Sunday Worship Service
February 11, 2024 – 10:30am
We are RECEIVED as the Beloved of God
The actual worship service begins 15 minutes into the recordings.
WELCOME
Welcome! We are grateful that God has brought us together. If you are a first-time visitor, please send Pastor Jinwoo an email at pastor@saint-matthews.org. We would love to stay in contact with you. Thank you.
CALL TO GOD’S LOVE
OPENING SONG
This is the Day
OPENING PRAYER
† SONG – Together
As a Fire Is Meant for Burning – Faith We Sing (black book) #2237
CHILDREN’S TIME WITH A MESSAGE FOR ALL AGES
We are TRANSFORMED by the Word of God
SCRIPTURE READING
1 Corinthians 10:16-17; Galatians 6:2
GOOD NEWS
Stephen Ministries: Being the Body of Christ in Life Crises
† SONG – Together
Let Us Be Bread – Faith We Sing (black book) # 2260
THE HOLY COMMUNION
SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
RESPONSE TO GOD’S GRACE (OFFERING)
Pastor: Gracious God, we thank You for the countless blessings You have bestowed upon us in the past year.
People: Your faithfulness has been our constant companion, and Your grace has sustained us through every challenge.
Pastor: We thank You for the opportunities that lie ahead, the challenges that will shape us, and the blessings that will unfold.
All: May the Holy Spirit empower us to walk in faith, hope, and love, knowing that Your presence goes before us. Amen.
OFFERING (Let us count God’s blessings upon us while listening to the offertory.)
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing – arr. Joel Raney
PRAYING TOGETHER
THE LORD’S PRAYER – UM Hymnal (blue book) # 895
We are SENT by the power of God
LIFE OF ST. MATTHEW’S COMMUNITY
† BLESSING AND SENDING
Shalom to You – UM Hymnal (blue book) # 666
Shalom to you now, shalom, my friends. May God’s full mercies bless you, my friends.
In all your living and through your loving, Christ be your shalom, Christ be your shalom.
CLOSING SONG
The Power of Your Love – by Geoff Bullock