John s Baptism Revealed Jesus as the Son of God

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1 John s Baptism Revealed Jesus as the Son of God Peace Lutheran Church 2090 Commerce Drive North Mankato, MN 56003

2 Peace Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Synod Proclaim the wonders God has done! Pastor Timothy Hartwig Church Office: Cell Phone: Website: peacemankato.com Jesus Lambs at Peace Preschool Teacher/Director: Joslyn Moldstad Phone: Divine Service Sunday 8:30 & 10:45 AM January 15, 2017 Second Sunday after the Epiphany Welcome to Peace! The purpose of our congregation is to worship God, who gives life through Word and Sacrament; to serve one another in love and fellowship; and to proclaim forgiveness and salvation to all through Jesus Christ alone. Before Worship As you prepare to worship your Lord today, spend a few quiet minutes in prayer before the service. Review the lessons, the service notes, and pray this prayer: Prayer of the Day Almighty God, You gave Your one and only Son to be the light of the world. Grant that Your people, illumined by Your Word and sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ s glory, that He may be known, worshiped, and believed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with You and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and forever. Amen. For the Children A Cry-Room is available if your little ones need a moment. It is the first room on the left as you walk into the church building. Sound and video are piped into the room to enable you to hear and see the service. Facilities Restrooms are located down the hall and on the right side. 2

3 The Divine Service Matins, p. 109 The Confession of Sin P: Dearly beloved! We have come together in the presence of God our heavenly Father, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at His hand, to set forth His most worthy praise, to hear His holy Word, and to ask for ourselves and on behalf of others, those things that are necessary for our life and salvation. O come, let us worship Him! Let us kneel and bow down before Him. Let us confess our sins with penitent hearts, and obtain forgiveness by His infinite grace and mercy. C: Almighty and most merciful Father, we have strayed from Your ways like lost sheep. We have followed the devices and desires of our hearts. We have offended against Your holy law. We have done those things which we should not have done, and we have not done those things which we should have done. Have mercy on us, O Lord! Spare us and restore us, according to the promises You have declared to us in Jesus Christ, our Lord. For His sake grant that we may live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of Your holy name. P: The almighty and merciful Lord has granted us pardon and forgiveness of all our sins, grace for true repentance and amendment of life, and the comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Hymn: #246, God s Own Child, I Gladly Say It The Versicles P: O Lord, open my lips. 3

4 P: Make haste, O God, to deliver me. The Invitatory P: O come, let us worship the Lord. 4

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6 The Lesson Isaiah 49:1-6 1 Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the LORD called me; from my birth he has made mention of my name. 2 He made my mouth like a sharpened sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver. 3 He said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor." 4 But I said, "I have labored to no purpose; I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing. Yet what is due me is in the LORD's hand, and my reward is with my God." 5 And now the LORD says he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, for I am honored in the eyes of the LORD and my God has been my strength 6 he says: "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth." The Epistle 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ-- their Lord and ours: 3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. 5 For in him you have been enriched in every way-- in all your speaking and in all your knowledge-- 6 because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you. 7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. 8 He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. The Holy Gospel - John 1: The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one I meant when I said, 'A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' 31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel." 6

7 32Then John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 33I would not have known him, except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' 34I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God." 35The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!" 37When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?" They said, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?" 39"Come," he replied, "and you will see." So they went and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was about the tenth hour. 40Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah" (that is, the Christ). A Responsory P: O Lord, have mercy upon us. Hymn: #182:1-5, One Thing Needful Sermon: John 1:29-41 John s Baptism Revealed Jesus as the Son of God The Offering The members of Peace Lutheran Congregation have joined together to do the Lord s work in this community and around the world. Visitors need not feel obligated to participate in this offering which supports our ministry. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. (II Corinthians 9:8) Please fill out the Friendship Register. 7

8 The Canticle: Te Deum Laudamus 8

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11 The Prayers, beginning with The Kyrie The Lord s Prayer 11

12 The Collect P: Let us pray: O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, having safely brought us to the beginning of this day, defend us in the same with Your mighty power and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger, but that all our doing, being ordered by Your governance, may be righteous in Your sight; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. 12

13 The Benedicamus P: Let us bless the Lord. The Benediction P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. The Closing Hymn: #182:6-10, One Thing Needful Thank you to those who served in our service today: Organist: John Baumann; The ushers; Cover artwork: Don Moldstad. To God be the Glory! 13

14 Announcements This week at Peace: Sunday: 8:30 AM Divine Service 9:40 AM Sunday School Adult Bible Class 10:45 AM Divine Service Tuesday: 9:00 AM Solid Grounds Bible Study Wednesday: 4:00 PM Confirmation Class 7:00 PM Adult Choir rehearsal Sunday: 8:30 AM Divine Service with Holy Communion 9:40 AM Sunday School Adult Bible Class 10:45 AM Divine Service with Holy Communion 6:30 PM CROSSED Important upcoming events: January 26 th 6:30 PM Financial Peace University free class preview January 29 th 11:45 AM Open Forum Meeting, Voter s Meeting February Group 4 Refreshments, Group 2 Greeters Many of you have expressed interest in getting involved in Dave Ramsey s Financial Peace University Class, so we ve decided to start offering it here at Peace Lutheran. We are so thrilled about what this program has the power to do in each of your lives. Can you imagine what your life would be like if you had NO payments if you were completely debt free!?! Classes meet for 9 weeks on Thursdays at 6:30 at Peace Lutheran, Feb 16 th - April 20 th (no class on 4/13). This lifetime membership FPU class is $103 (normally $210). This class will show you how to get there no matter where you are right now. By the end of the class the average family pays off more than $5000 in debt and saves almost $3000 during the 90 day class. More importantly, you ll learn how to handle the money God entrusts you with His way and what it means to have true financial peace. Sign up at Go ahead and make plans to be at our kickoff / free informational class coming up on Jan. 26 th at Peace Lutheran at 6:30 pm. This class is open to the community, please invite friends and family. January 29 th Open Forum and Voter s meeting after 2 nd service. A pizza lunch will be served before the Forum. Please plan on attending. 14

15 Please pick up your 2017 offering envelopes from the table in the narthex. Jesus Lambs at Peace Preschool will be having class this Monday, January 16. Our preschoolers have enjoyed the snow as they play in it, talk about it and even make snowflakes by cutting paper. In Isaiah 1:18 the prophet reminds us that, Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. The children learned that besides being a man, Jesus is fully God. As God, Jesus has the power to forgive our sins. What comfort our preschoolers receive during their preschool day, hearing that Jesus is their Savior who forgives all sins. If you would like to join us for our winter semester, please call Joslyn at for more information. The Construction Committee met on Thursday January 5 th with our Project Manager and Assistant Project Manager from Builders For Christ. The next 5 months will be a busy time of preparation by the Construction Committee, R. Henry Construction and Builders for Christ. There will be several opportunities for volunteers to assist. A few of them are listed below. If you are able to assist with any of the following activities please contact Todd Olsen (Construction Committee Chairman) at tolsen66@gmail.com or : Trailer Style Camper - We are looking for 1 or 2 people with a trailer style camper or 2 that could be set up at church for up to 12 weeks this summer to house BFC volunteers. If we had two then we could split the time in half. Truck to accommodate 5 th wheel trailer and Driver to drive to Wisconsin and pull a BFC Camper back to Peace in late May. Truck with Ball Hitch and Driver to drive to Wisconsin and pull a BFC Tool Trailer back to Peace in late May. A Coordinator to plan and organize volunteers for the movement of the Preschool Playground to a Temporary Location in March. Last week at Peace: Sunday 232 To watch our services live, go to: The service will start automatically when it is live (8:30AM). For recorded services, go to and you can choose which service you want to watch. 15

16 New 2 You is pleased to welcome Brenda Spangenberg as our new store manager. Brenda is a member of St. Paul s Lutheran Church in North Mankato. Lila Hauch, our current store manager, will be leaving at the end of January. We have been extremely blessed with Lila s guidance at the store since the opening of New 2 You 10 years ago. We will be having an open house reception at New 2 You on Monday, January 23 from 4:00 7:00PM. Please stop by to welcome Brenda and wish Lila the best and thank her for her commitment to Christian Education! Cookies and refreshments will be served. Bids Sought for MVL - Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School is seeking bids to remodel its main office area. To learn more about the project and obtain the drawings, please contact MVL s Maintenance Supervisor Ken Opitz at or kopitz@mvlhs.org. The deadline for submission of bids will be February 1, Employment Opportunity at Bethany Lutheran College Bethany will welcome the first cohort into our new BSN program in the fall of To make that happen we need to hire qualified nursing faculty. More information can be found at: Briefly, we are looking for nurses within the ELS or WELS who have at least a master s degree in nursing. Bethany Lutheran College is committed to the teachings of the Bible as expressed in the Lutheran Confessions. As such, we look for individuals who fully embrace our beliefs. Teaching experience is desired but not required. Three years of clinical experience is required. Any names or ideas can be sent to the attention of Dr. Eric Woller: eric.woller@blc.edu Bethany Lutheran College Events Sunday, January 15, 3:00 pm in Trinity Chapel - The Bekesh Trio - pianist Bethel Balge, violinist Kenneth Freed, and cellist Sharon Rodgers - invites you to enjoy some of the most loved music written for piano trio in the splendid acoustics of Bethany's Trinity Chapel. The following works will be performed - Ludwig Van Beethoven: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Major, Joaquin Turina: Piano Trio Op. 76, Robert Schumann: Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor, and Astor Piazolla: Winter from the Four Seasons. Tickets will be available at the door of the chapel, $10 for all ages. Sunday, January 15, 1:00pm in the YFAC gallery - Bethany's first art event of 2017 is the Prairie Lakes Regional Art Council/McKnight Artist Grantee Exhibition, on display in the Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center gallery from January 9 - February 10. The public is welcome to this afternoon reception from 1:00-5:00 p.m, with the opportunity to view the art, and hear the artists speak and perform. Refreshments provided. Tickets for BLC's winter musical The Music Man will be available starting Monday, January 23 at theatre.blc.edu or at weekdays between 1-5 pm. Performances are Feb. 3, 4, 10 and 11 at 7:30 pm and matinees on Feb 5 and 11 at 2 pm. $10 for all ages. Plan ahead, tickets will go fast! 16

17 MOMs Bible Study Child Care WOULD YOU LIKE TO EARN A LITTLE EXTRA CASH? Looking for: A few reliable childcare workers to supervise young children while their moms participate in Bible Study. When: Wednesday Mornings from 8:00-10am, February 1 st - April 26 th (off Mar 8 th ) Where: Mt Olive Lutheran Church Responsibilities: Read bible stories, sing songs, supervise activities and play time, and feed provided snack. This is a paid position. *Must pass State of MN background check Contact: Emily Peters (emmykf@hotmail.com) 17