Epiphany 2
St. Michael’s Ev. Lutheran Church
Fountain City, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor Paul Jansen
507-858-4007 – [email protected]
www.stmichaelsfc.org
EPIPHANY 2
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JANUARY 17, 2016
WELCOME TO WORSHIP
We are pleased that you have come to celebrate our Savior with us
here at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church. Restrooms are located at
the far end of the entry area. The ladies room is located through
the cry room. If there is an emergency, a phone is located in the
office at the bottom of the steps. May God bless your worship.
SERVICE NOTES FOR TODAY
9:30am Sun. – P. 15 The Common Service
Hymns: 93, 91, 311, 752
Psalm 133-134, page 115.
Accompanist : Chris Buswell
OPENING HYMN
93 – Hail to the Lord’s Anointed
STAND
INVOCATION, CONFESSION, PRAISE
p. 15-17
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Almighty God, you gave your one and only Son to be the light
of the world. Grant that your people, illumined by your Word
and sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ’s glory,
that he may be known, worshiped, and believed to the ends of
the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and
the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and forever.
♫ Amen.
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The Word
Exodus 7:14-24
FIRST LESSON
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HEN THE LORD SAID TO MOSES,
“Pharaoh’s heart is
unyielding; he refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh
in the morning as he goes out to the water. Wait on the
bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that
was changed into a snake. 16 Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God
of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go, so
that they may worship me in the desert. But until now you have
not listened. 17 This is what the LORD says: By this you will know
that I am the LORD: With the staff that is in my hand I will strike
the water of the Nile, and it will be changed into blood. 18 The fish
in the Nile will die, and the river will stink; the Egyptians will not
be able to drink its water.’ ”
The LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and
stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over the streams
and canals, over the ponds and all the reservoirs’—and they will
turn to blood. Blood will be everywhere in Egypt, even in the
wooden buckets and stone jars.”
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Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded. He
raised his staff in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials and
struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was changed into
blood. 21 The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad
that the Egyptians could not drink its water. Blood was
everywhere in Egypt.
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But the Egyptian magicians did the same things by their secret
arts, and Pharaoh’s heart became hard; he would not listen to
Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said. 23 Instead, he turned
and went into his palace, and did not take even this to heart. 24
And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile to get drinking water,
because they could not drink the water of the river.
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133-134 (page 115)
PSALM OF THE DAY
We sing the Psalm in unison.
Ephesians 3:14-21
SECOND LESSON
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I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom his
whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I
pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you
with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ
may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you,
being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together
with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep
is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses
knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the
fullness of God.
OR THIS REASON
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we
ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21
to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all
generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
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VERSE OF THE DAY
We read the Verse of the Day together.
Isaiah 49:3
Alleluia. He said to me, “You are my servant, in whom I will
display my splendor.” Alleluia.
Luke 1:39-55
GOSPEL
O
a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee.
Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had
also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was
gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
N THE THIRD DAY
“Dear woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My time
has not yet come.”
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His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for
ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.
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Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled
them to the brim.
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Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the
master of the banquet.”
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They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that
had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come
from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then
he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out
the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests
have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till
now.”
This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed at Cana
in Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their
faith in him.
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This is the Gospel of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
♫ Praise be to you, O Christ!
p. 18
NICENE CREED
BE SEATED
HYMN
91 – The Star Proclaims the King Is Here
John 2:1-11
SERMON
Jesus Brings the Blessings to the Banquet
1. He blesses a marriage with His presence
2. He relieves a human need
3. He strengthens the faith of His followers.
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STAND
p. 20
CREATE IN ME
BE SEATED
OFFERING
We are blessed to return to God a portion of blessings that He gave us.
STAND
spoken by Pastor
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
LORD’S PRAYER
p. 21-23
THE SACRAMENT
BE SEATED
311 –Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness
HYMN
STAND
p. 24-25
THANKSGIVING
BE SEATED
752 – In Christ Alone
HYMN
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALENDAR
Sun. Jan. 17 Sunday School & Bible Study
Worship with Holy Communion
BLSA Board Meeting after the service
8:15 am
9:30 am
Thr.
7:00 pm
Jan. 21 Council Meeting
Sun. Jan. 24 Sunday School & Bible Study
Worship
Annual Meeting
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8:15 am
9:30 am
6:00 pm
ANNUAL MEETING
Tonight at 6:00pm is our annual meeting. So far, Bill Schwanke is
the only name on the list of nominations.
THANK YOU
Thanks to everyone who came to our Epiphany Part on Sunday.
We had a blast! A special thanks to those who brought some
goodies to share. We look forward to doing it all again next year.
PRAYERS
We pray for the family of Dorris Doebbert, whom the Lord called
home this past Tuesday. The funeral was yesterday. Pray for
comfort for the family. We also pray for Minerva Ratz, who fell
and bruised her hip. She is out of the hospital and is regaining
strength at Lake Winona Manor.
NEXT WEEK’S HYMNS
Jan 24th | Lit. p. 38 | Hymns 79, 85, 520, 353 | Ps. 19
TREASURES RETURNED TO GOD
Jan. 10th
Attendance
Offerings
Building and Grounds
83
$1,244.75
$45.00
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