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Join Us After Worship for Coffee, Food and Fellowship!

Join Us Today in the Sanctuary at 10:30 AM for the continuing adult bible class “Creation vs. Science” with Dr. Arthur Aggert

Sunday School - Our Lesson is “Jacob’s Brothers Come to Egypt”

Grades 1-6 meet in the sanctuary for music each Sunday from 10:30AM - 10:40AM

then will go to their classrooms

PreK - K will meet in the sanctuary for music each Sunday from 10:40AM –10:50AM then will go to their classrooms

Youth Group meets at 10:30 AM

Bible Verses - New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version ©, NIV © Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.©Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. “Lord Have Mercy, Glory to God, Jesus Lamb of God and Holy, Holy, Holy” from Mass of Creation by Marty Haugen. Psalm 45 - Text and Tune: public domain. Setting © 1982 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission of CPH. Hymn 710 - Text: Stephen P. Stark , b. 1955 © 1999 Stephen P. Starke; admin. Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Tune, Setting: William B Roberts, b. 1947 © 1995 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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Resurrection Lutheran Church

6705 Wesner Rd Verona, WI 53593 (608) 848-4965 www.rlcverona.org Pastor Nathan Strutz - Vicar Jacob Haag

The Baptism of our Lord

Jesus appears as the Christ, the Anointed One

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Welcome to Resurrection!

W e extend a warm welcome to each one present. As we unite together in worship, may we experience

together the grace and mercy of our God through his life-giving Word and sacraments. Guests, below is some information that may help us host you well in the Lord’s new house. Please let us know if we can assist you in any way.

Visitor Information

W orship at Resurrection Lutheran Church follows the historic liturgy of the Church. Our Worship service is

designed to give our Savior thanks for the salvation He won for us. Lutheran worship is really a conversation between God and his people. He speaks to us in His Word; we praise Him and respond to Him in song. We confess our sins and needs; He provides the forgiveness Jesus accomplished at the cross, and helps us with our individual needs.

Worship Information

W orship will follow the service folder, guiding us in our dialogue with the Lord. Feel free to participate at whatever level you are comfortable. Where indicated you

will find some of the hymns and psalms in the Christian Worship hymnal (the red book under your chair.) Whenever the words are printed in bold, the congregation is welcome to join in responding or singing. May God bless us as we place Him at the center of our worship.

Bathrooms: Down the main hall, across from the drinking fountains.

Child's Room: The room located at the rear of the church serves as a cry room or nursing room (with rocker). The door is located in the gathering area.

Children’s Bulletin: special bulletins designed for young children are available.

Leaders: Pastor Nathan Strutz and Vicar Jacob Haag Pianist: Lisa Hermanson Cantor: Kathi Appelt

Personal Prayers for Worship are found on pages 10-11 in the front of the hymnal located under the pew chairs.

FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY

January 12, 2014

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DISTRIBUTION ON COMMUNING

The Bible teaches that communing together signifies a oneness in faith, life and worship (1 Cor. 10:16-17). Reception of the Lord's Supper by Christians not fully united with us would imply a oneness which does not yet exist and for which we must all pray. It would be un-loving of us as a congregation to invite visitors to the Lord’s table. We would not be so pre-sumptuous as to make any visitor take a stand with our doctrine and practice without first providing opportunity to explore the Bible's teachings with them.(1 Cor. 11:27-29). Our pastor would be happy to explore this unity with you, on the basis of God's Word, so that you might commune with us in the future.

DISTRIBUTION HYMNS (in the red book under your chair) 89 To Jordan’s River Came our Lord 294 Baptized into Your Name Most Holy POST COMMUNION PRAYER

Leader: Let us pray. We give you thanks, O Lord, for the foretaste of the heavenly banquet that you

give us to eat and to drink in this sacrament. We pray that through this precious gift of yourself you would feed our faith, nourish our hope, and

strengthen our love that we might live as your people now, and as your guests forever at the wedding supper of the Lamb, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

People: Amen.

BENEDICTION Leader: Let us bless the Lord! People: Thanks be to God! Leader: The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 People: Alleluia! Amen! Leader: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you.

The Lord look on you with favor and give you peace. People: Amen.

Silent Prayer

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WORDS OF INSTITUTION Leader: The peace of the Lord be with you always. People: Amen. ANGUS DEI - LAMB OF GOD

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OPENING OF THE TRIPTYCH AND WELCOME OPENING HYMN: 16 On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry (in the red book under your chair) INVOCATION

Leader: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. CONFESSION Leader: Dear friends, let us approach God with a true heart and confess our sins, asking him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to forgive us. All: Lord of life, I confess that I am by nature dead in sin. For faithless worrying and selfish pride, For sins of habit and sins of choice, For the evil I have done and the good I have failed to do, You should cast me away from your presence forever. O Lord, I am sorry for my sins. Forgive me, for Jesus sake. LORD HAVE MERCY - Kyrie (Cantor and Congregation) After the cantor sings the refrain one time, the congregation sings the refrain and repeats it until the cantor finishes the verses and ends in unison with the congregation. People: Cantor: 1. God of all creation, earth and sea and sky, God of all eternity: hear us, hear us. 2. God of ev’ry nation, God of all who live, God of meek and lowly ones: hear us, hear us. 3. God of our salvation, God of grace and peace, God of wisdom and of love: hear us, hear us.

The congregation and cantor end together with a final singing of the refrain of the “Kyrie.”

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ABSOLUTION Leader: God, our heavenly Father, has been merciful to us and has given his only Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Therefore, as a called servant of Christ and by his authority, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of

the Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. GLORY TO GOD Gloria setting by Marty Haugen The refrain is sung by the congregation after the first refrain and the Cantor will sing the verses.

Cantor: Refrain. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we

praise you for your glory. People: Refrain. Cantor: Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin

of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer.

People: Refrain. Cantor: For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus

Christ, with the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father. Amen! Amen! People: Refrain.

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THE SACRAMENT

PREFACE Leader: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Leader: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them up to the Lord. Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God. People: It is good and right so to do. Leader: It is truly good and right that we should at all times and in all places give you thanks, O Lord, holy Father, almighty and everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lived among us as a human being and revealed his glory as your only Son, full of grace and truth.

Therefore with all the saints on earth and hosts of heaven, we praise your holy name and join their glorious song: HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

All:

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OFFERING As the offering is collected, sign the Friendship registers—the red books found in the center aisles in the row in front of you. After you leave record of your worship, please pass it along the entire aisle. If there is any additional way that we can serve you, please let us know. Thank you!

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH Leader: For the Church on earth, that the people of God throughout the world might rejoice in the death and resurrection of Christ and live as those who have died and risen with Him in Holy Baptism, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Leader: For the nations of the world, that the Lord might grant humility and integrity to rulers, love for neighbor among citizens and faithfully bring forth justice according to His will and Word, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Leaders: For all those who partake of the Holy Communion today, that living as those who have been crucified with Christ in Baptism and raised up again, they might with repentant hearts receive His body and blood for the forgiveness of sins, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Leader: Almighty God, You raised Your Son from the dead, never to die again. We give thanks to You for all of the saints whom You kept in their baptismal grace throughout their living and their dying. We pray that as You have granted us to be born again by water and the Spirit, so also You would faithfully preserve our life in Christ by means of Your Word and Supper, that with all Your people we might rejoice in the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come; through Jesus Christ, Your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever. People: Amen. LORD’S PRAYER All: 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. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY

Leader: Let us pray. Father in heaven, at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan you proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit. Keep us who are baptized into Christ faithful in our calling as your children and make us heirs with him of everlasting life; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. People: Amen.

THE WORD FIRST LESSON: ISAIAH 42:1-7 NIV 1“Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations. 2 He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. 3 A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; 4 he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.” 5 This is what God the LORD says—the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out, who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it: 6 “I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, 7 to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

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PSALM 45 All: Refrain My heart is stirred by a noble theme*

as I recite my verses for the King. You are the most excellent of men,*

and your lips have been anointed with grace. Gird your sword upon your side, O Mighty One;*

clothe yourself with splendor and majesty. In your majesty ride forth victoriously;*

let your right hand display awesome deeds. Refrain Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;*

a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. You love righteousness and hate wickedness;*

therefore God has anointed you with the oil of joy. I will perpetuate your memory through all generations;*

therefore the nations will praise you for ever and ever. Glory be to the Father and to the Son*

and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,*

is now, and will be forever. Amen. Refrain

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SERMON BASED ON: ACTS 10:34-38

JESUS IS THE ONE! Questions to consider while hearing the sermon: 1. How do we know Jesus is the One? 2. What is preaching? 3. How does Peter's sermon begin? 4. How different is that from us? 5. Why did God anoint Jesus? 6. Why was, "Jesus is Lord," an important confession? 7. With what did God anoint Jesus? 8. Jesus went around doing good and healing those under the power of the devil. Go deeper. 9. What's the only way we are acceptable to God? 10. What did God anoint you to do?

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HYMN OF THE DAY: 710 Jesus, Once With Sinners Numbered (Please note: the cantor will sing the first verse to introduce the hymn)

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SECOND LESSON AND SERMON TEXT: ACTS 10:34-38 NIV 34 Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism 35 but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right. 36 You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. 37 You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached— 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him. Leader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. VERSE OF THE DAY Leader: Alleluia. “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” Alleluia. (Mark 1:11b)

Please stand in reverence to the words of our Lord

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GOSPEL LESSON: MATTHEW 3:3-17 NIV

Leader: The Holy Gospel according to the third chapter of Matthew. People: Glory be to You, O Lord. 3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’” 4 John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. 5 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. 6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jor-dan River. 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 10 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. 11 “I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with[c] the Holy Spir-it and fire. 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gather-ing his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteous-ness.” Then John consented. 16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” Leader: This is the Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise be to You, O Christ.

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CONFESSION OF FAITH NICENE CREED We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father.

Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation, he came down from heaven,

was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, and became fully human.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate. He suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,

and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who in unity with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

We believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead

and the life of the world to come. Amen.