2/19/12 Traditional Service Begins at 9am
2/19/12 Traditional Service Begins at 9am
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! *The Thanksgiving for Tithes and Offerings..........LeAnn Sapp THE CELEBRATION OF THE LORDS SUPPER The Call to Commune Together...........................Sondra Ladd The Hymn of Preparation..............No. 105
O Morning Star
The Prayer of the Elder for the Bread.....................Aaron Sapp The Prayer of the Elder for the Cup.......................................Nancy Crenshaw
Distribution: All believers are invited to partake of the Bread when it is passed. Retain the Cup, and we will partake together after reciting John 3:16 in unison.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life. THE INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP *THE HYMN OF COMMITMENT.........No. 218 Thine Is the Glory
*THE BENEDICTION
ORDER OF WORSHIP Last Sunday after Epiphany February 19, 2012 at 9:00am
THE PRELUDE...............David Hughes Vision of the Prophecy Robert E. Kreutz
*Please stand if you are able.
THE SCRIPTURE READING.............Aaron Sharp 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 THE CHOIR ANTHEM....Chancel Choir and JuBELLation Oh, Wondrous Type! Oh, Vision Fair Robert Scholz
Oh, wondrous type! Oh, vision fair of glory that the Church may share, which Christ upon the mountain shows, where brighter than the sun he glows! With Moses and Elijah nigh the incarnate Lord holds converse high, and from the cloud the Holy One bears record to the only Son. With shining face and bright array Christ deigns to manifest today what glory shall be theirs above who joy in God with perfect love. And faithful hearts are raised on high by this great vision's mystery, for which in joyful strains we raise the voice of prayer, the hymn of praise. O Father, with the eternal Son and Holy Spirit ever one, we pray you, bring us by your grace to see your glory face to face. -Sarum Rite liturgy for Transfiguration, tr. John Mason Neale, alt.
*THE CALL TO WORSHIP...................................Jim Rutledge Leader: God knows us and our hungers. People: We are grateful God chooses to love us and care for us always. Leader: God draws us to each other and claims us as the people of God. All: Knowing this, we come to worship God.
*THE HYMN OF PRAISE AND ADORATION....................................No. 176 Sing of God Made Manifest *THE INVOCATION AND LORDS PRAYER (In Unison) Merciful One, we do not always understand what you ask us to do. We, like Peter, misunderstand the experience. Thank you for being patient and persistent with us as we stand in your presence. Open our hearts to your desires for us. Speak to us in scripture, sermon and song that we may shine with the light of Gods love. We pray as Jesus taught us to pray for your kingdom saying, 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 debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for thine is the Kingdom and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. * THE GLORIA........No. 36 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it were in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
Mark 9:2-9 THE MESSAGE...Owen Cayton With Eyes Opened and a Sweaty Brow THE PRAYER HYMN...........No. 182 Transform Us THE JOYS/CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH......................Owen Cayton
THE PRAYER RESPONSE...Hear Our Prayer, O Lord.. No. 306 Hear our prayer, O Lord, hear our prayer, O Lord, incline thine ear to us, and grant us thy peace. Amen.