January 26, 2025

3RD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY REV. KENDRA BALLIET ORGANIST JIM ROSS * Please Stand If Able Prelude - Pastorale Dialogue-Domenico Zipoli Welcome & Announcements *Call to Worship Children of God, we gather to worship, to sing and proclaim with joy the good works God is doing in our midst. We gather to worship, as is our custom. We also gather today to pray for our families, our community, and our world. To name the challenges that press in around us, to lament the suffering in our world, to declare our trust in God in the midst of hardship. We gather to worship, as is our custom. We, like those in Nazareth, gather to hear and receive the Word of God proclaimed among us. To encounter the life-giving message of God’s love redeems us to be bearers of love and freedom in this world. We gather to worship, as is our custom. Children of God, listen. Pay attention. Ready your hearts. God is here. Jesus has come among us. The Spirit brings the Word to life in our midst. Are you ready? We gather to worship, as is our custom. Thanks be to God! Amen. * Opening Hymn – “O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing” #57 Opening Prayer We thank you, O God, for calling us into your church to be your people. “We have gathered, God of grace and wisdom, because we have heard your call. You have reached out to us in Jesus Christ; you have touched us with your Spirit, and we have turned toward you, seeking to love as we have been loved. We call upon your holy name: empower us to worship and serve you, walking gently on this earth, through the grace of Jesus Christ. Amen. Children’s Chat Scripture – 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 Pastor: The Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God Message: “Embracing the Familiar” Tithes and Offering Offertory - Come Down, O Love Divine-Paul Manz *Doxology – Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #94 Prayers of the People - Joys and Concerns *Prayer Hymn – “Many Gifts, One Spirit” #114 Pastoral Prayer & Lord’s Prayer Reaffirmation of Our Baptism *Closing Hymn – “The Summons” TFWS # 2130 Action Steps and Benediction Postlude -Recessional on "St. Anne"-Gordon Young