Order of Worship for January 16, 2011
Announcements
Praise       "He Has Made Me Glad"       2270
Passing of the Peace    Greet a neighbor near you.

Call to Worship
Leader: Patiently, I waited for the Lord; and God heard my cry
People: The Lord has drawn us up from the pit and has set our feet on solid ground
Leader: Blessed are those who make the Lord their trust!
People: May the steadfast love and faithfulness of God ever preserve us!

Gloria Patri #70 Hymnal

Opening Prayer: O God who is here in our midst, empower us to praise you from the depth of our being. Fill us with a sense of your joy, that we might delight in worshiping you. Focus us on your self-giving love, which is the source of all things. Remind us of your constant presence, O God. We pray in the name of Christ our Lord, AMEN.

Hymn       "Great is Thy Faithfulness"       140

Prayer - 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

Reading 1       Isaiah 49:1-7

Children's Time
(After children's time small children may go with our babysitters or stay with parents)

The Giving of Tithes and Offerings            Doxology #95 in Hymnal

Prayer of Thanksgiving: Merciful God, we praise and thank you for all that you have given to us. With these offerings, we offer our lives and our love to you. We pray you would take them and bless them and use them, and us, all for your glory. We make our offering in the name of Christ, AMEN.

Message Text       John 1:29-42

Message       "We Are Called. . .To Relationship"

Hymn       "Spirit Song"       347

Benediction

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