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Astonished, as He taught with authority and the demons obeyed Him!

 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY – January 28 & 31, 2024

                        ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH – LCMS                      700 Main St.  P.O. Box 220   Clyman, WI  53016  zionclyman@gmail.com

Pastor Dan 1-(920)-341-2025  shepherdatzion@gmail.com

 

 Bulletin Announcement email: zionclyman@gmail.com

Congregation information: Neal Kohlhoff neal.kohlhoff50@gmail.com

Guests.  Welcome to Zion.  We are glad to have you with us.  Please sign our guestbook located in the Narthex.  About Holy Communion:  We welcome to the Lord’s Table all who have repented of their sins and seek to amend their sinful life; all who believe that Jesus is truly present in, with, and under the bread and the wine; and all who believe that through the words “given and shed for you” forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation are given.  If this is your confession and you are a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, then come with a thankful heart and join us.   If you are a visitor and would like to commune, please talk with Pastor Dan before the service.  To help in preparing to receive Holy Communion open the front cover of the Burgundy hymnal or turn to pages 329 & 330.  Gluten free wafers are available, please talk with an Elder or Pastor before the service if you would appreciate them.  

 AS WE GATHER –  In a world where there is nothing new under the sun, we still run to anything that appears to be new.  When Jesus taught in the synagogue, the hearers heard a man speak with the authority of the author of the Scriptures, He did not quote the prophets as did the other religious leaders.  The people were even more amazed when His Word was not simply theoretical, but His Word was powerful as it silenced an unclean spirit and relieved a man of the demon which possessed him.  In their amazement, they could not help but tell the story to any who would listen.  But, as Jesus’ fame and popularity spread, so did His opposition from the religious leaders as they rejected His message and miracles.

Ringing of the Bell and Welcome

Hymn  “Son of God, Eternal Savior”        LSB 842

Invocation –  In the name of the Father and of the X Son and of the Holy Spirit.      Amen.

 Confession and Absolution         Psalm 32:1–2 

Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.     Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.  I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”  and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.   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.     O most merciful God who has 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 Your 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.     Almighty God has had mercy upon you and has given His only Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins.  In the stead and by the command of our Lord Jesus Christ, I, as a called and ordained servant of the Word, forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the X Son and of the Holy Spirit.  He who began this good work within you will bring it to completion on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Our Response to God forgiveness Psalm 32 –    I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.  You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance.

Hymn of Praise – Gloria in Excelsis                                        LSB 204

 Prayer of the Day – Almighty God, You know we live in the midst of so many dangers that in our frailty we cannot stand upright.  Grant strength and protection to support us in all dangers and carry us through all temptations; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.     Amen.

Old Testament Reading   Deuteronomy 18:15–20 – (God will raise up a prophet.)

The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— just as you desired of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God or see this great fire any more, lest I die.’  And the Lord said to me, ‘They are right in what they have spoken.  I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers.  And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.  And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him.  But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.’

Psalm        Psalm 111; antiphon: v. 3    Praise the Lord!  Full of splendor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures forever.  I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.     Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.  Full of splendor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures forever.  He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and merciful.  He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.  He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the inheritance of the nations.  The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy; they are established forever and ever, to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.  He sent redemption to his people; he has commanded his covenant forever. Holy and awesome is his name!  The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!  Praise the Lord!  Full of splendor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures forever.    

Epistle       1 Corinthians 8:1–13    (Knowledge puffs up but love builds up.)

Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.”  This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up.  If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.  But if anyone loves God, he is known by God.  Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an idol has no real existence,” and that “there is no God but one.”  For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”—yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.  However, not all possess this knowledge.  But some, through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.  Food will not commend us to God.  We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.  But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.  For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged, if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols?  And so by your knowledge this weak person is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died.  Thus, sinning against your brothers and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.  Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.

Verse Mark 1:22a –   Alleluia. The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel. Alleluia.

Holy Gospel Mark 1:21–28  (The people are astonished at the authority of Jesus’ teaching and His power over unclean spirits.)

 The Holy Gospel according St. Mark, the first chapter.       Glory to You, O Lord.

And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching.  And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.  And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us?  I know who you are—the Holy One of God.”  But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!”  And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.  And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”     And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee.  This is the Gospel of the Lord.   Praise to You, O Christ.

Hymn  “Away from Us!  The Demons Cried”       LSB 541

Sermon

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.

Prayers of the Church

We gather our Tithes and Offerings

Service of the Sacrament

Preface   2 Timothy 4:22 –   The Lord be with you.  And also with you.  Lift up your hearts.  We lift them to the Lord.  Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.  It is right to give Him thanks and praise.  With astonishing power and mercy, God has set us free from the power of evil that we may love Him above all things and our neighbors as ourselves, so along with the company of angels and all the heavenly voices, we praise and glorify You, now and forevermore, singing:

Sanctus                                                        LSB 208

Prayer of Thanksgiving –    Blessed are You, Lord of heaven and earth, with repentant joy we receive the salvation accomplished for us by the all-availing sacrifice of His body and His blood on the cross.     Gathered in the name and the remembrance of Jesus, O Lord, grant us faithfully to eat His body and drink His blood as He bids us do in His own testament.  Gather us together, we pray, from the ends of the earth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end.  Graciously receive our prayers; deliver and preserve us.  To You alone, O Father, be all glory, honor, and worship, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.    Amen.

The Words of Our Lord – Consecration of the Elements

Proclamation of Christ  1 Corinthians 11:26; Revelation 22:20 –   As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.      Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.  O Lord keep us faithful until You return to take us to be with you.  Hear us now as we pray the prayer you taught us to pray:

The Lord’s Prayer –    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.

Pax Domini – The peace of the Lord be with you always.    Amen.

Agnus Dei                                                    LSB 210

Distribution Hymns:  “Jesus Comes Today with Healing”  LSB 620                 “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”  LSB 621                                                                    “O God, My Faithful God”  LSB 696

Nunc Dimittis                                              LSB 211

Post-Communion Thanksgiving –   Rejoicing in Your mercy, we pray You to guard and guide us by Your Spirit, that we who have known with joy the blessings of Your mercy in Christ, may be kept from all evil and preserved in the righteousness that is ours by faith, until that Day when we no longer must wrestle against satan, nor powers of this world.  Grant us to live holy, upright, and godly lives in response to all that Your love has accomplished in us and for us; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.     Amen.

Benediction      Numbers 6:24–26 – The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and X give you peace.   Amen.   

Dismissal- Go in peace! Serve the Lord!      Thanks be to God.

 Hymn “Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness”  LSB 849

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 *Announcements*

From the Board of Stewardship and Evangelism:  Mark 1:22 – “And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.” Authority is a word we are sometimes afraid of and don’t like to hear. But that’s just our sinful flesh talking. Jesus’ authority is something we need. We need Him to show us what to believe and how to live, for Jesus’ authority is always connected to his love.

The Pewpoint – THEME OF THE DAY – Our Lord Jesus Christ, True God in the Flesh, Cleanses Our Consciences from Sin  As He promised, the Lord our God has raised up “a prophet” like Moses, namely Jesus, our brother in the flesh. “To him you shall listen,” because the Word of the Lord is “in his mouth” (Deut. 18:15–18). Indeed, He is more than a prophet and more than a scribe of the Scriptures; He is the incarnate Word, and He speaks “a new teaching with authority” (Mark 1:22, 27). He enters “the synagogue” of His Church and provides true Sabbath rest, using His authority to silence and cast out “even the unclean spirits” (Mark 1:21–27). By His Word of the cross, He removes the accusations of the Law and of the devil, and He cleanses our consciences before God the Father, “from whom are all things and for whom we exist.” Hence, we are now set free from bondage and commended to God by the one Lord, Jesus Christ, “through whom are all things and through whom we exist” (1 Cor. 8:6). Therefore, use your freedom to care for your brothers and sisters, neither causing them to stumble nor wounding their consciences (1 Cor. 8:9–12), but cleansing and strengthening them with the Gospel.

YES IN CHRIST- Saying Yes With Our Treasures                                      Needed per week to make budget: $3,177      Sunday Envelopes 1/21 $1,375           Plate $20   Cemetery Memorial – $50 Eli Dornfeld fund

Attendance: Wednesday 1/17:  5   Communed:   5                                                  Sunday 1/21:       41     Communed:  37

Dates to Remember:   Today – Bell Choir after church

Jan 30 – Chosen Bible Class at 6pm

Feb 8 – Council 6 pm

Feb 13 – Chosen Bible Class at 6pm

Feb 14 –6pm meal before service!     7pm Our Ash Wednesday Service

Happy Anniversary to these couples!

Larry & Linda F	3-Feb
Neal & Kris K	14-Feb

Happy Birthday to these Members

Jane D	29-Jan	Pat H	18-Feb
Lori P	29-Jan	Chris L	18-Feb
Henry L	2-Feb	Lisa F	21-Feb
Erica G	4-Feb	Theodore O III	23-Feb
Sharon C	9-Feb
Luis H	11-Feb
Cayden M	11-Feb

 

2023 Church Annual Reports are due

Head officers please make sure that you get your year end reports in for calendar year 2023.

Trustee’s Report

Secretary’s Report                 Cemetery Report

Sunday School Report          Elder’s Report

Pastor’s Report                      Treasurer’s Report

Please email them to zionclyman@gmail.com so we can copy and paste them into the report.  Contact Erica Goehl if you have any questions.

Church Secretary Position

We are still in need of a secretary.  This is a paid position.  If you are interested, please speak to Neal Kohlhoff, Pastor Bohn, or Erica Goehl.

 

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