January 29
Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church
January 29, 2017 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
The Order of Worship of God Fourth Sunday after Epiphany January 29, 2017 at 10:30AM We welcome you and invite you to a meditative time
as you prepare your hearts and minds for worship:
"I will give you as a light to the nations that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” - Isaiah 49:6b
Gathering Song
In the Lord I’ll Be Ever Faithful
TFWS 2195
* Call to Worship Leader: The Lord speaks and nature springs to life. People: We thank you, O Lord, for your gift of beauty. Leader: The Lord speaks and prophets denounce injustice. People: We thank you, O Lord, for you gift of conscience. Leader: The Lord speaks and people perform acts of grace. People: We thank you, O Lord, for you gift of neighbors. Leader: Let us thank God for all creatures here below. Let us thank God from whom all blessings flow. * Processional Hymn
Now Thank We All Our God
UMH 102
Psalm 15
Opening Prayer
Hebrew Bible Reading
Children’s Moment Jesus Loves the Little Children Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world. Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in His sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world. Reading of the Beatitudes
Matthew 5:1-12
Anthem
Blessed Are You
Sermon
“#Blessed”
Rev. Deane
* Hymn
Blest Are They
TFWS 2155
O Lord, Hear My Prayer
TFWS 2200
Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying
TFWS 2193
Call to Prayer Morning Prayer & Lord’s Prayer Prayer Response
Hayes
Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts to God (Please take a moment to pass the pew pads at this time. When you are finished, return them to the center aisle)
Offertory * Doxology * Prayer of Dedication * Hymn
Blessed Assurance Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow Blessed Assurance
* Sending Forth * Benediction Response * Postlude
Go In Peace Now Thank We All Our God
* Indicates please stand, in body or in spirit.
Gilbert Pirovano UMH 95 UMH 369 Rous John Barr
We are currently in the middle of the series After Epiphany: The Great Invitation, from the United Methodist Church Board of Discipleship. The purpose of the Season after Epiphany is to prepare the congregation for its work of preparing people to live out the way of Jesus during the season of Lent that follows.
In the Series Here in week 4, we’re coming up to a plateau in the series, and we’ll stay here, with the Sermon on the Mount, for the next four weeks. In a way, you might view these next four weeks as its own miniseries within the larger series. We’ve been introduced to Jesus (two weeks ago), and have spent some time journeying in ministry with Jesus (this past week). Now, we settle in to hear the heart of his teaching about what God’s kingdom blesses (this week), the life God’s kingdom seeks to make in us and through us (next week), what God’s kingdom calls us to do differently from what we may have learned in the wider culture (in two weeks), and, finally, what helps us grow in alignment with God’s kingdom now and for the age to come (three weeks from now). That this part of the series functions as a plateau does not call for a reduction in energy or creativity. Indeed, for this week, there’s still more energy to put in as we begin this series within the series. Instead, it means we travel across the plateau from week to week to take in four different but related vistas. And then, to conclude the whole series, we climb another mountain with Jesus and his closest disciples (Peter, James, and John) and become witnesses of his transfiguration as a foretaste of our own as we choose to learn to live as his disciples fully. - From the UMC Discipleship website
Fellowship Time Please join us following worship for a time of fellowship in the Parlor. All are welcome.
Altar Flowers are given to the glory of God in loving memory of Reverend Charles Echols and Dr. William Echols, by Nancy Echols.
On the Cover The image on the cover is Sermon on the Mount by Bronx artist Laura James.
Used As Resources Today Today’s Call to Worship was from Litanies and Other Prayers, by Everett Tilson and Phylis Cole.
Welcome!
Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church is a Reconciling Ministries Congregation that seeks to be welcoming and affirming to all people. We are excited to have you worshiping with us today and love that you have chosen to be a part of the Johnson Memorial family, if only for today. Welcome!
Our Vision
The vision of Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church is to be a covenant community transformed by God’s grace to share the love of Christ with the world.
Our Mission
The Mission of Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church is to bring others to Christ, embrace them with love, nurture everyone in faith, worship God joyfully, and reach out in service to the world.
Thank you for joining us for worship today. For information about ministries, leadership, our ongoing prayer list, and Sunday Schools, please pick up an insert from the pews. Digital versions of the bulletin are available the Friday evening before the service, online at www.johnsonmemorialumc.com at the right-hand side of the Worship tab.
A Reconciling Ministries Congregation Our Prayer Requests Items and people on the prayer request list will remain for four weeks and then be removed, unless otherwise requested.
The Family of Kermit McGinnis
The Family of Merle Willey
Christy Spurlock and the family of Bill Spurlock
Al and Pat Zabel
The Family of Charles W. "Red" Bragg, Barbara Lesher's father
Virginia Hensley
Lillian Byrd and her family
Betsy Ratcliff
Our Gifts and Presence Last Week Morning Worship - 98
Sunday School - 53
Offering Sunday School In Memory of Kermit McGinnis
$2,847.00
$42.00
$100.00
Total =
$2,989.00
Please recycle this bulletin if you are not taking it home. Recycling bins are in the back of the sanctuary, or outside of the library.
January 29, 2017 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
The Order of Worship of God Fourth Sunday after Epiphany January 29, 2017 at 10:30AM We welcome you and invite you to a meditative time
as you prepare your hearts and minds for worship:
"I will give you as a light to the nations that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” - Isaiah 49:6b
Gathering Song
In the Lord I’ll Be Ever Faithful
TFWS 2195
* Call to Worship Leader: The Lord speaks and nature springs to life. People: We thank you, O Lord, for your gift of beauty. Leader: The Lord speaks and prophets denounce injustice. People: We thank you, O Lord, for you gift of conscience. Leader: The Lord speaks and people perform acts of grace. People: We thank you, O Lord, for you gift of neighbors. Leader: Let us thank God for all creatures here below. Let us thank God from whom all blessings flow. * Processional Hymn
Now Thank We All Our God
UMH 102
Psalm 15
Opening Prayer
Hebrew Bible Reading
Children’s Moment Jesus Loves the Little Children Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world. Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in His sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world. Reading of the Beatitudes
Matthew 5:1-12
Anthem
Blessed Are You
Sermon
“#Blessed”
Rev. Deane
* Hymn
Blest Are They
TFWS 2155
O Lord, Hear My Prayer
TFWS 2200
Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying
TFWS 2193
Call to Prayer Morning Prayer & Lord’s Prayer Prayer Response
Hayes
Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts to God (Please take a moment to pass the pew pads at this time. When you are finished, return them to the center aisle)
Offertory * Doxology * Prayer of Dedication * Hymn
Blessed Assurance Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow Blessed Assurance
* Sending Forth * Benediction Response * Postlude
Go In Peace Now Thank We All Our God
* Indicates please stand, in body or in spirit.
Gilbert Pirovano UMH 95 UMH 369 Rous John Barr
We are currently in the middle of the series After Epiphany: The Great Invitation, from the United Methodist Church Board of Discipleship. The purpose of the Season after Epiphany is to prepare the congregation for its work of preparing people to live out the way of Jesus during the season of Lent that follows.
In the Series Here in week 4, we’re coming up to a plateau in the series, and we’ll stay here, with the Sermon on the Mount, for the next four weeks. In a way, you might view these next four weeks as its own miniseries within the larger series. We’ve been introduced to Jesus (two weeks ago), and have spent some time journeying in ministry with Jesus (this past week). Now, we settle in to hear the heart of his teaching about what God’s kingdom blesses (this week), the life God’s kingdom seeks to make in us and through us (next week), what God’s kingdom calls us to do differently from what we may have learned in the wider culture (in two weeks), and, finally, what helps us grow in alignment with God’s kingdom now and for the age to come (three weeks from now). That this part of the series functions as a plateau does not call for a reduction in energy or creativity. Indeed, for this week, there’s still more energy to put in as we begin this series within the series. Instead, it means we travel across the plateau from week to week to take in four different but related vistas. And then, to conclude the whole series, we climb another mountain with Jesus and his closest disciples (Peter, James, and John) and become witnesses of his transfiguration as a foretaste of our own as we choose to learn to live as his disciples fully. - From the UMC Discipleship website
Fellowship Time Please join us following worship for a time of fellowship in the Parlor. All are welcome.
Altar Flowers are given to the glory of God in loving memory of Reverend Charles Echols and Dr. William Echols, by Nancy Echols.
On the Cover The image on the cover is Sermon on the Mount by Bronx artist Laura James.
Used As Resources Today Today’s Call to Worship was from Litanies and Other Prayers, by Everett Tilson and Phylis Cole.
Welcome!
Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church is a Reconciling Ministries Congregation that seeks to be welcoming and affirming to all people. We are excited to have you worshiping with us today and love that you have chosen to be a part of the Johnson Memorial family, if only for today. Welcome!
Our Vision
The vision of Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church is to be a covenant community transformed by God’s grace to share the love of Christ with the world.
Our Mission
The Mission of Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church is to bring others to Christ, embrace them with love, nurture everyone in faith, worship God joyfully, and reach out in service to the world.
Thank you for joining us for worship today. For information about ministries, leadership, our ongoing prayer list, and Sunday Schools, please pick up an insert from the pews. Digital versions of the bulletin are available the Friday evening before the service, online at www.johnsonmemorialumc.com at the right-hand side of the Worship tab.
A Reconciling Ministries Congregation Our Prayer Requests Items and people on the prayer request list will remain for four weeks and then be removed, unless otherwise requested.
The Family of Kermit McGinnis
The Family of Merle Willey
Christy Spurlock and the family of Bill Spurlock
Al and Pat Zabel
The Family of Charles W. "Red" Bragg, Barbara Lesher's father
Virginia Hensley
Lillian Byrd and her family
Betsy Ratcliff
Our Gifts and Presence Last Week Morning Worship - 98
Sunday School - 53
Offering Sunday School In Memory of Kermit McGinnis
$2,847.00
$42.00
$100.00
Total =
$2,989.00
Please recycle this bulletin if you are not taking it home. Recycling bins are in the back of the sanctuary, or outside of the library.
