Worship for February 7, 2021

 February 7, 2021

 10:00 am Virtual Service 

ORDER OF WORSHIP

 CENTERING PRAYER In the morning, while it was still very dark, Jesus got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed (Mark 1:35.) As I turn to you in prayer this morning, God, bless me with a sense of purpose. As I go out into this day, show me what I am to do. Amen.

PRELUDE "Little Prelude and Fugue in G Major" Bach 

WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS

 CALL TO WORSHIP 

Let us worship and sing praises to God, 

for the Lord is gracious and worthy of praise! 

God gathers the outcasts and heals the brokenhearted. 

God gives the stars their names and makes grass grow on the hills. 

Let us hope in God’s steadfast love 

and worship God together! 

† HYMN “God Is Calling through the Whisper”      Hymnal #410 

PRAYER OF CONFESSION 

O God you bring healing to our lives and comfort to our hearts. Forgive us, O Lord, when we contribute to the things that break your heart. You would have us share our gifts with the world, but we keep our resources close and our minds closed. You would have us live in faithful community, but we isolate ourselves and eye our neighbors with mistrust. You would have us see all people as our siblings, but we try to separate ourselves from anyone whose existence challenges our comfort. Forgive us, O God, by your grace, and free us to be agents of your healing. (Silent Confession)

 ASSURANCE OF GRACE

 † SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST 

The peace of Christ be with you. 

And also with you.

SCRIPTURE 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 

SERMON “Go! Fight! Win!” Rev. Dr. Dave Burgess 

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH From a Brief Statement of Faith 11.1-11.6

 In life and in death we belong to God. Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel, whom alone we worship and serve. 

OFFERING 

SPECIAL MUSIC           "People of the Lord"     Scheer                  Christine Polak, vocalist 

† THE DOXOLOGY 

THE CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION

 Invitation to the Table 

Great Prayer of Thanksgiving and the Lord’s Prayer 

Words of Institution   

Sharing of the Bread & Cup   

Prayer After Communion

† HYMN “God of the Ages, Whose Almighty Hand” Hymnal #331 

† CHARGE AND BLESSING 

† BENEDICTION RESPONSE   “Come! Live in the Light” Hymnal #749

 POSTLUDE "We've a Story to Tell to the Nations" Nichol 

†You are invited to stand, as you are able.