January 26, 2019 6:30 PM January 27, 2019 9:30 AM The Third Sunday after the Epiphany Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church 6550 Fairmont Boulevard Yorba Linda, California 92886 (714) 779-2384 www.gracelutheran.church Email: gracewels@sbcglobal.net 1 January 27, 2019
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Pastor Daniel Wagenknecht (714) 624-9001 WELCOME! We are happy you are with us today. It would be a pleasure to get to know you better. We invite you to join any of our activities. See the schedule in the bulletin. When the offering is being received, please sign the friendship register as it is passed down the pews. The ushers are here to help you during the service. If you need anything (temperature adjustment, restrooms, large print worship materials, hearing amplifiers, etc.) please ask them. Rest rooms and a drinking fountain can be found across the breezeway in Grace Hall. Our Information Table contains free devotions, Bibles, pamphlets, and other things for you to take home. Five or ten minutes before the service, the organist will be playing music to encourage worshipers to find seats and get ready for worship. We ask that during the time before the service, please refrain from loud talking so that those who wish to pray and meditate silently may do so. Please turn off cell phones when you enter the church. The Nursery is available for parents whose children become restless. It is located behind the right pews. To request prayers, hymns for future services, etc. please fill out an index card and hand it to an usher or Pastor. 2 January 27, 2019
THE COMMON SERVICE (Christian Worship Page 15) OPENING HYMN: 238 Oh, Bless the Lord, My Soul M: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. M: Beloved in the Lord: let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins to God our Father, asking him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. C: Holy and merciful Father, I confess that I am by nature sinful and that I have disobeyed you in my thoughts, words, and actions. I have done what is evil and failed to do what is good. For this I deserve your punishment both now and in eternity. But I am truly sorry for my sins, and trusting in my Savior Jesus Christ, I pray: Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner. 3 January 27, 2019
C: Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. M: God, our heavenly Father, has been merciful to us and has given his only Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Therefore, as a called servant of Christ and by his authority, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son (+) and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. M: In the peace of forgiveness, let us praise the Lord. C: Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will toward men. We praise you, we bless you, we worship you, we glorify you, we give thanks to you, for your great glory, O Lord God, heav nly King, God the Father almighty. O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us. You take away the sin of the world; receive our prayer. 4 January 27, 2019
You sit at the right hand of God the Father; have mercy on us. For you only are holy; you only are the Lord. You only, O Christ, with the Holy Spirit, are most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. M: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. M: Let us pray. Almighty God, you sent your Son to proclaim your kingdom and to teach with authority. Anoint us with the power of your Spirit that we, too, may bring good news to the afflicted, bind up the brokenhearted, and proclaim liberty to the captive; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. First Lesson: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 (Holy Bible: Evangelical Heritage Version, 2017) All the people gathered together at the public square that is in front of the Water Gate. They told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded Israel. 2 So on the first day of the seventh month, 5 January 27, 2019
Ezra the priest brought the Law before the congregation, both men and women and all who were able to understand what they heard. 3 From dawn until midday in front of the public square in front of the Water Gate, he read from the scroll, while facing the men, the women, and those who could understand. All the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law. 5 All the people could see Ezra as he opened the scroll, because he was elevated above all the people. As he opened the scroll, all the people stood. 6 Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people answered, Amen! Amen! while they lifted up their hands and then knelt and bowed down with their faces to the ground. 8 So they read from the Book of the Law of God clearly and interpreted it, and the people understood what was read. 9 Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites, who helped the people understand, said to all the people, Today is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or cry! because all the people were crying as they heard the words of the Law. 10 Nehemiah said to them, Go, eat rich food and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those who have nothing prepared, because today is holy to 6 January 27, 2019
our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the LORD is your strength. PSALM OF THE DAY: Psalm 19 (CW page 70) Second Lesson: Acts 4:23 31 (EHV) 23 After Peter and John were released, they went to their own friends and reported everything the high priests and the elders had said. 24 When they heard this, with one mind they raised their voices to God and said, Master, you are the God who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them. 25 By the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David, your servant, you said: Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 26 The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers are gathered together against the Lord and against his Anointed One. 7 January 27, 2019
27 For certainly, in this city both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and people of Israel, were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. 28 They did whatever your hand and your plan had decided beforehand should happen. 29 Now Lord, look at their threats and give to your servants the ability to keep on speaking your word with all boldness 30 as you stretch out your hand to heal and as signs and wonders take place through the name of your holy servant Jesus. 31 After they prayed, the place where they were gathered was shaken. Also, everyone was filled with the Holy Spirit, and they continued to speak the word of God with boldness. VERSE OF THE DAY: Alleluia. Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching, preaching, and healing every disease. Alleluia. (Matthew 4:23 cf. NIV) C: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! GOSPEL: Luke 4:14 21 C: Glory be to you, O Lord! 8 January 27, 2019
Luke 4:14 21 (EHV) 14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area. 15 He was teaching in their synagogues and being honored by everyone. 16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. As was his custom, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read. 17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: 18 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, 19 and to proclaim the year of the Lord s favor. 20 He rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began to tell them, Today, this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing. C: Praise be to you, O Christ! 9 January 27, 2019
APOSTLES CREED I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth. I believe 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 is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there 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. 10 January 27, 2019
HYMN OF THE DAY: 85 O God from God, O Light from Light SERMON: Luke 4:14-21 Jesus comes home! 1. To proclaim good news 2. To reveal himself as Savior C: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with your free Spirit. Amen. OFFERING PRAYER OF THE CHURCH LORD S PRAYER C: 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 11 January 27, 2019
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. HYMN: Let All the People Praise You 173 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms 1. What a fellowship, what a joy divine, Leaning on the everlasting arms; What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, Leaning on the everlasting arms; Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms; Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. 2. Oh, how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, Leaning on the everlasting arms; Oh, how bright the path grows from day to day, Leaning on the everlasting arms; Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms; Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. 3. What have I to dread, what have I to fear, Leaning on the everlasting arms; I have blessed peace with my Lord so near, Leaning on the everlasting arms; 12 January 27, 2019
Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms; Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. M: Blessed Lord, you have given us your Holy Scriptures for our learning. May we so hear them, read, learn, and take them to heart, that being strengthened and comforted by your holy Word, we may cling to the blessed hope of everlasting life, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. M: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look on you with favor and (+) give you peace. C: Amen. Amen. Amen. CLOSING HYMN: Let All the People Praise You 202 Make Me a Servant Make me a servant, humble and meek; Lord, let me life up those who are weak. And may the prayer of my heart always be: Make me a servant, make me a servant, 13 January 27, 2019
Make me a servant today. THIS WEEK AT GRACE Today Sunday School and Bible Study 8:30 am Worship 9:30 am Women s Guild Mon-Tue California Pastoral Conference, Las Vegas Tuesday Choir Practice 7:00 pm Wednesday Inspire Academic Enrichment 9:30 am Thursday Bible Study Responding to Social Media 10:00 am Friday Fifty Five and Fun 10:00 am Homeschool Group 11:15 am Bible Class, Huntington Beach 11:30 am Catechism Class 3:30 pm Saturday Worship With Communion 6:30 pm Next Sunday Sunday School and Bible Study 8:30 am 14 January 27, 2019
Worship with communion 9:30 am Congregational open forum pre-call meeting FUTURE PLANNING Feb 10 Call meeting Feb 25-27 Western Region Mission Board meeting, Corona Mar 6 Lent Supper 6:00 pm Ash Wednesday worship 7:00 pm Mar 13 NO WEDNESDAY WORSHIP Mar 14 Supper with Prep Singers 6:00 pm Prep Singers Concert 7:00 pm Mar 20, 27 Lenten Suppers and Worship April 3, 10 Lenten Suppers and Worship April 13 EASTER FOR KIDS SPRING FESTIVAL April 18 Maundy Thursday worship 7:00 pm April 19 Good Friday worship 7:00 PM April 20 Holy Saturday Vigil of Easter 6:30 pm April 21 Easter Worship 7:00 and 9:30 am The Mission of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church is to make disciples for Jesus Christ by sharing the gospel in God s Word and Sacraments. Following God s direction and seeking His help, we will fulfill this mission by conducting the following activities: Glorifying and praising God through public worship services, Teaching classes for all ages o to strengthen those who believe, 15 January 27, 2019
o to train and equip members to lead exemplary Christian lives, o to train and equip members to reach out to others; Seeking the lost and straying, Administering the sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion, Mutually encouraging one another through fellowship activities, Supporting one another and caring for each other s needs, and Participating in the worldwide mission of the church through our synodical and district affiliations. 16 January 27, 2019