Service for Transfiguration of the Lord

Boy Scout Sunday, February 6, 2005: 10:30 a.m.

 

GATHER IN GOD’S NAME

                       

PRELUDE                               Michael, Row the Boat Ashore                            arr. M. Hayes

                                                                  Deep River                                            arr. M. Hayes

                                                       This Little Light of Mine                                 arr. A. Petker                                         

                         

CARILLON, WELCOME, REGISTRATION, ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

*LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE & CALL TO WORSHIP    Psalm 99: 1-5a (BCW)

                                                 

            Leader 1:  The Lord is Sovereign; let the people tremble;

                    the Lord is enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth shake.

People: The Lord is great in Zion and is high above all peoples.

Leader: Let them confess the name of the Lord, which is great and awesome;

                    the Lord is the Holy One.

People: “O mighty Sovereign, lover of justice, you have established equity;

                   you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.”

Leader: Proclaim the greatness of the Lord our God,

                   and fall down before the footstool of the Holy One.

 

*PROCESSIONAL HYMN # 306                                                               Fairest Lord Jesus                                          

 

*PRAYER ASKING GOD’S PRESENCE             Seasons of the Spirit Congregational Life

 

Leader: Glorious God, you wrap yourself in a pillar of cloud

And lead us through the wilderness to the mountain.

Unison: You pause before us,

settling as a cloud settles on the mountain heights,

mystery filled with light, beckoning us to come to you

and to risk knowing you.

Filled with courage to come into God’s presence,

into the mist where we must trust God to guide us,

into the glory of his holy presence. Amen.

          .

 

*THE PEACE

Leader: The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

People: Peace be with you.

(Worshipers exchange words and gestures of the peace of the Lord)

 

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

 

OLD TESTAMENT LESSON                                                      Exodus 24: 12-18 (NRSV)                                                        

 

ANTHEM                    We Are Singing, for the Lord Is Our Light                arr. H. Hopson

(Based on South African Freedom Song, Siyahamba)

 

WORD WITH CHILDREN

                                                                                              

NEW TESTAMENT LESSON                                                        2 Peter 1: 16-21 (NRSV)                                                 

 

 SERMON                                                                                                                     “HOT”                                

RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

 

AN OFFERING OF OURSELVES TO GOD’S PURPOSES

            Call to Respond

            Offertory                               The Gospel of Grace                                  arr. M. Hayes

(“Amazing Grace” and “I’m New Born Again”)

            *Doxology #592                                     Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow

*Prayer of Dedication (Unison)                   Seasons of the Spirit Congregational Life

 

Transforming God,

you create us and re-create us always in your own image.

You ask us to reveal you in the world through our acts of love,

through our sharing, through our wisdom, through our joy.

Help us be brave enough to trust that when we let you shine through us,

we become more fully ourselves.

We offer ourselves to you to be light in our world:

Shine in us and through us, we pray. Amen.

 

WELCOMING PERSONS RECEIVED INTO MEMBERSHIP BY THE SESSION

            Questions of Baptism and Membership

            Affirmation of Faith (Apostles’ Creed Ecumenical)                             Hymnal P. 14

            Welcome and Blessing

 

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING & INTERCESSION, THE LORD’S PRAYER

 

 

DEPART IN GOD’S NAME

 

*HYMN # 276                                                                                    Great Is Thy Faithfulness

 

*CHARGE & BENEDICTION

 

*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE # 587 – (Sing Twice)                                           Amen             

 

*POSTLUDE                          We Are Marching (“Siyahamba”)                     arr. R. Schaffer                                           

                                  

*Congregation stands as able

Next Week’s Script. Readings: Gen. 2:15-17; 3: 1-7; Ps. 32; Rom. 5: 12-19; Matt. 4: 1-11