Bulletin

    Service for the Lord’s Day

                 January 31, 2010

       Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

*Please rise in body or spirit.

PRELUDE                               “Prelude on Nun Danket”                                       Judy Phillips
                                                       Covenant Ringers
 
WELCOME AND NEWS OF THE CHURCH
 
MINUTE FOR MISSION                Faith Works
 
INTROIT                                          “I Was Glad”                                         Donald E. Dillard
 
*CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                                      from Psalm 71
      Liturgist:             Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great

                                things; who is like you, O God?
      People:              You have showed me great troubles and adversities, but you will

                                 restore my life.
      Liturgist:             You strengthen me more and more; you enfold and comfort me.
      People:              My lips will sing with joy and so will my soul, which you have

                                 redeemed.
 
*HYMN #274              “O God of Earth and Space”
 
PRAYER OF THE DAY
      God of compassion, you have shown us in Christ that your love is never-ending. 

      Enable us to love you with all our hearts and to love one another as Christ loved us.

      Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy

      Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
 

CALL TO CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

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 refused to hear the cry of the needy.  Forgive us, we pray.  Free us for joyful obedience; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

ASSURANCE OF GRACE

*GREETING OF PEACE

       Liturgist:              The peace of Christ be with you.

       People:              And also with you.

       Please greet one another with “The peace of Christ be with you.”

*RESPONSE #579              “Glory Be to the Father”

SCRIPTURE READING              Psalm 71:1–6
              (on page 532 of the pew Bible, Old Testament)

Liturgist:              This is the Word of the Lord.

People:              Thanks be to God.

ANTHEM                                          “Didn’ It Rain”                                      Donald E. Dillard

                                                          Sanctuary Choir

SCRIPTURE READING              1 Corinthians 13:1–13
                                   (on page 175 of the pew Bible, New Testament)

CHILDREN AND FAITH MOMENT

All children are invited to remain in worship.

If desired, childcare is provided for children up to second grade in Room 5.

HYMN #2051              “I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry”                    in Sing the Faith

SERMON                                       Amor Omnia Vincit                                        Paula Kelso

CALL TO OFFERING

OFFERTORY                          “Jesu, Joy of Man‘s Desiring”                 Johann Sebastian Bach

                                                          Covenant Ringers

*DOXOLOGY #592

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION OF GIFTS AND SELF

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Liturgist:              Loving God, we pray to you:

People:              Hear our prayer.

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us, and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever.  Amen.

*HYMN #436              “We Are Your People”

*BENEDICTION

*RESPONSE            “Threefold Amen”                                                          Donald E. Dillard

POSTLUDE          “Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones” [Vigiles et Sancti]        Donald E. Dillard

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