WORSHIP ORDER
January 25, 2025
WELCOME, GREETING, & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Scott Sears & Schauna Chambers
PRELUDE
Rhonda Adkins, pianist
Acolyte: Beloved Child of God
Cross Bearer: Beloved Child of God
As the Light of Christ passes you, stand in body, mind, or spirit, and remain standing through the first congregational song.
CALL TO WORSHIP
We have come in from the winter, from a world where the lines have been blurred by the wind and the cold.
The storm has stripped away our pretenses; the ice has slowed our stride.
Outside, we are identified by the tracks we leave and the many directions we take. But here, the frost begins to melt.
We are seeking a warmth that our own cleverness cannot provide.
In this “In-Between” hour, between the wind and the hearth, the names we shouted in the streets begin to lose their sound.
We are tired of the cold winds of our own making.
Do not fear the silence of the snow. Do no fear the “foolishness” of seeking shelter in a place that looks weak to the world.
We are gathered around a single, quiet flame. As the snow falls, let us look toward the one Light that the darkness cannot overtake.
CONGREGATIONAL SONG
#2223 They’ll Know We Are Christians
WESLEY CHOIR ANTHEM
New Testament
CHILDREN’S MOMENTS
Debbie Bradley & Katrina Lee
PASTORAL PRAYER
Pastor Scott
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 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 forever.
Amen.
CHOIR ANTHEM
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord
SCRIPTURE READING
Matthew 4:12-23
Jamie Webster
*CONGREGATIONAL SONG
#2101 Two Fishermen
SCRIPTURE READING
1 Corinthians 1:10-18
SERMON
The In-Between
Pastor Scott
OFFERING AND PASSING THE PEACE
DOXOLOGY
UMH #94
CONGREGATIONAL SONG
#2172 We Are Called
POSTLUDE
Jay Brooks, organist
BENEDICTION AND BLESSING
Scott Sears
