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The Lord’s Day Service The Celebration of Worship Sunday—07 September 2008 We Gather in God’s Name
Welcome News-n-Clues
Morning Prayer ‘Life is Good!’ Holy God of heaven and earth, all around me I see living evidence of your love. What a blessing! Life is good right now: I wish I could live this moment forever. I wish I could always feel the joy in my heart that discovering the rainbow after a thunderstorm brings … or with the elation produced by waking up for a work day only to find out it’s a holiday. I am so thankful for this day. But if I had never lived a bad day, Lord God, how would I know what a day filled with gentle joy feels like? So today I give thanks for both the good days and the bad days. Please send your Spriit to help me live this moment to the fullest. Amen.
Prelude “Communion” Richard Purvis
To Give God Praise
Call to Worship “Never Ending Love” In the beginning – the Holy God of heaven-n-earth walked through the garden with Adam and Eve – because God enjoys being with God’s people. Even today God’s love remains the same as it was in the beginning: the Holy One of heaven-n-earth continues to walk beside us because God enjoys being with God’s people. Realizing that God is here among us … let’s worship and sing together. May the Holy One cause our hearts to dance; allow our spirits to weep; clear our minds of clutter; and inspire our faith to flow forth without fear.
®Hymn # 476 – verses 1, 2 & 5 “O Worship The King”
®Call to Prayer ‘A Memoir of Faith’ We may not be able to hold it in our hands but our soul is real. We may not know what form our soul will take when our bodies die yet we believe one’s soul lives on. We believe an important aspect of life is listening to the messages our soul is sending us and then responding to them. When we are in tune with the voice of “the spirit within”… we feel joy rippling through us like a flowing stream. Jesus taught true believers to be alive to life. Remembering how tender and fragile every breath of life is, let’s enter the sacred space of God’s “quiet place” and seek God’s grace:
{… time for personal silent prayer…}
®The Assurance of God’s Grace Isaiah 11 ®Hymn # 517 “We Come as Guests Invited”
To dedicate our lives
The Message For God’s Messengers [Afterwards, children remain in church for communion.]
The Sacrament of Holy Communion
®Hymn # 542 “All praise to Thee, My God”
To offer our gifts
M-4-M ‘Good News’
Chancel Choir “Here I Am, Lord” Schutte Rich Dixon, Director
Offertory “Hail the Day So Rich in Cheer” Paul Manz
· Doxology # 592 Old Hundredth · Offertory Prayer God’s People Pray Together Eternally Gracious God, as we ponder our ministry among your people – may we be generous – and as a sign of our love for you … pass along the mercy we have received. Fill us with your Spirit so we are able to give without remembering and to receive without forgetting. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
To go rejoicing in God’s name
®Hymn # 150 “Come, Christians, Join to Sing”
· Benediction Frank Johnke · Response Chancel Choir
Postlude “Toccata on ‘Lobe den Herren’” Gordon Young
®Please stand if you are able. The congregation reads together the bold type.
�� Sanctuary Flowers today are given by Jacquie and Ken Buckert in honor of their 56th wedding anniversary.
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