2/1/2026 Morning Worship Bulletin

February 1, 2026

Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

Announcements 

Invocation

Scripture: Micah 6:1-8

1 Hear what the Lord says: Rise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.

2 Hear, you mountains, the controversy of the Lord, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the Lord has a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.

 3 "O my people, what have I done to you? In what have I wearied you? Answer me!

4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and redeemed you from the house of slavery; and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

5 O my people, remember now what King Balak of Moab devised, what Balaam son of Beor answered him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the saving acts of the Lord."

6 "With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?

7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?"

8 He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

“Thy Loving Kindness”

Thy loving kindness is better than life

Thy loving kindness is better than life

My lips shall praise Thee, thus will I bless Thee

I will lift up my hands unto Thy name

I lift my hands up unto Thy name

I lift my hands up unto Thy name

My lips shall praise Thee, thus will I bless Thee

I will lift up my hands unto Thy name

Thy loving kindness (Thy loving kindness)

Is better than life (is better than life)

Thy loving kindness (Thy loving kindness)

Is better than life (is better than life)

My lips shall praise Thee (my lips shall praise Thee)

Thus will I bless Thee (thus will I bless Thee)

I will lift up my hands unto Thy name

I lift my hands up unto Thy name

I lift my hands up unto Thy name

My lips shall praise Thee, thus will I bless Thee

I will lift up my hands unto Thy name

“I Will Sing of My Redeemer”

Hymn #130

I will sing of my Redeemer​

and his wondrous love to me;

 on the cruel cross he suffered, 

from the curse to set me free.​

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Sing, O sing of my Redeemer!

​With his blood he purchased me. 

On the cross he sealed my pardon, 

paid the debt, and made me free.​

I will tell the wondrous story; 

How my lost estate to save,​

In His boundless love and mercy 

His ransom freely gave.​

Sing, O sing of my Redeemer!

​With his blood he purchased me. 

On the cross he sealed my pardon, 

paid the debt, and made me free.​

I will praise my dear Redeemer;​

His triumphant pow’r I’ll tell,

 How the victory He giveth 

over sin, and death, and hell.​

Sing, O sing of my Redeemer!

​With his blood he purchased me. 

On the cross he sealed my pardon, 

paid the debt, and made me free.​​

I will sing of my Redeemer 

And His heavenly love to me; 

He from death to life hath bro’t me, 

Son of God, with Him to be.​

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Sing, O sing of my Redeemer!

​With his blood he purchased me. 

On the cross he sealed my pardon, 

paid the debt and made me free.​

Scripture: Psalm 15

1 O Lord, who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy hill?

2 Those who walk blamelessly, and do what is right, and speak the truth from their heart;

3 who do not slander with their tongue, and do no evil to their friends, nor take up a reproach against their neighbors;

4 in whose eyes the wicked are despised, but who honor those who fear the Lord; who stand by their oath even to their hurt;

5 who do not lend money at interest, and do not take a bribe against the innocent. Those who do these things shall never be moved.

Invitation

Confession

Pardon

Peace

Christ our Lord invites to his table all who love him,​

who earnestly repent of their sin​   and seek to live in peace with one another.​Therefore, let us confess our sin before God and one another.

Merciful God, We confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart. We have failed to be an obedient church.​​

We have not done your will, we have broken your law,

we have rebelled against your love, we have not loved our neighbors, and we have not heard the cry of the needy.​

Hear the good news,

Christ died for us while we were still sinners,

which proves God’s love for us. ​In the name of Jesus Christ, You Are forgiven

In the name of Jesus Christ, You Are forgiven​

Glory to God, Amen. ​

Tithes & Offering

Doxology

Praise God, from ​whom all blessings flow; ​

Praise Him, ​all creatures here below; ​

Praise Him above, ​ye heav'nly host; ​

Praise Father, Son ​and Holy Ghost. Amen​

Joys & Concerns

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.

2 Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:

3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

5 "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.

8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

10 "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 "Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.

12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

“How Great is Our God”

The splendor of the King, ​

Clothed in majesty, ​

Let all the earth rejoice, all the earth rejoice. ​

He wraps himself in Light​

And darkness tries to hide, ​

And trembles at His voice, trembles at his voice. ​

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How great is our God - sing with me​

How great is our God - and all will see​

How great, how great is our God​

Age to age He stands​

And time is in His hands​

Beginning and the end​

Beginning and the end​

The Godhead, Three in One​

Father, Spirit, Son​

The Lion and the Lamb​

The Lion and the Lamb​

How great is our God - sing with me​

How great is our God - and all will see​

How great, how great is our God​

Name above all names, ​

Worthy of all praise. ​My heart will sing, ​

How great is our God. ​

How great is our God - sing with me​

How great is our God - and all will see​

How great, how great is our God​

“King of Kings”

In the darkness​

We were waiting

​Without hope Without light

​Till from heaven

​You came running

​There was mercy in Your eyes​

To fulfill the law and prophets​

To a virgin came the Word

​From a throne of endless glory

​To a cradle in the dirt​

Praise the Father​

Praise the Son

​Praise the Spirit

​Three in one​

God of glory​

Majesty

​Praise forever​

to the King of Kings​

To reveal the kingdom coming​

And to reconcile the lost

​To redeem the whole creation

​You did not despise the cross​

For even in your suffering​

You saw to the other side

​Knowing this was our salvation

​Jesus for our sake you died​

Praise the Father

​Praise the Son

​Praise the Spirit

​Three in one​

God of glory​

Majesty

​Praise forever ​to the

King of Kings​

And the morning that You rose​

All of heaven held its breath

​Till that stone was moved for good​

For the Lamb had conquered death

And the dead rose from their tombs ​

And the angels stood in awe

​For the souls of all who'd come​

To the Father are restored​

And the church of Christ was born ​

Then the Spirit lit the flame

​Now this gospel truth of old

​Shall not kneel​Shall not faint​

By His blood and in His name​

In His freedom I am free​

For the love of Jesus Christ

​Who has resurrected me​

Praise the Father​

Praise the Son​

Praise the Spirit

​Three in one​

God of glory​

Majesty

​Praise forever

​to the King of Kings​

Praise the Father​

Praise the Son

​Praise the Spirit

​Three in one​

God of glory​

Majesty

​Praise forever to the King of Kings

​Praise forever to the King of Kings

​We will praise forever ​to the King of Kings​

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart."

 20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God decided, through the foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe.

22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom,

23 but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,

24 but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

25 For God's foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength.

26 Consider your own call, brothers and sisters: not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.

27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;

28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are,

29 so that no one might boast in the presence of God.

30 He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

31 in order that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."

Message: Pastor Ryan

“Foolishness”

Communion

The Communion Supper, instituted by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is a sacrament, which proclaims His life, His sufferings, His sacrificial death and resurrection, and the hope of His coming again. Brothers and sisters in Christ,​the Christian life is redeemed from sin and consecrated to God.​The Supper is a means of grace in which Christ is present

by the Spirit. ​

It is to be received in reverent appreciation and gratefulness for the work of Christ. All those who are truly repentant, forsaking their sins, and believing in Christ for salvation are invited to participate in the death and resurrection of Christ. We come to the table that we may be renewed in life and salvation and be made one by the Spirit. ​

In unity with the Church, we confess our faith: ​Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. ​

Holy God, We gather at this, your table, in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, who by your Spirit was anointed to preach good news to the poor, proclaim release to the captives, set at liberty those who are oppressed.​

2-17 Christ healed the sick, fed the hungry, ate with sinners, and established the new covenant for forgiveness of sins. We live in the hope of His coming again. ​

On the night in which He was betrayed, He took bread, gave thanks, broke the bread, gave it to His disciples, and said: “Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.​

Likewise, when the supper was over, he took the cup, gave thanks, gave it to His disciples, and said: “Drink from this, all of you, this is my blood of the new covenant, poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in remembrance of me.” Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ​

And so, we gather as the Body of Christ to offer ourselves to you in praise and thanksgiving. Pour out your Holy Spirit on us and on these your gifts. Make them by the power of your Spirit to be for us the body and blood of Christ, that we may be for the world the Body of Christ, redeemed by His blood. ​

By your Spirit make us one in Christ, one with each other, and one in the ministry of Christ to all the world, until Christ comes in final victory. In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Amen. And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, let us pray: ​

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen​

Benediction

Our mission is to love people so that

they become Disciples of Christ!