St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, February 4, 2024
9:30 AM
PRELUDE There is a Balm in Gilead Robert Powell
Confession and Forgiveness
Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, creator of darkness and light,
word of truth,
wind sweeping over the waters.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Silence is kept for reflection.
God, our rock and refuge,
we pour out our hearts before you.
We have known you but have not always loved you.
We have wounded one another
and sinned against you.
We have not always recognized the Holy Spirit
dwelling in each of us.
Remember your covenant.
Renew your creation.
Restore us,
that we might proclaim your good news to all.
Amen.
The voice of the Lord is upon the waters. God has spoken:
The time of grace is now. In Jesus, the reign of God has come near.
By the authority of Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. You
are God’s beloved.
Amen.
HYMN God, Whose Almighty Word #673
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 40:21-31
21Have you not
known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have
you not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22It is he who sits above
the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who
stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to live
in; 23who brings princes to
naught, and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing. 24Scarcely are they
planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth, when
he blows upon them, and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like
stubble. 25To whom then will you
compare me, or who is my equal? says the Holy One. 26Lift up your eyes on
high and see: Who created these? He who brings out their host and numbers them,
calling them all by name; because he is great in strength, mighty in power, not
one is missing. 27Why do you
say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord, and my right is disregarded by my
God”? 28Have you not known? Have
you not heard? The Lord is
the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or
grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. 29He gives power to the
faint, and strengthens the powerless. 30Even youths will faint and be weary, and the
young will fall exhausted; 31but those
who wait for the Lord shall
renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall
run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks
be to God.
Psalm
147:1-11, 20c
1Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises | to our God! How pleasant it is to honor | God with praise!
2The Lord re- | builds Jerusalem,
and gathers the exiles of Israel.
3The Lord heals the | brokenhearted and
binds | up their wounds.
4The Lord counts the number | of the stars and
calls them all | by their names. 5Great is our Lord and mighty in power; there is
no limit | to God’s wisdom.
6The Lord lifts | up the lowly, but
casts the wicked | to the ground.
7Sing to the Lord | with thanksgiving;
make music upon the harp | to our God,
8who covers the heavens
with clouds and prepares rain for the earth, making grass to grow upon the
mountains.
9God provides food | for the cattle and
for the young ravens | when they cry.
10God is not impressed by
the might | of a horse, and has no pleasure in the speed | of a runner,
11but finds pleasure in those who | fear the Lord, in those who await God’s steadfast love. 20c| Hallelujah!
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23
16If I proclaim
the gospel, this gives me no ground for boasting, for an obligation is laid on
me, and woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel! 17For if I do this of my
own will, I have a reward; but if not of my own will, I am entrusted with a
commission. 18What then is
my reward? Just this: that in my proclamation I may make the gospel free of
charge, so as not to make full use of my rights in the gospel. 19For though I am free
with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might win
more of them. 20To the Jews
I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one
under the law (though I myself am not under the law) so that I might win those
under the law. 21To those
outside the law I became as one outside the law (though I am not free from
God’s law but am under Christ’s law) so that I might win those outside the
law. 22To the weak
I became weak, so that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all
people, that I might by all means save some. 23I do it all for the sake
of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.
The Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Mark 1:29-39
The
Holy Gospel, according to Saint Mark, the 1st chapter. Glory to you, O Lord.
29As soon
as [Jesus and the disciples] left the synagogue, they entered the
house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30Now Simon’s
mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at
once. 31He came and
took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began
to serve them. 32That
evening, at sunset, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with
demons. 33And the
whole city was gathered around the door. 34And he cured many who
were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not
permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
35In the morning, while it
was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he
prayed. 36And Simon
and his companions hunted for him. 37When they found him, they said to him,
“Everyone is searching for you.” 38He answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring
towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came
out to do.” 39And he went
throughout Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out
demons.
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Arise, Your Light Has Come! #314
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, special music
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 Precious Lord, Take My
Hand
#773
Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me stand
I'm tired, I’m weak, I’m lone
Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the light
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home
When my way grows drear precious Lord linger near
When my light is almost gone
Hear my cry, hear my call
Hold my hand lest I fall
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home
When the darkness appears and the night draws near
And the day is past and gone
At the river I stand
Guide my feet, hold my hand
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home
Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me stand
I'm tired, I’m weak, I’m lone
Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the light
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home
PRAYER, BLESSING
HYMN I’m So Glad Jesus Lifted
Me #860
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE How Can I Keep from Singing! Benjamin Culli
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