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WORSHIP OCTOBER 31, 2010
REFORMATION SUNDAY

THE GATHERING Mary Miller Brueggemann
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.

THE PRELUDE Walter Huff, organist

* THE CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, people of God.
People: For God's steadfast love surrounds us all our days.
Leader: In you, O God, do we seek refuge.
People: You are our rock and fortress, for your name's sake lead us and
guide us.
Leader: Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord. Let
us gather to worship God in joy and gratitude.

* THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN 473 For the Beauty of the Earth (verses 1 through 5)

THE CHILDREN’S ANTHEM This Is The Day Garrett
God’s Beautiful World Truss
Cherub Choir (Brittney Jaynes, director)

THE CALL TO CONFESSION

THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
God of mercy and grace, you know the secrets of our hearts: how blind we
are to our own faults, yet harsh in judging others; how swift we are to take
for gain, yet slow to give for others; how proud we are of our successes yet
grudging in our praise of others. Remember, Lord, your tender care and love
unfailing. Do not remember our sin but remember us in your goodness and
mercy, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

A MOMENT OF SILENCE (for examination of conscience and personal prayers of confession)

THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON

*THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (Hymn 466)
My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim, to spread through all
the earth abroad the honors of Thy name.

* THE PEACE OF CHRIST
(Children ages 2-11 are invited to leave after the Peace of Christ for special classes. Three through five-year-
olds in Room 011; K - 1st grade in Room 001; 2nd - 3rd grade in Room 003; 4th - 7th grade in Room 005.

THE CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH
(Visitors and members are invited to sign the blue friendship register pad and pass it down the pew.)

THE MINUTE MESSAGE Leslie Grant

THE FIRST LESSON Psalm 84:1-4, 10-12 (page 513 in the pew Bible)

THE ANTHEM To God Be Joyful Mozart, arr. Hopson
To God be joyful, all hearts now be joyful! Alleluia. Know the Lord, that He is God. He
hath made us and we are His. We are His flock, He the shepherd. O enter forth with
thanksgiving, come with singing. Indeed, how good is the Lord. Alleluia.

THE SECOND LESSON Luke 19:1-10 (page 77 in the pew Bible)

THE SERMON “Crowded Out” Christopher Henry
He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not,
because he was short in stature. Luke 19:3

* THE HYMN 207 How Lovely, Lord

* THE APOSTLES’ CREED
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy
Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified,
dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again
from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of
God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick
and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of
saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting.
Amen.

THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom
come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the
kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

THE OFFERTORY Ein Feste Burg (A Mighty Fortress) Buxtehude

* THE DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Hymn 592)

* THE HYMN 341 Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine! (verses 1 through 3)

* THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

* THE CHORAL RESPONSE Let All the World in Every Corner Sing Routley