Sunday Worship Service, January 11, 2025, 10:30 AM MT

AS WE GATHER All people are descendants of the first man, Adam. After the worldwide flood of God’s judgment of sin, Noah and his sons became the progenitors of all mankind. It was of the lineage of Shem (Genesis 11) that the man Abram was born. The descendants of Abram/Abraham were named Hebrews or Jews, after Judah, one of Jacob’s sons; this naming pertained to all of Israel after the Babylonian exile. To this day, they are referred to as God’s “chosen people” after the words of Moses: “For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth” (Deuteronomy 7:6). They were chosen to be the lineage of the Messiah, the deliverer, the Christ. Faithful to His promise, God took on flesh “of the house and lineage of David” (Luke 2:4) as the incarnate Son of God and Son of Mary of Nazareth. Today we hear that divine promise in Isaiah 42, identifying Jesus as God’s chosen servant. From the beginning, however, we are told He is not only to be King of the Jews alone but a light to lighten the Gentiles also. The great news is that He is the Savior of and for all people, the descendants not only of Abraham but also of Adam and Noah! By repentance of sin and faith in Christ, worked by the same Spirit that marked Jesus as the chosen one at His Baptism, now all who are baptized into Christ—Jew or Gentile—are the chosen people of God. Praising and thanking God for calling and saving us, we echo the Gospel to all people in the words of the Psalm: “Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol Him, all peoples!” (Psalm 117:1). Bulletin can be found at: https://app.lutheranservicebuilder.co... OLD TESTAMENT READING Isaiah 42:1-9 EPISTLE READING Romans 6:1-11 HOLY GOSPEL Matthew 3:13-17 PROCESSIONAL HYMN "Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds" LSB 465 Text: Paul Z. Strodach, 1876–1947, alt. Tune: Geistliche Kirchengesäng, 1623, Köln Text: © 1958 Augsburg Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005077 Tune: Public domain ENTRANCE HYMN "All Christians Who Have Been Baptized" LSB 596 sts. 1–4 Text: Paul Gerhardt, 1607–76; tr. Jon D. Vieker, 1961 Tune: Etlich Cristlich lider, 1524, Wittenberg Text: © 2004 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005077 Tune: Public domain HYMN OF THE DAY "Thy Strong Word" LSB 578 Text: Martin H. Franzmann, 1907–76 Tune: Thomas J. Williams, 1869–1944 Text: © 1969 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005077 Tune: Public domain DISTRIBUTION HYMN "Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness" LSB 636 Text: Johann Franck, 1618–77; (sts. 1, 4): tr. Lutheran Book of Worship, 1978; (sts. 2–3): tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1827–78, alt. Tune: Johann Crüger, 1598–1662 Text (sts. 1, 4): © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005077 Text (sts. 2–3) and tune: Public domain DISTRIBUTION HYMN "Lord Jesus Christ, We Humbly Pray" LSB 623 Text: Henry E. Jacobs, 1844–1932, alt. Tune: Cantionale Germanicum, 1628, Gochsheim Text and tune: Public domain HYMN "O Lord, We Praise Thee" LSB 617 Text: tr. The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, alt.; (st. 1): German, 14th cent.; (sts. 2–3): Martin Luther, 1483–1546 Tune: Geystliche gesangk Buchleyn, 1524, Wittenberg, ed. Johann Walter Text: © 1941 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005077 Tune: Public domain HYMN "Comfort, Comfort Ye My People" LSB 347 Text: Johann Olearius, 1611–84; tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1827–78, alt. Tune: Trente quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551, Geneva, ed. Louis Bourgeois Text and tune: Public domain HYMN "Beautiful Savior" LSB 537 Text: Münsterisch Gesangbuch, 1677, Münster; tr. Joseph A. Seiss, 1823–1904 Tune: Silesian, 19th cent. Text and tune: Public domain HYMN "Your Table I Approach" LSB 628 Text: Gerhard Wolter Molanus, 1633–1722; tr. Matthias Loy, 1828–1915, alt. Tune: Trente quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551, Geneva, ed. Louis Bourgeois Text and tune: Public domain RECESSIONAL HYMN "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee" LSB 803 Text: Henry Van Dyke, 1852–1933, alt. Tune: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770–1827; adapt. Edward Hodges, 1796–1867 Text and tune: Public domain