Lake Oconee Community Church Staff Team

Becky Matheny, Pastor of Spiritual / Communal Development 706.202.0124 bmatheny@locc.co

David W. Key, Sr. Founding Pastor 770.309.2394 dkeysr@locc.co

Gary W. Arnold, Pastor of Worship, Communication, Liturgical Arts 404.402.5542 garnold@locc.co

Avis Williams, Pastor of Community Transformation 404.379.5561 awilliams@locc.co

Kathi Urban, Ministry Coordinator 404.314.2491 kurban@locc.co

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LOCC Affiliations

The Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta

The Georgia Christian Council

The International Council of Community Churches

February 12, 2017 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time

8:30 a.m. ~ Worship at The Lake Club

10:30 a.m. ~ Worship at The LOCC

~ We Go Out to Serve ~

*Hymn We Lift the Light Ken Bible

*Benediction The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

*Response Walk in the Light Thomas Whitfield

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, Let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair,

hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy: O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;

To be understood as to understand; To be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;

And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

~ Church as You Know it Can Be ~

Worshiping ~ Growing ~ Serving

Color for Worship: Green

When we are not in the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent or Easter,

we are in the growth period of Ordinary Time -

marked by the living and hopeful color of Green.

While the ‘seasons’ of the church year focus upon one aspect

of the presence of God in our lives, Ordinary Time celebrates all aspects.

May your Ordinary Time be EXTRA-ordinary!

Announcements for the Week of February 12, 2017

Concerns of the Community

A memorial service for Diane Moldenhaur will occur Saturday, February 18, 5 p.m.

First United Methodist Church - Carey Station Road

Verdain Barnes, Tom Bingham (friend of the Crosbys), Barry Clough,

Greg Colson (friend of Dottie Giesler), Lani Dwyer, Kay Eadie (friend of

Judy Broome), Richard Giesler (brother of Gerry), Tony Haas, Jim Hall,

Tori Hosbrook (niece of Carla Thornton), Mary Johnson (aunt of Jude

Martincic), Bruce Moffatt (friend of the Martincics), Jean Newland

(friend of the Verners), Ricky Newsom, Brian Rogers (husband of

Alpha), Larene Rolfes (friend of Kathy Stephan), Pam Searle (friend of

Jeanne Moser), Peggy Smith, Caleb Trempe (nephew of Tim Merrill),

Renee Vetter (friend of Roger Schurig), Bob White, David Williams

(cousin of Steve Cargile)

Flowers today provided by:

8:30 – June & Mac Cook in celebration of the birthday

of their grandson Henry

10:30 - Marilou & Jim McMillen in memory of their parents

LOCC BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK Feb 12 – Anna Lawton Feb 14 – Kathi Urban Feb 16 – Mike Skaliy

Feb 17 – Karen Grigg; Peggy Smith

WEDNESDAY LENTEN SOUP SUPPERS - 5:30 p.m. Please contact Rosie Hermmann if you are willing to provide

a crock pot of soup March 8, 15, 22, 29 or April 5

LOCC is going to CROATIA - October 13 - 25, 2017

Please contact Becky Matheny

LECTURES ON CULTURE AND CLASSICS

Tuesday, February 21, 7 p.m. at The Landing

The Torah - Law and Lore / From Religion to Civilization

Rabbi Ron Gerson & Ronni Udoff

SPRING BIBLE STUDY ~ The Gospel of John

Wed, Feb 22, 3 p.m. at The LOCC ~ The Word Made Flesh

LOCC Christmas Workshop ~ Thursdays, 10 - 3

Greene Habitat ReStore - Contact Kathy Stephan or Margie Rouse

LOCC Hour Of Power ~ Mondays, 11:45 a.m. Greensboro FUMC

Dementia Caregiver Support Group - Second & Fourth Tuesdays

Feb 14 & 28 10:30 a.m. to NOON at The LOCC

Support Group for Families dealing with Addiction

6:15 - 7: 45 p.m. at The LOCC - Feb 22

12 Step Group for Families dealing with Addiction

6:15 - 7:45 p.m. at The LOCC - Feb 15

~ You are invited to browse the resource library in the conference area ~

We welcome any who wish to become a member of LOCC. Please contact Sharon Crosby for information - crosby@plantationcable.net or 706.347.0766

THE WORSHIP OF GOD

- All are welcome here - We want to get to know you -

Please sign the Attendance Pads on the Tables near the Entrance

We ask that guests and first-time visitors provide an email address.

Members and regular attendees may check the appropriate box.

~ The Centering Bell ~ Lighting of the Light ~ The Life of LOCC ~

L: This is a new day that the Lord is making! P: Let us worship God!

Gathering Bridge of Light Pink

When you think hope is lost, And giving up is all you got; Blue turns black, Confidence is cracked; There seems no turning back from here; Sometimes there isn't an obvious explanation;

Why the holiest hearts can feel the strongest palpitations; That's when you can build a bridge of light; That's what turns the wrong so right; That's when you

can't give up the fight; That's when light turns night to day; That's when loneliness goes away; That's why we gotta be strong at night; This is when we build a bridge of light.

When your feet are made of stone; You're convinced that you're all alone; Look at the stars instead of the dark; You'll find your heart shines like the sun; Let's not let our anger get us lost;

The need to be right comes with way too high a cost; Deep breath, take it on the chin; But don't forget to let the love back in!

Prayer of Illumination

If the human body of blood and muscle is to live, it needs salt. If the body of Christ, a body of peace and justice, is to live, it needs us! If the earthly creation, bustling and

blooming, is to flourish, it needs sunlight. If the creation in Christ is to flourish, it needs the Light of the Spirit! God our Creator, we flavorless, light-bearing seekers who love

You and desire peace with one another, who know the enhancing power of salt and life giving light - we come today as we are, we come to be changed and enabled to be salt

and light for the world around us. Shine Your light upon us this day!

*Hymn We Lift the Light Ken Bible

~ We Listen for the Voice of God ~

Gospel Lesson Matthew 5:13-20 Common English Bible

13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its saltiness, how will it become salty again? It’s good for nothing except to be thrown away and trampled under people’s feet. 14 You are the light of the world. A city on top of a hill can’t be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on top of a lampstand, and it shines on all who are in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before people, so they can see the good things you do and praise your Father who is in heaven.

17 “Don’t even begin to think that I have come to do away with the Law and the Prophets. I haven’t come to do away with them but to fulfill them.

18 I say to you very seriously that as long as heaven and earth exist, neither the smallest letter nor even the smallest stroke of a pen will be erased from the Law until everything there becomes a reality. 19 Therefore, whoever ignores one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do the same will be called the lowest in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever keeps these commands and teaches people to keep them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

20 I say to you that unless your righteousness is greater than the righteous-ness of the legal experts and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

L: The Gospel of the Lord P: Praise to You, Lord Christ!

Sermon You - Light of the World David W. Key, Sr.

~ We Respond ~

Response Go Light Your World Chris Rice

There is a candle in every soul; Some brightly burning, some dark and cold; There is a Spirit who brings a fire; Ignites a candle and makes His home.

So carry your candle, run to the darkness; Seek out the helpless, confused and torn;

Hold out your candle for all to see it; Take your candle, and go light your world.

Frustrated brother, See how he's tried to light his own candle some other way; See how your sister has been robbed and lied to;

Still holds a candle without a flame.

We are a family whose hearts are blazing; So raise our candles; Light up the sky;

From the Creator; Christ the Light bearer; Make us a beacon in darkest times!

The Giving, Presentation and *Blessing of our Gifts

L: We give thanks for all that God has given us. P: May God bless all that we offer: our prayers, our presence, our gifts and our service.

~ We Gather as Community ~

*Passing of the Peace L: The Lord be with you! P: And also with you! Greet one another with signs of peace.

*Song of Fellowship Surely the Presence Lanny Wolfe

~ We Gather in Prayer ~

~ Silent Prayer ~ Sharing Requests ~ Pastoral Prayer ~ The Lord’s Prayer ~

Response Kindle a Flame (A Celtic Prayer) Ken Bible First time, Solo; Second time, ALL

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.

And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, And the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.