February 5 Sanctuary Worship Bulletin
First Presbyterian Church – St. Petersburg, Florida
Order of Worship – February 5, 2023 – 11 a.m.
5th Sunday after Epiphany / Lord’s Supper
Rev. Ginny Ellis
Prelude: “The Lord Is My Shepherd” Raymond H. Haan (b. 1938) - Jack Rain, organ
Welcome & Announcements - Rev. Ginny Ellis
Call to Worship - Ginny Ellis
To a society that lives in the shadowed recesses of doubt and fear,
God calls us to be light.
To a world where every appetite is fed until there is no taste to life,
God calls us to be salt.
To a time when loyalties are discarded as easily as the clothes we wear,
God calls us to be faithful.
Let us worship God.
Hymn #377: “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” HOUSTON
Unison Prayer of Confession - Ginny Ellis
O God, we are your people, but we are far from perfect. As long as loneliness, poverty, and pain exist, we know we have work to do. Still we do not know how best to reach out to each other or to you. Our sin holds us back. Help us, O Lord, move beyond bondage of sin and truly be your children together. Silence is observed. In Jesus’ holy name we pray, Amen.
Assurance of Pardon - Ginny Ellis
God has heard our prayers and comes to us to sweeten our bitterness with hope - to shatter our darkness with the light of mercy.
We will share this good news without being ordered to do so. We will praise God's name because we want to! Thanks be to God! Amen.
Passing of the Peace - Ginny Ellis
Be at peace with God, with yourself, and with one another.
The peace of Christ be with you. / And also with you.
Response #620: “Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven” verse 1 LAUDA ANIMA
Praise my soul, the King of Heaven; to God's feet thy tribute bring; Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, evermore God's praises sing. Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the everlasting king.
Moment for All Ages - Ginny Ellis
Presentation of our Gifts – Invitation and Prayer - Ann Murray
...Please join me in a unison Prayer of Dedication:
Giver of every good and perfect gift, in gratitude we bring our gifts before you and consecrate ourselves to your service. Use us, and that which we give of our substance, for your work in the world; this we pray in the name of your priceless gift, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Offertory Anthem: “The Lord is a Mighty God” by Mendelssohn
Doxology OLD HUNDREDTH
Prayer for Illumination - Ann Murray
First Scripture: Matthew 5:13-20 - Ann Murray
Special Music: “Majesty” Jack W. Hayford (1934–2023) - Chris Romeo, tenor
Sermon Scripture: I Corinthians 2:1-8 - Ginny Ellis
Sermon: “Where is the Power?” - Ginny Ellis
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
Invitation & Great Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Lord be with you. / And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. / We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. / It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Hymn 552 LAND OF REST
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Lord’s Prayer:
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.
The Words of Institution, The Communion of the People, Prayer of Thanksgiving
Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit to give ourselves for others in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hymn #753: “Make Me a Channel of Your Peace” PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS
Charge & Benediction - Ginny Ellis
Postlude: “Postlude I” Jean Langlais (1907–1991) - Jack Rain, organ