The Fourth
Sunday after Epiphany
1
February 2015
The
Gathering of the Community
Processional Hymn
‘I’ll Praise My
Maker While I’ve Breath’ Common Praise #346
Introductory Responses
Blessed be the
holy Trinity, one God,
the fountain of living water,
the rock who gave us birth,
our light and our salvation. Amen. [i]
Seasonal Hymn of
Praise
‘Blessed Be the
God of Israel’ Common Praise #11 (sung to #508)
Collect
Let us pray.
God
of liberation,
who comes not to destroy but to set us free,
bring wholeness to all that is broken
and speak truth to us in our confusion;
through Jesus Christ, our Saviour and
Lord. Amen.
[ii]
The
Proclamation of the Word
First Reading
A reading from Deuteronomy
(18.15-20).
15 The Lord your God will raise up for you a
prophet like me from among your own people; you shall heed such a prophet. 16 This is what you requested of
the Lord your God at Horeb on the
day of the assembly when you said: “If I
hear the voice of the Lord my God
any more, or ever again see this great fire, I will die.” 17 Then the Lord replied to me: “They
are right in what they have said. 18
I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their own people; I will
put my words in the mouth of the prophet, who shall speak to them everything
that I command. 19 Anyone who
does not heed the words that the prophet shall speak in my name, I myself will
hold accountable. 20 But any
prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, or who presumes to speak in my
name a word that I have not commanded the prophet to speak — that prophet shall
die.”
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm 111 with the refrain from Songs for the Holy One
Refrain
(sung twice): With
all our hearts we praise you, O Holy One.
1 Alleluia! I will give thanks
to you, O God,
with my whole
heart, *
in the assembly of the upright,
in the congregation.
2 Great are your deeds, O God;
*
they
are studied by all who delight in them.
Refrain: With
all our hearts we praise you, O Holy One.
3 Your work is full of majesty and splendour, *
and your righteousness endures for
ever.
4 You make your marvellous
works to be remembered; *
you
are gracious and full of compassion.
5 You give food to those who fear you; *
you are ever mindful of your covenant.
Refrain: With
all our hearts we praise you, O Holy One.
6 You have shown your people
the power of your works *
in
giving them the lands of the nations.
7 The works of your hands are faithfulness and justice; *
all your commandments are sure.
8 They stand fast for ever and
ever, *
because
they are done in truth and equity.
Refrain: With
all our hearts we praise you, O Holy One.
9 You sent redemption to your people;
you commanded your
covenant for ever; *
holy and awesome is your name.
10 The fear of God is the
beginning of wisdom; *
those
who act accordingly have a good understanding;
God’s
praise endures for ever.
Refrain: With
all our hearts we praise you, O Holy One.
Second Reading
A reading from the
First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians (8.1-13).
1 Now concerning food
sacrificed to idols: we know that “all
of us possess knowledge.” Knowledge
puffs up, but love builds up. 2
Anyone who claims to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge; 3
but anyone who loves God is known by him.
4 Hence, as to the eating of food
offered to idols, we know that “no idol in the world really exists,” and that
“there is no God but one.” 5
Indeed, even though there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth — as in
fact there are many gods and many lords — 6 yet for us there is one
God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord,
Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
7 It is not everyone,
however, who has this knowledge. Since
some have become so accustomed to idols until now, they still think of the food
they eat as food offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is
defiled. 8 “Food will not
bring us close to God.” We are no worse
off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. 9 But take care that this liberty
of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. 10 For if others see you, who
possess knowledge, eating in the temple of an idol, might they not, since their
conscience is weak, be encouraged to the point of eating food sacrificed to
idols? 11 So by your
knowledge those weak believers for whom Christ died are destroyed. 12 But when you thus sin against
members of your family, and wound their conscience when it is weak, you sin against
Christ. 13 Therefore, if food
is a cause of their falling, I will never eat meat, so that I may not cause one
of them to fall.
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Gradual Hymn
‘Silence! Frenzied, Unclean Spirit’ Songs
for a Gospel People #74 (sung to CP #44)
The Gospel
The Lord be with
you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of
our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark (1.21-28).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
21 [Jesus and his
disciples] went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, [Jesus] entered the
synagogue and taught. 22 They
were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and
not as the scribes. 23 Just
then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, 24
and he cried out, “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.” 25 But Jesus rebuked him, saying,
“Be silent, and come out of him!” 26
And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out
of him. 27 They were all
amazed, and they kept on asking one another, “What is this? A new teaching — with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they
obey him.” 28 At once his
fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.
The Gospel of
Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Sermon
An Affirmation of
Faith
Let us affirm our faith in God.
Blessed be the
God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed
us in Christ with every spiritual blessing
that comes from
heaven.
God chose us in
Christ to be holy and blameless
and destined us
to be beloved adopted children.
God revealed
the divine hidden design to us:
to bring all
things together in Christ,
The
Prayers of the Community
Intercessions,
Thanksgivings and Petitions
The Exchange of the
Peace
May the peace of Christ
be always with you.
And also with you.
The Holy
Communion
The Offertory Hymn
‘Dear God,
Compassionate and Kind’ Common Praise #455
Prayer over the Gifts
God of all
creation,
all you have made is good,
and your love endures forever.
You bring forth bread from the earth
and fruit from the vine.
Nourish us with these gifts,
so that we might be for the world
signs of your gracious presence in Jesus Christ,
our Saviour and Lord. Amen. [iv]
Thanksgiving at the
Table
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.
Blessed are you,
gracious God,
creator of heaven
and earth;
by water and the
Holy Spirit
you have made us a
holy people
in Jesus Christ
our Lord;
you renew that
mystery in bread and wine and nourish us
to show forth your
glory in all the world.
Therefore with
angels and archangels,
and will all the
holy people
who have served
you in every age,
we raise our
voices
to proclaim the
glory of your name. [v]
Holy, holy, holy 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.
Holy God, you
alone are holy, you alone are God.
The universe
declares your praise:
beyond the stars,
beneath the sea;
within each cell;
with every breath.
We praise you, O God.
Generations bless
your faithfulness:
through the water;
by night and day; across the wilderness;
out of exile; into
the future.
We bless you, O God.
We give you thanks
for your dear Son:
at the heart of
human life; near to those who suffer;
beside the sinner;
among the poor; with us now.
We thank you, O God.
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, eh 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.
Remembering his
love for us on the way,
at the table, and
to the end,
we proclaim the
mystery of faith.
Christ has died.
Christ is risen. Christ will come
again.
We pray for the
gift of your Spirit:
in our gathering;
within this meal;
among your people;
throughout the world.
Blessing, praise,
and thanks to you, holy God,
through Christ
Jesus, by your Spirit,
in your church,
without end. Amen. [vii]
The Lord’s Prayer
As our Saviour
taught us, let us pray,
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
The Breaking of the
Bread
We break the bread
of life,
and that life is
the light of the world
God here among us,
light in the midst of us,
bring us to light and life.
The gifts of God
for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
The Communion
Communion Hymn
‘Lord, Whose Love
in Humble Service’ Common Praise #585
The
Sending Forth of the Community
Prayer after Communion
We give you
thanks, almighty God,
that you have refreshed us
through the healing power of this gift of life.
In your mercy, strengthen us through this gift,
in faith toward you
and in fervent love toward one another;
for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. [ix]
Glory to God,
whose power, working in us,
can do infinitely more
than we can ask or imagine.
Glory to God from generation to generation,
in the Church and in Christ Jesus,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
Closing Hymn
‘Praise to the
Lord, the Almighty’ Common Praise #384 vv. 1, 2, 3, 6
Dismissal
The Deacon will send the people forth with an
appropriate Dismissal.
[i] Evangelical
Lutheran Worship (2006), 97.
[iii] Ephesians 1.3, 4a, 5a, 9a, 10b (Common English Bible) alt.
[iv] Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use
Propers: Epiphany 2 to Transfiguration’
(2015), 1.
[v] Third Preface of the Lord’s Day, The Book of Alternative Services (1985),
218.
[vi] Common
Praise #732.
[vii] Evangelical
Lutheran Worship (2006).
[viii] Common
Praise #744.
[ix] Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use
Propers: Epiphany 2 to Transfiguration’
(2015), 1.
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