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The Lessons

“[D]evote yourself to the public reading of Scripture…” (1 Timothy 4:13). Despite the Apostle Paul’s express command—and the tradition of the early church and Protestant reformers—the modern church often hears very little Scripture read Sunday after Sunday. At Emmanuel we use the Lectionary (a calendar based reading system) to read large portions of Scripture during each worship service. The “lessons” are sections of Scripture drawn from the Old Testament, the Psalms, the New Testament Epistles, and the Gospels, giving us broad exposure to the whole counsel of God. As the church year progresses, the readings help focus our attention on what are often called the “Five Evangelical Feast Days”: Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost—central events in the life and work of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels. Each week, the bulletin includes additional readings for you and your family so that the “word of Christ [may] dwell in you richly...” (Col 3:16).

Liturgical Color: Purple– the color of penitence and fasting

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The Divine ServiceSunday, March 1, 2020

The First Sunday in Lent

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church opens wide her doors and offers welcome to all who sin and need a Savior; to all who are spiritually weak and seek rest; to all who mourn and long for comfort; to all who struggle and desire victory; to all who are strangers and want fellowship; to all who hunger and thirst after righteousness; and to whosoever will come.

PRELUDE Bogum Park, pianoJason Sato, bass trombone

“Devotion” from Two Fantasy Pieces, Op. 48—Eduard Lassen, ed. Brian Bollinger

WORDS OF PREPARATION/SILENCE Leviticus 25:8-28; 35-44All scripture passages printed in back of bulletin. COLLECT OF THE DAY

O almighty and eternal God, we implore you to direct, sanctify, and govern our hearts and bodies in the ways of your laws and the works of your commandments that through your mighty protec-tion, both now and ever, we may be preserved in body and in soul; through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

SILENT PRAYER Following the prelude, please observe silence in final preparation for gathered worship.

PASTOR’S WELCOME

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The Service of EntranceCALL TO WORSHIP

InTroIT

HYMN OF INVOCATION

Minister: Know that the LORD he is God: it is he that has made us, and not we ourselves;People: We are his people and the sheep of his pasture.Minister: In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.People: Amen.Minister: Let us pray.


Minister: Dearly beloved, we have come together in the presence of Almighty God our heavenly Father, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his holy Word, and to ask, for ourselves and on behalf of others, those things that are necessary for our life and our salvation. And so that we may prepare ourselves in heart and mind to worship him, let us with penitent and obedient hearts confess our sins, that we may obtain forgiveness by his infinite goodness and mercy. Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God –

People: Almighty and most merciful Father; we have erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done; and there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those who are penitent; according to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.

Minister: Having confessed together our great need for God’s mercy, let us now silently and humbly confess to God our personal and particular sins.

PRAYER OF ADORATION

… world without end. Amen.

CORPORATE CONFESSION OF SIN


DECLARATION OF ABSOLUTION

Minister: Hear the Word of the Gospel: “Christ has died for our sins and been raisedfor our justification.” All you who repent of your sin and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ for your salvation, rejoice and be glad and give glory to the Lord who has taken away all of your sins in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

People: Amen.

Minister: Our help is in the name of the Lord,People: the Maker of heaven and earth.Minister: O Lord, open our lips,People: and our mouth will declare your praise.

THE GLORIA


HYMN OF GRATITUDE

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The Service of the WordThe PsaLTer Psalm 32

Minister: Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,People: Whose sin is covered.

Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit. For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away Through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; My strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. I acknowledged my sin to you, And I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” And you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Therefore let everyone who is godly Offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; Surely in the rush of great waters, They shall not reach him. You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; You surround me with shouts of deliverance. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, Which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you. Many are the sorrows of the wicked, But steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD. Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, O righteous,

And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

The GosPeL Lesson Matthew 4:1-11

Leader: This is the Gospel of the Lord.People: Praise be to you, O Christ!

The ePIsTLe Lesson Romans 5:12-19

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.People: Thanks be to God!

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OUR RESPONSE

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WELCOMEAt this time, please pass the contact folders down the row, fill out the contact cards as necessary, and drop the card in the offering plate.

hoLy BaPTIsm Rebekah Amrita Ly

BaPTIsm resPonse

InTerLude

Children ages 3-7 are dismissed to Children’s Worship at this time. They will return at the Passing of the Peace.

PRAYER OF SUPPLICATION John Ellis

Unison: 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 debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

THE SERMON LESSON Leviticus 25:8-28; 35-44


PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

MORNING SERMON Rev. Greg Ward

About DebtLeviticus 25:8-28; 35-44

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The Service of the Table

CORPORATE CONFESSION OF FAITH The Apostles’ Creed

Unison: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made: Who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost, of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge the quick and the dead: Whose kingdom shall have no end.

I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. And I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

PASSING OF THE PEACE

Minister: The peace of the Lord be always with you!People: And also with you!Minister: Let us offer one another a sign of peace.

Members of the congregation greet one another with a sign of friendship such as the ancient words that the church has used over the centuries, “The peace of Christ be with you,” and the response, “And also with you.”Children ages 3-7 return from Children’s Worship to rejoin their families.


TIThes & offerInGs

Minister: The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof; People: the world, and they that dwell therein.

HYMN OF GRATITUDE TO GOD

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Minister: Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the splendor, and themajesty; for everything in heaven and on earth is yours.

Emmanuel invites all baptized Christians to come to the table of our Lord and rejoice with us in God’s grace given to us in Christ. This includes all Christians, whether you are a member of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church or another Church. Baptized children are admitted to the Table upon an age-appropriate profession of faith in Christ. If you require a gluten free communion bread, please come forward during the passing of the peace. The center cup and inner circle contain grape juice and the outer circles contain wine. Please hold each element until all have been served so that we may partake together.

PRAYER OF DEDICATION

Minister: Our Gracious God and Father, giver of all good gifts, you have shown us the riches of your kindness and grace in the supremely magnificent offering of your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and by pouring upon us the gift of your Holy Spirit. Extravagant in your love and incomparable in wisdom and power, you are the one in whom we live, and move, and have our being. We return to you now these tithes and offerings, from thy hand giving to thee. Take these loaves and fish and make of them your feast for the hungry that your church may be sustained, your gospel proclaimed in all the world, one generation tell the next of your greatness, and a house for your name be built among us. We pray this in the matchless name of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

People: Amen.


THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

Minister: The peace of the Lord be always with you!People: And also with you!Minister: Lift up your hearts!People: We lift them up to the Lord!Minister: Let us give thanks to our Lord God!People: It is good and right to do so!

Minister: It is very good and right that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to you, O Holy Lord, Father Almighty, Everlasting God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. You bid your people cleanse their hearts and prepare with joy for the paschal feast. Renew our zeal in faith and life, and bring us to the fullness of grace that belongs to the children of God. Therefore, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we praise and magnify your glorious name, evermore praising you and singing:


WORDS OF INSTITUTION

PRAYER OF CONSECRATION

COMMUNION HYMN (as the bread is served)

AGNUS DEI


COMMUNION HYMN (as the cup is served)


BENEDICTION

DEPARTING HYMN

Please be seated for brief announcements.

The LessonsMatthew 4:1-11

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written,

“‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple 6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,’

and

“‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”

7 Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written,

“‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”

11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.

Leader: This is the Gospel of the Lord.People: Praise be to you, O Christ!

Romans 5:12-19

12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.

15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. 16 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man’s sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. 17 For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.

18 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. 19 For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.


Leviticus 25:8-28; 35-44

8 “You shall count seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, so that the time of the seven weeks of years shall give you forty-nine years. 9 Then you shall sound the loud trumpet on the tenth day of the seventh month. On the Day of Atonement you shall sound the trumpet throughout all your land. 10 And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, when each of you shall return to his property and each of you shall return to his clan. 11 That fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you; in it you shall neither sow nor reap what grows of itself nor gather the grapes from the undressed vines. 12 For it is a jubilee. It shall be holy to you. You may eat the produce of the field.

13 “In this year of jubilee each of you shall return to his property. 14 And if you make a sale to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another. 15 You shall pay your neighbor according to the number of years after the jubilee, and he shall sell to you according to the number of years for crops. 16 If the years are many, you shall increase the price, and if the years are few, you shall reduce the price, for it is the number of the crops that he is selling to you. 17 You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God, for I am the Lord your God.

18 “Therefore you shall do my statutes and keep my rules and perform them, and then you will dwell in the land securely. 19 The land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill and dwell in it securely. 20 And if you say, ‘What shall we eat in the seventh year, if we may not sow or gather in our crop?’ 21 I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, so that it will produce a crop sufficient for three years. 22 When you sow in the eighth year, you will be eating some of the old crop; you shall eat the old until the ninth year, when its crop arrives.

23 “The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine. For you are strangers and sojourners with me. 24 And in all the country you possess, you shall allow a redemption of the land.

25 “If your brother becomes poor and sells part of his property, then his nearest redeemer shall come and redeem what his brother has sold. 26 If a man has no one to redeem it and then himself becomes prosperous and finds sufficient means to redeem it, 27 let him calculate the years since he sold it and pay back the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and then return to his property. 28 But if he does not have sufficient means to recover it, then what he sold shall remain in the hand of the buyer until the year of jubilee. In the jubilee it shall be released, and he shall return to his property.

35 “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you. 36 Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God, that your brother may live beside you. 37 You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit. 38 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.

39 “If your brother becomes poor beside you and sells himself to you, you shall not make him serve as a slave: 40 he shall be with you as a hired worker and as a sojourner. He shall serve with you until the year of the jubilee. 41 Then he shall go out from you, he and his children with him, and go back to his own clan and return to the possession of his fathers. 42 For they are my servants,[a] whom I brought out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as slaves. 43 You shall not rule over him ruthlessly but shall fear your God. 44 As for your male and female slaves whom you may have: you may buy male and female slaves from among the nations that are around you.


About DebtLeviticus 25:8-28; 35-44

Introduction:

I. Jubilee & The Land

II. Jubilee & The People

III. Jubilee & The Ideal

Conclusion:

Taking Gathered Worship HomeThe First Sunday in Lent – Sunday, March 1, 2020

Taking Gathered Worship Home” (TGWH) has been developed for you to use in the private worship of your home, whether you are married or single, and whether or not you have children. It is a tool to knit us together throughout the church year. While we would encourage the use of TGWH in its entirety, you are encouraged to adapt the offerings to your particular circumstances. The prayer is taken from “Lutheran Worship” and the psalm readings are taken from the “Book of Common Prayer” and the daily readings are from “The Daily Office.”

DAILY COLLECTO almighty and eternal God, we implore you to direct, sanctify, and govern our hearts and bodies in the ways of your laws and the works of your commandments that through your mighty protection, both now and ever, we may be preserved in body and in soul; through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

SUNDAY Morning Psalter – 63, 98 Daniel 9:3-10 Hebrews 2:10-18 John 12:44-50 Evening Psalter – 103

HYMN OF INVOCATION

MONDAY Morning Psalter – 41, 52 Genesis 37:1-11 1 Corinthians 1:1-19 Mark 1:1-13 Evening Psalter – 44 THE GLORIATUESDAY Morning Psalter – 45 Genesis 37:12-24 1 Corinthians 1:20-31 Mark 1:14-28 Evening Psalter – 47, 48

HYMN OF GRATITUDE

WEDNESDAY Morning Psalter – 119:49-72 Genesis 37:25-36 1 Corinthians 2:1-13 Mark 1:29-45 Evening Psalter – 49, 53

HYMN OF RESPONSE

THURSDAY Morning Psalter – 50 Genesis 39:1-23 1 Corinthians 2:14—3:15 Mark 2:1-12 Evening Psalter – 59, 60

HYMN OF GRATITUDE TO GOD

FRIDAY Morning Psalter – 40, 54 Genesis 40:1-23 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 Mark 2:13-22 Evening Psalter – 51 FIRST COMMUNION HYMN

SATURDAY Morning Psalter – 55 Genesis 41:1-13 1 Corinthians 4:1-7 Mark 2:23—3:6 Evening Psalter – 138, 139 SECOND COMMUNION HYMN

IN PREPARATION FOR THE DIVINE SERVICEThe Second Sunday in Lent, Sunday, March 8, 2020

Preaching: Rev. Greg WardLeviticus 26-27

Scripture Lessons:

Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 121Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17

CHURCH LIFE

CaLendar

Today, March 1 10:00 am The Divine Service

11:15 am School of Discipleship

4:00 pm High School Girls’ Bible Study

Wednesday, March 4 9:30 am Ladies’ Bible Study

Suday, March 8 10:00 am The Divine Service

11:15 am Congregational Meeting

11:30 am School of Discipleship

4:00 pm High School Girls’ Bible Study

PLEASE BE IN PRAYER FOR:- Praise God that we have found a new pastoral resident in Adam Lopez! Pray for Adam, his wife

Kindell, and their children as they prepare to move to Texas, and for the transition to go smoothly.

- Pray for Cathy Campbell, that an open wound on her lower back will fully heal.

- Praise God that Toby Rimann has been released for all normal activity! The doctors will re-evaluate for a second surgery in nine months. Pray that he would continue to heal well until then.

- Ken Anderson asks for prayer for Jeff’s son, who has cancer. The family is in Houston for treatment.

- Pray for Doug Hancock’s friend, Scott Conard, who is experiencing complications following a heart valve replacement surgery. Pray for healing from the surgery and lung complications, and comfort from pain. Pray also for his wife Claudia as she cares for him.

- Praise God that Sara Rimann’s cousin, Billy Viola, is off dialysis and oxygen! Pray that he would gain strength to return to work.

- Please pray for John and Susan Ellis’s friend, Maryann, who has placed her husband, John, in a facility. Pray also for John as he settles into his new living situation.

- Pray for Hristina Georgieva’s friend and sister, Penka, who is having blood pressure issues. Pray for peace and trust in the Lord.

- Pray for David Flathmann’s brother, Larry, as he seeks direction about a sabbatical from his mission work to work on his marriage. Pray for wisdom and courage as he seeks to lead his family.

- Carol Crill asks for prayer for Don Norlund, who is experiencing increasing difficulty in his life. Pray that he would find the right person or people to guide him.

- Please pray for Ron Hendricks as he recovers from successful open heart surgery.

GETTING INVOLVED

At Emmanuel, we have a variety of small group activities to participate in during the

week. For more information on our gatherings, please see the list below:

Youth Group Fellowship OpportunitiesCheck the calendar for upcoming events!Contact:Tommy Connell — [email protected]

High School Girl’s Bible StudySunday Afternoons, 4:00-6:00Contact: Susan Ellis — [email protected]

Quilting MinistrySecond and Fourth Mondays of the Month 10:00 amContact: Gail Shaff — [email protected]

COMMUNITY GROUPS

Community Groups have resumed. Please check the church website for location and time convenient for you and join one this week!

Ladies’ Bible StudyWednesday Mornings, 9:30Contact: Meghan Anderson—[email protected]

Men’s BreakfastThird Saturday of the Month, 7:30 amGloria’s Cafe1201 N Lakeline BlvdContact: JD Stewart — [email protected]

Officer Elections March 8

The Session of EPC is pleased to present to the congregation Dan Dunn and Doug Hancock for the office of Ruling Elder and Gail Shaff for the role of Deaconess. After the Divine Service on March 8, we will have a brief congregational meeting to vote on these candidates. In the intervening time, please read the bios on Emmanuel’s website and take time to get to know them as you prayerfully consider your vote!

Crawfish Boil—Save the Date

Our annual crawfish boil will be on Saturday, April 25! Mark your calendars, and don’t forget to invite family and friends!

EPC Leadership and Staff

Senior PastorRev. Greg Ward

[email protected]

Pastor EmeritusRev. Dr. Ken Campbell

[email protected]

Church AdministratorChristine Scott

[email protected]

Chief MusicianBecky Sato

[email protected]

Nursery DirectorFran Drell

[email protected]

Worship: The Gym of Summit Christian Academy, 2121 Cypress Creek Road,

Cedar Park, TX 78613Mail: 13359 N Hwy 183, # 406–301, Austin, TX 78750

Call: 512.690.2577www.EmmanuelCedarPark.church

EldersJoel Altsman

Tommy ConnellJohn Ellis

DeaconsBen Finklea

Ivaylo Georgiev

DeaconessesDeborah Altsman

Barbara Dunn

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