A Praying
Church
651.645.2575
www.mtolive-wels.net
Carl R. Henkel, pastor
651.631.8625
The Fourth Sunday After The Epiphany
God's Blessings To All Who Worship With
Us Today! Lord, help us to make Your house a home where those who are here will want to
remain, where those who visit will want to return, and where those who have
left will want to come back. May God's Spirit fill your
hearts with joy and peace through the knowledge of His love for you in
Jesus.
Visitors, we want you to feel at home in our midst. Please know that you are welcome!
Assisting Us In Worship This Morning
Lee
& Linda Petersen, greeters
Kevin Marschel,
head usher
Nicole Burkhardt, organist
Order of Service: Morning
Praise, page 45, front of the hymnal
Hymns: * 490 498 495
Anthem: “The Gift of Love” (soloist,
Message: I
Corinthians
“The Most Excellent Way”
OLD TESTAMENT
LESSON Jeremiah 1:4-10
The
word of the Lord came to me, saying, "Before I formed you in the womb I
knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to
the nations."
"Ah, Sovereign Lord,"
I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am only a child." But the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I
am only a child.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I
command you. Do not be afraid of them,
for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the Lord.
Then the Lord reached out His
hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now, I have put My words in your mouth.
See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear
down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant."
EPISTLE LESSON I Corinthians
Now you are the body of Christ,
and each one of you is a part of it. And
in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third
teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those
able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in
different kinds of tongues. Are all
apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in
tongues? Do all interpret? But eagerly
desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.
If I speak in the tongues of
men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging
cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy
and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can
move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and
surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is
not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth. It always
protects, always trusts, always hopes, always
perseveres. Love never fails. But where
there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be
stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.
When I was a child, I talked
like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like
a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a
mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know
fully, even as I am fully known.
And now these three remain:
faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
GOSPEL Luke
4:20-32
Then
Jesus rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The
eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on Him, and He began by saying
to them, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." All spoke well of Him and were amazed at the
gracious words that came from His lips. "Isn't this Joseph's son?"
they asked.
Jesus
said to them, "Surely you will quote this proverb to Me:
'Physician, heal yourself! Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you
did in
"I
tell you the truth," He continued, "no
prophet is accepted in his hometown. I
assure you that there were many widows in
All
the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. They got up, drove Him out of the town, and
took Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw
Him down the cliff. But He walked right
through the crowd and went on His way.
Then He went down to
WORSHIPER'S PRAYER
Pray
to God the Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit
· Ask to be made conscious of His presence
· Praise Him for a specific attribute
·
Thank Him for His
forgiveness
·
Thank Him for a
specific blessing
·
Ask to be led by the
Spirit as you worship
· Ask for help to focus on worshipping God
not on pleasing self
· Thank for opportunity to gather for worship
…with others here
...with others in community
...with others in country
...with others throughout world
...with angels in heaven
· Ask for Word to be planted in your heart
· Ask for Word to produce fruit in your life
· Ask for awareness as you sing the hymns
· Ask for a genuine amen to the prayers
· Ask for the Spirit's presence in the pastor
· Ask for the Spirit's gifting of the organist
· Ask for the Spirit's moving within the choir
· Ask for the Spirit's help of each worshipper
May
God answer your prayer so that He
may be glorified in you and through you.
Today: 8:45am Prayer Time (Fireside Room)
10:00am Fellowship Hour & Limb Leaders’ Meeting
10:30am Education Hour
Monday: 11:30am Mt. Olive Worship Service on Cable Channel 14
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday: 10:00am “Explorers of the Word” Bible Class
Next Sunday: 9:00am Family Worship Service
10:30am Education Hour
You Are Cordially Invited to
attend the Installation Service for Pastor Jeffrey Mittelstadt
this afternoon at
Calling All Men, Women, and Families: We are currently looking for ushers
for 2007. All members of
Jack Pearson, Minnesota
Musician/Storyteller, will be performing for children of
all ages at