February 2, 2025
Sent to Serve, Called to Love
YouTube worship video link: https://youtu.be/vf8ZkNgM4FM?si=l6QvvZGykk3LtV61
In consideration of others, please silence your cell phones.
The prelude calls us to worship; let us listen quietly in reflection and prayer.
*Indicates please stand if you are able
GATHERING
Welcome...Rev. Elizabeth Burg (she/her)
Prelude...Kyle Dacon (he/him)
Call to Worship...Amy Abshire (she/her)
Leader: We are called. We are called as individuals, as families, as a faith community.
People: We are called to be the church—a space, a place, a people of shaping, growing and sending.
Leader: Together we learn.
People: Together, we learn the way of love and live it boldly in the world.
Leader: Like Jesus washing the feet of the disciples, we are invited to serve as an act of equity.
People: Like Jesus eating with sinners, we are invited to love as an act of justice.
Leader: Come, let us worship the One who calls us to be His hands, feet, and heart in the world.
All: With willing hearts and open eyes, we worship the God who calls us to co-create the kin-dom .
*Hymn...“Together We Serve” (TFWS #2175)
LISTENING
Scripture Reading: Mark 10:35-45 (CEB)...Amy Abshire
James and John, Zebedee’s sons, came to Jesus and said, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”
“What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.
They said, “Allow one of us to sit on your right and the other on your left when you enter your glory.”
Jesus replied, “You don’t know what you’re asking! Can you drink the cup I drink or receive the baptism I receive?”
“We can,” they answered.
Jesus said, “You will drink the cup I drink and receive the baptism I receive, but to sit at my right or left hand isn’t mine to give. It belongs to those for whom it has been prepared.”
Now when the other ten disciples heard about this, they became angry with James and John. Jesus called them over and said, “You know that the ones who are considered the rulers by the Gentiles show off their authority over them and their high-ranking officials order them around. But that’s not the way it will be with you. Whoever wants to be great among you will be your servant. Whoever wants to be first among you will be the slave of all, for the Human One didn’t come to be served but rather to serve and to give his life to liberate many people.”
Hymn of Reflection...“Spirit of the Living God” (UMH #393)
Message...Rev. Elizabeth / “Sent to Serve, Called to Love”
RESPONDING
Bell Anthem...“Go Tell It on the Mountain,” arranged by Sandra Eithun
Community prayer concerns and celebrations
Please wait for the usher to bring you a microphone so that all in the congregation will be able to hear your prayer clearly.
Pastoral Prayer and Silent Prayer...Rev. Elizabeth
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Creator,† who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
†Please use the language for God that resonates with your soul and helps you connect with the Divine.
Offering...Rev. Elizabeth
Donations to St. Paul’s by cash or check can be left in the offering plate on the usher’s table at the back of the sanctuary.
Doxology...“Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” (UMH #94)
Holy Communion
During Holy Communion, we take a special offering to benefit the PATH Fund, a fund used to help fill the gaps for our underserved neighbors. If you would like to make a contribution, please place your gift in the basket marked “PATH Fund” on the table at the back of the sanctuary or at the altar rail.
Come...For this is Christ’s table—a table not of individual faith alone, but of shared journey, where we are shaped in love and strengthened for the road ahead.
We come, not alone but together, as one body. We come not in our own strength, but in the strength of Christ’s love. We come, ready to be formed, to be renewed, and to be sent.
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
It is right, and a good and joyful thing...
And so, with all Your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we join in the unending hymn of praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Holy are You, and blessed is Jesus Christ...
And so, in remembrance of these mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves as a community of faith, in praise and thanksgiving, as we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
Prayer After Communion: God of grace and glory, You have met us at this table, feeding us not only with bread and cup but with Your very presence. As we rise from this sacred meal, may we rise ready to follow. May we go forth as a people shaped by grace, rooted in tradition, expanding the table, opening ourselves to awe, and stepping boldly into service. May we embody the love we have received, bearing witness to the One who calls us and sends us into the world. In Christ’s name, we pray. Amen.
SENDING
Connecting...Rev. Elizabeth
*Hymn...“Here I Am, Lord” (UMH #593)
*Words for the Journey...Rev. Elizabeth
Postlude...Kyle Dacon
Acknowledgments
Our thanks and appreciation to Amy Abshire for serving as our liturgist today, to Kyle Dacon for being our accompanist, and to the Muckles for hosting fellowship.
Upcoming Events, News, and Information
The church council scheduled for today has been cancelled. Scott has sent a poll to reschedule.
Ladies Lunch Bunch will meet on Thursday, February 6, at 11:45 a.m., at Ironwood Bar and Grille at Flatirons Golf Course (5706 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder). Please RSVP by February 4 to Myrle Myers (MMMyers59@msn.com / 303-810-8044).
Breakfast Fellowship will meet on Saturday, February 8, at 8:00 a.m. at Home Cookin’ Café (328 S. McCaslin Blvd., Louisville). All are welcome!
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church welcomes you!
We’re glad to have you worship with us this morning. Please sign the attendance pad at the back of the sanctuary. Please submit prayer requests by completing a prayer request card,
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