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THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
JANUARY 24, 2021
Opening Hymn
Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus LSB 685, TLH 409
2 Invocation
P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
Confession of Sins
P Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess unto You that we are by nature sinful and unclean and that we have sinned against You by thought, word, and deed. Wherefore we flee for refuge to Your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Your grace for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.
C O most merciful God, who hast given Your
only-begotten Son to die for us, have mercy upon us and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Thy Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of You and of Your will and true obedience to Your Word, to the end that by Your grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Absolution
P Almighty God, our heavenly Father, has had mercy upon us and has given His only Son to die for us and for His sake forgives us all our sins. To those that believe in His name He gives power to become the children of God and has promised us His Holy Spirit. He that believes and is baptized shall be saved. Grant this, Lord, unto us all.
3 Psalm 62
Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
How long will you assault me? Would all of you throw me down—this leaning wall, this tottering fence? Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse.
Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath. Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: “Power belongs to you, God, and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”; and, “You reward everyone according to what they have done.”
Old Testament Reading, Jonah 3:1–5, 10
Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.” Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth … When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.
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C Thanks be to God.
Gospel, Mark 1:14–20
P The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the first chapter.
C Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him. When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
P This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C Praise be to Thee, O Christ.
Apostles’ Creed
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 Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the
resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
5 Sermon Hymn
“Come, Follow Me,” the Savior Spake LSB 688, TLH 421
Tune and text: Public domain
Sermon
Prayers of the Church Lord’s Prayer
C 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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
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Benediction
P The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God the Father and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C Amen.
Closing Hymn
What Is the World to Me LSB 730, TLH 430
Tune and text: Public domain
Acknowledgments
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thank You to Those Serving Today: January Altar Guild: Linda Scanlon
Choir Director: David Hinrichs Choir Accompanist: Wendy Kofoot Counters for today: Adam Horrmann Organist: Julie Wright
Pastor: Rev. Don Mulfinger Recorder: James Blomberg
Offering
1) You can give by sending your envelope to HCLC.
2) You can give online from the Holy Cross homepage (holycrossmpls.org). Click on the blue button or directly via the Holy Cross online donation form. You can give to the General Fund, Trinity First, We Care, Synod or Trinity First. Donations are processed through faith-based Vanco. Payments are deposited directly into the Holy Cross bank account.
LWML Mites
The Mite offering will not be received again until April 11, 2021. This is assuming we are back to in-person worship services.
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to Gail Klatt (1/25) and Evelyn Sand (1/28)
Keys
The following key numbers are unaccounted for. If you have one of them or know who does, please let the office know. Thanks! We are missing LAM*11, LAM 9, LAM 10 and LAM 35. * indicates master key.
Office Contact
Call: 612-722-1083
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WORSHIP OPPORTUNITES
Holy Cross: Go to the church website (holycrossmpls.org) and
watch our recorded service.
Main Street Living is an hour-long Lutheran television program
that airs new episodes each Sunday morning. Main Street Living is broadcast at 9 a.m. on WFTC.
WFTC can be found in the following places:
TV Channel 10 on Spectrum, Comcast, Mediacom TV Channel 29 on UHF Digital, DirectTV, Dish
TV Channel 807 on Comcast and 803 on Mediacom TV Channel 9.2 which is over the air.
Online at mainstreetliving.com/twincities
Each Sunday, viewers enjoy a 30-minute remastered episode of “This is the Life,” a popular Lutheran Hour Ministries series from the 70s and 80s. The episode is followed by a modified Lutheran worship service—led by a different local pastor each week.
