Welcome in the name of Jesus Christ!

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1 Welcome in the name of Jesus Christ! We thank God that you have joined us this morning for worship. If you are visiting with us, we thank God you are here and pray our worship together will be a mutual blessing. If you are looking for a church home, we hope Abiding Savior can meet your needs. Please introduce yourself to one of the Pastors. We ask both members and visitors to kindly fill out attendance cards and pass them to the center aisle. The ushers will gather them during the Sermon Hymn which follows the Children s Message. Feel free to add a prayer request for the Pastor to include in the congregational prayer. We love children here at Abiding Savior. Parents are encouraged to sit in the front pews so that young children can see what is happening during worship. If you should want to make use of our cry room or nursery, please ask one of our ushers for directions. Ministers Rev. Glenn Lucas... Pastor Mrs. Donna Lucas... Principal Pam Howard... Preschool Director Chris Rogers... Music Director & Organist Kyle Salesky.Director of Family and Youth Ministries Don Harrell, Hank Hellfeld... Deacons Call Us Church Office... (949) School Office... (949) Preschool Office... (949) On the Web...

2 Order of Worship The Third Sunday after Epiphany Sunday, January 27, :00 a.m. PRELUDE Joyful Bell Processional Amazing Grace KINGDOM RINGERS I WELC ELCOME OPENING HYMN Please stand. CHRIS ROGERS OGERS, ORGANIST Our God Is Real and Present Here Our God is real and present here. When troubles come we need not fear. Though mountains tremble, waters foam, Our God will not leave us alone. The LORD of Hosts with us alway; the God of Jacob is our stay. Our God is real and still remains; the great I AM forever reigns! Our God is present and when fear or trouble comes be of good cheer; For God s own Son has washed away The sins that on our hearts now weigh. LORD Jesus Christ with us today; He is the Truth, the Life, the Way. He came to us, His life to give, that we might in His presence live. The Holy Spirit has been sent, to bring us into covenant With God the Father and the Son, And Comforter, to help us run The race of faithfulness to God upon this earth where Jesus trod, So that in faith we shall remain In Him who for the world was slain. The LORD is God and says, Be still! I am your fortress, and I will Be lauded and exalted now! My Word is true and this I vow: I AM your God and I will make all wars to cease, all bows to break; The nations of the world I claim And all the earth will praise My name! To God the Father we now raise our songs of thanks and endless praise; To God the Son, our Risen Lord, All honor, glory, we accord; To God the Spirit we bring laud, who brought us to our faith in God; So let us all, with hearts aflame, The real and present God proclaim! Text: Copyright 2018 Jeffrey E. Burkart. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Music: Johann Störls...Schläg- Gesang- Und Noten-Buch, Stuttgart, 1744 LSBHymnLicense.net # INVOCATION Pastor: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen! 2

3 PSALM 19: Pastor: The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; Pastor: the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the just decrees of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. Pastor: Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults. Pastor: Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD ORD,, my rock and my redeemer. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Worshippers are invited to kneel for the Confession and Absolution. Those who desire not to kneel may sit or stand. CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION Pastor: O Lord, hear us as we come before You. Pastor: Father, thank You for hearing us as we pray: Too often we have neglected Your Word and ignored Your work in our lives. Instead of focusing on You, we have focused on ourselves. Instead of serving others, we have expected to be served. Forgive us, gracious Father, and renew us through Your Word of life. Help us to t see Jesus in our midst as Your Word made flesh crucified for our sins and raised to life again. By the working of Your Holy Spirit, give us hearts to joyfully worship You. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen. Pastor: Jesus stands and proclaims the Good News in our hearing this day! As your pastor and as His servant, it is my joy to announce His forgiving grace to all of you and, in His stead and by His command, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 3

4 HYM YMN OF PRAISE Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness Text: Rusty Edwards, b Tune: The Sacred Harp, Philadelphia, 1844 Text: 1987 Hope Publishing Co. LSB 849 Used by Permission. LSBHymnLicense.net # SALUTAT ALUTATION AND COLLECT Pastor: The Lord be with you. And also with you. Pastor: Let us pray. Set us free, Lord Jesus, from the bondage of sin, sickness, and Satan. So that today we may live the abundant life of forgiveness You first proclaimed to the world in Your sermon at Nazareth; for You live and reign with the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. EPISTLE READING 1 CORINTHIANS 12: A For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body Jews or Greeks, slaves or free and all were made to drink of one Spirit. For the body does not consist of one member but of many. 4

5 If the foot should say, Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body, that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear should say, Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body, that would not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. If all were a single member, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, yet one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you, nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the higher gifts. Lector: This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. We stand for the Holy Gospel: HOLY GOSPEL Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, chapter four. UKE 4:16-30 LUKE 5

6 READING OF HOLY GOSPEL And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord s favor. And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he began to say to them, Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing. And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph s son? And he said to them, Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, Physician, heal yourself. What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well. And he said, Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian. When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. But passing through their midst, he went away. Pastor: This is the Gospel of the Lord! Worshippers are invited to stand and share the peace of the lord with each other. Children can come down to the chancel steps for the children s message. CHILDREN HILDREN S MESSAGE Prayer and member/guest cards will be collected during the singing of the following hymn: 6

7 SERMON HYMN Hail to the Lord s Anointed O er ev ry foe victorious, He on His throne shall rest, From age to age more glorious, All blessing and all-blest. The tide of time shall never His covenant remove; His name shall stand forever That name to us is Love. Text: James Montgomery, , alt. Tune: Leonhart Schröter, c c. 1601; setting: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941 Text & Music: Public Domain LSB 398 Used by Permission. LSBHymnLicense.net # SERMON Where Do You Fit? 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a REV EV. GLENN LUCAS APOSTLES CREED I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His 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 into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 7

8 GARING OF OUR TIS AND OFFERINGS God doesn t need our money, but in His grace He gives us the privilege to be stewards of everything He has entrusted to our care. We can do more together than separately. As one body in Christ, our congregation has agreed to offer our first fruits to support ministries and missions that enable us to communicate Christ s love to everyone, everywhere; and our love for Him. Your sacrificial gift enables this holy work. MUSICAL OFFERING This Little Light of Mine arr. Martha Lynn Thompson KINGDOM RINGERS II II PRAYERS Pastor: Let us pray for the whole people of God, and for all people according to their needs. After each petition: Pastor: Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer. Pastor: Into Your hands, O Lord, we commend ourselves and all for whom we pray, trusting in Your mercy through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Pastor: We pray together, 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 for ever and ever. Amen. BENEDICTION Pastor: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. Amen! Almighty God, Your Word Is Cast Almighty God, Your Word is cast Like seed into the ground; Now let the dew of heav n descend And righteous fruits abound. CLOSING HYMN Let not the sly satanic foe This holy seed remove, But give it root in ev ry heart To bring forth fruits of love. Let not the world s deceitful cares The rising plant destroy, But let it yield a hundredfold The fruits of peace and joy. So when the precious seed is sown, Life-giving grace bestow That all whose souls the truth receive Its saving pow r may know. LSB 577 Used by Permission. LSBHymnLicense.net #

9 Pastor: Go in peace. Serve the Lord. Thanks be to God! POSTLUDE We Pray For This Week ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Allyson Adams & Family, Brenda Adams & Family, Brian & Tara Adams & Family, Kellie Albrecht & Family, Dennis & Cathleen Anderson & Family, Jasmine Anderson & Family, Jenny Annoni & Family, Barbara Arnold, Monique Arsene & Family Keep in Your Prayers Prayers for strength and healing, guidance and blessing for: Elizabeth Hurley Jeanne Kelly Brad Lucente Crystal Nylander Brett Riedlinger Brian Adams Terri Green Alexander Hernandez Betsy Hotsko Patricia Howard Lee Seib Junko Shiki Denice Soresi Eileen Stewart Maggie Winn We pray for those who are ill: Irene Fabre Larry Reimnitz Lou Torres Etsuko Busker Rosemary Colburn We pray for those who are recovering: Jeff Conrad Rocky Hewitt June Thomas Prayer Partners Listen to what s needed. Pray for what s needed. People who wear this badge have been trained to lift up your joys and sorrows in private prayer. Look for them and feel free to pray with them! 9