GATHERING AND WELCOMING EACH
OTHER AS THE BODY OF CHRIST
Music Medley, Welcome, Notices of
Community Life, & Signing the Friendship Pad
PRAISING GOD AND
PREPARING OUR HEARTS
TO RECEIVE THE WORD
Opening Our Souls to Worship
“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” Dengler
Call to Worship (from Monday worship service 219th
General Assembly)
Liturgist: Come
breathless to the Lord, that you may take in the breath of life.
People: We share the Breath of Life. Our spirits soar with the
hawk.
Liturgist: Bring
your life to the Lord that you may be carried upon the living waters.
People: We drink from the Living Water. Our bodies float in the sea of life.:
People: Creator
Spirit in your presence we feel your breath and drink your
Water
as we raise our voices in prayer in the name of Jesus, who is
the
Christ.
*Praising God
“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” #356
*Prayer of Confession (from Friday worship service, 219th General
Assembly
On this very
day, Waiting God, we admit all the lengths to which we go so we might avoid you. You offer us that kingdom of joy and wonder, yet we
would hide in places where temptation waits. You
invite us to feast on your grace and peace, but we stubbornly refuse, because you also
welcome those we call “outsiders” and we fail to see them as our sisters and
brothers. We are quick to see all the mistakes
that those around us make, but hope you will ignore our foolish choices.
*Assurance of Pardon (from
Friday worship service 219th General Assembly)
Liturgist: God
rolls away everything that stands in our way –our past, our sin, our pain, our
hesitation and reshapes us into new people living in the new creation. What wonderful grace.
We are Forgiven
People: Broken, we are made whole;
Lost,
we are brought home;
Empty,
we are filled with songs of gladness.
We
rejoice and give thanks to God who has graced us with mercy.
Amen.
*Praising God for Our
Forgiveness and Wholeness:
“Glory Be to the Father”
#579
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit;
As it was in the beginning, is
now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
* Passing the Peace: Please turn and share the love of God with all
around you!
Children’s Time
HEARING THE GOOD NEWS
Praying to hear God’s
Word (pray together)
Liturgist:
Let us pray.
People: Father
God, move your spirit in our minds, that we may understand the wisdom of your word. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
First Reading Deuteronomy
16:13-20 pages 166-167
Special Music
“ Lord, You Have Come To The Lakeshore” #377
Second Reading Rev.
3:14-22, Rev. 16:16 pgs. 226, 240
Proclaiming the
Good News
“The General What?”
RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD
Our Covenant, read responsively
*Singing
Our Response “Here I am Lord” #525
Joys and Concerns
Supporting the Mission
of Christ
The Invitation
The Offertory
“Deep
River Medley”
Rendler
*Praising God &
Dedicating Our Gifts to Christ’s Use:
“The Doxology” #592
Praise God from whom all
blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below,
Praise Him above, ye heavenly
host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
DEPARTING TO LIVE
AS FOLLOWERS OF THE RISEN
CHRIST
*Closing Hymn “The Summons”
*Receiving the Blessing
Postlude
“You Have Come
to the Lakeshore” Sedio
