10:45 a.m. contemporary service - Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
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10:45 a.m. contemporary service - Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
fourth sunday after epiphany contemporary worship 10:45am february 1, 2015 about today’s service In Psalm 111 God shows the people the power of God's works. For the church these are ways of pointing to the unique authority people sensed in Jesus' actions and words. We encounter that authority in God's word, around which we gather, the word that trumps any lesser spirit that would claim power over us, freeing us to follow Jesus. P: Pastor L: Lector C: Congregation + Gathering + We gather together to praise God and receive His love. Announcements and Songs of Praise (10:30am) “Power of Your Love” Verse 1 Lord, I come to you, let my heart be changed, renewed, Flowing from the grace that I found in You. And Lord I’ve come to know the weaknesses I see in me Will be stripped away by the pow’r of Your love. Chorus Hold me close, let Your love surround me. Bring me near, draw me to Your side. And as I wait I’ll rise up like an eagle, And I will soar with You. Your Spirit leads me on in the pow’r of Your love. -2- Verse 2 Lord, unveil my eyes, let me see you face to face, The knowledge of Your love, as You live in me. Lord, renew my mind as Your will unfolds in my life, In living ev’ry day in the pow’r of Your love. Chorus (2X) Tag: And I will soar with You, Your Spirit leads me on in the pow’r of Your love. By Geoff Bullock © 1992 Word Music, Inc. “How Great is Our God” Verse 1 The splendor of the King clothed in majesty, Let all the earth rejoice, all the earth rejoice. He wraps Himself in light and darkness tries to hide. And trembles at His voice, and trembles at His voice. Chorus How great is our God, Sing with me. How great is our God, and all will see how great. How great is our God! Verse 2 And age to age He stands and time is in His hands. Beginning and the End, Beginning and the End. The Godhead three in one, Father Spirit Son. The Lion and the Lamb, the Lion and the Lamb. Chorus Bridge (2X) Name above all names, worthy of all praise. My heart will sing, How great is our God! Chorus (3X) Tag: Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee: How great Thou art, how great Thou art! Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee: How great Thou art, how great Thou art! Words and music by Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves and Ed Cash © 2004 worshiptogether.com songs “Come, Let Us Return to the Lord (Gloria)” Verse 1 Come, let us return to the Lord. Come, let us return to the Lord. Fill this room with sound, let the praise resound. Come, let us return to the Lord. Come, let us return to the Lord. -3- Come, let us return to the Lord. Let’s fill this room with sound, the praise of God resound. Come, let us return to the Lord. Chorus Gloria, gloria, Lord, our eyes are fixed upon You. Gloria, gloria, Turn our hearts to You again. Verse 2 Welcomed to the table of the King. Welcomed to the table of the King. Homeless and ashamed, the Savior called our names. We’ve been welcomed to the table of the King. Chorus Bridge Look what You’ve done, Look what You’ve done. All that we have is Yours alone. What can we give? What offering? You deserve more than the songs we sing. Verse 3 So let mercy rise like praise to Your throne. Let mercy rise like praise to Your throne. Father, touch Your church ‘til justice fills the earth. Let mercy rise like praise to Your throne. Chorus (2X) Tag 4X: Again. By Brenton Brown and Matt Maher © 2008 spiritandsong.com/Thankyou Music CCLI #5232040 Welcome to Trinity Lutheran Church! Please sign the red Worship Witness booklet to record your attendance with us this day, and indicate how many are communing. Then pass the booklet to the worshipers beside you in your row. If you are a guest, you are encouraged to fill out the visitor card as well, placing it in the offering basket or handing it to the pastor at worship’s end. Name tags are also available for you to wear---we would be delighted to greet you by name. When the service concludes, first-time guests are invited to go to the front desk in our Gathering Space---we have a welcome gift for you! -4- Welcome (Stand) Confession and Forgiveness P: In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C. Amen. P: As God’s beloved sons and daughters, let us remember our need for reconciliation with God and one another. Silence for reflection and self-examination. P: C: God of the nations, in baptism you anoint us to be your holy people in the world, yet we have not been faithful to you. We have not loved our neighbor. We have not reached out to the poor, the hungry or lost. Forgive us, and fill us with your light, that we may delight in your goodness and serve you with joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. P: In Christ the grace and mercy of God are revealed; in Christ your sins are forgiven. Walk, then, as children of the light. Amen. C: Song……………………………………“The Battle Belongs to the Lord/Awesome God” Verse 1 In heavenly armor we’ll enter the land, The battle belongs to the Lord. No weapon that’s fashioned against us will stand, The battle belongs to the Lord. Verse 2 When the power of darkness comes in like a flood, The battle belongs to the Lord. He’s raised up a standard, the pow’r of His blood, The battle belongs to the Lord. Chorus Our God is an awesome God; He reigns from heaven above With wisdom, pow’r and love, Our God is an awesome God. -5- Verse 3 When your enemy presses in hard, do not fear, The battle belongs to the Lord. Take courage, my friend, your redemption is near, The battle belongs to the Lord. Chorus (2X) Tag (2X): Our God is an awesome God. “The Battle Belongs to the Lord”: by Jamie Owens-Collins © 1985 Fairhill Music “Awesome God”: by Rich Mullens © 1988 Edward Grant, Inc. Greeting P: The grace of God which extends to all nations in Christ Jesus through the work of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C: And also with you. Prayer of the Day P: Let us pray. Compassionate God, you gather the whole universe into your radiant presence and continually reveal your Son as our Savior. Bring wholeness to all that is broken and speak truth to us in our confusion, that all creation will see and know your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. C: Amen. (Sit) + Hearing the Word + We listen to the story of God’s mighty acts for the sake of His people. Psalm of the Day (NLT)……………………………………………………………….Psalm 111 L: Praise the LORD! I will thank the LORD with all my heart as I meet with his godly people. C: How amazing are the deeds of the LORD! All who delight in him should ponder them. L: Everything he does reveals his glory and majesty. His righteousness never fails. C: Who can forget the wonders he performs? How gracious and merciful is our LORD! L: C: He gives food to those who trust him; he always remembers his covenant. He has shown his great power to his people by giving them the lands of other nations. -6- L: C: L: All he does is just and good, and all his commandments are trustworthy. They are forever true, to be obeyed faithfully and with integrity. He has paid a full ransom for his people. He has guaranteed his covenant with them forever. What a holy, awe-inspiring name he has! C: Reverence for the LORD is the foundation of true wisdom. The rewards of wisdom come to all who obey him. Praise his name forever! Second Lesson…………………………………………………………..1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Paul is concerned about how some Corinthian Christians use their freedom in Christ as license to engage in non-Christian behavior that sets a damaging example to other, impressionable, believers. Christians have a responsibility to each other that their behavior does not cause a sister or brother to sin. Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that "all of us possess knowledge." Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2Anyone who claims to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge; 3but anyone who loves God is known by him. 4Hence, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that "no idol in the world really exists," and that "there is no God but one." 5Indeed, even though there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth — as in fact there are many gods and many lords — 6yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. 7It is not everyone, however, who has this knowledge. Since some have become so accustomed to idols until now, they still think of the food they eat as food offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. 8Food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. 9But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. 10For if others see you, who possess knowledge, eating in the temple of an idol, might they not, since their conscience is weak, be encouraged to the point of eating food sacrificed to idols? 11So by your knowledge those weak believers for whom Christ died are destroyed. 12But when you thus sin against members of your family, and wound their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. 13Therefore, if food is a cause of their falling, I will never eat meat, so that I may not cause one of them to fall. L: C: The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. -7- (Stand) Gospel Acclamation: “Celtic Alleluia” Gospel……………………………………………………………………………..Mark 1:21-28 The story has barely begun, and already the battle is joined. Jesus sides with humanity against every force that would bring death and disease. These forces recognize Jesus and know what his power means for them. This, however, is only the first fight. The war will go on much longer. 21Jesus and his disciples went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. 22They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. 23Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, 24and he cried out, "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God." 25But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!" 26And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. 27They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, "What is this? A new teaching — with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him." 28At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee. P: C: The gospel of the Lord. Thanks be to God. (Sit) Children’s Story -8- Sermon “The Battle Begins” Pastor Easton (Stand) + Confession of Faith + We state what we believe through the Apostles’ Creed. We are united with Christians throughout the world who also use this creed to confess their faith. Apostles’ Creed 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 of the Church Following each petition are the words: “Lord, in your mercy. . .” Please respond with: “. . . hear our prayer.” Sharing of the Peace P: The peace of the Lord be with you always. C: And also with you. (Sit) -9- Offering Special Music………………………………………………………………..“Mighty to Save” Verse 1 Ev’ryone needs compassion, love that’s never failing. Let mercy fall on me. Ev’ryone needs forgiveness, the kindness of a Saviour. The Hope of nations. Chorus Saviour, He can move the mountains. My God is mighty to save. He is mighty to save. Forever, Author of Salvation. He rose and conquered the grave. Jesus conquered the grave. Verse 2 So take me as You find me, all my fears and failures. Fill my life again. I give my life to follow, ev’rything I believe in. Now I surrender. Chorus (2X) Bridge (2X) Shine your light, and let the whole world see. We’re singing for the glory of the risen King. Jesus. Shine your light and let the whole world see. We’re singing for the glory of the risen King. Words & Music by Reuben Morgan & Ben Fielding CCLI #4591782 © 2006 Hillsong Publishing (Stand) Offering Response Song………………………………………………………………………………“Give Thanks” Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the holy one; Give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ, his Son. (Repeat) And now, let the weak say “I am strong;” Let the poor say “I am rich,” Because of what the Lord has done for us. (Repeat) Give thanks, give thanks. Words by H. Smith ©1978 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music, UBP CCLI #1283514 - 10 - + Meal + When we celebrate communion we remember that Jesus died for us and we experience His love and forgiveness. As we eat the bread and wine Christ is present with us. Great Thanksgiving P: Christ is here. C: The Spirit is with us. P: C: With joy, we lift up our hearts. And give thanks to the Lord of Life. P: How right it is to give you our thanks and praise, O God. What we know of you is overwhelming, more wonderful than we can ever understand. In the hidden depths of time you formed the newborn earth according to your design, and knit us together in our mothers’ wombs. You led your people by the prophets of old, whose every word went forth with your power. In these last days you have sent us your Son Jesus. In word and deed he brought the truth to light and called us to follow him in the way of discipleship. When the enemies of life put him to death, you raised him up by your power, and likewise you raise us up and unite us with Christ that we, too, may be an honored dwelling place for your Holy Spirit. 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." Lord's Prayer Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen. Invitation to Holy Communion P: The gifts of God for the people of God. C: Amen. (Sit) - 11 - Sharing our Lord's Supper All baptized Christians are welcome to celebrate the real presence of Jesus Christ in our Lord’s Supper. Please come forward by the middle aisle, receive the bread, dip it into the wine, and return by the side aisles. Communion may be received in bread only, if desired. Non-communing children and adults are invited to come forward for a blessing. As a gesture of hospitality we use dealcoholized wine (less than .5% alcohol). In addition, we offer gluten-free wafers available upon request-please ask the pastor at the time of communion. (Stand) Post-Communion Prayer P: Let us pray. God of glory, in this meal you unite us in the body of your Son. May we who have been guests at this table grow in love for one another, that through us your light may shine in all the world, through Jesus Christ our Lord. C: Amen. + Sending + We have heard the Word of God, offered our gifts, and been fed at the table. Now we are sent out, strengthened by the Holy Spirit to be God’s people in the world. Blessing P: May God, who lightens all our paths, be with you on your journey this day and always. C: Amen. Song……………………………………………………………..“I Belong To A Mighty God” Intro I belong to a mighty God, I belong to Jesus; I'm guided by His staff and rod, I belong to a mighty God. Verse 1 I belong to a mighty God, I belong to Jesus; I'm guided by His staff and rod, I belong to a mighty God. I am justified by the good gift of the Lord; and I will testify that I belong to a mighty God. I belong to a mighty God. - 12 - Verse 2 I belong to the Holy One, I belong to Jesus; His work in me has just begun, I belong to the Holy One. I am justified by the good gift of the Lord; and I will testify that I belong to the Holy One. I belong to the Holy One. Verse 3 I belong to the Lord of all, I belong to Jesus; I'll stand in Him and will not fall, I belong to the Lord of all. I am justified by the good gift of the Lord; and I will testify that I belong to the Lord of all. I belong to the Lord of all. Verse 1 Deshazo, Lynn, 1993 Integrity's Hosanna! Music (ASCAP) (c/o Integrity Music, Inc.) CCLI License No. 1283514 Dismissal P: Go in peace to spread the light of Christ. C: Thanks be to God. - 13 - worship notes Attendance at our worship services last week was 772. Copies of last week's sermons are available on the tables in Fellowship Hall, in the narthex, the tract rack in the Gathering Space, and on our website. Our web address is: www.trinitycamphill.org The flowers in the Nave and Fellowship Hall, the communion elements for all services, and the sanctuary lamp candle, the symbol of God’s abiding presence, are presented to the glory of God and in loving memory of mother, Mildred E. Stotler, and their fathers, William J. Stotler and Robert Mozeley, by Bill and Sylvia Stotler; Dr. James F. Enterline by his daughter, Joan. If you are seeking a unique way of remembering a loved one, honoring someone special in your life, or remembering a special date in your own life, please consider making a contribution to help defray the cost of our worship elements (flowers, communion elements, sanctuary lamp candles). Due to the rising costs of floral arrangements, a contribution of $30 is requested. Contact the church office if you are interested (737-8635). - 14 - leaders Preacher: The Reverend Nancy R. Easton Storyteller: Becky Enney Lector: George Enney, Jr. Greeters: Kelly MacConnell (head greeter), Kim Shindle Communion Assistants: Dan and Lyn Reed Offering Assistants: Joshua Albert, Leah Balasundram, Lily McGeorge, Peter Sheaffer Ushers: Brian Musselman, Ray Seaman, Margie Walson Altar Care: John and Sue Artevich Sound Technician: Dan Henderson Video Presentation: Chuck Roy Visual Announcements: Jane Killian Faith X: Erik Bohn, Kevin Brady, Marianne Brock, Pam Easley, Shannon Jones, Devin Miller, Jesse Northridge, Tom Reddinger, Mike Schwalm, Paul Walker, Debbie Wilson, Rick Wilson Nursery Caregivers: Jordan Northridge Garden of Eatin’: Ray Dumas, Becky Lohr, Sheila Thurston, John West Portions of the liturgy were reprinted by permission of Westminster John Knox Press from Feasting on the Word Worship Companion. Copyright 2013. disciples in the making, making disciples - 15 - Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 2000 Chestnut Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011-5409 Office: (717) 737-8635 Fax: (717) 730-9297 [email protected] www.trinitycamphill.org Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Gathering Space Receptionist: Sunday-Thursday, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Staff Lead Pastor - The Reverend Dr. Jack M. Horner Ministry Director for Parish Life - The Reverend John H. Brock Ministry Director for Discipleship - The Reverend Nancy R. Easton Director of Congregation Care - The Reverend Dr. Guy S. Edmiston, Jr. Ministry Director for Music - H. Timothy Koch Director of Youth and Student Ministries - Peter A. Fox Director of Contemporary Music - Debra D. Wilson Director of Children and Family Ministries - Kelly C. Falck Director of Children’s Music - Amy L. Koch Director of Preschool - Heather F. Rose Office Manager - Nancy J. Martin Ministry Director for Finance and Property - Paul A. Hensel Administrative Assistant for Ministry - Thomas A. Notestine Director of Nursery Care - Lori Goss Sunday Morning Receptionist - Criss Floray Evening Receptionist - Lori Anne McBride, Glenn Plott, Beth Hinkle Sextons - Russell Brown, Enrique Ramassat, Tyler Rivera Congregation Council Members Jennifer Schwalm - President Richard Jacobs - Vice-President Becky Lohr - Secretary Frank Bertovich Rob Bertrum Doug Bonsall Kevin Brady Kathy Holmes Charlotte Lazarchik Kelly MacConnell Dan Reed Dave Reeser Administrative Committee Chairs Administration & Personnel - Doug Bonsall Church Property - Dan Reed Finance - Frank Bertovich Strategic Planning - Bob Frymoyer Ministry Team Facilitators Arts - Mary Haar Education Ministry - Kelly MacConnell Evangelism - Craig Staller Fellowship - Steve Kauffman IT / AV - Jonathan Lobaugh Missions - Patricia Graybill Parish Ministry - Donna Sprowls Publicity & Communication - Sue Erdman Social Ministry - Barb Musselman Stewardship - Dave Maser Worship - Becky Enney Youth - Allie Roberts - 16 -