FEBRUARY 2, 20254th SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY REV. DR. SANG CHOI,WPAUMC Conference Superintendent, Erie-Meadville & Kane Districts ORGANIST JIM ROSS * Please Stand If Able Prelude - Mystique Allegro-Boellmann Welcome & Announcements Call to Worship L: We are brought here today to glimpse the hope that Christ has for us. P: Open our hearts to receive that hope. L: We are brought here today to be healed of our fears. P: Heal us, Lord Jesus, with your love and power. L: Come, let us receive the vision and healing love of God. P: Praise be to God who continues to bless and restore us. AMEN. * Opening Hymn – “How Great Thou Art” #77 Opening Prayer Almighty and most gracious God, we give you thanks for this day and for calling us here to your place of worship. We gather to praise your name, for your faithfulness endures from generation to generation. Signs of your faithfulness are all around us: love, mercy, forgiveness, new life, and the gift of your Son, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Help us claim your faithfulness as we seek to increase our faithfulness to you. In Jesus’ name we pray Amen. Scripture – Lamentations 3:22-25 (NSRV) Pastor: The Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God Message: “Pondering Hope” Unison Prayer (from Henri Nouwen) O God, by the redemptive grace of Jesus, help us to give up our compulsions to control completely our future and to turn more of our lives over to you. Amen. Tithes and Offering Offertory - Eucharistic Hymn-Samuel Walter Doxology – Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #94 Prayers of the People - Joys and Concerns Pastoral Prayer & Lord’s Prayer Communion Closing Hymn – “My Hope Is Built” #368 Unison Prayer - A Daily “Dynamite Prayer” Almighty God, Explode in me your unbounded Spirit. Shake me awake From complacency to urgency For your possibilities. Shatter my fears and resistance. May your dunamis resurrection power embolden me For your NEW and NEXT! Amen. Benediction Postlude - Allegro Pomposo-Thomas Rosengrave Thank you for sharing in this worship service. Please continue to stay in touch through our website (stoneumc.org) and/or by following us on Facebook (Stone UMC). If you have joys or concerns that you would like lifted up in prayer, please fill out the Prayer Card in the pew, on the website, share them by contacting us at 814-724-6736 or churchoffice@stoneumc.org