Order of Worship – February 4, 2024
Sunday, February 4, 2023
This is the 35th Day of 2024.
There are 325 days remaining in 2024.
Filled with the Holy Spirit,
we are a people of prayer
committed to love one another
and equipped to share Christ’s love throughout the world.
5th Sunday after Epiphany
Prelude:
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Call to Worship: Holy, Holy, Holy
Responsive Reading: Psalm 147:1-11, 20c
1Praise the LORD! How good it is to sing praises to our God,
for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting.
2The LORD builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
3He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
4He determines the number of the stars;
he gives to all of them their names.
5Great is our Lord and abundant in power;
his understanding is beyond measure.
6The LORD lifts up the downtrodden;
he casts the wicked to the ground.
7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving;
make melody to our God on the lyre.
8He covers the heavens with clouds,
prepares rain for the earth,
makes grass grow on the hills.
9He gives to the animals their food
and to the young ravens when they cry.
10His delight is not in the strength of the horse
nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner,
11but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.
20cPraise the LORD!
Opening Hymn: Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above…126
Verse 1
Sing praise to God who reigns above,
the God of all creation,
the God of power, the God of love,
the God of our salvation.
With healing balm my soul is filled
and every faithless murmur stilled:
To God all praise and glory.
Verse 2
The Lord is never far away,
but through all grief distressing,
an ever present help and stay,
our peace and joy and blessing.
As with a mother’s tender hand,
God gently leads the chosen band:
To God all praise and glory.
Verse 3
Thus all my toilsome way along,
I sing aloud thy praises,
that earth may hear the grateful song
my voice unwearied raises.
Be joyful in the Lord, my heart,
both soul and body bear your part:
To God all praise and glory.
Verse 4
Let all who name Christ’s holy name
give God all praise and glory;
let all who own his power proclaim
aloud the wondrous story!
Cast each false idol from its throne,
for Christ is Lord, and Christ alone:
To God all praise and glory.
Affirmation of Faith:
The Apostle’s Creed, Ecumenical Version..No. 882
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic** church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.
Amen.
Gloria Patri…Page 70
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen. Amen.
Praise Song: 10,000 Reasons
Bless the Lord oh my soul Oh my soul
Worship his holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I worship you holy name
The sun comes up
Its a new day dawning
Its time to sing your song again
Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me
Let me be singing when the evening comes
Bless the Lord oh my soul Oh my soul
Worship his holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I worship your holy name
You’re rich in love and you’re slow to anger
Your name is great and your heart is kind
For all your goodness I will keep on singing
10,000 reasons for my heart to find
Bless the Lord oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship his holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I worship your holy name
And on that day when my strength is failing
The end draws near and my time has come
Soon my soul will sing your praise un-ending
10,000 years and there forever more
Bless the Lord oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship his holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I worship your holy name
I worship your holy name
Yes, I worship your holy name
Pastoral Prayer
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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.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever. Amen.
Anthem: In Remembrance
Offertory
Doxology:
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts;
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen
Children’s Moment & Song (I’ve Got the Joy Joy Joy Joy)
I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy
down in my heart,
down in my heart,
down in my heart,
I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy
down in my heart
down in my heart to stay.
And I’m so happy,
so very happy
I have the love of Jesus
in my heart.
And I’m so happy,
so very happy
I have the love of Jesus
in my heart.
I’ve got the peace that passeth understanding,
down in my heart,
down in my heart,
down in my heart;
I’ve got the peace that passeth understanding,
down in my heart,
down in my heart to stay.
And I’m so happy, so very happy
I have the love of Jesus in my heart.
And I’m so happy, so very happy
I have the love of Jesus in my heart.
I’ve got the love of Jesus, love of Jesus,
down in my heart,
down in my heart,
down in my heart;
I’ve got the love of Jesus, love of Jesus,
down in my heart,
down in my heart to stay.
And I’m so happy, so very happy
I have the love of Jesus in my heart.
And I’m so happy, so very happy
I have the love of Jesus in my heart.
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 is proclaimed, we may hear with joy what you say to us today. Amen.
Gospel Reading: Mark 1:29-3
29As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. 31He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
32That evening, at sunset, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed by demons. 33And the whole city was gathered around the door. 34And he cured many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons, and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
35In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. 36And Simon and his companions hunted for him. 37When they found him, they said to him, “Everyone is searching for you.” 38He answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also, for that is what I came out to do.” 39And he went throughout all Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.
Leader: The Word of God, for the people of God!
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon Text: Isaiah 40:21-31
21Have you not known? Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,
and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,
who stretches out the heavens like a curtain
and spreads them like a tent to live in,
23who brings princes to naught
and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.
24Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown,
scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,
when he blows upon them, and they wither,
and the tempest carries them off like stubble.
25To whom, then, will you compare me,
or who is my equal? says the Holy One.
26Lift up your eyes on high and see:
Who created these?
He who brings out their host and numbers them,
calling them all by name;
because he is great in strength,
mighty in power,
not one is missing.
27Why do you say, O Jacob,
and assert, O Israel,
“My way is hidden from the LORD,
and my right is disregarded by my God”?
28Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
29He gives power to the faint
and strengthens the powerless.
30Even youths will faint and be weary,
and the young will fall exhausted,
31but those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.
Leader: This is the Word of God for the people of God
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon:Waiting for God and Renewal
Closing Hymn: There is a Balm in Gilead…No. 375
Refrain
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole; there is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin sick soul.
Verse 1
Sometimes I feel discouraged, and think my work’s in vain. But then the Holy Spirit revives my soul again.
Refrain
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole; there is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin sick soul.
Verse 3
If you can’t preach like Peter, if you can’t pray like Paul, you tell the love of Jesus and say he died for all.
Refrain
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole; there is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin sick soul.
Filled Up and Poured Out
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