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PRELUDE-Ringing of the Bell-Greetings-Announcements

Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

February 9, 2020

The Mission of Trinity Lutheran Church is the preaching, teaching, baptizing and sharing the love of Christ in our church, our community and our world.

Welcome to Trinity! We are so happy that you have joined us for worship this morning. We are a community of believers in Jesus Christ who seek to love God with all of our heart, with all of our mind, and with all of our soul. We have a deep desire that all would come to the saving knowledge of the truth of Jesus as Lord! We cordially invite you to worship with us every Sunday at 10 a.m. and join us for Bible Class and Sunday School at 8:45 a.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL

The Mission of Trinity Lutheran Church is the preaching, teaching, baptizing and

sharing the love of Christ in our church, our community and our world.

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Pre-Service Music

Prelude-Ringing of the Bells-Greeting

Invocation L: In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen.

Confession and Absolution L: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. C: But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Silence for reflect ion on God's Word and for self-examination.

L: Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. C: Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.

P: Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. So, then, in the stead and by the command of our Lord Jesus Christ, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen.

Opening Hymn The Law of God Is Good and Wise LSB 579 sts. 1–3

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Introit L: Blessèd are you, O LORD; C: teach me your statutes! L: How can a young man keep his way pure? C: By guarding it according to your word. L: With my whole heart I seek you; C: let me not wander from your commandments! L: I have stored up your word in my heart, C: that I might not sin against you. L: Blessèd are you, O LORD; C: teach me your statutes! L: With my lips I declare C: all the just decrees of your mouth. L: In the way of your testimonies I delight C: as much as in all riches. L: I will meditate on your precepts C: and fix my eyes on your ways. L: I will delight in your statutes; C: I will not forget your word. ALL: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. L: Blessèd are you, O LORD; C: teach me your statutes!

Kyrie

L: In peace let us pray to the Lord.

L: For the peace from above and for our salvat ion let us pray to the Lord.

L: For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God, and for the unity of all let us pray to the Lord.

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L: For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise let us pray to the Lord.

L: Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord

Hymn of Praise This Is the Feast

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Salutation and Collect of the Day L: The Lord be with you.

L: Let us pray...O Lord, keep Your family the Church continually in the true faith that, relying on the hope of Your heavenly grace, we may ever be defended by Your mighty power; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Old Testament Reading Isaiah 58:3–9a

“‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’ Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers. Behold, you fast only to quarrel and to fight and to hit with a wicked fist. Fasting like yours this day will not make your voice to be heard on high. Is such the fast that I choose, a day for a person to humble himself? Is it to bow down his head like a reed, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call this a fast, and a day acceptable to the LORD? “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’”

L: This is the Word of our Lord. C: Thanks be to God.

Gradual

L: Praise the LORD, all nations! C: Extol him, all peoples! L: For great is his steadfast love toward us, C: and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. L: Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; C: bring an offering, and come into his courts!

Special Music Lamb’s Choir

Children’s Message and Mighty Mites Bruce Sletten

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Epistle Reading 1 Corinthians 2:1–16

And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”— these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

L: This is the Word of our Lord. C: Thanks be to God

Alleluia Verse

Holy Gospel Matthew 5:13–20

P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the fifth chapter.

Jesus said: “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to

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abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”

P: This is the Gospel of our Lord.

Hymn of the Day In the Cross of Christ I Glory LSB 427

Sermon

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Apostles’ Creed C: 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 T everlasting. Amen.

Offering and Offertory

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Prayer of the Church

Preface P: The Lord be with you.

P: Lift up your hearts.

P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God

Proper Preface P: It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all t imes and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlast ing God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who, having created all things, took on human flesh and was born of the virgin Mary. For our sake He died on the cross and rose from the dead to put an end to death, thus fulfilling Your will and gaining for You a holy people. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and singing:

Sanctus

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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.

Communion Confession 1 Cor.10:17* Acts 2:42** 1 Cor. 11:23-32*** P: The Lord’s Supper is God’s gift for Christians who are properly taught. In communing, we want people to receive Christ’s body and blood for their good. This means that as you come to the Lord’s Table you affirm with each communicant that Jesus is your Savior and Lord; and with Lutheran Christians you confess: C: I recognize and confess that I am a sinner. I repent of my sin and ask God’s forgiveness. I believe that Jesus Christ is my only Lord and Savior from sin, Satan and death. I believe that the risen Christ is really present in the Sacrament, and under the form of the bread and wine, I receive His true body and blood for the forgiveness of my sin and the strengthening of my faith and life. (Augsburg Confession-Article X)

The Words of our Lord

Pax Domini P: The peace of the Lord be with you always

Agnus Dei

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Distribution and Distribution Hymns

Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds LSB 465

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Drawn to the Cross, Which Thou Hast Blessed LSB 560

The Gospel Shows the Father’s Grace LSB 580

5 It bears to all the tidings glad And bids their hearts no more be sad; The weary, burdened souls it cheers And banishes their guilty fears.

6 May we in faith its message learn Nor thanklessly its blessings spurn; May we in faith its truth confess And praise the Lord, our righteousness.

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Post Communion Blessing

Post Communion Canticle Thank the Lord

Post-Communion Collect P: Let us pray…We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Benedicamus and Benediction P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His facer shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and T give you peace.

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Closing Hymn The Law of God Is Good and Wise LSB 579 sts. 4–6

Announcements

COMMUNION CONFESSIONS SCRIPTURES *“ Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.” **“And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.” ***“ For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 27Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. 28Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.31But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world.

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Assisting in Today’s Service Preacher: Rev. Jake Sletten Lay Minister: Bruce Sletten Elder: Walter Brown Ushers: Roy Obermann, Nolan Kleiboeker, Rob Krueger Greeters: Connie Prater and Karen Kleiboeker Acolytes: Michael Heseman and McKenna Schmidt Sound System: Bob Senninger Broadcaster: Scott George Organist: Courtney Sletten Special Music: Lamb’s Choir Pre-Service Music: Betty Sawyer Communion Set-up: Edith Harmon Communion Wash: Miandra Schoen

THOSE TO REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS Health- Melba McCord, Janice Meyer, Carol McIntire (mother of Cathy Vought), Ethel Helmkamp, Joan Haines, Addison Trokey, Steve Doss, Landrith Worm, Becky Morgan, Bob Dodson, Bob Jelinek, Gary Magruder, Emma Conklin, Brenda Lawmaster, RoseMarie Dieckhoff, Bob Curtit, John Alexander, Debbie Porter, Mary Schulze, Lisa Latshaw, Kathryn Connelly, Joe Gaddy, Phillip Trokey, Louise Hohensee, Ruth Skaggs, Dennis Knaust, Gary Degen, John Eden, Judy Lehde, Dana Robb, Sutton Grace, Norma Kaiser, Nellie Stellwagen, Wayne Towers, Margaret Holle, Roy Obermann

Birthday’s– Joan Haines will be celebrating 85 years of life on February 10th. Nadine Obermann will be celebrating 90 years of life on February 10th. Lora Worm will be celebrating 82 years of life on February 13th.

Remembering our Seasoned Saints (80+ years old) Evelyn Bracht, Helen Fritz, Marjorie Harris, Louise Hohensee, Doris Meyer, Ruth Nelson, Charles Owen, Allene Spree, Nellie Stellwagen, Bonnie Worm

Families of the Week– Deborah Porter family, Nick Prater family, Anthony Presley family, DeWayne Pugh family, Charlotte Quick family, Ed Rhea family, Richie Rhea family, Trent Rickman, Ty Roethemeier, Steve Roldan family

Radio Broadcast today is sponsored by Milton Swede and Kay Johnson for Milton’s 82nd Birthday and dedicated to the glory of God.

Self Service Nursery is available in the chapel for families with children. Toys and Supplies are in the cabinet. Ask an usher for assistance.

Hearing assistance receivers are available. Please ask an usher.

For Altar Flowers - contact Gloria Krueger or the Church Office.

Trinity Lutheran School enrollment is open to all students, ages 3 years through 8th grade. For more information, call the school office 235-5931 or email amoennig@tlsfreistatt.org.

Please join us in the Chapel after service each week for a short prayer session. You may submit requests for prayer prior to the service by contacting Phillip or Debbie Trokey or there will be a jar outside of the Chapel where you can leave your prayer request at any time.

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