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WORSHIP JULY 3, 2011
14th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

THE GATHERING
Leader: The Lord be with you. Sarah Chatel
People: And also with you.

THE PRELUDE Walter Huff, organist

THE CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: “Praise the Lord, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples!
People: For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness
of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!”
Leader: Let us worship God, who creates us, redeems us and sustains us. Amen.
- Psalm 117

* THE HYMN 210 Our God, Our Help in Ages Past (verses 1 through 5)

THE CALL TO CONFESSION

THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Holy God, though perhaps our uncleanness is hidden, it remains, nonetheless.
Though perhaps we do not wear our sins publicly, privately we know that we
have erred. Though perhaps all outward signs would show that we are alive in
faith, inwardly, we know that our commitment languishes and sometimes dies.
But you, O Lord, see us as we are. And you, O Lord, see us as we can be. So forgive
us, we pray, for our hidden sins and turn our hearts to follow you. We pray
it in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

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

THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Leader: “So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away,
our inner nature is being renewed, day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is
preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure.
People: Because we look not at what can be seen, but at what cannot be seen;
for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.”
Leader: Friends, believe the promise of the Gospel:
People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. - 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

*THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (Hymn 280)
The Lord has promised good to me, his word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be as long as life endures.

* THE PEACE OF CHRIST
(Children ages 3-11 are invited to leave after the Peace of Christ for special classes. Three through five-yearolds in Room 011; K - 2nd grade in Room 001; 3rd-7th grade are in worship today.)

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

THE FIRST LESSON 2 Corinthians 8:8-15 (page 172 in the pew Bible, NT)

THE SOLO Ain’t-A That Good News Spiritual, arr. Uzee Brown, Jr.
Marcus Hill, guest soloist

THE SECOND LESSON Mark 5:21-43 (page 37 in the pew Bible, NT)

THE SERMON “Alternative Medicine” Baron Mullis

* THE HYMN 422 God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending

* 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 Simple Gifts Shaker tune, arr. Held

* THE DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Hymn 592)

* THE HYMN 379 My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

* THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

* THE RESPONSE Battle Hymn of the Republic Howe/Steffe
Marcus Hill, guest soloist