Welcome! We are so glad you are here!

1. Welcome! We are so glad you are here!

2. Before the worship service begins, please turn off your cell phone. God may be calling YOU, but probably not on your cell phone. Please turn off your cell phone, or put it on vibrate.

3. CALL TO REFLECTION

4. PRELUDE – • Introduction • (from Suite for Organ) • John Stanley

5. The News • of the • Community

6. Visitors, to First Church! Following worship, please join us on the patio for refreshments!

7. A Deacon’s Fund offering will be collected TODAY. Please use the envelope provided in your bulletin.

8. Just a reminder — we continue to collect hygiene supplies and gently used or new sneakers and blue jeans for the Jubilee Center. The Center has an urgent need for non-perishable food items.

9. The church and Learning Centers offices will be closed Monday, September 2nd, for the Labor Day holiday.

10. Friday, September 6th, 9:00 – Noon

11. Share-A-Meal will meet in the church kitchen on September 7th 11:00 a.m. to prepare lunch for the homeless in our area.

12. WORSHIP SCHEDULE (Now through May 25, 2020) 8:30 a.m.: Morning Glory Service 10:00 a.m.: WaumbaLand 10:20 a.m.: Bible Study 11:00 a.m.: Classic Service

13. For information about First Church and our activities, please visit our website: fpcoh.org

14. PRAYER OF TRANSFORMATION

15. HYMN • O for a Thousand • Tongues to Sing • # 466, in the Blue Hymnals

16. O for a thousand tongues • to singMy great Redeemer’s praise,The glories of • my God and King,The triumphs of God's grace!

17. Jesus, the name that • charms our fears,That bids our sorrows cease;’Tis music in the sinner’s ears,’Tis life, and health, and peace.

18. Christ breaks the power • of reigning sin,And sets the prisoner free;Christ's blood can make • the sinful clean,Christ's blood availed for me.

19. My gracious Master • and my God,Assist me to proclaim,To spread through all • the earth abroadThe honors of Thy name.

20. PRAYER OF FORGIVENESS – • (in unison) • Adapted from • Columbanus, • c. 543- c. 615

21. Merciful God, allow us to drink from the stream which flows from your fountain of life. May we taste the sweet beauty of its waters, which spring from the very depths of your truth….

22. Give us, Lord Jesus, this water, that it may quench the burning spiritual thirst within our souls and purify us from all sin. We know, King of glory, that we are asking from you a great gift.

23. But you give to your faithful people without counting the cost, and you promise even greater things in the future. Indeed, nothing is greater than yourself, and you have given yourself to us on the cross.

24. Therefore in praying for the waters of life, we are praying that you, the source of those waters, will give yourself to us. Amen.

25. A TIME • OF SILENCE

26. Assurance of Forgiveness

27. *Take My Life (# 391, verse 6) Take my love, my Lord, I pour At Thy feet its treasure store. Take myself, and I will be Ever, only, all for Thee, Ever, only, all for Thee.

28. SOLO — • My God Is So High • arr. Uzee Brown, Jr. • Olu Dare, soloist

29. A TIME WITH THE Children

30. The News • of the • Community

31. Visitors, to First Church! Following worship, please join us on the patio for refreshments!

32. Sign up to attend a House meeting!! Get to know your neighbors in the pew, and share your hopes and concerns for our church and community! See the bulletin insert.

33. A new Group for Seniors will have their first meeting September 16thfrom 1 – 3 pm in the chapel. All seniors are invited and welcome to bring friends. See Louise Hardenburg or Penny Johns for information.

34. Deuteronomy 5:6 Exodus 20:1-3 Living A Life of Freedom The Heart of It All Galatians 2:11-16 The Ten Beautiful Truths That Liberate Your Life The First Truth, The Power of Attention

35. Thanksgiving for the Word

36. O Word of God incarnate, O Wisdom from on high, O Truth unchanged, unchanging, O Light of our dark sky: We praise You for the radiance That from the hallowed page, A lantern to our footsteps, Shines on from age to age.

37. Scripture Reading— Deuteronomy 5:6 (Old Testament, Pg., 162 in NRSV pew Bible)

38. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;

39. Scripture Reading— Exodus 20:1-3 (Old Testament, Pg., 66 in NRSV pew Bible)

40. 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.

41. Deuteronomy 5:6 Exodus 20:1-3 Living A Life of Freedom The Heart of It All Galatians 2:11-16 The Ten Beautiful Truths That Liberate Your Life The First Truth, The Power of Attention

42. * This We Believe • (in unison) • Deuteronomy, 6:3-6:5, • The Message This We Believe (in unison) The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the -dead; he ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God the Father; from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sin, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. *Hymn of Commitment - Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized # 70 The News of the Community (Sing 2 times) Holy Spirit, come to us, Kindle in us the fire of your love. Holy Spirit, come to us. Holy Spirit, come to us. Prayers of the People & The Lord's Prayer - (Debtors version) (front of Hymnal, pg. 16) Response - 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.

43. Attention, Israel! God, our God! God, the one and only! Love God, your God, with your whole heart: love him with all that’s in you, love God with all you’ve got. This We Believe (in unison) The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the -dead; he ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God the Father; from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sin, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. *Hymn of Commitment - Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized # 70 The News of the Community (Sing 2 times) Holy Spirit, come to us, Kindle in us the fire of your love. Holy Spirit, come to us. Holy Spirit, come to us. Prayers of the People & The Lord's Prayer - (Debtors version) (front of Hymnal, pg. 16) Response - 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.

44. HYMN • God, You Spin • the Whirling Planets • # 285 in the Blue Hymnals

45. God, You spin the whirling planets, Fill the seas and spread the plain, Mold the mountains, fashion blossoms, Call forth sunshine, wind, and rain. We, created in Your image, Would a true reflection be Of Your justice, grace, and mercy And the truth that makes us free.

46. You have called us to be faithful In our life and ministry. We respond in grateful worship Joined in one community. When we blur Your gracious image, Focus us and make us whole. Healed and strengthened as Your people, We move onward toward Your goal.

47. God, Your word is still creating, Calling us to life made new. Now reveal to us fresh vistas Where there's work to dare and do. Keep us clear of all distortion. Polish us with loving care. Thus, new creatures in Your image, We'll proclaim Christ everywhere.

48. OFFERING • OUR TITHES • AND GIFTS • (Visitors, in the pew rack you will • find a Guest Information card. • Please complete the card, then • place it in the offering plate.)

49. OFFERTORY ANTHEM — • I Bowed on My Knees • and Cried, "Holy" • E. M. Dudley Cantwell • Paul Lewis, soloist

50. * The Response of Praise — • Doxology • Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; O, praise Him! Alleluia! Praise Him above, • ye heavenly host; Praise • Father, Son and Holy Ghost. • O praise Him, O praise Him! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!