Yes, all services for February 7, 2010 are CANCELLED. 

 

SNOWED in again this weekend?  No sweat!  We have the bulletin with readings and reflection RIGHT HERE!  Just grab your Bible and a blankie and get closer to our Lord!  :0) (if you don't have a Bible or the hymn book, you can find both on our "resources" page).

 

February 7, 2010

May our worship be pleasing to God and inspiring to all. 

GATHERING IN PRAISE AND PRAYER

*CALL TO WORSHIP                      

L:                  We gather today, seeking the peace Christ gives.

P:                  We gather, in spite of many a conflict, many a doubt, within our souls.

L:                  We gather, longing for the breath of God’s Spirit to give us courage and renewal.

All:      Come, Christ Jesus, be our guest. Bless us through the power of your Spirit, and give us the courage to live as your disciples day by day. Amen.

*HYMN OF PRAISE              “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”                #139

*MORNING PRAYER

God, your changes touch our lives with mystery and hope. We come to this place today, ready to see your power working through us. Help us to be open to your Word, and to answer your call among us. Through Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.

*SUNG RESPONSE    “Blessed Be the Name”    #63

RECEIVING THE WORD

NEW TESTAMENT LESSON    Philippians 4:4-9 (NT p.198)

*GOSPEL LESSON     Mark 8:34-38 (NT p.45)

SERMON  “Letting Go of Bitterness”                 Rev. Ira Barr

RESPONDING TO THE WORD

HYMN  “Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus”    #462

RAYER OF CONFESSION

Powerful, gentle God, you can take desert waste and make it grow into fruitful land. We need your power to change life. Our lives are so often full of drudgery. Often we forget to live thankful lives, and we get bogged down in self-pity and blame. Empower us, God. Help us to feel your Spirit changing us, each day, that our lives may be full and glowing in your love. Through the Spirit, whose breath sustains us, we pray. Amen.

THE GIVING OF GOD’S TITHES AND OUR OFFERINGS

*HYMN “There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood”   #622

*THE GREAT THANKSGIVING                                                                                                      P. p15

THE LORD’S PRAYER         

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

BREAKING THE BREAD

SHARING THE BREAD AND CUP

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION (in unison)

Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit, to give ourselves for others, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

GOING FORTH TO SHARE THE WORD

*HYMN OF DEDICATION  “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”            #133

*BLESSING AND SENDING FORTH

*POSTLUDE

 *SHOVELING