Boundary Breaking Work! 

Epiphany #5—Jesus the Exorcist, Breaking Boundaries, January 31, 2021, 11:00 am  (Printable PDF)
(Video will be posted LIVE on the church’s FB page at 11am.  Livestream will be cross-posted here ASAP once the livestream starts)

PRELUDE:  All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name  — Coronation- Oliver Holden, arr. C. E. Walz
CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS—The Overflowing Cup
HYMN:   All Hail the Power of Jesus‘ Name  (#263 Glory to God)
CALL TO CONFESSION AND COMMITMENT

Pastor:             O God, full of compassion, I commit and commend myself to you,
ALL:                 in whom I am, I live, I know.
Pastor:             Be the goal of my journey,
ALL:                 And my rest by the way.
Pastor:             Let my soul take refuge from the crowded turmoil of worldly thought
ALL:                 Beneath the shadow of Thy wings.
Pastor:             Let my heart, this sea of restless waves
ALL:                 find peace in you, O Loving God.
Pastor:             So God heals us of all sin, all brokenness
ALL:                 All foolishness, all fury and regret. Amen
                        —adapted from a prayer by Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 

SUNG PREPARATION FOR BIBLE READING: I Love to Tell the Story  (#462 Glory to God)
SCRIPTURE:  Psalm 113     Mark 1:21-34
SUNG RESPONSE TO SCRIPTURE:   Silence! Frenzied, Unclean Spirit   (#181 Glory to God)
SERMON:   Boundary Breaking Work! (Transcript will be attached here later.  Sermon starts at 18:10 in video)
CHORAL ANTHEM: My Lighthouse—Rend Collective (a Celtic band), arr. David Angerman
WELCOME
INTERCESSORY PRAYER:— with comments by people on FB (You can also email prayer requests to info@westportpresbyterian.org during office hours)
the Lord’s Prayer
SUNG RESPONSE:  Come, Bring Your Burdens to God (#851 Sing twice) 
OFFERTORY SOLO: Walls crack, the Trumpet Sounds—Carl Shalk;  Ensemble
                 Offering link
PRAYER OF DEDICATION

May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses. May those frightened cease to be afraid, and may those bound be free. May the powerless find power, and may people think of befriending one another. May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful wilderness—the children, the aged, the unprotected–be guarded now and always. Amen.       –Buddhist prayer

HYMN:   God Be with You Till We Meet Again  (#542  Glory to God)
BLESSING
SUNG BENEDICTION RESPONSE:   Lead Me, Guide Me  (#740 Sing Twice)
POSTLUDE: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee— Ludwig van Beethoven, setting by John Purifoy

Participants:
Pastor- Scott Myers
Piano- Emily Davidson
Choir- Josh Stark, Neil Long, Jennifer Weiman, Em WitbolsFeugen
Camera/Facebook/Prayer requests: Deanna Capps
Webpage- Martine Roesel