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March 4, 2018

March 4, 2018. Welcome to OPC. Cambridge Chimes Welcome and Announcements Greeting Each Other. Ringing of the Bell Prelude “Variations on Duke Street” Lighting of the candles. *CALL TO WORSHIP AND INVOCATION L: Who are we here to worship and praise today?

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March 4, 2018

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  1. March 4, 2018 Welcome to OPC

  2. Cambridge Chimes Welcome and Announcements Greeting Each Other

  3. Ringing of the Bell Prelude “Variations on Duke Street” Lighting of the candles

  4. *CALL TO WORSHIP AND INVOCATION L: Who are we here to worship and praise today? P: We joyfully worship and praise the Lord our God.

  5. L: Why, what has the Lord done for you? P: The Lord has brought us up out of slavery. The Lord has given us freedom.

  6. L: And how will we respond to this gift of freedom? P: With God’s help we will respond with obedience and commitment.

  7. L: May God bless our obedience and renew our hearts. P: May we honor God by loving and obeying. L: Let us worship God. P: Let us worship God!

  8. *HYMN #455 “All Creatures of Our God and King” v.1 All creatures of our God and King,lift up your voice and let us singAlleluia! Alleluia!

  9. *HYMN #455 “All Creatures of Our God and King” v.1 Thou burning sun with golden beam,thou silver moon with softer gleam,O praise Him, O praise Him! Alleluia! Alleluia!Alleluia!

  10. *HYMN #455 “All Creatures of Our God and King” v.2 Thou rushing wind that art so strong,ye clouds that sail in heav’n along,O praise Him!Alleluia!

  11. *HYMN #455 “All Creatures of Our God and King” v.2 Thou, rising morn, in praise rejoice,ye lights of ev’ning find a voice!O praise Him, O praise Him! Alleluia! Alleluia!Alleluia!

  12. *HYMN #455 “All Creatures of Our God and King” v.3 And all ye men of tender heart,forgiving others, take your part,O sing ye! Alleluia!

  13. *HYMN #455 “All Creatures of Our God and King” v.3 Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,Praise God and on Him cast your care!O praise Him, O praise Him! Alleluia! Alleluia!Alleluia!

  14. *HYMN #455 “All Creatures of Our God and King” v.4 Let all things their Creator blessand worship Him in humbleness,O praise Him!Alleluia!

  15. *HYMN #455 “All Creatures of Our God and King” v.4 Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,And praise the Spirit, Three in One:O praise Him, O praise Him! Alleluia! Alleluia!Alleluia!

  16. *PRAYER OF CONFESSION (unison) With hearts of sorrow, we come before you, O God, to confess what you already know – although you give us life, we have failed to keep your teachings.

  17. Again and again, we have followed our own selfish desires, rather than your holy and life-giving will for our lives. We have twisted your plans for each of us to suit our own interests rather than your hopes.

  18. Forgive us, O God, and cleanse us from our mistakes, so that our hearts and our lives may be acceptable to you, our Rock and our Redeemer.

  19. (silence is observed for reflection and prayer)

  20. *ASSURANCE OF PARDON L: Persistently, patiently, lovingly, God pours out grace and joy into our lives, healing our brokenness, forgiving our sin.

  21. P: Loved, we are sent to love; Forgiven, we are sent to forgive; Graced, we can offer our gifts to everyone we meet. Thanks be to God, Amen.

  22. CHOIR ANTHEM“This Bread, This Cup” ~Carr/Larson

  23. PROCLAIMING THE WORD SCRIPTURE READING: John 2:13-22

  24. The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money-changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep andthe cattle.

  25. He also poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. He told those who were selling the doves, ‘Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace!’ His disciples remembered that it was written, ‘Zeal for yourhouse willconsume me.’

  26. The Jews then said to him, ‘What sign can you show us for doing this?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’ Then the Jews said, ‘This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will youraise it up inthree days?’

  27. But he was speaking of the temple of his body. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the world that Jesus had spoken.

  28. SCRIPTURE READING: Exodus 20:1-18

  29. Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anythingthat is in heavenabove,

  30. or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and fourth generation of those whoreject me,

  31. but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments. You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name. Rememberthe Sabbath dayand keep it holy.

  32. For six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work – you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alienresident in yourtowns.

  33. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it. Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

  34. You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anythingthat belongs toyour neighbor.

  35. When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking, they were afraid and trembled and stood at a distance. L: This is the Word of the Lord. P: Thanks be to God!

  36. “Freedom” Rev. Tedd Pullano

  37. *HYMN #438 “Blest Be the Tie that Binds” v.1 Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love;The fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above.

  38. *HYMN #438 “Blest Be the Tie that Binds” v.2 Before our Father’s throne we pour our ardent prayers;Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, our comforts and our cares.

  39. *HYMN #438 “Blest Be the Tie that Binds” v.3 We share our mutual woes, our mutual burdens bear,And often for each other flows the sympathizing tear.

  40. *HYMN #438 “Blest Be the Tie that Binds” v.4 From sorrow, toil, and pain, and sin we shall be free;And perfect love and friendship reign through all eternity.

  41. OFFERING OUR GIFTS TO GOD Offertory Invitation Offertory “A Lenten Prelude” ~Pergolesi

  42. *DOXOLOGY #542 v.4 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

  43. *PRAYER OF DEDICATION (unison) Gracious and loving God, you bless us in so many ways. In response, we offer these gifts, and our lives, as symbols of our thanksgiving, praying that you will bless them and

  44. use them to proclaim your love and build your kingdom. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

  45. RESPONDING TO THE WORD JOYS AND CONCERNS PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

  46. THE SACRAMENT OF THELORD’S SUPPER All who trust in Jesus Christas Lord and Savior areinvited to participate inthe Sacrament of theLord’s Table. With parentalpermission, baptized children are welcometo partake in the Sacrament as well.

  47. *INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE L: Brothers and sisters in Christ, as we continue our Lenten journey, I invite you to come to the table of the Lord and be transformed. At this table, God comes to meet us.

  48. *HYMN #516“Lord, We Have Come” v.1 Lord, we have come at Your own invitation,Chosen by You, to be counted Your friends;Yours is the strength that sustains dedication,Ours a commitment we know never ends.

  49. *THE GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING L: Return your hearts to the Lord! P: We do return them up to the Lord! L: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. P: It is right to give Godthanks and praise.

  50. L: We thank you, God, for calling Abram to be your servant and to bring your blessings to all the world. We thank you for redeeming Israel by lifting her out of bondage and slavery in Egypt. You made Israel your people, and promised thatthrough them all the peoplesof the world would be blessed.

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