January 23 Worship

Today's theme is Nehemiah 8:10, The joy of the Lord is your strength. Jenny Gilles is elder. Weather interfered with our music plans and so I had to cobble together piano music from a variety of sources. This morning's hymn is Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee, the one that uses Beethoven's Ode to Joy as its tune. The sermon looks at three aspects of the reading from Nehemiah 8: Priesthood, Weeping, and Joy.

Here's the worship video (click read more). Beneath is the order of service.

ORDER OF SERVICE

00:00 • Prélude • I'm So Full of Joy

00:47 • Welcome

01:14 • Call to Worship • from Psalm 19

01:37 • Opening Prayer

02:12 • Lord's Prayer

02:45 • Interlude • He Is the Joy of Joys

03:06 • Introduction to the Scripture Reading

07:43 • Scripture Reading • from Nehemiah 8

09:54 • Sermon

22:15 • Hymn • Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

24:27 • Pastoral Prayer

26:14 • Benediction • Go Now in Peace

28:10 • Postlude • Joys Are Flowing Like a River