March 04, 2012
Bulletin for March 4, 2012
By Morningside Staff
Morningside Presbyterian Church, Atlanta
Bulletin for March 4, 2012. Click below to read more.
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WORSHIP MARCH 4, 2012
2ND SUNDAY OF LENT
THE GATHERING Meredith Loftis
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
THE PRELUDE Walter Huff, organist
* THE CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.
People: Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had
formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting,
you are God.
Leader: You turn us back to dust, and say, ‘Turn back, you mortals.’ For a thousand
years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past, or like a watch in the night.
People: The days of our life are seventy years, or perhaps eighty, if we are
strong; even then, their span is only toil and trouble, they are soon
gone, and we fly away.
Leader: Let us worship the eternal God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, Amen.
- Psalm 90:1-4,10
* THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN 488 The God of Abraham Praise
THE CALL TO CONFESSION
THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Eternal God, you have loved us from generation to generation. You have shown
your faithfulness more often than we can recall. The stories of the Bible tell us as often
as we will look of your steadfast mercy. Yet we live as though it would be better
for us not to know. We live holding on to past hurts; we are not open to your new
creation. We prefer the safety of what we know to the excitement of discipleship.
Forgive us, we pray, and make us again as you would have us be. We make all of our
prayers 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: Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? The sting of death
is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God who gives us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
People: Therefore, beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work
of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
Leader: Believe the promise of the Gospel:
People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. - 1 Corinthians 15:55-58
* THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (KYRIE) (Hymn 572)
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
* THE PEACE OF CHRIST
(Children ages 3-8 are invited to leave after the Peace of Christ for special classes. Three through five-yearolds in Room 011; K - 1st grade in Room 001; 2nd-3rd grades are in Room 003.)
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 Laura Fillyaw
THE FIRST LESSON Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 (page 12 in the pew Bible, OT)
THE ANTHEM Lord, I Cry to You Stone/Cox, arr. Hill
May my prayer be as incense, a sweet and fragrant offering. Lifted to your throne, raised to you alone.
Lord, I cry to you. Come quickly unto me, listen to my voice. May my hands that are uplifted be my evening
sacrifice, my morning supplication, my noontime plea. May the day I know your answer show a
truth I then behold; your loving and your kindness, my strength from days of old. Hear me, Lord, I cry
to you.
THE SECOND LESSON Romans 4:13-25 (page 145 in the pew Bible, NT)
THE SERMON “An Offer You Can’t Refuse” Baron Mullis
* THE HYMN 508 For the Bread Which You Have Broken
THE OFFERTORY Shall We Gather at the River? Lowry, arr. Wood
* THE DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Hymn 592)
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Leader: Lift up your hearts!
People: We lift them to the Lord.
Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give thanks and praise.
Sanctus Holy, Holy, Holy Merbecke, arr. Willan
(Chancel Choir)
Communion of the People
(The round wafers on the plate are provided for our members and guests with gluten intolerance.)
Prayer after the Meal
* THE HYMN 281 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
* THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
* THE CHORAL RESPONSE The Lord Is My Shepherd (excerpt) David Childs
Goodness and mercy all my life shall follow me wherever I walk. And in God’s house, my
dwelling place shall be forevermore.
Bulletin for March 4, 2012. Click below to read more.
Download PDF
WORSHIP MARCH 4, 2012
2ND SUNDAY OF LENT
THE GATHERING Meredith Loftis
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
THE PRELUDE Walter Huff, organist
* THE CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.
People: Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had
formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting,
you are God.
Leader: You turn us back to dust, and say, ‘Turn back, you mortals.’ For a thousand
years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past, or like a watch in the night.
People: The days of our life are seventy years, or perhaps eighty, if we are
strong; even then, their span is only toil and trouble, they are soon
gone, and we fly away.
Leader: Let us worship the eternal God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, Amen.
- Psalm 90:1-4,10
* THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN 488 The God of Abraham Praise
THE CALL TO CONFESSION
THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Eternal God, you have loved us from generation to generation. You have shown
your faithfulness more often than we can recall. The stories of the Bible tell us as often
as we will look of your steadfast mercy. Yet we live as though it would be better
for us not to know. We live holding on to past hurts; we are not open to your new
creation. We prefer the safety of what we know to the excitement of discipleship.
Forgive us, we pray, and make us again as you would have us be. We make all of our
prayers 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: Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? The sting of death
is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God who gives us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
People: Therefore, beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work
of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
Leader: Believe the promise of the Gospel:
People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. - 1 Corinthians 15:55-58
* THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (KYRIE) (Hymn 572)
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
* THE PEACE OF CHRIST
(Children ages 3-8 are invited to leave after the Peace of Christ for special classes. Three through five-yearolds in Room 011; K - 1st grade in Room 001; 2nd-3rd grades are in Room 003.)
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 Laura Fillyaw
THE FIRST LESSON Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 (page 12 in the pew Bible, OT)
THE ANTHEM Lord, I Cry to You Stone/Cox, arr. Hill
May my prayer be as incense, a sweet and fragrant offering. Lifted to your throne, raised to you alone.
Lord, I cry to you. Come quickly unto me, listen to my voice. May my hands that are uplifted be my evening
sacrifice, my morning supplication, my noontime plea. May the day I know your answer show a
truth I then behold; your loving and your kindness, my strength from days of old. Hear me, Lord, I cry
to you.
THE SECOND LESSON Romans 4:13-25 (page 145 in the pew Bible, NT)
THE SERMON “An Offer You Can’t Refuse” Baron Mullis
* THE HYMN 508 For the Bread Which You Have Broken
THE OFFERTORY Shall We Gather at the River? Lowry, arr. Wood
* THE DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Hymn 592)
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Leader: Lift up your hearts!
People: We lift them to the Lord.
Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give thanks and praise.
Sanctus Holy, Holy, Holy Merbecke, arr. Willan
(Chancel Choir)
Communion of the People
(The round wafers on the plate are provided for our members and guests with gluten intolerance.)
Prayer after the Meal
* THE HYMN 281 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
* THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
* THE CHORAL RESPONSE The Lord Is My Shepherd (excerpt) David Childs
Goodness and mercy all my life shall follow me wherever I walk. And in God’s house, my
dwelling place shall be forevermore.
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