Worship Service Bulletin
A Service for the Lord’s Day
5th Sunday after Epiphany
(*Please stand in body or in spirit)
The Instrumental Prelude and Time for Meditation
Announcements, Rev. Hana Elliott
Call to Order and Certification of Quorum
Celebrations and the Birthday Song,
Happy birthday, happy birthday, your friends are all singing.
May the year that is coming bring gladness to you.
May it teach you to be helpful, kindhearted, and loving.
Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday to you.
*Call to Worship, Bonnie Jackson
Leader: From infant to octogenarians,
People: We gather to worship.
Leader: From here to the other side of the world,
People: We raise our voices in song.
Leader: In festive seasons and in ordinary time,
People: We bow our heads in prayer.
Leader: With all that we are,
People: We glorify God!
*Hymn #332 “God of Grace and God of Glory”
Dedication of Bibles:
Eternal God, you enlighten all with your truth. Plant your Word in our hearts as good seed, and allow it to grow into a rich harvest of justice, mercy, and love. Let it be the sharpened sword that separates truth from falsehood, as we seek to follow the One who was, and who is and who is to come, your Word of life, Jesus Christ our Lord.
We do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from your mouth.
Trusting in Jesus Christ, we dedicate this Bible in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
*Call to Confession:
On days like today, it is easy for us to celebrate all that we have done, while forgetting all God has done for us and through us. In humility and faith, let us confess our sin to God, first in silence, and then aloud together.
*Prayer of Confession, In Unison
(Begin with individual silent prayer before joining in unison)
Merciful God, we confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart. We have failed to be an obedient church. We have not always done your will; we have broken your law; we have rebelled against your love. We have not loved our neighbors, and we have refused to hear the cry of the needy. We have taken credit for the work that you have done through us, and measured our success more by the size of our numbers than by the quality of our love. Forgive us, God. Guide us in your ways. Help us to follow you faithfully, giving all glory to you.
*Assurance of Forgiveness:
Hear the good news! Who is in a position to condemn? Only Christ, and Christ died for us, Christ rose for us, Christ reigns in power over us, Christ prays for us. Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. The old life has gone; a new life has begun. Know that we are forgiven and be at peace. Thanks be to God!
*The Gloria #108, In Unison
Glory be to the Father
And to the Son and to the Holy Ghost
As it was in the beginning,
Is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
*Passing of the Peace:
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. To this peace we were called as members of a single body. The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.
Clerk’s Report, Kayla Hendrix
Christian Education Report, Melinda Hendrix
Prayer for Illumination:
O Lord our God, your Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Give us grace to receive your truth in faith and love, that we may be obedient to your will and live always for your glory; through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.
First Scripture Reading: Luke 5:1-11
Homily
*Hymn #349 “I Love Your Kingdom, Lord”
*Affirmation of Faith, (1)
The church gathers to praise God, to hear the Word, to baptize and join in the Lord’s Supper, to pray for the world in worship, to enjoy fellowship, to receive instruction, strength, and comfort, to be tested, renewed, reformed, and to speak and act in the world’s affairs as may be appropriate to the needs of the time.
The church disperses to serve God wherever its members are, at work or play, in private or in the life of society. They prayer and bible study are part of the church’s worship and theological reflection. Their worship is the church’s evangelism. Their daily action in the world is the church in mission in the world. The quality of their relations with others is the measure of the church’s fidelity. Each member is the church in the world, endowed by the Spirit with some gift and calling of ministry. Amen.
Meeting of the Corporation & Trustees Report, James Talbott
Finance Report, Kara Talbott
Call to Offering: (2)
God calls us to be generous, not when all the bills are paid, not when we have everything we need, not when we see our way clear. God calls us to be generous now, trusting in God who is our Provider. And so we give freely, as we have freely received; we love fully as we have been fully loved.
Offering:
Monetary gifts may be placed in the offering plates as they are passed through the pews.
*Doxology #109
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise God all creatures here below,
Praise God above ye heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*Prayer of Dedication
Let us Pray: Gracious God, you fill us with good things, until our hearts and lives overflow with your abundance. With thanksgiving, we bring you our time, talents, and tithes—the gifts we first received from you. Use them to enable the ministries of our church as we serve our neighbors near and far, by showing your love and grace, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Membership Report, Deb Cullison
Mission Report, Alicia Holt
Prayers of the People
….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 debts as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
Choral Response
Hear our prayer, O Lord, hear our prayer, O Lord,
Incline thine ear to us, and grant us thy peace. Amen
*Hymn “Called as Partners in Christ’s Service” (Back Page)
*Adjournment, Charge & Blessing,
*Choral Response: “Go, My Children, with My Blessing” (Insert)
Go, my children, fed and nourished, closer to me.
Grow in love and love by serving, joyful and free.
Here my Spirit’s power filled you;
here my tender comfort stilled you.
Go, my children, fed and nourished, joyful and free.
*The Choral Amen,
Amen, Amen, Amen.
(1) from The Confession of 1967
(2) by Carol Penner.