RUSHFORD LUTHERAN CHURCH
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
FEBRUARY 9 & 10, 2025
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES
8:00 & 9:15 AM Led by: Pastor Steve Chellew
Scripture Reader
8:00 AM: Pam Nielsen
9:15 AM: Cashtyn Eide
Organist
8:00 & 9:15 AM: Shary Evavold
Projectionist
8:00 AM: Lisa Chellew
9:15 AM: David Brand
Videographer
9:15 AM: Andrea Brand
Ushers
8:00 AM: Dennie Darr, Gordie & Bonnie Elliott
9:15 AM: Tom Kopperud, Jim Bernier
Altar Guild:
Jodi Skalet, Joan Kinneberg
(9:15 AM SERVICE IS LIVE STREAMED ON YOU TUBE.)
MONDAY COFFEE HOUSE WORSHIP
5:30 PM Led by: Pastor Steve Chellew; Pianist: Portia Lee
PRESERVICE MUSIC
The Praise Team
What A Friend
Abbie Parker, Adam Palmer, Matt Maher, Matthew Hein
CCLI Song #7076507, CCLI License #11170614
© All Essential Music; Be Essential Songs; I Am “They” Publishing; I Am A Pilgrim Songs; IAMTHEYSONGS
He Calls Me Friend
CCLI Song # 7220645, CCLI License #11170614
Harrison Druery | Jonny Robinson | Michael Farren | Rich Thompson
© 2023 Amerisoul Music Publishing; Mike Curb Music; CityAlight Music
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
GREETING ONE ANOTHER
SING TO THE LORD A NEW SONG (Please remain standing)
Led by Praise Team
There Is One Gospel
Jonny Robinson, Rich Thompson
CCLI Song #7199817, CCLI License #11170614
© 2022 CityAlight Music
There is one Gospel where hope is found
The empty tomb still speaks
For death could not keep my Saviour down
He lives and I am free
Now on my Saviour I fix my eyes
My life is His and His hope is mine
For he has promised I too will rise
I stand in the Gospel of Jesus Christ
And in this Gospel the church is one
We do not walk alone
We have His Spirit as we press on
To lead us safely home
And when in glory still I will sing
Of this old story that rescued me
Praise to my Saviour the King of life
I stand in the Gospel of Jesus Christ
And when in glory still I will sing
Of this old story that rescued me
Praise to my Saviour the King of life
I stand in the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Praise to my Saviour the King of life
I stand in the Gospel of Jesus Christ
I stand in the Gospel of Jesus Christ
INVOCATION
Pastor: In the name of the Father, and of Son + and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
Pastor: O God, be not far from me;
People: O my God, make haste to help me!
Pastor: O God, from my youth You have taught me,
People: And I still proclaim Your wondrous deeds.
Pastor: So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me,
People: Until I proclaim Your might to another generation, Your power to all those to come.
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Pastor: Seeing Jesus’ power, Peter blurted out, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”
People: Heavenly Father, we confess that we have failed in thoughts, words, and deeds; we are sinful people.
Pastor: Paul lamented, “If I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful.”
People: We confess, Holy Spirit, that we have been content to find peace only for ourselves; we are sinful in our very being.
Pastor: Isaiah cried, “I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips.”
People: We confess, Lord Jesus, that we have sinned even in our speaking and doing; we deserve to have You depart from us.
Pastor: Despite their failures, God loves us as much as he loved Peter, Paul and Isaiah. By the grace of God, Jesus died and rose for them, and for you! As the angel told Isaiah, “Your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for” in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
RESPONSIVE PSALM
Psalm 138 (ESV)
Pastor: I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;
People: Before the gods I sing your praise;
Pastor: I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,
People: For you have exalted above all things your name and your word.
Pastor: On the day I called, you answered me;
People: My strength of soul you increased.
Pastor: All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O Lord,
People: For they have heard the words of your mouth,
Pastor: And they shall sing of the ways of the Lord,
People: For great is the glory of the Lord.
Pastor: For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,
People: But the haughty he knows from afar.
People: Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life;
Pastor: You stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me.
People: The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.
Pastor: Do not forsake the work of your hands.
SPECIAL MUSIC (Please be seated)
The Praise Team
Friend In Jesus
Jason Ingram, Logan Cain, Madison Cain, Taylor Matz
CCLI Song #7194284, CCLI License # 11170614
© All Essential Music; Be Essential Songs; Logan Cain Music; Madison Cain Music; My Magnolia Music; Taylor Cain Music
OLD TESTAMENT (Be seated)
Isaiah 6:1-8 (ESV)
Lector: A reading from the prophet Isaiah, chapter six, verses one to eight.
1 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” 4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.” 8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”
Lector: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
EPISTLE
1 Corinthians 14:12-20 (ESV)
Lector: A reading from First Corinthians chapter fourteen, verses twelve to twenty.
12 So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church. 13 Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. 15 What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also. 16 Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say “Amen” to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying? 17 For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up. 18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. 19 Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue. 20 Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
Lector: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
HOLY GOSPEL (Please stand)
Luke 5:1-11 (ESV)
Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the fifth chapter.
People: Glory to You, O Lord.
1 On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3 Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. 4 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” 5 And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” 6 And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. 7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. 8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” 9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, 10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” 11 And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
Pastor: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to You, O Christ.
CONFESSION OF FAITH
The Nicene Creed
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 Christian and apostolic church. We acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection from the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
HYMN OF THE DAY (Be seated)
Just a Closer Walk with Thee
Reclaim 248
Just a closer walk with thee,
Grant it, Jesus, is my plea,
Daily walking close to thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
I am weak but Thou art strong:
Jesus, keep me from all wrong;
I’ll be satisfied as long,
As I walk, let me walk close to thee.
Just a closer walk with thee,
Grant it, Jesus, is my plea,
Daily walking close to thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
Thru this world of toil and snares,
If I falter, Lord, who cares?
Who with me my burden shares?
None but thee, dear Lord, none but thee.
Just a closer walk with thee,
Grant it, Jesus, is my plea,
Daily walking close to thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
When my feeble life is o’er,
Time for me will be no more;
Guide me gently, safely o’er,
To thy kingdom shore, to thy shore.
Just a closer walk with thee,
Grant it, Jesus, is my plea,
Daily walking close to thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
TODAY’S MESSAGE
Jesus Strong and Kind: Depart from Me!
Luke 5:1-11 (ESV)
PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE (Please stand)
Pastor: Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus, and for all people according to their needs.
Each petition ends with: Lord, in your mercy,
To which we respond: Hear our prayer.
LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those
Who trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
And the power and the glory,
Forever and ever. Amen.
BENEDICTION (1 Peter 5:10–11)
Pastor: And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever.
People: Amen.
DISMISSAL
Pastor: Go in peace. Serve the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!
CLOSING HYMN (Please be seated)
I Love to Tell the Story
Reclaim 265
I love to tell the story
Of unseen things above,
Of Jesus and his glory,
Of Jesus and his love.
I love to tell the story,
Because I know it’s true;
It satisfies my longings
As nothing else would do.
I love to tell the story;
I’ll sing this theme in glory
And tell the old, old story
Of Jesus and his love.
I love to tell the story:
How pleasant to repeat
What seems, each time I tell it,
More wonderfully sweet!
I love to tell the story,
For some have never heard
The message of salvation
From God’s own holy Word.
I love to tell the story;
I’ll sing this theme in glory
And tell the old, old story
Of Jesus and his love.
I love to tell the story,
For those who know it best
Seem hungering and thirsting
To hear it like the rest.
And when, in scenes of glory,
I sing the new, new song,
I’ll sing the old, old story
That I have loved so long.
I love to tell the story;
I’ll sing this theme in glory
And tell the old, old story
Of Jesus and his love.
OFFERING
THANK YOU FOR WORSHIPING WITH US TODAY
All songs and hymns CCLI 11170614. Parts of the liturgy © Creative Worship, Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, MO, 1994 to today; or © Lutheran Book of Worship, Augsburg Fortress Publishers, Minneapolis, MN, 1978, or © Reclaim Resources, St. Paul, MN, 2013 Scripture references, unless otherwise noted, from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The following individuals have requested prayer:
Alice Sievers, Sharon Erickson, Marlys Johnson, Rudy Boyum, Family of Edgar Evenson, Mary Hoiland, Arlene Wenzel, Deanna Stennes, Scott Bestul, Corrine Hill
Prayer Concerns: Please contact Pastor Steve by emailing steve.chellew@gmail.com or calling 507.703.1221. You may also call the church office at 864.7152
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNUAL MEETING AND PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Join us on Sunday, February 9th for a eat, meet and greet! Pancake breakfast served by our confirmation classes starts at 7:30 and goes until 11:00. Annual congregational meeting will be held at 11:00 a.m. (Please note time change) Both are in the Fellowship Hall.
Pancake Breakfast – Sunday, February 9th from 7:30 am to 11am in the Fellowship Hall. Confirmation students will be serving pancakes, sausage and milk or juice. Free will donation to support our Youth Group.
New Church Website: Rushford Lutheran Church is excited to announce our newly redesigned website. It can be found at www.rushfordlutheranchurch.org. The site was developed with a more modern look and feel, brighter colors and images that show the beauty of our church and church family. It will also provide a more user-friendly experience for those seeking information about our church. From the homepage, you can easily access the current week’s bulletin, watch the service online and find information about how to give back to the church.
CALENDAR
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
7:00-11:00 AM PANCAKE BREAKFAST
8:00 AM & 9:15 AM Worship service
9:15 AM (Home phones: Dial in for worship service)
Coffee served by Ruth Circle-Fellowship Hall
10:15 AM NO Bible Study
10:15 AM Sunday School
11:00 AM RLC ANNUAL MEETING
11:15 AM Praise Team
6:30 PM NO Youth Group
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10
5:30 PM Coffee House Worship
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12
9:00 AM Men’s Helping Hands & Ladies Mission Work
5:00 PM Choir Practice
6:00 PM Confirmation Class
6:00 PM Youth Committee Meeting
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15
2:00 PM & 7:00 PM Church Basements Ladies
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
8:00 AM & 9:15 AM Worship service w/Communion
9:15 AM (Home phones: Dial in for worship service)
Coffee served by Ruth Circle-Fellowship Hall
10:15 AM Bible Study & Sunday School
11:15 AM Praise Team
2:00 PM Church Basement Ladies