The Baptism of Our Lord

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THE DIVINE SERVICE

January 13, 2019

The First Sunday After the Epiphany

The Baptism of Our Lord

In Preparation

Please observe silence as you read, pray, and meditate.

PRELUDE Michael Phillips

Prelude,

Opus 7

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Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)

Fidelis –

Percy Whitlock (1903-1946)

WORDS OF PREPARATION Matthew 3:13-17

Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Father in heaven, as at the baptism in the Jordan River you once proclaimed Jesus your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit, grant that all who are baptized in his name may faithfully keep the covenant into which they have been called, boldly confess their Savior, and with him be heirs of life eternal; through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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The Service of Entrance

CHORAL INTROIT

The Glory of the Father – Egil Hovland (1924-2013)

The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,

We beheld the glory of the Father, full of grace and truth.

(from John 1)

v HYMN OF INVOCATION

Minister: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

People: And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory.

Minister: In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

People: Amen.

Minister: Let us pray.

PRAYER OF ADORATION

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CORPORATE CONFESSION OF SIN

Minister: Hear what our Lord says, “The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. These words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.”

Minister: Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

People: Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess unto thee, that we are by nature sinful and unclean, and that we have sinned against thee by thought, word, and deed. Wherefore we flee for refuge to thine infinite mercy, seeking and imploring thy grace, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

DECLARATION OF ABSOLUTION

Minister: Hear the Word of the Gospel: “Christ has died for our sins and been raised for our justification.” All you who repent of your sin and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ for your salvation, rejoice and be glad and give glory to the Lord who has taken away all of your sins in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

v Minister: Our help is in the name of the Lord,

People: the Maker of heaven and earth.

Minister: O Lord, open our lips,

People: and our mouth will declare your praise.

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The Service of the Word

v THE PSALTER Psalm 85

THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON Isaiah 42:1-7

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.

People: Thanks be to God!

CHORAL ANTHEM John 3:16-17

God So Loved the World

– John Stainer (1840-1901)

God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,

that whoso believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;

but that the world through him might be saved. God so loved the world.

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THE EPISTLE LESSON 1 Corinthians 1:26-31

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.

People: Thanks be to God!

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WELCOME

At this time, please sign and pass the attendance pads down the row.

INTERLUDE

PRAYER OF SUPPLICATION AND THANKSGIVING Ruling Elder Bret Mercer

Unison: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

v THE GOSPEL LESSON Matthew 3:13-17

Minister: This is the Gospel of the Lord.

People: Praise be to you, O Christ.

v PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

MORNING SERMON Rev. Wes Baker

How Jesus Fixes the World

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The Service of the Table

v CORPORATE CONFESSION OF FAITH The Apostles’ Creed

Unison: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth;

And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead;

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church, the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

PASSING OF THE PEACE

v Minister: The peace of the Lord be always with you.

People: And also with you!

Minister: Let us offer one another a sign of peace.

Members of the congregation greet one another with a sign of friendship such as the ancient words that the church has used over the centuries, “The peace of Christ be with you,” and the response, “And also with you.”

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TITHES AND OFFERINGS

Minister: The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof;

People: the world, and they that dwell therein. HYMN OF GRATITUDE TO GOD

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v Minister: Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the splendor, and the majesty;

for everything in heaven and on earth is yours.

v PRAYER OF DEDICATION

Minister: Our gracious God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, giver of all good gifts, receive these offerings as our worship properly given to you for the glory due your name. Use them to strengthen your church, expand your kingdom, and show mercy to our neighbors. In the name of your Son we pray.

v THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

Minister: The Lord be with you!

People: And also with you!

Minister: Lift up your hearts!

People: We lift them up to the Lord!

Minister: Let us give thanks to our Lord God!

People: It is good and right to do so!

Minister: It is very good and right that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to you, O Holy Lord, Father Almighty, Everlasting God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. And now we do praise you who sent your only begotten Son, and that in him, being found in fashion as a man, you did reveal the fullness of your glory. Therefore, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we praise and magnify your glorious name, evermore praising you and singing:

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INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

THE WORDS OF OUR LORD – The Bread

The Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and

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THE WORDS OF OUR LORD – The Cup

In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this,

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v BENEDICTION

v DEPARTING HYMN Nunc Dimittis

An elder will be available at the front of the sanctuary immediately after the service concludes to pray with you and help answer questions you may have about the Christian faith or Redeemer Presbyterian Church.

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LESSONS

Psalm 85

You have been gracious to your land, O LORD, you have restored the good fortune of Jacob. You have forgiven the iniquity of your people

and blotted out all their sins. You have withdrawn all your fury

and turned yourself from your wrathful indignation. Restore us then, O God our Savior;

let your anger depart from us.

Will you be displeased with us for ever?

will you prolong your anger from age to age? Will you not give us life again,

that your people may rejoice in you? Show us your mercy, O LORD,

and grant us your salvation.

I will listen to what the LORD God is saying,

for he is speaking peace to his faithful people and to those who turn their hearts to him. Truly, his salvation is very near to those who fear him,

that his glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth have met together;

righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring up from the earth,

and righteousness shall look down from heaven. The LORD will indeed grant prosperity,

and our land will yield its increase. Righteousness shall go before him,

and peace shall be a pathway for his feet.

Isaiah 42:1-7

Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law. Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it: “I am the LORD; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.”

1 Corinthians 1:26-31

For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

Sermon Lesson – Matthew 3:13-17

13_{Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.}14_{John would have prevented him,}

saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for

thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. 16_{And when Jesus was baptized, immediately}

he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending

like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom