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“Authority Over Afflictions”
Epiphany 4
Holy Redeemer MCC
February 1, 2015
Welcome Home!
HOLY REDEEMER MCC
FEBRUARY 1, 2015, 11 A.M.
PRELUDE
THERE IS A FOUNTAIN
CLEANSING FOUNTAIN
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
SALUTE TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH
INVOCATION
LECTOR
*CALL TO WORSHIP
STRAKER
SHARON
ONE: Lift every voice and sing, ‘til earth and heaven ring; ring
with the harmony of liberty.
MANY: Let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies. Let it
resound, loud as the rolling sea!
ONE: Sing a song, full of the faith that the harsh past has taught us.
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us.
MANY: Facing the rising sun, of our new day begun. Let us
march on ‘til victory is won.
*GATHERING SONG
“ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS’ NAME”
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COMMUNITY PRAYER
ONE: For all the joys and blessings of our lives, we give you
thanks and praise; help us remember Your greatness and Your
goodness. In Your mercy...
MANY: Lord hear our prayer.
ONE: For God’s people throughout the world; help us remember Your Church. In Your mercy...
MANY: Lord hear our prayer.
ONE: For the poor, the hungry, the homeless, the oppressed,
and those in prison; help us reach out to those in any need or
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*Please stand, as you are able.
trouble. In Your mercy...
MANY: Lord hear our prayer.
ONE: For those suffering from pain, mental or physical disease, and the bereaved; guide us that we may be a source of
comfort. In Your mercy...
MANY: Lord hear our prayer.
ONE: For the children, the elderly, and all who are helpless;
help us demonstrate compassion and empathy.
In Your mercy...
MANY: Lord hear our prayer.
ONE: For all those persons and circumstances weighing
heavy in our hearts; we pray that you grant healing, peace,
and resolution. In Your mercy...
MANY: Lord hear our prayer.
ONE: Oh Lord, You lift up our hearts. We lift up to You
our prayers and our praise!
RESPONSIVE KYRIE
MANY: LORD, HAVE MERCY
ONE: LORD, HAVE MERCY
MANY: CHRIST, HAVE
ONE: CHRIST, HAVE MERCY
MERCY
ONE: LORD, HAVE MERCY
MANY: LORD, HAVE MERCY
THE LORD’S PRAYER
PRAYER HYMN
“THERE IS A BALM IN GILEAD”
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(1, 2)
1 CORINTHIANS 8: 7SCRIPTURE READINGS
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MARK 1: 21-28
*SONG OF PREPARATION “THERE IS POWER IN THE
BLOOD”
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SERMON
“AUTHORITY OVER AFFLICTIONS”
REV. DAVID K. NORTH
*SONG OF INVITATION “HE TOUCHED ME”
IN-
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A word about communion. We serve an open communion here
at HRMCC. That is, you need not be a member of this church or of our
denomination to participate. We follow the practice of our denomination in
offering a brief prayer of thanksgiving and blessing with you as you are
served. We serve unfermented grape juice to honor any who might be in
recovery. If you are unable to come to the table, please let an usher know
and we will bring communion to you at your seat. Please use the time while
others are served as a time of prayer and reflection.
SERT (VS
1-2)
OFFERTORY
NOTE: CHECKS MAY BE MADE PAYABLE TO “HOLY REDEEMER MCC”
OR
HRMCC”.
*SONG OF THANKSGIVING (Public Domain)
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow,
Praise God, all creatures here below,
Praise God above, you heavenly hosts,
Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
HOLY COMMUNION
EUCHARISTIC MINISTER:
DAYNE HEYLER
CONFESSION
INVITATION
ONE: JESUS, OUR SAVIOR HAS DECLARED THAT WHOSOEVER WILL, LET THEM COME. WHATEVER YOUR
FAITH TRADITION MAY BE, PLEASE KNOW THAT
HERE, YOU ARE WELCOME TO RECEIVE CHRIST
COMPLETELY IN THIS CELEBRATION OF HOLY
COMMUNION.
BEFORE WE SHARE IN THIS FEAST AND FELLOWSHIP, IT IS RIGHT THAT WE MAKE PEACE WITH
ONE ANOTHER., AND MAKE OUR CONFESSION TO
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*Please stand, as you are able.
GOD.
MANY: Most merciful God, You know the secrets of
my heart. I confess that I have sinned against
you in thought, word, and deed. There are many
things I have done, and many things I have left
undone. I have not loved You with my whole
heart, and I have not loved my neighbor as myself. I am truly sorry and I humbly repent. I
acknowledge Your abundant grace and unconditional love for me. Have mercy on me and forgive me; as I strive to live in Your will and abide
in Your ways, to the glory of Your name. Amen.
ONE: Almighty God grants us mercy, forgives us of
all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ,
strengthens us in all goodness, and by the
power of the Holy Spirit, keeps us in eternal
life.
MANY:Through Christ we are renewed.
Through Christ we are reconciled.
Through Christ we are redeemed!
THE PEACE
ONE: THE PEACE OF THE LORD BE ALWAYS WITH YOU.
MANY: AND ALSO WITH YOU.
*(The Ministers and People may share the Peace of the Lord with one
another.)
ONE: GOD BE WITH YOU!
MANY: AND ALSO WITH YOU!
ONE: LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS!
*Please stand, as you are able.
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GREAT THANKSGIVING
ONE: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always
and everywhere to give thanks to you, Almighty
God, Creator of heaven and earth.. . .
And so, with your people on earth and all the
company of heaven, we praise your name and
join their unending hymn:
MANY: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power
and might, heaven and earth are full of your
glory. Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name
of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
ONE:
Long ago, on the night Jesus gathered with his
friends . . . * * *
(Words of Remembrance)
Let us pray. Pour out your Spirit upon these
simple gifts of bread and cup. Pour out Your
Spirit upon each one of us. As we receive these
gifts of bread and cup, fill us, transform us, and
be in us that we may be like you, a living sacrifice. Make us to be for the world the very
body of Christ. By your Spirit, make us one
with Christ, one with each other, and one in
ministry to the world! Amen.
Let us declare the mystery of our faith!
MANY: Christ has died.
Christ is risen!
Christ will come again!
*Please stand, as you are able.
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ONE:
The Gifts of God for the people of God!
(PLEASE FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF THE
USHER)
Communion Hymns
“Let Us Break Bread Together”
“I’ve Got Peace Like A River”
“Some O’ These Days”
*Closing
“All Praise To Thee“
#480
#577
Insert
#327 (VS 1-5)
Benediction
Postlude
“There Is Power In the Blood” (Reprise)
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Please
join us in
the Community Room adjacent to the sanctuary
for refreshments and good conversation
following the service.
*Please stand, as you are able.
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How are we doing?
Attendance last Sunday
30
Average attendance for the year 2014
27
Weekly Budget (General Fund)
$1,600.00
Offering last week (General Fund)
$1,018.00
Building Fund Offering
$275.00
Total Current Building Fund
$4,821.00
*
NOTE: The Building Fund offering is normally taken only
on the last Sunday of each month.
Other News
Sunday Weekly Fellowship Brunch—Each Sunday, after church and
fellowship time, we share an opportunity for extended fellowship by
going to a nearby restaurant for brunch. It’s a great way to get to know
each other better. Please feel free to join us. Next Sunday, let’s go
to ….
Wednesday Evening Bible Study—Each Wednesday, 7:00-8:00
pm. Topics ranging from Bible Basics to challenging theological
and ethical issues relevant to today. All are welcome.
HRMCC Choir—If you’d like to participate, please contact Janina
Sajka or Rev. North for more information.
Regular rehearsal: Saturdays 10:00-11:30
Redeemed Gospel Ensemble: 4th Saturdays 10:00-11:30
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“Friend Request” to get all the news and access the Sunday Sermon.
Next Sunday’s Biblical Readings: (Epiphany 5, Year B, RCL)
Isaiah 40: 21-31
Psalm 147: 1-11, 20c
1 Corinthians 9: 16-23
Mark 1: 29-39
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Scarlett’s Bake Sale—Sunday, February 8, at Town Danceboutique.
The theme this year is “Love Is For Everyone”. Entries received between
1-3pm, with judging at 3:30pm.
Shrove Tuesday & Ash Wednesday—Pancake Supper February 17, 68pm, and Ash Wednesday worship February 18, 7pm.
Speech by Jabraughn Hill—On Sunday, March 1, after morning worship, the daughter of Renee Hill and Jeanette Black will share a brief
speech on Leadership, and her growth experienced participating in the
Operation Understanding Program. Sharing this speech is a component
of her school course requirements. Please stay, support, and experience
this inspiring presentation.
Membership Class—Please inform Rev. North if your are interested
joining the church, so that a class may can be scheduled.
Worship Etiquette Reminder—Please remember during prayers, scripture readings, the sermon, and communion, that talking and walking are
distractions from worship.
College Park Food Pantry, “Second Helpings”
Whenever you go grocery shopping, pick up a few extra non-perishable
items, and bring them to church to place in our food pantry receptacle.
Thank you.
Second Sunday Testimony
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FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
KEN WILLIAMS —2/5
Don’t see your birthday? Be sure to let us know when it is by filling in
the information on the roster on the table in our Community Room
where you picked up your bulletin. We’d like to celebrate you too!
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Scripture Readings for Today’s Sermon
www.weeklysermon.net
1 Corinthians 8: 7-13
It is not everyone, however, who has this knowledge. Since
some have become so accustomed to idols until now, they
still think of the food they eat as food offered to an idol; and
their conscience, being weak, is defiled. ‘Food will not bring
us close to God.’ We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no
better off if we do. But take care that this liberty of yours
does not somehow become a stumbling-block to the weak.
For if others see you, who possess knowledge, eating in the
temple of an idol, might they not, since their conscience is
weak, be encouraged to the point of eating food sacrificed to
idols? So by your knowledge those weak believers for whom
Christ died are destroyed. But when you thus sin against
members of your family, and wound their conscience when it
is weak, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if food is a cause
of their falling, I will never eat meat, so that I may not cause
one of them to fall.
Mark 1: 21-28
They went to Capernaum; and when the Sabbath came, he
entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at
his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and
not as the scribes. Just then 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, throwing him into convulsions and
crying with a loud voice, came out of him. They were all
amazed, and they kept on asking one another, ‘What is this?
A new teaching—with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.’ At once his fame began to
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“Authority Over Afflictions”
During the next several Sundays, our sermons are going to take
a closer look at the wondrous ways Jesus’ power can be manifested in our lives. Today’s readings call us to acknowledge and examine the despised, defiled, and demonic things in our daily lives.
The first reading looks at some thing that has been deemed
“unclean”. The second reading then looks at someone who has
been deemed “unclean”. Jesus’ “power” (authority) transforms
that which has been declared unclean, and makes it “clean”.
The Apostle Paul discusses one of the hot topics of his day;
whether or not it’s okay to eat food that has been offered to idols.
Paul asks his readers to be accountable for the possible negative
influence we may have on others by what we do and say. Just because we may know that something is okay doesn’t mean that
others around or on the sidelines know or understand. Paul is admonishing us to be sensitive and mindful that our laxness and
comfortableness with certain issues may become a source of confusion and despair for others. He uses the term “stumblingblock”. Rather than presume that people will understand, accept,
and adapt, (or just mind their own business) we are to share the
reality that tolerance and acceptance is also a part of God’s plan.
When we perceive that someone is struggling with a “growth barrier”, we can either help them through it or contribute to the crash
into it. We should never avoid opportunities for educational and
constructive dialogue with those of more restrictive beliefs and
perspectives. All parties will learn and grow.
The gospel reading shows us a person deemed unclean. As the
scene unfolds, we realize that although the man needs healing, so
too does Jesus’ audience. Jesus’ authority and power are displayed as the man receives healing and deliverance. However,
Jesus’ audience was merely “amazed” at this “new teaching”, and
seemed apathetic to the suffering man’s plight. They kept their
distance because the man was “unclean”. Jesus’ power and authority impressed them, but it was intended to open them and heal
them of their ambivalence. Jesus’ authority (his teachings of
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About our Church
WHO ARE WE? Holy Redeemer M.C.C. is a Christian church with
a welcoming ministry to all individuals regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, or ethnic heritage. We celebrate our God-given
diversity, and gather to worship God and serve our community. Our vision is
“striving to meet human need in the name of Jesus Christ.”
As a member congregation of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan
Community Churches (www.mccchurch.org), we proclaim God's love for all
persons, participate in a ministry of social justice, and advocate the human rights
of all persons.
If you have been seeking an inclusive church home, we would love to
have you join us regularly for worship and service to the community.
NEED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE PASTOR? Appointments with
the pastor are available by appointment. If you would like an appointment,
please let the Pastor know and he will schedule one for you.
MINISTRY TEAM
PASTOR: Rev. David K. North
DEACON: Jim Raber
MUSIC COORDINATOR: Janina Sajka
WORSHIP TEAM COORDINATOR: Sue McLean
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Rev. David K. North, Moderator, Sue McLean,
Fred Simms, Stan Barone, Eric Simpson
HOSPITALITY COORDINATION: Eric Simpson, Stephen Decker
LAY EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY TEAM: Dayne Heyler, Roy Link, Jim Raber,
Gerry Wright, Ed Moore, Frank Collins
LECTORS: Dayne Heyler, Roy Link, Eric Simpson, Fred Simms, Gerry
Wright, Sharon Young, Sharon Straker
USHER-HOSTS: Eric Simpson, David York, Sue McLean
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