This Sunday at Church — January 29, 2012
Posted by Michel Amyotte at January 15th, 2009
Worship Service begins at 7:15 Sunday evening
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Rev. Michel Amyotte — Pastor
Phillip LaMarche — Organist
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PRELUDE
Welcome and Announcements
CALL TO WORSHIP
ONE: I give thanks to you, O God, with all my heart and with all my being
ALL: Your works are great and full honor and majesty
ONE: Your righteousness endures forever, I see the works your hands have made
ALL: You sent us redemption and established your covenant forever. I am in awe of your wisdom. My praise for you will endure forever, O God of all. My heart is yours always, through Christ Jesus our Saviour and Redeemer. AMEN
OPENING PRAYER
OPENING HYMN: CHRIST YOU CALL US ALL TO SERVICE
OUR FIRST LESSON IS TAKEN FROM THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY 18: 15 – 20
The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you shall heed such a prophet. This is what you requested of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said: “If I hear the voice of the LORD my God any more, or ever again see this great fire, I will die.” Then the LORD replied to me: “They are right in what they have said. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their own people; I will put my words in the mouth of the prophet, who shall speak to them everything that I command. Anyone who does not heed the words that the prophet shall speak in my name, I myself will hold accountable. But any prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, or who presumes to speak in my name a word that I have not commanded the prophet to speak—that prophet shall die.”
OUR SECOND LESSON IS TAKEN FROM PAUL’S FIRST LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS 8: 1 – 13
Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. Anyone who claims to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge; but anyone who loves God is known by him.
Hence, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “no idol in the world really exists,” and that “there is no God but one.” Indeed, even though there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as in fact there are many gods and many lords—yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
It is not everyone, however, who has this knowledge. Since some have become so accustomed to idols until now, they still think of the food they eat as food offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. “Food will not bring us close to God.” We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak .For if others see you, who possess knowledge, eating in the temple of an idol, might they not, since their conscience is weak, be encouraged to the point of eating food sacrificed to idols? So by your knowledge those weak believers for whom Christ died are destroyed. But when you thus sin against members of your family, and wound their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if food is a cause of their falling, I will never eat meat, so that I may not cause one of them to fall.
OUR GOSPEL IS TAKEN FROM THE BOOK OF MARK 1: 21 – 28
They went to Capernaum; and when the Sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.” But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, “What is this? A new teaching—with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.
HYMN OF RESPONSE: SILENCE! FRENZIED, UNCLEAN SPIRIT
MESSAGE
OFFERTORY HYMN: O MASTER, LET ME WALK WITH THEE
OFFERING OF THE PEOPLE
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INVITATION
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Creator of all beings, we come before you with hearts repentant of wrong doings. We present ourselves to you, in the knowledge that you are a forgiving, loving and just God. As we surrender our lives to you, we accept the gift of forgiveness that you offer. We thank you and we praise you for all that you are in our lives, in the name of Jesus Christ our Saviour and Redeemer. AMEN
WORDS OF ASSURANCE
PRAYER OF CONSECRATION
DISTRIBUTION
PRAYER AFTER DISTRIBUTION
LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father (Creator) 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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
CLOSING HYMN: CALLED AS PARTNERS IN CHRIST’S SERVICE
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
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