About this Sermon |

Luke 6:1-16
As we continue in our journey of reading along in Luke’s Gospel, we find three stories being shared in quick succession which at first glance seem to have nothing to do with each other. But as we lean in and pay attention, we see that Jesus is offering a critique of the plethora of Sabbath-keeping rules of the day.  What does it look like to keep Sabbath, and why is it important?

Order of Worship |

Sunday, January 31, 2021

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Prelude – “Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” arr. Bober – Melanie Manges

Welcome to Worship – Harriet Coppoc

Gathering Song “Be Still, for the Spirit of the Lord” – Worship Team

Be still, for the Spirit of the Lord, the Holy One is here.
Come, bow before him now, with reverence and with fear.
In him no sin is found, we stand on holy ground.
Be still, for the Spirit of the Lord, the Holy One, is here.

Call to Worship* – Harriet Coppoc

Come, let us sing to Yahweh;
Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Let us come into the Divine presence with thanksgiving;
Let us make a joyful noise to God with songs of praise!
It is good to give you thanks, O Yahweh;
To sing praises to your name, O Most High;
to declare your steadfast love in the morning,
and your faithfulness by night,
to the music of the lute and harp,
to the melody of the lyre.
For you, O God, have made us glad by your work;
At the works of your hands we sing for joy.

Hymn of Praise – “Come and Find the Quiet Center”

VERSE 1
Come and find the quiet center
in the crowded life we lead,
Find the room for hope to enter,
find the frame where we are freed;
Clear the chaos and the clutter,
clear our eyes, that we can see
All the things that really mater,
be at peace, and simply be.

VERSE 2
Silence is a friend who claims us,
cools the heat and slows the pace,
God it is who speaks and names us,
knows our being, touches base,
Making space within our thinking,
lifting shades to show the sun,
Raising courage when we’re shrinking,
finding scope for faith begun.

Children’s Sermon Rev. Lisa Williams Hood

Invitation to Prayer Rev. Hood

“All the Way My Savior Leads Me” arr. Pethel
Melanie Manges, Piano

Pastoral Prayer & The Lord’s Prayer Rev. Hood

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name,
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, in 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. 

New Testament Reading – Luke 6:1-16 – Rev. Hood

Sermon – A Limitless Sabbath – Rev. Hood

Hymn of Discipleship – “I Lift My Eyes to the Quiet Hills”

VERSE 1
I lift my eyes to the quiet hills
in the press of a busy day;
As green hills stand in a dusty land
so God is my strength and stay.

VERSE 2
I lift my eyes to the quiet hills,
to a calm that is mine to share;
Secure and still in the Father’s will
and kept by the Father’s care.

VERSE 4
I lift my eyes to the quiet hills
and my heart to the Father’s throne;
In all my ways to the end of days
the Lord will preserve his own.

Offering Rev. Hood

Almighty God, giver of every good and perfect gift,
Teach us to give to you all that we have and all that we are,
That we might praise you not with our words only,
But with our whole lives. Amen.

Offertory – “Children of the Heavenly Father” arr. Nelson – Melanie Manges, organ

Doxology Melanie Manges

Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below,
Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

AnnouncementsRev. Hood

BenedictionRev. Hood

Postlude – “He is Exalted” Paris/Bober – Melanie Manges

Worship Leaders in this Service:

  • Harriet Coppoc, Worship Leader
  • Sylvia Mohler, Vocals
  • Kamryn Dehn, Spring 2021 Music Ministry Intern
  • Alan Zhao, Spring 2021 Music Ministry Intern
  • Melanie Manges, Organist/Pianist
  • Mr. Matt Hood, Director of Music Ministry
  • Rev. Lisa Williams Hood, Senior Pastor
  • Mr. Aurie Swartz, Director of Communications & Technology

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9:00 a.m. - Early Morning Coffee Social
9:30 a.m. - Worship
10:30 a.m. - Coffee & Fellowship
11:00 a.m. - Sunday School

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