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Sunday, January 29th, 2012
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====Sunday, January 4, 2026====
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====Second Sunday After Christmas====
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
====Opening Reflection====
 
 
Valentine of Rome (d.269) -- A Christian priest in Rome, Valentine was known for assisting Christians persecuted under Claudius II.  After being caught marrying Christian couples and helping Christians escape the persecution, Valentine was arrested and imprisoned.  Although Emperor Claudius originally liked Valentine, he was condemned to death when he tried to convert the emperor.  Valentine was beaten with stones, clubbed, and finally beheaded on February 14, 269.  In the year 496, February 14 was named as a day of celebration in Valentine's honor.  He has since become the patron saint of engaged couples, beekeepers, happy marriages, lovers, travelers, young people, and greetings.
 
 
[silent reflection]
 
 
Leader: O Love that keeps the heavens turning
 
 
'''People: draw us to you in all our yearnings.'''
 
  
 
====Opening Song====
 
====Opening Song====
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"Joy to the World"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDmIddF7DfQ&list=RDVDmIddF7DfQ</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDmIddF7DfQ&list=RDVDmIddF7DfQ Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
  
''Love Divine All Loves Excelling''
 
<videoflash>sil9FMzzjLg</videoflash>
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sil9FMzzjLg Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
 
  
Leader: O Love that keeps the heavens turning
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=We Hear God's Word=
  
'''People: draw us to you in all our yearnings.'''
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====First Scripture Reading====
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"Jeremiah 31:7-14"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxkHSLyv3D0</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxkHSLyv3D0 Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2031%3A7-14&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
=We Hear God's Word=
 
  
====Psalm 146:5-9====
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====Second Scripture Reading====
[http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=194886352 Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)]
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"Psalm 147:12-20"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHLpKLr-tr4</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHLpKLr-tr4 Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20147%3A12-20&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
Leader: O Love that keeps the heavens turning
 
  
'''People: draw us to you in all our yearnings.'''
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====Third Scripture Reading====
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"Ephesians 1:3-14"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8n1siW-yOc&list=RDw8n1siW-yOc</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8n1siW-yOc&list=RDw8n1siW-yOc Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%201%3A3-14&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
====Ephesians 6:1-9====
 
[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%206:1-9&version=NIV Read passage online at biblegateway.com (NIV)]
 
<mp3>http://mrlocke.net/files/ephesians6.mp3</mp3>
 
  
Leader: O Love that keeps the heavens turning
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====Fourth Scripture Reading====
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"John 1:1-18"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2qjPDtQnk4&t=36s</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2qjPDtQnk4&t=36s Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%3A1-18&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
'''People: draw us to you in all our yearnings.'''
 
  
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
  
G.K. Chesterton said, "Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair."
 
  
====Prayers for One Another====
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====Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession====
(Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.)
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Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.
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====The Lord's Prayer====
 
====The Lord's Prayer====
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Amen.
 
Amen.
  
===Closing Prayer===
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Lord, help us distinguish between the love that keeps merely human affection in the center of things and the love you bore in your sacrificial life, death, and resurrection.  Amen.
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===Closing Hymn===
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"Doxology"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XsBoZniIys&list=RD-XsBoZniIys</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XsBoZniIys&list=RD-XsBoZniIys Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
  
 
=We Go in Peace=
 
=We Go in Peace=
  
===Passing the Peace of Christ===
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====Passing of the Peace====
(Each person says a line of the blessing, adding the name of someone present at the end of the line.  If there are more than 8 people present, two or more names may be added at the end of a line). 
 
 
 
'''May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you, [name]'''
 
 
 
'''wherever he may send you, [name]'''
 
 
 
'''may he guide you through the wilderness, [name]'''
 
 
 
'''protect you through the storm, [name]'''
 
 
 
'''may he bring you home rejoicing, [name]'''
 
 
 
'''at the wonders he has shown you, [name]'''
 
 
 
'''may he bring you home rejoicing, [name]'''
 
  
'''once again into our doors, [name].'''
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====Fellowship & Conversation====

Latest revision as of 17:12, 4 January 2026

Sunday, January 4, 2026

Second Sunday After Christmas

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Song

"Joy to the World"


We Hear God's Word

First Scripture Reading

"Jeremiah 31:7-14"


Second Scripture Reading

"Psalm 147:12-20"


Third Scripture Reading

"Ephesians 1:3-14"


Fourth Scripture Reading

"John 1:1-18"


We Respond in Prayer

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.


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.

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,

for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.

Amen.


Closing Hymn

"Doxology"

We Go in Peace

Passing of the Peace

Fellowship & Conversation