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Order of Service – Epiphany 5 – February 7, 2021 – 9 a.m. Worship Divine Service Setting 3 – Lutheran Service Hymnal

Zion Friedheim Lutheran Church

10653 N – 550 W ~ Decatur, IN 46733

260.547.4248

www.zionfriedheim.org

The Opening Hymn LSB #400 Brightest and Best of the Stars of the Morning

5 Brightest and best of the stars of the morning,

Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid;

Star of the East, the horizon adorning,

Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.

Text: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826, alt. Tune: James P. Harding, 1850-1911, adapt.: setting: Service Book and Hymnal, 1958. Text and music: Public domain. Used by permission. LSBHymn License.net #100013721

Invocation

P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C Amen.

Exhortation

P Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.

P Our help is in the name of the Lord, C who made heaven and earth.

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P I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord, C and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.

Confession of Sins

P O almighty God, merciful Father, C I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended

You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I pray You of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me, a poor, sinful being.

P Upon this your confession, I by virtue of my office, as a called and ordained servant of the Word,

announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in the stead and by the command of my Lord

Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins I the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy

Spirit.

C Amen.

Introit

Psalm 147:1–11 – Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. The LORD lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground. Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre! He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills. He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry. His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man, but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.

Gloria Patri

Kyrie

Gloria in Excelsis

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Salutation

P The Lord be with you.

P Let us pray.

Collect

P O Lord, keep Your family the Church continually in the true faith that, relying on the hope of Your heavenly grace, we may ever be defended by Your mighty power; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

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C Amen.

The Choir “Give Me Jesus”

The Readings – Healing for Suffering Humanity

Job 7:1-7 – Job endures physical and mental suffering – “Has not man a hard service on earth, and are not his days like the days of a hired hand? Like a slave who longs for the shadow, and like a hired hand who looks for his wages, so I am allotted months of emptiness, and nights of misery are apportioned to me. When I lie down I say, ‘When shall I arise?’ But the night is long, and I am full of tossing till the dawn. My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt; my skin hardens, then breaks out afresh. My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle and come to their end without hope. “Remember that my life is a breath; my eye will never again see good.

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

1 Corinthians 9:16-27 – Paul identifies with people of all conditions to win them for Christ – For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship. What then is my reward? That in my preaching I may present the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel. For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. To 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 not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings. Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

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

C Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. (to be sung)

P The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the first chapter. C Glory be to Thee, O Lord. (to be sung)

Mark 1:29-39 – Jesus heals various physical and mental diseases – And immediately [Jesus] left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon’s mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them. That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or oppressed by demons. And the whole city was gathered together at the door. And he healed 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. And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, and they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.” And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out.” And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

P This is the Gospel of the Lord. C Praise to Thee, O Christ. (to be sung)

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The Nicene Creed

C 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 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 T of the world to come. Amen.

The Sermon Hymn LSB #398 Hail to the Lord's Anointed

5 O’er ev’ry foe victorious,

He on His throne shall rest,

From age to age more glorious,

All blessing and all-blest.

The tide of time shall never

His covenant remove;

His name shall stand forever—

That name to us is Love.

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Text: James Montgomery, 1771-1854, alt. une: Leonhart Schröter, c. 1532-c. 1601; setting: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941. Text and music: Public domain.

Used by permission. LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100013721.

The Sermon “When Life Gets You Down, the Lord God is Still in Control” – Job 7:1-7 & Mark 1:29-31

Votum

P The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. C Amen.

Prayers of the Church

Brief silence

Service of the Sacrament

Preface

P The Lord be with you.

P Lift up your hearts.

P Let us give thanks unto the Lord, our God.

Proper Preface (Abbreviated)

P It is truly meet, right, and salutary . . . evermore praising You and saying:

Sanctus

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The Lord’s Prayer

P 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.

C For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. (to be sung)

The Words of Our Lord

P 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 the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My T body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.”

In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My T blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

Pax Domini

P The peace of the Lord be with you always.

Agnus Dei

The Distribution

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Distribution Hymns

LSB #578 Thy Strong Word

5 Give us lips to sing Thy glory,

Tongues Thy mercy to proclaim,

Throats that shout the hope that fills us,

Mouths to speak Thy holy name.

Alleluia, alleluia!

May the light which Thou dost send

Fill our songs with alleluias,

Alleluias without end!

6 God the Father, light-creator,

To Thee laud and honor be.

To Thee, Light of Light begotten, (continued on next page)

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Praise be sung eternally.

Holy Spirit, light-revealer,

Glory, glory be to Thee.

Mortals, angels, now and ever

Praise the holy Trinity!

Text: Martin H. Franzmann, 1907-76; Tune: Theodore J. Williams, 1869-1944; setting: Richard W. Hillert, b. 1923, alt. Text and setting: © 1969

Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: Public domain. LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100013721.

LSB #606 I Lay My Sins on Jesus

Text: Horatius Bonar, 1808-89. Tune: Neu-vermehrtes . . . Gesangbuch, 3rd ed., Meiningen, 1693; setting: Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-47. Text and music:

Public domain. Used by permission. LSBHymnLicense.net #100013721.

LSB #763 When Peace, like a River

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Text: Horatio G. Spafford, 1828-88, alt. Music: Philip P. Bliss, 1838-76. Text and Music: Public domain. Used by permission. LSBHymn License.net

#100013721.

LSB #754 Entrust Your Days and Burdens

5 O blessèd heir of heaven,

You’ll hear the song resound

Of endless jubilation

When you with life are crowned.

In your right hand your maker

Will place the victor’s palm,

And you will thank Him gladly

With heaven’s joyful psalm.

6 Our hands and feet, Lord, strengthen;

With joy our spirits bless

Until we see the ending

Of all our life’s distress.

And so throughout our lifetime

Keep us within Your care

And at our end then bring us

To heav’n to praise You there.

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Text: Paul Ferhardt, 1607-76; tr. F. Samuel Janzow, 1913-2001, sts. 1-5, alt.; tr. Lutheran Service Book, 2006, st. 6 Tune: Stephen R. Johnson, b. 1966; Text:

© 1982, 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100013721. Tune: ©2002 Stephen R. Johnson

Nunc Dimittis

Thanksgiving P O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good,

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Collect P Let us pray. O God the Father, the fountain and source of all goodness, who in loving-kindness sent Your

only-begotten Son into the flesh, we thank You that for His sake You have given us pardon and peace in this Sacrament, and we ask You not to forsake Your children but always to rule our hearts and minds by Your Holy Spirit that we may be enabled constantly to serve You; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C Amen. (to be sung) Salutation

P The Lord be with you.

Benedicamus P Bless we the Lord.

Benediction

P The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and T give you peace.

C Amen, amen, amen. (to be sung)

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The Closing Hymn LSB #849 Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness

Text: Rusty Edwards, b. 1955; Tune: The Sacred Harp, Philadelphia, 1844, Text: © 1987 Hope Publishing Co. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100013721. Tune: Public Domain.

+ Soli Deo Gloria +