Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

Voluntary on the American Folk Tune “Pisgah”

By Dale Wood

Played by Pat Berger

Above All

Performed by Cornerstone

Prayer of the Day:

Everlasting God, you give strength to the weak and power to the faint. Make us agents of your healing and wholeness, that your good news may be made known to the ends of your creation, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.

Lessons & Gospel

Click each scripture to read in the Bible.

Today’s Readings	Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021
1st Lesson	Isaiah 40:21-31
Psalm	Psalm: 147 :1-11, 20
2nd Lesson	1 Corinthians 9:16-23
Gospel	Mark 1:29-39

A reading from Isaiah by Sharon Epp

A Gospel reading from Mark by Pastor Steve Kimpel

Gospel Acclamation:

Alleluia. The servant of God took our infirmities and bore our diseases. Alleluia.

(Matt. 8:17)

Sermon

Isaiah 40:21-31

Pastor Steve Kimpel

Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness

Played by Pat Berger

ELW Hymn 843

Praise the One who breaks the darkness
with a liberating light;
praise the One who frees the pris’ners,
turning blindness into sight.
Praise the One who preached the gospel,
healing ev’ry dread disease,
calming storms and feeding thousands
with the very bread of peace.

Praise the One who blessed the children
with a strong yet gentle word;
praise the One who drove out demons
with a piercing, two-edged sword.
Praise the One who brings cool water
to the desert’s burning sand;
from this well comes living water
quenching thirst in ev’ry land.

Praise the one true love incarnate:
Christ, who suffered in our place;
Jesus died and rose for many
that we may know God by grace.
Let us sing for joy and gladness,
seeing what our God has done.
Praise the one redeeming glory;
praise the One who makes us one.