January 22, 2023
Third Sunday after the Epiphany
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Invocation
Scripture: Psalm 27:1, 4-9
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
4 One thing I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.
5 For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will set me high on a rock.
6 Now my head is lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord.
7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud, be gracious to me and answer me!
8 "Come," my heart says, "seek his face!" Your face, Lord, do I seek.
9 Do not hide your face from me. Do not turn your servant away in anger, you who have been my help. Do not cast me off, do not forsake me, O God of my salvation!
“Seek Ye First”
Hymn #90
Seek ye first the kingdom of God
And His righteousness,
And all these things
shall be added unto you.
Allelu, alleluia!
Ask and it shall be given unto you;
Seek and ye shall find;
Knock and the door
shall be opened unto you.
Allelu, alleluia!
“Yes, Lord, Yes”
Hymn #466
I’ll say yes, Lord, yes
to Your will and to Your way.
I’ll say yes, Lord, yes;
I will trust You and obey.
When your Spirit speaks to me,
With my whole heart I’ll agree,
And my answer will be yes, Lord, yes.
“A Charge to Keep I Have”
Hymn #536
A charge to keep I have, A God to glorify, A never-dying soul to save, And fit it for the sky.
To serve the present age, My calling to fulfill: Oh, may it all my pow’rs engage To do my Master’s will!
Arm me with jealous care, As in Thy sight to live; And O Thy servant, Lord, prepare A strict account to give!
Help me to watch and pray, And on Thyself rely, Assured, if I my trust betray, I shall forever die.
Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-4
1 But there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness— on them light has shined.
3 You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when dividing plunder.
4 For the yoke of their burden, and the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian.
Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;
Praise Father, Son
And Holy Ghost. Amen
Pastoral Prayer-Joys & Concerns”
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18
10 Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same purpose.
11 For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there are quarrels among you, my brothers and sisters.
12 What I mean is that each of you says, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or "I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to Christ."
13 Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,
15 so that no one can say that you were baptized in my name.
16 (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.)
17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to proclaim the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its power.
18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
“Your Labor Is Not in Vain”
(The Porter’s Gate)
Your labor is not in vain Though the ground underneath you is cursed and stained
Your planting and reaping are never the same
Your labor is not in vain
[Verse 2] Your labor is not unknown
Though the rocks they cry out and the sea it may groan
The place of your toil may not seem like a home
But Your labor is not unknown
[Chorus]
I am with you, I am with you
I am with you, I am with you For I have called you, called you by name
Your labor is not in vain
[Verse 3]
The vineyards you plant will bear fruit
The fields will sing out and rejoice with the truth
For all that is old will at last be made new
The vineyards you plant will bear fruit
[Chorus] I am with you, I am with you I am with you, I am with you
For I have called you, called you by name
Your labor is not in vain
[Verse 4]
The houses you labored to build
Will finally with laughter and joy be filled
The serpent that hurts and destroys will be killed And all that is broken be healed [Chorus]
I am with you, I am with you
I am with you, I am with you
For I have called you, called you by name
Your labor is not in vain
I am with you, I am with you
I am with you, I am with you
For I have called you, called you by name
Your labor is not in vain
For I have called you, called you by name
Your labor is not in vain
“Covenant Song”
(Bertram Sluys. © 2022 Bertram Sluys)
CHORUS: I am not my own, Lord I’m yours alone
Make me into what you will
I am not my own, Lord I’m yours alone
Make me into what you will
1. Place me with those you will Use me to do your will
Put me to suffering or laid aside
Lay me down low or lift me up high Everything, all for you
CHORUS: I am not my own, Lord I’m yours alone
Make me into what you will
I am not my own, Lord I’m yours alone
Make me into what you will
2. Let me be full O Lord, Let me be empty Lord
Let me have nothing, let me have all
With willing heart I give you my all Everything, all for you
CHORUS: I am not my own, Lord I’m yours alone
Make me into what you will
I am not my own, Lord I’m yours alone
Make me into what you will
3. I now acknowledge you Father, Son, Spirit, Lord
In holy living, all of my life
Here as your servant giving my life Everything, all for you
CHORUS: I am not my own, Lord I’m yours alone
Make me into what you will
I am not my own, Lord I’m yours alone
Make me into what you will
Make me into what you will
Make me into what you will
Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23
12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee.
13 He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
15 "Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
16 the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned."
17 From that time Jesus began to proclaim, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."
18 As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen.
19 And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fish for people."
20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
21 As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them.
22 Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.
23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people.
Message: Kyle Tiedje
Benediction
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