Theme:
Liturgist:
Theme Scripture for January: Psalm 84
How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!
My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young,
at your altars,
O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.
Happy are those who live in your house,
ever singing your praise.Selah
Happy are those whose strength is in you,
in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
As they go through the valley of Baca
they make it a place of springs;
the early rain also covers it with pools.
They go from strength to strength;
the God of gods will be seen in Zion.
O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
give ear, O God of Jacob!Selah
Behold our shield, O God;
look on the face of your anointed.
For a day in your courts is better
than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than live in the tents of wickedness.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
he bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does the Lord withhold
from those who walk uprightly.
O Lord of hosts, happy is everyone who trusts in you.
Sermon Scripture for today: Luke 4:1-13
Jesus,
full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit
into the wilderness,
where
for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during
those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.
The
devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to
become bread.”
Jesus
answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
The
devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the
kingdoms of the world.
And
he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor;
it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.
If
you worship me, it will all be yours.”
Jesus
answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve
him only.’”
The
devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of
the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw
yourself down from here. For it is written:
“‘He
will command his angels concerning you
to
guard you carefully;
they
will lift you up in their hands,
so
that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”
Jesus
answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the
test.’”
When
the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an
opportune time.
Preparing for Worship
Chimes
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude
Words of Preparation
Hymn of Praise: Red # 61 Lavish Love, Abundant Beauty ALL
Call to Worship:
Leader:
How lovely is the dwelling place of God almighty!!
People:
Our souls long, we even faint for the courts of the Lord!
Leader:
One day spent in the courts of our God brings us more joy than a
thousand anywhere else. We find more purpose and meaning as servants
in the kingdom of heaven than we would as rulers on our own.
People:
Our hearts sing! We rise to dance for joy to the living God!
Invocation
The Lord's Prayer
Gloria Patri
A Time for Offering
Call to Offering
Offering Meditation
The Doxology
Prayer of Dedication
We Join in Prayer
Prayer Concerns & Celebrations
Morning Prayer
We Contemplate & Live God's Word
Children's Sermon
Choir Anthem: Better is One Day (Redman)
Scripture:
Sermon
Invitation to Discipleship
Hymn of Invitation: Red # 460 All the Way, My Savior Leads Me sts. 1, 2
Gathering at the Lord's Table
Call to Communion
Hymn of Communion: Red #382 Be Thou My Vision ALL
Prayers of Thanksgiving
Words of Institution
Breaking Bread & Pouring the Cup
Musical Meditation
Partaking of the Lord's Supper
We Depart to Serve
Benediction
Parting Hymn: Blue # 37 My Life Is in You Lord Twice
Postlude
