January 18th and 19th, 2017 PRELUDE #5 from Six Episodes, Op.

115 Max Reger

The Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
INVOCATION
Holy Communion
ELW 4 You are invited to stand for the invocation.

In the name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

GATHERING SONG: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (ELW 631)

GREETING
INTRODUCTION
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of
In todays first reading we hear, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God
the Holy Spirit be with you all.
am holy. Yet we know we cannot achieve perfection. Our attempts to love
And also with you.
neighbors and even our enemies fall short of what God desires for us. Yet
in Jesus we see one who loved even those who persecuted and killed him.
CANTICLE OF PRAISE
We are made holy in baptism, and forgiven at the table of Gods mercy. As a
people made holy by God, we go in peace to love as we have been loved.

CHILDREN are always welcome to our Worship Service. Rainbow bags

and a cry room are available. A staffed nursery is also available if needed.
An usher will gladly provide you with assistance.

As a worship courtesy, we ask that you please turn off or set to vibrate
all cellular telephones and pagers during the worship service.

We ask that all present today please fill out the Attendance and
Communion registration card found in your bulletin and place it in the
offering plate so that we may record your presence with us.

PRAYER UPON ENTERING THE PEW

Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow
love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where
there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness,
light; where there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to be
consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to
love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are
pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
THE ORDER OF WORSHIP
 shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not
profit by the blood of your neighbor: I am the LORD.
17You shall not hate in your heart anyone of your kin; you shall reprove
your neighbor, or you will incur guilt yourself. 18You shall not take
vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love
your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

PSALM 119:33-40
Paraphrase: Oh, That the Lord Would Guide My Ways

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Let us pray.
Holy God of compassion, you invite us into your way of forgiveness and
peace. Lead us to love our enemies, and transform our words and deeds to
be like his through whom we pray, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
Please be seated.

CHILDRENS SERMON

FIRST READING: Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18

SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23
1
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 10
According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master
2Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them:
builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder
You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.
must choose with care how to build on it. 11For no one can lay any
9When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very
foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus
edges of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest. 10You shall not
Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious
strip your vineyard bare, or gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you
stones, wood, hay, straw 13 the work of each builder will become visible,
shall leave them for the poor and the alien: I am the LORD your God.
for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the
11You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; and you shall not lie to
fire will test what sort of work each has done. 14 If what has been built on
one another. 12And you shall not swear falsely by my name, profaning the
the foundation survives, the builder will receive a reward. 15 If the work is
name of your God: I am the LORD.
burned up, the builder will suffer loss; the builder will be saved, but only as
13You shall not defraud your neighbor; you shall not steal; and you shall
through fire.
not keep for yourself the wages of a laborer until morning. 14You shall not
16Do you not know that you are Gods temple and that Gods Spirit
revile the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind; you shall fear your
dwells in you? 17If anyone destroys Gods temple, God will destroy that
God: I am the LORD.
person. For Gods temple is holy, and you are that temple.
15You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not be partial to the
18Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in this age,
poor or defer to the great: with justice you shall judge your neighbor. 16You
you should become fools so that you may become wise. 19For the wisdom
of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written,
He catches the wise in their craftiness,
20
and again,
The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise,
that they are futile.
21
So let no one boast about human leaders. For all things are
yours, 22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or
the present or the futureall belong to you, 23and you belong to Christ, and
Christ belongs to God.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Please stand for the reading of the gospel.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
All sing the Alleluia. The choir will sing the verse, all repeat the Alleluia
Verse: In those who obey the | word of Christ*
the love of God has | reached perfection. (1 John 2:5)
GOSPEL: Matthew 5:38-48
As the Gospel is announced, worshippers are invited to trace a cross upon
their forehead, then over their lips, and then over their hearts, silently
praying, May the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ be ever on my mind, on
my lips, and in my heart.
The holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.
[Jesus said to the disciples:] 38You have heard that it was said, An eye for
an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 39But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer.
But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; 40and if
anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well; 41and
if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile. 42Give to
everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to
borrow from you.
43You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and
hate your enemy. 44But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those
who persecute you, 45so that you may be children of your Father in heaven;
for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the
righteous and on the unrighteous. 46For if you love those who love you,
what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the
same? 47And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you
doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48Be perfect,
therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
The gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Please be seated.
SERMON Pastor Charles Peterson
Silence for reflection, then we invite you to stand and sing:
HYMN OF THE DAY How Firm a Foundation (ELW 796)
CREED
As they recite the creed, worshippers are invited to bow beginning with the
words born of the Virgin Mary, until the words he descended to the
dead.
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, Gods 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 to the dead.
On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at
the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and
the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of
saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life
everlasting.
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS

Called to be a light to the nations, let us pray for Gods justice, peace, and ANTHEM AT THE OFFERING from Gloria Antonio Vivaldi
healing.
We invite you to please stand.
Please sit or kneel as you are able.
OFFERTORY HYMN Let All Things Now Living (ELW 881)
Each petition ends with:
Lord, in your mercy,
hear our prayer.

Receive these prayers in the name of Christ, the light of the world, who is
one with you and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.

CONFESSION OF SINS AND PROCLAMATION OF FORGIVENESS

Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.

Most merciful God,

we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We
have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have
done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our
whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the
sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us,
and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your holy name. Amen.

In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for
his sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of
the church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the
entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the +
Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Please rise and greet one another in the peace of the risen Christ.

PEACE

The peace of Christ be with you always.

And also with you.

Please be seated.
OFFERING PRAYER

God of all creation, all you have made is good, and your love endures
forever. You bring forth bread from the earth and fruit from the vine, they
are signs of your love for us. Nourish us with these gifts and move us with EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
your Holy Spirit that we might be for the world signs of your gracious
presence in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. Worshippers are invited to bow with the consecration of the Lords body
and blood, each time the words Do this for the remembrance of me, are
DIALOGUE spoken.

Holy God, Creator of all and Source of life, at the birth of time your word
brought light into the world. In the fullness of time, you sent your Word,
born of Mary, to shine in our darkness and to make us your daughters and
sons. In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and
gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this
is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.

Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to
drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and
for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.

Remembering, therefore, his birth and life among us, his death and
resurrection, we await his coming again when all things will be restored in
him. By your Spirit bless us and this bread and cup, that held and nourished
by you, we may live as your children, shining with the light of your Son.
PREFACE Through him all glory and honor is yours, Almighty Father, with the Holy
Spirit, in your holy Church, both now and forever. Amen.
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
LORD'S PRAYER

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.
INVITATION TO COMMUNION BLESSING

Taste and see that the Lord is good. God Almighty send you light and truth to keep you all the days of your life.
The hand of God protect you; the holy angels accompany you; and the
Please be seated. blessing of almighty God, Father, + Son, and Holy Spirit, be upon and
remain with you forever. Amen.
All baptized people are welcome to the table to receive Christs body and
blood. If you have not been baptized, you are also welcome to the table as We invite you to please stand.
Gods guest; we are honored by your presence. We recognize the Body of
Christ as the community of the baptized, so if you would like to become SENDING SONG: The Church of Christ, in Every Age (ELW 729)
part of the Body of Christ, we encourage you to seek baptism. If you cant
or dont wish to receive today, we encourage you to hold your hands over DISMISSAL
your chest for a blessing as you come forward.
Go in peace. Christ is with you.
LAMB OF GOD Thanks be to God.

POSTLUDE
Chorale Fantasia on The Church of Christ, in Every Age Wells

COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE WEEK

Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, martyr, died 156

Thursday, February 23, 2017
Because he is said to have been known by John, the author of Revelation,
as well as the important early church fathers Irenaeus and Ignatius,
Polycarp serves as a vital link in church history. He was burned at the stake
at age 86 for refusing to renounce his faith.

Elizabeth Fedde, deaconess, died 1921

Saturday, February 25, 2017
Born in Norway and trained there as a deaconess, Fedde was asked to come
and minister to the poor and to seamen in New York City. She established
COMMUNION HYMN: Goodness Is Stronger Than Evil (ELW 721) the Deaconess House in Brooklyn as well as Deaconess Hospital in
Minneapolis.
After all have communed, we invite you to stand.
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