First Sunday After Epiphany: � �� �The Glory of the Lord Returns to the Temple in the Boy Jesus 1 Kings 8.6-13; Rom. 12.1-5; Luke 2.41-52; Psalm 50.1-15�

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Memorization Verses: 1 Kings 8:12“The LORD has said that he would dwell in thick darkness. 13 I have indeed built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever.”Rom. 12:1 to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to

God, which is your spiritual worship.Luke 2:49 “Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?”Psalm 50:14 Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High.

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•God calls us to worship together. •Why is church important?•What do you tell your friends that don’t need organized religion and want to only worship alone on a mountaintop?•Where do you find God and reflect on his holiness best?

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…Let us pray to the Lord.…Lord, have mercy.1 Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs.2 For the faithful proclamation of Christ’s saving name, that God’s people may be strengthened in the true faith and His kingdom extended...3 For the holy Christian church throughout the world and for all who confess the name of Christ, that God would guard and defend us from the temptations of the devil, the world, and our sinful nature...4 For this congregation, its mission, and its people; for the ability to meet the needs that arise as we do the work God has given us to do as His baptized people; and for the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace...5 For the educational institutions of our Synod: for our preschools,

our day schools and high schools, our colleges and universities, and for our seminaries, that those who teach and those who learn in them would be transformed by the wisdom of Christ...6 For all who partake this day of Christ’s holy body and blood, that all the baptized, in their eating and drinking they may receive the benefits of forgiveness of sins and the renewal of life and have a foretaste of the feast to come...7 For those who have wandered from the faith, that the Holy Spirit would use us to call them home to the Father...8 For the government and all who have been set into positions of leadership, that they may use the authority entrusted to them honorably and for the good of the people...

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9 For all who serve in worthy occupations, professions, arts, and sciences, that God would grant them skill and integrity in the performance of their responsibilities and valued service through their vocations...10 For those who suffer from hunger, homelessness, poverty, or unemployment, that God’s great mercy and love would preserve and relieve them...11 For all the faithful, that the Spirit would lead them to cheerful, generous giving from the bounty the Lord provides to support the Church and to help those in need...12 For those who are sick (especially ____________), that God would grant healing to their bodies and strength to bear their infirmities with patience and grace...13 For those who mourn (especially ____________), that in their time of sorrow they would not lose hope but rely on God’s promise that He will

never leave them or forsake them...14 For those who rejoice in the rich blessings of God, that they may always remember the Giver of every gift and give Him heartfelt thanks...15 O Lord, heavenly Father, we gratefully remember the sufferings and death of Your dear Son, Jesus Christ, for our salvation. Rejoicing in His victorious resurrection from the dead, we draw strength from His ascension before You, where He ever stands for us as our own high priest. Gather us together from the ends of the earth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end. Graciously receive our prayers, deliver and preserve us, for to You alone we give all glory, honor, and worship, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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2 The doctors of the LawGaze on the wondrous childAnd marvel at His gracious wordsOf wisdom undefiled.

3 Yet not to them is giv'nThe mighty truth to know,To lift the earthly veil which hidesIncarnate God below.

4 The secret of the LordEscapes each human eye,And faithful pond'ring hearts await

The full epiphany.

5 Lord, visit Thou our soulsAnd teach us by Thy graceEach dim revealing of ThyselfWith loving awe to trace

6 Till we behold Thy faceAnd know as we are knownThee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,Coequal Three in One.

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Group Time The Glory of the Lord Returns to the Temple in the Boy Jesus

1 Kings 8:6-136 Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the Most Holy Place, underneath the wings of the cherubim.7 For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles. 8 And the poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the Holy Place before the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day. 9 There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone that Moses put

there at Horeb, where the LORD made a covenant with the people of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 10 And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, a cloud filled the house of the LORD, 11 so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD FILLED the house of the LORD.Solomon Blesses the LORD 12 Then Solomon said, “The LORD[

a] has said that he would dwell in thick darkness. 13 I have indeed built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever.”

Luke 2:41-52The Boy Jesus in the Temple 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. 43 And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,44 but supposing him to be in the group they went a day's journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances, 45 and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard him were amazed at his

understanding and his answers. 48 And when his parents[a] saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.” 49 And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?”[b] 50 And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them. 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature[c] and in favor with God and man.

Romans 12:1-5A Living Sacrifice 12 I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[

b]2 Do not be conformed to this world,[c] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you maydiscern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.[d]

Gifts of Grace 3 For by the grace given to me I say to

everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according tothe measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members,[e] and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

Psalm 50:1-15God Himself Is JudgeA Psalm of Asaph.50 The Mighty One, God the LORD,    speaks and summons the earth    from the rising of the sun to its setting.2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,    God shines forth.3 Our God comes; he does not keep silence;[a]

    before him is a devouring fire,    around him a mighty tempest.4 He calls to the heavens above    and to the earth, that he may judge his people:5 “Gather to me my faithful ones,    who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!”6 The heavens declare his righteousness,    for God himself is judge! Selah7 “Hear, O my people, and I will speak;    O Israel, I will testify against you.

    I am God, your God.8 Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you;    your burnt offerings are continually before me.9 I will not accept a bull from your house    or goats from your folds.10 For every beast of the forest is mine,    the cattle on a thousand hills.11 I know all the birds of the hills,    and all that moves in the field is mine.12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you,    for the world and its fullness are mine.13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls    or drink the blood of goats?14 Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving,[

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    and perform your vows to the Most High,15 and call upon me in the day of trouble;    I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”

Share Time: THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY 1 Kings 8:6–13Romans 12:1–5Luke 2:41–52 The Glory of the Lord Returns to the Temple in the Boy Jesus In the days of Solomon, the Lord dwelt among His people in the temple. The glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord in the form of a cloud (1 Kings 8:6–13). Now Jesus, who is the glory of the Lord in the flesh, enters the temple to show that He Himself is the everlasting temple and dwelling place of God (Luke 2:41–52). Our young Lord, true man, subject to Mary and Joseph, reveals Himself also to be true God, whose father is not Joseph but the Almighty Father in heaven. Jesus does this at the time of the Passover. For He came to be the sacrificial Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Even as He was found by his parents after three days, so He would later rise from the dead on the third day that the favor of God might rest also upon us. It is by these mercies of God that we present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God through Christ (Rom. 12:1–5).

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1 In His Temple now behold Him,See the long-expected Lord;Ancient prophets had foretold Him, --God has now fulfilled His word.Now to praise Him, His redeemedShall break forth with one accord.

The Transfiguration of Our LordExodus 34:29-35 The Shining

Face of Moses OR Exodus 3:1-14 The Burning

Bush2 Peter 1:16-21 Christ's Glory and

the Prophetic WordMatthew 17:1-9 The

TransfigurationPsalm 2 The Reign of the LORD's

AnointedJesus Is Transfigured and

Manifests His Glory

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Ex. 34:29-35; Ex. 3:1-14; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matt. 17:1-9; Psalm 2Exodus 34:29-35The Shining Face of Moses29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God.[a] 30 Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him. 31 But Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses talked with them.32 Afterward all the people of Israel came near, and he commanded them all that the LORD had spoken with him in Mount Sinai. 33 And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.34 Whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he would remove the veil, until he came out. And when he came out and told the people of Israel what he was commanded, 35 the people of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face wasshining. And Moses would put the veil over his face again, until he went in to speak with him.Exodus 3:1-14The Burning Bush3 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the angel of the LORDappeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed.3 And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” 4 When the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.”5 Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 6 And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.7 Then the LORD said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, 8 and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them

up out of that land to agood and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” 11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” 12 He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”13 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.”[a] And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”2 Peter 1:16-21Christ's Glory and the Prophetic Word16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son,[a] with whom I am well pleased,” 18 we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. 19 And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, 20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. 21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.Matthew 17:1-9The Transfiguration17 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. 3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4

And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” 5 He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son,[a] with whom I am well pleased;listen to him.” 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified. 7 But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and have no fear.” 8 And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.9 And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”Psalm 2The Reign of the LORD's Anointed2 Why do the nations rage[a] and the peoples plot in vain?2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying,3 “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.”4 He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.5 Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying,6 “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”7 I will tell of the decree:The LORD said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.9 You shall break[b] them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.”10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled.Blessed are all who take refuge in him.