star by name, we remember all who have died. Shelter all who mourn with your mercy and care, and give us hope in your promised salvation. God of grace, C: receive our prayer. P: Knowing the Holy Spirit intercedes for us, we offer these prayers and the silent prayers of our hearts in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. C: Amen. OFFERING PRAYER Financial gifts may be sent to the church. We have a special offering for Crossroads Mission in Hastings, NE. We are collecting: Deodorant Cold Medicine Ibuprofen/Tylenol Band-Aids Bath Towels XL Twin Sheets Blankets Pillows P: Loving God, use our gifts to spread your gospel near and far, for the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ. C: Amen. LORD’S PRAYER Haitian Creole BENEDICTION P: May the Spirit of Jesus + take your hand and lift you up so that you may be of service to others. C: Amen. HYMN “O Worship the King” CHARGE P: Go And...Have the Conversation! So that you can better love God and your neighbor. C: Thanks be to God. Printed by permission oneliscense.net A-717495
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5th Sunday After Epiphany CALL TO WORSHIP P: My soul magnifies the Lord. My spirit rejoices in God my savior. C: For the Mighty One has done great things, and holy is God’s name. CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS P: Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and one another. Silence for Reflection P: Holy and all-powerful God, C: who comforts those in distress and casts out destructive forces, we confess that we are unable to do your will. We protect what is familiar and reject what is unknown. We admire those with courage but excuse ourselves when we falter from the truth. We forget that you are always with us, and that with you all things are possible. Forgive us, lead us, make us new. Remove our desire to heed false prophets, and show us your way; in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, Mother of us all. Amen. P: The God who made you and knows your every thought hears you now and forgives you all your sin. You have been redeemed through + Jesus Christ, God’s Son, our Savior. C: Amen. HYMN “Cast Out, O Christ” PRAYER OF THE DAY P: Compassionate God, you gather the whole universe into your radiant presence and continually reveal your Son as our Savior. Bring wholeness to all that is broken and speak truth to us in our confusion, that all creation will see and know your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. C: Amen. Gospel: Mark 1:21-28 21[Jesus and his disciples] went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught.22They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. 23Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, 24and he cried out, “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 with a loud voice, came out of him. 27They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, “What is this? A new teaching—with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” 28At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee. SERMON Rev. Lori E.L. Kitzing HYMN “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION after each petition… P: Let us pray for the needs of the world. P: For the healing of Earth and all its creatures; hear us, O God, C: your mercy is great. P: For church congregations that are in turmoil, for the healing of divisions between the followers of Christ Jesus; hear us, O God, C: your mercy is great. P: For leaders of nations, for those who have abused their power, for those who have destructive weapons, and for those who cannot defend themselves; hear us, O God, C: your mercy is great. P: For children who have no one to listen to their cries for food and shelter, for parents who cannot fulfill the needs of their children, hear us, O God, C: your mercy is great. P: For all who are in pain and in need of care, especially those we name now… Julie, Karla, Stephanie, Cammie, Nancy, Beverly, Micala, Murlene, and Eileen. Hear us, O God, C: your mercy is great. P: We pray for Courtney and Daniel who were married yesterday. Bless their covenant and strengthen their love throughout the coming years. Hear us, O God, C: your mercy is great. P: Into your hands we commend all those for whom we pray. We ask your blessing on all your people, that we may come at last to the truth around your banquet table that has no end; through Christ Jesus, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. OFFERING PRAYER Financial gifts may be sent to the church. We have a special offering for Crossroads Mission in Hastings, NE. We are collecting: Deodorant, Cold Medicine, Ibuprofen/Tylenol, Band-Aids, Bath Towels, XL Twin Sheets, Blankets, Pillows. P: Let the gifts we bring today in offering be used for good wherever there is need, in the name of Christ Jesus, your Son, our Savior. C: Amen. LORD’S PRAYER Spoken in Greek BENEDICTION P: Go in peace with the knowledge that God’s power is given to the church, the body of Christ, + for the sake of the life of the world. C: Amen. HYMN “Faith Begins by Letting Go” CHARGE P: Go And...Have the Conversation! So that you can better love God and your neighbor. C: Thanks be to God. Printed by permission oneliscense.net A-717495 Following up on Sunday's sermon. |
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