Order of Service / Epiphany 4 / February 2, 2025

*Gathering Hymn See the Morning Sun Ascending (#406 VU|vs. 1&4)

Welcome & Land Acknowledgement

Lighting the Christ Candle

Call to Worship

One: Come, let us worship God, whose love never fails.

All: We come to praise the God who loves us always.

One: Love is patient and kind. Love is not proud or rude.

All: God calls us to love one another as God loves us.

One: Love never gives up. Love never ends.

All: Let us worship with hearts full of love!

Opening Prayer

*Opening Hymn Let There Be Light (#679 VU|1,2,5)

Prayer of Confessional and Renewal (Unison)

Loving God, as Your people, we are called to love, but we do not always get it right. Sometimes we are impatient with one another. We speak without kindness and act without grace. We hold onto hurt instead of seeking peace. Forgive us, God. Renew us as a community of love. Teach us to be patient and kind, to trust and forgive. Help us to reflect Your love in all we do. (a time of silent confession) Amen.

Words of Assurance

One: God’s love is inclusive and unending, welcoming all with open arms.

All: In God’s love, we find grace and healing.

One: No one is beyond God’s care or forgiveness.

All: We are embraced by grace and called to share it with others.

One: Let us live as a people of love, sharing God’s grace with the world.

All: Thanks Be to God! Amen.

Announcements and Minute for Mission

Time for God’s Children (VU #577)

I‘ve got love like an ocean, I‘ve got love like an ocean,

I‘ve got love like an ocean, in-a my soul. (Hallelujah) x2

Prayer for Illumination

Proclaiming the Scriptures

Jeremiah 1:4-10 Before you were formed in the womb, I set you apart.

Psalm 71:1-6 (VU p.789|P1) God is our fortress and sheltering rock.

1 Corinthians 13:1–13 Love is patient and kind.

This is the Good News from the Bible.

  Thanks be to God.

Anthem

Sermon

*Hymn Though I May Speak (#372 VU)

*Offering

*Offertory Hymn (#540 VU | Grant Us, God, the Grace)

Grant us, God, the grace of giving, with a spirit large and free,

That ourselves and all our living we may offer faithfully.

 

*Offertory Prayer (Unison)

Generous God, we bring our gifts before You with grateful hearts. Use these offerings to spread Your love and bring hope to our community. May we be faithful stewards of all that You have entrusted to us. Bless these gifts, and guide us to serve with love and generosity. Amen.

Prayers of the People and Lord’s Prayer

*Closing Hymn Love, Who Made Me in Your Likeness (#565 VU|vs. 1,2,4)

*Commissioning

One: As we go, may we share God’s love with others.

All: We will show kindness, patience, and compassion.

One: Go with God’s strength to seek justice and resist evil.

All: We go with God’s hope, ready to make a difference.

One: Go in peace, for God is with you always.

All: We go in peace, living in the grace of God.

*Commissioning Song Walk with Me (#649 VU|Refrain)

Walk with me, I will walk with you and build the land that God has planned where love shines through (x2)

 

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