February 13, 2011
10:30 AM


WE ENTER INTO GOD’S PRESENCE
Preparation for Worship
*Call to Worship
O God, who created us in love,
create us anew in love as we worship you.
O Jesus Christ, who redeemed this world in love,
reclaim our hearts as we worship you.
O Holy Spirit, who moves this world toward its God-appointed end,
move within us as we worship you.  Amen.
*Song of Praise – 568:1,2 “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”
*God Greets Us
*We Greet Others
*Continuing Praise
“Shout to the Lord”
“You Are My King”
“I Could Sing of Your Love Forever”
Call to Confession
In spite of God’s love for us and gift of love to us, we often act in destructive and hateful ways.  We close our hearts to God and disobey God’s law.  Together let us confess our sin.
Prayer of Confession
Awesome and compassionate God, you have loved us with unfailing, self-giving mercy, but we have not loved you.  You constantly call us, but we do not listen.  You ask us to love, but we walk away from neighbors in need, wrapped in our own concerns.  We condone evil, prejudice, warfare, and greed.  God of grace, as you come to us in mercy, we repent in spirit and in truth, admit our sin, and gratefully receive your forgiveness through Jesus Christ, our Redeemer.  Amen.
*Song of Assurance – 231 “How Great Is the Love of the Father”
HEAR GOD’S WORD
Children’s Time
Prayer of Preparation
Scripture Reading – Matthew 6:25-34
Message – “Kingdom Living: Live Boldly”
Prayer
WE RESPOND WITH THANKSGIVING
Celebration of Holy Communion
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right for us to give thanks and praise.
With joy we praise you, gracious God, for you created heaven and earth, made us in your image, and kept covenant with us – even when we fell into sin.  We give you thanks for Jesus Christ, our Lord, who by his life, death, and resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life.  Now we join with all the saints and angels and the whole creation to proclaim the glory of your name.
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory.  Hosanna in the highest.  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.  Hosanna in the highest.
We give thanks to God the Father that Jesus, before he suffered, gave us this memorial of his sacrifice, until he comes again.  At his last supper, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.”  In the same way, he took the cup after supper and said, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this in remembrance of me.”  For whenever we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death and resurrection until he comes.
Christ has died,
Christ is risen,
Christ will come again.
Lord our God, send your Holy Spirit so that this bread and cup may be for us the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.  May we and all your saints be united with Christ and remain faithful in hope and love. 
Amen.
The gifts of God for the people of God.
The body of Christ, given for you.
Thanks be to God.
The blood of Christ, shed for you.
Thanks be to God.
*Song of Thanksgiving – 483:3 “How Great Thou Art”
The Offering – General Fund
Offertory Prayer
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Intercessory Prayer
WE ARE SENT TO LOVE AND SERVE
Opportunities for Ministry and Fellowship
*Sent to Love
Jesus said:  “‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.’  This is the most important, the first on any list.  But there is a second to set alongside it:  ‘Love others as well as you love yourself.’  These two commands are pegs; everything in God’s Laws and the Prophets hangs from them.”
*God Blesses Us
Go in peace to love and serve God and God’s people.
We go to love and serve.
*Parting Song – 634 “Father, We Love You”
Postlude

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Our worship this morning includes the celebration of Holy Communion.  If you have publicly professed Jesus as your Savior and if you serve him as your Lord, please receive the bread and cup when they are passed in the pews, eating and drinking together after all have been served.  Thank God for this precious blessing.

Tuesday, 7:00 PM Pastor Search Team meets
Wednesday, 6:00 AM Men’s breakfast and Bible study at the Spot
       9:30 AM Women’s Bible Study at
       7:00 PM Council meets

You can still start to fill a baby bottle with your loose change to benefit the Life Choices Center of Binghamton.  Your generous support is always appreciated.  There are a few empty bottles remaining at the coffee service area in the narthex.  All bottles should be returned to church by March 6.

Joe Patak and Claire Krempel both had cataracts removed this week and Joe will have his other eye done tomorrow.  Pray for good results from these procedures.


NEXT SUNDAY, February 20, 2011
SUNDAY SCHOOL:  9:15 AM  Classes for all ages meet.  The adult class will be starting a new series “Becoming a Good Samaritan.”  This video-led discussion, hosted by John Ortberg and developed in partnership with World Vision, is intended to help Christians live out Christ’s love in world-changing ways, right now, right here.  The teen Sunday School class will be joining the adults for this intergenerational learning.
MORNING WORSHIP:  10:30 AM  Pastor Gelder will bring us God’s Word.  He will continue the message series from the Sermon on the Mount, “Kingdom Living”.  We will look at Matthew 7:1-12 “Looking Around.” 
The second offering will be for support of Valley’s CHOW Pantry, allowing the pantry staff to purchase foods beyond what are donated or available from the CHOW warehouse so we can provide balanced meals to families we serve.  Thank you in advance for your generous support.
Claire Stocum will publicly profess her faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior at this service.  We rejoice with her and her family, thanking God for leading her to this step.