THE CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP
January 10, 2021
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N EWARK VALLEY 1ST UNITED METHODIST
70 S. MAIN ST.,
NEWARK VALLEY, NY 13811
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Office: (607) 642-8811 Website: nvmethodist.com
Email: newarkvalley1stumc@gmail.com
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Rev. Timothy Middleton
Parsonage: (607) 642-3630
Email: nvpastor@yahoo.com
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3rd Sunday after Christmas
http://live.nvmethodist.com
Welcome! We’re happy to have you with us today.
PRAY-LUDE
WORDS OF WELCOME & OPPORTUNITIES FOR
MINISTRY
*CALL TO WORSHIP
L: God, things are changing.
P: The world is changing.
L: We feel uncertain and shaky.
P: We feel anxious.
L: Questions have arisen that we’ve never had to deal with before.
P: Give us wisdom.
L: Shifts in culture and technology have brought problems we’ve
never had to face before.
P: Give us discernment.
L: We are divided in our opinions of how to move forward.
P: We want unity.
L: We disagree on policy.
P: We want compassion.
L: We know that the Kingdom that Christ began on earth
P: is progressing.
L: The Good News
P: is expanding;
L: The momentum of Your Will being done on earth as it is in
Heaven
P: is unstoppable.
L: Even as all around us changes
P: Your Love endures forever.
L: Even in war, and climate change, and social media, and cultural
 shifts P: the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
P: Your love endures forever. L: The Lord makes Lebanon to skip like a calf, and Sirion like a
L: Even in theological and political disagreement young wild ox.
P: Your love endures forever. P: The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
L: Help us to love one another as never before; L: The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness,
P: better than before. P: The Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
L: Help us to not be defensive or closed-minded, L: The voice of the Lord makes the oaks to whirl, and strips the
P: but open to the Kingdom coming in unexpected ways.
forests bare;
A: Dear God, thank You that You make all things new. Thank
P: and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
You for all that You’ve allowed into our lives this past year,
the good along with the hard things, which have reminded us L: The Lord sets enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits enthroned
how much we need You and rely on Your Presence filling us as ruler forever.
every single day. We pray for Your Spirit to lead us each P: May the Lord give strength to His people! May the Lord bless
step of this New Year. We ask that You will Guide our His people with peace!
decisions and turn our hearts to deeply desire You above all *HYMN “Change My Heart O God”
else. We ask that You will open doors needing to be opened
and close the ones needing to be shut tight. We ask that You PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S
would help us release our grip on the things to which You’ve PRAYER (UMH #895)
said ‘no,’ ‘not yet,’ or ‘wait.’ We ask for help to pursue You SCRIPTURE LESSON Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
first, above every dream and desire You’ve put within our MESSAGE: “New year - New Start” ~ Pastor Tim
hearts. Amen. Debbie McDaniel INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP
WORSHIP FOR YOUNG DISCIPLES HOLY COMMUNION

OFFERING OF OURSELVES AND OUR *HYMN “Fill My Cup Lord”

GIFTS/OFFERTORY
*Thanksgiving Praise: “Seek Ye First”
RESPONSIVE READING: Psalm 29
L: Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory
and strength.
P: Ascribe to the Lord the glory of His Name; worship the Lord in
holy splendor.
L: The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of glory
thunders, the Lord, upon many waters.
P: The voice of the Lord is powerful,
the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
L: The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars,
BENEDICTION PRAISE
THE LIGHT GOES FORTH
POSTLUDE
People to Remember in Prayer Each Day
For Encouragement: Wilma Ace; Doris Adams; Rev. Nancy Adams;
Caregivers; Davis, Heath & Neal Missionary Families; Macella Dean;
Jessica Dunham; Mary Harper Edsall; Lillian Gregrow; Dorene Hill; Rob
Dunham & family; Sheryl Jones; Joyce Malsch; Terry McKinney; Lexy
Middleton; Tim & Connie Middleton; Shuba & Morrissey families;
Bonnie Snapp; President elect Biden; President Trump; UCC Church;
Health Related Issues: Dave Ace; Jerry Adams; Larry Baird; Baby
Princess Warrior Bristol; Carol Bazzeghin; Pete Brennan; Carol Carey;
Donald Cornwell; Tony DeCaro; Mary Edsall; Enzo Gentile; Linda
Hendrickson; Jim Kavalesky; Rosie Kessler; MaryAnn Kinsey; Marylou
Kinsey; Sue Kinsey; June Krapf; Anna Kuntzelman; “Larry” (MaryJo
Carey’s Brother); Nancy Laughlin; Autumn Lavine; Shirley Mincher;
Chet & Peggy Pierce; Teri Remaley; Residents, staff & families of Hilltop
& Elderwood Communities; “Debbie” (Arlene Ronk’s daughter); Ginger
(Kinsey) Roth; “Sharon” (Nellie Snapp’s sister); Paula Simmons; Kim
Smith; Jackie Sparks; Heather Stamper; Jean Stevens; Those down with
the flu; Those in harm’s way of contracting “Covid19”: food pantry
volunteers, school and store employees helping to make food and
groceries available, and those with the virus; Twins, Cassidy & Siena
Lourie; Unnamed Family with COVID; Pat Valentia; Don Williams
(Frazier’s brother); “Woody”; Tim Worden
Our Shut Ins: Sharon Brown; Mary Kay Johnson; Jean Stevens;
Brandon Swisher; Tarraha Whittemore
In Sympathy & Comfort: All those who continue mourning the loss of
a loved one along with the families & friends of Sharon Brown; Darlene
Hill; Katherine Kobylarz; & of those who have died from COVID-19;

Unknown/Other Concerns: All Churches in the area; Lorisa Bates &

family; Bishop Webb and his Cabinet; Churches and states as they reopen;
All Countries affected by terrorism; All those affected by violence; Church
family; Families whose loved ones are struggling with addiction; Gabby
Dunham; Healthcare workers & providers; Law enforcement officers & their
families; Opposing views on racial & social issues; Our country’s leaders;
Our Congregation; Our Military Troops; Our Small Groups; Our vision; Our
Youth; Persecuted Christians; Political Climate; Sanitation workers,
Scientists working on vaccines & cures: Refugees & others in the midst of
moves; The People of the Mid. East; The Unemployed; those affected by
natural disasters, relief workers & their families; Those starting new jobs;
Unspoken Concerns; Young Disciples’ Church; Weather related concerns;
World peace;