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Trinity Lutheran Church

Combined Worship Service - 10:00 am

January 26, 2014

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

GATHERING SONG AND CALL TO WORSHIP Based on Psalm 27

L) The Lord is our light, and our salvation.

So - of whom shall we be afraid?

SONG “Remember” by Lost and Found

Chorus: Do not be afraid For the Love of God is displayed

In this place–at this hour-by God’s grace and God’s power

Verse 1 Remember Eden’s creation

Remember the sign in the sky

Remember the father of nations

Gift of God upon Sinai

Chorus

L) One thing we ask of God, one thing we seek -

to live in the house of God all the days of our lives.

And see the beauty of God in creation and in one another.

Chorus

Verse 2 Remember the bread from heaven

Remember the water from stone

Remember the spring of new leaven

And the promise of a permanent home

Chorus

L) One thing we ask of God, one thing we seek –

to trust the ways of God all the days of our lives.

And know the goodness of God enfolding our lives forever.

Chorus

Verse 3 Remember the answer to evil

Everlasting love outpoured

God is our God and we are God’s people

God will remember our sin no more.

Chorus

Repeat: Do not be afraid, Do not be afraid, Do not be afraid

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CONFESSION

(L) God of wisdom and power, we confess that there are times when we find it difficult to see

beyond the foolishness of the cross to the sacrificial love that ended Jesus’ earthly life.

(C) Help us to see Jesus’ preparedness to die condemned, betrayed and deserted by fol-

lowers and friends, not as evidence of weakness but as a powerful sign of his self-giving

love. He endured the cross so that we would be empowered to live lives shaped by that

same self-giving love. Forgive us when we follow the wisdom of the world and find self-

serving love more to our liking.

(L) The Apostle Paul implores us to understand God’s values as revealed in the outpoured love

and life of Jesus. When we boast, we are to boast in the Lord.

(C) Forgive us when we boast about our achievements, our status, our authority,

our wisdom.

(L) Merciful God, we thank you that your wisdom and power enables us to grasp the true

meaning of the cross for they reveal the great depth of your love for the world. A love made

flesh in Jesus Christ - a love that thankfully will not let us go.

ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS

(L) Here the good news - the message about the cross is that in Jesus Christ we are empowered

to live new and forgiven lives.

(C) Thanks be to God!

PRAYER OF THE DAY (ALL) Lord God, your loving kindness always goes before us

and follows after us. Summon us into your light, and direct our steps in the ways of good-

ness that come through the cross of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

CHILDREN’S TIME Shivon Miller

SONG “You’re My Light and My Salvation” by John Ylvisaker

Verse 1) You’re my light and my salvation, I won’t be afraid!

You’re the stronghold of my life, by you all things were made.

Foes attack me, hassle me but I will never fade,

For I move in the strength of the Lord.

Chorus: Do Lord, O Do Lord, O do remember me.

Do Lord, O do Lord, O do remember me.

Do Lord, O do Lord, O Do remember me,

Look away beyond the blue.

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Verse 2) Though a host encamp against me, I will never fear!

Even though a war surrounds me you are always near.

One thing I have asked of you that I will seek for sure

Is to live in the house of the Lord.

Chorus

Verse 3) You will hide me in your shelter in the day of strife;

You’ll conceal me in your tent or set me on the height.

Now my head is lifted up above the storms of night,

So I’ll sing to the name of the Lord.

Chorus

FIRST READING: Isaiah 9:1-4 The northern tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali experienced defeat, but they are assured that their condi-

tion will be reversed when God makes a light-filled appearance. The joy they will experience will resem-

ble celebrations of great harvests, because God will deliver them from everything that diminishes or op-

presses them. The people in the northern parts of Israel have experienced "gloom" and "darkness" be-

cause of the destruction wrought by Assyrian military forces. To these people, the prophet announces the

shining of a great light of salvation.

But there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into

contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glori-

ous the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. 2The people who

walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness —on

them light has shined. 3You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice

before you as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when dividing plunder. 4For the yoke of

their burden, and the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken as

on the day of Midian.

SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18

Paul calls on the Corinthians to end their dissensions and share the unified outlook of the gos-

pel. Discord arises when we forget that we belong not to human leaders or institutions but to

Christ who was crucified for us. Indeed, the unifying word of the cross of Christ is the center of

the gospel and the power of God's salvation.

10Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you

be in agreement and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same

mind and the same purpose. 11For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there are

quarrels among you, my brothers and sisters. 12What I mean is that each of you says, "I belong

to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or "I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to Christ." 13Has Christ

been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14I thank

God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15so that no one can say that you

were baptized in my name. 16(I did baptize also the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do

not know whether I baptized anyone else.) 17For Christ did not send me to baptize but to pro-

claim the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not be emp-

tied of its power. 18For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing,

but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

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GOSPEL FOR THE DAY: Matthew 4:12–23 Jesus begins his public ministry shortly after John the Baptist is imprisoned by Herod. He pro-

claims the nearness of God's reign and calls four fishermen to be his first disciples.

12Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. 13He left Nazareth

and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14so that

what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: 15"Land of Zebulun, land of

Naphtali, on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles — 16the people who

sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death

light has dawned." 17From that time Jesus began to proclaim, "Repent, for the kingdom of

heaven has come near." 18As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who

is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea — for they were fishermen. 19And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fish for people." 20Immediately they

left their nets and followed him. 21As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son

of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and

he called them. 22Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him. 23Jesus went

throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the king-

dom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people.

SERMON “Follow Me!” Pastor Jerome Evavold

HYMN “I Will Follow You”

Verse 1: Jesus said He was the way, the only way to God.

All who follow and believe in Him will know God’s love.

Chorus: And I will follow You. And I will follow You.

And I will follow, follow You Lord.

I want to follow you Lord. Follow Wherever You go.

Walk beside You on Your road. I want to follow You, follow You.

Verse 2: Jesus called the fishermen by the shores of the sea.

“Leave your nets,” he said to them, “And come and follow me.”

Verse 3: Jesus said to rich and poor, “Give your lives away.”

The same he says to you and me. “Come follow and obey.”

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CONFESSION OF FAITH “I Believe, I Do Believe” by John Ylvisaker

Chorus: I believe, I do believe, truly I believe it, truly I believe it, truly I believe it.

I believe, I do believe, truly I believe it, truly I believe it, truly I believe it.

Verse 1: I believe in God the almighty Lord Creator, Mighty Lord Creator,

Mighty Lord Creator. I believe in God the almighty Lord Creator,

Mighty Lord Creator, Mighty Lord Creator. (Chorus)

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Verse 2: I believe in Jesus the Savior of the people, Savior of the people,

Savior of the people. I believe in Jesus the Savior of the people,

Savior of the people, Savior of the people. (Chorus)

Verse 3: And I do believe in the Power of the Spirit, Power of the Spirit,

Power of the Spirit. And I do believe in the power of the Spirit,

Power of the Spirit, Power of the Spirit. (Chorus)

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OFFERING

OFFERING SONG “The Church Song” Jay Beech

We are the Church, the body of our Lord;

We are all God’s children, we have been restored.

1. The church is not a building where people go to pray;

It’s not made out of sticks and stones, it’s not made out of clay.

2. You can go to worship but you cannot go to Church;

You can’t find a building that’s alive no matter how your search.

3. The church is not a business, a committee, or a board;

It’s not a corporation for the business of the Lord.

4. The church, it is the people, living out their lives called,

Enlightened, sanctified for the work of Jesus Christ.

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OFFERING PRAYER (All) Lord Jesus Christ, you call us to follow you and to pro-

claim the gospel through word and deed. May these gifts and the service of our lives be

tangible and worthy signs of our response. Amen.

PRAYERS

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father, who art in heaven,

Hallowed be thy name,

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done,

On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;

And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive those

who trespass against us;

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

And the power, and the glory,

Forever and ever. Amen.

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BENEDICTION

Go into this week

blessed by the assurance of God’s care

inspired by the presence of Jesus Christ

energized by the power of the Holy Spirit.

SENDING SONG “No Matter” by Lost and Found

Chorus: No matter how high or how low I will always remain in your love.

No matter how high or how low I will always remain in your love.

Verse 1: When the water touched my head.

You were there just like you said

In the water and the word.

I can trust in what I’ve heard. (Chorus)

Verse 2: When we eat the broken bread,

You are there just like you said.

Broken given all to share,

At the table you are there. (Chorus)

Verse 3: When we speak of our own sin,

When we say “you’re forgiven,”

When we hear what God has done,

Reconciled we live as one. (Chorus)

Verse 4: In your church we live our days,

Lift our sacrifice of praise.

To the one we honor most:

Father, Son and Holy Ghost. (Chorus)

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L) Go in peace; Serve The Lord!

C) Thanks be to God!

Please stay for the annual meeting followed by soup and rolls.

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Sunday, January 26, 2014 10:00 am - ONE COMBINED WORSHIP

SERVICE 11:00 am - ANNUAL MEETING

followed by Soup and Rolls downstairs

Monday, January 27, 2014

5 pm - AA

6:30 pm - Boy Scouts

Tuesday, January 28, 2013

9:00 am - Quilters

1:00 pm - Trinity Travelers-Little Angie’s

7:30 pm - NA

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Thursday, January 30, 2014 6:00 - 8:00 pm - Yoga

Friday, January 31, 2014

6:00 pm - AA Meeting

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Sunday, February 2, 2014 (Pick up sub sandwiches)

8:45 am - Traditional Worship Service 9:45 am - Coffee Fellowship 10:00 am - Education Hour

10:45 - Contemporary Worship Service 11:45 am - Coffee Fellowship

WELCOME

Internet: www:tlcduluth.org

Facebook: trinity@tlcduluth.org

Phone: 218-724-9369

Trinity Announcements

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY

Follow Me

It's hard not to wonder what was going through the minds of Peter, Andrew,

James, and John when Jesus showed up at their place of work and said, "Follow

me" (Matt. 4:19). Leaving the life you know behind to start something brand

new is a huge deal. If all you know how to do is fish, it must be terrifying to

just abandon your boat and trust Jesus. Might they have asked themselves,

"Why me?"

In Matthew's gospel, this is the beginning of Jesus' public ministry, the first of

his words and actions that shed light on who God is for us. What could it mean

that of all the people he could have chosen, of all the experts and dignitaries

and scholars and priests and nobility he could have recruited, Jesus went to the

Sea of Galilee and picked four everyday fishermen as his first disciples?

Anybody can say that they care about ordinary people. But here's someone who

not only hangs out with regular people, who not only ministers to them, but

who actually invites them to be part of what God's up to in the world. And

here's the best part: God invites you too!

Sometimes we hear God's call to us as an obligation, an additional burden that

we have to carry on top of the hundred other things we have going on in our

lives. It's easy to feel inadequate—like we don't measure up. But being a Chris-

tian is never about measuring up. In baptism, God has already picked you, just

as you are! God has made you a light in the world, reflecting God's own love

and goodness. And at the table God gifts you with everything you need to be a

disciple: forgiveness, sustenance, Jesus' risen life moving in and through you.

Leave behind your doubt and fear, and follow him to freedom.

Reprinted from Words for Worship, copyright 2013 Augsburg Fortress.

Used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.

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WORSHIP LEADERS

THIS SUNDAY - January 26th - 10:00 am

Greeters: Ken & Marian Sunnarborg

Ushers: Don & Bunny Stellmaker

Reader: Kathy Myers

Coffee Host: Soup and Rolls Lunch

Counter: January 27th - Glenn & Peg Evavold

NEXT SUNDAY - February 2, 2014 - 8:45 am

Greeters: Eileen Nelson

Ushers: John Bergson, Fritz Kerttula

Reader: Dawn Kregness

Comm.Assts: Christine Kimpling, Elaine Carlson

Basket Holders: Kathy Myers, Faye Kerttula

Coffee Host: Claudine Hansen

Counter: February 3rd - Faye & Fritz Kerttula

NEXT SUNDAY - February 2, 2014- 10:45 am

Greeters: Jack Salmela

Ushers: Bret & Heidi Johnson

Reader: Heidi Johnson

Comm. Assts: Joann Salmela, Jason Miller

Comm. Basket Holders: Kathy Gilbertson &

Pietrusas

Coffee Host: Claudine Hansen

Counter: - February 3rd - Faye & Fritz Kerttula

WITNESS

UPCOMING EVENTS at TRINITY

Sunday, February 2, 2014 - Back to two wor-

ship services at 8:45 am and 10:45 am.

Saturday, February 8, 2014 -

4:00 pm - Alive and Kicking Group will be

cooking at the church.

Saturday, February 8, 2014 -

Youth (3rd Grade through 5th Grade) will

be roller skating at the World of Wheels.

(Watch for further details and time.)

Remember in your prayers:

Vivian Nelson Hart

Bill Lewis

Myles Allison

Carol Anderson

Kathie Sunnarborg

Brittany Erickson

Pat Ario

Jan Anderson

Shirley Bergum

From prayer request cards:

Taire Suliin

Pray for a healthy year

We pray for all our members who are

homebound and in nursing care facilities.

We also pray for all our members who are

currently traveling. May God be present

TRINITY T-SHIRTS ARE READY TO

BE PICKED UP

SEE SHIVON IF YOU

ORDERED ONE

YOU CAN STILL ORDER

SUPER BOWL SUB SANDWICHES TO

BE PICKED UP ON FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Today - following the worship

service. Soup and rolls will be

served following the meeting.