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WORSHIP JULY 15, 2012
7TH SUNDAY  AFTER PENTECOST

THE GATHERING Chris Peters
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.

THE PRELUDE Walter Huff, organist

* THE CALL TO WORSHIP-HYMN 322
Choir: 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.
People: 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.

* THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN 482 Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty

THE CALL TO CONFESSION

THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Holy God, you are the same from age to age. In every age, your people have
sought to know you and to know your mind and your will for us. And in every
age, we have had times when what we have said and done reflected the way you
would have us live, and we have had times when what we have said and done did
not reflect the way you would have us live. Through it all, you are faithful to us.
And so we confess our failures knowing that we rest in your abiding goodness,
assured of your love for us all. Hear our prayers as we make them in Jesus’ name
and for his sake. Amen.

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

THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Leader: This is the message that we heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is
light and in him is no darkness at all.
People: If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in
darkness, we lie and do not do what is true. But if we walk in the
light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another
and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
Leader: Believe the promise of the Gospel:
People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. - 1 John 1:5-7

*THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (Hymn 341)
This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long.

* 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 - 2nd grade in Room 001.

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

THE SCRIPTURE LESSON Psalm 24 (page 475 in the pew Bible, OT)

THE SOLO What Passion Cannot Music Raise? (from Ode On St. Cecilia’s Day) Handel
Megan Mashburn, soprano
What passion cannot Music raise and quell? When Jubal struck the chorded shell, his listening brethren
stood around, and wondering, on their faces fell to worship that celestial sound. Less than a god they
thought there could not dwell within the hollow of that shell, that spoke so sweetly and so well.

THE HOMILY “Sing Praise to God” Baron Mullis

THE HYMN SING
During worship today, we will join in a 15-20 minute hymn sing. We will sing selected verses from
hymns that you choose-either from the Presbyterian Hymnal or from the choices listed in the bulletin
insert. This process assures that our organist can have the music readily available and that the congregation
has access to the words. An index of titles can be found in the back of your pew hymnal. Have
your hymn number/title ready and raise your hand!

* THE HYMN 485 To God Be the Glory (verse 1)

* 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 Over My Head Traditional, arr. Williams
Over my head, I see trouble in the air. There must be a God somewhere. Over my head, I hear
music in the air. Over my head, I hear singing in the air. Over my head, I see glory in the air.
There must be a God somewhere.

* THE DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Hymn 592)

* THE HYMN 264 When in Our Music God Is Glorified

* THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

* THE CHORAL RESPONSE Psalm 150 (excerpt) César Franck
Praise ye Him with the sound of the timbrel. Praise ye Him with the psaltery and harp. O
praise ye the Lord. Hallelujah!