February 2, 2025

As we enter the month of February, we're excited to focus our hearts and efforts on a cause that reflects the core values of love, compassion, and community. Our Monthly Mission for February is dedicated to supporting Family Promise of Colorado Springs, with whom we have recently partnered in using Wesley House to provide transitional housing for people who have been experiencing homelessness.
Family Promise is an organization committed to transforming the lives of families experiencing homelessness. They provide more than just shelter and meals – they offer a pathway to stability and self-sufficiency. Through their comprehensive programs and unwavering support, Family Promise helps families regain their footing and create a brighter future.
Throughout February, we have the incredible opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those in need. By raising funds for Family Promise, we're contributing to the essential resources that empower families to overcome adversity and build a better life. As we unite in this endeavor, we embody the spirit of Christ's love and compassion in a tangible way, creating a ripple effect of hope and positive change.
Let's come together as a community to support Family Promise of Colorado Springs and be a source of light and encouragement for families on their journey towards a brighter tomorrow.

Each communion Sunday thereafter we will have a basket for those who feel called to give above and beyond their pledge. This "second-mile" giving will help fund the pastor's discretionary fund, which helps meet community needs as they arise, such as gas, lodging, clothing, etc. Feel free to bring your spare cash and change to help make a change in the lives of those in need.

5:00p Youth Group at Calvary UMC
Monday
6:30p Jubilee Bell Rehearsal
7:00p Vocal Fusion Rehearsal
7:30p Peak Experience Barbershop Chorus

February 2, 2025 9:30 am Worship Service

 
Gathering

Prelude
Cynthia Hibbetts

Welcome

Crossing the Threshold

*Worshiping Hymn
It Is Well With My Soul
UMH #377

1. When peace, like a river,
attendeth my way,
when sorrows
like sea billows roll;

whatever my lot,
thou hast taught
me to say,
It is well,
it is well with my soul.

Refrain
It is well (It is well)
with my soul, (with my soul,)
it is well,
it is well with my soul.

2. Though Satan
should buffet,
though trials should come,
let this blest
assurance control,

that Christ has regarded
my helpless estate,
and hath shed
his own blood
for my soul.

Refrain
It is well (It is well)
with my soul, (with my soul,)
it is well,
it is well with my soul.

3. My sin, oh, the bliss
of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part
but the whole,

is nailed to the cross,
and I bear it no more,
praise the Lord,
praise the Lord,
O my soul!

Refrain
It is well (It is well)
with my soul, (with my soul,)
it is well,
it is well with my soul.

4. And, Lord, haste the day
when my faith
shall be sight,
the clouds be
rolled back as a scroll;

the trump shall resound,
and the Lord shall descend,
even so,
it is well
with my soul.

Refrain
It is well (It is well)
with my soul, (with my soul,)
it is well,
it is well with my soul.

*Opening Hymn
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
UMH #133

1. What a fellowship,
what a joy divine,
leaning on the
everlasting arms;

what a blessedness,
what a peace is mine,
leaning on the
everlasting arms.

Refrain
Lean - - - ing,
(Leaning on Jesus,)
lean - - - ing,
(leaning on Jesus,)
safe and secure
from all alarms;

lean - - - ing,
(leaning on Jesus.)
lean - - - ing,
(leaning on Jesus,)
leaning on the
everlasting arms.

2. O how sweet to walk
in this pilgrim way,
leaning on the
everlasting arms;

O how bright the path
grows from day to day,
leaning on the
everlasting arms.

Refrain
Lean - - - ing,
(Leaning on Jesus,)
lean - - - ing,
(leaning on Jesus,)
safe and secure
from all alarms;

lean - - - ing,
(leaning on Jesus,)
lean - - - ing,
(leaning on Jesus,)
leaning on the
everlasting arms.

3. What have I to dread,
what have I to fear,
leaning on the
everlasting arms?

I have blessed peace
with my Lord so near,
leaning on the
everlasting arms.

Refrain
Lean - - - ing,
(Leaning on Jesus,)
lean - - - ing,
(leaning on Jesus,)
safe and secure
from all alarms;

lean - - - ing,
(leaning on Jesus,)
lean - - - ing,
(leaning on Jesus,)
leaning on the
everlasting arms.

*Greet Your Neighbor – Passing the Peace of Christ

Mystery Box

Prayer

Prayer Song
Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying
TFWS #2193

Lord, listen to your
children praying,
Lord, send your Spirit
in this place;

Lord, listen to your
children praying,
send us love,
send us power,
send us grace.

Lord, listen to your
children praying,
Lord, send your Spirit
in this place;

Lord, listen to your
children praying,
send us love,
send us power,
send us grace.

Prayer, Silent Prayer, The Lord’s Prayer
CLM Twinkle Gordon

The 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 trespasses,

as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
Lead us not
into temptation
but deliver us from evil.

For Thine is the Kingdom,
and the Power
and the Glory forever.
Amen

Giving Back

Invitation to Offering
CLM Twinkle Gordon

Offertory
Sanctuary Choir

Prayer of Thanksgiving
Pastor Donnie Sturgill

Doxology
Praise God from Who All Blessings Flow
UMH #94

Praise God, from whom
all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures
here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
 
Praise God, the source
of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ,
whose power uplifts!
 
Praise the Spirit,
Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!

A Word of Inspiration

Scripture Reading
Psalm 71: 1-6
CLM Twinkle Gordon

In you, O Lord, I take refuge;
    let me never be put to shame.
In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;
    incline your ear to me and save me.
Be to me a rock of refuge,
    a strong fortress[a] to save me,
    for you are my rock and my fortress.
Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
    from the grasp of the unjust and cruel.
For you, O Lord, are my hope,
    my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
From my birth I have leaned upon you,
    my protector since my mother’s womb.
My praise is continually of you.

Prayer for Illumination

Leader: May the words of my mouth,
People: and the meditations of all of our hearts
All: be acceptable in your sight, O Lord our rock and our redeemer.
Psalm 19:14

Message
Salvation and God’s Eternal Promise
Pastor Donnie Sturgill

Communion Hymn
One Bread, One Body
UMH #620

Refrain
One bread, one body,
one Lord of all,
one cup of blessing
which we bless.

And we, though many
throughout the earth,
we are one body
in this one Lord.

1. Gentile or Jew,
servant or free,
woman or man,
no more.

Refrain
One bread, one body,
one Lord of all,
one cup of blessing
which we bless.

And we, though many
throughout the earth,
we are one body
in this one Lord.

2. Many the gifts,
many the works,
one in the Lord of all.

Refrain
One bread, one body,
one Lord of all,
one cup of blessing
which we bless.

And we, though many
throughout the earth,
we are one body
in this one Lord.

3. Grain for the fields,
scattered and grown,
gathered to one, for all.

Refrain
One bread, one body,
one Lord of all,
one cup of blessing
which we bless.

And we, though many
throughout the earth,
we are one body
in this one Lord.

Communion
Pastor Donnie Sturgill

Pastor: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Pastor: Lift up your hearts. The pastor may lift hands and keep them raised.
People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Pastor: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Almighty God, creator of heaven and earth…And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

People: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Pastor: Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ. By the baptism of his suffering, death, and resurrection you gave birth to your Church, delivered us from slavery to sin and death,
and made with us a new covenant by water and the Spirit…And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ's offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith.

People: Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.

Pastor: Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here, and on these gifts of bread and wine. Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ, that we may be for the world the body of Christ, redeemed by his blood…Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church,
all honor and glory is yours, almighty God, now and for ever.

Amen.

Sending Forth

*Closing Hymn
Blessed Assurance
UMH #369

1. Blessed assurance,
Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste
of glory divine!

Heir of salvation,
purchase of God,
born of his Spirit,
washed in his blood.

Refrain
This is my story,
this is my song,
praising my Savior
all the day long;

this is my story,
this is my song,
praising my Savior
all the day long.

2. Perfect submission,
perfect delight,
visions of rapture
now burst on my sight;

angels descending
bring from above
echoes of mercy,
whispers of love.

Refrain
This is my story,
this is my song,
praising my Savior
all the day long;

this is my story,
this is my song,
praising my Savior
all the day long.

3. Perfect submission,
all is at rest;
I in my Savior
am happy and blest,

watching and waiting,
looking above,
filled with his goodness,
lost in his love.

Refrain
This is my story,
this is my song,
praising my Savior
all the day long;

this is my story,
this is my song,
praising my Savior
all the day long.

*Benediction
Pastor Donnie Sturgill

Postlude
Cynthia Hibbetts