JANUARY 26, 2025
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
REV. KENDRA BALLIET
ORGANIST JAMES ROSS

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

This service is recorded and is subject to change upon the movement of the Holy Spirit. 

The flowers on the altar today are given to the glory of God  and in memory of Florence, Owen & Sybil Odell by Anne Finney.

Thank you for sharing in this worship service. Please continue to stay in touch through our website (stoneumc.org) and/or by following us on Facebook (Stone UMC). If you have joys or concerns that you would like lifted up in prayer, please fill out the Prayer Card in the pew, on the website, share them by contacting us at 814-724-6736 or churchoffice@stoneumc.org