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Second Sunday After Epiphany January 13/14, 2018 6:00 PM & 8:45 AM Holy Communion First Lutheran Church, Kearney, NE 0

ANNOUNCEMENTS and WELCOME PRELUDE O God Beyond All Praising G. Holst Please stand CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS P: Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, who stretches out the heavens, who sends light to the nations, who gives breath to us all. C: Amen P: Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Silence for reflection and self-examination. P: Loving God, C: we confess that we have turned from your way to follow our own ways. Forgive us for the times we have spoken or acted too quickly; we have not spoken or acted at all; we have hurt those closest to us; we have hurt those we have yet to know; we have thought more about ourselves than others; we have thought less of ourselves than we ought. Turn us around, and give us a fresh start, so that we can live again as your children. Amen P: Even when we have done wrong, God makes us right. Even when we have messed up, God puts us together. God s love never runs out. God never tires of calling us beloved children. Hear God say to you now: Your sins are forgiven, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Savior. C: Amen 1

GATHERING HYMN Lord, Speak to Us, That We May Speak ELW #676 GREETING P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C: And also with you. 2

KYRIE Taize: Songs for Prayer 1998 Ateliers et Presses de Taize, GIA Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Used by Permission of OneLicense #A-705218 PRAYER OF THE DAY L: Thanks be to you, Lord Jesus Christ, most merciful redeemer, for the countless blessings and benefits you give. May we know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, day by day praising you, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen WORD A Reading from Psalm 139 L: 1 O LORD, you have searched me and known me. 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. 3 You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. 4 Even before a word is on my tongue, O LORD, you know it completely. 3

5 You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is so high that I cannot attain it. 13 For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes beheld my unformed substance. In your book were written all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed. 17 How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! 18 I try to count them they are more than the sand; I come to the end I am still with you. (Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18) L: Word of God. Word of Life. C: Thanks be to God. 8:45 ANTHEM We Are Called Haas Chancel Choir 4

Please stand for the Gospel Acclamation P: A Reading from St. John C: Glory to you, O Lord P: 43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth." 46 Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." 47 When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, "Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!" 48 Nathanael asked him, "Where did you get to know me?" Jesus answered, "I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you." 49 Nathanael replied, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" 50 Jesus answered, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these." 51 And he said to him, "Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man." (John 1:43-51) P: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to you O Christ. 5

CHILDREN S MESSAGE & NOISY OFFERING Offering will be going to Habitat for Humanity SERMON Jacob Krueger 6

APOSTLES CREED L: Let us profess our faith with the Apostles Creed: C: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He 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 and 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. Amen. PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION P: Confident that God our light and our salvation hears us when we pray, let us offer our prayers for the church, the world, and all people in need. (At the conclusion of each prayer) L: let us pray. C: Have mercy, O God. P: Merciful God, you hear our prayers even before we speak them. Receive them for the sake of the one through whom you have revealed your goodness, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. C: Amen. 8

EXCHANGE OF PEACE P: The peace of Christ be with you always. C: And also with you. We greet one another in the name of the Lord using words such as, Peace be with you. Please be seated MEAL OFFERING Interlude Mark Hayes Please stand Communion Assistants please come forward at this time. OFFERTORY RESPONSE Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ ELW #674 Verse 3 only Text: Fred Kaan, b. 1929, Music: Jamaican folk tune; adapt. Doreen Potter, 1925-1980, CCLI Song #178577 Text and music 1975 Hope Publishing Company, Used by permission, All Rights reserved, CCLI License #1093735 9

OFFERTORY PRAYER L: Merciful God, Receive the gifts we bring, our selves, our time, and our possessions. Through this meal unite us as your body, shining with the light of your justice and mercy; for the sake of him who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. C: Amen. THE GREAT THANKSGIVING P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P: Lift up your hearts. C: We lift them to the Lord. P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C: It is right to give our thanks and praise. SANCTUS Holy, Holy, Holy 10

WORDS OF INSTITUTION P: 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. Let us proclaim the mystery of faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. THE LORD S PRAYER P: Lord, remember us in your kingdom and teach us to pray: 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 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 11

INVITATION TO COMMUNION P: We who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. Come. Be filled with light and life. (Please let the Communion Assistant know if you want grape juice or a gluten-free wafer.) Please be seated Jesus, Lamb of God Text and Music: Dennis Jernigan, (refrain of You are My All in All Text and music 1991 Shepherd s Heart Music, Inc., admin. Word Music, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission of CCLI #1093735 COMMUNION MUSIC 6:00 In the Sweet By and By J. Webster 12

8:45 Jesus Calls Us; o er the Tumult ELW #696 Text: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1818-1895. Music: William H. Jude, 1851-1922. Text and Music Public Domain Please stand TABLE GRACE P: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. C: Amen 13

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION L: O Morning Star, fair and bright, you have refreshed us again with heavenly food. You are our dearest treasure. Go with us now today, tomorrow, every day that we tell the story of your never-ending love and sing your praise both now and forever. C: Amen BLESSING P: The God of glory dwell in you richly, name you beloved, and shine brightly on your path; and the blessing of almighty God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you always. C: Amen 14

SENDING HYMN Will You Come and Follow Me ELW #798 Text: John L. Bell, b. 1949. Music: Scottish traditional. Text 1987 Iona Community, admin. GIA Publications, Inc. Music Public Domain. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission of OneLicense #A-705218 15

DISMISSAL L: Go in peace. Be the light of Christ. C: Thanks be to God POSTLUDE Shine, Jesus, Shine G. Kendrick 16

First Lutheran Church ~ 3315 G Avenue ~ Kearney, NE 68847 308-237-5544 ~ office@firstlutherankearney.org Jacob Krueger, Preaching Rev. Dr. Michelle Carlson, Co-Pastor Rev. Dr. Rick Carlson, Co-Pastor 6:00 Cindy Hagge, Assisting Minister 8:45 Julie Nugent, Assisting Minister 11:00 Rebecca Bartlett, Assisting Minister From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2017 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #23295. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. 17