2013-12-29

Worship to the Glory of God Sunday, December 29, 2013 8:00 and 11:00 am

Faith Lutheran Church

5443 Sunset Road - New Port Richey, FL 34652 727-849-4418 e-mail: frontoffice@faithnpr.org website: www.faithnpr.org Rev. Gilbert Kuehn, Vacancy Pastor

New Years Sunday December 29, 2013 – 8:00 and 11:00 am The Prelude The Chimes Welcome Guests and Announcements Opening Hymn

“A Christmas Medley”

(see insert)

Invocation

P: C:

P: C:

P: C:

P: C:

P: C:

In the name of the Father and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Soon the calendar will be turned The New Year will begin.

Fresh opportunities to let your light shine Living each day as witnesses.

We follow Bethlehem’s star Showing mercy when there are needs.

Bonded as one body of believers.

Growing in faith, living with Christ’s Light together.

Confession and Absolution

P: C:

Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.

Most merciful God, we confess that we are by Nature sinful and unclean.

We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves, we justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment.

2

For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, 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. Amen.

P:

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 the Word, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

The First Lesson

Isaiah 63: 7-14

7I

will recount the steadfast love of the LORD, the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD has granted us, and the great goodness to the house of Israel that he has granted them according to his compassion, according to the abundance of his steadfast love.

8 For he said, “Surely they are my people, children who will not deal falsely.�

And he became their Savior.

9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

10 But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit; therefore he turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them.

11 Then he remembered the days of old, of Moses and his people.

Where is he who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock?

Where is he who put in the midst of them his Holy Spirit, 12 who caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them 3

to make for himself an everlasting name, led them through the depths?

Like a horse in the desert, they did not stumble.

14 Like livestock that go down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest.

So you led your people, to make for yourself a glorious name.

13 who

P: C:

This is The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God (spoken)

The Second Lesson

Galatians 4: 4 - 7

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.

P: C:

This is The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God (spoken)

Hymn

“It Came upon the Midnight Clear”

The Gospel (please rise) Pastor: All:

366 Matthew 2: 13-23

The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the 2nd chapter. (sung) Glory to You, O Lord

13 Now

when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy Him.” 14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt 15 and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.” 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years 4

old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. 17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: 18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.” 19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead.” 21 And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. 23 And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.

P: C

This is The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise be to You, O Christ.

Apostles’ Creed

(back of hymnal)

Greeting One Another (please be seated for) Hymn

“Happy New Year” “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”

Sermon

733

“Lasting Accomplishments” Ecclesiastes 1:4 Rev. Gilbert Kuehn Vacancy Pastor

Offering

 As the offerings are brought forward the congregation rises to sing: Offertory 1

“As with Gladness Men of Old” As with gladness men of old Did the guiding star behold; As with joy they hailed its light, Leading onward, beaming bright; 5

397 vs 1,3

So, most gracious Lord, may we Evermore be led by Thee.

3

As they offered gifts most rare At Thy cradle, rude and bare, So may we with holy joy, Pure and free from sin’s alloy, All our costliest treasures bring, Christ, to Thee, our heav’nly King.

Prayers for the Day (Pastor will end each petition with Lord in Your Mercy and the congregation responds hear our prayer.)

The Lord’s Prayer Benediction Closing Hymn

“It Came upon the Midnight Clear”

Postlude

Thank you for worshipping with us at Faith.

We pray that you were blessed by having been here.

We look forward to seeing you again.

6

366

Those Serving Today: Presiding Minister: Rev. Gilbert Kuehn, Vacancy Pastor Assisting Elder: 8 am: Larry Roach; 11 am: Lamar Miller Acolyte: 8 am: Jessi Smith; 11 am: Brittany Morrison Altar Care: 8 am: Mary Oles & Freda Steinke; 11 am: Edie Knudsen & Debbie Lackey Altar Flowers are Given Today by: Joyce Pankner in honor of her birthday January 1st, in memory of loved ones, and for blessings received.

Lay Reader: 8 am: Betty Holland; 11 am: John Schaerffer Audio Assistant: 8 am: Keith Allard; 11 am: Rose Wegner Video Assistant: 8 am: Tim & Yvonne Burkee; 11 am: Barbara Hahn Ushers: 8 am: Ivo & Jackie Christopher and Rich & Sandi Leenhouts 11 am: Jack Greenlee, Marian Malmgren, Mike Muetzel Flower Angels: Clarine Greenlee, Jack Greenlee Fellowship Cards: Tom & Donalee Ogorzelec

7

THE NEW YEAR I am the New Year I am a new chapter in your Book of Time I offer you new vistas of life.

I offer you new treasures sublime.

I hold for you exquisite pleasure I hold for you a perfect peace.

I bring all these to you through Christ Jesus.

I bring through Him the abundant life.

I urge you to obey His word, to follow His guidance, to supplicate Him in prayer, to witness for Him daily and be ready to do every good work.

I warn you not to squander my time.

I warn you that my days are numbered.

I appeal to you to give me due consideration.

I appeal to you to accept my proffered gifts.

8