February 16, 2025
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Order of Service
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Responsive Call to Worship
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.
Come let us worship God!
*Opening Song
*Great is Thy Faithfulness* #60
Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father,
there is no shadow of turning with thee;
thou changest not, thy compassions they fail not;
as thou hast been thou forever wilt be.
Chorus:
Great is thy faithfulness!
Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
all I have needed thy hand hath provided--
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
sun, moon and stars in their courses above
join with all nature in manifold witness
to thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
Chorus
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Chorus
Unison Prayer of Confession:
Lord Jesus Christ, you call us to high standards, and we continuously fall short.
You tell us to turn the other cheek and go the extra mile; to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us.
Not only do we fail to comply with these commands,
we find them so outlandish that we don’t even try to live up to them.
Forgive us for our failures and for our fatigue; for our stubbornness and for our sin. Amen.
(Silence is kept for private prayer)
Assurance of Pardon - Isaiah 55:6-7
*I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light*, #539
I want to walk as a child of the light.
I want to follow Jesus.
God set the stars to give light to the world.
The star of my life is Jesus.
Chorus:
In him there is no darkness at all.
The night and the day are both alike.
The Lamb is the light of the city of God.
Shine in my heart, Lord Jesus.
I want to see the brightness of God.
I want to look at Jesus.
Clear sun of righteousness, shine on my path,
and show me the way to the Father.
Chorus
I'm looking for the coming of Christ.
I want to be with Jesus.
When we have run with patience the race,
we shall know the joy of Jesus.
Chorus
Scripture – Luke 6:39-49
Sermon: Genuine Transformation
Rev. David Hackett
Offeratory
In response to God's grace we offer our thinking, talents, treasure and prayers.
May Father, Son and Spirit be glorified as we offer ourselves to love and serve God.
Be Thou My Vision, #532
Be thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
naught be all else to me, save that thou art--
thou my best thought, by day or by night,
waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.
Be thou my Wisdom, and thou my true Word,
I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord;
thou and thou only, first in my heart,
high King of heaven, my Treasure thou art.
High King of heaven, my victory won,
may I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
Prayers of the People & The Lord’s Prayer *Closing Song
*May the mind of Christ my Savior*, #560, verses 1,2,3 & 6
May the mind of Christ my Savior
live in me from day to day,
by his love and power controlling
all I do and say.
May the Word of God dwell richly
in my heart from hour to hour,
so that all may see I triumph
only through his power.
May the peace of God, my Father,
rule my life in everything,
that I may be calm to comfort
sick and sorrowing.
May his beauty rest upon me
as I seek the lost to win,
and may they forget the channel,
seeing only him.
Benediction & Postlude
Liturgist: Lori Mercer
Musicians: Christina Po, Steve & Kathleen Melson
Upcoming events & announcements:
Ash Wednesday Service
March 5, 5:30 soup, 6:30 Service
Tithes & Offerings: If you would like to make a financial offering there is a box in the back when you leave or you can give online.