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©Order of Worship for Sunday February 09, 2025
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
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Prelude………………….I Have a Dream………Greg D.
by B. Anderson and B. Ulvaeus (c)EMI Waterford Music, Inc.
Coming of the Light
Greetings ……………………………………Pastor Steven
Announcements………………………………….…Lorri B.
Call to Worship………………………………………Robin C.
Beloved, the Savior calls to you. Will you follow?
God, help us leave everything and follow.
Christ’s call persists through the clouds of doubt, fear, and worry that descend on our path. Will you follow?
God, help us leave everything and follow.
Jesus calls us to shift our priorities, to leave behind the baggage of prejudice and the grasping for position so we can truly love God and our neighbors well. Will you follow?
God, help us leave everything and follow.
Beloved, receive this good news: you are not alone! Today we answer Christ’s call together!
God, help us leave everything and follow your path of Love everywhere we go! Amen.
Written by Dr. Lisa Hancock, Discipleship Ministries, August 2024.
Opening Prayer…………………………………..Robin C.
Some have come under compulsion. Some have come out of curiosity. Some have come out of a great need. Some have come out of tradition. Some have come to dedicate their new outfit. All will meet Jesus. All will have the opportunity to be blessed. All will decide what to do, having met Jesus. May we decide to follow him. Amen.
Written by T. Anne Daniel in The Africana Worship Book, Year C (Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 2008), 126.
Opening Hymns……… “Forever”……………. W&S 3023
Words and Music: Chris Tomlin© worshiptogether.com Songs
(ASCAP) sixsteps Music (ASCAP) admin. At EMICMGP
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1. Give thanks to the Lord, our God and King;
his love endures forever.
For he is good, he is above all things;
his love endures forever.
Sing praise, sing praise!
2. With a mighty hand and outstretched arm,
his love endures forever.
For the life that’s been reborn;
his love endures forever.
Sing praise, sing praise,
Sing praise, sing praise!
Forever God is faithful, forever God is strong,
Forever God is with us, forever, forever!
3. From the rising to the setting sun,
his love endures forever.
And by the grace of God we will carry on;
his love endures forever.
Sing praise, sing praise!
Sing praise, sing praise!
Forever God is faithful, forever God is strong,
Forever God is with us, forever, forever!
“Open the Eyes of My Heart”………………..W&S #3008
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord, open the eyes
of my heart: I want to see you, I want to see
you.Open the eyes of my heart, Lord, open
The eyes of my heart; I want to see you,
I want to see you.To see you high and
Lifted up, shining in the light of your glory.
Pour out your power and love as we sing.
Holy, holy, holy.
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord, open the eyes
Of my heart: I want to see you, I want to see
You.Open the eyes of my heart, Lord, open
The eyes of my heart; I want to see you,
I want to see you.To see you high and
Lifted up, shining in the light of your glory.
Pour out your power and love as we sing.
Holy, holy, holy.
To see you high and lifted up, shining in
The light of your glory.Pour out your power
And love as we sing. Holy, holy, holy.
Holy, holy, holy.Holy, holy, holy.
Holy, holy, holy. I want to see you.
Holy, holy, holy.Holy, holy, holy.
Holy, holy, holy. I want to see you.
Passing of the Peace…………………………Pastor Steven
Let us offer signs of reconciliation and peace to one another.
Gloria Patri…… “Glory Be to the Father”… #71 UMH
Words: Lesser Doxology, 3rd-4th century
Music: Henry W. Greatorex, 1851
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. Amen.
Giving of our tithes and offerings……..Pastor Steven
Offertory………We Wear the Mask……..Maya Angelou
Offertory Response: ……….“The Doxology” #94 UMH
Words: Thomas Ken, 1674 Music: Geistliche Kirchengesänge, 1623;
Adapt. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God,
all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God the
source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power up-lifts!Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Prayer After Receiving……………………Pastor Steven
Prayers of the People……………………..Pastor Steven
Gospel Lesson: Luke 5: 1 – 11………………..Robin C.
Once while Jesus was standing beside the Lake of Gennesaret and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets.”When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to burst. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’s knees, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!” For he and all who were with him were astounded at the catch of fish that they had taken, and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.”When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
“Something Beautiful”……………………UMH # 394
Something beautiful, something good. All my confusion He understood. All I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife, But He made something beautiful of my life.
Sermon……..……What Are You Searching For?……………..Pastor Steven
Communion………………………………….pg. 12 UMH
CONFESSION & PARDON
Pastor Steven: 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 done your will, we have broken your law, we have rebelled against your love, we have not loved our neighbors, and we have not heard the cry of the needy. Forgive us, we pray. Free us for joyful obedience, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
All pray in silence.
Pastor Steven: Hear the good news:
Christ died for us while we were yet sinners; that proves God’s love toward us. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
All: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
All: Glory to God. Amen.
THE PEACE
Let us offer one another signs of reconciliation and love.
All, including the pastor, exchange signs and words of God’s peace by crossing hands, wave to one another due to social distancing guidelines.
Pastor Steven: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
Pastor Steven: Lift up your hearts. The pastor may lift hands and keep them raised.
All: We lift them up to the Lord.
Pastor Steven: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Pastor Steven: And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
All: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Pastor Steven: In union with Christ’s offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith.
All: Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
Pastor Steven: All honor and glory is yours, almighty Father, now and forever.
All: Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
Closing Hymn………….. “Send Me Lord”……UMH #497
Words and Music: Trad: South African © 1984 Utryck
1. Send me, Lord.
Send me, Jesus, send me, Jesus, send me,
Jesus, send me, Lord.
2. Lead me, Lord.
Lead me, Jesus, lead me, Jesus, lead me,
Jesus, lead me, Lord.
3. Fill me, Lord.
Fill me, Jesus, fill me, Jesus, fill me,
Jesus, fill me, Lord.
Dismissal with Blessing………………..Pastor Steven
Postlude…………………………………………..Greg D.
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