An Affirmation
I refuse to believe
that we are unable to influence the events around us.
I refuse to believe
we are bound by racism, war, and injustice.
I believe those around
me are my brother and my sister.
I believe in dignity
every day and that our brokenness can be healed.
I believe we can
overcome oppression and violence, without resorting to it.
This means I seek to
reject revenge and retaliation.
I remember, “Hate
cannot drive out hate: only love can.”
-
drawn from the writings of Martin Luther King, Jr.
by
Abigail Reichard
- Gathering into worship -
*Those that are able are invited to stand
Welcome and Announcements
*Opening Psalm Psalm 15
UMH #15
*Hymn “A Charge to Keep I Have”
UMH #413
*Opening Prayer
- Meditation on God’s word -
Children’s Sermon
Candy
Morgan
Scripture
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Message Consider Your Call Rev. Kelly J. Smith
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.
- blessings to share –
The Great Thanksgiving UMH #9
Communion Hymn “Take Our Bread” UMH #640
Sharing Communion
Offering Prayer
Holy God, as we bring our tithes and
offerings to your altar, we confess that many of us have longed to be “wise
with money” as the world understands it – accumulating and building our
balances and portfolios.
The apostle Paul has called us to live in
ways that often seem foolish to the world, and we know that means being seen as
extravagant in generosity and reckless in our compassion.
Help us on the journey to loosen our grip
on our money and possessions and live the compassion to which your Son has called
us.
In his name, we pray. Amen.
Offering our Gifts and Tithes
- Taking the Word to the World -
*Hymn “God of Grace and God of Glory” UMH #577
*Benediction
*Hymn “We All Are One in Mission”
(Verse 3) TFWS
#2243
Postlude
Join us immediately after worship for…
South Avenue and Mifflin
Avenue Churches make up the WILKINSBURG
CHARGE.
Not only do we “share”
Pastor Kelly, we work together to do ministry in our community and with each
other.
South
Avenue Church worships Sundays at 10am
Mifflin
Avenue worships Sundays at 11:15am
Folks are encouraged to
attend whichever worship service is most convenient for them.
Our goal is
to be a welcoming and inclusive
church for
all people.
www.mifflinave.org
412-731-2511
905
Mifflin Avenue
Pastor: Rev. Kelly Smith
214-202-9291
February 2, 2020