Order of Worship
January 26, 2025
ORDER OF WORSHIP
January 26, 2025
Speaking of Jesus
Worship Participants
Rebecca Rosensweig, Midge Horn, Welcomers
Noel Grey, Deacon
Tracy Morin, Reader
Prelude
Welcome Rev. Tina Walker-Morin
Song: Days of Elijah
Opening Prayer (unison)
O God, the Holy Spirit, come to us, and among us:
come as the wind, and cleanse us;
come as the fire, and burn;
come as the dew, and refresh.
Convict, convert, and consecrate many hearts and lives
to our great good and your greater glory. Amen
Song: O God, Our Help in Ages Past Hymn #67 v. 1,2,3,6
Scripture: Luke 21:5-19
Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke chapter 21 verses 5-19 from The New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition.
When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, he said, “As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all will be thrown down.”
They asked him, “Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign that this is about to take place?” And he said, “Beware that you are not led astray, for many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is near!’ Do not go after them.
“When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified, for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.” Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom; there will be great earthquakes and in various places famines and plagues, and there will be dreadful portents and great signs from heaven.
“But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name. This will give you an opportunity to testify. So make up your minds not to prepare your defense in advance, for I will give you words and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict. You will be betrayed even by parents and siblings, by relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. You will be hated by all because of my name. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your souls.
May God bless this reading and our understanding. Amen
Message for All Ages Tracy Morin
Sermon Rev. Tina Walker-Morin
Song If You Say Go
Prayers of the People & Lord’s Prayer Rev. Tina Walker-Morin
Our Father/Mother/Creator,
who art in heaven hallowed be thy name. Thy kin-dom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kin-dom and the power and the glory for ever. Amen
Offering Rev. Tina Walker-Morin
Invitation
Song: Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble
Dedication
Send Forth Song Holy, Holy, Holy (God With Us)
Benediction Rev. Tina Walker-Morin
Announcements
Postlude