January 30th Worship
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Introit: Prelude in C minor
Bach
from The Well-Tempered Clavier
YunJoung Park, piano
Welcome & Call to Worship
[Psalm 71]
In you, O Lord, we take refuge; let us never be put to shame.
Our mouths are filled with your praise, and with your glory all day long.
Do not cast us off in the time of old age; do not forsake us when our strength is spent.
O God, from our youth you have taught us, and we still proclaim your wondrous deeds.
You who have done great things, O God, who is like you?
We will hope continually, and will praise you yet more and more.
Let us worship the LORD!
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Hymn 376)
Love divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heaven to earth come down,
Fix in us Thy humble dwelling, all Thy faithful mercies crown!
Jesus, Thou art all compassion, pure, unbounded love Thou art;
Visit us with Thy salvation, enter every trembling heart.
Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit into every troubled breast!
Let us all in Thee inherit, let us find the promised rest;
Take away the love of sinning, Alpha and Omega be;
End of faith, as its beginning, set our hearts at liberty.
Finish, then, Thy new creation; pure and spotless let us be;
Let us see Thy great salvation perfectly restored in Thee;
Changed from glory into glory, till in heaven we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before Thee, lost in wonder, love, and praise.
Confession
God of life, we admit to you and to each other that we have not always lived lives of love. We have lost patience and been rude. We have been irritable and insisted on our own way. We have valued power and control more than love. Forgive us and heal us, dear God, through Jesus Christ, your love incarnate. Give us hope and endurance as we commit again to the process of loving. Amen.
Silence
Song of Gratitude: O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
Matheson/Byrne
O love that will not let me go, I rest my weary soul in Thee:
I give Thee back the life I owe, that in Thine ocean depths its flow may richer, fuller be.
O light that follows all my way, I yield my flickering torch to Thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray, that in Thy sunshine’s blaze its day may brighter, fairer be.
O joy that seekest me through pain, I cannot close my heart to Thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain, and feel the promise is not vain that morn shall tearless be.
Forgiveness in Jesus Christ
Peace
The peace of Christ be with you.
And also with you.
Children’s Message
Song of Joy: The Lord Is God
The Lord is God, the Lord alone! Give honor, thanks, and praise
To God, the maker of all things and giver of our days.
With all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and might,
O people, love the Lord your God, the source of truth and light.
At night or day, at home, away, together and apart,
O children, take these holy words and keep them in your heart.
The Lord is God, the Lord alone! Give honor, thanks, and praise
To God, the maker of all things and giver of our days.
Scripture Readings
Steve Blewett
Old Testament: Deuteronomy 6:4-9
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New Testament: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
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Sermon: Second Half of Live
Focus: When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways.
Response: Though I May Speak
Hopson/English folk melody
Lisa Phillips, soprano
Pastoral Prayer & The 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 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.
Giving our Gifts to God
Zak Cannard
…for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me. -Matthew 25:35
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Musical Offering: Fugue in C minor
Tallis
Doxology
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.
Charge & Benediction
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