The Baptism of Our LordSunday, January 10, 2021Divine Service 5, Page 213

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Divine Shepherd Lutheran Church & School7308 Wedgewood DriveBlack Hawk, SD 57718

“We are baptized children of God, forgiven and redeemed by Jesus. We are His family, called together to receive His gifts and serve others.”

Pastor Randy SturzenbecherOffice 787-6438, Cell 391-0428, ECC 791-1131

Email: DSLCPastor@divineshep.orgDSLCSecretary@divineshep.org

Greetings to all in the Name of the Risen Lord!May our worship celebrate the joy and hope, peace and presence, of our Lord Jesus Christ, raised to life for us. We welcome all, especially our guests. If you do not have a church home, please consider Divine Shepherd. We would love to have you as part of our family. Please take a minute and sign our guest book.

A prayer before WorshipThis is the day you have made, O Lord Jesus, a day of new life and eternal celebration! The stone is moved; death is defeated; heaven is open. As Your disciples first saw and believed Your victory over the tomb, so give us joy in the promise You made and keep for us: because You live, we live also! Amen.

The Lord’s SupperThe Lord’s Supper is celebrated in the confession and gladness that, as our Lord says, He gives into our mouth not only bread and wine but His very body and blood to eat and drink for the forgiveness of sins and to strengthen our union with Him and with one another. Our Lord Jesus invites to His table those who trust His Words, repent of all sin, and set aside any refusal to forgive and love as He forgives and loves us, that they may show forth His death until He comes.

Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the blood of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. (1 Cor 11:28 ESV) Holy Communion is a confession of the faith which is confessed at this altar.  Any who are not yet instructed, in doubt, or hold a confession differing from that of the Holy Scriptures, this congregation, and the Lutheran Church~Missouri Synod, and yet desire to receive the sacrament, are asked to speak with Pastor Sturzenbecher.

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487 Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain

Invocation & Exhortation

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P Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.

P Our help is in the name of the Lord,C who made heaven and earth.P I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord,C and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.

Confession & AbsolutionP O almighty God, merciful Father,C I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins

and iniquities with which I have ever offended You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I pray You of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me, a poor, sinful being.

P Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office, as a called and ordained servant of the Word, announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in the stead and by the command of my Lord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Introit

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Behold the Lord, the rul- | er, has come,*and the kingdom and the power and the glory are | in his

hand.I have found David, my | servant;*

with my holy oil I have a- | nointed him.I will sing of the steadfast love of the LORD, for- | ever;*

with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all gener- | ations.He shall cry to me, “You are my | Father,*

my God, and the Rock of my sal- | vation.”And I will make him the | firstborn,*

the highest of the kings | of the earth.My steadfast love I will keep for him for- | ever,*

and my covenant will stand | firm for him.Glory be to the Father and | to the Son*

and to the Holy | Spirit;as it was in the be- | ginning,*

is now, and will be forever. | Amen.Behold the Lord, the rul- | er, has come,*

and the kingdom and the power and the glory are | in his hand.I have found David, my | servant;*

with my holy oil I have a- | nointed him.

Kyrie ♪ LSB 617 vs 1

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Gloria In Excelsis LSB 822 vs 4

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Salutation and Collect of the Day

Old Testament Reading Joshua 3:1–3, 7–8, 13–171Then Joshua rose early in the morning and they set out from Shittim. And they came to the Jordan, he and all the people of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. 2At the end of three days the officers went through the camp 3and commanded the people, “As soon as you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, then you shall set out from your place and follow it. . . .7The LORD said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. 8And as for you, command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, ‘When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.’” . . .13“And when the soles of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off from flowing, and the waters coming down from above shall stand in one heap.”

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14So when the people set out from their tents to pass over the Jordan with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people, 15and as soon as those bearing the ark had come as far as the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the brink of the water (now the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of harvest), 16the waters coming down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far away, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, and those flowing down toward the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. And the people passed over opposite Jericho. 17Now the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firmly on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, and all Israel was passing over on dry ground until all the nation finished passing over the Jordan.

 A This is the Word of the Lord.C Thanks be to God.

Catechetical ReviewThe Lord’s PrayerThe Third PetitionThy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.What does this mean? The good and gracious will of God is done even without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may be done among us also. How is God's will done? God's will is done when he breaks and hinders every evil plan and purpose of the devil, the world, and our sinful nature, which do not want us to hallow God's name or let His kingdom come; and when He strengthens and keeps us firm in His Word and faith until we die. This is His good and gracious will.

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Epistle 1 Corinthians 1:26–3126For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 28God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, 29so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. 30He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom and our righteousness and sanctification and redemption. 31Therefore, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

 A This is the Word of the Lord.C Thanks be to God.

594 God’s Own Child, I Gladly Say It

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Holy Gospel Matthew 3:13–17P The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the third

chapter.C Glory to You, O Lord. 

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13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. 16And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” P This is the Gospel of the Lord.C Praise to You, O Christ.

Apostles’ CreedC I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven

and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His 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 into hell.The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life + everlasting. Amen.

SermonPrayer of the Church “Hear Our Prayer““What Star is This” Bell Choir11

PrefaceP The Lord be with you.C And also with you.P Lift up your hearts.C We lift them to the Lord.P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.C It is right to give Him thanks and praise.P It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times

and in all places give thanks to You, O Lord our God, king of all creation, for You have had mercy on us and given Your only-begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. Grant us Your Spirit, gracious Father, that we may give heed to the testament of Your Son in true faith and, above all, firmly take to heart the words with which Christ gives to us His body and blood for our forgiveness. By Your grace, lead us to remember and give thanks for the boundless love which He manifested to us when, by pouring out His precious blood, He saved us from Your righteous wrath and from sin, death, and hell. Grant that we may receive the bread and wine, that is, His body and blood, as a gift, guarantee, and pledge of His salvation. Graciously receive our prayers; deliver and preserve us. To You alone, O Father, be all glory, honor, and worship, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C Amen.

Lord’s Prayer

The Words of Our Lord LSB 217P Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed,

took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My

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+ body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.”In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My + blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

Sanctus LSB 507 vs 1&3

Pax DominiP The peace of the Lord be with you always.C Amen.

Agnus Dei ♪ LSB 528 vs 6&7

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Distribution Hymns

578 Thy Strong Word

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5 Give us lips to sing Thy glory,    Tongues Thy mercy to proclaim,Throats that shout the hope that fills us,    Mouths to speak Thy holy name.Alleluia, alleluia!    May the light which Thou dost sendFill our songs with alleluias,    Alleluias without end!

D 6 God the Father, light-creator,    To Thee laud and honor be.To Thee, Light of Light begotten,    Praise be sung eternally.Holy Spirit, light-revealer,    Glory, glory be to Thee.Mortals, angels, now and ever    Praise the holy Trinity!

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405 To Jordan’s River Came Our Lord

5 The Father’s word, the Spirit’s flightAnointed Christ in glorious sightAs God’s own choice, from Adam’s fallTo save the world and free us all.

6 Now rise, faint hearts, be resolute;This man is Christ, our substitute!He was baptized in Jordan’s stream,Proclaimed Redeemer, Lord supreme.

641 You Satisfy the Hungry Heart

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Post-Communion Collect We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your Mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

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Benedicamus & BenedictionA Let us bless the Lord.C Thanks be to God.P The Lord bless you and keep you.

The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.The Lord look upon you with favor and + give you peace.

C Amen.

837 Lift High the Cross sts. ref–6

5 Let ev’ry race and ev’ry language tellOf Him who saves our lives from death and hell. Refrain

6 So shall our song of triumph ever be:Praise to the Crucified for victory! Refrain

Tune and text: © 1974 Hope Publishing Co. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110004822

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