2nd Sunday after Epiphany January 20, 2019 Martin Luther , Jr. Birthday Congregation: Merciful Father in heaven, I am altogether sinful from birth. In “St. Philip’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and School” countless ways I have sinned against you and do not deserve to be called your Pastor: Raymond Kimbrough child. But trusting in Jesus, my Savior, I pray: Have mercy on me according to your Principal: Jason Schapekahm unfailing love. Cleanse me from my sin, and take away my guilt.

Welcome, Friend! Pastor: God, our heavenly Father, has forgiven all your sins. By the perfect life and You Have Come To The Right Place! innocent death of our Lord Jesus Christ, he has removed your guilt forever. You are Jesus Loves YOU! his own dear child. May God give you strength to live according to his will.

Congregation: Amen. WELCOME Guests and visitors, we invite you to worship with us again in the future. Please Pastor: In the peace of forgiveness, let us praise the Lord. sign the friendship register located in each pew. We would like to express our gratitude to you for visiting St. Philip’s Lutheran Church. For more information Praise Song: (Congregation sings response) regarding St. Philip’s Lutheran Church, please contact Pastor Kimbrough at Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good. 414-263-1373. For information on our K4 – 8th grade Christian day school please Blessed are they who take refuge in him. contact Principal Schapekahm at 414-263-7614 or 414-659-4688. Your Word, O Lord, is eternal;

It stands firm in the heavens. Worship Theme: Your faithfulness continues forever. “Jesus is Our Gracious Savior” Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed are they who take refuge in him. “Order of Service” Pre-Service Piano Selections: Elise DeRuiter, Mollie DeRuiter & Caleb DeRuiter The Prayer of the Day

Gospel Choir Selection Pastor: Let us pray.

Pastor: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of Pastor & Congregation: Almighty God, you gave your one and only Son to be the the Holy Spirit be with you. light of the world. Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and

sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be known, Congregation: And also with you. worshipped, and believed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Confession of Sins who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and forever. Pastor: We have come into the presence of God, who created us to love and serve Sing: Amen. him as his dear children. But we have disobeyed him and deserve only his wrath and punishment. Therefore, let us confess our sins to him and plead for his mercy. 1 2 Please stand for the second lesson. First Lesson: Isaiah 62:1-5 Sin brings destruction and desolation to God's people. When Jesus, the Lord of all, Second Lesson: I Corinthians 12:1-11 shines with his saving love, doom and gloom is changed to joy and gladness. The Spirit gives gifts to each believer. All enjoy the spiritual gift of faith in our For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet, till Epiphany Lord, but each one is also given a different set of spiritual gifts.

2 her righteousness shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch. The Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant. 2 You know that nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory; you will be called by a when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to 3 new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow. You will be a crown of splendor mute idols. 3 Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God 4 in the LORD’s hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God. No longer will they call says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. you Deserted, or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah, and 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are different kinds of your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be married. service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but the same God 5 As a young man marries a maiden, so will your sons marry you; as a bridegroom works all of them in all men. 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you. given for the good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to Psalm of the Day – Responsive Reading – Psalm 133-134 (selected verses) another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to Reader: How good and pleasant it is, another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between Congregation; When brothers live together in unity! spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the Reader: For there the Lord bestows his blessing, interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and Congregation: Even life forevermore. he gives them to each one, just as he determines. Reader: Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, Congregation: Who minister in the house of the Lord. Congregation: Praise be to you, O Christ! Reader: Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, Congregation: And praise the Lord. Sermon Hymn: 411 - What a Friend We Have in Jesus Reader: May the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth, (Please rise for the final stanza.) Congregation: Bless you from Zion.

Reader and Congregation: Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever. Amen.

Congregational Response (sung) Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! These words are written that we may believe That Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! 3 4 Sermon Theme: "What a Friend We Have In Jesus" See this: Our Offering to the Lord (Please sign the Friendship Register at this time) 1. In his humility. Verses 1, 2 2. In his love. Verses 3-5 During Offering: K4 – 8 St. Philip’s Lutheran School 3. In his wisdom. Verses 6-10 4. In his power. Verse 11 Great is the Lord REFRAIN: Sermon Text: John 2:1-11 Great is the Lord; he is holy and just; On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, By his power we trust in his love. 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine Great is the Lord; he is faithful and true; 4 By his mercy he proves he is love. was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” “Dear woman, why 5 do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.” His mother said to Great is the Lord and worthy of glory! the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind Great is the Lord and worthy of praise. used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. Great is the Lord; now lift up your voice, now lift up your voice: 7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim. Great is the Lord! Great is the Lord! REFRAIN 8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.” Great is the Lord and worthy of glory! They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned Great is the Lord and worthy of praise. into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had Great is the Lord; now lift up your voice, now lift up your voice: 10 drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, “Everyone Great is the Lord! Great is the Lord! brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.” 11 This, the first of his Great are you, Lord, and worthy of glory! miraculous signs, Jesus performed at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and Great are you, Lord, and worthy of praise. his disciples put their faith in him. Great are you, Lord; I lift up my voice, I lift up my voice: Great are you, Lord! Great are you, Lord! The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. Family Prayer and Lord’s Prayer I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Benediction Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, Congregational Response: A-men, A-men, A-men. (sung) died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Gospel Choir Selections Father almighty. From there 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.

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"Our Mission Statement" (Our Purpose as a Church) Our mission here at St. Philip’s Lutheran is outlined for us in Matthew 28:19: 'Go and make disciples of all nations, teaching them and baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.' Making disciples includes proclaiming God's Word in its truth and purity, strengthening the faith of those under our care, and reaching out to the people of our community, (including our unchurched friends and WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT ST. PHILIP’S relatives). Let us pray for and work together toward this goal. Monday, January 21, 2019 NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR Tuesday, January 22, 2019 THE WEEK OF JANUARY 20, 2019 Boys B2 Basketball Game at St. Marcus 4:00PM Board of Education 5:30PM Organist: Mrs. Bethany Olson Thank you. Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Lay Reader: Mr. Andrew Olson. Thank you. Chapel 10:00AM – 2nd Quarter Honor Roll recognition follows chapel St. Philip’s Gospel Choir: Thank you. The St. Philip’s Gospel Choir is directed by 50+ Ladies Bible Study 1:30PM Natasha McCants. Musicians – Erskin Henderson and Bethany Olson. Thank you. Thursday, January 24, 2019 St. Philip’s Lutheran School Children: Thank you. Boys A, B & B2 BB Games at St. Paul’s, Franklin – Games start at 4:30PM Friday, January 25, 2019 Next Week: January 27, 2019 NO SCHOOL – Professional Day Organist: Mrs. Nicole Cottman Sunday, January 27, 2019 Lay Reader: Mr. Thomas McNeal Bible Class 9:30AM Worship Service with communion 10:30AM Tuesday, January 29, 2019 Black History 2019 – Donation envelopes will be included with the bulletin during Ladies Bible Study 7:00PM at Hayley Moldenhauer’s home January. Please help to defray the costs as we begin planning for our Black History Sunday, February 17, 2019. LOOKING AHEAD:

OFFERING UPDATE – This update will be included each week with the bulletin. Sunday, February 17 Black History Sunday Week Month July to Date Worship – 10:30AM 1/7-1/13 January 2018-2019 Gospel Choir, St. Philip’s School Children Choir Budget $ 3,653.85 $ 7,307.69 $ 105,961.54 Food & Fellowship follows worship Actual $ 2,548.00 $ 5,258.00 $ 94,849.00 Over (Under) ($ 1,105.85) ($ 2,049.69) ($ 11,112.54)

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ST. PHILIP’S SECOND QUARTER HONOR ROLL HIGHEST HONORS 4.00 GRADE POINT ST. PHILIP’S EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS ON SCHOOL REPORT CARD th 4 Grade – Sophia Berg The 2017-18 St. Philip's accountability report card is now available. Each year the Department of Public Instruction compiles a school report card for all schools and districts that receive public funding. It is exciting to announce that St. Philip’s HIGH HONORS 3.50 – 3.99 GRADE POINT Lutheran School received a score of 78.1 out of 100. This score meets the criteria to st 1 Grade - Adelaide Cottman, Kyla Davis, Elise DeRuiter be identified as a school that Exceeds Expectations, which is the second highest of 2nd Grade - Cyrus Fairfield, Calahan Moldenhauer the five categories on the report card. If you have questions about the school report 3rd Grade - Chevelle Burks Sims, Jordan Smith card, please contact Mr. Schapekahm. 4th Grade - Mollie DeRuiter, Leila Foster, Gabriel Jasper, Shawn Mixon, Oliver Schapekahm

5th Grade - Demarques JohnsonMartinez, Thomas Moldenhauer

6th Grade - Myrical Fairfield, Henry Schapekahm 7th Grade - Noelle Berg, Caleb DeRuiter, Jada Lawrence, Cordavion Vales, Mariah Whitelow 8th Grade - Malia Hinton

HONORS 3.00 – 3.49 GRADE POINT 1st Grade - Deyuana Dent, Kaliyah Mack, Simone Maxwell, Honesti Sharp, Ali Smith, Jr. 2nd Grade - Kennedy Gooseberry 5th Grade Extravaganza—On Sunday, January 27, WLHS will welcome hundreds of 3rd Grade - Jordan Campbell, Lamar Johnson, King Wheeler 5th graders and their families to the 5th Grade Extravaganza. The evening will include 4th Grade - Toreeon Burks-Sims, Beautiful Jenkins, Johnathan Johnson, Kevin Lara, food, fun, and entertainment. Students and parents have a chance to learn about our DeAsia McCoy, Jim Petty, Jevon Smiley, Jr. caring, Christian environment, superior academics, award-winning co-curriculars, th 5 Grade - Milan Anderson, Desirae Beach-Waters, Bryce Ingram, Deshawn McCoy, generous tuition assistance, and the amazing opportunities that WLHS offers. William Phommarat, Zakiya Robertson Students will tour the building in the form of a scavenger hunt. To register for this 6th Grade - Sahara Cotton, Jose Galarza, Alicia Kirtdoll, Amonie Reyes, Amiyah Veasey, exciting event, visit wlhs.org/5thgrade. Armani White, Akillah Wilder, Destiny Woodson 7th Grade - Analiyah Campos, Caleb Wilson

9 10 Martin Luther King Biography and Quick Facts Biography of Martin Luther King Jr. by "Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last" One of the world's best known advocates of non-violent social change strategies, Martin Luther King, -Dr Martin Luther King Jr., synthesized ideas drawn from many different cultural traditions. Born in on January 15, Birth January 15, 1929. Atlanta, , USA 1929, King's roots were in the African-American Baptist church. He was the grandson of the Rev. A. D. Williams, pastor of and a founder of Atlanta's NAACP chapter, and the son of Death April 4, 1968. Memphis, Tennessee, USA (assassination by gunshot) Martin Luther King, Sr., who succeeded Williams as Ebenezer's pastor and also became a civil rights Known for Leading the in the United States leader. Although, from an early age, King resented religious emotionalism and questioned literal interpretations of scripture, he nevertheless greatly admired black social gospel proponents such as Advocating nonviolent protest against segregation and racial discrimination his father who saw the church as a instrument for improving the lives of African Americans. 1954 Selected as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, president and other proponents of Christian social activism Milestones Alabama influenced King's decision after his junior year at Morehouse to become a minister and thereby serve society. His continued skepticism, however, shaped his subsequent theological studies at Crozer 1955 Received his Ph.D. in systematic theology from University Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania, and at Boston University, where he received a doctorate in systematic theology in 1955. Rejecting offers for academic positions, King decided while 1955-1956 Led a successful effort to desegregate Montgomery, Alabama, buses completing his Ph. D. requirements to return to the South and accepted the pastorate of Dexter 1957 Helped found and served as the first president of the Southern Christian Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

Leadership Conference (SCLC) On December 5, 1955, five days after Montgomery civil rights activist refused to obey the 1958 Published : The Montgomery Story city's rules mandating segregation on buses, black residents launched a bus boycott and elected King as president of the newly-formed Montgomery Improvement Association. As the boycott continued 1963 Wrote 'Letter from Birmingham Jail,' arguing that it was his moral responsibility during 1956, King gained national prominence as a result of his exceptional oratorical skills and to disobey unjust laws personal courage. His house was bombed and he was convicted along with other boycott leaders on 1963 Delivered his '' speech to civil rights marchers at the Lincoln charges of conspiring to interfere with the bus company's operations. Despite these attempts to

Memorial in Washington, D.C. suppress the movement, Montgomery bus were desegregated in December, 1956, after the United States Supreme Court declared Alabama's segregation laws unconstitutional. 1964 Won the Nobel Peace Prize In 1957, seeking to build upon the success of the Montgomery boycott movement, King and other 1965 Organized a mass march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, that created southern black ministers founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). As SCLC's national support for federal voting-rights legislation president, King emphasized the goal of black voting rights when he spoke at the Lincoln Memorial 1968 Was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee during the 1957 Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom. During 1958, he published his first book, Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. The following year, he toured India, increased his 'I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will understanding of Gandhian non-violent strategies. At the end of 1959, he resigned from Dexter and Quote not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.' August, returned to Atlanta where the SCLC headquarters was located and where he also could assist his 1963, in a speech to civil rights supporters at the March on Washington. father as pastor of Ebenezer. King's nonviolent doctrine was strongly influenced by the teachings of Indian leader Did You Know Although increasingly portrayed as the pre-eminent black spokesperson, King did not mobilize mass Mohandas Gandhi. protest activity during the first five years after the Montgomery boycott ended. While King moved In 1964, King became the first black American to be honored as Time magazine's Man cautiously, southern black college students took the initiative, launching a wave of sit-in protests

of the Year. during the winter and spring of 1960. King sympathized with the student movement and spoke at the founding meeting of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in April 1960, but he King's efforts were not limited to securing civil rights; he also spoke out against soon became the target of criticisms from SNCC activists determined to assert their independence. poverty and the Vietnam War. Even King's decision in October, 1960, to join a student sit-in in Atlanta did not allay the tensions, 11 12 although presidential candidate John F. Kennedy's sympathetic telephone call to King's wife, Coretta Martin Luther King Trivia Scott King, helped attract crucial black support for Kennedy's successful campaign. The 1961 "Freedom Rides," which sought to integrate southern transportation facilities, demonstrated that neither King  January 20, 1986 was the first national celebration of King's birthday as a holiday. nor Kennedy could control the expanding protest movement spearheaded by students. Conflicts  Won Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1964. between King and younger militants were also evident when both SCLC and SNCC assisted the Albany  Was stabbed in 1958 while promoting his book, "Stride Toward Freedom". (Georgia) Movement's campaign of mass protests during December of 1961 and the summer of 1962.  Graduated from Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, PA, with a B.D. in 1951.  Became pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1960. After achieving few of his objectives in Albany, King recognized the need to organize a successful  Earned Ph.D. in systematic theology in 1955. protest campaign free of conflicts with SNCC. During the spring of 1963, he and his staff guided mass  Spouse: (Married from 18 June 1953 - 4 April 1968 [his death]) with 2 daughters, 2 demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, where local white police officials were known from their sons anti-black attitudes. Clashes between black demonstrators and police using police dogs and fire hoses  Children: (b. 1955), Martin Luther King III (b. 1957), (b. 1961), (b. generated newspaper headlines through the world. In June, President Kennedy reacted to the 1963). Birmingham protests and the obstinacy of segregationist Alabama Governor George Wallace by  Graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA, in 1948. agreed to submit broad civil rights legislation to Congress (which eventually passed the Civil Rights Act  January 20, 1986 was the third Monday in January, and consequently, the third Monday in January is an of 1964). Subsequent mass demonstrations in many communities culminated in a march on August 28, official holiday in the U.S. honoring Dr. King. To date, all 50 states observe the .  Birth name: Michael Luther King Jr. 1963, that attracted more than 250,000 protesters to Washington, D. C. Addressing the marchers from  His father was also named Michael Luther King, but changed his first name to Martin when he became a the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" oration. minister. The younger Michael changed his name to Martin as well, initially against his father's wishes.  Is the only U.S. citizen to have a national holiday dedicated to him. During the year following the March, King's renown grew as he became Time magazine's Man of the  Pictured on a 15¢ US commemorative postage stamp in the Black Heritage USA series, issued 13 January Year and, in December 1964, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Despite fame and accolades, 1979. however, King faced many challenges to his leadership. 's (1927-1965) message of self-  Was a member of Fraternity, Incorporated. defense and black nationalism expressed the discontent and anger of northern, urban blacks more  Time Magazine's "Man of the Year" (1963) effectively than did King's moderation. During the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march, King and his  Pictured on a commerative 25 cent postage label issued by the (now defunct) Independent Postal lieutenants were able to keep intra-movement conflicts sufficiently under control to bring about System of America in 1973. passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, but while participating in a 1966 march through Mississippi,  Was a Trekkie (a fan of the original "Star Trek" (1966) TV series). King encountered strong criticism from "Black Power" proponent Stokely Carmichael. Shortly  Encouraged Nichelle Nichols to remain on the original "Star Trek" (1966) series (according to William afterward white counter-protesters in the area physically assaulted King in the Chicago area Shatner's "Star Trek Memories"). during an unsuccessful effort to transfer non-violent protest techniques to the urban North. Despite  Subject of the song "Pride (In the Name of Love)" from their 1984 album "The Unforgettable Fire". these leadership conflicts, King remained committed to the use of non-violent techniques. Early in  Santa Monica auditorium named in his honor with daughter Yolanda King officiating and 1968, he initiated a Poor Peoples campaign designed to confront economic problems that had not performer/activist Anthony Begonia organizing the music. [January 2006]  been addressed by early civil rights reforms. He stated that he would not live to be 40. He died aged 39.  Is portrayed by LeVar Burton in Ali (2001). King's effectiveness in achieving his objectives was limited not merely by divisions among blacks,  Among his personal, non-violent reform heroes was Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948).  however, but also by the increasing resistance he encountered from national political leaders. FBI During the funeral, his casket was pulled by a mule-driven cart down Atlanta's main street.  Was a vegetarian. director J. Edgar Hoover's already extensive efforts to undermine King's leadership were intensified  Publicly spoke out against the Vietnam War in 1967. during 1967 as urban racial violence escalated and King criticized American intervention in the  On King's 60th birthday in 1988, the U.S. government unveiled a statue memorial of his likeness, to Vietnam war. King had lost the support of many white liberals, and his relations with the Lyndon commemorate the progress of civil rights. Johnson administration were at a low point when he was assassinated on April 4, 1968, while seeking  Grandfather of Yolanda Renee King. to assist a garbage workers' strike in Memphis. After his death, King remained a controversial symbol  Younger brother of Willie Christine King and Alfred Daniel King. of the African-American civil rights struggle, revered by many for his martyrdom on behalf of non-  Son of Martin Luther King and . violence and condemned by others for his militancy and insurgent views.

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