Worship on the Lord’s Day
August 24, 2008
Please stand if you are able, as
indicated by the *.
Prelude
Ringing of the
Hour
Welcome &
Announcements: Larry
Lemmenes LISTEN IN
Call to Worship
Leader: Come, let us learn
to walk in the truth of God.
People: God comforts and
helps us day by day.
Leader: God’s loving care can always be trusted.
People: God is king of
heaven and earth, and we come to worship Him today.
Greeting
Pastor: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Prayer of the Day LISTEN IN
(Pass prayer
requests to the aisle; ushers will collect them.)
*Hymnal: #485 “To
God Be the Glory”
* Prayer of
Confession LISTEN IN
Eternal God, you are present everywhere in this world,
claiming all peoples as your children, even among those who do not know your
name. Yet how often we have refused to recognize and respect each other as
brothers and sisters. How often we have
not spoken your word to our brothers and sisters with gentleness and
reverence. How often we have not spoken
your word at all! We confess that we
have not done the things we should, but have in fact done what we ought not to
do. Holy God, cleanse us, fill us with
your abiding Spirit, and empower us to live lives that truly reflect the
radically inclusive love and compassion of your crucified Son, our Lord Jesus
Christ. Amen.
*Silent Confession
*Declaration of Forgiveness
Pastor: God has chosen
those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit
the kingdom he has promised to those who love him. Friends, believe the
good news.
People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Amen.
*Response: TOSB #195
“Spirit of the Living God”
Spirit
of the Living God, fall afresh on me.
Spirit
of the Living God, fall afresh on me.
Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me.
Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me.
Children’s Message LISTEN IN
Prayer
for Illumination
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* Psalms 124 & 125 (Selected)
Leader: If the Lord had not been on our side – let
Israel say -
People:
If the Lord had not been on our side.
Leader: If the Lord had not been on
our side when men attacked us,
People: When their anger flared against us, they
would have swallowed us alive.
Leader:
The flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
People: The raging waters would have swept us away.
Leader:
Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
People: We have escaped like a bird out of the
fowler’s snare.
Leader:
The snare has been broken, and we have escaped.
People: Our help is in the name of the Lord, the
Maker of heaven and earth.
Leader:
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
People: Which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
Special Music “Beside Flowing
Waters” Handbell Choir LISTEN IN
First Lesson - Romans 12:1-8 page 151 (NT) LISTEN IN
*Gospel Lesson - Matthew 16:13-20 page 17 (NT) LISTEN IN
Leader: The Gospel of the Lord.
People: Thanks Be Unto God
Sermon “Yes, You Can Do
It” Rev. Dr. Wayne
Adcock LISTEN IN
*Affirmation
of Faith –
In the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus God kept
his promises. All that we can ever hope
for was present in Christ; but the work of God in Christ is not over. God calls us to hope for more than we have
yet seen. The hope God gives us is
ultimate confidence that supports us when lesser hopes fail us. In Christ God gives hope for a new heaven and
earth, certainty of victory over death, and assurance of mercy in judgment
beyond death. This hope gives us courage
for the present struggle.
(from A Declaration of Faith)
*Hymn: #414 “As Those of Old Their First Fruits
Brought”
Prayers of the People
Pastor: Let us pray to the Lord,
People: Lord, have mercy.
Offertory "Green Hills and Cool Meadows" Handbells
*Doxology: #592 “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”
*Prayer of Thanksgiving
*The Lord’s Prayer
*Hymn: TOSB #84
“I Am Loved”
*Charge and Benediction
*Congregational Response: #586 “Amen”
*Postlude
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