Worship on the Lord’s Day

July 6, 2008

Please stand if you are able, as indicated by the *.

Prelude  LISTEN IN

Patriotic Songfest   LISTEN IN       

Welcome & Announcements:                         Patricia Mauel     LISTEN IN       

Call to Worship

Leader:  We come to God bearing many burdens - the anxieties of work and family.

People:  The Lamb of God takes away the sin of the world.

Leader:  We come to God bearing heavy burdens - alienations and the guilt of our sin.

People:  The Lamb of God takes away the sin of the world.

Leader:  Let us thank God and praise God with our whole being.

People:  We come to worship and praise our God.

 Greeting

    Pastor:  The Lord be with you.               

    People:   And also with you.

 Prayer of the Day                                               

(Pass prayer requests to the aisle; ushers will collect them.)

 *Hymnal: #455                   “All Creatures of Our God and King”

* Prayer of Confession             LISTEN IN                              

     O God of grace, you love us, but we do not love you fully.  You call but we do not always listen.  You offer peace, but we choose to live with anxiety and fear. Without your peace, O Lord, we are so consumed with ourselves that we have no compassion to offer others.  Have mercy on us.  Forgive our sins, and teach us to receive your grace, that we may better serve your Holy Kingdom.  Forgives us for being so caught up in our cares and concerns that we have little time to listen to you or to care for others.  Thank you for hearing our prayers and forgiving us.  We pray this in Jesus’ name.  Amen.

 *Silent Confession

*Declaration of Forgiveness                                                           

      Pastor: In Christ our release is secured and our sins are forgiven through the shedding of his blood.   Friends, believe the good news.

      People:   In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.  Amen.

 *Response:  #391 (Vs. 1 & 6)        “Take My Life”

 The Peace

      Pastor:   The peace of Christ be with you.

      People:  And also with you.

 Prayer of Blessing for the Children    LISTEN IN 

 Prayer for Illumination           LISTEN IN

 Old Testament Reading - Psalm 40 (Selected)

      Leader:  I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.

      People:  He drew me up from the desolate pit, and set my feet upon a rock.

      Leader:  He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.

      People:  Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.

      Leader:  Happy are those who make the Lord their trust,

      People:  Who do not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after false gods.

      Leader:  I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation.

      People:  I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation.

      Leader:   May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you:

      People:  May those who love your salvation say continually, “Great is the Lord!”

 First Lesson -       Romans 7:14-25                      page 147 (N.T.)       LISTEN IN

 *Gospel Lesson -   Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30      page 10 (N.T)     LISTEN IN             

Leader:   The Gospel of the Lord.

People:  Thanks Be Unto God

Sermon   “A Far Better Choice”          Rev. Dr. Wayne Adcock      LISTEN IN 

Prayers of the People       LISTEN IN 

         Pastor:   Let us pray to the Lord,

         People:  Lord, have mercy.

 Offertory        LISTEN IN

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

 *Prayer of Thanksgiving

 Invitation to the Lord’s Table

 Prayer of Thanksgiving

     Pastor:  The Lord be with you.

     People:  And also with you.

     Pastor:  Lift up your hearts.

     People:  We lift them up to the Lord.

     Pastor:  Let us give thanks to the Lord.

     People:  It is right to give our thanks to the Lord.

                                   (Pastor prays)

     Pastor:  … Great is the mystery of faith:

     People: Christ has died.  Christ is risen.  Christ will come again.

 The Lord’s Prayer

 Breaking of the Bread

 Communion of the People

 Prayer after Communion

 *Hymn:   #564                      “O Beautiful for Spacious Skies”

*Charge and Benediction

*Congregational Response:       #586                 “Amen”                                           

 *Postlude