Posted on Jan 2, 2022 in Bulletin |
Epiphany of The Lord
- Prelude
- Welcome | Announcements
- Opening Prayer
- Call To Worship – UMH 255
- Reading – [Luke 2:21-32 ESV]
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- 21 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
- 22 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
- 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”)
- 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”
- 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
- 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
- 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law,
- 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,
- 29 “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word;
- 30 for my eyes have seen your salvation
- 31 that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
- 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”
- Worship Hymns
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- UMH 224 Good Christian Friends, Rejoice
- UMH 254 We Three Kings
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
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- UMH 249 There’s a Song in the Air
- Intercessory Prayer
- Sermon – “Epiphany of The Lord” – [Matthew 2:1-12 ESV]
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- 1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,
- 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
- 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
- 4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.
- 5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
- 6 “‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'”
- 7 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared.
- 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”
- 9 After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was.
- 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
- 11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
- 12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.
- Communion
- Closing Hymn
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- TFWS 2022 Great Is the Lord
- Benediction
- Postlude