Bulletin - 05/09/2021

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Greetings & Announcements


Chimes

 

Opening Prayer

All: Holy God, may we hear your voice in the stillness of night; in the clatter of the day you call us, and we respond, “Here I am!” Be with us in our worship this morning. May we follow you and may we love as you love. Amen. 

 

Prelude

 

Call to Worship
One: Holy God, in reverent awe, we come to worship you!
All:  We gather to honor and glorify God’s almighty name.
One: Righteous God, we rejoice as we come to worship you!
All:  We gather to celebrate God’s power over the forces of evil.
One: Faithful God, with thankfulness, we come to worship you!
All:  We gather to sing praises to the God in whom we trust. Amen.

One: Let us worship God! 

 

Hymn #14                          For the Beauty of the Earth               

 

 

Prayer of Confession 

All: Almighty God, you love us, but we have not loved you; you call, but we have not listened. We walk away from neighbors in need, wrapped up in our own concerns. We have gone along with evil, with pride, quarrelling, and divisiveness. Holy God, help us to face up to ourselves, so that, as you move toward us in mercy, we may repent, turn to you, and receive mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen. 

 

Assurance of Pardon

 

Passing of the Peace

 

Minute for Mission

 

 

Prayer for Illumination

All: Gracious God, give us humble, teachable, and obedient hearts, that we may receive what you have revealed, and do what you have commanded. Amen. 


Old Testament Reading:                                                      Psalm 98

New Testament Reading:                                                     Acts 10:44-48

                                                   

Message:                        “For All Humankind”                     Greg Gibson

 

 Affirmation of Faith – Apostles’ Creed (pg 35)

 

Hymn #317                     In Christ There is No East or West               

 

 

Prayers of the People and The Lord's Prayer

Offertory

Doxology

 

Prayer of Dedication

All: Help us to be generous givers, dear Lord, both of our money and our lives, that we might make a difference in this town. We ask this through your son, our Lord Jesus Christ who gave all that he was that we might know life in all its fullness. Amen.

 

Hymn #462                       I Love to Tell the Story                                                              

 

Benediction

Recessional 

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