ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR
THE FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH
215 MIDDLE ROAD, HAZLET, NJ 07730
(* indicates to stand if you are able)
Sunday, January 8; Epiphany of the Lord
VOTUM AND SALUTATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP (Adapted from Isaiah 60:1-6)
Pastor: Arise! Shine! For your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
People: Nations will come to your light, and kings will come to the brightness of your dawn.
Pastor: Lift up your eyes and look around; for all come together to gather to you.
People: Yours sons and daughters will come from far away.
Pastor: Then you will see and be radiant;
People: And your heart will thrill and rejoice.
Pastor: All the wealth of the nations will come to you; they will bring gold and frankincense;
All: And they will proclaim the praise of the Lord!
PRAYER OF PRESENCE
All: God of Peace and Love, we pray to you! We have seen your star, and your light has come! We have heard the song of your angels, and we rejoice in your love! Lord, be with us as we worship you, and as we follow your light into the world! We pray to you through Jesus Christ, our light and salvation! Amen!
HYMN OF PRAISE “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty” Hymn #2
PASSING OF THE PEACE
PRAYER FOR GRACE
All: God of grace, hear our prayer. You shine your light into the darkest recesses of our lives, yet we turn back to into the shadows. You bless us with the peace of your love, yet we prefer the distractions of our world. Forgive us, Lord, for all the ways in which we fail to notice you and live in your good news. Help us to know the light and never fear the darkness. In the light of Jesus Christ, our Lord, we pray. Amen.
(to be sung - Hear our prayer O Lord. Hear our prayer O Lord. Incline thine ear to us, and grant us Thy peace. Amen.
WORDS OF ASSURANCE (1 Peter 1:3-4a)
All: Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade.
*Gloria Patri: Glory be to The Father Hymn #805
CALL TO FAITHFUL LIVING (Deuteronomy 6:4-6)
Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one! Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give to you this day are to be on your hearts.
HYMN FOR ILLUMINATION “Spirit of the Living God” Verse 1 Hymn #297
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SERMON HYMN “O Sing a Song of Bethlehem” Hymn #192
SCRIPTURE READINGS – Matthew 2:1-12
THE MORNING MESSAGE – “A Tale of Two Cities”
*OFFERTORY PRAYER & DOXOLOGY
*APOSTLES CREED Hymnbook #14
JOYS & CONCERNS – MORNING PRAYER – THE LORD'S PRAYER
CLOSING HYMN “We Three Kings of Orient Are” Hymn #185
CLOSING PRAYER & BENEDICTION
CHORAL POSTLUDE: "Lord, Dismiss Us with your Blessing" Hymn #834
THE FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH
215 MIDDLE ROAD, HAZLET, NJ 07730
(* indicates to stand if you are able)
Sunday, January 8; Epiphany of the Lord
VOTUM AND SALUTATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP (Adapted from Isaiah 60:1-6)
Pastor: Arise! Shine! For your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
People: Nations will come to your light, and kings will come to the brightness of your dawn.
Pastor: Lift up your eyes and look around; for all come together to gather to you.
People: Yours sons and daughters will come from far away.
Pastor: Then you will see and be radiant;
People: And your heart will thrill and rejoice.
Pastor: All the wealth of the nations will come to you; they will bring gold and frankincense;
All: And they will proclaim the praise of the Lord!
PRAYER OF PRESENCE
All: God of Peace and Love, we pray to you! We have seen your star, and your light has come! We have heard the song of your angels, and we rejoice in your love! Lord, be with us as we worship you, and as we follow your light into the world! We pray to you through Jesus Christ, our light and salvation! Amen!
HYMN OF PRAISE “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty” Hymn #2
PASSING OF THE PEACE
PRAYER FOR GRACE
All: God of grace, hear our prayer. You shine your light into the darkest recesses of our lives, yet we turn back to into the shadows. You bless us with the peace of your love, yet we prefer the distractions of our world. Forgive us, Lord, for all the ways in which we fail to notice you and live in your good news. Help us to know the light and never fear the darkness. In the light of Jesus Christ, our Lord, we pray. Amen.
(to be sung - Hear our prayer O Lord. Hear our prayer O Lord. Incline thine ear to us, and grant us Thy peace. Amen.
WORDS OF ASSURANCE (1 Peter 1:3-4a)
All: Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade.
*Gloria Patri: Glory be to The Father Hymn #805
CALL TO FAITHFUL LIVING (Deuteronomy 6:4-6)
Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one! Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give to you this day are to be on your hearts.
HYMN FOR ILLUMINATION “Spirit of the Living God” Verse 1 Hymn #297
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SERMON HYMN “O Sing a Song of Bethlehem” Hymn #192
SCRIPTURE READINGS – Matthew 2:1-12
THE MORNING MESSAGE – “A Tale of Two Cities”
*OFFERTORY PRAYER & DOXOLOGY
*APOSTLES CREED Hymnbook #14
JOYS & CONCERNS – MORNING PRAYER – THE LORD'S PRAYER
CLOSING HYMN “We Three Kings of Orient Are” Hymn #185
CLOSING PRAYER & BENEDICTION
CHORAL POSTLUDE: "Lord, Dismiss Us with your Blessing" Hymn #834
