Mayfield Congregational United Church of Christ

January 24, 2021

Third Sunday after the Epiphany

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 Order of Worship

 Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship

Opening Prayer

Hymn

 Scripture
Mark 1: 14-20

¹⁴Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, ¹⁵and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” ¹⁶As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen. ¹⁷And Jesus said to them, “Follow me and I will make you fish for people.” ¹⁸And immediately they left their nets and followed him. ¹⁹As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. ²⁰Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.

Sermon
Immediately? Seriously?

 Hymn
You Have Come to the Seashore
By Cesáreo Gabaráin

Lord, you have come to the seashore,
neither searching for the rich nor the wise,
desiring only that I should follow.
O, Lord, with your eyes set upon me,
gently smiling, you have spoken my name;
all I longed for I have found by the water,
at your side, I will seek other shores.

Lord, see my goods, my possessions;
in my boat you find no power, no wealth.
Will you accept, then, my nets and labor? (Refrain)

Lord, take my hands and direct them.
Help me spend myself in seeking the lost,
returning love for the love you gave me. (Refrain)

Lord, as I drift on the waters,
be the resting place of my restless heart,
my life’s companion, my friend and refuge. (Refrain)

Pastoral Prayers

Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be 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,
and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil;
for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever.
Amen,

 Hymn
Seek Ye First
By Karen Lafferty (1971)

Seek ye first the kingdom of the Lord
And God’s righteousness
And all these things shall be added unto you
Allelu, alleluia

Ask and it shall be given unto you
Seek and ye shall find
Knock and the door shall be opened unto you
Allelu, alleluia

Seek ye first the kingdom of God
And His righteousness
And all these things shall be added unto you
Allelu, alleluia

Benediction

Postlude

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Dearest ones,
How grateful we are this day for
moderator Dawn Carlson,
musician Jen Conley, 
technology that allows us to worship</em
virtually-yet-together,
and the joy of this new day.