{"id":4208,"date":"2014-01-19T11:14:57","date_gmt":"2014-01-19T16:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/?p=4208"},"modified":"2014-01-19T11:15:32","modified_gmt":"2014-01-19T16:15:32","slug":"4208","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/2014\/01\/4208\/","title":{"rendered":"January 19, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chilmark Community Church<\/strong>
\nJanuary 19, 2014 2nd\u00a0 Sunday after Epiphany
\nPrelude: Prelude #9 from the Well Tempered Clavier, J.S.Bach
\nGathering and Announcements<\/p>\n

Introit\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s Me, It\u2019s Me, O Lord\u201d 352<\/p>\n

Call to Worship\u00a0 : Psalm 40:1-11\u00a0\u00a0 p.774<\/p>\n

*Hymn\u00a0 \u201c Here I Am Lord\u201d\u00a0 p.593<\/p>\n

Prayer of Reconciliation\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 by Martin Luther King (unison)
\nO God, we thank you for the fact that you have inspired men and women in all nations and in all cultures. We call you different names: some call you Allah; some call you Elohim; some call you Jehovah; some call you Brahma; some call you the Unmoved Mover. But we know that these are all names for one and the same God. Grant that we will follow you and become so committed to your way and your kingdom that we will be able to establish in our lives and in this world a brother and sisterhood, that we will be able to establish here a kingdom of understanding, where men and women will live together as brothers and sisters and respect the dignity and worth of every human being. In the name and spirit of Jesus. Amen.<\/strong>
\nSilent prayer<\/p>\n

The Lord\u2019s Prayer<\/p>\n

Children\u2019s Moment<\/p>\n

Lectionary Discussion\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marilyn Hollinshead
\nIsaiah 49:1-7
\nJohn 1:29-42<\/p>\n

*Hymn\u00a0 \u201cLet the Lower Lights be Burning\u201d words printed on bulletin.<\/p>\n

Concerns and Celebrations<\/p>\n

Leader: To God who welcomes all in love, let us pray for the good of the church and the concerns of those in need.<\/p>\n

(Silent Prayer)<\/p>\n

God of every land and nation, you have created all people<\/strong>
\nand you dwell among us in Jesus Christ. Listen to the cries of those who pray to you, and grant that, as we proclaim the greatness of your name, all people will know the power of love at work in the world. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Offering
\n*Hymn 95 \u201cPraise God From Whom All Blessing Flow\u201d<\/p>\n

Prayer of Dedication (unison)
\nPerfect Light of revelation, as you shone in the life of Jesus,<\/strong>
\nwhose epiphany we celebrate, so shine in us and through us and these gifts, that we may become beacons of truth and compassion, enlightening all creation with deeds of justice and mercy. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Hymn\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cLet There Be Peace on Earth\u201d p.431<\/p>\n

Benediction\u00a0 (unison)
\nO God, you spoke your word\u00a0 and revealed your good news in Jesus, the Christ. Fill all creation with that word again, so that by proclaiming your joyful promises to all nations and singing of your glorious hope to all peoples, we may become one living body, your incarnate presence on the earth. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Postlude : Andante by Maurice Greene
\n_PLEASE COME FOR COFFEE IN FELLOWSHIP HALL ____
\nWorship Leader: Emily Broderick
\nOrganist:\u00a0 Carol Loud
\nPastor: Seongmoon\u00a0 Ahn
\nNext Week\u2019s Lessons:\u00a0 Isaiah 9:1-4;1 Corinthians:1:10-18; Matt. 4:12-23
\n*Stand if you are able<\/p>\n

Dwight L. Moody LET THE LOWER LIGHTS BE BURNING<\/p>\n

A few years ago, at the mouth of Cleveland harbor, there were two lights, one at each side of the bay, called the upper and lower lights; and to enter the harbor safely by night, vessels must sight both of the lights.
\nThese western lakes are more dangerous sometimes than the great ocean. One wild, stormy night, a steamer was trying to make her way into the harbor. The captain and pilot were anxiously watching for the lights.
\nBy-and-by the pilot was heard to say, \u201cDo you see the lower light?\u201d \u201cNo,\u201d was the reply; \u201cI fear we have passed them.\u201d \u201cAh, there are the lights,\u201d said the pilot; \u201cand they must be, from the bluff on which they stand, the upper lights. We have passed the lower lights, and have lost our chance of getting into the harbor.\u201d What was to be done? They looked back, and saw the dim outline of the lower lighthouse against the sky. The lights had gone out. \u201cCan\u2019t you turn your head around?\u201d \u201cNo; the night is too wild for that. She won\u2019t answer to her helm.\u201d The storm was so fearful that they could do nothing.
\nThey tried again to make for the harbor, but they went crash against the rocks, and sank to the bottom. Very few escaped; the great majority found a watery grave. Why? Simply because the lower lights had gone out. Now, with us the upper lights are all right. Christ Himself is the upper light, and we are the lower lights, and the cry to us is, keep the lower lights burning; that is what we have to do. He will lead us safe to the sunlit shore of Canaan, where there is no more night.<\/p>\n

Chilmark Community Church
\nSeongmoon Ahn, Pastor
\nChilmarkchurch.org<\/p>\n

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Chilmark Community Church<\/p>\n

Brightly beams our Father\u2019s mercy
\nFrom His lighthouse ever more,
\nBut to us He give the keeping
\nOf the lights along the shore.
\nCHO.-
\nLet the lower lights be burning!
\nSend a gleam across the wave!
\nSome poor fainting, struggling seaman
\nYou may rescue, you may save.<\/p>\n

Dark the night of sin has settled,
\nLoud and angry billows roar;
\nEager eyes are watching, longing,
\nFor the lights along the shore. \u2013 CHO.<\/p>\n

Trim your feeble lamp, my brother;
\nSome poor seaman tempest-tossed,
\nTrying now to make the harbor,
\nIn the darkness MAY BE LOST. \u2013 CHO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chilmark Community Church January 19, 2014 2nd\u00a0 Sunday after Epiphany Prelude: Prelude #9 from the Well Tempered Clavier, J.S.Bach Gathering and Announcements Introit\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s Me, It\u2019s Me, O Lord\u201d 352 Call to Worship\u00a0 : Psalm 40:1-11\u00a0\u00a0 p.774 *Hymn\u00a0 \u201c Here I Am Lord\u201d\u00a0 p.593 Prayer of Reconciliation\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 by Martin Luther King (unison) O God, we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stories-from-our-church"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4208"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4210,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4208\/revisions\/4210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}