June 18, 2023
Prelude: Meditation
Powell
We Gather Together (Hymn 559)
Netherlands folk hymn/Nederlandtsch Gedenckclanck
We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing;
He chastens and hastens his will to make known;
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing,
Sing praises to his name; he forgets not his own.
Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
Ordaining, maintaining his kingdom divine;
So from the beginning the fight we were winning;
Thou, Lord, wast at our side; all glory be thine!
We all do extol thee, thou leader triumphant,
And pray that thou still our defender wilt be.
Let thy congregation escape tribulation;
Thy name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!
[Psalm 32:8]
Welcome & Call to Worship
[Psalm 32]
Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
When we acknowledged our sin to you, and did not hide our iniquity, you forgave.
Therefore let all who are faithful offer prayer to you; at a time of distress,
the rush of mighty waters shall not reach them.
You are a hiding place for us; you preserve us from trouble;
you surround us with glad cries of deliverance.
Let us worship the LORD!
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (Hymn 464)
Beethoven/van Dyke
Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, God of glory, Lord of love,
Hearts unfold like flowers before thee, opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the gloom of doubt away;
Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day.
All thy works with joy surround thee, earth and heaven reflect thy rays,
Stars and angels sing around thee, center of unbroken praise.
Field and forest, vale and mountain, flowery meadow, flashing sea,
Chanting bird and flowing fountain, call us to rejoice in thee.
Mortals, join the happy chorus which the morning stars began;
Love divine is reigning o’er us, joining all in heaven’s plan.
Ever singing, march we onward, victors in the midst of strife,
Joyful music leads us sunward in the triumph song of life.
[Psalm 32:11]
Confession
God of forgiveness, sometimes we wear ourselves out with guilt or denial before admitting our failings. When we do not know how to do better or when facing our sin feels overwhelming, have mercy on us. Forgive us when we do not trust you to receive us. Forgive us when we are too stubborn to be led gently. Teach us to rely on your love, not our perfectionism, to surround and defend us. Help us find joy and rest in you. Amen.
Silence
You Are My Hiding Place
Ledner
You are my hiding place.
You always fill my heart with songs of deliverance.
Whenever I am afraid I will trust in You.
I will trust in You.
Let the weak say I am strong in the strength of the Lord.
I will trust in You.
(Repeat)
[Psalm 32:7]
Forgiveness in Jesus Christ
Children’s Message
Psalm 32: How Blest Are Those (Hymn 184)
Anderson/Memmingen ms., 17th century
How blest are those whose great sin has freely been forgiven.
Whose guilt is wholly covered before the sight of heaven.
Blest those to whom our Lord God will not impute their sin,
Whose guilt has been forgiven, whose heart is true again.
While I kept guilty silence, my strength was spent in grief.
Your hand was heavy on me; my life found no relief.
But when I made confession and hid no sin from you,
When I revealed my own guilt, you gave me life anew.
So let the godly seek you, when troubling times are near;
No storm or flood shall reach them, nor cause their hearts to fear.
In you, O Lord, I hide me, you save me from all ill,
And songs of your salvation my heart with rapture fill.
“I graciously will teach you the way that you should go,
And with my eye upon you, my counsel you shall know.
But be not then unruly, or slow to understand;
Be not perverse, but willing to heed my wise command.”
The sorrows of the wicked in number shall abound,
But those who trust our own God great mercy shall surround.
Then in the Lord be joyful, in song lift up your voice;
Be glad in God, you righteous; rejoice, O saints, rejoice.
Embodiment: Psalm 32
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 32: Romans 4:4-8
Scott Starbuck
Sung Response: While I Keep Silence (Psalm 32)
Isaac Watts
While I keep silence, and conceal
My heavy guilt within my heart,
What torments doth my conscience feel!
What agonies of inward smart!
I spread my sins before the Lord,
And all my secret faults confess;
Thy gospel speaks a pard'ning word,
Thine Holy Spirit seals the grace.
For this shall every humble soul
Make swift addresses to thy seat;
When floods of huge temptations roll,
There shall they find a bless'd retreat.
How safe beneath thy wings I lie,
When days grow dark and storms appear;
And when I walk, thy watchful eye
Shall guide me safe from every snare.
Engagement
Ann Hall
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
You shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD. -Leviticus 19:18b
Offering Our Gifts: Verse in E minor
Zipoli
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: Hornpipe from Water Music
Handel
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