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19th January 2003
Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration
Epiphany 2
We invite you to maintain a spirit
of silence as the prelude begins our service.
OUR APPROACH TO GOD
Prelude
Introit
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
WHO MADE HEAVEN & EARTH!
Welcome
Call to Worship: Psalm 30
I will extol you, O Lord, for you
have drawn me up,
AND DID NOT LET MY FOES REJOICE OVER ME.
O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol, restored me to life...
SING PRAISES TO THE LORD, O YOU HIS FAITHFUL ONES, AND GIVE THANKS TO GOD'S
HOLY NAME! *Hymn 375
"Jesus Calls Us"
Let us be before our God in silence.
Unison Prayer: Psalm 31: 1-5
IN YOU, O LORD, I SEEK REFUGE; DO NOT LET ME EVER
BE PUT TO SHAME; IN YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS DELIVER ME. INCLINE YOUR EAR TO ME;
RESCUE ME SPEEDILY. BE A ROCK OF REFUGE FOR ME, A STRONG FORTRESS TO SAVE ME.
YOU ARE INDEED MY ROCK AND MY FORTRESS; FOR YOUR NAME'S SAKE LEAD ME AND GUIDE
ME, TAKE ME OUT OF THE NET THAT IS HIDDEN FOR ME, FOR YOU ARE MY REFUGE. INTO
YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT; YOU HAVE REDEEMED ME, O LORD, FAITHFUL GOD!
Kyrie (sung)
LORD, HAVE MERCY ON US.
CHRIST, HAVE MERCY ON US.
LORD, HAVE MERCY ON US.
A Word of Assurance:
The Summary of the Law (Mk 12:
29-31)
This is the first commandment:
HEAR O ISRAEL, THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE! THEREFORE YOU SHALL
LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, WITH ALL YOUR
MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.
This is the second commandment:
YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.
There is no greater commandment than these.
Anthem THE WORD OF GOD
*Responsive Reading: Psalm 139: 1-18
*Gloria Patri (Hymn No. 623)
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!
The Greeting of Peace
Announcements
*Hymn 284 "They'll Know We Are Christians"
Scripture Lessons:
Jewish Scriptures: 1 Samuel 3: 1-10
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 6: 12-20
Alleluia! ALLELUIA!
Gospel: John 1: 43-51
Sermon
OUR RESPONSE TO GOD
*Hymn BB 377 "Here I Am, Lord"
*The Offering
Doxology (625) and Prayer
PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW;
PRAISE GOD ALL CREATURES HERE BELOW;
PRAISE GOD ABOVE YE HEAVENLY HOSTS;
PRAISE FATHER (CREATOR), SON (CHRIST) AND HOLY GHOST.
A Time of Giving Thanks and Praise
The Prayer of the People and the Lord's Prayer
*Hymn 292 "God of Grace & God of Glory"
*The Benediction
*Response to the Benediction
Postlude
*Please stand if you are able.
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