Ninth Sunday After Pentecost
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
August 7, 2022 | 10:00am
Rev. Dawn May Alpaugh, Classis Minister | Larry J. Carey, Director of Music
Thought for Worship: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. We come convinced of many things but trusting very few. Holy God of limitless surprises, meet us here in this place as we touch that which we cannot see that which we have not dared to hope.” | by Katherine Hawker
GATHERING
Prelude: Fairest Lord Jesus | arr. Larson
Welcome
Call to Worship
Votum
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Amen
Opening Sentences
The Lord be with you
And also with you.
We are people who have been called to follow where God leads us.
By faith we can obey, even when asked to walk into an unknown future.
We are people who have been challenged to tell God's story to others.
By faith we have the ability to share the good news.
We are God's children who are invited to feast at the Table of grace.
By faith we will embrace our sisters and brothers in Christ.
Salutation
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
Amen.
*Hymn of Praise: Standing On the Promises
Call to Confession
Prayer of Confession
Amazing God, You have a vision of all people as your beloved children, but we see folks whose language, dress, and skin make them different. You have a vision of a universe filled with goodness and beauty, and we damage it with litter, with violence, with poor choices. You have a vision of a Table where we can feast on your grace and hope, but we line up at the fast food counters of sin and greed. Forgive us, God of Mercy, as we confess that we are not "insiders" but immigrants searching for our true home. By faith, may we be willing to be as gracious, as compassionate, and as hopeful as you are. You love us enough to want us to be with you forever, so may we take the hand of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who leads us into your kingdom.
Silent Confession
Assurance of Pardon
There is nothing to fear. God's hope is more tenacious than our despair; God's joy is more resilient than our grief; God's love is more compelling than our hate. By grace, we are gathered to God. By faith, we rest in God's promises of forgiveness and restoration.
Thanks be to God! Amen.
The Law of God: While we are loved and forgiven, we are not without responsibility to God. In fact, we hear God tell the prophet Micah that we are to love justice, do mercy, and walk humbly with our God. This is the call on our lives. Amen.
*Gloria Patri | #579
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, world without end. Amen. Amen.
*Commitment to Peace Keeping and Peace Seeking
One: May the peace of Christ be with you!
All: And also with you!
Share a sign of peace with one another. After sharing the peace, let us all sing together:
Together, by grace, we witness and work, remembering Jesus, in whom we grow strong. Together we serve in Spirit and truth, remembering love is the strength of our song.
THE WORD OF GOD
Children’s Message
Hymn: Faith Begins By Letting Go
Prayer for Illumination
Lord God, may your word be a lamp to our feet and a light to our path
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Hymn: Faith Begins By Letting Go
Reading: Isaiah 1:1, 10-19
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Sermon: “Justice” | Rev. Alpaugh
Silent Reflection
THE RESPONSE TO GOD
*Affirmation of Faith
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended to hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
Offering Seek the Lord | Carter
CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
Communion Hymn: What Does the Lord Require of You
Prayer of Great Thanksgiving
One: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
One: Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them up to the Lord.
One: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
One: Holy and right it is and our joyful duty to give thanks to you at all times and in all places, O Lord our Creator, almighty and everlasting God!...
With your whole Church on earth and with all the company of heaven we worship and adore your glorious name.
Sanctus Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!
Remembering the Work of Christ
One: Most righteous God, we remember in this Supper the perfect sacrifice offered once on the cross by our Lord Jesus Christ for the sin of the whole world. ... Together we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Memorial Acclamation
All: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
Invocation of the Spirit
One: So send your Holy Spirit upon us we pray... Even so, come Lord Jesus we pray.
All: Amen
Holy Communion
Words of Institution
One: The bread which we break is our communion with the body of Christ. The body of Christ is broken for you.
One: The cup of blessing which we bless is the communion of the blood of Christ. The blood of Christ is shed for you.
Prayer of the People (ending with Lord’s Prayer)
Surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, we pray for the fulfillment of God’s promise, saying: In faith, O God, we seek your grace.
We pray for the church . . . Surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, we pray for the fulfillment of God’s promise. saying: In faith, O God, we seek your grace.
We pray for the world . . . Be the help and shield of those who suffer in famine or warfare. Let your steadfast love be upon them. In faith, O God, we seek your grace.
We pray for this community . . . Teach us to do good, seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the helpless, and plead for those who are forsaken. In faith, O God, we seek your grace.
We pray for loved ones . . . Watch over them with your loving eye to deliver them from trouble, so that their hearts may rejoice in you. (names read) In faith, O God, we seek your grace.
Strengthen us to run the race that is before us, laying aside the heavy burdens of sin and death and following the pioneer and perfecter of our faith: Jesus Christ, our crucified and risen Lord.
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, the Power, and the Glory forever. Amen.
SENDING
Hymn: Remembering with Love and Hope
Benediction
Postlude: Heavenly Sunlight | Cook/Shackley
DEAR FRIENDS
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FOOD PANTRY NEWS
Many thanks for all those who have shared their abundance with neighbors in need.
Our church refrigerators have plenty of space to hold even more!
Mark your calendars now to pick up these important items
and bring to church by the dates listed:
Sunday, August 7 - eggs
Sunday, August 14 - gallon(s) whole milk
Sunday, August 21 - eggs
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