Holy Spirit

1. רוח קודש الرُّوحُ القُدُس  圣灵  святой дух άγιο πνεύμα  Spiritus Sanctus Holy Spirit EspírituSagrado le Saint Esprit 聖霊 พระวิญญาณ  'पवित्र आत्मा June 9, 2019 – Pentecost Welcome to OPC!

2. Cambridge Chimes Welcome and Announcements Greeting Each Other

3. Ringing of the Bell Prelude“Grand Jeu”~Gualain Lighting of the candles

4. *CALL TO WORSHIP L1: Jesus Christ is alive and with us today! L2: What? L1: Get ready for some excitement: Jesus is right here, right now!

5. L2: Come on, this is the twenty-first century. We don’t believe that kind of thing anymore. L1: Can’t you feel the Spirit? God is ready to change us today! L2: What are you babbling about? We don’t feel anything.

6. L1: It’s true! God’s Spirit is going to set us on fire today, so get ready. L2: This is ridiculous. You must be drunk!

7. P: It is true! The Holy Spirit has set us on fire with the crazy joy and power of the resurrection. We’re ready for God to transform us today!

8. L1: With expectant hopes and the Holy Spirit, let us worship God! P: Let us worship God in the Spirit!

9. *HYMN #315“Every Time I Feel the Spirit” Ref. Every time I feel the Spirit moving in my heart I will pray.Yes, every time I feel the Spirit moving in my heartI will pray.

10. *HYMN #315“Every Time I Feel the Spirit” v.1 Upon the mountain, when my Lord spoke,out of God’s mouth came fire and smoke.Looked all around me,it looked so fine,Till I asked my Lord if all was mine.

11. *HYMN #315“Every Time I Feel the Spirit” Ref. Every time I feel the Spirit moving in my heart I will pray.Yes, every time I feel the Spirit moving in my heartI will pray.

12. *HYMN #315“Every Time I Feel the Spirit” v.2 Jordan river, chilly and cold,It chills the body but not the soul.There is but one trainupon this track;It runs to heavenand then right back.

13. *HYMN #315“Every Time I Feel the Spirit” Ref. Every time I feel the Spirit moving in my heart I will pray.Yes, every time I feel the Spirit moving in my heartI will pray.

14. PRAYER OF CONFESSION (unison) Loving God, we confess that we have stifled your Spirit within us. You have sent us the Spirit of love, but we have preferred anger

15. and indifference toward those who oppose us. You have sent us the Spirit of joy, but we have taken your gifts for granted and been ungrateful.

16. You have sent us the Spirit of peace, but we have caused division and disharmony. You have sent us the Spirit if patience, but we have been worried and anxious when

17. we have not seen immediate results of evidence of your love. You have sent us the Spirit of kindness, but we have ignored other people’s needs. You have sent us the Spirit of goodness,

18. but through thoughtlessness we have sinned. You have sent us the Spirit of gentleness, but we have been insensitive to the feelings of others.

19. You have sent us the Spirit of self-control, but we have let our wants drive our decisions. Forgive us, merciful God. Teach us how much we need the power of your Spirit in our lives,

20. and breathe new life into us.

21. ASSURANCE OF PARDON L: The Scriptures tell us: “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God… and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ.” As children of God, know you are forgiven.

22. ASSURANCE OF PARDON P: Thanks be to God for such mercy and forgiveness. Amen.

23. CHOIR ANTHEM “Spirituals Medley”~Beery

24. SUNDAY SCHOOL RECOGNITION

25. PROCLAIMING THE WORD SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 2:1-18

26. When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.

27. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.

28. Now there were devout Jews from every nation under the heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each.

29. Amazed and astonished, they asked, ‘Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia,

30. Pontius and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.’

31. All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, ‘What does this mean?’ But others sneered and said, ‘They are filled with new wine.’ But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them:

32. ‘Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

33. “In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out m Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

34. Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy. L: This is the Word of the Lord. P: Thanks be to God!

35. “The Spirit Gave Them Ability” Rev. TeddPullano

36. *HYMN #129“Come, O Spirit, Dwell…” v.1 Come, O Spirit, dwell among us,Come with Pentecostal power;Give the church a stronger vision, Help us face each crucial hour.

37. *HYMN #129“Come, O Spirit, Dwell…” v.1 Built upon a firm foundation, Jesus Christ, the Cornerstone,Still the church is called to missionThat God’s love shall be made known.

38. *HYMN #129“Come, O Spirit, Dwell…” v.2 We would raise our alleluiasFor the grace of yesteryears;For tomorrow’s unknown pathway,Hear, O Lord, our humble prayers.

39. *HYMN #129“Come, O Spirit, Dwell…” v.2 In the church’s pilgrim journeyYou have led us all the way,Still in presence move before us,Fire by night and cloud by day.

40. *HYMN #129“Come, O Spirit, Dwell…” v.3 Come, O Spirit, dwell among us,Give us words of fire and flame.Help our feeble lips to praise You,Glorify Your holy name.

41. *HYMN #129“Come, O Spirit, Dwell…” v.3 Father, Son and Holy Spirit,Three in One: what mystery!We would sing our loud hosannasNow and through eternity.

42. OFFERING OUR GIFTS TO GOD Offertory Invitation Offertory “Lentamente” ~Rachmaninoff

43. *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.

44. *PRAYER OF DEDICATION (unison) Bless these gifts, O God, and bless us as we offer ourselves to serve you in different ways, and to praise you in many voices.

45. Send your Spirit upon us, so that when we speak the word of your love, all people may hear and understand as on that Pentecost day so long ago.

46. This we pray in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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

48. The Lord’s Prayer (unison) Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come; thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

49. 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.

50. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.