January 8, 2012
Greeting
Prelude “We Three Kings”
Hymn, “My Faith Looks Up to Thee”
My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray, take all my guilt away,
O let me from this day be wholly Thine!
May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart, my zeal inspire!
As Thou hast died for me, O may my love to Thee,
Pure warm, and changeless be, a living fire!
While life’s dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread, be Thou my Guide;
Bid darkness turn to day, wipe sorrow’s tears away,
Nor let me ever stray from Thee aside.
When ends life’s transient dream,
When death’s cold sullen stream over me roll;
Blest Savior, then in love, fear and distrust remove;
O bear me safe above, a ransomed soul!
Opening Prayer
Our Lord’s Prayer
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Ad lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Offering & Offertory “There Is None Like You”
Children’s Chat
The Greeting of Friends
Hymn “Open My Eyes, That I May See”
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!
Open my ears, that I may hear
Voices of truth Thou sendest clear;
And while the wave notes fall on my ear,
Everything false will disappear.
Silently now I wait for Thee,
Ready my God, Thy will to see,
Open my eyes, illumine me,
Spirit divine!
Open my mouth, and let me bear,
Gladly the warm truth everywhere;
Open my heart and let me prepare
Love with Thy children thus to share.
Silently now I wait for Thee,
Ready my God, Thy will to see,
Open my eyes, illumine me,
Spirit divine!
Open my mind, that I may read
More of Thy love in word and deed.
What shall I fear while Thou dost lead?
Only for light from Thee I plead.
Silently now I wait for Thee,
Ready my God, Thy will to see,
Open my eyes, illumine me,
Spirit divine!
The Lesson Acts 13:1-12 (The Unauthorized Version)
1 Now there were throughout the church in Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas and Simeon, the one called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 They were worshiping the Lord and fasting when the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work I have called them.” 3 Then fasting and worshiping and laying on hands, they sent them off. 4 Then indeed, they were sent by the Holy Spirit down into Seleucia, and from there they set sail to Cyprus, 5 and having arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John as a helper. 6 Passing through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a man, a certain sorcerer, a false prophet of the Jews by the name Bar-Jesus. 7 He was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence. He sent for Barnabas and Saul, wanting to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith. 9 Then Saul (the one also called Paul) filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight into him. 10 He said, “O! son of the devil, full of deceit and all immorality, enemy of righteousness, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? 11 So now, behold! The Lord’s hand is upon you and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” At once, a mist and darkness fell upon him and he went about seeking a helping hand. 12 Then, seeing what happened, the proconsul believed, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.
The Message “The Worthy and Unworthy”
Benediction Psalm 29:11
May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!
