September 25, 2022
Introit: Procession
Mansfield
Welcome & Call to Worship
[Psalm 91]
You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
We say to the Lord, “Our refuge and our fortress; our God, in whom we trust.”
For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence;
he will cover you with his pinions,
Under his wings we will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
Let us worship the LORD!
Come Sing to God - Psalm 30 (Hymn 181)
Anderson/Gesangbuch der Herzogl
Come sing to God, O living saints, sing praises to God’s name.
God’s anger is not permanent, God’s love will never wane.
Though tears may tarry for the night with sighs of deepest pain,
Yet joy comes with the morning sun, a peace that is not vain.
In my success I felt secure. How good you’ve been to me.
I said that this is my own work, ascribing all to me.
But when you turned aside your face, my life was filled with fears.
I begged for help, to you I cried with loud and bitter tears.
What good is gained by my disgrace, what profit in defeat?
My grave cannot confess your name, nor praise for you repeat.
Now hear, O Lord, my plaintive cry; be merciful to me.
Accept my longing heart’s request and from death set me free.
You change my grief to joy-filled dance, my sorrows you destroy
In faithfulness you hear my cry and fill my life with joy.
And so to you my heart shall sing, my voice your goodness raise.
You are my God, forevermore, my life shall sing your praise.
Confession
We sin, O God, when we ignore those who hunger and thirst. Forgive us when we take credit for all we have or make assumptions about those less fortunate than we are. Forgive us when we do not listen to the ways you have already revealed your Word to us. We are lost when we forget our dependence on you. Have mercy on us, and teach us to cultivate justice and compassion for all people. Amen.
Silence
Restore In Us, O God
Carl Daw Jr./Hopson
Restore in us, O God, the splendor of your love;
Renew your image in our hearts, and all our sins remove.
O Spirit, wake in us the wonder of your power;
From fruitless fear unfurl our lives like springtime bud and flower.
Three-personed God, fulfill the promise of your grace,
That we, when all our searching ends, may see you face to face.
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
God of Our Life (Hymn 275)
Purday/Kerr
God of our life, through all the circling years, we trust in thee;
In all the past, through all our hopes and fears, thy hand we see.
With each new day, when morning lifts the veil,
We own thy mercies, Lord, which never fail.
God of the past, our times are in thy hand; with us abide.
Lead us by faith to hope’s true promised land; be thou our guide.
With thee to bless, the darkness shines as light,
And faith’s fair vision changes into sight.
God of the coming years, through paths unknown we follow thee;
When we are strong, Lord, leave us not alone; our refuge be.
Be thou for us in life our daily bread,
Our heart’s true home when all our years have sped.
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Readings
Old Testament: Amos 6:1a, 4–7
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New Testament: Luke 16:19-31
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Sermon: Scrooge was Lucky
Focus: If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.
Response: How Clear Is Our Vocation, Lord (Hymn 419)
Parry/Green
Lisa Phillips
How clear is our vocation, Lord, when once we heed your call:
To live according to your word, and daily learn, refreshed, restored,
That you are Lord of all and will not let us fall.
But if, forgetful, we should find your yoke is hard to bear,
If worldly pressures fray the mind and love itself cannot unwind
Its tangled skein of care: our inward life repair.
We mark your saints, how they became in hindrances more sure,
Whose joyful virtues put to shame the casual way we wear your name,
And by our faults obscure your power to cleanse and cure.
In what you give us, Lord, to do, together or alone,
In old routines or ventures new, may we not cease to look to you–
The cross you hung upon– all you endeavored done.
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
Mila Russell
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. -Matthew 5:9
Offering Our Gifts: From the Trio of the Scherzo of the 4th Symphony
Bruckner
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: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Pachelbel
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