Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah - Sunday Worship Service

1. July 22, 2018 Welcome to OPC

2. Cambridge Chimes Welcome and Announcements Greeting Each Other Ringing of the Bell

3. Prelude“Tocca on ‘How Firm a Foundation’” ~Young Lighting of the candles

4. *CALL TO WORSHIP AND INVOCATION L: In the midst of life’s storms, what have we to fear? P: Nothing, because God is there.

5. L: In the darkness and terror, of whom shall we be afraid? P: No one, because God is with us.

6. L: Be not afraid, people of God, for you are loved and saved. P: Thanks be to God who cares for us and rescues us.

7. *HYMN #281“Guide Me, O Thou Great…” v.1 • Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,Pilgrim through this barren land;I am weak, but Thou art mighty;Hold me with Thy powerful hand;

8. *HYMN #281“Guide Me, O Thou Great…” v.1 • Bread of heaven,bread of heaven,Feed me till I want no more,Feed me till I want no more.

9. *HYMN #281“Guide Me, O Thou Great…” v.2 • Open now the crystal fountain,Whence the healing stream doth flow;Let the fire and cloudy pillarLead me all my journey through;

10. *HYMN #281“Guide Me, O Thou Great…” v.2 • Strong deliverer,strong deliverer,Be Thou still my strength and shield,Be Thou still my strength and shield.

11. *HYMN #281“Guide Me, O Thou Great…” v.3 • When I tread the verge of Jordan,Bid my anxious fears subside;Death of death, and hell’s destruction,Land me safe on Canaan’s side;

12. *HYMN #281“Guide Me, O Thou Great…” v.3 • Songs of praises, songs of praises,I will ever give to Thee,I will ever give to Thee.

13. *PRAYER OF CONFESSION (unison) God of Grace, each day our fears, our doubts, our worries can be such giants in our lives. We let them wash over us until we think about them more than we think about you.

14. We can come to believe that you do not care for us. The storms of sin and temptation batter at us, and we tremble, unable to find the faith to withstand them. There seems to be difficult things

15. wrong in our lives and in the world, such that we are convinced that there is nothing good we can do. So, we choose to do nothing. Forgive us for standing still, God or Love and God of action.

16. Forgive us for letting our worry take control of our lives. • (silence is observed for individual reflection and prayer)

17. ASSURANCE OF PARDON L: With calming words, with a peaceful Spirit, with overflowing love and hope, our God forgives us and fills us with energy and faith.

18. ASSURANCE OF PARDON P: Our God affirms us for who we are – those whose brokenness is made whole, whose sin is forgiven, whose lives overflow with faith. Thanks be to God! Amen.

19. Special Music “More Than Anything” ~Mizell Sung by Beth Resch

20. Time with Young Christians

21. PROCLAIMING THE WORD SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Samuel17:1a,4-11,19-23,32-49

22. Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle. And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion namedGoliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armored with a coat of mail;

23. the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. He had greaves of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and his spear’s head weighed six hundredshekels of iron;

24. and his shield-bearer went before him. He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, ‘Why have you come out to draw up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. If he isable to fight withme and kill me,

25. then we will be your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us.’ And the Philistine said, ‘Today I defy the ranks of Israel! Give me a man, that we may fight together.’ When Saul and all Israel heard these words ofthe Philistine, theywere dismayed and greatly afraid.

26. Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. David rose early in the morning, left someone in charge of the sheep, took the provisions, and went as Jesse had commanded him. He came to theencampment as thearmy was going

27. forth to the battle line, shouting the war cry. Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army. David left the things in charge of the keeper of the baggage, ran to the ranks, and went and greeted his brothers. As he talked with them,the champion, thePhilistine of Gath,

28. Goliath by name, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke the same words as before. And David heard him. David said to Saul, ‘Let no one’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.’ Saul said to David,‘You are not ableto go against this

29. Philistine to fight with him; for you are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.’ But David said to Saul, ‘Your servant used to keep sheep for his father; and whenever a lion or a bear came, and took a lamb from the flock, I went after it andstruck it down,

30. rescuing the lamb from its mouth; and if it turned against me, I would catch it by the jaw, strike it down, and kill it. Your servant has killed both lions and bears; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, since he has defied the armies ofthe living God.’

31. David said, ‘The Lord, who saved me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, will save me from the hand of this Philistine.’ So Saul said to David, ‘Go, and may the Lord be with you!’ Saul clothed David with his armor; he put a bronzehelmet on his head

32. and clothed him with a coat of mail. David strapped Saul’s sword over the armor, and he tried in vain to walk, for he was not used to them. Then David said to Saul, ‘I cannot walk with these; for I am not used to them.’ So David removed them. Then he took hisstaff in his hand,

33. and chose five smooth stones from the wadi, and put them in his shepherd’s bag, in the pouch; his sling was in his hand, and he drew near to the Philistine. The Philistine came on and drew near to David, with his shield-bearer in front of him.

34. When the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was only a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance. The Philistine said to David, ‘Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?’ And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.The Philistine saidto David,

35. ‘Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the wild animals of the field.’ But David said to the Philistine, ‘You come to me with sword and spear and javelin; but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armiesof Israel, whom youhave defied.

36. This very day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head; and I will give the dead bodies of the Philistine army this very day to the birds of the air and to the wild animals of the earth, so that all the earth may know thatthere is a God ofIsrael, and that

37. all this assembly may know that the Lord does not save by sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s and he will give you into our hand.’ When the Philistine drew nearer to meet David, David ran quickly towards the battle line to meet the Philistine. David puthis hand in his bag,took out a stone,

38. slung it, and struck the Philistine on the forehead; the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell face down on the ground.

39. SCRIPTURE READING: Mark 4:35-41

40. On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side.’ And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. A great gale arose, and the waves beat into theboat, so that theboat was alreadybeing swamped.

41. But he was in the storm, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, ‘Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?’ He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm.He said to them,

42. ‘Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?’ And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, ‘Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?’ L: This is the Word of the Lord. P: Thanks be to God!

43. “Faith” Rev. TeddPullano

44. *HYMN “’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” v.1 ‘Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,Just to take Him at His word;Just to rest upon His promise;Just to know, “Thus saith the Lord.”

45. *HYMN “’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” v.1 Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er!Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!O for grace to trust Him more!

46. *HYMN “’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” v.2 O how sweet to trust in Jesus,Just to trust His cleansing blood;Just in simple faith to plunge me‘Neath the healing, cleansing flood!

47. *HYMN “’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” v.2 Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er!Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!O for grace to trust Him more!

48. *HYMN “’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” v.3 Yes, ‘tis sweet to trust in Jesus,Just from sin and self to cease;Just from Jesus simply takingLife and rest, and joy and peace.

49. *HYMN “’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” v.3 Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er!Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!O for grace to trust Him more!

50. *HYMN “’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” v.4 I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee,Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;And I know that Thou art with me,Wilt be with me to the end.