A Service For Use in the Home
Epiphany 5
The following service order is for use in the home. It may be lead by a family member, or if you live alone, you may use it by yourself, in which case, simply say all the parts. Of course this is not intended to be a substitute for the Divine Service of the gathered church, but for household devotion and prayer. You may also use the daily prayer orders of Matins, Morning Prayer, Vespers, Evening Prayer, or Compline depending on the time of day. For a simple service order, see Daily Prayer (LSB p. 294ff) .
Leader: O Lord, open my lips.
Response: And my mouth will declare your praise.
L: Make haste, O God, to deliver me.
R: Make haste to help me, O Lord.
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.
L: I will sing to the LORD,
R: because he has dealt bountifully with me.
L: Consider and answer me, O LORD my God,
R: light up my eyes, lest I sleep th sleep of death,
L: lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”
R: lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.
L: But I have trusted in your steadfast love;
R: my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
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.
L: I will sing to the LORD,
R: because he has dealt bountifully with me.
L: O Lord, keep Your family the Church continually in the true faith that, relying on the hope of Your heavenly grace, we may ever be defended by Your mighty power; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
R: Amen.
READINGS FROM HOLY SCRIPTURE
Isaiah 40:21-31
Psalm 147:1-11
1 Corinthians 9:16-27
Mark 1:29-39
L: Praise the LORD, all nations!
R: Extol him, all peoples!
L: For great is his steadfast love toward us,
R: and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
L: Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
R: bring an offering, and come into his courts!
HYMN #401 From God the Father, Virgin-Born
SERMON – Mark 1:29-39
The Apostles’ Creed (confessed all together)
THE PRAYERS
Gracious God our Father in heaven, Your Son healed many of various sicknesses and maladies in His earthly ministry showing Himself to be the Source of all healing and life; baptized in His name, we are bold to pray:
For your holy church scattered throughout the world, for our brothers and sisters in Christ who suffer persecution for the sake of the Gospel and for all who confess the name of Jesus; Lord, in your mercy…
R: Hear our prayer
For our fellowship in the Missouri Synod, for those who watch over our teaching and life together, for Matthew, Michael, and Paul, and for all pastors and teachers in Christ,
For our fellow congregations including Grace Evangelical in El Centro
For our missionaries including Adam and Christine Lehman,
For our schools and seminaries, for our AfterSchool and for Vicki its director; Lord in your mercy…
R: Hear our prayer
For the government and all in authority, for the president of the nation, for the governor of the state, all legislators and judges, and those in public service; for your guidance upon all who hold public office that we would live peaceful lives in all godliness, uprightness, honor, and integrity; Lord in your mercy…
R: Hear our prayer
For our nation and its people, for those who protect us – our soldiers, police, fire, and emergency workers, for medical workers and all who attend to our health, for those who risk their own lives and health in service of others; Lord, in your mercy…
R: Hear our prayer
For the poor, the marginalized, the unemployed, for those who lack food, clothing, and shelter: Lord, in your mercy…
R: Hear our prayer
For those who call upon you in their time of need: (everyone may speak the names of those for who they wish to pray); Lord, in your mercy…
R: Hear our prayer
For those yet to be born and for their mothers, that both mother and child would be kept in safety through childbirth; for those who celebrate the sacred gift of life on their birthdays, for Andrew and Kimberlee; Lord in your mercy…
R: Hear our prayer
For….(here people may insert their own petitions ending with) Lord, in your mercy….
R: Hear our prayer
Into your hands we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy, through your Son Jesus Christ, our Lord.
R: Amen.
The Our Father (prayed together)
(Morning) I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.
(Evening) I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day; and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.
L: Let us bless the Lord.
R: Thanks be to God.
L: The almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the +Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless and preserve us.
R: Amen.
HYMN #664 Fight the Good Fight