February 12, 2023
Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
Enhance your online worship experience
Whether you’re a first-time online visitor or a life-long member, we welcome and celebrate the ways you enrich our collective worship of a scattered yet gathered Children of God. As we begin our service, we invite you to light a candle, just as we do in the prelude during our in-person worship. Our two altar candles symbolize that Christ was both a human being and God. A light being carried into the world shows that Jesus Christ is for all people - everywhere. Just as a the acolyte carries the lighted candlelight into the congregation, the light symbolizes the light of Jesus Christ preceding us into the world where we as the church are to serve.
Prelude
They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love arr. Mark Hayes
Welcome & Announcements
Call to Worship
One: Are you awake? Are you alert?
Many: Christ is coming into our lives in a new way.
One: Are you watching the signs? Are you interpreting what is happening today?
Many: Christ is coming into our lives in a new way.
One: Do you see opportunities for ministry? Do you see the poor, the homeless, the hungry, the needy?
Many: Christ is coming into our lives in a new way.
One: Come, let us worship and let us work in the reign of God.
Many: Christ has extended the invitation: let us work together in the reign of God on earth.
by Rev. Mindi on her Rev-o-lution blog
Hymn+
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty UMH# 64
Concerns & Prayers with The Lord’s Prayer
UMH# 895 | Share your own prayer or concern
A Reading from the the Epistles
Solo
Softly and Tenderly Will L. Thompson
Carol Kinsey
A Reading from the Gospels
Sermon
Safe Distances | Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon
he God of the universe loves you just as you are, and loves you too much to leave you there. In the strength of the One who gave himself to empower your life, know that in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven and made new.
In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven and made new. Thanks be to God.
Blessing of the Tithes & Offerings
Doxology UMH# 94
Hymn
O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee UMH #430
Dismissal with Blessing
Postlude
The Gift of Love arr. Justin McCarthy
Today’s Worship Participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Pianist: Patty Higgins
Music Intern: Nick Skaggs
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