Bethel 02/06/22 Service

Sources of Information for Today's Online Service
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Candlemas

Candlemas Day
Candlemas from Wikipedia
...and another February 2 holiday you may know...
Groundhog Day from Wikipedia

Guidance from UMC Discipleship Ministries
Annual Worship Planning Documents
2022 Monthly Worship Calendar
2022 RCL 2 page Summary
Bethel Weekly Worship Planning worksheet

Weekly Worship Planning Series

This is the 5th of an 8 week Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries.
The graphics at the top of this page list the topics for the weeks of the Series.
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Note: This material from UDM is not the basis for today's message
but is provided here for your personal study and reflection.

Worship Series: "Love Never Ends: Being the Body of Christ"
from umcdiscipleship.org

Ordinary time is the season that follows Epiphany, although most of the time we call it the “season after Epiphany.” In Year C of the lectionary cycle, the Epistle readings for this Ordinary Time are the Letters to the Corinthians. Perhaps the best-known passage, or best-loved passage from I Corinthians is chapter 13, the famous “love chapter.” We built this series on the Epistle readings as a way of seeing the light of Christ through the lens of love. “Love Never Ends” is both a description and a promise. You are invited to journey with us, guided by the Corinthian epistles to let the light shine around you, and in you, and then from you as we seek to continue to become disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. We who have seen the light of Christ now desire to reflect it in our community and in our world by letting others see Christ through our loving presence.

This Week's Theme: "Hold Firmly"
Liturgical Resources

This week, the text invites us to go back to where we started. We can reclaim our initial acceptance of the faith, when we first said yes to Jesus, or first said it in public in the presence of the loving and supporting church family.

Worship Planning Notes
Preaching Notes

Lectionary Scriptures:
Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 138 ; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11

Sources of Music for the following hymns are:

- UMH CD.....UDM - DM Accompaniment..... MM/DD/YY - Recorded Service

Hymns Considered For this week: