Service for the Lord’s Day, August 10, 2008

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time   9:30 a.m.

 

GATHER IN GOD’S NAME

 

 

PRELUDE                             Just a Closer Walk with Thee                            arr. J. Carter

                                        Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen

                                                     with All Day, All Night                        spiritual/M. Hayes

 

WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENTS

           

CARILLON

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP                                                   from Romans 10: 5-15, Call to Worship

 

          The word is near to you, on your lips and in your heart.

               No one who believes in Christ will be put to shame.

          God is generous to all who call on God.

               Everyone who calls on the name of the Holy God shall be saved.

 

           LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE

 

*HYMN # 482                                                                  Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty

 

*CONFESSION OF WHO WE ARE (Unison)                                      from Call to Worship

 

          Merciful God,

               You are generous to all who call on you.

               You love without condition or distinction, inviting everyone to know you.

          Yet we are biased and self serving, stingy with our affections.

          We pick favorites, harbor jealousies, and lash out at those who anger us.

 

          Forgive us, O God, for smallness of heart.

          Assure us of your love for us, and enlarge our sympathies for others,

                so that in word and deed we proclaim your salvation to the world.

(time for silent, personal confession) Amen.

 

*ASSURANCE OF PARDON & THE PEACE                                   from Romans 10: 5-15

 

          God is generous to all who call on God.

          The word is near to us, on our lips and in our hearts.

          Everyone who calls on the name of the Holy God shall be saved.

               Thank God!

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

               Peace be with you.                                            

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

 

PROCLAIM GOD’S WORD

 

FIRST LESSON                                                                                                       (NRSV)

 

ANTHEM                                            Give Me Jesus                         Spiritual/L. Shackley

 

WORD WITH THE WISE

(Children say “God be with you here”

Congregation responds “God be with you there”)

 

SECOND LESSON                                                                                                  (NRSV)

     

SERMON                                                                                              “Knots! (the game!)”

           

RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

 

OFFERING OURSELVES TO GOD’S GENEROSITY

            Call to Respond

              Offertory                  Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho                Spiritual/M. Hayes

 

PRAYER OF DEDICATION, THANKSGIVING AND ASKING  

            THE LORD’S PRAYER (Ecumenical)

 

GO IN GOD’S NAME

 

*HYMN                                                 (See Insert)           Jesus Calls Us O’er the Tumult

 

*CHARGE & BLESSING

 

POSTLUDE                        Brethren, We Have Met to Worship                     arr. F. Ritter

 

WORSHIP LEADERS

 

Liturgist

Rev. Jonathan C. Siehl

Word with Wise

Hope Boring

Sermon

Rev. William R. Leety

Musical Leadership

Nancy Deeth, Organ/Piano