SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP • 10 AM
FEBRUARY 16
The Power to Bless
LUKE 6:17-26
A welcoming community of faith where Jesus Christ transforms lives
WORSHIP LEADERS
Rev. Madison M. VanVeelen
Associate Pastor of Care
Rev. David T. Kim
Lake Fellow in Parish Ministry
Rev. Karen L. Lang
Executive Pastor
Paton Warner Liturgist
Sanctuary Choir
Dr. Michelle Louer
Director of Music and Fine Arts
Dr. John Allegar
Organist and Assistant Director of Music and Fine Arts
PROCESSION
Acolytes
Elsie Lewis
Michael Hamilton
Element Bearer
David Moore
Ewer Bearer
Anna Ratliff
All music in this service used by permission: CCLI License #719352; OneLicense #A-715008; or public domain.
WELCOME FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN
Following today’s Word with Children, children ages 4 through grade 8 may remain with their families or depart for Children’s Choir. If departing, please assure your child is wearing a green nametag. Children’s Choir pickup will be on the first floor in room 112. Childcare is available on the second floor for infants through age 3.
VISUAL AND HEARING ASSISTANCE
Please speak to an usher if you need a large print bulletin, large print hymnal, or an assistive listening device.
February 16, 2025
SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
We Come Together as God’s People
Prelude Wenn wir in höchsten Nöthen sein, BWV 641
Elegy
Welcome
Choral Call to Worship
O how amiable are thy dwellings: Thou Lord of hosts!
J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Charles H. H. Parry
Dr. John Allegar, organ (1848-1918)
Psalm 84:1-4 (Anglican chant)
My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the Lord: My heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.
Rev. Madison M. VanVeelen
Charles H. H. Parry
Yea the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young: Even thy alters O Lord of hosts my King and my God.
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: They will be always praising thee.
* Call to Worship (adapted from Psalm 1)
One: Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, but their delight is in the law of the Lord.
All: They are like trees planted by streams of water, yielding fruit in due season.
One: We gather at God’s gracious invitation, seeking the delight of God’s Word and will:
All: Good news for today, for tomorrow, for all God’s people and creation.
One: Let us worship God!
* Prayer of Adoration
* Processional Hymn #356
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Rev. David T. Kim
NETTLETON Invitation to Confession Prayer of Confession
Merciful God, your call is demanding.
You ask us to reorder our lives by the kingdom you are bringing in Jesus Christ. Yet we still pass by the ones you especially notice: people who are poor and hungry; people who weep. We have not stood with those who are hated, bullied, and excluded. We are too complacent, even complicit.
Forgive us, O Lord, and turn us back to your gospel. We pray this now, for our sake, and for the sake of your world; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Silent Prayer)
Assurance of God’s Grace
* Response of Praise Gloria Patri Henry Greatorex
* Passing the Peace of Christ
* Hymn Lord, Whose Love Through Humble Service BEACH SPRING
We Experience God’s Word
The Word with Children
Prayer for Illumination
First Scripture Lesson
Jeremiah 17:5-8 (p.
Anthem How Can I Keep From Singing?
My life flows on in endless song above earth’s lamentations, I hear the real though far-off tune that hails a new creation. Through all the tumult and the strife I hear its music ringing. It sounds an echo in my soul, How can I keep from singing?
While though the tempest loudly roars, I hear the truth, it liveth. And though the darkness ‘round me close, songs in the night it giveth. No storm can shake my inmost calm while to that rock I’m clinging. Since love is Lord of heav’n and earth, How can I keep from singing?
I lift my eyes, the cloud grows thin; I see the blue above it, And day by day this pathway smooths since first I learned to love it. The peace of love makes fresh my heart, a fountain ever springing; All things are mine in love and joy! How can I keep from singing?
Text: anonymous
Second Scripture Lesson
Luke 6:17-26 (p.
The Power to Bless
“Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled.” (Luke 6:21)
Moment of Silent Meditation
Paton Warner
705)
Robert Lowry (1826-1899) arr. Sarah Quartel (b. 1982)
939)
Sermon Rev. Madison M. VanVeelen
We Give Thanks to God
Prayers of the People and The 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.
Invitation to Discipleship and Generosity
Offertory
Then, then shall the King say unto them upon His right hand,
Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world, from the foundation of the world. Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Come, ye blessed of my Father.
Rev. Karen L. Lang
Come, Ye Blessed John Prindle Scott Caitlin Stewart, soprano (1877-1932)
Therefore, come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Come, ye blessed of my Father, come, come, come.
Text: Matthew 25:34-36
I was an-hungered, and ye gave me meat; I was athirst, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; Naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me, ye came unto me.
* Doxology OLD HUNDREDTH
Ordination and Installation of Deacons *indicates previously ordained
Kris Beckwith Moore
Mark Booher
Suzi Burns
Karen Cummings
Karen Cunningham
Tom Edwards
CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS:
*Dave Franks
*Jane Gooliak
Will Hobbs
Davin Isakson
Gala Kennedy
*Jane Louiso
Do you trust in Jesus Christ your Savior, acknowledge him Lord of all and Head of the Church, and through him believe in one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?
Do you accept the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be, by the Holy Spirit, the unique and authoritative witness to Jesus Christ in the Church universal, and God’s Word to you?
Do you sincerely receive and adopt the essential tenets of the Reformed faith as expressed in the confessions of our church as authentic and reliable expositions of what Scripture leads us to believe and do, and will you be instructed and led by those confessions as you lead the people of God?
Prayer of Ordination
Charge to the Newly Ordained
Jonathan McGee
Richard Propes
Christopher Roberts
Judith Schneider
Andrew Sutphin
*Alice MacPhail
Will you fulfill your office in obedience to Jesus Christ, under the authority of Scripture, and be continually guided by our confessions?
Will you be governed by our church’s polity, and will you abide by its discipline? Will you be a friend among your colleagues in ministry, working with them, subject to the ordering of God’s Word and Spirit?
Will you in your own life seek to follow the Lord Jesus Christ, love your neighbors, and work for the reconciliation of the world?
Do you promise to further the peace, unity, and purity of the church?
Will you seek to serve the people with energy, intelligence, imagination, and love?
*Gen Wallace-Roe
Youth Deacons:
Kathryn Carrel
Tyse Christenberry
Elise Klaus
Will you be a faithful deacon, watching over the people, providing for their worship, nurture, and service? Will you share in government and discipline, serving in governing bodies of the church, and in your ministry will you try to show the love and justice of Jesus Christ?
QUESTIONS OF THE CONGREGATION:
Do we, the members of the church, accept these deacons, chosen by God through the voice of this congregation to lead us in the way of Jesus Christ? Do we?
Do we agree to encourage them, to respect their decisions, and to follow as they guide us, serving Jesus Christ who alone is Head of the Church? Do we?
We Go Forth to Serve
* Closing Hymn #343 Called as Partners in Christ’s Service BEECHER
* Charge and Benediction
* Choral Benediction The Lord Bless You and Keep You (excerpt) John Rutter (b. 1945)
THE POWER OF PRAYER
Would you like one of our pastors to pray with you today? We invite you to come to Milner Chapel immediately following the 10 AM worship service for a short time of communion and prayer. You may also visit SecondChurch.org/Prayer to fill out a Prayer Request Form.
If you or a loved one is hospitalized, please contact:
Rev. Madison VanVeelen, Associate Pastor of Care MVanVeelen@SecondChurch.org
GIVING
Please join the Hunger Campaign which feeds our neighbors in need who are hungry for food, and for the support, prayers and encouragement we provide.
Proceeds from the Hunger Campaign support the food pantry, school initiatives, community meals and so many more activities and programs throughout the year.
To make a gift to the Hunger Campaign, visit SecondChurch.org/Give or scan this QR code.
Thank you for your love and care of those in need.
VISITING TODAY?
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TODAY
Bread for the World “Food, Insecure” Documentary and Conversation February 16 • 11:30 AM – 1 PM • Room 356
NEXT SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23
THE GIFT OF YOUTH THE GIFT OF AGE
REV. CHRISTOPHER A. HENRY THE GIFT OF YOUTH
8:15 AM • Chapel Worship • Milner Chapel 9 AM • Sunday School for All Ages 10 AM • Sanctuary Worship
11:15 AM • Service of Wholeness and Communion • Milner Chapel SecondChurch.org/Worship
Watch Sunday worship all week long at SecondChurch.org/Live
UPCOMING EVENTS SecondChurch.org/Events
Young Adults Service and Sabbath February 22 • 9 AM – 3 PM • Around Second
Welcome Table February 23 • 11:15 AM • Parlor
Art Song Series: Black Composers February 23 • 11:35 AM • Choir Room
Men’s Monthly Fellowship February 25 • 6 - 8 PM • Room 356
South Africa Book Club February 25 • 7 PM • Zoom
WEDNESDAY
MARCH 5 • 7 PM • SANCTUARY
SERVICE OF WORSHIP, HOLY COMMUNION, AND IMPOSITION OF ASHES
Youth Late Night @ Second February 28 • 6 - 11 PM • Youth Suite
Middlers Gathering March 4 • 7 - 8:30 PM • Blind Owl Brewery
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Party & Lenten Workshop March 5 • 6 PM • Room 112
Young Adults Ash Wednesday Dinner March 5 • 6 PM • Room 112
