fifth
Sunday after the Epiphany
February 9, 2014
*Those
that are able are invited to stand
Gathering
Welcome and Announcements
Entering
into worship
*Call to Worship
One: How awesome God’s light is!
All: It
pours rays of comfort and hope onto this dark world!
One: Come, dance and rejoice in the light!
All:
Lord, let your light flood into our hearts and spirits!
One: Come, let us celebrate!
All:
Let us bring our praise to God!
*Opening Hymn “Gather Us In” #2236
in The Faith We Sing
*Opening Prayer
*Hymn “Surely the Presence of the
Lord” #328
Surely the presence of the
Lord is in this place. I can feel His
mighty power and His grace.
I can hear the brush of angels’ wings. I see glory on each face.
Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place.
A Time
for Prayer
(You are invited to share your prayer concerns
with the congregation by writing them on the
Prayer Request cards in the pews and
placing them in the offering plate.)
Joys and Concerns
Visual Illustration This
Love
Prayer Hymn “The
Gift of Love” #408
Silent Prayer / Pastoral Prayer / Lord’s Prayer
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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not
into
temptation, but
deliver us from evil. For thine is
the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Anthem “Let
the Word of Christ”
Choir
Moving
into God’s word
Scripture
Matthew 5:13-20
Message
*Responsive Hymn “You Are the Seed”
#583
Sharing
our blessings
Offering our Gifts and Tithes
Offering Prayer
Holy God of mercy and might, you have
called us to "flavor" the world with compassion and
to
illuminate the world with generous spirits. We give this morning with grateful
hearts,
hoping
that in our giving the spotlight doesn’t fall on us but on you!
Bless the offering we give - may the
world come to know you and your son, as our light shines.
We pray this in the name of your son,
Jesus the Christ, who is love and light to the world. Amen.
Offertory
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Taking
the Word to the World
*Closing Hymn “We’ve
a Story to Tell to the Nations” #569
*Benediction
*Hymn “I Have Decided to
Follow Jesus” (Verse
1 only)
#2129
in The Faith We Sing
I have decided to follow Jesus, I
have decided to follow Jesus,
I have decided to follow Jesus, no turning back, no turning
back.
Postlude
Concerns:
David
Spencer – continued recovery from surgery
Marie
(friend of Jane Glidden) – recovery from stroke
Betty
(Roberta's Mom) - broken wrist and hip
Bea
Crawford - pneumonia
Ginnie's Granddaughter and new baby - traveling
back to Kenya
Carolyn
Hartner - kidney stones
Nell
Harper - healing after stroke
Lee Hackman (Carol's son) - employment challenges
Eric Barto (Neighbor of Jean McQuade)
- quadruple bypass surgery
Michele
(sister of Ginnie's colleague)
ONGOING PRAYER REQUESTS:
George-
battling stomach cancer; Pat Spencer- continued healing; Aimee (Jen Alfieri’s
cousin);
Steve
(friend of Gail)- continued healing in rehab; Buck
Cunningham- recovering in rehab;
Baby
Gavin- brain tumor and mom Ashley- cysts; Sister and father of Jill Franke (Jen Alfieri);
Lily
-chemo; Flo (cousin of Jean McQuade)-
lung cancer; Mary Ellen (Sharon’s sister)- cancer;
Steve
(John McQuade co-worker)-
prostate cancer; Mike (Tammy’s friend)- non Hodgkin’s lymphoma;
Sydney-diagnosed
with Leukemia; Tina Whitehead and her work for human dignity; Our military and their families