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Welcome to St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Worship

January 10, 2021

215 North Second Street, North Baltimore, Ohio 45872-1105 419-257 -3253 StLukesNB@gmail.com

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9-1

mailto:StLukesNB@gmail.com

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Disciples and Ministers: All the People

Pastor: Rob Johnson

NWOS Bishop: Daniel Beaudoin

ELCA Presiding Bishop: Elizabeth Eaton

Companion Church: Mwanawotta, Tanzania

Web Page: http://www.stlukesnb.org

eMail: StLukesNB@gmail.com

Rob’s phone: 419-913-7506

LAST CALL --- if you have anything you would like included it the printed 2020 Annual Report, please get it to the church office by

January 15, 2021. Electronically would be most de-sired, however,

hand written is acceptable. You may email your report or drop it by the

church.

Whether this is your first time with us or you have been here

your whole life, WELCOME to the place where we stand together before God as equals. If you are new here and seeking a church home, please contact the church office at 419-257-3253 and leave a message.

Assisting Ministers

Organist: Janet Goldner Scripture Reader: Ed Aller, St. John’s Church

Prayer Leader: Pastor Rob Johnson Technical Assistants: Emily Meyerson, Beth Williams

To the Glory of God January Altar Candles: Pam & Rick Van Mooy

January Sunday Bulletins: Pam & Rick Van Mooy January Newsletter: Pam & Rick Van Mooy

http://www.stlukesnb.org/mailto:StLukesNB@gmail.com

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Order of Worship The Baptism of Our Lord January 10, 2021

GOD GATHERS US

PRELUDE WITH SILENT PRAYER

GREETING AND SHARING OF THE PEACE Pastor: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

All: And also with you.

PRAYER REQUESTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS

INVOCATION Pastor: In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

All: Amen

GATHERING HYMN #304 Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized (pg 9)

CALL TO WORSHIP based on Psalm 29 Pastor: Ascribe to the Lord, you gods, ascribe to the Lord glory

and strength.

All: Ascribe to the Lord the glory due God’s name;

worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

Pastor: The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of

glory thunders; the Lord is upon the mighty waters.

All: The voice of the Lord is a powerful voice; the voice of

the Lord is a voice of splendor.

Pastor: The voice of the Lord breaks the cedar trees; the Lord

breaks the cedars of Lebanon;

All: the Lord makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Mount

Hermon like a young wild ox.

Pastor: The voice of the Lord bursts forth in lightning flashes.

All: The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; the Lord

shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

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Pastor: The voice of the Lord makes the oak trees writhe and

strips the forests bare. And in the temple of the Lord all are

crying, “Glory!”

All: The Lord sits enthroned above the flood; the Lord sits

enthroned as king forevermore.

Pastor: O Lord, give strength to your people; give them, O Lord,

the blessings of peace.

CANTICLE OF PRAISE Yours, Lord, is the Glory (Verses 1-3) (pg 10)

PRAYER OF THE DAY All: Holy God, creator of light and giver of goodness, your

voice moves over the waters. Immerse us in your grace,

and transform us by your Spirit, that we may follow after

your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and

reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and

forever. Amen

GOD SPEAKS TO US

FIRST READING Genesis 1:1-5 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the

earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the

face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of

the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was

light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated

the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the

darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was

morning, the first day.

Reader: Word of God, word of life.

All: Thanks be to God.

SECOND READING Acts 19:4-7 Reader: Paul preached to some disciples in Ephesus: “John

preached a baptism of radical life-change so that people would

be ready to receive the One coming after him, who turned out to

be Jesus. If you’ve been baptized in John’s baptism, you’re ready

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now for the real thing, for Jesus.” And they were. As soon as they

heard of it, they were baptized in the name of the Master Jesus.

Paul put his hands on their heads and the Holy Spirit entered

them. From that moment on, they were praising God in tongues

and talking about God’s actions. Altogether there were about

twelve people there that day.

Reader: Word of God, word of life.

All: Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Yours, Lord is the Glory (Verse 4) (pg 10)

GOSPEL Mark 1:4-11 At Jesus’ baptism, Jesus hears the voice of God, receives the Spirit of God,

and is acclaimed Son of God. For Christians, this narrative illumines Christian

baptism, when also believers are adopted as children by the name of the

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Mark includes no birth story in Bethlehem. For

Mark, the beginning of Jesus’ story begins at his baptism.

Pastor: The holy gospel according to Matthew.

All: Glory to you, O Lord.

This messenger was John the Baptist. He was in the wilderness

and preached that people should be baptized to show that they

had repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven. All

of Judea, including all the people of Jerusalem, went out to see

and hear John. And when they confessed their sins, he baptized

them in the Jordan River. His clothes were woven from coarse

camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food

he ate locusts and wild honey. John announced: “Someone is coming soon who is greater than

I am—so much greater that I’m not even worthy to stoop down

like a slave and untie the straps of his sandals. I baptize you

with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit!”

One day Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized

him in the Jordan River. As Jesus came up out of the water, he

saw the heavens splitting apart and the Holy Spirit descending

on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, “You are my

dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.”

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Pastor: The gospel of the Lord.

All: Praise to you, O Christ.

THE MESSAGE Pastor Rob Johnson

HYMN OF THE DAY #574 Here I Am, Lord (pg 11)

AN OFFERING OF CONFESSION

Pastor: Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, who was in the

beginning, who makes a dwelling among us, who covers us with

justice and mercy.

All: Amen.

Pastor: Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of

one another…….God of goodness and lovingkindness,

All: we confess that we have sinned against you

and our neighbors.

We have turned away from your invitation to new life.

We have turned away from the lowly and downtrodden.

In your abundant mercy, forgive us our sins,

those we know and those known only to you,

for the sake of the one who came to live among us,

Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.

Pastor: Hear the good news of forgiveness! Through the waters

of the flood you delivered Noah and his family. Through the sea

you led your people Israel from slavery into freedom. At the

river your Son was baptized by John and anointed with the Holy

Spirit. By water and your Word you claim us as daughters and

sons, making us heirs of your promise and servants of all. We

praise you, God, for new life through the forgiveness of Jesus,

the anointed Savior.

ALL: Amen.

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APOSTLES’ CREED Pastor: We proclaim what we believe as the people of God!

All: I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven

and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s 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 to the dead. On the third day he rose

again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right

hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and

the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the

communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the

resurrection of the body, and the live everlasting. Amen

PRAYER SONG

PRAYER OF INTERCESSION

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

PRAYER SONG

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THE PRAYER OUR LORD TAUGHT US Pastor: Trusting in God’s amazing grace that sets us free, we

pray:

All: 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

OFFERING CANTICLE The Doxology

GOD SENDS US

BLESSING Pastor: God sent the Holy Spirit to give us sight in a world of

darkness. You are sent now so that your light may shine before

others. Signed, sealed, and delivered through the waters of

baptism, may God bless and keep you through the Beloved

Son, Jesus.

All: Amen.

SENDING HYMN #777 Come to Me, All Pilgrims Thirsty (pg 12)

DISMISSAL

POSTLUDE

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Worship & Ministry The sign-up sheets for your continued financial support of

the worship and ministry of this congregation for 2021 are

posted on the bulletin board in the main hallway. We have

adjusted the categories to Altar Candles, Bulletins, and

Newsletters. Also, the opportunity to sign up to provide

flowers to the glory of God for our worship services. With the worship

services be recorded from the Sanctuary flowers add a lovely touch.

Thank you for sharing your blessings.

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SUNDAY, January 10 The Baptism of Our Lord 12:00 p.m. ONLINE ONLY WORSHIP

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SUNDAY, January 17 12:00 p.m. ONLINE ONLY WORSHIP

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NORTH BALTIMORE Food Panty ———————————————————————————

JANUARY requested donations include: cans of soup, dry

and instant cereals

FEBRUARY requested donations include: instant potatoes,

pork & beans, bar soap

Thank you for your continued support of this vital ministry.

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TODAY’S WORSHIP COPYRIGHT PERMISSIONS Designated liturgical music text, back-page devotions from Sundays and Seasons.com © 2020

Augsburg Fortress. Reprinted by permission: Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License

#SAS18497. All rights reserved.

Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-717176: “Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized” text: F, Bland Tucker, 1895-1984, alt.; Music:

Nikolaus Herman, 1480-1561. Text © 1985 The Church Pension Fnd

“Yours, Lord, I the Glory” text: Traditional; tr. Gerhard M. Crawford, b. 1923 Music: Traditional.

Tr. © 1998 Augsburg Fortress

“Here I Am Lord” text and music: Daniel L. Schutte, b. 1946; ©1981 OCP Publications, Inc.

“Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying” text and music by Ken Medema, © Hope Publishing

Company

“Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” text: Thomas Ken, tune: Old Hundredth

“Come to Me, All Pilgrims Thirsty” text: Delores Dufner, OSB, b. 1939, © 1992, 1996 Sisters of

St, Benedict, St. Joseph, MN; Music: The Sacred Harp, Philadelphia, 1844; arr. Selected

Hymns, 1985; arr, © 1985 Augsburg Fortress

First reading: Printed from New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division

of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of

America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Second reading: Printed from The Message (MSG) Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H.

Peterson

Gospel reading: Printed from Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015

by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol

Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

Thank you to those who are diligently making their contributions to the church through the mail, through their bank and now through PayPal and GivePlus+Mobile through Vanco (see below). Please continue to keep the church in your prayers and to send your gifts in. Although some expenses are down, they are still needing to be paid.

For those who use a SmartPhone App, download GivePlus+ Mobile (it's a VANCO app). The easiest way to find St. Luke's is to search the zip: 45872

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Our Prayer List

Please help to keep our Prayer List up-to-date by notifying the church office of and changes, additions or deletions.

WE GIVE THANKS: for a new year of hope and possibilities.

MEMBERS: John Kruse, Marilyn Ziegler, Beth Williams, Bob Kelley, Madison Mills, Kathy Eninger, Bertha & Jim Carter, Barb Williams, Jack & Donna Sterling, Gloria Hoffsis, Rex McCarty, June Blake (Briar Hill), Sue Wirt (home).

FAMILY AND FRIENDS: Zach Thompson ( grandson of Carol Williams), Steve Whitman (brother of Ron Whitman, who is a son-in-law of Carol Williams), Nickie Whitman (daughter of Carol Williams), Linda Sue (requested by Cheryl Kruse), Anna Miller, Brent Bradley (friend of Caroline & Carl Lieser), Richard Roberts ( brother-in-law of Caroline & Carl Lieser), Kristeen Keyes (mother of Liz Burks), Loren Welch (requested by Eloise Matthes), Mary Stewart (sister-in-law of Don Stewart), Deanna Griffith (cousin of Ginger Mills), Ivy (friend of Beth Williams), Sue Greiner (requested by Kathy Eninger), Laura (cousin of Becky Bean), Michael Sullivan (uncle of Caroline Lieser), Jason Kline, (nephew of Eloise Matthes), Cindy (co-worker of Rick Van Mooy), Tara Meyer, Maureen Doherty (mother of Caroline Lieser), Sally Eggleston (mother of Tracey Pritts), Sandy Bloom (sister of Mike Wheeler, friend of Kathy Eninger), Cindy Rife, Catherine Pritts (Steve’s mother), Carol Johnson (grandma of Emily Meyerson), Ja-nét Moske (Jo Mineo’s sister), Teresa Ferguson, Kaye Thompson .

St. John’s, McComb: David Cary, Sue Maki, Paul Maki, LuAnn Beverly, Linda Sharninghouse.

MILITARY: For all those who are in training and who are serving in the military & their families; the chaplains (especially those in combat zones); grieving families and friends of those who died while serving.

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CHERISH ALL CHILDREN: All of God’s children, that we seek to protect and cherish their lives and futures, always staying focused on what is best for God’s children. www.lssmn.org/services/youth/education/cherish-all-children.

COMPANION CHURCH: Mwanawotta Lutheran Church, of the Dodoma Diocese, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.

WIDER CHURCH PRAYERS: all ministries of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America), our presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, all our bishops, pastors, leaders, of the congregations of the NWOS (Northwestern Ohio Synod), Bishop Daniel Beaudoin, and our 15 Central Conference congregations.

THE WORLD: for peace in our country and around the world. For the end of violence against one another. For everyone to seek God and share God’s love, grace, and mercy.

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Breath of God Breath figures frequently in Scripture. God’s breath or Spirit

hovers over the chaos in creation in Genesis. Breath or Spirit

enters the nostrils of the created in the story. Breath and

Spirit is breathed onto the disciples by Jesus when he

appears to them after his resurrection. In the gospel text, as

Jesus rises from the waters, the Spirit, the breath of God,

descends like a dove. Jesus, having held his breath under

the water, rises as a

model of death and life

for us, breathing in the

life of the Spirit. He is a

risen and claimed by

God as the beloved with

whom God is pleased.

Of course, breathing is

two things, breathing in

and breathing out. You can hold your breath, but there is

no way to hold it forever. Consider how this reflects the

Spirit’s power in Jesus and then in our baptism. In

baptism, the gift is not just one of repentance and

forgiveness, but, as the Acts text emphasizes, also

involves the Spirit living and acting in the baptized. While

it is a gift for our own lives, like the gift of breathing in, it is

also encouragement and life, a breathing out of the Spirit

into the world. Baptism is both for our own sake and for

the world. In our baptism, we breathe in forgiveness and

reconciliation and breathe out the Spirit in our life and

works. That’s the full life of the baptized disciple.