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LIGHT: Yet To Come ... 2nd Sunday After Epiphany
10:45 - Leader's Meeting
11:00 - Coffee Hour in 11 Minutes
(Sip your coffee and discuss Samuel or John 1 or John 12 ... and how God might reach a Wide Range of People through us during this season of Epiphany ... or what does COMPANIONSHIP mean for you during this unfathomable New Year?)
11:11 - WORSHIP BEGINS
A) PRELUDE: God of Love, We've Know Division, text by Carolyn Winfrey Gilletteto the tune of Lord Whose Love in Humble Service (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWdgGOd-VYg)
1) Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. Then the Lord called,
2) “Samuel! Samuel!”
1) and he said, “Here I am!” and ran to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So he went and lay down. 6 The Lord called again,
2) “Samuel! Samuel.”
1) Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.” Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. The Lord called
2) “Samuel! Samuel.”
1) Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as before,
2) “Samuel! Samuel!”
1) And Samuel said,
“Speak, for your servant is listening.”
B) First Hymn: (Light of the World) Here I Am to Worship, A Hillsong Worship Video with Lyrics
Please MUTE and SING (lyrics are below as well)
Light of the world ...
You stepped down into darkness, Opened my eyes, let me see Beauty that made this heart adore You, Hope of a life spent with You
Here I am to worship, Here I am to bow down Here I am to say that You're my God, You're altogether lovely Altogether worthy, Altogether wonderful to me
King of all days, Oh so highly exalted Glorious in heaven above, Humbly You came to the earth You created All for love's sake became poor
I'll never know how much it cost To see my sin upon that cross
What is the mission of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church?
To Serve as a VEHICLE through which the Gospel is Spread!!!
about being a VEHICLE
that will deliver CONFIDENCE, COMPASSION, and COMPANIONSHIP
to a tremendously anxious COMMUNITY,
remembering that God is our REFUGE & STRENGTH.
I) THIS Sunday is the 3rd Sunday of Epiphany
Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the Day our US Capitol was assaulted, was also the Day of Epiphany
Sunday, January 10 was EPIPHANY Sunday; Today is the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany
Sunday, February 17 is Ash Wednesday
Sunday, February 21 is the First Sunday in LENT
Sunday, April 4 is EASTER Sunday
II) THIS Wednesday, January 20 is BIBLE STUDY at 7 PM
Who is my Biblical Companion ... and Why?
Pastor Todd: Philip (Acts 8)
Need somebody to pick a Biblical Companion for January 27 and February 3
Anyone want Ruth or Esther or Deborah or Shiphrah & Puah or Hagar or Rahab?
Or how about David or Jonathan, or Peter or Paul, or Timothy or Titus, or Samson or Saul, or Barak or Bartimaeus?
III) Saturday, January 16 at 10 AM was the Next Mental Health Support Group with St. Luke's Community UMC
IV) Saturday, January 23 at 10 AM is our Companionship Reboot Refresher with Pastor Jermine Alberty and Pathways to Promise
V) Reports from the EZEKIEL 44:5 EXPERIMENT
EVERYONE is a part of one Project or the Other:
1) Clean HANDS Project ... Next Pantry Distribution
2) Clean HEART Project ... Epiphany, Lent & Holy Week Companionship
VI) Can I OFFER my STORY? for LENT (My Lament Becomes Praise):
Ash Wednesday, February 17 ...
Being Treated As LESS THAN Another
has helped me remember how God's Grace is MORE THAN sufficient
1) Wednesday, February 24 ... Like the Woman at the Well
2) Wednesday, March 3 ... Like Tamar (either one)
3) Wednesday, March 10 ... Like Rahab
4) Wednesday, March 17 ... Like Mary Magdalene
5) Wednesday, March 24 ... Like Stephen
Maundy Thursday, April 1 ... Pastor Todd leads Seder Meal
6) Good Friday, April 2 ... Led by Laity or Partnership with another Church
VI) NEXT Recording Projects
Carlos, Tanya, & Ms. Davis record by February 1, 2021
Detroit Folk Mass, by James Harris and Tillis Butler, Fortress Press
Ask musicians from Christ Lutheran or St. John's Lutheran to offer a Hymn
C) SECOND LESSON: John 1:43-51, led by #3
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.” Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, “Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!” Nathanael asked him, “Where did you get to know me?” Jesus answered, “I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.” Nathanael replied, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” Jesus answered, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.” And he said to him, “Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks Be to God!!
E) KYRIE, led by Carlos Leggett
In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For the peace from above, and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
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.
Lord, have mercy.
For this holy house, and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.
Amen.
5) The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
AND ALSO WITH YOU
4) We gather together and share a CREED to remember that in God, we have a Companion who will never fail us and will be with us always. It is a CREED that reminds us that death is never the final answer, and the hope springs eternal for those who follow the God of Resurrection and Life.
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.
5) We take this moment to confess our sins: Do you confess that you are captive to sin and cannot free yourself from this trap of sin and death, at least not in this life? Do you confess that you have sinned against God in anger, rebellion, frustration, doubt and fear.
WE DO.
4) Do you confess that, because your neighbor fails to love in the way that God commands, that you also have not loved your neighbor as yourself? Do you confess that you struggle to love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength?
WE DO.
5) Do you ask, with the help of Jesus Christ, Forgive us, Lord, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name.
WE DO. AMEN.
4) Brothers and sisters hear this grace: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for you and for His sake, God forgives you all of your sins. As a called disciple of Christ I declare the entire forgiveness of all of your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
AMEN.
Halle, Halle, Halle-lujah, led by Tanya Browne & Dolphene Davis
Our Gospel Lesson comes from John in the 12th Chapter.
GLORY TO YOU, O LORD!
6) Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him. So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!” Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus. Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name!”
7) Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.” The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him. Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine. Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die. The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain forever, so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?” Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going.
Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may
become children of light.” When he had finished speaking,
Jesus left and hid himself from them.
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
PRAISE TO YOU, OH CHRIST
G) SECOND SONG Here I Am, Lord, by Dan Schutte, arranged by Mark Hayes and performed by the Choir & Orchestra of St. Lillian (start at 0:50)
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the night, I will go, Lord, if you lead me, I will hold your people in my heart
I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry, All who dwell in dark and sin, My hand will save, I, who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright, Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?
I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my people's pain, I have wept for love of them, They turn away, I will break their hearts of stone, Give them hearts for love alone, I will speak my words to them, Whom shall I send?
I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame, I will set a feast for them, My hand will save, Finest bread I will provide, 'Til their hearts be satisfied, I will give my life to them, Whom shall I send?
H) SERMON: "Here I, Am, Lord ... help us, Lord, Lift Every Voice and Sing", shared by Pastor Todd
SERMON SERIES:
Epiphany: We SEE the LIGHT ...
1) OF THE WORLD - January 3
2) IN THE DARKNESS - January 10
3) YET TO COME - January 17
4) AND LET IT SHINE - January 24
G) THIRD SONG: Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing, led by Amos P. Godby High School students from Tallahassee, FL. (The first verse is arranged by Ms. Hutchins, the director, and the last verse is arranged by Roland M. Carter. Initially written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson, a native of Jacksonville, Florida ... In 1899, his brother, John Rosamond Johnson, set this to music. The song went on to become The Negro National Anthem.)
Please MUTE and SING along (lyrics are in below:)
Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise, High as the list'ning skies, let it resound loud as the rolling sea, Sing a song full of faith that the dark past has tought us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won.
Stony the road we trod, Bitter the chast'ning rod, Felt in the day that hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat, Have not our weary feet, Come to the place on witch our fathers sighed? We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered, Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last, Where the white gleam of our star is cast.
God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who has brought us thus far on the way; Thou who has by thy might, Led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray Lest our feet stray frm the places, our God, where we met thee, Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget thee, Shadowed beneath the hand, May we forever stand, True to our God, True to our native land.
K) LITURGY of HOLY COMMUNION Lord, God, Heavenly King .... Led by Tanya Browne
LORD, GOD, HEAVENLY KING, Almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory, Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord, God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us,
You are seated at the right hand of the Father, receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit, In the Glory of God the Father, Amen.
GREAT THANKSGIVING & Preface by #7
Please UNmute & RESPOND
The Lord be with you,
AND ALSO WITH YOU
Lift up your hearts
WE LIFT THEM TO THE LORD!
Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.
IT IS RIGHT TO GIVE OUR THANKS AND PRAISE.
It is indeed right and salutary that we should at all times and in all places offer thanks and praise to you, O Lord, Holy Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who on this day overcame death and the grave and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. And so with the Church on Earth and all the hosts of heaven we praise your name and join their unending hymn.
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord, led by Pastor Todd
Please MUTE & SING:
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, LORD, Lord God of power and might. Heaven and earth are full of your glory, Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he, who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna, in the highest.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION & Lord's Prayer, led by #7
The Words of Institution are recorded for us in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke as well as by St. Paul in 1 Corinthians 11:
“Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night in which He was betrayed, took bread and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to His disciples saying: ‘Take and eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.’
“In the same way also He took the cup after supper, gave thanks, and gave it to them saying: ‘Drink of it all of you; this cup is the New Covenant in My blood, which is shed for you and for all people, for the remission of sins. This do as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.'”
When the disciples didn't know how to PRAY in the face of the challenges ahead of them, they asked Jesus for help. He said, "Pray this way!" Will you share with me the Lord's Prayer?
Please UNMute & RESPOND
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.
1) Lamb, Of God, led by Dolphene Davis
2) Precious Lord by the Harlem Gospel Choir. Sung by Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin at Martin Luther King funeral. Sung by Aretha Franklin at Mahalia Jackson's funeral. Sung by this choir to honor Aretha Franklin.
Please MUTE & SING:
1) Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us (repeat) ... Lamb of God, you take away, the sins of the world, grant us peace ... grant us peace.
* AND *
L) Post Communion Blessing & Prayer led by #7
ALL: May the body and blood of our Risen Lord, Jesus the Christ, strengthen you and keep you in His grace, now and always. Amen.
Let us pray. Life-giving God, in the mystery of Christ’s resurrection you send light to conquer darkness, water to give new life, and the bread of life to nourish your people. Help us to stand with Jesus as witnesses to your Son’s resurrection, that we may show your glory to all the world, through Jesus Christ, our risen Lord. AMEN.
Please MUTE and SING along (lyrics below)
SENDING: Led by led by #7
What is the mission of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church?
TO SERVE as a VEHICLE through which the Gospel is Spread!!!
Go in Peace and Serve the Lord!
Thanks be to God!! And WE WILL!!
If the LIGHTS are focused on MY NEEDS, it's TIME to take them DOWN
If the LIGHTS are focused on JESUS, and I lift my voice in the CHOIR,
I can carry that LIGHT EVERYWHERE I go ...
The CALL is finding ... and fitting our voice ... into the HARMONY
The CALL is finding ... and fitting our lives ... into the STORY, God's STORY
POSTLUDE 1: MLK by U2
POSTLUDE 1: Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Pentatonix