third SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY 23rd January 2011

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY

23rd January

2011

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welcome

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The service

The Service –

Sing the Feast

(Chataway Setting)

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Opening sentence

M: The message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing,

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

(1 Cor 1:18 NRSV)

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PREPARATION

M: In the name of the Father and of the Son † and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen

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Opening Hymn

We sing our opening hymn:

The Church’s One Foundation v1,2,4

LHS 191 CAL293

Samuel John Stone (1839-1900)

The Church’s One Foundation

1. The Church’s one foundationIs Jesus Christ her Lord;She is His new creationBy water and the Word:From heaven He came and sought

herTo be His holy bride;With His own blood He bought her,And for her life He died.


2. Elect from every nation,Yet one o’er all the earth,Her charter of salvationOne Lord, one faith, one birth;One holy name she blesses,Partakes one holy food,And to one hope she pressesWith every grace endued.


4. Mid toil and tribulation,And tumult of her war,She waits the consummationOf peace for evermore;Till with the vision gloriousHer longing eyes are blest,And the great Church victoriousShall be the Church at rest.

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CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

M: Friends in Christ: let us confess our sins to God our

Father and ask him in the name of our Lord Jesus to forgive us.


C: We confess that we are born in bondage to sinand cannot free ourselves.We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed,by what we have doneand by what we have failed to do.


C: We have not loved you with our whole heart,and we have not loved our neighbour as ourselves.We deserve your eternal punishment.For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us. Amen.


M: I ask each of you in the presence of God who searches the heart: Do you confess that you have sinned, and do you repent of your sins?

C: I do.


M: Do you believe that Jesus Christ has redeemed you from all your sins, and do you desire forgiveness in his name?

C: I do.


M: Do you intend with the help of the Holy Spirit to live as in God’s presence, and to strive daily to lead a holy life, even as Christ has made you holy?

C: I do.


M: As a called and ordained servant of the word, I announce the grace of God to all of you. On behalf of my Lord Jesus Christ, and by his command, I forgive the sins of all of you who repent and believe, in the name of the Father and of the Son † and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.

♫ Lord Have Mercy

C: ♫ Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

♫ HYMN OF ADORATION: GLORY TO GOD IN THE

HIGHESTC: ♫ Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God's people on

earth.Lord God, heavenly king,almighty God and Father,we worship you, we give you thanks,

we praise you for your glory.

♫ Glory to God : 2

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.

♫ Glory to God : 3

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.

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Liturgy of the WORD

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GREETING

M: The Lord be with you

C: And also with you.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY

M: Let us pray for Christ's light to shine on us.

C: Thank you, Jesus, for coming as the light for the world. Shine into our darkness, so that we see God's love, and follow in the way you show us.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY

For you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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FIRST READING

R: The first reading for the third Sunday after Epiphany is written in Chapter nine of Isaiah beginning at verse one.

Isaiah 9:1-4 CEV

People who have lived in darkness have seen a great light.

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Isaiah 9:1-4

The territories of Zebulun and Naphtali in Galilee were once hated. But this land of the Gentiles across the Jordan River and along the Mediterranean Sea will be greatly respected.

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Isaiah 9:1-4

2Those who walked in the dark have seen a bright light, and it shines upon everyone who lives in the land of darkest shadows.

3Our LORD, you have made your nation stronger.

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Isaiah 9:1-4

Because of you, its people are glad and celebrate like workers at harvest time or like soldiers dividing up what they have taken.

4You have broken the power of those who abused and enslaved your people.

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Isaiah 9:1-4

You have rescued them just as you saved your people from Midian.

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

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Psalm 27:1,4-9 CEV

R: The Psalm is Psalm 27.1You LORD, are the light that keeps

me safe. I am not afraid of anyone. You protect me, and I have no fears. C: 4I ask only one thing, LORD: Let

me live in your house every day of my life to see how wonderful you are and to pray in your temple.

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Psalm 27:1,4-9 CEV

R: 5In times of trouble, you will protect me.

You will hide me in your tent and keep me safe on top of a mighty rock.

C: 6You will let me defeat all of my enemies.

Then I will celebrate, as I enter your tent with animal sacrifices and songs of praise.

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Psalm 27:1,4-9 CEV

R: 7Please listen when I pray! Have pity. Answer my prayer. C: 8My heart tells me to pray. I am eager to see your face,

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Psalm 27:1,4-9 CEV

R: 9so don't hide from me. I am your servant, and you have

helped me. Don't turn from me in anger. You alone keep me safe. Don't reject or desert me. C: Glory to the Father, and the

Son, and the Holy Spirit;As it was in the beginning is now

and will be forever. Amen.

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Second READING

R: The second reading is written in Chapter one of First Corinthians beginning at verse ten.

1 Corinthians 1:10-18 CEV

An appeal to avoid factions

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1 Corinthians 1:10-18

10My dear friends, as a follower of our Lord Jesus Christ, I beg you to get along with each other.

Don't take sides. Always try to agree in what you think.

11Several people from Chloe's family have already reported to me that you keep arguing with each other.

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12They have said that some of you claim to follow me, while others claim to follow Apollos or Peter or Christ.

13Has Christ been divided up? Was I nailed to a cross for you? Were you baptized in my name?

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14I thank God that I didn't baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius. 15Not one of you can say that you were baptized in my name. 16I did baptize the family of Stephanas, but I don't remember if I baptized anyone else.

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17Christ did not send me to baptize. He sent me to tell the good news without using big words that would make the cross of Christ lose its power.

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18The message about the cross doesn't make any sense to lost people. But for those of us who are being saved, it is God's power at work.

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

43GOSPEL

M: The Holy Gospel is written in Chapter four of the Gospel according to St Matthew beginning at verse twelve.

C: Glory to You, O Lord.

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Matthew 4:12-23 12When Jesus heard that John had

been put in prison, he went to Galilee. 13But instead of staying in Nazareth, Jesus moved to Capernaum. This town was beside Lake Galilee in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali.

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Matthew 4:12-23 14So God's promise came true, just as

the prophet Isaiah had said, 15"Listen, lands of Zebulun and

Naphtali, lands along the road to the sea and east of the Jordan! Listen Galilee, land of the Gentiles!

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Matthew 4:12-23 16Although your people live in

darkness, they will see a bright light. Although they live in the shadow of death, a light will shine on them.”

17Then Jesus started preaching, "Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”

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Matthew 4:12-23 18While Jesus was walking along the

shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers. One was Simon, also known as Peter, and the other was Andrew. They were fishermen, and they were casting their net into the lake.

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Matthew 4:12-23 19Jesus said to them, "Come with me! I

will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish."

20Right then the two brothers dropped their nets and went with him.

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Matthew 4:12-23 21Jesus walked on until he saw James

and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father, mending their nets.

Jesus asked them to come with him too.

22Right away they left the boat and their father and went with Jesus

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Matthew 4:12-23 23Jesus went all over Galilee, teaching

in the Jewish meeting places and preaching the good news about God's kingdom. He also healed every kind of disease and sickness.

This is the Gospel of the Lord.C: Praise to You O Christ.

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M: Lord Jesus, the light of the world, thank you for calling us to be your

disciples.Help us to follow you faithfully. C: Amen.

NICENE CREED

C: We believe in one God,the Father, the Almighty,maker of heaven and earth,of all that is, seen and unseen.

NICENE CREED

C: 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.

NICENE CREED

C: For us* and for our salvationhe came down from heaven,was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and

became truly human.For our sake he was crucified

under Pontius Pilate;he suffered death and was buried.

* This means: us human beings

NICENE CREED

C: On the third day he rose againin 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.

NICENE CREED

C: We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,who proceeds from the

Father and the Son,who with the Father and the Son

is worshipped and glorified,who has spoken through the prophets.

NICENE CREED

C: We believe in one holy catholic† 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.† or: Christian; 'catholic' here means 'universal'

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Hymn

We sing :

Lead Thou me on v.1,2,5

LH396 CAL 293

Alfred Ernest Richard Brauer (1866-1949)

Based on ‘Lead, kindly Light’, by J.H. Newman

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Lead Thou me on1. O lead me on, You kindly,

heavenly Light,O lead me on;My pathway home is shrouded in

dark night,I see no dawn.You are the light dispelling this

world’s gloom;O light my path, and lead me safely

home.

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Lead Thou me on2. O lead me on, O Saviour Jesus

Christ,You are that light;You for my sin and guilt were

sacrificed,To cheer my night.Shine in my heart with Your celestial

ray;If You but lead, I shall not lose my

way.

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Lead Thou me on5. So lead me on, my Saviour and

my guide,Home to my God.I fear no foe; for You are by my side,My gracious Lord.O lead Your child with Your own eye

of love,Till in Your arms I rest in heaven

above.†

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Sermon

hymn

We sing our next hymn as our freewill offerings are received:

O Christ, our true and only light v.1,3,4,6

LH 217 CAL 293

O Jesu Christe, wahres Licht

Johann Heermann 1585-1647

Tr Catherine Winkworth (1858), alt.

O Christ, our true and only light

1. O Christ, our true and only light,

enlighten those who sit in night,

let those far off now hear your voice,

and in your fold with us rejoice.


3. O gently call those gone astray,

that they may find the saving way;

let every conscience sore oppressed

in you find peace and heavenly rest.


4. O make the deaf to hear your

word,

and teach the dumb to speak, dear Lord -

all those who tremble to express

the faith their secret hearts confess.


6. so that they may with us adore

your wondrous grace forevermore,

and endless praise to you be given

by all your church in earth and heaven.

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♫ OFFERTORY SONG : ♫ C: Create in me a clean heart, O

God,and renew a right spirit within me.Cast me not away from your

presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with your free Spirit.

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Offering prayerC: Thank you, saving God, for all

the good things you have given us, especially for your Son, the light for the world.

Teach us to live in his light, remaining in harmony with one another and reaching out in love to others.

Amen.

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PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

Call to prayer

M: Let us pray to our heavenly Father, through Christ the light, for the church, for the world, and for those in need.

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Response

M: Christ, be our Light;

C: shine in the church, shine in the world.

Concluding prayer

M: Father, you are the source of life and light.

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Response

Grant the prayers of your faithful people, and fill the world with your glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.

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LITURGY OF THE

LORD'S SUPPER

♫ Preface

M: The Lord be with you.♫C: And also with you.M : Lift up your hearts.♫ C: We lift them to the Lord.M : Let us give thanks to the Lord

our God.♫ C: It is right to give our thanks

and praise.

LITURGY OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

M: It is indeed right and good, Lord God, holy Father, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to you, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

LITURGY OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

You have sent your only Son to appear among us as a human being, and through him you have fully revealed the light of your presence to us.

And so, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we adore and praise your glorious name:

♫ HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

C: ♫Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER & WORDS OF INSTITUTION

M: All praise and thanks be to you, eternal God, holy Father, together with your only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who unites your people in love. We thank you for creating all things. We thank you for calling and rescuing your chosen people.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER & WORDS OF INSTITUTION

M: Above all we thank and praise you for keeping your promise to the people of old and sending your Son Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection for our salvation we remember as he comes to us in this holy meal.

C: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

M: 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 his disciples, and said,


M: Take and eat; this is † my body, which is given for you.

Do this in remembrance of me.


M: In the same way he took the cup, after the supper, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said,


M: Drink of it, all of you; this is † my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.

Do this as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

C: ♫ Christ has died.Christ is risen.Christ will come again.

M: Send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen our faith so that we who receive the body and blood of Christ may live as true members of the body of your Son.

C: Amen. Come, Holy Spirit.

M: Join our prayers with those of your servants of every time and every place, and unite them with the ceaseless petitions of our great high priest until he comes as victorious Lord of all.

C: Through him, with him, in him,in the unity of the Holy Spirit,all honour and glory is yours,almighty Father, now and forever. Amen.

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LORD’S PRAYER

C: 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.

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LORD’S PRAYER

C: For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

PEACE

M: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

C: Amen.

♫ Lamb of God

C: ♫ Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; grant us your peace.

COMMUNION INVITATION

M: Jesus says:

'The bread that God gives is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.’

C: Thanks be to God.

M: Come, everything is ready.

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During the distribution the Minister or his assistant says:

Take and eat, this is the body of Christ, given for you.

Take and drink, this is the blood of Christ, shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.

DISMISSALM: The body of our Lord

Jesus Christ and his precious blood strengthen and preserve you in body and soul to life eternal. Go in peace.†

C: Amen.

♫ POST-COMMUNION SONG:

C: ♫ Thank the Lord and sing his praise; tell everyone what he has done.Let all who seek the Lord rejoice and proudly bear his name.

♫ POST-COMMUNION SONG:

C: ♫ He recalls his promises and leads his people forth in joywith shouts of thanksgiving. Alleluia. Alleluia.

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POST-COMMUNION Prayer

M: Let us pray.

C: Lord God, set us free from the bondage of our sins, and give us the full life of your kingdom, which you have made known to us in this sacrament of the body and blood of our Saviour Jesus Christ.

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POST-COMMUNION Prayer

For he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

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CONCLUSION : BLESSING

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 favour,† and give you peace.

C: Amen.

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DISMISSAL

M: Go in peace, and live in the light of Christ.

C: In the name of Christ. Amen.

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Closing hymn

We sing our closing hymn:

'Come, follow me', the Saviour spake

LH 336 CAL293

Mir nach, spricht Christus, unser Held

Johann Scheffler 1624-77

v3, 1695

Tr Charles William Schaeffer (1912), alt

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1. 'Come, follow me', the Saviour said,

'all in my way abiding;deny yourselves, forsake the world,obey my call and guiding.Take up your cross and follow me,walk in my footsteps faithfully.

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2. 'I am the light, I light the way,a holy life displaying;so come with me, walk in the day,I keep your feet from straying.I am the way, the path I showwhich you must follow here below.

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3. 'I teach you to avoid and fleeall threats to your salvation,your heart from all deceit to flee,from sin and its temptation.I am the refuge of the souland lead you to your heavenly

goal.’

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4. Then let us follow Christ our Lord,

bearing the cross appointed,and, firmly clinging to his word,in suff'ring be undaunted.For those who brave the battle's

strifewill wear the heavenly crown of life.

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third SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY 23rd January 2011

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