Diane Tait Jan 14 2024 Rev5 PDF
Diane Tait Jan 14 2024 Rev5 PDF
Diane Tait Jan 14 2024 Rev5 PDF
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WELCOME
Upcoming Join us for
coffee, Tea and
Jan 28th – Faye Moffatt
Conversation
Feb 4th – Gerry Copeman
following the Were glad your here
Service!
Call to Worship Scripture readings
There are some days when I need the reminder. Old Testament
that I belong to God. 1 Samuel 3:1–10, (11–20) God calls Samuel.
Do you ever feel that way? Psalm 139:1–6, 13–18 (VU p. 861) God has searched and known me.
Yes. We do. Gospel Reading
The world can be a harsh place. John 1:43–5 Jesus calls Philip and Nathanael.
we often need that reminder.
Readings Response:
Well then, let us care for one another. All: This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Let us speak the truth we each need to hear.
GLORIA PATRI – (Sung by all)
Church, you belong to God. You are God’s beloved. Glory be to the father and to the son …
Friends, you belong to God.
You are God’s beloved. SERMON :
Let us worship the God who knows our names.
Let us worship the God who calls us by name and calls us beloved. Amen. Hymn VU 509 “I, the Lord of sea and sky (Here I Am, Lord)”
Offering Song (Sung by all)
Opening Hymn VU 506 “Take my life and let it be”
Praise and thanksgiving, thanks be to God.
Thanks for the food we eat,
Opening prayer
And for the friends we meet.
Loving God,
For each new day we greet
Through the pages of scripture, you have sprinkled your love for us
Thanks Be to God!
like an echoed refrain. Despite its repeated truth,
we too often allow that good news to roll off of us like water, OFFERING PRAYER ;
barely allowing it to touch us. Make today different. O God, may gifts given here today bathe and bless the world in waves of
As we read your Word aloud, sing together, and reflect together, compassion and mercy. Amen.
let the truth of your love for creation seep into our bones.
May we hear your echo’s of “beloved” deep within us Prayer’s of the people and the Lords Prayer
and respond with overflowing joy. Closing hymn VU 567 “Will you come and follow me”
We are here. We are listening.
Amen. Commissioning: (responsive)