Service for the Lord’s Day: January 29, 2006
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time: 10:30 a.m.
GATHER IN GOD’S NAME
Worship begins with the prelude. Please speak softly enough
to allow worshipers to pray and to prepare for time with God and God’s
people.
PRELUDE Fantasy on Kingsfold arr. H. Wagner
CARILLON, WELCOME, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE Make Me a Channel of Your Peace S. Temple/D. Wagner
CHORAL INTROIT
God Be
in My Head M. Whitney
LIGHTING
THE CHRIST CANDLE
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Praise
the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
in the company of the upright, in the
congregation.
Great
are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.
Full of honor and majesty is his work,
and his righteousness endures
forever.
PROCESSIONAL HYMN # 343 Called as Partners in Christ’s Service
*CONFESSION OF WHO WE ARE on Psalm 111:1/wrl
The
Psalmist writes, “I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart.”
Lord, we do not thank you with whole
hearts.
We blend thank-you’s with complaints
about yesterday
and worries for tomorrow;
then clog our vessels with excuses for
half-heartedness.
Forgive half-baked gratitude, half-lived
faith, Lord,
and renew the muscle at our core
to do the heavy lifting of praise and thanks in Jesus Christ.
*ASSURANCE OF WHOSE WE ARE on
Psalm 111:4/wrl
God has gained renown by wonderful deeds;
The
Lord is gracious and merciful.
Thanks be to God.
*THE PEACE
The
peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Peace be
with you.
(worshipers
exchange words and gestures of God’s peace)
PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD
LESSON FROM THE PSALM
Psalm 111 (NRSV)
ANTHEM The
Eyes of All Hope in Thee, O Lord (Motet) R. Felciano
WORD WITH CHILDREN
LESSON FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Deuteronomy 18: 15-20 (NRSV)
LESSON FROM THE LETTER 1
Corinthians 8: 1-13 (NRSV)
SERMON
“Big Deal”
RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD
OFFERING OURSELVES TO THE GOD OF DARK PLACES
Call to Respond
Offertory
Louez le Seigneur! (Praise, Praise, Praise the Lord!) arr. R. Johnson
(
*Response
#592
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
*Prayer
of Dedication
PRAYERS OF THANKS AND INTERCESSION, THE LORD’S PRAYER
GO IN GOD’S NAME
*HYMN # 438
Blest Be the Tie That Binds
*CHARGE and BLESSING
CHORAL RESPONSE # 586
Amen
POSTLUDE We Are Marching (Siyahamba) arr. R. Schaffer
*Congregation
stands as able
Next Week’s Scriptures: Isa. 40: 21-31; Ps. 147: 1-11; 1 Cor. 9:
16-23; Mark 1: 29-39
|
Sermon |
Rev. William
R. Leety |
|
Word with Children |
Rev. Jonathan
C. Siehl |
|
Musical Leadership |
Overbrook
Belles Chancel Choir Sarah Shaffer,
Director |
|
Head Usher |
Bob
Glaeser |