SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 27, 2006, 10:30 a.m.

 

GATHER IN GOD’S NAME

 

The Prelude begins worship—

a time to prepare to meet with other believers, and with God.

 

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

PRELUDE                               Come, Christians, Join to Sing                          arr. L. Shackley

            Morning Has Broken                                arr. L. Shackley

Today’s Prelude and Offertory are from a collection of hymn tunes arranged by Larry Shackley

entitled “Praise…Plugged and Unplugged.”  These are duets for piano and digital keyboard,

which include varieties of sounds available on the digital keyboard.  You will hear a synthesizer,

 pipe organ, flute, celeste, strings, clarinet, and banjo!

 

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                          Psalm 84: 1-5a (NRSV)

 

How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!

 

My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the Lord;

my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

 

Even the sparrow finds a home and the swallow a nest for herself,

where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts,

my king and my God.

 

Happy are those who live in your house, ever singing your praise.

Happy are those who strength is in you!

                                                                                                                       

*HYMN # 441                                                            I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord

          & LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE                         

 

*Psalm 84 (continued)                                                                                                                     

 

Happy are those whose strength is in God,

in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

As they go through the valley of Baca

they make it a place of springs;

the early rain also covers it with pools.

 

They go from strength to strength; the God of gods will be seen in Zion.

 

O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob!

Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed.

 

For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.

I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God

   than live in the tents of wickedness.

For the LORD God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor.

No good thing does the LORD withhold from those who walk uprightly.

O LORD of hosts, happy is everyone who trusts in you.

 

*THE PEACE

 

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

                Peace be with you.

(worshipers share words and gestures of the peace of Christ)

 

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

 

ANTHEM                                               Living Water                                                  F. Croker

 

WORD WITH CHILDREN & DISMISSAL TO JOYTIME

 

LESSON FROM THE LETTER                                                      Ephesians 6: 10-20 (NRSV)

 

SERMON                                                                                                      “What Not to Wear”

 

RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

 

OFFERING OURSELVES TO GOD’S PURPOSES

Call to Respond

Offertory                             Down by the Riverside                        Spiritual/L. Shackley

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

*Prayer of Dedication

 

PRAYERS OF THANKS AND INTERCESSION

      THE LORD’S PRAYER  (Traditional)                                                            Hymnal P. 16

 

DEPART IN GOD’S NAME

 

*HYMN # 388                                                                                      O Jesus, I Have Promised                

 

*CHARGE & BLESSING

 

POSTLUDE                                         Adante Marziale                                              E. Titcomb

*Congregation stands as able   

Next Week’s Scriptures: S. of Sol. 2: 8-13; Ps. 45: 1-2, 6-9; James 1: 17-27; Mark 7: 1-8

 

WORSHIP LEADERS

 

Sermon

Elder Suzanne Hayes, Commissioned Lay Pastor, PSV

Serving Old First Presbyterian Church, Columbus

Word with Children

Betsy Maurath

Musical Leadership

Summer Choir

Sarah Shaffer

Nancy Deeth