January 14 Service
Groveport UMC, Groveport Ohio
Rick Birk, Pastor
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
BREAKTHROUGH PRAYER: Amazing God, We pray that through the Holy Spirit Your preferred future for Groveport United Methodist Church will be made clear to us. Give us the courage we need to follow You wherever You may take us. We ask that You bind us together in love so that we can bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to our friends, families, and community. Open our eyes so that we may see the amazing things You are already doing among us. AMEN.
PRELUDE “Come Thou, Almighty King”
LIGHTING OF THE ALTAR CANDLES
*OPENING MUSIC “Trust and Obey” #467
CALL TO WORSHIP:
L: Here we are, Lord!
P: You have seen us and known us from before the beginning.
L: Here we are, Lord!
P: Jesus, you have called us to this place.
L: Here we are, Lord!
P: Gracious Holy Spirit, inspire our hearts with courage and joy. AMEN.
HYMN “Here I Am, Lord”
PRAYER OF CONFESSION:
Awesome God, you have made all of creation and each cell of our bodies. You know our thoughts and you know our sins. We desperately try to hide our mistakes, our weaknesses, our embarrassments.
But you know it all, and so we come before you now asking for your forgiveness. Even as you know the limits of our human capabilities, we know the unlimited power of your love. Forgive us, cleanse us, make us whole. Amen.
WORDS OF ASSURANCE
FIRST SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 139:1-6; 13-18
OUR TIME OF PRAYER (During our time of prayer, the altar rail is open for all who wish to come forward.)
HYMN “Sanctuary”
THE LORD’S PRAYER
OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS “Holy, Holy, Holy”
*DOXOLOGY
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
CHILDREN’S MOMENTS
SECOND SCRIPTURE READING: John 1:43-51
SERMON “Rules of the Road”
HOLY COMMUNION
CLOSING HYMN “O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee” #430
*BENEDICTION
*SENDING FORTH “Go Now in Peace”
POSTLUDE “Soon and Very Soon”
