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During our PA Phase Green in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. Pastor Steve Hodges is offering an In-Person Pavilion Worship on Sunday morning, and posting the recording on YouTube channel, "Pastor Steve Hodges at MPPC." Stay safe, be well!

 

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“PASTOR STEVE HODGES At MPPC”

BAPTisM of the lord

January 10, 2021 ~ 10 am

PRELUDE                                                                                    Cindy Snyder, Music Director

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                               Inspired by Psalm 96

Leader:         The Lord be with you!

PEOPLE:        And also with you.

Leader:         Sing, and bless God’s name;

PEOPLE:       Tell the glad news of salvation from day to day.

Leader:         Proclaim God’s glory to the nations,

PEOPLE:       God’s marvelous deeds to all peoples.

Unison:          Let us worship God.

PRAYER OF THE DAY (Unison)

Eternal God, at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan you proclaimed him your beloved Son, and anointed him with the Holy Spirit. Grant that all who are baptized into his name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

HYMN OF PRAISE #128                     I Sing the Mighty Power of God

PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Unison)

                Merciful God, in baptism you promise forgiveness and new life, making us part of the body of Christ. We confess that we remain preoccupied with ourselves, separated from sisters and brothers in Christ. We cling to destructive habits, hold grudges, and show reluctance to welcome one another; we allow the past to hold us hostage.

                In your loving kindness, have mercy on us, and free us from sin. Remind us of the promises you make in baptism so that we may rise to new life, and live together in grace.

TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN                                                                 Pastor Steve Hodges

SCRIPTURE READINGS                      Genesis 1:1-5 and Mark 1:4-11

MUSICAL INTERLUDE                                                                                         Cindy Snyder                      

SERMON                                                               “Like a Dove”                           Pastor Steve Hodges

HYMN OF RESPONSE #384                              Spirit Song

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (Unison)  The Apostles’ Creed

CARES & CONCERNS * PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH FAMILY * SILENT PRAYER * concluding with THE LORD’S PRAYER

WE OFFER OURSELVES AND OUR GIFTS TO GOD 

CHARGE & BLESSING                                                                              

HYMN OF SENDING #393                 Breathe on Me, Breath of God

The Apostles’ Creed (Traditional)

     I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth;

     And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,

born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;

he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven,

and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;

from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

     I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.  Amen.

Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed by thy name,

thy kingdom come,

thy will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;

and forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors;

lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

and the power, and the glory,

forever. AMEN.

ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING SUNDAY

11 AM, JANUARY 17, 2021

IN-CAR MEETING ON MPPC PARKING LOT

  (AGENDA ITEMS) 2021 BUDGET; TERMS OF CALL;

ORDAIN & INSTALL CLASS OF 2022 ELDERS

I Sing the Mighty Power of God #128

I sing the mighty pow’r of God

That made the mountains rise,

That spread the flowing seas abroad,

And built the lofty skies.

I sing the wisdom that ordained

The sun to rule the day;

The moon shines full at His command

And all the stars obey.

Spirit Song #384

O let the Son of God enfold you

With His Spirit and He love;

Let Him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

O let Him have the things that hold you,

And His Spirit, like a dove,

Will descend upon your life and make you whole.

Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill your lambs.

Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill your lambs.

Breathe on Me, Breath of God #393

Breathe on me, breath of God,

Fill me with life a new.

That I may love what Thou dost love,

And do what Thou wouldst do.

Breathe on me, breath of God,

So shall I never die,

But live with Thee the perfect life

Of Thine eternity.

Pastor Steve can be reached at

(724) 256-5173 (home) or pastorstevehodges@gmail.com