Sunday Worship Service
December 31, 2023 – 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.
OPENING SONG
Come Little Children
OPENING PRAYER
† SONG – Together
A Star Shone Bright – Worship & Song (green book) # 3051
CHILDREN’S TIME WITH A MESSAGE FOR ALL AGES
We are TRANSFORMED by the Word of God
SCRIPTURE READING
Luke 3:21-22
GOOD NEWS
We Trust Our Belovedness
† SONG – Together
You Are Mine – Faith We Sing (black book) # 2218
RESPONSE TO GOD’S GRACE (OFFERING)
Pastor: Gracious God, we believe in You who know the shape and form of our weariness.
People: We believe in You who want joy and delight for us, not just survival and existence.
Pastor: We bring our joy and our weariness like two sides of the same coin, and we trust that You are already at work.
People: We believe in You who are not done dreaming for the world, who send hope in the form of people and change, movements, and Spirit.
All: So we decide to participate in Your ministry in and through us with our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness. Thanks be to God! Amen.
OFFERING (Let us count God’s blessings upon us while listening to the offertory.)
Still, Still, Still
PRAYING TOGETHER
THE LORD’S PRAYER UM Hymnal (blue book) # 895
SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
We are SENT by the power of God
LIFE OF ST. MATTHEW’S COMMUNITY
† BLESSING AND SENDING
May the grace and peace of Christ be with you, my friends.
Go and share the love of God, love that never ends.
CLOSING SONG
Minuet by J.S. Bach