July 30, 2023
Throughout our worship series focused on a single psalm each week that becomes part of the New Testament playlist, our regular order of worship has been changed from a linear progression to a kaleidoscopic experience centering on the psalm.
Key changes and new elements include:
Embodiment: the Psalm becomes a spoken Word through deeper congruence with the emotional self.
Meditation: a five-minute moment of silence for reflection and note-taking after the Embodiment which ends with the Passing of the Peace. Please note your feelings and memories in the space provided in the bulletin.
Reflection: a homily suggesting the emotional and theological connection of a section of the psalm with a New Testament writer.
Engagement: a layperson shares how the particularities of the psalm connect, challenge, trouble, or liberate their own soul. The Engagement continues after worship in Discussion in the Gathering Place where others are invited to share their notes and “ah ha’s.” Look for a group gathering at the big table near the stained-glass windows in the Gathering Place.
Prelude: Processional
Wagner
Introit: The Heavens Declare the Glory of God (Psalm 19)
Marcello
Jim Cathey, trumpet
Welcome & Call to Worship
[Psalm 19]
The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul;
The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart.
Let us worship the LORD!
This Is My Father’s World (Hymn 293)
Sheppard/Babcock
This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres.
This is my Father’s world: I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas; his hand the wonders wrought.
This is my Father’s world: oh, let me ne’er forget
That though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the Ruler yet.
This is my Father’s world: the battle is not done;
Jesus who died shall be satisfied, and earth and heaven be one.
Confession
God of the heavens, as you have created order for the movement of the earth and the sun, your law offers order and wisdom for our lives. Forgive us when we do not notice or pay attention to the many ways creation speaks of you. Forgive us when we are too proud or self-centered to listen to your teaching. Help us stay open to wonder, learning, and correction so that we may seek your ways and run our course with joy. Amen.
Silence
Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Hymn 276)
Runyan/Chisholm
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
Forgiveness in Jesus Christ
Children’s Message
Psalm 19:1-6 The Heavens Above Declare God’s Praise (Hymn 166)
Scottish Psalter/Webber
The heavens above declare God’s praise, the work God’s hands have made;
Day after day the tale is told, and night by night displayed.
There is no utterance or speech, no voice has ever heard,
Yet to all nations comes the sound, to every place their word.
Forth like a bridegroom comes the sun from its appointed place,
And like a hero runs its course, rejoicing in the race.
It runs from east to farthest west to make its course complete,
And nothing in the world beneath escapes its scorching heat.
Embodiment: Psalm 19
Meditation (Five Minute Silent Reflection & Note-Taking)
Peace
The peace of Christ be with you.
And also with you.
Gloria Patri (Hymn 579)
Greatorex
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,
Word without end. Amen, Amen.
Reflection on New Testament Shared World
of Psalm 19: Romans 10:5-13
Scott Starbuck
Response: Silent Voices
Leach/Prins
Eliana Starbuck
Engagement
Zak Cannard
Pastoral Prayer & The Lord's Prayer
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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Call to Stewardship
Scott Starbuck
So those who were engaged in the work labored, and the repairing went forward at their hands, and they restored the house of God to its proper condition and strengthened it.
-2 Chronicles 24:13
Offering Our Gifts: What God Ordains is Always Right
Gastorius
Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Charge & Benediction
Postlude: Fugue in G minor
attr. Bach
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