February 15, 2026 Sunday Morning Worship 1st United Methodist, Elizabethton, TN

Описание: The Chiming of the Hour
Welcome and Meet and Greet Bill Heaton
Prelude “Pass It On”1
† Processional Hymn, UMH 103 “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”2
†Lighting of the Altar Candles
† Greeting  (Claretian Publications)
The Lord Jesus Christ gathers us together.
The light of the world gathers us together.
May our faces reflect that divine light.
May God’s love shine through our words and deeds
† Opening Prayer Bill Heaton
† Gloria Patri, UMH 70 “Glory Be to the Father”3
Affirmation of Faith, UMH 884
“A STATEMENT OF FAITH OF THE KOREAN METHODIST CHURCH”
Children’s Procession “Jesus Loves Me”4
Children’s Time Pastor Mark
SPECIAL MUSIC, UMH 260UMH 131 “Christ on the Mountain Peak”5
Scripture and Sermon Rev. Mark B. McFadden
1 Exodus 24:12-18 Matthew 17:1-9 2 Peter 1:16-21
“THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE”
Prayer of Confession    (Moira B Laidlaw.)
When we conceal your love because our ears are
plugged by prejudice and intolerance,
Forgive us, O Lord.
When we diminish your glory by reflecting our self-centeredness,
Forgive us, O Lord.
When we hide your truth through our lack of credible witness,
Forgive us, O Lord.
When we suppress your justice through our failure to
empower those who are powerless,
Forgive us, O Lord.
When we obscure your mercy through our hard and
unforgiving attitudes,
Forgive us, O Lord.
When we limit your compassion through our indifference
to those in need,
Forgive us, O Lord.
Lord Jesus Christ, help us to renounce any shameful
attitudes of mind and heart,
So that we reveal your glory in and through all we do and say and are.
Declaration of Pardon  (Nathan Nettleton)
Jesus comes to us, touching us with mercy saying,
“Get up, and fear not.”
Having been reconciled to God and one another through Jesus Christ,
Our sins are forgiven!
Dwell in peace with God and one another.
So be it!
Prayers of the People
Lord's Prayer
Presentation of Tithes & Offerings
The Offertory “This Little Light of Mine”6
† Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”7
†Hymn, UMH 188 “Christ is the World's Light ”8
†Benediction
† Postlude “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”9

MUSIC SELECTION CREDITS
Pass It On by Kurt Kaiser arr. By Mark Hayes © Copyright 1969, Lexicon Music, Inc. ASCAP
UMH 103 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise CCLI# 124466 ST. DENIO WORDS: Walter Chalmers Smith, 1867 (1 Tm. 1:7) MUSIC: Welsh Melody from John Roberts's Canaidu y Cyssegr 1839 PUBLIC DOMAIN
The United Methodist Hymnal No.70 CCLI # 7106692 WORDS: Lesser Doxology, 3r-4th cent. MUSIC: Charles Meineke, 1844 © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House PUBLIC DOMAIN
The United Methodist Hymnal No.191 CCLI # 2648376 JESUS LOVES ME Words: Anna B. Warner, 1860; Music: William Batchelder Bradbury, 1862 PUBLIC DOMAIN
UMH 260 Christ on the Mountain Peak PLAINFIELD Words: Bryan Wren, 1962. © 1977, Hope Publishing Co. Music: Robert Lowry, 1876. (PUBLIC DOMAIN )
This Little Light of Mine Mark Hayes Music attributed to Harry Dixon Loes © 2012 Lorenz Publishing Company, a division of the Lorenz Corporation.
The United Methodist Hymnal No.95 CCLI 56204 PUBLIC DOMAIN. Words: Ken Thomas, 1674. Music: Attributed to Louis Bourgeois, 1551 PUBLIC DOMAIN
UMH 188 Christ is the World's Light CCLI# 2564601 CHRISTE SANCTORUM Words: Fred Pratt Green, 1973. Music: Paris Antiphoner, 1681 Words © 1969, Hope Publishing
O God, Our Help in Ages Past WORDS: Isaac Watts, 1719 (Ps. 90) MUSIC: Attr. To William Croft, 1708; harm. By W. H. Monk, 1861 © 1985 Singspiration (ASCAO).