The Fifth Sunday After Epiphany - Online Worship - February 6, 2022
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Blessed be Your name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name
vs 2
Blessed be Your name
When I’m found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed be Your name
Ev’ry blessing You pour out
I’ll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in Lord
Still I will say
refrain:
“Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name”
vs 3
Blessed be Your name
When the sun’s shining down on me
When the world’s “all as it should be”
Blessed be Your name
vs 4
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there’s pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name
Every blessing You pour out
I’ll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in Lord
Still I will say
(refrain)
Friends, today we are invited to go deep into a new epiphany, as we trust anew the One whose name is blessed, treasures us first, so we worship in the name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Spirit.
Amen. Praise the Lord! Sing praises to our God; for he is gracious. The Lord’s grace and light run deep to build us up, to gather the outcast, to give hope to all.
People of God: The Lord determines the number of stars and he gives them all names. Let us take a moment of silence to confess our sins and those times we have failed to trust the Lord goes with us to the deepest and darkest places in our hearts, longing for grace and light.
(silence for reflection)
Dear friends, God heals the brokenhearted, and in Jesus Christ, God goes deep in grace and mercy; Jesus saves; Jesus forgives you all your sins. This morning, all your days, trust God lifts you up anew in Jesus, name above all names!
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Jesus
Name above all names
Beautiful Savior
Glorious Lord
Emmanuel
God is with us
Blessed Redeemer
Living Word
Dear friends: Our Savior comes our way, climbs into our lives, and sends us forth. The Lord commands the earth, is swift and sure, and invites us to go deep into the One who treasures us first; the One who is our hope, and our salvation; the One who will stand and endure forever, is the way, the truth, the life!
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Jesus
Way of salvation
King of kings
Lord of lords
The way the truth
And the Life
Mighty Creator
My Savior and friend
Almighty and loving God, as Jesus came to the first disciples, come to us, call out to us, fill us by your Holy Spirit with a new life long epiphany to go down deeper into our hearts and souls. Do not let us simply seek you or serve you on the surface. Fill us by your presence and power. As you treasure us first, transform us anew at the very depths of our spirits and souls with your grace and light, as you break into your Church, our worship, our hearts and lives. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Now I would remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed to you - unless you have come to believe in vain. For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them - though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we proclaim and so you have come to believe.
(New Revised Standard Version)
Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Jesus got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then Jesus sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch." Simon answered, "Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets.” When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!" For he and all who were with him were amazed at the catch of fish that they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people." When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
(New Revised Standard Version)
God’s Son who was born in a manger, who went forward to make us all one through his death and resurrection, will come again. Trusting every gift of light and grace anew in every epiphany of Emmanuel, we boldly share our faith, for the light of the One who treasures us first, has come, and the darkness will not overcome it.
God who sits upon the throne says, “Behold, I make all things new. Write these words for they are trustworthy and true. It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the fountain the water of life without payment. They who conquer shall have their heritage, and I will be their God, and they will be my children. Amen.
ISAIAH 6:1-8; 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-11; LUKE 5:1-11
`How's the weather?' `What's new?' `How's it going?' Most of us are pretty good at making small talk. Oh, we want to show our concern, our interest, but most of us like doing so while remaining on the surface. Going below the surface takes trust, confidence, on the part of everyone involved. Taking relationships to a deeper level is risky. What if the other person does not want to go along, down a little deeper? When it comes to our spiritual walk, how can we deepen our relationship with those we want to? How can we go with Jesus down into the depths of who we are? How could we possibly go as deep as Jesus is calling out to us? Today, we are given a new epiphany: To believe and to see the One who treasures us first, meets us again and again right where we are, every day; then he climbs in with us to take us deeper, to renew our commitment and devotion to him and those around us, to deepen and renew our faith in the One who believes in us! Let us forever trust the One who treasures us first, fills us to go deep; that’s where the catch is; to believe the true depth of God's light and grace!
Like the disciples, Jesus meets us on the surface; the One who treasures us knows where we are, then he invites us to go deep!
Luke 5:1-4, 1 Corinthians 15:3-6Jesus met the disciples where they were. He invited them to go with him out into the deep water, and to lower their nets.
Jesus will meet us where we are, and go with us into deeper waters, too!
The One who treasures us first, will go with us into the depths of who we are, what matters most, what drives us, satisfies our souls! Isaiah
6:5-7; Luke 5:8Like the disciples, Jesus knows us, who he is climbing on board with. Jesus knows deepening a relationship is where some of the most, some of the best, is hiding.
Down deep, we can be honest with Christ about who we are.
Going deep is a high risk, high reward commitment. Going down deeper will not be easy. Going deep is often where the catch is! Luke 5:5a
The One who treasures us first, knows where to find us, renews our commitment to go deep with him; that’s where the catch is!
We might have already worked pretty hard. Trust The Spirit will fill us to work even harder, to dig a little deeper still, to find deeper fulfillment, and to celebrate the deeper rewards; down deep is often where the catch is!
Trust the One who treasures you first, believes in you first, leads you to a deeper sense of faith. We might already have faith, yet we can trust even more!
Isaiah 6:8; 1 Corinthians 15:10-11; Luke 5:5As we see Jesus come to us, as we listen to him, as we drop all that is shallow in our lives, The Spirit will grant us a new epiphany and fill us with all that gives deeper meaning and purpose. As Jesus gives us courage and faith to go deep, to put our nets and our hearts out and to go deep, to renew our commitment to make God and our neighbors first; we will be blessed to see, down deep is where the catch is, where Jesus catches us, where the One who treasures us first fills our nets, our hearts, with light and grace!
1 Corinthians 15:8; Luke 5:6-7,10
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Be thou my vision
O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me
Save that thou art
Thou my best thought
By day and by night
Waking or sleeping
Thy presence my light
vs 3
Riches I heed not
Nor vain empty praise
Thou mine inheritance
Now and always
Thou and thou only
First in my heart
Great God of heaven
My treasure thou art
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Light of my soul
After victory won
May I reach heaven’s joys
O heaven’s Sun
Heart of my own heart
Whatever befall
Still be my vision
O Ruler of all
...as we pray to you, Jesus, ...
Give us a new epiphany, in your light and grace.
All these things and whatever else you see we need, grant to us we pray, for into your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Holy Communion will take place after the closing Benediction. If you are not worshipping with us in person but would like to receive Communion, we will be offering Drive Through Communion at our building at 16200 Dodd Lane, Lakeville, Minnesota, following our indoor service. Drive Through Communion will be available between 10:15am & 10:30am.
In order to better serve you in this troubling times, the way we receive Communion has changed slightly. You will be offered a self-contained Communion serving. Each capsule has two layers. The first layer is a thin, clear, cellophane layer which reveals the host. Under the second layer you will find the alcohol free juice. Volunteers will be happy to take you waste after you receive Communion.
In the night in which he was betrayed our Lord Jesus took bread and gave thanks; broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat, this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
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.
vs 1
In this time of desperation
When all we know is doubt and fear
There is only one foundation
We believe
We believe
We believe in God the Father
We believe in Jesus Christ
We believe in the Holy Spirit
And He’s given us new life
We believe in the crucifixion
We believe that He conquered death
We believe in the resurrection
And He’s coming back again
We believe
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So let our faith be more than anthems
Greater than the songs we sing
And in our weakness and temptations
We believe
We believe
We believe in God the Father
We believe in Jesus Christ
We believe in the Holy Spirit
And He’s given us new life
We believe in the crucifixion
We believe that He conquered death
We believe in the resurrection
And He’s coming back again
We believe
Let the lost be found
And the dead be raised
In the here and now
Let love invade
Let the Church live loud
Our God will save
We believe
We believe
And the gates of hell
Will not prevail
For the pow’r of God
Has torn the veil
Now we know Your love
Will never fail
We believe
We believe
We believe in God the Father
We believe in Jesus Christ
We believe in the Holy Spirit
And He’s given us new life
We believe in the crucifixion
We believe that He conquered death
We believe in the resurrection
And He’s coming back
He’s coming back again
He’s coming back again
We believe
We believe
The body and blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, strengthen you and keep you in his grace this day, and on into life everlasting.
Amen.
Let us pray.
Almighty God, you gave your Son both as a sacrifice for sin and a model of the godly life. Enable us to receive him always with thanksgiving, and to conform our lives to his, through Jesus Christ, the Lord of life. Amen.
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, blessing you with epiphany upon epiphany, as you are filled with the light and grace of the One who treasures you first! In the name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Let us go in the peace of Christ, celebrating the love of God, and serving the Lord of life.
Thanks be to God!
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Higher than the mountains that I face
Stronger than the power of the grave
Constant in the trial and the change
One thing remains one thing remains
refrain:
Your love never fails
It never gives up
Never runs out on me
Your love never fails
It never gives up
Never runs out on me
Your love never fails
It never gives up
Never runs out on me
Your love
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On and on and on and on it goes
It overwhelms and satisfies my soul
And I never ever have to be afraid
One thing remains one thing remains
(refrain)
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Thank you for being with us today as we celebrate The Fifth Sunday After Epiphany! Faith Quest Sunday School meets today!
Join us next Sunday, February 13, as we share The Sixth Sunday After Epiphany, “Treasured On This And Every Level!” Faith Quest Sunday School meets next Sunday!
As we share worship in this way, we are seeking volunteers to assist with greeting, ushering, serving communion, live streaming, AV ministry, set up, clean up, worship leaders, and more! You can access details and ways to sign up on our website and Facebook page! Thank you!
All who proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, are welcome to God’s table of grace as we share Holy Communion. Communion is now offered once again during worship, as we share pre-packaged single servings of communion, including a wafer and grape juice. Carefully pull back the first tab to expose the host, the body of Christ, given for you; then pull back the second tab to expose the blood of Christ, shed for you! Please ask for assistance or clarification as you are served!
For those who are not able to join us for worship, you are invited to receive drive-through communion, available Sundays, 10:15-10:30 a.m. at the front curb near the church entrance.
For those sharing their generosity today, we thank you for your faithful giving! Please contact Pastor Jamie if he can serve you in any way: jamie.thompson@lordoflifemn.org
We pray The Holy Spirit breathes anew on us to be God’s people and to be God’s Church, as together we make known and we trust anew God’s gifts of hope, peace, justice, clarity, calm, and comfort forever break forth in new ways for you and your loved ones, today, and as we share every gift of God’s light, love, and grace!
Acknowledgments for today’s service include:
Acknowledgments for this morning’s service include: Litany Trusting a New Epiphany In Treasured Grace & Light, written based on Psalm 147. “Be Thou My Vision” © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship (LBW) and With One Voice Hymnal Supplement © 1995 Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis & Board of Publication, Lutheran Church In America, Philadelphia; and Evangelical Lutheran Worship © 2006 Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, MN. Used with permission. “Prayer of The Day,” “Lord’s Prayer,” “Post-Communion Blessing, Prayer, & Benediction,” based on the LBW. “Blessed Be Your Name” © 2002 Thankyou Music, CCLI #3798438 “Jesus, Name Above All Names” © 1974, 1978 Scripture in Song, Inc. CCLI #21291 “We Believe” © Integrity Worship Music, CCLI #6367165 All songs used with permission. CCLI License #1380826 & OneLicense #A-724016.
