St Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
313 4th St, Manistee, MI 49660-2901
website: stpaulsmanistee.com
facebook.com/SPLCManistee
Telephone: 231-299-1022
Feb 27, 2022 – Transfiguration our Lord
Prayer Before Worship - Lord, sometimes I really want to see You now. You have shown Yourself & Your glory to others in the past. I know You could do the same for me, if you wanted to. Thank You for showing me Your glory through Your Word. Help me to be satisfied if that is all You choose to show me while I am on earth. Give me patience to wait for the full revelation of Your glory when I see You in heaven.
Hymn 95
Service of Word, front of hymnal, page 38
Prayer: Lord God,/ before the suffering & death of Your one & only Son,/ You revealed His glory on the holy mountain. Grant that we who bear His cross on earth/ may behold by faith the light of His heavenly glory/ & so be changed into His likeness; through Jesus Christ our Lord,/ who lives & reigns with You & the Holy Spirit,/ one God, now & forever. (Sing) Amen.
Old Testament Lesson: Exodus 34:29-35
After Moses was in the presence of the Lord to receive the law, his face shone so much, reflecting the Lord’s glory, that others were afraid of him.
29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord. 30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him. 31 But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and he spoke to them. 32 Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai. 33 When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face. 34 But whenever he entered the Lord’s presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, 35 they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the Lord.
Verse: Alleluia! A voice came from the cloud: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him.” Alleluia! (Sing) Alleluia x3
Gospel - Luke 9:28-36 The transfiguration of our LORD.
28 About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. 30 Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. 31 They spoke about his departure,[a] which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem. 32 Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. 33 As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, 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 he was saying.) 34 While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.” 36 When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.
Hymn 97
Sermon Text Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6
The glory of God shines through the Gospel proclaimed by us. Some refuse the message and can’t see God’s glory.
3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4 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. 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. 6 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.
THEME: Light shines in darkness
1. It has shined
2. It should shine
3. No matter what
Apostles Creed, front of hymnal, page 41
Thankoffering
The members of St Paul's have joined together to do the Lord’s work in this area & around the world. Visitors need not feel obligated to participate in this offering which supports our church’s ministry.
Prayer of the church, page 42,front part of the hymnal
Special Prayers, Lord's Prayer
Hymn 712
Continue page 43, front of the hymnal
Hymn 369