PETALUMA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
THE WORSHIP PODCAST
January 17, 2021
The Order of Service
The 2nd Sunday After the Epiphany
PRELUDE: “Shall We Gather at the River” played by Marilyn Lee, Organist
GREETING: Pastor Schuyler Rhodes
CALL TO WORSHIP: Rob Bickmore
Come, Holy Spirit, come.
PETALUMA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
THE WORSHIP PODCAST
January 17, 2021
The Order of Service
The 2nd Sunday After the Epiphany
PRELUDE: “Shall We Gather at the River” played by Marilyn Lee, Organist
GREETING: Pastor Schuyler Rhodes
CALL TO WORSHIP: Rob Bickmore
Come, Holy Spirit, come.
Call us to release our fears and our worries.
Come, Holy Spirit, come.
Call us to open our hearts to you in worship in this moment. AMEN
OPENING HYMN: “Open My Eyes That I May See” (UMH 454) played by Marilyn Lee
1 Open my eyes that I may see
glimpses of truth thou hast for me.
Place in my hands the wonderful key
that shall unclasp and set me free.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my eyes, illumine me,
Spirit divine!
2 Open my ears that I may hear
voices of truth thou sendest clear,
and while the wave notes fall on my ear,
ev’rything false will disappear.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my ears, illumine me,
Spirit divine!
CALL TO CONFESSION: Elizabeth Truesdell
PRAYER OF CONFESSION: Led by Elizabeth Truesdell
Holy One, we come to you this day with hearts that are shaken and a little afraid of how our world will unfold. The world is always a little scary, God, but in these times it feels terrifying. We confess that the fear gets to us, God. We confess that in our fearful selves we do not always follow your Way as best we can. Forgive us, we pray. Have mercy on us when we do not feel strong enough to resist the powers of fear and evil. Pour out on us a spirit of courage and joy; a spirit of power and wonder. Help us, we pray, to feel your presence during these dark and confusing times. We ask this; we pray this in Jesus’ name. AMEN.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Rob Bickmore
SCRIPTURE READINGS:
Psalm 139:1-6
Read in English by Charlotte Peterson
Read in Fijian by Vakatawa Sekuri Yadraca
John 1:43-51
Read in English by Elizabeth Truesdell
Read in Fijian by Vakatawa Sekuri Yadraka
SERMON: “Can Anything Good Come out of Nazareth?” Pastor Schuyler Rhodes
THE PASTORAL PRAYER: Pastor Schuyler Rhodes
THE LORD’S PRAYER:
Led in English by Rob Bickmore
Led in Fijian by Vakatawa Sekuri Yadraka
THE OFFERING OF OUR GIFTS AND TITHES: Pastor Schuyler Rhodes
OFFERTORY: “Idyll” played by Marilyn Lee
PRAYER OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT: Pastor Schuyler Rhodes
CLOSING HYMN: “Take My Life, and Let it Be” (UMH 399) played by Marilyn Lee
1 Take my life and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
let them flow in endless praise,
let them flow in endless praise.
2 Take my hands and let them move
at the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet and let them be
swift and beautiful for thee,
swift and beautiful for thee.
THE BENEDICTION: Pastor Schuyler Rhodes
POSTLUDE: “Fanfare on Lauda-Anima” played by Marilyn Lee
