The Service For The Lord’s Day

May 11, 2008

Day of Pentecost

We are called to nurture growing relationships with God

through worship, instruction, fellowship, service, stewardship, and mission

by following the example of Jesus Christ. 

 

The Prelude                    Enter the Courts of the Lord                                                     Oldryod

                                    Come, Gracious Spirit, Heavenly Dove                                         Carlson

 

The Sentences Of Scripture

(Please sign and pass the Ritual of Friendship pads.)

 

*The Call To Worship

Leader:            O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all;                       the earth is full of your creatures.

People:            I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I                   have being.

Leader:            May my meditation be pleasing to you, O God, for I rejoice in the Lord.

People:            Bless the Lord, O my soul. Praise the Lord!

Leader:            Let us worship God!

 

*The Hymn No. 130              Let Every Christian Pray                            LAUDES DOMINI

 

Prayer of Praise and Adoration

Unison: We sing psalms of adoration, O God, we gather in praise of your name. You send your Spirit into our midst filling us with the promise of new life. We are aglow with the light that Christ shines on the new day, dispelling the darkness of the night that has passed. Be among us to gather our words of devotion and be in us as we seek to obey your will.

 

Prayer of Confession

Unison: With new life all about us, O God, we still cling to old ways. In spite of your promises we seek self-assurance. You send the Holy Spirit to enliven our existence. The darkness of doubt dispels the new light the Spirit brings. We are afraid to admit what it might mean if we surrendered our selves. So we continue to pursue our flights of fancy, and pretend that we can go it alone.

Assurance of Pardon

Leader:            God has mercy upon us and hears our confession. In Christ we have the                             assurance that we dwell not alone. All who approach God with a desire for                wholeness will be filled with living waters, which the Spirit gives. Be                              refreshed in your quest to do what is faithful, and be alive with

                        the promise of God’s guidance and care.

 

*Gloria Patri  No. 579                                                                                 GREATOREX

 

*The Peace                                                                          

               One: The Lord be with you.

               All:   And also with you.

               One:  Greet one another in the peace of Christ.

 

Welcoming  The Children   No. 299       Amen, Amen       African-American Spiritual

Please sing the refrain and repeat once as the children come forward. 

 

Children’s Moment (10:30)                                                                         Jim Wooten          

Chancel Choir (10:30)                         Sweet Sweet Spirit                                         Raney

 

Recognition of the Federated Choirs (10:30)

 

Psalter Reading (OT pg 555)                                                             Psalm 104:24-34, 35b                                          

The New Testament Reading (NT pg.119)                                                       Acts 2:1-21       Leader:  The Word of the Lord.

            People:  Thanks be to God!        

                  

The Sermon                     Gathered Apart, Sent Together                     Dr. Jim Wooten      

*The Hymn No.  319                         Spirit                         

 

Service of Ordination and Installation (10:30) See Insert

 

 

The Prayers of the People

          Call to Prayer  No. 322                Spirit of the Living God                         LIVING GOD

                Silent Prayer

            The Lord’s Prayer

            Choral Response

 

The Offering

            Offertory                                Every Time I Feel the Spirit                          Mark Hayes

                                                                                                   Nancy Curry   

*Doxology No. 593

* The Prayer Of Dedication

                        Unison: With many voices we praise you, O God; in different ways we serve

                        you. Take our diversity and mold it into a common theme of thanksgiving.                       Weave these gifts that we bring into a whole cloth of service that will blanket                    the world with your love as we announce with one accord your truth which                        sets us free.

 

 

*Hymn No. 127                              Come, O Spirit                           Boundless Mercy      

 

*The Charge And Blessing

 

*The Sung Response            May You Run and Not Be Weary               PRINCE OF PEACE

                        May you run and not be weary.  May your heart be filled with song.

                        And may the love of God continue to give you hope and keep you strong.

                        And may you run and not be weary. May your life be filled with joy!                                 And may the road you travel always lead you home.               

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The Postlude                           Finale from Sonata #1                                Guilmant

 

* If you are able, please stand.