Watchword for the Week
Trust in him at all times; pour out your heart before
him; God is a refuge for us. (Psalm 62:8)
(Moravian Daily Texts 2015)
ORGAN PRELUDE
WELCOME and CALL to WORSHIP
(Based on Psalm 62:5-12)
In silence my soul thirsts for God;
for God alone I wait.
My enemies may chase me down,
love shields me from their hate.
God is my rock, God is my strength,
God is my salvation, my refuge,
my abiding peace.
In stillness I pour out my fears,
the solitude builds trust.
My refuge rests in God’s great grace,
my anxious thoughts are hushed.
God is my rock, God is my strength,
God is my salvation, my refuge,
my abiding peace.
In quietness my Lord conferred
two truths I now declare:
No greater love than God’s is known,
no power can compare.
God is my rock, God is my strength,
God is my salvation, my refuge,
my abiding peace.
Hymn 189 * Be still
People’s Choice Hymns are marked with an asterisk (*)
OPENING PRAYER
Merciful Lord, your Spirit hovered
over the waters of Creation
where diversity sprouted and flourished.
We confess our difficulty
to live with legitimate differences.
Forgive us those attitudes of mind,
works and actions that do violence
to unity in diversity.
Chorus Señor, ten piedad (“Misa Cubana”)
Señor, ten piedad de nosotros.
Christo, ten piedad de nosotros.
Señor, ten piedad de nosotros.
Sí, ten piedad de nosotros.
O Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
O Lord, have mercy upon us.
Yes, have mercy upon us.
Merciful Christ, grace and joy of
the multitude, listener and teacher,
you give birth to new visions of hope
and heal the wounds of mind and body.
We confess that we have failed to listen to
voices different from our own, failed to say
words that bring healing and hope, and we
have perpetuated exclusive attitudes to
those who cry out for solidarity and fellowship.
Chorus Señor, ten piedad (“Misa Cubana”)
Merciful Lord, you are the source of all creation,
the Eternal and the life-giving Word.
We confess that we do not listen to
your creation that groans and cries out
for liberation and renewal.
Help us to walk together and
to hear your voice in all living things that
suffer and yearn for healing and care.
ASSURANCE of FORGIVENESS
Our God is a fountain of mercy and grace,
pouring out pardon over us. May God’s love
transform us into a source of living waters to
restore the strength of the people. Amen.
CHILDREN’S TIME
SHARING GOD’S PEACE
(Children may leave for Kids’ Church in the halls next door)
SCRIPTURE READING
St. John 4:1-42 NT p. 120
People may stand for the Gospel reading.
The word of God: Thanks be to God!
Hymn 462 * The King of Love my Shepherd is
SERMON Rev. Evalina Pasaribu
Hymn 578 (2) Christ whose glory fills the skies
(Offerings are gathered and brought forward)
(Hymn of the Month, January 2015)
DEDICATION PRAYER
God, present with us and walking in our
midst, grant us this day the grace of your
light and Spirit so that we may continue our
mission and remain faithful to welcoming
and listening to all, even those who are
different from ourselves.
Take away the violence that is in our hearts
and the discriminating attitudes that exclude
and devalue the human dignity of others.
Enable our churches to be welcoming
spaces where feast and forgiveness, joy and
tenderness, strength and faith become our
daily practice, our daily food, our daily
movement forward in Jesus Christ. Amen.
NOTICES and PRAYERS for OTHERS
Sung response (Hymn 805):
Hear us, God of love! Hear this, our cry:
Your will be done on earth, O Lord.
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 and ever. Amen.
Hymn 448 * Shine, Jesus, shine
BLESSING and Threefold Amen (No. 819)
ORGAN POSTLUDE
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