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Worship at Grace Church reciting Psalms, reading and proclaiming Scriptures, singing Hymns, voicing Prayers Third Sunday after Epiphany January 22, 2006
Welcome and Introductions Organ meditation “Album Leaf” - Sitt (This is a time to bring forward Joys and Concerns)
Greeting: (stand) The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. And also with you. The risen Christ is with us. Praise the Lord!
♫ Introit: (662) (stand) Stand up and bless the Lord, ye people of his choice; stand up and bless the Lord your God with heart and soul and voice.
♫ Hymn of Praise to God (62) (stand) All Creatures of Our God and King
Prayer for the Morning New every morning is your love, great God of light, and all day long you are working for good in the world. Stir up in us desire to serve you, to live peacefully with our neighbors, and to devote each day to your Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ, the Lord. Amen.
Prayer for Sunday O God, who makest us glad with the weekly remembrance of the glorious resurrection of thy Son our Lord: Grant us this day such blessing through our worship of thee, that the days to come may be spent in they favor; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer of Confession Forgive my sins, O Lord. Forgive me the sins of my present and the sins of my past, The sins of my soul and the sins of my body; The sins which I have done to please myself, and the sins which I have done to please others. Forgive me my wanton and idle sins, forgive me my serious and deliberate sins, Forgive me those sins which I know and those sins which I know not, the sins which I have so labored to hide from others that I have hid them from myself. Forgive them, O Lord, forgive them all. Of thy great mercy let me be absolved, and of thy bountiful goodness let me be delivered from the bonds of all that by my frailty I have committed. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.
Declaration of Pardon Leader: 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!
Response of the People In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven! Glory be to God. Amen.
Canticle of God’s Glory (Jubilate, from Psalm 100) O be joyful in the Lord / All ye lands; Serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his / presence with a song. Be ye sure that the Lord he is God; It is he that hath made us and not / we ourselves We are his people, and the / sheep of his pasture. O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving And into his / courts with praise; Be thankful unto him and / speak good of his Name. For the Lord is gracious; His mercy is / everlasting; And his truth endureth from generation to gene/ration.
Psalm 62:5-12 #787 (with musical response)
♫Gloria Patri (stand)
Glory to God the Creator,
Prayer for Illumination Lord, open our hearts and minds by the power of your Holy Spirit, that, as the Scriptures are read and your Word proclaimed, we may hear with joy what you say to us today. Amen.
Versicle God always blesses the reading of the Word. Thanks be to God!
Scripture: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God!
Hymn (358) (stand) Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
Scripture: I Corinthians 7:29-31 The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God!
Scripture: Mark 1:14-20 (stand) The gospel of Christ. Thanks be to God.
Sermon
The Creed We are not alone, we live in God’s world. We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit. We trust in God. We are called to be the church: to celebrate God’s presence, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope. In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God. Amen. (883, A Statement of Faith of the United Church of Canada)
Intercessions For joy in God’s creation For the Church For our enemies For our country For the oppressed For those who are addicted For all the concerns brought forward
♫Prayer Response Hear our prayer, O Lord, Hear our prayer, O Lord, Incline thine ear to us And grant us thy peace.
Offering “Evening Prayer” – Humperdinck/Felton ♫Doxology (stand) Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise God all creatures here below. Praise God above ye heavenly host. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Prayer of Thanksgiving (stand) O Supreme Lord of the Universe, you fill and sustain everything around us. With the touch of your hand you turned chaos into order, darkness into light. Unknown energies you hid in the heart of matter. From you burst forth the splendor of the sun and the mild radiance of the moon. Stars and planets without number you set in ordered movement. You are the source of the fire’s heat and the wind’s might, of the water’s coolness and the earth’s stability. Deep and wonderful are the mysteries of your creation. Amen.
Litany of Thanksgiving (stand) After the reading of each joy, the people say, “Thanks be to God.”
The Lord’s Prayer (stand) Holy One, Our only home Hallowed be thy name. May your day dawn your will be done here as in heaven. Feed us today. And forgive us as we forgive each other. Do not forsake us at the test but deliver us from evil. For the glory, the power, and the mercy are yours now and forever. Amen.
Hymn of dedication to go forth and serve in the world (577) (stand) God of Grace and God of Glory
Benediction from the pastor (stand) The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen.
♫Benediction response (stand)
God be with you,
Postlude “Toccata” - Widor For Joy in God’s Creation
O heavenly Father, who has filled the world with beauty: Open our eyes to behold your gracious hand in all your works; that, rejoicing in your whole creation, we may learn to serve you with gladness; for the sake of him through whom all things were made, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For the Church Gracious Father, we pray for your holy Church. Fill it with all truth, in all truth with all peace. Where it is corrupt, purify it; where it is in error, direct it; where in any thing it is amiss, reform it. Where it is right, strengthen it; where it is in want, provide for it; where it is divided, reunite it; for the sake of Jesus Christ your Son our Savior. Amen.
For our enemies God, the Father of all, whose Son commanded us to love our enemies: Lead them and us from prejudice to truth; deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time enable us all to stand reconciled before you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For our country Almighty God, who has given us this good land for our heritage: We humbly beseech you that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of your favor and glad to do your will. Bless our land with honorable industry, sound learning, and pure manners. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion us into one united people. Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom in your Name we entrust the authority of government, that there may be justice and peace at home, and that, through obedience to your law, we may show forth your praise among the nations of the earth. In the time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in you to fail; all which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For the oppressed Look with pity, O heavenly Father, upon the people in this land who live with injustice, terror, disease, and death as their constant companions. Have mercy upon us. Help us to eliminate our cruelty to these our neighbors. Strengthen those who spend their lives establishing equal protection of the law and equal opportunities for all. And grant that every one of us may enjoy a fair portion of the riches of this land; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For those who are addicted Blessed Lord, you ministered to all who came to you: Look with compassion upon all who through addiction have lost their health and freedom. Restore to them the assurance of your unfailing mercy; remove from them the fears that beset them; strengthen them in the work of their recovery; and to those who care for them, give patient understanding and persevering love. Amen. |
