First Sunday after Christmas
January 1, 2017
Lutheran Book of Worship – Setting 1
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
* Brief Order for Confession & Forgiveness p. 56
* HYMN: Infant Holy, Infant Lowly #44
* Apostolic Greeting & Kyrie (“In peace let us pray to the Lord…”) p. 57-58
* Hymn of Praise (“This is the feast…”) p. 60-61
* Prayer of the Day
- 62
First Reading (bulletin insert/scroll down)
Psalm (bulletin insert/scroll down)
Second Reading (bulletin insert/scroll down)
* Gospel Acclamation p. 62
* Holy Gospel (bulletin insert/scroll down)
Children’s Message
Sermon “Recount”
* HYMN: It Came upon the Midnight Clear #54
* Nicene Creed p. 64
* Prayers of the Church p. 65-66
* The Peace
Offering & Offertory (“Let the Vineyards…”) p. 66
* Great Thanksgiving & Sanctus p. 68-69
* Words of Institution & Lord’s Prayer p. 69, 71
(“Lamb of God “) & Distribution of Communion p. 72
* Post-Communion Blessing
* Post-Communion Canticle (“Thank the Lord…”) p. 72
Benediction & Amen p. 74
* HYMN: Go Tell It on the Mountain #70
* Dismissal
Postlude
The altar flowers today are given to the
Glory of God by Nicole and Ashley Hurst
Grace: a gift from God, a place for you.
Congregational Announcements
Welcome to our Visitors! Grace Lutheran Church welcomes you
as you join us in worship this morning. Please fill out a visitor
card, available from an usher, and place it in the offering plate
today. We are happy that you are here and desire to get to know
you better. If you have questions or are interested in hearing
about membership, please see Pastor Ryman or contact him using
the information on the front of this bulletin.
Holy Communion
All are welcome to receive the Lord’s Body
and Blood who are baptized and believe that Jesus Christ,
crucified and risen, is truly present in, with, and under the forms
of bread and wine for the forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation.
We encourage young children be brought forward for a blessing.
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Pastor’s Classes Following worship today Pastor Ryman will be
teaching an adult Sunday School class in the chapel on the
scriptural foundation of the Lutheran liturgy. Come find out why
we worship as we do. Everyone is invited to fellowship with coffee
and doughnuts, before class, in the kitchen area.
Disciples in Service today, January 1
Ushers: Steve Frucht, Rik Maxey Organist: Steve Holland
Lay Reader: Nicole Hurst Acolyte: Adam Frucht
Communion Assistants: Elizabeth Hull and Sherry Hurst
Disciples in Service next Sunday, January 8
Ushers: Rob Maxey, Sam George Organist: Steve Holland
Lay Reader: Greta Roberts Acolyte: William Roberts
Communion Assistants: Nicole Hurst, Rusty Bates
Christ-Centered
Mission-Driven
Traditionally Grounded
Congregationally Focused
Grace Lutheran Church
Meeting at Hayworth-Miller Chapel
108 E Kinderton Way
Advance, NC
www.gracelutheranws.org
P.O. Box # 1735 Clemmons, NC
Rev. Mark Ryman, Pastor
336-684-5634
Bulletin Insert
Prayer of the Day
Almighty God, you have given us your only-begotten Son to
take our nature and be born of the Virgin Mary. Grant that we,
having been redeemed and made your children by grace, may
daily be renewed by your Holy Spirit; through our Lord Jesus
Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one
God, now and forever. Amen.
First Reading: Isaiah 63:7-14
7
I 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. 10But they
rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit; therefore he turned to
be their enemy, and himself fought against them. 11Then 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, 12who caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of
Moses, who divided the waters before them to make for himself
an everlasting name, 13who led them through the depths? Like
a horse in the desert, they did not stumble. 14Like 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.
Psalm 111
1
Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the Lord
with | my whole heart,*
in the assembly of the upright, in the | congregation.
2
Great are the deeds | of the Lord!*
they are studied by all who de- | light in them.
3
His work is full of majes- | ty and splendor,*
and his righteousness en- | dures forever.
4
He makes his marvelous works to | be remembered;*
the Lord is gracious and full | of compassion.
5
He gives food to | those who fear him;*
he is ever mindful | of his covenant.
6
He has shown his people the power | of his works*
in giving them the lands | of the nations.
7
The works of his hands are faithful- | ness and justice;*
all his command- | ments are sure.
8
They stand fast forev- | er and ever,*
because they are done in | truth and equity.
9
He sent redemption to his people;
he commanded his cove- | nant forever;*
holy and awesome | is his Name.
10The fear of the Lord is the begin- | ning of wisdom;*
those who act accordingly have a good understanding;
his praise en- | dures forever.
Second Reading: Galatians 4:4-7
4
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.
Gospel: Matthew 2:13-23 (stand)
13Now when {the wise men} 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.” 14And he rose and took the child and his mother by night
and departed to Egypt 15and 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.” 16Then 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 old or under, according to
the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. 17Then 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.” 19But when Herod died, behold, an angel
of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20saying,
“Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel,
for those who sought the child’s life are dead.” 21And he rose and
took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22But
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. 23And he went
and lived in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the
prophets might be fulfilled: “He shall be called a Nazarene.”