ORDER OF WORSHIP - JANUARY 18TH
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ORDER OF WORSHIP
JANUARY 18TH, 2026 10:30 AM
FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
**Kindly stand if you are able
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR PHONE before Worship Service unless NECESSARY for medical reasons.
PRELUDE Heaven on High - Max Reger (1873-1916) John Coates
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP (Adapted from Psalm 40)
LEADER: I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry.
PEOPLE: He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my
feet upon a rock
LEADER: He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.
PEOPLE: Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD.
LEADER: Happy are those who make the LORD their trust,
PEOPLE: You have multiplied, O LORD my God, your wondrous deeds and your
thoughts toward us; none can compare with you.
INVOCATION
The Lord resides with us no matter where we are. We come together to worship and share the grace the Lord provides.
**OPENING HYMN “Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove” Red #298
CALL TO CONFESSION
No matter our intentions, we all fall short of the teachings of the Lord. We choose to ask the Lord for understanding and forgiveness.
PRAYER FOR UNDERSTANDING
We come to you, Lord, aware that we are not living as you have asked. We are scared of losing what makes us comfortable. We are not willing to sacrifice for others. Help us to trust in your word. Help us to know that when it is needed, your care will sustain us. Help us to find peace for ourselves and our communities.
(A moment for silent personal confession)
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
We all feel the pains of the world and we all worry about how we fall short of God’s
teachings. Know that if we ask, we will be forgiven for our sins and we will be redeemed.
**GLORIA PATRI Red #805
**HYMN OF PRAISE “Just As I Am, Without One Plea” Red #445
**PASSING OF THE PEACE
**AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (from the Nicene Creed)
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We
look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
Let us hear the word of the Lord and let that word open our hearts.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
NEW TESTAMENT 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 Libby Szymanowics
GOSPEL John 1:29-42
SERMON MESSAGE “What Are You Seeking?” James Phillips
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE, THE CHURCH & THE LORD’S PRAYER
And Lord we pray for those in our own hearts whose names you already know, for their
own healing and comfort, in your name and that of our redeemer Jesus Christ, who
taught us to pray, saying:
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 debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS
Let us return to God the offerings of our life and the gifts of the earth. May our gifts be
a blessing to those who receive them. We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.
OFFERTORY ”We Give Thee but Thine Own” Red #649
**DOXOLOGY Avery & Marsh (Back of the Red hymnal)
**PRAYER OF THANKS
We thank you, our Lord for those gifts to us that we send to you for your work and ours
in congregation, community, and culture. Guide us in good use as we ask in Jesus’
name. Amen.
**HYMN OF PARTING “God Be with You” Red #840
BENEDICTION
“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the
inexcusable in you.”
― C.S. Lewis
POSTLUDE “O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee” Red #651
James Phillips
Union Church
44 Balmville Rd, Newburgh NY 12550
(845) 562-0954
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