Service outline for Sunday, January 10, 2021

                                        Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!

                                                                Baptism of Our Lord

                                                                   January 10, 2021

 

PRELUDE  Children of the Heavenly Father and Baptized, Set Free              Krentz-Organ           

     

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

   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.

Amen.

Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.

 

Silence is kept for reflection.

 

God of goodness and lovingkindness,

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.

 

Hear the good news of peace and salvation!

God forgives us all our sins,

not through our own work,

but through ☩ Jesus Christ, made known to all people.

With all who come to the manger,

rejoice in this amazing gift of grace.

Amen.

HYMN    Crashing Waters at Creation                                                   #455

 

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 message

FIRST READING: Genesis 1:1-5

 ¹In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, ²the 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. ³Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. ⁴And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. ⁵God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

 

PSALM: Psalm 29

¹Ascribe to the ^| LORD, you gods,

            ascribe to the LORD glo- ^| ry and strength.

²Ascribe to the LORD the glory ^| due God's name;

            worship the LORD in the beau- ^| ty of holiness.

³The voice of the LORD is upon the waters; the God of ^| glory thunders;

            the LORD is upon the ^| mighty waters.

⁴The voice of the LORD is a pow- ^| erful voice;

            the voice of the LORD is a ^| voice of splendor.

⁵The voice of the LORD breaks the ^| cedar trees;

            the LORD breaks the ce- ^| dars of Lebanon;

⁶the LORD makes Lebanon skip ^| like a calf,

            and Mount Hermon like a ^| young wild ox.

⁷The voice ^| of the LORD

            bursts forth in ^| lightning flashes.

⁸The voice of the LORD ^| shakes the wilderness;

            the LORD shakes the wilder- ^| ness of Kadesh. 

⁹The 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!"

¹⁰The LORD sits enthroned a- ^| bove the flood;

            the LORD sits enthroned as king for- ^| evermore.

¹¹O LORD, give strength ^| to your people;

            give them, O LORD, the bless- ^| ings of peace. 

 

SECOND READING: Acts 19:1-7

 ¹While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul passed through the interior regions and came to Ephesus, where he found some disciples. ²He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?" They replied, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." ³Then he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They answered, "Into John's baptism." ⁴Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus." ⁵On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. ⁶When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied—⁷altogether there were about twelve of them.

 

GOSPEL: Mark 1:4-11

 ⁴John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ⁵And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁶Now John was clothed with camel's hair, with a leather belt round his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. ⁷He proclaimed, "The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. ⁸I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit." ⁹In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. ¹⁰And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. ¹¹And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."

 

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.

 

SERMON

 

HYMN     When Jesus Came to Jordan          #305 v. 1,3   

 

 

 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 THE PEOPLE

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

BLESSING

HYMN      Wash, O God, Our Sons and Daughters         #445 v. 1,3

DISMISSAL

POSTLUDE        When Jesus Came to Jordan      Sedio

 

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