Christ Presbyterian Church

Worship Service

January 23, 2022

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 Welcome to Sunday Worship Service
3rd Sunday after Epiphany
January 23, 2022 10:00AM
Welcome and Announcements
GATHERING AROUND THE WORD

Opening Prayer
Call to Worship
One: We each have many gifts to offer in service to God.
All: Some will be teachers; others preachers; some will be capable
leaders, others will be skillful workers; some will be those who have
visions of all possibilities; others will find ways to make those
visions a reality; some will develop ministries of peace and justice;
others will seek to change unjust systems.
One: Each person here has been blessed by God.
All: Lord, help us to use those blessings to help others. AMEN.
Hymn
How Great Thou Art
O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
consider all the worlds thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
thy power throughout the universe displayed:
Refrain:
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee:
How great thou art! How great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee:
How great thou art! How great thou art!
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 When through the woods and forest glades I wander
and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees,
when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
and hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze:
refrain
And when I think that God, his Son not sparing,
sent him to die, I scarce can take it in,
that on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,
he bled and died to take away my sin:
refrain
When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
and take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration,
and there proclaim, "My God, how great thou art!"
refrain
Prayer of Confession
Waiting God, you know us all too well. We listen to this episode in the life
of Jesus. We hear the astonishment of the people gathered in worship as
Jesus proclaims the mandate and scope of his ministry. It is what they had
hoped for and also what they have feared. Change and challenge are
always difficult. We are more inclined to turn our backs on opportunities
of service than pitch in to affect the needed changes that will promote
healing and wholeness. Forgive us when we give lip service to you and
then slip into inaction. Give us courage to be willing disciples. Help us to
be people of promise and hope. In Jesus' Name, we offer this prayer.
AMEN.
Silent Confession

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Assurance of Pardon
One: Jesus has opened the doors for service to each one of us. We have been
freed from our fears and doubts. Rejoice, dear fiends! In Jesus' Name,
we are forgiven and healed.
All: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven!
PROCLAIMING THE WORD

Prayer of Illumination
Reading from the Epistles
1 Corinthians 12:12-31
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the
body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For in the one Spirit we
were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were
all made to drink of one Spirit. 14 Indeed, the body does not consist of one
member but of many. 15 If the foot would say, “Because I am not a hand, I do
not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. 16
And if the ear would say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,”
that would not make it any less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an
eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would
the sense of smell be? 18 But as it is, God arranged the members in the body,
each one of them, as he chose. 19 If all were a single member, where would the
body be? 20 As it is, there are many members, yet one body. 21 The eye cannot
say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have
no need of you.” 22 On the contrary, the members of the body that seem to be
weaker are indispensable, 23 and those members of the body that we think less
honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our less respectable members are
treated with greater respect; 24 whereas our more respectable members do not
need this. But God has so arranged the body, giving the greater honor to the
inferior member, 25 that there may be no dissension within the body, but the
members may have the same care for one another. 26 If one member suffers,
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all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it.
27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 28 And God
has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers; then
deeds of power, then gifts of healing, forms of assistance, forms of leadership,
various kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers?
Do all work miracles? 30 Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak in
tongues? Do all interpret? 31 But strive for the greater gifts.
The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version. (1989). (1 Cor 12:12-31). Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.

One: This is the Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God!
Special Music Eddie Espinosa
Change My Heart, O God
Solo – Susan Taylor

Reading from the Gospel

Luke 4:14-21
Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about
him spread through all the surrounding country. 15 He began to teach in their
synagogues and was praised by everyone. 16 When he came to Nazareth, where
he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his
custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to
him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: 18 “The Spirit
of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the
poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to
the blind, to let the oppressed go free,19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
20 And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes
of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21 Then he began to say to them, “Today
this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version. (1989). (Lk 4:14-21). Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.

One: This is the Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God!
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Sermon Rev. John Scott

“Gifts Available”
RESPONDING TO THE WORD
Affirmation of Faith The Apostle’s Creed
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.
Hymn

Breathe on Me, Breath of God

Breathe on me, Breath of God; fill me with life anew,
that I may love what thou dost love, and do what Thou wouldst do.
Breathe on me, Breath of God, until my heart is pure,
until with thee I will one will, to do and to endure.

Breathe on me, Breath of God, till I am wholly thine,

until this earthly part of me glows with thy fire divine.
Breathe on me, Breath of God, so shall I never die,
but live with thee the perfect life of thine eternity.
Invitation to Giving

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Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Prayer of Dedication
Prayer of the People
The Lord’s Prayer
GOING OUT INTO THE WORLD

Family Choir
Amazing Grace
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see.
‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed!
Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come;
‘Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures.
When we’ve been there ten thousand years, Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise Than when we’d first begun.
Benediction
Postlude

Please join us for coffee fellowship today in Narthex E after worship.

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 ANNOUNCEMENTS
Covid Church Reopening Plan – Phase 3
• Face Coverings are optional
Wednesday Night Dinner
Wednesday night meals have returned for takeout dinners and in-person at 5:15PM. Menu: Ham, twice
baked potato casserole, green beans, salad, and lemon cake. If you are currently on the takeout list and
want to continue to receive boxed dinners or to reserve for in-person meals, please call June Sanchez @
727-409-4199 or the church office.

Open Bible Study in January

Pastor John will continue to lead an open bible study through Acts of the Apostles on Wednesday, January
26th at 4:15PM in Don Airey Hall and on Facebook Live. Please bring your bible in any translation.
Community Ecumenical Committee Service
The Community Ecumenical Committee of Churches welcomes all to the Week of Prayer of Christian Unity
Service on Sunday January 23, 2022 @ 3:00PM. The service will be held at St. Justin Martyr Catholic
Church or livestreamed on Youtube for those who cannot attend in person.

Blessing Box and CPC Neighborhood Meals

Please help us keep the pantry full as our community continues to struggle with hunger. Food items can be
dropped off on Sunday mornings prior to service and placed in the wheeled grocery cart or at the church
office.
The Neighborhood Meals continue to provide bagged meals on Tuesdays at 5PM in front of the church.
Contributions to support the Neighborhood Meals and the Blessing Box can be donated to our
“Neighborhood Food Ministry Fund.” We appreciate your continued support in sharing these meals with
our neighbors.

CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Phone: 727-584-8695 • Fax: 727-585-1079 • 3115 Dryer Ave, Largo FL 33770
www.LargoCPC.org • email: Office.largocpc@gmail.com
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 9 AM – 11:30 AM or by an appointment.
Face covering and social distancing is required for in-person assistance.

Pastor & Teaching Elder Rev. John A. Scott, Jr. email: Pastor.largocpc@gmail.com
Secretary Sarah Reeves email: Office.largocpc@gmail.com
Director of Music Steven Radeck email: StevenRadeck@gmail.com
Custodian June Sanchez email: JuBug616@aol.com
All songs used by permission CCLI #863215 and streaming CPSL 139714, Expiration date 7/31/2022
The use of video and audio recording8equipment is in use during worship.
By participating in this service, you consent to being recorded for this purpose.