Arise, Shine - Isaiah 60
A service for Epiphany Sunday built around Isaiah 60 and Revelation 22.
Opening
(* invites all who are able to stand)
Gathering Music: "Arise, Shine, for Your Light has Come" PsH 198
*Call to Worship: Psalm 47:6-9
*Psalm of Praise: "Psalm 47: Clap Your Hands" SNC 156
*Greeting:
Hear the Word of God:
"I, the Lord, have called you in saving justice,
I have grasped you by the hand and shaped you;
I have made you a covenant of the people
and light to the nations,
to open the eyes of the blind,
to free captives from prison,
and those who live in darkness from the dungeon.
I am Yahweh, that is my name!
I shall not yield my glory to another,
nor my honor to idols."
–Isaiah 42:6-8May grace and peace be yours in abundance
in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Amen!
–2 Peter 1:2
*Hymn of Praise: "Jesus Shall Reign" PsH 412
Confession and Assurance
Call to Confession: 1 John 2:7-11
Prayer of Confession,
with sung refrain following the words: Lord, have mercy.
Assurance of Pardon: 1 John 1:5-7
Response: *"Come and Let Us Worship God" SNC 6
"Lord, To Whom Shall We Go" SNC 87
Proclamation
Prayer for Illumination
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 60:1-11, 19-22 (listen to reading punctuated by conga drums)
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
New Testament Reading: Revelation 21:22-22:5
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Sermon: Arise, Shine
Concluded with a moment of silent meditation.
Dedication
*Hymn of Response: "I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light" SNC 77
Intercessory Prayer,
with spoken refrain: "Let us pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer."
"The Lord's Prayer" SNC 196
First time: Congregation is invited to pray by listening and watching
Second time: Congregation is invited to pray either by singing
and/or by offering the gestures.
*Benediction: Psalm 67:1-2
*Mutual Greeting
(We greet each other in the name of Christ.)
SNC refers to Sing! A New Creation (CRC Publications, 2001)
PsH refers to Psalter Hymnal (CRC Publications, 1987)