THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
JANUARY 28, 2024
KING OF GLORY LUTHERAN CHURCH
WORSHIPING AT ST. DAVID’S/TRINITY UNITED CHURCH
3318 Merritt Street S7M 3P6
Phone: 384-8199
WORSHIP TIME: SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 10:30 a.m.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH AT 6:30 p.m.
Website: koglutheranchurch.com
Follow us on Facebook: King of Glory Lutheran Church.
Pastor Michael Poellet Home: 653-1929 STM: 966-3272
SERVING IN WORSHIP
Preacher/Presider: Pastor Michael Musician: Joshua Bratvold
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FIRST READING
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you shall heed such a prophet. This is what you requested of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said: ‘If I hear the voice of the Lord my God any more, or ever again see this great fire, I will die.’ Then the Lord replied to me: ‘They are right in what they have said. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their own people; I will put my words in the mouth of the prophet, who shall speak to them everything that I command. Anyone who does not heed the words that the prophet shall speak in my name, I myself will hold accountable. But any prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, or who presumes to speak in my name a word that I have not commanded the prophet to speak—that prophet shall die.’
SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that ‘all of us possess knowledge.’ Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. Anyone who claims to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge; but anyone who loves God is known by him.
Hence, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that ‘no idol in the world really exists’, and that ‘there is no God but one.’ Indeed, even though there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as in fact there are many gods and many lords— yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
It is not everyone, however, who has this knowledge. Since some have become so accustomed to idols until now, they still think of the food they eat as food offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. ‘Food will not bring us close to God.’ We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling-block to the weak. For if others see you, who possess knowledge, eating in the temple of an idol, might they not, since their conscience is weak, be encouraged to the point of eating food sacrificed to idols? So by your knowledge those weak believers for whom Christ died are destroyed. But when you thus sin against members of your family, and wound their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if food is a cause of their falling, I will never eat meat, so that I may not cause one of them to fall.
GOSPEL READING Mark 1:21-28 They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, ‘What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.’ But Jesus rebuked him, saying, ‘Be silent, and come out of him!’ And the unclean spirit, throwing him into convulsions and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, ‘What is this? A new teaching—with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.’ At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY AT KOG
– Sunday, January 28, Worship led by King of Glory (communion), 6:30 p.m. – Coffee Social after the service. Hosted by Carol Sarich.
THIS WEEK AT KOG – Monday, January 29, Church Council meeting via Zoom, 7:30 p.m. – Wednesday, January 31, Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m. – Thursday, February 1, Bible Study, “A Short History of Grace,” 7:30 p.m. Host needed. We meet in Pastor Michael’s home, 1010 Duke Street.
COMING UP AT KOG – Sunday, February 4, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (communion),
10:30 a.m. – Coffee Social after the service – Sunday,February 11, Worship led by St. David’s/Trinity (no communion), 10:30 a.m. – Coffee Social after the service
– Sunday, February 18, Worship led by King of Glory (communion) 10:30 a.m. – Coffee Social after the service. Host needed – Sunday, February 11, House blessing at Bev Gregory’s new home, 12:30 p.m. – Tuesday, February 13, Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper sponsored by St. David’s/Trinity 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tickets $10 adults – Saturday, February 24, Men’s Breakfast Out at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 8:30 a.m.
- December, January, and Year-to-Date Budget and Contribution Report for KOG
2024 Budget: $49,525.16 Monthly Budget: $4,127.10 Weekly Budget: $952.40
2023 income/expenses: -$7,816.86
December income/expenses: $7,041.07
Weekly contributions for December: December 3: $3195 December 10: $740
December 17: $3344 December 24: $1966 December 31: $1675
Weekly contributions for January: January 7 and 14: $850 January 21: $600
Pastor Michael will be in Ottawa February 2 through February 4.
Thank you from On Eagle’s Wings for our donation of $100.
Thank you from the Alzheimer Society for our donation of $570
“Light in the Time of Darkness” is a free will offering fund raiser for CLWR sponsored by Resurrection, Trinity, and King of Glory. Thank you to Jody Giesbrecht and Tyler, Ann Salmon, Iris Krisjiansdottir, and Renita Falkenstern for participating in the variety program. $450 was raised for CLWR.
Thank you to everyone who donated food items for Christmas Hampers. We had enough food items to help compile twelve hampers. Thank you for your generosity.
Pastor Michael and Renita thank all at St. David’s/Trinity for the gift card and at King of Glory who remembered them this Christmas season with cards, gifts, many kindnesses, and prayers. Christmas peace and joy, good health, and the blessing of Christ be with everyone in the New Year.
Pastor Michael and Renita thank all at St. David’s/Trinity and at King of Glory for your kind words of condolence, cards, and prayers at the death of Pastor Michael’s mother.
The women of St. David’s/Trinity are invited to join the women of KOG on– Wednesday, January 31, for Women’s Breakfast Out, at Mulberry’s Restaurant 2326 B Millar Avenue, 10:00 a.m. Mulberry’s would like us to make a reservation. If you plan to attend please call Carol Sarich: 306-270-8768 by noon Tuesday, January 30.
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