Leading Us in Worship Today
Minister of Word and Sacrament Rev. Jaci Smith Patman
Liturgist Usi Mix
Organist/Director of Music Dr. Heather Ankerbrand
Prelude The King of Love My Shepherd Is
Trad. Irish/Charles Callahan
Welcome and Announcements
Opening Prayer & Gathering #152 What Star Is This, with Beams So Bright, vs. 4
O Jesus, while the star of grace impels us on to seek your face,
let not our slothful hearts refuse the guidance of your light to use.
Call to Worship
God calls us here together — each of us, all of us, our whole selves.
We bring our questions, our longings, our hopes, our dreams and our fears.
Jesus invites us to come and see where God is at work.
Across the street and across the globe, Jesus is present.
Within these walls and within our hearts, God is here.
Let us worship the God who reaches out in love and invites us to come and see!
Opening Hymn #309 Come Great God of All the Ages
(Please remain standing through the Sung Response)
Call to Confession
Jesus, the Lamb of God, came to redeem and reconcile, to take away the sin of the world. We are invited to tell the truth about the places in need of healing and wholeness. Let us join in the communal act of repentance.
Prayer of Confession (based on Psalm 40)
Saving God, we confess that we often have not waited patiently for you. We have preferred to sing our own song, to go our own way, and to put our trust in idols, institutions and individual strength rather than trusting you. We confess that it is easier to bring you sacrifices and offerings, rather than offering our lives to you. We search for delight in all the wrong places. We keep quiet about the ways we have experienced your love and presence, and we fail to invite others to come and see you, the source of life and love, at work all around us. Forgive us, God. Abide in us until your new song of hope and redemption pours from our lips, and your love is shared in our words and deeds. Amen.
Assurance of Forgiveness and Exchange of Peace
(based on Psalm 40)
God inclines to us, rescues us and sets us again on solid ground. God has not withheld mercy from us. Trust in the steadfast love and faithfulness of God and know that we are forgiven! Thanks be to God.
May the peace of Christ be with you; And also with you.
Please exchange the peace of Christ with your neighbors.
Sung Response #67 My Song Forever Shall Record, vs. 1
Sermon for Faith Builders
Children are invited to go to Children’s Worship with our Children’s Ministry Coordinator, Ms. Marisa. They will return during the final hymn.
Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer
Call to Offering
Offertory Andante Thomas Adamst
Sung Response #666 O Splendor of God's Glory Bright, vs. 1
Prayer of Dedication
Hymn #279 Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove
Scripture Reading Psalm 40:4-10 (NRSV)
Anthem Down to the River to Pray Spiritual/Ken Medema/Mary McDonald
Sermon Jesus Changes Everything: I Give Thanks for You
1 Cor. 1:1-9 (NRSV)
Affirmation of Faith - The Apostles’ Creed (Traditional)
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
Closing Hymn #170 You Walk along Our Shoreline
Benediction
Postlude Listen, God Is Calling Trad. Kenyan/Anne Krentz Organ
