July 28, 2013
Bulletin for July 28, 2013
By Morningside Staff
Morningside Presbyterian Church, Atlanta
Bulletin for July 28, 2013. Click below to read more.
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WORSHIP JULY 28, 2013
17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
THE GATHERING Drew Stockstill
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
THE PRELUDE Walter Huff, organist
* THE CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of
the faithful.
People: Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with
tambourine and lyre.
Leader: For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with victory.
People: Let the faithful exult in glory; let them sing for joy.
Leader: Let us worship God: Father, Son and Holy Ghost. - Psalm 149: 1, 3-5
* THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN 285 God, You Spin the Whirling Planets
THE CALL TO CONFESSION
THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Merciful God, we know that when we trust in you, our fears subside, our worries
lessen, and you are pleased for us. We know that the stories of our faith are
stories of your consistent goodness, constant faithfulness and never-ending love.
All that we should believe tells us you are a God of infinite kindness. And yet,
circumstances conspire to rob us of this assurance. Sometimes our lives teach us
not to trust. Sometimes even the lessons we received in church cause us to fear
you. Whatever our reasons, sometimes our trust is broken. Forgive us, we pray,
and teach us once more to remember that you are good and that all that comes
from you is meant for our good. Through Jesus Christ our Savior we pray.
Amen.
A MOMENT OF SILENCE (for examination of conscience and personal prayers of confession)
THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Leader: So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is,
seated at the right hand of God.
People: Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth,
for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Leader: When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in
glory. Believe the promise of the Gospel:
People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. - Colossians 3:1-4
* THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (Hymn 473)
For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, friends on earth, and friends
above, for all gentle thoughts and mild, Lord of all to thee we raise this our hymn of
grateful praise.
* THE PEACE OF CHRIST
(Children ages 3-10 are invited to leave after the Peace of Christ for special classes. Threes, fours & fives
are in Room 011; K-2nd grade in Room 003; 3rd-5th grade are 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 FIRST LESSON Song of Solomon 2:2-4; 8-16 (page 588 in the pew Bible, OT)
THE ANTHEM Set Me as a Seal Upon Your Heart David Childs
Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death. Many waters
cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it.
- Song of Solomon 8:6
THE SECOND LESSON Luke 11:1-13 (page 67 in the pew Bible, NT)
THE SERMON “Good Gifts ” Baron Mullis
* THE HYMN 422 God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending
* THE AFFIRMATION OF FAITH from A Declaration of Faith (1977)
God created and rules in love. God created all the worlds that are and upholds and
rules everything. We affirm that the universe exists by the power of God's Word and
Spirit. God has chosen to give it reality out of the love we have come to know in
Christ. God still works through the processes that shape and change the earth and the
living things upon it. We acknowledge God's care and control in the regularity of the
universe as well as in apparently random happenings. There is no event from which
God is absent and his ultimate purpose in all events is just and loving. That purpose
embraces our choices and will surely be accomplished. The Creator works in all
things toward the new creation that is promised in Christ.
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 The Water Is Wide Traditional English Folksong,
Handbell Choir (Jeff Peters, director) arr. V. Stephenson
* THE DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Hymn 592)
* THE HYMN 522 Lord, When I Came Into This Life
* THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
* THE CHORAL RESPONSE
I Am the Rose of Sharon (excerpt) William Billings
My beloved spake, and said unto me: Rise up, my love, my fair one and come away. For lo, the winter
is past. The rain is over and gone. - Song of Solomon 2: 10 - 11
Bulletin for July 28, 2013. Click below to read more.
Download PDF
WORSHIP JULY 28, 2013
17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
THE GATHERING Drew Stockstill
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
THE PRELUDE Walter Huff, organist
* THE CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of
the faithful.
People: Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with
tambourine and lyre.
Leader: For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with victory.
People: Let the faithful exult in glory; let them sing for joy.
Leader: Let us worship God: Father, Son and Holy Ghost. - Psalm 149: 1, 3-5
* THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN 285 God, You Spin the Whirling Planets
THE CALL TO CONFESSION
THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Merciful God, we know that when we trust in you, our fears subside, our worries
lessen, and you are pleased for us. We know that the stories of our faith are
stories of your consistent goodness, constant faithfulness and never-ending love.
All that we should believe tells us you are a God of infinite kindness. And yet,
circumstances conspire to rob us of this assurance. Sometimes our lives teach us
not to trust. Sometimes even the lessons we received in church cause us to fear
you. Whatever our reasons, sometimes our trust is broken. Forgive us, we pray,
and teach us once more to remember that you are good and that all that comes
from you is meant for our good. Through Jesus Christ our Savior we pray.
Amen.
A MOMENT OF SILENCE (for examination of conscience and personal prayers of confession)
THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Leader: So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is,
seated at the right hand of God.
People: Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth,
for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Leader: When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in
glory. Believe the promise of the Gospel:
People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. - Colossians 3:1-4
* THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (Hymn 473)
For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, friends on earth, and friends
above, for all gentle thoughts and mild, Lord of all to thee we raise this our hymn of
grateful praise.
* THE PEACE OF CHRIST
(Children ages 3-10 are invited to leave after the Peace of Christ for special classes. Threes, fours & fives
are in Room 011; K-2nd grade in Room 003; 3rd-5th grade are 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 FIRST LESSON Song of Solomon 2:2-4; 8-16 (page 588 in the pew Bible, OT)
THE ANTHEM Set Me as a Seal Upon Your Heart David Childs
Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death. Many waters
cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it.
- Song of Solomon 8:6
THE SECOND LESSON Luke 11:1-13 (page 67 in the pew Bible, NT)
THE SERMON “Good Gifts ” Baron Mullis
* THE HYMN 422 God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending
* THE AFFIRMATION OF FAITH from A Declaration of Faith (1977)
God created and rules in love. God created all the worlds that are and upholds and
rules everything. We affirm that the universe exists by the power of God's Word and
Spirit. God has chosen to give it reality out of the love we have come to know in
Christ. God still works through the processes that shape and change the earth and the
living things upon it. We acknowledge God's care and control in the regularity of the
universe as well as in apparently random happenings. There is no event from which
God is absent and his ultimate purpose in all events is just and loving. That purpose
embraces our choices and will surely be accomplished. The Creator works in all
things toward the new creation that is promised in Christ.
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 The Water Is Wide Traditional English Folksong,
Handbell Choir (Jeff Peters, director) arr. V. Stephenson
* THE DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Hymn 592)
* THE HYMN 522 Lord, When I Came Into This Life
* THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
* THE CHORAL RESPONSE
I Am the Rose of Sharon (excerpt) William Billings
My beloved spake, and said unto me: Rise up, my love, my fair one and come away. For lo, the winter
is past. The rain is over and gone. - Song of Solomon 2: 10 - 11
