The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany February 2, 2020 • 8 :00 AM Service Holy Communion Rite One 639 Edgewater Drive • Dunedin, FL 34698 (727) 733- 4125 • Pastor Becky’s cell (727) 458 -2625 www.COGSDunedin.com E-Mail the church office info@cogsdunedin.com Services: Sunday - 8 and 10 AM • Wednesday - 10 AM • Sat urday - 5 PM GATHERING FOR WORSHIP P RELUDE Concerto in b minor J. Walther [ During the Prelude, please prepare for worship by observing attentive silence. ] W ELCOME AND A NNOUNCEMENTS A CCLAMATION [ Please stand. ] Symbols in the Bulletin P Priest, D Deacon, C Congregation, L Leader, a Everyone. P Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. C And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. C OLLECT FOR P URITY a Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. P Lord, have mercy upon us. C Christ, have mercy upon us. P Lord, have mercy upon us. C OLLECT OF THE D AY P The Lord be with you. C And with thy Spirit. P Let us pray…Holy God, you confound the world’s wisdom in giving your kingdom to the lowly and the pure in heart. Give us such a hunger and thirst for justice, and perseverance in striving for peace, that in our words and deeds the world may see the life of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. C Amen.
THE WORD OF GOD The Readings Micah 6:6-8, Psalm 119:105-112, Romans 8:5-11, Luke 6:32-38 [ Please be seated. ] The First Reading L The First Reading is taken from Micah, chapter 6 … With what should I approach the Lord and bow down before God on high? Should I come before him with entirely burned offerings, with year-old calves? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with many torrents of oil? Should I give my oldest child for my crime; the fruit of my body for the sin of my spirit? He has told you, human one, what is good and what the Lord requires from you: to do justice, embrace faithful love, and walk humbly with your God. L The Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. The Psalm L We will read responsively Psalm 119 … L Your word is a lantern to my feet and a light upon my path. C I have sworn and am determined to keep your righteous judgments. L I am deeply troubled; preserve my life, O LORD, according to your word. C Accept, O LORD, the willing tribute of my lips, and teach me your judgments. L My life is always in my hand, yet I do not forget your law. C The wicked have set a trap for me, but I have not strayed from your commandments. L Your decrees are my inheritance for ever; truly, they are the joy of my heart. C I have applied my heart to fulfill your statutes for ever and to the end. 2
The Second Reading L The Second Reading is taken from Romans chapter 8 … People whose lives are based on selfishness think about selfish things, but people whose lives are based on the Spirit think about things that are related to the Spirit. The attitude that comes from selfishness leads to death, but the attitude that comes from the Spirit leads to life and peace. So the attitude that comes from selfishness is hostile to God. It doesn’t submit to God’s Law, because it can’t. People who are self -centered aren’t able to please God. But you aren’t self - centered. Instead you are in the Spirit, if in fact God’s Spirit lives in you. If anyone doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ, they don’t belong to him. If Christ is in you, the Spirit is your life because of God ’s righteousness, but the body is dead because of sin. If the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, the one who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your human bodies also, through his Spirit that lives in you. L The Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. The Gospel [ Please stand. ] D The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. C Glory be to thee, O Lord. “If you love those who love you, why should you be commended? Even sinners love D those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, why should you be commended? Even sinners do that. If you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, why should you be commended? Even sinners lend to sinners expecting to be paid back in full. Instead, love your enemies, do good, and lend expecting nothing in return. If you do, you will have a great reward. You will be acting the way children of the Most High act, for he is kind to ungrateful and wicked people. Be compassionate just as your Father is compassionate. “Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good portion — packed down, firmly shaken, and overflowing — will fall into your lap. The portion you give will determine the portion you receive in return.” D The Gospel of the Lord. C Praise be to thee, O Christ. S ERMON Becky Robbins-Penniman [ Please be seated. ] 3
N ICENE C REED [ Please stand. ] C We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. P RAYERS OF THE P EOPLE [ Please sit, stand, or kneel, as you prefer. ] D Let us pray for the whole state of Christ’s Church and the world. L Almighty and everliving God, who in thy holy Word hast taught us to make prayers, and supplications, and to give thanks for all humanity Receive these our prayers which we offer unto thy divine Majesty, beseeching thee to inspire continually the Universal Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord; and grant that all those who do confess thy holy Name may agree in the truth of thy holy Word, and live in unity and godly love. God of Light and Life, C Hear our prayer. L Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all bishops, especially to Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Dabney, our Bishop; Barry and Michael, our Assisting Bishops; Becky, our Rector; Cindy, our Deacon; Ann, our Priest Associate; to our companion diocese of the Dominican Republic; to these Episcopal Churches in our Diocese; St. Chad’s, Tampa; St. John’s, Brooksville; Church of the Ascension, Clearwater; to the Clearwater Deanery Collaboration Partners; and to all priests, deacons, and the laity in their ministry; that they may, both by their life and doctrine, set forth thy true and lively Word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments. God of Light and Life, C Hear our prayer. L And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace, and especially to this congregation here present; that, with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear and receive thy holy Word, truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life. God of Light and Life, C Hear our prayer. L We beseech thee also so to rule the hearts of those who bear the authority of government in this and every land, especially President Trump, that they may be led to wise decisions and right actions for the welfare and peace of the world. We pray that all God’s children, especially those in the Middle East, might live in the hope of the world peace for which we are created. God of Light and Life, C Hear our prayer. 4
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