{"id":3045,"date":"2023-02-11T02:07:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T02:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=3045"},"modified":"2023-02-11T02:07:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T02:07:09","slug":"worship-for-the-fifth-sunday-after-the-epiphany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2023\/02\/11\/worship-for-the-fifth-sunday-after-the-epiphany\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nFifth Sunday after the Epiphany<\/h1>\n<h2>February 12th, 2023<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-001.jpg\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Amanda Taylor<\/p>\n<h2>Gathering<\/h2>\n<p>It may help to center yourself into worship by lighting a candle, as a symbol of God&#8217;s presence with you during the time of worship.  You may also want to pay attention to lighting, the position of your body, and the availability of distractions.<\/p>\n<h3>Breath Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cGod is love. Let us love like God.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Prelude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cSpeak, O Lord\u201d by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, Arranged by Dave Mincy<\/p>\n<h3>Call to Worship<\/h3>\n<p>ONE: Let us worship the eternal God, the source of love and life.<br \/>\n<strong>ALL: Let us worship Jesus Christ, the risen one, who lives among us.<\/strong><br \/>\nONE: Let us worship the Spirit, the holy fire, who renews us.<br \/>\n<strong>ALL: To the God of love be praise<br \/>\nIn all times and places<br \/>\nLet us worship God!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #120: \u201cYour Love, O God\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Your Love, O God (UMH 120) Piers Fetters, guitarist and vocalist\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X2td2q4ukV0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Praying<\/h2>\n<h3>Unison Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>God of justice and compassion,<br \/>\nas we come into worship,<br \/>\nRemind us of who we are.<br \/>\nRemind us where our help comes from.<br \/>\nRemind us of what we are called to be.<br \/>\nCall us back from our own ways.<br \/>\nGive us the courage to love and to love boldly<br \/>\nEven when it is not popular.<br \/>\nEven when others tell us to hate.<br \/>\nRenew us and restore us to right relationships with others and with You.<br \/>\nMay it be so, Amen.<\/p>\n<h3>Cares and Celebrations<\/h3>\n<h3>Silent Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-001-1.jpg\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Elaine Troy<\/p>\n<h3>Pastoral Prayer<\/h3>\n<h3>The Lord&#8217;s Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lord&#039;s Prayer\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tzll3qcy6Ns?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<strong>Our Father (Creator)<br \/>\nwho art in heaven,<br \/>\nHallowed be thy name.<br \/>\nThy kingdom come.<br \/>\nThy will be done on earth,<br \/>\nas it is in heaven.<br \/>\nGive us this day our daily bread.<br \/>\nAnd forgive us our trespasses,<br \/>\nas we forgive those who trespass against us.<br \/>\nAnd lead us not into temptation,<br \/>\nbut deliver us from evil:<br \/>\nFor thine is the kingdom, and the power,<br \/>\nand the glory, for ever. Amen.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Listening and Reflecting<\/h2>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Song of Songs 4:9-15<\/h3>\n<h3>Hymn #475: Come Down, O Love Divine<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Come Down, O Love Divine\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wMFIj8jysOQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:1-10<\/h3>\n<h3>Sermon: \u201cWhat Is Love? Baby Don&#8217;t Hurt Me\u201d, Rev. Jonathan Vanderbeck<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sermon 2023 2 12\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/30mIBD9k8Pw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Responding<\/h2>\n<h3>Offertory: \u201cI Love You, Lord\u201d by Laurie Klein, Arranged by Bruce Greer<\/h3>\n<h3>A Time to Consider Offering<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Page-8-Image-10-1.png\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Larry McArthur<br \/>\nIf you wish, you are welcome to use this time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eservicepayments.com\/cgi-bin\/Vanco_ver3.vps?appver3=3_CMn6vY3gbXWj2GvkW32xVh5LubqSJdgKX6KHFre1VuMdS3Q8kj_eIJXGJN8RG-0gmHZvX_Lw1ha8ZXgn-54Krv7ImQMfM68o70RRXIZtDlvXRu7Icp8meYpri-7vHbdSHJK5fST8PKv5rD7H0pV4u2FYADh6CtWzBcTpjLo9qDxBXK0S3J8MPHZwZCFVXkDJkCUTrur4Wm694FEfvylg==&amp;ver=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make a donation to the church online<\/a>, or to put a check in the mail.<br \/>\nThe time of offering is not only about our financial gifts to the church, it is about offering our lives to God and the building of the kindom. This is a time for reflection: What is being asked of us? What is being given to us? What are we able to offer? What do we need?<\/p>\n<h3>Offertory Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For gifts of a baby\u2019s laughter and sunshine.<br \/>\nFor gifts of crisp mornings and rainbows of autumn leaves.<br \/>\nFor gifts of a quiet moment and warm cup of tea.<br \/>\nFor these and all the gifts given,<br \/>\nMay we give them back to the world in need of more love, more care,<br \/>\nand more peace. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>A Prayer for our Enemies<\/h3>\n<h3>Hymn #2223: \u201cThey&#8217;ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"They&#039;ll Know We Are Christians\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LZg8Ho-lNqk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<h3>Postlude: \u201cNettleton\u201d from John Wyeth&#8217;s Repository of Sacred Music; Arranged by James Roberts<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany February 12th, 2023 Photo by Amanda Taylor Gathering It &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2023\/02\/11\/worship-for-the-fifth-sunday-after-the-epiphany\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Worship for the Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3046,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-online-worship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3045"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3048,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3045\/revisions\/3048"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}