THE PEOPLE OF CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH GATHER
THE WORSHIP FEBRUARY 15, 2015
OF
GOD
THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY
11:00 A.M.
We are an ecumenical, multi-racial, multi-ethnic Christian body that reaches out to the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ. To that end we strive to be welcoming, responsive, trusting and prayerful in everything we do.
TODAY IS TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY—the last Sunday in Epiphany. In the mysterious transfiguration of Jesus before awestruck disciples, God reveals Jesus to be “My Child, my Beloved”—the very words we heard early in Epiphany at Jesus’ baptism. With the confidence that he is forever held in God’s love, Jesus then sets his face toward Jerusalem and the suffering that awaits him there. This is why the Transfiguration is remembered on the Sunday before the season of Lent, leading up to Holy Week and the cross of Good Friday. “On the mountain, as he was praying he was transfigured before them—his face shining as the sun, his clothes dazzling white. Moses and Elijah also were there —and, then, a voice: ‘This is my Child, my Chosen, my Beloved. Listen to him!’” — The Gospels
Faith is the touching of a mystery, the perception of another dimension to everything. In faith we go beneath the surface to where the real meaning begins to shine. In simplest terms, faith sees the presence of God in all things. — Alexander Schmemann (1921-1983) We are living in a world that is absolutely transparent, and God is shining through it all the time. — Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
G ATHERING FOR WORSHIP PRELUDE During the Prelude, prepare for worship by centering your heart with this prayer by Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916)
Woke Up This Morning WOKE UP/Spiritual Calvary Sanctuary Choir
Lord God, I abandon myself into your hands. Do with me as you will. Whatever you may do with me, I thank you. I am prepared for anything; I accept everything. Provided your will is fulfilled in me, I ask for nothing more—I simply place myself into your hands. I give all I am and have to you, my God, with all the love of my heart. For me it is a necessity of love, this gift of myself, because in boundless confidence I know that I am your beloved Child. LIGHTING THE ALTAR CANDLES
Christian and Mayra Durán, Acolytes
WELCOME
Reverend Glaze
HYMN 592
Every Time I Feel the Spirit PENTECOST/Spiritual
Congregation standing; la congregación se pone de pie. Congregational responses in bold. Audio enhancement devices available for use during worship. Please ask an usher for assistance. Respuestas congregacionales en negrita. Para Biblias en español o traducción del servicio en español, por favor hablar con un ujier.