SCRIPTURE: John 17:1-26
THEME: Accepting the Work God Calls Us to Do
CALL TO WORSHIP
Pastor: The anticipation of Christmas is behind us. Now the joy of Christmas is ours!
People: It is a wonderful way to end one year and get ready for the next.
Pastor: Yes, but this time of year also reminds us of the transition we need to make from receiving the gift of God's Servant, to giving the gift of our service.
People: May the joy of Christ's birth inspire us for another year of work God is calling us to do!
COLLECT
God our Father, who gives joy not…
CSS Publishing, Lima, Ohio, CONTINUITY IN CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP, by Heth H. Corl