January 4, 2026 Service
Groveport UMC, Groveport Ohio
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OPENING SONGS: “Isn’t He” and “Go, Tell it on the Mountain”
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
OPENING PRAYER:
Lord, in this season of Epiphany, as we think about the revealing of Jesus, we pray that you would open our eyes to see him more clearly. Help us understand fully the glories of Jesus’ life and his love for us. We pray, too, that you would open our hearts to understand that you have made us Christ’s body, that you have brought us together as your church to represent Jesus to those around us. Help us know that we need one another. Illumine our church, Lord. Bring us to dependence on you and dependence on one another.
PRELUDE & LIGHTING OF THE ALTAR CANDLES “Good Christian Men Rejoice“
HYMN: “The First Noel” - #245
CALL TO WORSHIP:
Leader: The people who sit in darkness
People: Have seen a great light.
Leader: Arise, let us leave the gloomy night;
People: Let us behold the glorious sight;
Leader: Make straight, then, the crooked highways;
People: Exalt the valleys and make low the mountains
Leader: To prepare the way of the Lord!
People: To make ready our hearts for his appearance,
Leader: Let us celebrate the Light of the World,
All: For upon us has the Light shined!
HYMN: “Gentle Mary Laid Her Child”
FIRST SCRIPTURE READING Isaiah 60:1-6
OUR TIME OF PRAYER (During our time of prayer, the altar rail is open for all who wish to come forward.)
HYMN “Sanctuary”
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER
OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS: Chancel Choir – “Is There Room at the Manger”
*DOXOLOGY
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
CHILDREN’S MOMENTS (All children are invited to attend Jr. Church at this time.)
SECOND SCRIPTURE READING Matthew 2:1-12
SERMON “Christmas Perspectives”
HOLY COMMUNION
*CLOSING HYMN: “Angels from the Realms of Glory”
*BENEDICTION
*SENDING FORTH: “As We Go”
POSTLUDE “How Great Our Joy”
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