Crandall United Methodist Church

Worship Guide

February 9, 2025

Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

Creating Disciples of Jesus who Transform the World

ENTRANCE WITH PRAISE

Greetings:

Minister: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you!

People: And also with you!

Special Music: “Lead Me to the Cross” Stefanie

Centering Words:

The voice of God calls us this day. Christ beckons us to leave our old lives behind. Will we heed? Will we follow?

*Call to Worship:

Leader:    The voice of God is calling: “Whom shall I send?”

People:   We are here to answer God’s call.

Leader:    The voice of Christ is calling: “Who will be my faithful disciples?”

People:   We are here to answer Christ’s call.

Leader:    The voice of Spirit is calling: “Who will be a light to the nations?”

People:   We are here. Send us, we pray!

Leader:    Let us pray.

ALL: Your wisdom, Holy Mystery, is as unfathomable as the deep, as alluring as the night sky. When all seems lost, call us from the wreckage of our lives. Grant us the ability and the will to hear your call and bless us with the grace to embrace your promised salvation. Help us face our fears, that we might remain sure-footed on our journey of faith.  Amen.

Hymn: “Lead On, O King Eternal”

Lead on, O King eternal, the day of march has come;

henceforth in fields of conquest thy tents shall be our home.

Through days of preparation thy grace has made us strong;

and now, O King eternal, we lift our battle song.

Lead on, O King eternal, till sin’s fierce war shall cease,

and holiness shall whisper the sweet amen of peace.

For not with swords’ loud clashing, nor roll of stirring drums;

with deeds of love and mercy the heavenly kingdom comes.

Lead on, O King eternal, we follow, not with fears,

for gladness breaks like morning where’er Thy face appears.

Thy cross is lifted over us, we journey in its light;

the crown awaits the conquest; lead on, O God of might.

PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD

Words of Assurance

Hear the good news, our names have been written in the book of life.

Thanks be to God. Amen.

*Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 6:1-13

¹  In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. ² Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. ³ And one called to another and said:

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;

the whole earth is full of his glory.”

⁴ The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. ⁵ And I said: “Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”

⁶ Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. ⁷ The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out.” ⁸ Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I; send me!”

Leader:    This is the Word of God for the people of God

People:   Thanks be to God.

WORD AND RESPONSE

Time with Young Friends: “Jesus Loves Me”

Children’s Message: “Gone Fishing”

Hymn: “Trust and Obey”

When we walk with the Lord in the light of his word,

what a glory he sheds on our way! While we do his good will,

he abides with us still, and with all who will trust and obey.

Trust and obey, for there’s no other way

to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,

but our toil he doth richly repay;

not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,

but is blessed if we trust and obey.

Trust and obey, for there’s no other way

to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

But we never can prove the delights of his love

until all on the altar we lay;

for the favor he shows, for the joy he bestows,

are for them who will trust and obey.

Trust and obey, for there’s no other way

to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at his feet,

or we’ll walk by His side in the way; what he says we will do,

where he sends we will go; never fear, only trust and obey.

Trust and obey, for there’s no other way

to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

Sermon: “Left Everything and Followed” Luke 5:1-11

¹ Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, ² he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. ³ He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. ⁴ When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” ⁵ Simon answered, “Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets.” ⁶ When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to break. ⁷ So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. ⁸ But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!” ⁹ For he and all who were with him were amazed at the catch of fish that they had taken; ¹⁰ and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.” ¹¹ When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.

RESPONSE TO THE WORD 

Hymn: “Lead Me, Guide Me”

Lead me, guide me, along the way,

for if you lead me, I cannot stray.

Lord, let me walk each day with there.

Lead me, O Lord, lead me.

Lead me, guide me, along the way,

for if you lead me, I cannot stray.

Lord, let me walk each day with there.

Lead me, O Lord, lead me.

Psalter: 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 Spirit,

    born of the virgin Mary,

    suffered under Pontius Pilate,

    was crucified, died, and was buried;

    the third day he rose from the dead;

    he ascended into heaven,

    and sitteth at 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 Spirit,

    the holy catholic Church,

    the communion of saints,

    the forgiveness of sins,

    the resurrection of the body,

    and the life everlasting. Amen.

Gloria Patri

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen. Amen.

Prayers of the People:  Joys and concerns

   Silent Prayer, Pastoral Prayer

SENDING FORTH

Hymn: “The Summons”

Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?

Will you go where you don't know and never be the same?

Will you let my love be shown,

Will you let my name be known,

will you let my life be grown in you and you in me?

Will you leave yourself behind if I but call your name?

Will you care for cruel and kind and never be the same?

Will you risk the hostile stare

should your life attract or scare?

Will you let me answer prayer in you and you in me?

Will you let the blinded see if I but call your name?

Will you set the prisoners free and never be the same?

Will you kiss the leper clean, and do such as this unseen,

and admit to what I mean in you and you in me?

Will you love the "you" you hide if I but call your name?

Will you quell the fear inside and never be the same?

Will you use the faith you've found,

to reshape the world around,

through my sight and touch and sound

in you and you in me?

Lord your summons echoes true when you but call my name.

Let me turn and follow you and never be the same.

In your company I'll go where your love and footsteps show.

Thus I'll move and live and grow in you and you in me.

Benediction

Hymn: “Until Jesus Comes”

Until Jesus comes,

Until Jesus comes,

I’ll be watching and waiting

Until Jesus comes.

Until Jesus comes,

Until Jesus comes,

I’ll be watching and waiting

Until Jesus comes.