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SANCTUARY, 11:00 a.m.
A Service of Song, Word, & Table
January 19, 2024
* Please rise in body or spirit.
PRELUDE Sing Unto the Sky Karen Marrolli video, Tallgrass Chamber Ensemble
WELCOME
CALL TO WORSHIP
How shall we live when shadows gather?
Drawn to God’s unquenchable light, we are also drawn into one another’s presence.
What was hidden has been revealed; we are woven together with all Creation.
When we live in the light, as God is in the light, we are one with each other.
Let us worship God, who is our Light and Salvation.
* HYMN For the Beauty of the Earth (1,2,4,6) 92 UMH
A READING FROM THE PSALMS Psalm 36:5-10
This is the Word of God for the People of God.
Thanks be to God!
MUSICAL RESPONSE We Lift Up Our Voices Charles Anthony Silvestri/Karen Marrolli Chancel Choir/Shane Snedigar, violin
MESSAGE
MUSICAL RESPONSE This is My Father’s World 144 UMH
PASTORAL PRAYER
PASSING OF THE PEACE
REGATHERING HYMN On Eagle’s Wings 143 UMH
INVITATION TO OFFERING & CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
OFFERTORY PRAYER
Generous God, as we gather to offer our tithes and offerings, we are reminded of the words of the apostle John about the Word of life. Just as your Word brings light into our lives, may our giving be an act of generosity, a reflection of the abundance of your grace and love. We thank you for the forgiveness and grace offered through your Son, Jesus Christ, and as we give, may we also steward these gifts wisely for the betterment of your kingdom. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
OFFERTORY Dr. Dan Cummings
DOXOLOGY Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow 94 UMH
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING TFWS 2257 b,c,d
Creator God, you revealed to us your Creation on earth.
The waters flowed, and the winds blew.
You set the cosmos into motion and created living beings.
You gave life to the plants the sea creatures and the land animals.
You put into flight the birds and insects, and you made people to walk on the ground.
You blessed us all and called us good.
But when our love failed and we turned away,
You revealed a love for your people and all of Creation that never ends.
And so we praise you, with all the company of saints and sinners, singing your unending hymn:
Holy, holy, holy Lord; God of power and might.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna in the highest!
Hosanna in the highest!
Blest is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna in the highest!
Hosanna in the highest!
You continued to reveal your love for us in your son, Jesus,
who came to live among us and move as a human on this Earth.
When he dined with his friends, just before he was to be executed,
he reminded them of your love revealed in the gifts of bread and juice before them on the table.
He took the bread in his hands, gave thanks to you, broke it, and shared it with his friends, saying the familiar words,
“Take, eat. This is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”
And when the supper was over, he took the cup, again gave thanks for it, and shared it with all who gathered, reminding them,
“Drink this all of you. This is the cup of my covenant with you, for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
Together we proclaim the mystery of faith.
Christ has died. Christ has risen. Christ will come again.
Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna in the highest!
Hosanna in the highest!
Still-creating Spirit,
Be poured out on those gathered here and on these gifts from the field in bread and juice. As we receive them into our bodies, make us your body. Unite us with those who have come before us in your kin-dom and with those who will come after us, now and always. Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER
MUSIC AT COMMUNION Dr. Dan Cummings
INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP
* SENDING HYMN Great is Thy Faithfulness 140 UMH
BENEDICTION
May God the Creator, who clothes the lilies of the field and feeds the birds of the air,
provide us with all we need for life in its fullness. Amen.
May God in Christ, who fed the five thousand and turned water into wine,
feed us with his life and transform us in his love. Amen.
May God the Holy Spirit, who hovered over the waters of creation and formed the world from chaos,
form us in the likeness of Christ and renew the face of the earth. Amen.
POSTLUDE Dr. Dan Cummings
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