FIFTH SABBATH AFTER EPIPHANY

Assemble in God’s Name

Organ Prelude:

Choral Introit:

Welcome and Concerns of the Church

s  Passing the Peace

s Hymnbook: “O Worship the King All Glorious Above” #26

Lighting the Candles

Call to Worship  (Psalm 62:11-12)

Leader:  The Lord be with you.

People:  And with you also.

Leader:  Once God has spoken;

People:  Twice have I heard this:

Leader:  That power belongs to God,

People:  And steadfast love.

Opening Prayer

Prayer of Confession (in unison)

Merciful God,

we confess that we have sinned against you

in thought, word, and deed,

by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved you with our whole heart and mind and strength.

We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.

In your mercy, forgive what we have been,

help us amend what we are,

and direct what we shall be,

so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways,

to the glory of your holy name.

This we pray in the name of the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ Our Lord.  Amen.

Declaration of Forgiveness

Leader: Hear the Good News! Jesus himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness.

People: By his wounds, we have been healed. For we were going astray like sheep, but now we have returned to the shepherd and guardian of our souls. Praise the Lord!

All: The Lord's name be praised. Alleluia. Amen.

s Bible Songs: “Dependence On God for Salvation” #122

s Gloria Patri #546

Presentation of Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

s Doxology #544

Proclaim God’s Word

Children's Sermon 

            Dismissal to Children’s Church (5 and Under)

Prayers of the People

First Scripture Lesson: Psalm  62:1-6

Anthem

Second Scripture Lesson: Psalm 62:7-8

Sermon: "Suicide or Meaning”

Go in God’s Name

s The Apostles' Creed

s Prayer of Thanksgiving

s The Lord's Prayer

s Hymnbook: “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”    #111

s Extinguishing the Candles

s Charge and Blessing

Postlude:

s:  all who are able, please stand.

In the name of the Prince of Peace, we welcome each worshiper. We invite you to participate fully in worship.  We also invite you to our “Souper Bowl” lunch afterward.

Wednesday Bible Study, 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Today is “Souper Bowl” Sabbath.  We will have soup, sandwiches, and desserts following Morning Worship.  We will also take up a special offering that will go the Ministerial Association Emergency Transient Fund.

Men’s Fellowship breakfast is next Sabbath, February 12, 8:00 a.m.  (Note the change of date.)

Valentine’s Day is February 14.

Jeanette Chambers was in the hospital last week and has not gone home.  Louise Grant has been transferred from Piedmont Hospital to White Oak Manor.  Please remember all our sick and shut-ins in your prayers.

Prayer Request

Please pray for Jamie Lee Comer from Hickory Grove.  She is in Intensive Care in Charlotte.  She has been in the hospital for about a month.   She is in bad shape.   She needs to get well enough to have intestinal surgery, but her sugar level is unstable and she has a yeast infection in her kidneys.

If you have questions or comments, email Tony Grant

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