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Jan 16, 2022 Worship Outline
Jan 16
2nd Sunday after Epiphany
Theme: Jesus’ First Miracle- Water into Wine
Opening Song: “Our God”
Verse 1
Water You turned into wine
Opened the eyes of the blind
There's no one like You
None like You
Verse 2
Into the darkness You shine
Out of the ashes we rise
There's no one like You
None like You
Chorus
Our God is greater
Our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is healer
Awesome in power our God our God
Bridge
And if our God is for us
Then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us
Then what could stand against
And if our God is for us
Then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us
Then what could stand against
(Then) what could stand against
Call to Worship (inspired by Psalm 36:5-10)
No matter how far we wander from you, O God,
your steadfast love finds us.
No matter how unjust the world seems to us, O God,
your steadfast righteousness sustains us.
No matter how vulnerable our lives seem to us, O God,
your steadfast presence gives us hope.
No matter how unloved and uncared for we feel, O God,
you hear our cries and answer our prayers. Thanks be to God!
Prayer of Praise
(based closely on Psalm 36: 5-10)
Your love, O God, is as immeasurable as the heavens.
Your faithfulness reaches higher than the clouds in the sky.
Your justice is like the majestic mountains—firm and unshakeable,
and your judgments are as deep as the ocean depths.
And yet, in your greatness, you care for all of creation--
people and animals alike.
How precious is your unfailing love, O God!
All humanity finds rest in your presence.
We eat and are satisfied at Your table;
we drink from the river of Your overflowing kindness.
For You alone can quench our thirst;
You alone can open our eyes and awaken our souls.
May Your love continue to grow deeply in the lives of all who know You.
May Your salvation come to all who follow in Your paths. Amen.
Song of Praise “Sing of God Made Manifest” #206
Sing of God made manifest
in a child robust and blest,
to whose home in Bethlehem
where a star had guided them
magi came and gifts unbound,
signs mysterious and profound:
myrrh and frankincense and gold
grave and God and king foretold.
Sing of God made manifest
when at Jordan John confessed,
"I should be baptized by you,
but your bidding I will do."
Then from heaven a double sign--
dove-like Spirit, voice divine--
hailed the true Anointed One:
"This is my beloved Son."
Sing of God made manifest
when Christ came as wedding-guest
and at Cana gave a sign,
turning water into wine;
further still was love revealed
as he taught, forgave, and healed,
bringing light and life to all
who would listen to God's call.
Sing of God made manifest
on the cloud-capped mountain's crest,
where the Law and Prophets waned
so that Christ alone remained:
glimpse of glory, pledge of grace,
given as Jesus set his face
towards the waiting cross and grave,
sign of hope that God would save.
Passing of the Peace
Scripture: John 2:1-11
Jesus Changes Water Into Wine
2 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
4 “Woman,[a] why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.[b]
7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.
8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”
They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”
11 What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
Sermon: Miracle of Miracles: Water into Wine
Prayers
Long-awaited Jesus,
bring us rest for our weary hearts,
bring us peace for our troubled minds,
and bring us joy at seeing your face.
We anticipate the wedding feast,
the celebration of your presence
and our connection forever with you.
When our lives run dry,
we rest in the hope that you will replenish us.
We await the hour when you come and reinvent the world.
With patience at times and sometimes without it,
we plead with you to transform our lives
and provide what we can never provide for ourselves.
We trust you to take the emptiness of religion
and fill us with the richness of new creation in you.
We submit ourselves to your transforming power
and your wisdom to make us into our true selves,
the people you made us to be.
With joy, we praise you for your wonderful power and grace,
coming once to give us what we needed
and coming again to make all things complete.
We place our trust in you.
Help us also to believe in the glory you have revealed
as we look expectantly toward the fullness of the future you bring.
Come, Lord Jesus. Amen.
Offering
Announcements
Sending Song Shine Jesus Shine Hymn #195
Verse 1
Lord the light of Your love is shining
In the midst of the darkness, shining
Jesus, Light of the world, shine upon us
Set us free by the truth You now bring us
Shine on me
Shine on me.
Chorus
Shine, Jesus, shine
Fill this land with the Father's glory
Blaze, Spirit, blaze,
Set our hearts on fire
Flow, river, flow
Flood the nations with grace and mercy
Send forth Your Word, Lord
And let there be light.
Verse 2
Lord, I come to Your awesome presence
From the shadows into Your radiance
By the blood I may enter Your brightness
Search me, try me, consume all my darkness
Shine on me
Shine on me.
Verse 3
As we gaze on Your kingly brightness.
So our faces display Your likeness.
Ever changing from glory to glory,
Mirrored here may our lives tell Your story.
Shine on me
Shine on me.
Benediction
2nd Sunday after Epiphany
Theme: Jesus’ First Miracle- Water into Wine
Opening Song: “Our God”
Verse 1
Water You turned into wine
Opened the eyes of the blind
There's no one like You
None like You
Verse 2
Into the darkness You shine
Out of the ashes we rise
There's no one like You
None like You
Chorus
Our God is greater
Our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is healer
Awesome in power our God our God
Bridge
And if our God is for us
Then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us
Then what could stand against
And if our God is for us
Then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us
Then what could stand against
(Then) what could stand against
Call to Worship (inspired by Psalm 36:5-10)
No matter how far we wander from you, O God,
your steadfast love finds us.
No matter how unjust the world seems to us, O God,
your steadfast righteousness sustains us.
No matter how vulnerable our lives seem to us, O God,
your steadfast presence gives us hope.
No matter how unloved and uncared for we feel, O God,
you hear our cries and answer our prayers. Thanks be to God!
Prayer of Praise
(based closely on Psalm 36: 5-10)
Your love, O God, is as immeasurable as the heavens.
Your faithfulness reaches higher than the clouds in the sky.
Your justice is like the majestic mountains—firm and unshakeable,
and your judgments are as deep as the ocean depths.
And yet, in your greatness, you care for all of creation--
people and animals alike.
How precious is your unfailing love, O God!
All humanity finds rest in your presence.
We eat and are satisfied at Your table;
we drink from the river of Your overflowing kindness.
For You alone can quench our thirst;
You alone can open our eyes and awaken our souls.
May Your love continue to grow deeply in the lives of all who know You.
May Your salvation come to all who follow in Your paths. Amen.
Song of Praise “Sing of God Made Manifest” #206
Sing of God made manifest
in a child robust and blest,
to whose home in Bethlehem
where a star had guided them
magi came and gifts unbound,
signs mysterious and profound:
myrrh and frankincense and gold
grave and God and king foretold.
Sing of God made manifest
when at Jordan John confessed,
"I should be baptized by you,
but your bidding I will do."
Then from heaven a double sign--
dove-like Spirit, voice divine--
hailed the true Anointed One:
"This is my beloved Son."
Sing of God made manifest
when Christ came as wedding-guest
and at Cana gave a sign,
turning water into wine;
further still was love revealed
as he taught, forgave, and healed,
bringing light and life to all
who would listen to God's call.
Sing of God made manifest
on the cloud-capped mountain's crest,
where the Law and Prophets waned
so that Christ alone remained:
glimpse of glory, pledge of grace,
given as Jesus set his face
towards the waiting cross and grave,
sign of hope that God would save.
Passing of the Peace
Scripture: John 2:1-11
Jesus Changes Water Into Wine
2 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
4 “Woman,[a] why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.[b]
7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.
8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”
They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”
11 What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
Sermon: Miracle of Miracles: Water into Wine
Prayers
Long-awaited Jesus,
bring us rest for our weary hearts,
bring us peace for our troubled minds,
and bring us joy at seeing your face.
We anticipate the wedding feast,
the celebration of your presence
and our connection forever with you.
When our lives run dry,
we rest in the hope that you will replenish us.
We await the hour when you come and reinvent the world.
With patience at times and sometimes without it,
we plead with you to transform our lives
and provide what we can never provide for ourselves.
We trust you to take the emptiness of religion
and fill us with the richness of new creation in you.
We submit ourselves to your transforming power
and your wisdom to make us into our true selves,
the people you made us to be.
With joy, we praise you for your wonderful power and grace,
coming once to give us what we needed
and coming again to make all things complete.
We place our trust in you.
Help us also to believe in the glory you have revealed
as we look expectantly toward the fullness of the future you bring.
Come, Lord Jesus. Amen.
Offering
Announcements
Sending Song Shine Jesus Shine Hymn #195
Verse 1
Lord the light of Your love is shining
In the midst of the darkness, shining
Jesus, Light of the world, shine upon us
Set us free by the truth You now bring us
Shine on me
Shine on me.
Chorus
Shine, Jesus, shine
Fill this land with the Father's glory
Blaze, Spirit, blaze,
Set our hearts on fire
Flow, river, flow
Flood the nations with grace and mercy
Send forth Your Word, Lord
And let there be light.
Verse 2
Lord, I come to Your awesome presence
From the shadows into Your radiance
By the blood I may enter Your brightness
Search me, try me, consume all my darkness
Shine on me
Shine on me.
Verse 3
As we gaze on Your kingly brightness.
So our faces display Your likeness.
Ever changing from glory to glory,
Mirrored here may our lives tell Your story.
Shine on me
Shine on me.
Benediction