SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY, June 12, 2005

 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 10:30 a.m.

 

GATHER IN GOD’S NAME                                         

 

PRELUDE                                                  Fanfare                                                N. Lemmens                                         

 

CARILLON, WELCOME, REGISTRATION, ANNOUNCEMENTS                                           

 

CHORAL INTROIT                        Trust and Obey (Verse 4)                                D. Towner

 

LIGHTING OF THE CHRIST CANDLE

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                     Psalm 117 (The Message)

 

Leader: Praise God, everybody! Applaud God, all people!

People: God’s love has taken over our lives;

God’s faithful ways are eternal. Hallelujah!           

           

*PROCESSIONAL HYMN # 464                                           Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

 

*CONFESSION OF WHO WE ARE (unison)                                                    Neal E. Lloyd

 

God of all times and places:

We confess that we have not trusted your enduring care for us.

We have behaved as if our life were a problem we must solve

      rather than a gift we are invited to celebrate.

Forgive us our limited faith

      and raise up in us a courage for living in your creation.

This is our prayer in the name of Jesus, our Savior.

(time for silent, personal confession) Amen.

 

*ASSURANCE OF WHOSE WE ARE                                                           on Genesis 18:14

 

Leader:  The Lord asks, “Is anything too wondrous for the Lord?”

People:  Not even our forgiveness, thank God!

 

 

 

 

 

*THE PEACE

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

            People:  Peace be with you.

(worshipers share words and gestures of God’s peace)

 

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

 

WORD WITH CHILDREN          

 

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

 

RECOGNITION OF GRADUATES (See Insert)    

 

PRESENTATION OF GOD AND ME AWARDS (Cub Pack 74)

         

ANTHEM                                   To Know the Love of God                                      A. Petker                                          

 

OLD TESTAMENT LESSON                                                       Genesis 18: 1-15 (NRSV)

 

SERMON                                                                                               “One Baby at a Time”

 

RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

 

OFFERINGS OF OURSELVES TO GOD’S PURPOSES

            Call to Respond

            Offertory                                 Hallelujah, Amen                                          G. Handel                                     

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

            *Prayer of Dedication

 

COMMISSIONING OF WORK CAMPERS

 

PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION, THE LORD’S PRAYER

           

DEPART IN GOD’S NAME

 

*HYMN # 446                                                               Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

 

*CHARGE

            Leader: Go with a question, God’s question:

People: Is anything too wonderful for the Lord?

 

*CHORAL BENEDICTION          The Lord Bless You and Keep You                    P. Lutkin           

                                               

POSTLUDE                                     Carillon Toccata                                               D. Wagner                                     

*Congregation stands as able

Next Week’s Script. Readings: Gen. 21: 8-21; Ps. 86: 1-10; Rom. 6: 1-11; Matt. 10: 4-39