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Worship Order for
Sunday
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Long Green Valley Church of the Brethren
Long Green & Kanes Rds., near Glen Arm, Md.
August 22, 2010
Worship 10:00 am
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“And
ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan
bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this
bondage on the sabbath day?”
(Luke 13:16) |
Beginning with Praise
(9:50 am)
"Fresh as the Morning"
(see below)
Announcements
Prelude
"As Torrents in Summer"
Elgar
(please prepare by reading
Psalm 71:1-6)
Call to Worship
Opening Prayer
*Hymn
"Joy to the
world"
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*Confession and
Assurance
Scripture
Jeremiah 1:4-10
Celebrating a summer of
Church Camping
Song
"Fresh as the Morning"
(see insert)
(lyrics,
sound excerpts)
Sharing
a joy, a concern, a word of testimony or praise
(please be brief, and aware of God's listening presence)
Pastoral Prayer
Returning our Tithes
and Offerings
Offertory
"Moderato"
Kreutzer
(Please sign the attendance pad and pass it on)
Gospel
Luke 13:10-17
Message
"Setting
Free"
(mp3)
*Hymn
"O
God, in restless living"
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*Benediction
*Postlude
"Larghetto"
Rinck
*Rise in body or in spirit #'s are from Hymnal:
A Worship Book
Worship leaders - see basic
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Call to
Worship
If you come in here knowing that you are a
flawed creature, sometimes smart yet often foolish, especially
in hindsight, then you are in the right place.
If you come feeling insignificant and
inadequate in the presence of an awesome God who deserves the
highest and most perfect praise, then you are in the right
place.
If you have come wanting to rest your
weariness or shabbiness in the arms of an unconditional Lover,
then you are in the right place.
The joy of the Lord Jesus Christ be with
you all.
from
Prayers, Collects and Litanies, by Bruce Prewer, Uniting
Church in Australia.
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Opening
Prayer
Majestic Friend, save each of us from taking part in public worship
yet not worshipping. Awaken the love and wonder within us, until our
cup is running over with a praise which flows deeper, and rises
higher, than anything else we experience. Through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen!
from
Prayers, Collects and Litanies, by Bruce Prewer, Uniting
Church in Australia.
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Confession and Assurance
For the following Confession, a prayer for
open eyes and open hearts, would you respond when I lead you
with the following words:
With you,
loving God we seek refuge,
let us never
be put to shame.
Let us throw ourselves on
the abundant mercy of God. Join me in prayer:
On the timid who will not dare to be
strong, and on the strong who refuse to acknowledge their many
weaknesses: have mercy, saving God.
With you, loving God we seek refuge,
let us never
be put to shame.
On the foolish who cling to their
ignorance, and on the clever who act with arrogance and despise
the slow witted: have mercy saving God.
With you, loving God we seek refuge,
let us never
be put to shame.
On the half-hearted who ignore new
opportunities, and on the impatient who rush in where angels
fear to tread; have mercy: saving God.
With you, loving God we seek refuge,
let us never
be put to shame.
On the people with few gifts who waste what
they have, and on the very gifted who over-stretch themselves
with trying to do too much: have mercy, saving God.
With you, loving God we seek refuge,
let us never
be put to shame.
On the willful who cling to their favorite
sins, and on the over zealous who try to be more religious than
Jesus was: have mercy, saving God.
With you, loving God we seek refuge,
let us never
be put to shame.
Holy and loving God, we know that it is not your will that
anyone should destroy themselves, but that all should turn to
you and be saved. Have mercy on us and your erring children
everywhere. Bring us to a genuine repentance and restore us to
your good health. Through Jesus Christ our Redeemer. Amen!
Forgiveness
“God did not send his Son to condemn the world, but that the
world through him might be saved.” My Friends, now is the time
to put the past behind you. The word of Christ can be trusted to
forgive and reclaim you. Take up your salvation and live with
the peace and joy which nothing can take from you.
And all God’s
People say: Amen!
from
Prayers, Collects and Litanies,
by Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia.
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Celebrating a summer of Church Camping
An opportunity for those who were campers,
volunteers, or on staff at our church camp to briefly share of
their experience.
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Pastoral Prayer
(perhaps a prayer similar to this:)
Summer is almost
over and we wonder where the time went, Lord. We look at all the
plans we had, those that we accomplished and those that are now
to be put aside for another time. We look ahead to the busy year
of witness and service and wonder if we are ready to truly work
for you. The rest that we craved at the beginning of the summer
now seems to have slipped rapidly away, leaving us breathlessly
facing the upcoming autumn season. Help us, O Lord, feel your
strengthening presence with us. Help us place our trust in you,
knowing that you will empower and enable us to be in service. As
we have brought the names and concerns of those who are dear to
us to this service of prayer, seeking your healing,
compassionate love; let us also be willing to place our needs
and concerns before you. Give us a powerful sense of restoration
and reconciliation to you, for we ask these things in the name
of your Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. AMEN.
from
Worship Connection
by
Rev. Nancy Townley
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Returning
our Tithes and Offerings
The 11th
chapter of the New Testament book of Hebrews is a quick study in
faith, running quickly through a gallery of God’s faithful
servants in the Hebrew portion of the Bible. This is followed in
chapter 12 by an invitation, a call from God to run the race of
faith, surrounded by all these witness. “Lift your drooping
hands,” it says, “and strengthen your weak knees,
and make straight paths for your feet”
(12:12-13). Why? Because,
unlike the children of Israel in Moses’ day, we “have not
come to a mountain that can be touched”
(12:18). Instead, to
borrow from this summer’s National Youth Conference, we look for
more than meets the eye. We “have come,” it says,
“to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the
heavenly Jerusalem…” (12:22).
“Therefore,”
this invitation concludes, “since we are receiving a kingdom
that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by
which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and
awe; for indeed our God is a consuming fire”
(12:28-29).
As you return your
offering just now, think about this invitation to live, not by
fear over all the bad things that might happen, but by faith in
an unshakable, living and active God… Ushers?
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Benediction
May God’s liberating Sabbath rest set you
free this week
to more fully become the daughter or son of
Abraham
you were
created to be.
Like the prophet Jeremiah, however,
don’t bend yourself over with “I’m only”
thoughts.
You know:
“I’m only a boy.”
“I’m only a girl.”
“I’m only one person.”
“I’m only what little I think of myself.”
Instead, be set free in Christ
to straighten your back and
stand up by faith; so
that,
as you step into this coming week of work,
you will do so as one
who is called forth by God.
In Jesus, you are much more than meets the eye!
Be blessed.
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