January 15 @ St. Paul's UMC: Worship

Flowers from the Muckles and the Coopers

The adult class in session

The choir warms up before worship

Fellowship is for everyone!

Taking in the Sistine Chapel puzzle in Franz Hall

 Second Sunday after Epiphany

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Today’s Meditation Verse: “He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; many shall see, and stand in awe, and put their trust in the LORD.” —Psalm 40:3

Welcome... Pastor Charles

Prelude...Lorie Courier / “O, How He Loves You and Me/The Power of His Love” 

*Call to Worship (Psalm 139:1-5)... Rebecca Glancy

Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

*Hymn... “The Church of Christ, in Every Age” (UMH #589)

Prayer for Humans Relations Sunday... Rebecca Glancy

God of justice, we confess that in the pursuit of our own dreams and desires, we have not always been civil, not always humane, not always right. Guided by Your Spirit, what we would like to do is change the 

world – make it a little simpler for people to feed, clothe, and shelter themselves as You intended them to do. Help us to be Your witnesses, by fighting for better conditions, by crying out unceasingly for the 

rights of the workers, the poor, the destitute, the rights of the worthy and the unworthy poor, so that we can, with Your help, change the world. Enlarge our hearts to love each other, to love our neighbor, and to love our enemy as our friend. Amen.

(Inspired by a quote from Dorothy Day - Eric Thomas)

*Offering/Doxology (UMH #95)

Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer... Pastor Charles

First Lesson: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 ... Rebecca Glancy

Choral Anthem... “Peace Song” by Greg Gilpin

Gospel Lesson: John 1:29-42... Pastor Charles

This is the Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.

Sermon... Pastor Charles / “Was it just a week ago?”

*Hymn... “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (UMH #519)

*Words for the Journey... Pastor Charles

Postlude... Lorie Courier and Suzanne Polacek / “We Three Kings”