May 29 Worship
Introit: America, the Beautiful
Ward/Callahan
Leonard Byrne, serpent
Welcome & Call to Worship
[Psalm 97]
The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad!
The heavens proclaim his righteousness; and all the peoples behold his glory.
The Lord guards the lives of his faithful; he rescues them from the hand of the wicked.
Light dawns for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
Let us worship the LORD!
Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken (Hymn 446)
Haydn/Newton
Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God;
God, whose word cannot be broken, formed thee for a blest abode.
On the rock of ages founded, what can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation’s walls surrounded, thou may’st smile at all thy foes.
See, the streams of living waters, springing from eternal love,
Well supply thy sons and daughters and all fear of want remove.
Who can faint while such a river ever flows their thirst to assuage?
Grace, which like the Lord the giver, never fails from age to age.
Round each habitation hovering, see the cloud and fire appear
For a glory and a covering, showing that the Lord is near.
Thus deriving from their banner light by night and shade by day,
Safe they feed upon the manna which God gives them when they pray.
Confession
Jesus, you prayed that your followers would all be one. You made us to live in open fellowship with you and one another and to show your glory to the world. Forgive us when what the world sees in us is not love or unity. Help us connect ever more deeply to you, and teach us to be a community where people can experience your radical love. Amen.
Silence
I Exalt Thee (Ps. 97:9)
Sanchez
For Thou, O Lord, art high above all the earth;
Thou art exalted far above all gods.
For Thou, O Lord, art high above all the earth;
Thou are exalted far above all gods.
I exalt Thee; I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee, O Lord.
I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee, O Lord.
Forgiveness in Jesus Christ
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.
Children’s Message
O Christ, the Great Foundation (Hymn 443)
Wesley/Lew
O Christ, the great foundation on which your people stand
To preach your true salvation in every age and land:
Pour out your Holy Spirit to make us strong and pure,
To keep the faith unbroken as long as worlds endure.
Baptized in one confession, one church in all the earth,
We bear our Lord’s impression, the sign of second birth:
One holy people gathered in love beyond our own,
By grace we were invited, by grace we make you known.
Where tyrants’ hold is tightened, where strong devour the weak,
Where innocents are frightened, the righteous fear to speak,
There let your church awakening attack the powers of sin
And, all their ramparts breaking, with you the victory win.
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Readings
Ann Hall
Old Testament: Psalm 97
Link Here
(The second reading of Psalm 97 is from Leslie F. Brandt's Psalms Now)
New Testament: John 17:20-26
Link Here
Sermon: Being “With”
Focus: As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
Response: We Are Your People
Leech/Brahms
We are God’s people, the chosen of the Lord,
Born of the Spirit, established by God’s Word;
Our cornerstone is Christ alone, and strong in him we stand:
O let us live transparently, and walk heart to heart and hand in hand.
We are God’s loved ones, the Bride of Christ our Lord,
For we have known it, the love of God out-poured;
Now let us learn how to return the gift of love once given:
O let us share each joy and care, and live with a zeal that pleases Heaven.
We are the Body of which the Lord is Head,
Called to obey him, now risen from the dead;
God wills us be a family, diverse yet truly one:
O let us give our gifts to God, and so shall the work on earth be done.
We are a temple, the Spirit’s dwelling place,
Formed in great weakness, a cup to hold God’s grace;
We die alone, for on its own each ember loses fire:
Yet joined in one the flame burns on to give warmth and light, and to inspire.
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.
Giving our Gifts to God
Ann Hall
Each one must give as they have decided in their heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. -2 Corinthians 9:7
Musical Offering: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
Julia Ward Howe/trad. American, setting by Emma Lou Diemer
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: Postlude on Aurelia
Wesley/setting by Burkhardt
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