1 / 73

Welcome! We are so glad you are here!

Welcome! We are so glad you are here!. 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. CALL TO REFLECTION PRELUDE – For the Beauty of the Earth

stacy
Download Presentation

Welcome! We are so glad you are here!

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  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 • PRELUDE – • For the Beauty of the Earth • arr. Steven Scott

  4. The News • of the • Community

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

  6. Monday, August 12th, 9:00 – Noon Friday, August 16th, 9:00 – Noon

  7. SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE (Now through August 18th) 8:30 a.m.: Morning Glory Service 10:00 a.m.: Bible Study 11:00 a.m.: Classic Service

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

  9. PRAYER OF TRANSFORMATION

  10. *Hymn • Come, Sing, O Church in Joy • # 430 in the Blue Hymnal

  11. Come sing, O church, in joy! Come join, O church, in song! For Christ the Lord has led us through the ages long! • In bold accord, come celebrate the journey now • and praise the Lord!

  12. Long years have come and gone, And still God reigns supreme, Empowering us to catch the vision, dream the dream! In bold accord, • come celebrate the journey now and praise the Lord!

  13. Let courage be our friend, Let wisdom be our guide, • As we in mission magnify • the Crucified! In bold accord, come celebrate the journey now and praise the Lord!

  14. Come sing, O church, in joy! Come join, O church, in song! For Christ the Lord has triumphed o'er the ages long! In bold accord, come celebrate the journey now • and praise theLord!

  15. PRAYER OF FORGIVENESS – • (in unison) • Adapted from • William Temple, • 1881-1944

  16. O God of love, • we ask you to give us love; • love in our thinking, • love in our speaking, • love in our doing, • and love in the • hidden places of our souls

  17. love of those with whom • we find it hard to bear, • and love of those who • find it hard to bear with us; • love of those • with whom we work, and • love of those • with whom we take our ease.

  18. And where love fails, • show us your forgiving grace, • that even on our worst days, • we will know that your love makes us worthy to dwell • with you who are eternal love. • In Jesus’ name we pray. • Amen.

  19. A TIME • OF SILENCE

  20. Assurance of Forgiveness

  21. *Live Into Hope (#332, verse 4)  Live into hope of captives freed From chains of fear or want or greed. God now proclaims our full release To faith and hope and joy and peace.

  22. Solo — • My Tribute • Andre Crouch • Reina Sang, piano

  23. A TIME WITH THE Children

  24. The News • of the • Community

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

  26. Annual School Supply Drive Please see the list in your bulletin, then return your school supplies – for students at Hollywood Central Elementary — On Sunday, August 25th.

  27. 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.

  28. Taming the Tongue Ephesians 4:29-32 Chaplain Thomas Luke

  29. Thanksgiving for the Word

  30. 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.

  31. Scripture Readings — Ephesians 4:29-32 (New Testament, Page 194 in NRSV pew Bible)

  32. Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear.

  33. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption.

  34. Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice,

  35. and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.

  36. Taming the Tongue Ephesians 4:29-32 Chaplain Thomas Luke

  37. * This We Believe • (in unison) • Ephesians 4:29-32, • 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.

  38. Watch the way you talk. • Let nothing foul or dirty • come out of your mouth. • Say only what helps, • each word a gift. • Don’t grieve God. • Don’t break his heart. 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.

  39. His Holy Spirit, • moving and breathing in you, • is the most intimate part • of your life, making you fit for himself. Don’t take • such a gift for granted. 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.

  40. Make a clean break • with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk. • Be gentle with one another, sensitive. 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.

  41. Forgive one another • as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you. 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.

  42. *The Hymn of Commitment– • Lord Speak to Me, • That I May Speak • # 426, in the Blue Hymnals 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. Lord, speak to me, that I may speak In living echoes of Thy tone; As Thou has sought, so let me seek Thine erring children lost and lone.

  44. O lead me, Lord, that I may lead The wandering and the wavering feet; O feed me, Lord, that I may feed Thy hungering ones with manna sweet.

  45. O teach me, Lord, that I may teach The precious things Thou dost impart; And wing my words, that they may reach The hidden depths of many a heart.

  46. O fill me with Thy fullness, Lord, Until my very heart o'erflow In kindling thought and glowing word, Thy love to tell, Thy praise to show.

  47. O use me, Lord, use even me, Just as Thou wilt, and when, and where; Until Thy blessed face I see, Thy rest, Thy joy, Thy glory share.

  48. The Prayers • of the • People

  49. Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in his wonderful face And the things of earth will grow strangely dim In the light of his glory and grace.

More Related