This Week at Spiro First UMC

Today, January 10th ........................................................................................................... 12:30 pm

Spiro First United Methodist Church
Chili Cook Off in the Fellowship Hall Main and Broadway Church: 918.962.2538
PO Box 427 Parsonage: 918.962.5445
Best Chili receives the Golden Pepper Award Spiro, Oklahoma 74959 Pastor’s Cell: 918.839.7568

Tuesday, January 12th

Church Council Meets ...................................................................................................... 6:30 pm
Saturday, January 16th
Worship Team Meets ..................................................................................................... 9:00 am
Susanna’s Closet Open
Spaghetti Supper ............................................................................................ 4:30 to 7:00 pm
Sunday, January 17th
Sunday School ................................................................................................................ 9:45 am
Worship ......................................................................................................................... 11:10 am
Local Church Leaders’ Workshop @ Wagoner ......................................... 2:00 to 7:00 pm

Looking Ahead
Tuesday, January 19th
Pastor attends Orders Meeting for Clergy and the Wesleyan Covenant Renewal
Service in Oklahoma City. ..............................................................................................All Day Welcome to Spiro First United Methodist Church
Serving the Community Since 1899
To Know Christ and Make Him Known

Every Member A Minister

Gary Withrow Pastor
Rhonda Peterson Worship Leader
David Peterson Liturgist
Lynne Balzer Guitar
Kathleen Cameron Keyboard
Dorothy Tolsdorf Autoharp
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Sunday, January 10, 2010 1 Sunday after Epiphany OFFERING / † DOXOLOGY “O Worship the King” ............................................... # 73 UMH
The Baptism of Christ SCRIPTURE READING - Psalm 29 ..................................................................... David Peterson
† Please stand as you are able. This is the word of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
GATHERING, WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS
WORDS OF ASSURANCE / PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
PRELUDE “Baptized in Water” ............................................................................. # 2248 FWS
PASTORAL PRAYER
Entrance of the Christ Light
THE LORD’S PRAYER (in unison)
CALL TO WORSHIP
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come,
We have been baptized into Christ thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread
Buried with him, we have drowned our old selves. and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the
We have been baptized into Christ, Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. AMEN.
Now we walk as new creations, clothed with Christ! PRAYER RESPONSE “O Come Let Us Adore Him” (chorus only) ............. # 234 UMH
We greatly rejoice in the LORD; our souls do exult in God. O come let us adore Him, o come let us adore Him;
For he has clothed us with the garments of salvation; he has covered us with the robe of O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.
righteousness; by the mercy of God, we shall walk Christ's way!
For He alone is worthy, for He alone is worthy;
† OPENING HYMN “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” ................................... # 139 UMH
For He alone is worthy, Christ the Lord.
† OPENING PRAYER (in unison)
† HYMN OF PREPARATION “Come, Let Us Use the Grace Divine” ................... # 606 UMH
Almighty God, you anointed Jesus at his baptism with the Holy Spirit, and revealed
him as your beloved Son; grant that we who are baptized into his name may give SCRIPTURE READING – Luke 3:15-17; 21-22 .................................................. David Peterson
up our lives to your service, and be found worthy of our calling; through Jesus This is the word of God for the people of God.
Christ our Lord. AMEN.
Thanks be to God.
† AFFIRMATION OF FAITH “The Apostles Creed” ......................................... # 881 UMH
ANTHEM “Be Thou My Vision” ................................................................... Rhonda Peterson
I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth;
SERMON “From Baptism to Ministry” ......................................................... Gary Withrow
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and HYMN OF INVITATION “Breathe on Me, Breath of God” ................................... # 420 UMH
buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the INSTALLATION OF 2010 UMW AND CHURCH LEADERS
right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick
and the dead. † DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the † POSTLUDE “Wonder of Wonders” ................................................................... # 2247 FWS
forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
† “Gloria Patri” (Glory Be to the Father) .................................................... # 70 UMH