St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, January 15, 2023
9:30 AM
PRELUDE Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Son of God J.S. Bach
Confession and Forgiveness
In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one
God,
who makes all things new,
whose mercy endures forever.
Amen.
Trusting in God’s mercy,
let us confess our sin.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Holy One, source of our renewal,
we confess that we are wrapped up in sin,
and cannot free ourselves.
We have not practiced your righteousness.
Our hearts have turned away from you.
For the sake of the world you so love,
forgive us,
that we may be reconciled to one another
for the glory of your holy name.
Amen.
Thus says our God:
“The former things have come to pass
and new things I now declare.”
God’s mercy makes us new.
We are forgiven in the name of ☩ Christ
our Savior.
Amen.
HYMN O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright #308 v. 1,2,4
GREETING
The grace of our Lord, Jesus
Christ, the love of God, and communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
And also with you.
Kyrie
Hymn of praise Rise, Shine,
You People! #665 v. 1
PRAYER OF THE DAY
CHILDREN’S SERMON
FIRST READING: ISAIAH 49:1-7
1Listen to me, O coastlands, pay attention,
you peoples from far away! The Lord called
me before I was born, while I was in my mother’s womb he named me. 2He made my mouth like a
sharp sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow,
in his quiver he hid me away. 3And he said to me, “You are my servant, Israel,
in whom I will be glorified.” 4But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have
spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely my cause is with the Lord, and my reward with my God.” 5And now the Lord says, who formed me in the
womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him, and that Israel might be
gathered to him, for I am honored in the sight of the Lord, and my God has become my strength—
6he says, “It is too
light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and
to restore the survivors of Israel; I will give you as a light to the nations,
that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” 7Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and his
Holy One, to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nations, the slave of rulers,
“Kings shall see and stand up, princes, and they shall prostrate themselves,
because of the Lord, who is
faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
PSALM 40:1-11
1I waited patiently up- | on the Lord, who stooped to me and | heard my cry.
2The Lord lifted me out of the desolate
pit, out of the | miry clay,
and set my feet upon a high cliff, making my | footing sure.
3The Lord put a new song in my mouth, a
song of praise | to our God;
many shall see, and stand in awe, and put their trust | in the Lord.
4Happy are they who
trust | in the Lord! They
do not turn to enemies or to those
who | follow lies.
5Great are the wonders
you have done, O Lord my
God! In your plans for us, none can be
compared with you! Oh, that I could make them known and tell them! But
they are more
than | I can count.
6Sacrifice and offering
you do | not desire; you have opened my ears: burnt-offering and
sin-offering you have | not required.
7And so I said, “Here
I | am; I come. In the scroll of the book it is written of me:
8‘I love to do your
will, | O my God; your law is | deep within me.’ ”
9I proclaimed
righteousness in the | great assembly; I have not restrained my
lips, O | Lord, you know.
10I have not hidden your
righteousness in my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness
and | your deliverance; I have not concealed your steadfast love and truth
from
the | great assembly.
11You are the Lord; do not withhold your compas- | sion from me; may
your steadfast love and
your truth continually | keep me safe.
SECOND READING: 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1-9
1Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ
Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 2To the church of God
that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be
saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: 3Grace to you and peace from God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4I give thanks to my God
always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ
Jesus, 5for in every
way you have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind—6just as the testimony of
Christ has been strengthened among you—7so that you are not lacking in any spiritual
gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ. 8He will also strengthen
you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus
Christ. 9God is
faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ
our Lord.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL: JOHN 1:29-42
29[John the
Baptist] saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of
God who takes away the sin of the world!30This is he of whom I said, ‘After me
comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’ 31I myself did not know
him; but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed
to Israel.” 32And John
testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it
remained on him. 33I myself did
not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on
whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the
Holy Spirit.’ 34And I myself
have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God.”
35The next day John again
was standing with two of his disciples, 36and as he watched Jesus
walk by, he exclaimed, “Look, here is the Lamb of God!” 37The two disciples heard
him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38When Jesus turned and saw them following,
he said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which
translated means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 39He said to them, “Come
and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they remained with him
that day. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon. 40One of the two who heard
John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41He first found his
brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated
Anointed). 42He brought
Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You are
to be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).
HYMN Hail to the Lord’s Anointed #311
APOSTLES CREED
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 life everlasting. Amen
Prayers of Intercession
PEACE
OFFERING
Communion Prayer
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
Distribution of communion
Hymn Jesus Call Us, o’er the Tumult #696
Post communion proclamation
prayer
BLESSING
HYMN God of Light #507
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE
Hail to the Lord’s Anointed A.
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