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SANCTITY OF LIFE SUNDAY
JANUARY 19, 2025
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
1787 KLERNER LANE
NEW ALBANY, INDIANA 47150
812-944-1267
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Sanctity of Life Sunday • Life Shines in Darkness • Lutherans for Life
LIFE SUNDAY—JANUARY 19, 2025
SATURDAY, 8:00 & 10:30 AM
OPENING HYMN: Listen, God is Calling LSB # 833
Refrain 1x:
Soloist: Listen.
All: Listen, God is calling, Through the Word inviting,
Offering forgiveness, Comfort and Joy.
Guys—Jesus gave His mandate:
Ladies—Share the good news.
Guys—That came to save us
Ladies—And set us free.
(Refrain 1x)
Guys—Let none be forgotten
Ladies—Throughout the world.
Guys—In the triune name of God
Ladies—Go and baptize.
(Refrain 1x)
Guys—Help us to be faithful
Ladies—Standing steadfast
Guys—Walking in your precepts
Ladies—Led by Your Word.
(Refrain 2x)
INVOCATION
P: In the name of the Father and of the X Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
P: The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Romans 13:12
C: God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5
P: And this is the judgment: the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light because their works were evil. John 3:19
C: You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence. Psalm 90:8
P: If your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! Matthew 6:23
C: I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against Him, until He pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the Light; I shall look upon His vindication. Micah 7:9
P: Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the voice of His servant? Let him who walks in darkness and has no light trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.
Isaiah 50:10
Our Savior Christ Jesus has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light. 2 Timothy 1:10
As a called and ordained servant of Christ and by His authority, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the X Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
INTROIT: Psalm 27:1-2, 5-6, 13-14
P: The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
C: The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
P: When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh,
C: my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall.
P: For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble;
C: he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.
P: And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me,
C: and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord.
P: I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord
C: in the land of the living!
P: Wait for the Lord;
C: be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
P Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;
C: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
HYMN OF PRAISE: O Day of Rest and Gladness LSB # 906
COLLECT
P: Let us pray.
All: God of all grace, You sent Your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to bring life and immortality to light. We give You thanks that by His death He destroyed the power of death and by His resurrection He opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers. Strengthen us in the confidence that because He lives, we shall live also, and that neither death nor life nor things present nor things to come will be able to separate us from Your love, which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
+++WORD+++
FIRST READING: ISAIAH 9:2-7
2The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness, a light has dawned. 3 You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder. 4 For as in the day of Midian’s defeat, you have shattered the yoke that burdens them, the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor. 5 Every warrior’s boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire. 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace. 7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.
R: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
SECOND READING: EPHESIANS 5:6-13
6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient. 7 Therefore do not be partners with them. 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) 10 and find out what pleases the Lord. 11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.
R: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL HYMN: Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness LSB # 849
GOSPEL: JOHN 1:1-14
P: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the first chapter.
C: Glory to You, O Lord.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
P: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to You, O Christ.
MESSAGE: Pastor Matt Woods
CREED
Nicene Creed (Sat. & 8:00) LSB p. 158
Apostles’ Creed (10:30) LSB p. 159
OFFERING HYMN: (Sat.) Songs of Grace #10 Because He Lives (Congregation sings)
(8:00 & 10:30) Georgianne Weathers soloist vs. 1; All vs. 2 & 3)
PRAYERS
P: Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs.
P: O Lord, our Heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, the fruit of Your Spirit is love. Grant us to know that You have made all humankind for relationship and community and grant us to receive both our neighbor’s life and our own as gift and privilege. Lord, in Your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
P The fruit of Your Spirit is joy. Your Son has come among us in suffering and resurrection that we may find delight in You and in each other. By the blessings that come from sharing life together, stir us to bear burdens and meet needs for one another. Lord, in Your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
P The fruit of Your Spirit is peace. Let the authorities of our people respect the sanctity of every human life and let the laws of our land reflect it. Drive away all complacency and cowardice from us that we may undertake civic action and public service to secure the welfare of the vulnerable. Lord, in Your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
P The fruit of Your Spirit is patience. Visit with the presence and power of Your Son any who experience surprise pregnancy, terminal diagnosis, infertility, or any other affliction (especially [name(s)]). For His sake relieve quickly that they recover completely and strengthen them to wait upon Your good and gracious will. Lord, in Your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
P: The fruit of Your Spirit is kindness. Work repentance, forgiveness, and healing in the hearts of those broken by the abortion of their own children or any other sin against the sanctity of human life. Keep us from ever viewing death as a solution to difficulty and put our trust in Your words and ways. Lord, in Your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
P: The fruit of Your Spirit is goodness. Remove the evils of abortion, abuse, abandonment, euthanasia, suicide, embryo destruction, discrimination, and all other violences from among us. Make us instead to abound as You do in charity, goodwill, and fellowship. Lord, in Your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
P: The fruit of Your Spirit is faithfulness. Embolden us to give voice to the worth and purpose of every person, no matter what age, appearance, or ability, and to hold fast this Gospel confession even under opposition and ridicule. Lord, in Your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
P: The fruit of Your Spirit is gentleness. Endow our witness with courage and compassion, that we speak the truth of God in humility and show the love of Christ in servanthood. Soften and reform the hearts that advocate or entertain immorality until they stand beside us as sisters and brothers. Lord, in Your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
P: The fruit of Your Spirit is self-control. Move us to expose and expel all the works of darkness by beholding and belonging to Your Light, even Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the same Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER
(10:30 continues with Benediction on p. 7)
+++Lord’s Supper+++
(Sat. & 8:00 AM)
PREFACE LSB p. 160
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
PROPER PREFACE
P: It is truly good, right, and salutary … evermore praising you and singing:
SANCTUS—Holy, Holy, Holy LSB p. 161
Holy, holy, holy Lord God of pow’r and might: Heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Hosanna. Hosanna. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
WORDS OF OUR LORD
PAX DOMINI—The Peace of the Lord LSB p. 163
P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C: Amen.
AGNUS DEI—Lamb of God LSB p. 163
Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us. Lamb of God You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us. Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; grant us peace.
DISTRIBUTION
HYMNS
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise LSB # 802
Thy Strong Word LSB # 578
The People That in Darkness Sat LSB # 412
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light LSB # 411
POST-COMMUNION CANTICLE—Thank the Lord LSB p. 164
Thank the Lord and sing His praise; tell ev-‘ry-one what He has done. Let all who seek the Lord rejoice and proudly bear His name. He recalls His promises and leads His people forth in joy with shouts of thanksgiving. Alleluia, alleluia.
POST-COMMUNION COLLECT
P: Let us pray…
C: Amen.
(ALL SERVICES CONTINUE)
BENEDICTION
P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and X give you peace.
C: Amen.
CLOSING HYMN: Christ Be My Leader LSB # 861
SILENT PRAYER
ANNOUNCEMENTS