SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

Neighborhood Network Sunday

August 6, 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                                           Blessed Assurance                                     Fanny Crosby

                                                 What A Friend We Have In Jesus               Charles D. Converse

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP on Ephesians 4:15 (NRSV)                                                       wrl

            The Apostle Paul writes:  “Speaking the truth in love,

we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ….”

    So we gather to grow, to grow up, to grow up in every way into Christ.

 

*LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE                                                                                                                                                       

*OPENING HYMN               Leaning on the Everlasting Arms                       Elisha Hoffman

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Psalm 48                                                                                                                     (from NRSV)

 

            Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God.

His holy mountain, beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth,

Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.

Within its citadels God has shown himself a sure defense.

 

Then the kings assembled, they came on together.

As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;

They were in panic, they took to flight;

Trembling took hold of them there, pains as of a woman in labor,

As when an east wind shatters the ships of Tarshish.

 

As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts,

In the city of our God, which God establishes forever.

 

We ponder your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple.

Your name, O God, like your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth.

Your right hand is filled with victory. Let Mount Zion be glad,

Let the towns of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.

 

Walk about Zion, go all around it, count its towers,

Consider well its ramparts; go through its citadels,

Then you may tell the next generation that this is God,

Our God forever and ever.

 

God will be our guide forever.

 

*THE PEACE

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

               Peace be with you.

(worshipers greet one another with words and gestures of the peace of Christ)

 

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

 

ANTHEM                                      

 

WORD WITH CHILDREN & DISMISSAL TO JOYTIME

 

LESSON FROM THE GOSPEL                                                               John 6:24-35 (NRSV)

 

SERMON                                                                                                        “Discomfort Food”

 

RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

 

OFFERING OURSELVES TO GOD’S PURPOSES

Call to Respond

OFFERTORY                 In The Sweet By And By                                         J. Webster  

           

SEAL THE WORD IN SACRAMENT

 

INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE

 

GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING                                                           Hymnal P. 13

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

*THE LORD’S PRAYER (Ecumenical)                                                    Hymnal P. 16

 

BREAKING BREAD AND SHARING THE CUP

(Worshipers passing the bread may say, “The bread of heaven.”

                                 and passing the cup, “The cup of blessing in Christ.”)

 

PRAYERS OF THANKS

 

DEPART IN GOD’S NAME

 

*CLOSING HYMN                  Shall We Gather at the River                              Robert Lowry

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*CHARGE & BLESSING

 

POSTLUDE                                      Prologue on “Webb”                           G. Webb/D. Paxton

“Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus”

*Congregation stands as able   

Next Week’s Scriptures: 2 Sam. 18: 5-9; Ps. 130; Eph. 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51

 

WORSHIP LEADERS

 

Liturgist 

Rev. Jonathan C. Siehl

Sermon

Rev. William R. Leety

Word with Children

Rev. Jonathan C. Siehl