Worshipfully Speaking – January 2016

JANUARY 3, 2016……Service of the Eucharist…..EPIPHANY SUNDAY
Psalm 72 Isaiah 60.1-6 Ephesians 3.12 Matthew 2.1-12
Illumination One: Jesus is revealed to the nations.
LET THERE BE WONDER!

JANUARY 10, 2016…….FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Psalm 29 Isaiah 43.1-7 Acts 8.14-17 Luke 3.15-17, 21-22
Illumination Two: Jesus is revealed as God’s Son, the chosen.
LET THERE BE LIFE!

JANUARY 17, 2016…….SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Psalm 36 Isaiah 62.1-5 1 Corinthians 12.1-11 John 2.1-11
Illumination Three: Jesus’ glory is revealed in the first of many ‘signs’.
LET THERE BE GRACE!

JANUARY 24, 2016……THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Psalm 19 Nehemiah 8.1-10 1 Corinthians 12.12-31 Luke 4.14-30
Illumination Four: Jesus is revealed as the bearer of God’s good news.
LET THERE BE FAITH!

JANUARY 31, 2016……Sunday before Candlemas
FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Psalm 84 Exodus 12.51; Hebrews 2.10-18 Luke 2.22-40; 13.2, 11-16
Illumination Five: Jesus is revealed as fulfillment of all remembrance and hope.
LET THERE BE LIGHT!

FEBRUARY 7, 2016…..….The Transfiguration of Jesus
THE SUNDAY BEFORE LENT
Psalm 99 Exodus 34.29-35 2 Corinthians 3.12-4.2 Luke 9.28-36
Illumination Six: Jesus is revealed in his full holiness
LET THERE BE SIGHT!

TEN WAYS TO LOVE
1. Listen without interrupting. (Proverbs 18) 6. Share without pretending. (Ephesians 4:15)
2. Speak without accusing. (James 1:19) 7. Enjoy without complaining. (Philippians 2:14)
3. Give without sparing. (Proverbs 21:26 8. Trust without wavering. (Corinthians 13:7
4. Pray without ceasing. (Colossians 1:9) 9. Forgive without punishing. (Colossians 3:13)
5. Answer without arguing. (Proverbs 17:1) 10. Promise without forgetting. (Proverbs 13:12)