Second Sunday after Epiphany
10:00 AM Service January 16, 2022
GATHERING
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Ringing of the Bell
(Please Stand)
Confession and Forgiveness
L: Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, who creates us, redeems us, and calls us by name.
C: Amen.
L: Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
(silence is kept for reflection)
L: Most merciful God,
C: We confess that we have sinned against you and your beloved children. We have turned our faces away from your glory when it did not appear as we expected. We have rejected your word when it made us confront ourselves. We have failed to show hospitality to those you called us to welcome. Accept our repentance for the things we have done and the things we have left undone. For the sake of Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us and lead us, that we may bathe in the glory of your Son born among us, and reflect your love for all creation.
C: Amen.
L: Rejoice in this good news: In + Christ Jesus, your sins are forgiven. You are descendants of the Most High, adopted into the household of Christ, and in-heritors of eternal life. Live as freed and forgiven children of God.
C: Amen.
L: 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.
This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia.
Worthy is Christ, the Lamb who was slain, whose blood set us
free to be beople of God. Power and riches and wisdon and
strength, and honor and blessing and glory are his.
This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia.
Sing with all the peple of God and join in the
hym of all creation. Blessing and honor and glory and might be to God and the Lamb forever. Amen
This is the feast of victory for our God, for the lamb who was slain
has begun his reign. Alleluia. Alleluia.
L: Let us pray:
C: Lord God, source of every blessing, you showed forth your glory and led many to faith by the works of your Son, who brought gladness and salvation to his people. Transform us by the Spirit of his love, that we may find our life together in him, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
WORD
First Reading Isaiah 62: 1—5 Pg.1159
R: Word of God, Word of life.
C: Thanks be to God.
Psalm Psalm 36: 5—10 Pg. 874
PS 36:5 Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
PS 36:6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the
great deep. O LORD, you preserve both man and beast.
PS 36:7 How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and low among men find
refuge in the shadow of your wings.
PS 36:8 They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from
your river of delights.
PS 36:9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
PS 36:10 Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to
the upright in heart.
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12: 1—11 Pg. 1785
R: Word of God, Word of life.
C: Thanks be to God.
(Please rise for the Gospel.)
Alleluia. Lord, to whom shal we go. You have the words of eternal life. Alleluia
After the Gospel is announced:
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
Gospel Reading John 2: 1—11 Pg. 1648
P: The gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
(Please be seated)
Sermon
(Please Stand)
Hymn # 310 “Songs of Thankfulness and Praise”
1. Songs of thankfulness and praise, Jesus, Lord, to thee we raise; manifested by the star to the sages from afar, branch of royal David’s stem in thy birth at Bethlehem; anthems be to thee addressed, God in flesh made manifest.
2. Manifest at Jordan’s stream, prophet, priest, and king supreme; and at Cana wedding guest in thy Godhead manifest; manifest in power divine, changing water into wine; anthems be to thee addressed, God in flesh made manifest.
3. Manifest in making whole weakened body, fainting soul; manifest in valiant fight, quelling all the devil’s might; manifest in gracious will, ever bringing good from ill: anthems be to thee addressed, God in flesh made manifest.
4. Grant us grace to see thee, Lord, present in thy holy word; grace to imitate thee now and be pure, as pure art thou; that we might become like thee at thy great epiphany, and may praise thee, ever blest, God in flesh made manifest.
L: Together with the whole church, we confess our faith:
All: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ,
God’s 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. Amen
Prayers
L: . . .Lord, in your mercy,
C: Hear our prayer.
Offering
L: Gracious God,
C: Awaken in us the gifts of discipleship: to live among God’s faithful people, to hear the word of God and share in the Lord’s supper, to proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed, to serve all people, following the example of Jesus, and to strive for justice and peace in all the earth. Send your Holy Spirit, that our lives may be transformed and offered for your glory. Amen.
SENDING
Blessing
Hymn # 308 “O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright! Sts. 1-2, 6
1. O Morning Star, how fair and bright! You shine with God’s own truth and light, aglow with grace and mercy! Of Jacob’s line, King David’s son, our Lord and Savior, you have won our hearts to serve you only! Lowly, holy! Great and glorious, all victorious, rich in blessing! Rule and might o’er all possessing!
2. Come, precious diamond, light divine, and deep with in our hearts now shine; there light a flame undying! In your one body let us be as living branches of a tree, your life our lives supplying. Now, though daily earth’s deep sadness may perplex us and distress us, yet with heavenly joy you bless us.
6. What joy to know when life is past, the Lord we love is first and last, the end and the beginning! He will one day, oh, glorious grace, transport us to that happy place beyond all tears and sinning! Amen! Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! Crown of gladness! We are yearning for the day of your returning.
L: Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Postlude