11:00 Our Savior’s Praise Service Transfiguration Sunday February 14, 2021 IN JESUS' NAME Pre-Service Music & the Ringing of the Bells Words of Welcome Prayer of Invocation Confession and Absolution P: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. C: But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (Silence for reflection and self-examination) P: Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. C: Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen. P: Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. Praise Song “God with Us” Who are we, That You would be mindful of us What do You see, That's worth looking our way We are free In ways that we never should be Sweet release, From the grip of these chains Like hinges straining from the weight, My heart no longer can keep from singing All that is within me cries, For You alone be glorified Emmanuel - God with us My heart sings a brand new song My debt is paid these chains are gone Emmanuel - God with us Lord You know, Our hearts don't deserve Your glory Still You show, A love we cannot afford Like hinges straining from the weight My heart no longer can keep from singing All that is within me cries, For You alone be glorified Emmanuel - God with us My heart sings a brand new song My debt is paid these chains are gone Emmanuel - God with us (Praise Team) Such a tiny offering compared to Calvary Nevertheless we lay it at Your feet Such a tiny offering compared to Calvary Nevertheless we lay it at Your feet All that is within me cries, For You alone be glorified Emmanuel - God with us My heart sings a brand new song, My debt is paid these chains are gone Emmanuel - God with us Emmanuel - God with us Used with Permission. CCLI #120484 OLD TESTAMENT 2 Kings 2:1-12 When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the LORD has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. The company of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and asked, “Do you know that the LORD is going to take your master from you today?” “Yes, I know,” Elisha replied, “but do not speak of it.” Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, Elisha; the LORD has sent me to Jericho.” And he replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho. The company of the prophets at Jericho went up to Elisha and asked him, “Do you know that the LORD is going to take your master from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied, “but do not speak of it.” Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the LORD has sent me to the Jordan.” And he replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them walked on. Fifty men of the company of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan. Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground. When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?” “Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied. “You have asked a difficult thing,” Elijah said, “yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours—otherwise not.” As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha saw this and cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them apart. R: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. EPISTLE 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:6 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at it while the radiance was fading away. But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away. Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. R: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Praise Song “Jesus, Messiah” He became sin, who knew no sin; That we might become His righteousness; He humbled Himself, and carried the cross. Love so amazing, love so amazing. Jesus, Messiah; Name above all names; Blessed Redeemer; Emmanuel. The Rescue for sinners, The Ransom from heaven; Jesus Messiah, Lord of all. His body the bread, His blood the wine Broken and poured out, all for love. The whole earth trembled, and the veil was torn. Love so amazing, love so amazing. Jesus, Messiah; Name above all names; Blessed Redeemer; Emmanuel. The Rescue for sinners, The Ransom from heaven; Jesus Messiah, Lord of all. All our hope is in You, All our hope is in You; All the glory to You, God, The Light of the world. Jesus, Messiah; Name above all names; Blessed Redeemer; Emmanuel. The Rescue for sinners, The Ransom from heaven; Jesus Messiah, Lord of all. Jesus, Messiah, Lord of all! The Lord of all. The Lord of all. Words and Music by Daniel Carson, Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash & Jesse Reeves. CCLI #120484. HOLY GOSPEL Mark 9:2-9 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus. Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what to say, they were so frightened.) Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!” Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus. As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. P: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to You, O Christ. Apostles’ Creed I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried.