FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High! February 2 & 3, 2019 AS WE GATHER All three Readings today declare the depth, breadth, and height of God’s love for the world. When God’s people were drifting away, God sent prophets, such as Jeremiah, to speak God’s Word and call the people back to faithfulness. God declares His love for Jeremiah: “I formed you in the womb . . . I consecrated you; I appointed you . . . I am with you to deliver you” (Jeremiah 1:5, 8). God’s love is shown forth in Jesus in the Gospel. Jesus casts out a demon from a man, thereby restoring his life. Jesus heals Peter’s mother-in-law, and He casts out even more demons and heals more diseases. This all points to the restoration of all creation in God’s coming kingdom. The Epistle, often read at weddings, calls us toward lives shaped by the depth, breadth, and height of God’s love for us.

8:00 PRELUDE “Ricercar del primo tuono” Brass Choir

WELCOME Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord! (Psalm 117, ESV)

HANDSHAKES & HUGS PREPARATION

OPENING HYMN #544 “O Love, How Deep”

O love, how deep, how broad, how high, Beyond all thought and fantasy, That God, the Son of God, should take Our mortal form for mortals’ sake!

He sent no angel to our race, Of higher or of lower place, But wore the robe of human frame, And to this world Himself He came.

For us baptized, for us He bore His holy fast and hungered sore; For us temptation sharp He knew; For us the tempter over threw.

For us He prayed; for us He taught; For us His daily works He wrought, By words and signs and actions thus Still seeking not Himself but us.

For us by wickedness betrayed, For us, in crown of thorns arrayed, He bore the shameful cross and death; For us He gave His dying breath.

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For us He rose from death again; For us He went on high to reign; For us He sent His Spirit here To guide, to strengthen, and to cheer.

All glory to our Lord and God For love so deep, so high, so broad; The Trinity whom we adore Forever and forevermore.

(Rise) INVOCATION & OPENING SENTENCES Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. Pastor: The Lord says, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.” People: We thank you, O Lord! Pastor: The Lord says, “Before you were born I consecrated you.” People: We adore you, O Lord! Pastor: The Lord says, “Whatever I command you, you shall speak.” People: We praise you, O Lord! Pastor: The Lord says, “Do not be afraid, for I am with you to deliver you.” People: We worship you, O Lord!

CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION Pastor: Embraced by the love of God through our Baptism into Christ, we confess our sin before God and one another. Captive to sin, we have sinned against you, God of love, in thought, word, and deed. People: In your great love for us in Christ, forgive our sins and renew our lives. Pastor: We have shown lack of trust in your loving purpose for our lives. People: In your great love for us in Christ, forgive our sins and renew our lives. Pastor: We have failed to immerse ourselves in your Word and to speak it freely in the world. People: In your great love for us in Christ, forgive our sins and renew our lives. Pastor: We have failed to love you and to love one another, even using our faith as an excuse not to love our neighbors. People: In your great love for us in Christ, forgive our sins and renew our lives. Pastor: We have been envious, boastful, arrogant, rude, insistent, irritable, and resentful. 2

People: In your great love for us in Christ, forgive our sins and renew our lives. Pastor: Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen.

HYMN OF PRAISE #809 “Great is Thy Faithfulness” 8:00 Choir sings verse 2

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father; There is no shadow of turning with Thee. Thou changest not: Thy compassions, they fail not; As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be.

Refrain: Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed Thy hand hath provided; Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above Join with all nature in manifold witness To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. Refrain

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide; Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! Refrain

SALUTATION & PRAYER OF THE DAY Pastor: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Pastor: Let us pray. O Lord, you showed your love for humanity through Jesus, your beloved Son, who cast out demons and healed the sick. People: Empower us by your Spirit to love you with our whole heart, and to love our neighbors as ourselves, Pastor: so that the light of your love may so shine before others through us that they glorify you; People: through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. 3 (Be seated)

8:00 ANTHEM “Here I Am Lord”

10:30 ANTHEM “Trust in You”

WORD

OLD TESTAMENT READING Jeremiah 1:4–19 (The Lord calms Jeremiah’s fear with a promise.) Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” But the LORD said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the LORD.” Then the LORD put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the LORD said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth. See, I have set you this day over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.” And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see an almond branch.” Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.” The word of the LORD came to me a second time, saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a boiling pot, facing away from the north.” Then the LORD said to me, “Out of the north disaster shall be let loose upon all the inhabitants of the land. For behold, I am calling all the tribes of the kingdoms of the north, declares the LORD, and they shall come, and every one shall set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all its walls all around and against all the cities of Judah. And I will declare my judgments against them, for all their evil in forsaking me. They have made offerings to other gods and worshiped the works of their own hands. But you, dress yourself for work; arise, and say to them everything that I command you. Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them. And I, behold, I make you this day a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. They will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, declares the LORD, to deliver you.”

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

EPISTLE 1 Corinthians 12:31b–13:13 (All about love) And I will show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does 4 continued

not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

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

8:00 ANTHEM “Do It Again”

10:30 ANTHEM “Eye of the Storm”

(Rise) Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the fourth chapter. People: Glory to you, O Lord.

HOLY GOSPEL Luke 4:31–44 (Jesus casts out a demon and heals Peter’s mother-in-law.) And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority. And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, “Ha! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.” But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm. And they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!” And reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region. And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf. And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them. Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. And demons also came out of many, crying, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ. And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them, but he said to them, “I must preach the good news 5 continued

of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

Pastor: This is the Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to you, O Christ. (Be seated)

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

SERMON HYMN #816 “From All that Dwell Below the Skies”

From all that dwell below the skies Le t the creator’s praise arise; Alleluia, alleluia! Let the Redeemer’s name be sung Through ev’ry land by ev’ry tongue. Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Eternal are Thy mercies Lord: Eternal truth attends Thy Word. Alleluia, alleluia! Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore Till suns shall rise and set no more. Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

(Rise) All praise to God the Father be, All praise, eternal Son, to Thee. Alleluia, alleluia! Whom with the Spirit we adore Forever and forevermore: Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! (Be seated)

SERMON “LOVE: Why It’s Important”

(Rise) NICENE CREED I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the 6 continued

prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. (Be seated)

OFFERING As your offering is collected, please sign our attendance book located at the end of the pew. If you are a visitor, please leave your address and phone. After you are finished, please pass the book along to others in your pew, and return the book to the center aisle. You may check the register to see the names of those to greet after the service.

8:00 ANTHEM “Alleluia” Brass Choir

10:30 ANTHEM “God is on the Move”

(Rise) PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH Pastor: In peace, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Pastor: For the peace from above and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Pastor: For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Pastor: For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Pastor: For Matthew, president of our Synod; for John, our district president; for our circuit visitor, our pastors, and for all pastors in Christ; for all missionaries and church workers, especially Chuck Ferry and Rachel Meyer; and for all the people of God who worship and serve our Lord, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Pastor: For the faithful preaching of the cross, for hearts prepared to hear the Word, and for the proclamation of Christ to bear the fruit in faith and life, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. 7

Pastor: For works of love to accompany our witness in words, for those who show mercy and compassion to those in need, and for hearts filled with hope in a world of fear and anxiety, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Pastor: For Lutheran schools throughout our country, that they may be places of excellence in education and foster faith in the heart and form lives for Christ, and for the blessing of Martin Luther High School sharing their gift of music with us, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Pastor: For Donald, our president; for Terry, our governor; for all elected and appointed public servants; and for the government and those who protect us, that they may be upheld and strengthened in every good deed, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Pastor: For those facing difficulties, those near death, and for those in need of healing, especially Nancy, Grant, Bill, Fred, Edith, Henry, LuEva, Nancy, Don, Barbara, Larry, Marge, Dolores, Herb, Dick, Cliff, Cindy, Arlene, Nancy, Shirley, Gladys, Russ, John, Arlene, Jack, Shirley, Jonathan, Sarah and those we name in our hearts, that they may be sustained in their afflictions, healed according to the Lord’s gracious will and brought to perfect healing in the life to come, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Pastor: For those who bring offerings, those who do good works in this congregation, those who toil, those who sing and all the people here present who await from the Lord great and abundant mercy, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Pastor: For favorable weather, for those who clear streets and sidewalks of snow, for an abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for the honest labors in which the Lord is glorified and our families and neighbors are served, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Pastor: For our deliverance from all human and natural disasters, for an end to war and pestilence, and for workers who serve those so afflicted, let us pray to the Lord: 8

People: Lord, have mercy. Pastor: For the faithful who have gone before us, let us give thanks to the Lord, joining with Carol and Larry as they remember Katherine, and that we would follow them in their faithfulness to the life to come, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Pastor: Rejoicing in the fellowship of the saints, remembering God’s mercy and His present help in time of need, let us commend ourselves, one another, our supplications and prayer, and, indeed, our whole life to Christ, our Lord. People: Amen.

THE LORD’S PRAYER SACRAMENT

THE WORDS OF OUR LORD

THE PEACE OF THE LORD Pastor: The peace of the Lord be with you always. People: Amen.

AGNUS DEI “Behold the Lamb” Soloist verse 1, congregation verses 2-4

Behold the Lamb who bears our sins away, slain for us: And we remember the promise made that all who come in faith find forgiveness at the cross.

Refrain: So, we share in this Bread of Life, and we drink of His sacrifice, as a sign of our bonds of peace around the table of the King.

The body of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, torn for you: Eat and remember the wounds that heal, the death that brings us life, paid the price to make us one.

Refrain: So, we share in this Bread of Life, and we drink of His sacrifice, as a sign of our bonds of love around the table of the King.

The blood that cleanses ev’ry stain of sin, shed for you: Drink and remember He drained death’s cup that all may enter in to receive the life of God.

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And so with thankfulness and faith we rise to respond and to remember our call to follow in the steps of Christ as His body here on earth.

Refrain: As we share in His suffering, we proclaim: Christ will come again! And we’ll join in the feast of heav’n around the table of the King. (Be seated)

DISTRIBUTION Those guests who desire to commune who are members of another LCMS congregation may do so; if you are coming from another church background, please see the pastor or an elder first.

8:00 ANTHEM “Oh, That the Lord Would Guide My Ways”

10:30 ANTHEM “Thy Will”

HYMN #627 “Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior” Stanzas 1-4

Jesus Christ, our blessed Savior, Turned away God’s wrath forever; By His bitter grief and woe He saved us from the evil foe.

As His pledge of love undying, He, this precious food supplying, Gives His body with the bread, And with the wine the blood He shed.

Jesus here Himself is sharing; Heed then how you are preparing, For if you do not believe, His judgment then you shall receive.

Praise the Father, who from heaven To His own this food has given, Who, to mend what we have done, Gave into death His only Son.

HYMN #849 “Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness”

Praise the One who breaks the darkness With a liberating light; Praise the One who frees’ the pris’ners, Turning blindness into sight. Praise the One who preached the Gospel, Healing ev’ry dread disease, Calming storms, and feeding thousands With the very Bread of peace.

Praise the One who blessed the children With a strong, yet gentle,word; Praise the One who drove out demons With the piercing, two-edged sword. Praise the One who brings cool water To the desert’s burning sand; From this Well comes living water, Quenching thirst in ev’ry land. 10 continued

Let us praise the Word Incarnate, Christ, who suffered in our place. Jesus died and rose victorious That we may know God by grace. Let us sing for joy and gladness, Seeing what our God has done; Let us praise the true Redeemer, Praise the One who makes us one.

HYMN #535 “How Wide the Love of Christ”

How wide the love of Christ! It knows not class or race But holds our one humanity Within its broad embrace.

How long the love of Christ! Its patience will not cease Until this broken world is bound In everlasting peace.

How high the love of Christ! Beyond all thought it soars, And yet upon our passing lives Unmeasured mercy pours.

How deep the love of Christ, Descending to a cross! He bears within His wounded hands All human pain and loss.

All praise to You, O Christ, For love whose depth and height, Whose length and breadth fill time and space With endless life and light!

COMMON DISMISSAL

(Rise) POST-COMMUNION THANKSGIVING Pastor: Let us pray. Thank you, Lord, for your patient love demonstrated by Jesus’ death and resurrection for us and delivered to us today through the body and blood of Christ. Stir our hearts by your Holy Spirit to love others with patience, kindness, humility, peacefulness, and truth; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. People: Amen.

BENEDICTION Pastor: Nourished by the Word of Christ and fed by Christ’s body and blood, you are sent out into the world to show God’s love in word and action. “Do not be afraid, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the LORD.” 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 favor and give you peace. People: Amen. 11

5:00 CLOSING HYMN #923 “Almighty Father, Bless the Word”

Almighty Father, bless the Word Which through your grace we now have heard. Oh, may the precious seed take root, Spring up, and bear abundant fruit!

We praise you for the means of grace As homeward now our steps we trace. Grant, Lord, that we who worshipped here May all at last in heav’n appear.

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above ye heav’nly host: Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

8:00 “The Lord is My Light” & “The Lord Bless and Keep You”

10:30 “Go Ye Now in Peace”

8:00 POSTLUDE “Harlech Castle”

Preacher Pastor Noah Kegley Liturgist Pastor Harold Bender Lectors Mary McPartland, Laurel Privatt Acolytes Riley Zacharias, Ashton Poritz, Eric Brofka Organist Michelle Prince Special Music: Martin Luther High School Concert Choir & Troubadours Director Timothy Franz Brass Choir Director Jessica Kindschi Walter Creative Worship for the Lutheran Parish, Series C, Quarter 1. Copyright © 2018 Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. Used by permission.