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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.
July 22, 2012
Worship 10:00 am
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But when they saw him walking on the sea,
they thought it was a ghost and cried out; for
they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he
spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I;
do not be afraid.”
(Mark 6:49-50) |
Beginning with Praise
(9:50 am) "I sought the Lord" 506
Announcements
Prelude
Call to Worship
Psalm 46:1-3
*Hymn
"God of the earth, the sky, the sea" 53
*Opening Prayer
Responsive Reading
Psalm 46:4-7
Returning our Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
(Please sign the attendance pad
and pass it on)
Scripture
Ephesians
2:13-18
For Children
"I
am I"
(by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick)
Responsive Reading
Psalm
46:8-11 817
Sharing
a joy, a concern, a word of testimony or praise
(please be brief, and aware of God's listening presence)
Hymn
"I sought the Lord" 506
Pastoral Prayer
Scripture Mark
6:45-56
Message
"Out
of boat experiences"
(mp3)
*Hymn
"Precious Lord, take my hand"
575
*Benediction
*Postlude
*Rise in body or in spirit #'s are from Hymnal:
A Worship Book
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Call to
Worship
Psalm 46:1-3
One: God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
All: Therefore we will not fear,
One: though the earth should change,
All: though the mountains shake in the heart of
the sea;
One: though its waters roar and foam,
All: though the mountains tremble with its
tumult.
scripture text
from
the New
Revised Standard Version
copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States
of America.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Opening
Prayer
You are our refuge and strength, O Lord,
a very present help in trouble.
This is easy to say when everything is going right,
when skies are blue
and just enough rain falls to nourish the
land.
However, when times of drought hit, or storms ravage,
this affirmation takes on new meaning.
We start living by faith and not by sight,
trusting in your steadfast care,
walking one step at a time through our days,
seeking to follow your lead,
even when the road becomes hard to
travel.
You are our refuge and strength, O Lord,
a very present help in trouble.
We give you heartfelt thanks,
your name upon our lips as we sing our praise.
May the words we speak this day be real and not fake,
for you do not want from us
what we don’t truly mean to offer.
May our thoughts this hour lead us
where you want us to go.
This we pray in the name
of the One who said,
“I am the way.”
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Responsive Reading
Psalm 46:4-7
One: There is a river whose streams make
glad the city of God,
the holy habitation of the Most High.
All: God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be
moved;
God will help it when the morning dawns.
One: The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter;
he utters his voice, the earth melts.
All: The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.
scripture text
from
the New
Revised Standard Version
copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States
of America.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Returning
our Tithes and Offerings
The word “refuge”
is derived from an old term that speaks of “fleeing.”
Refugees are those who have been forced to
distance themselves from unbearable situations. A fugitive
is someone who runs away from trouble, seeking refuge
from those who pursue.
Psalm 46 refers to
God as our refuge. Sometimes we are refugees
troubled by events beyond our control. At other times we are
fugitives running away from things for which
we bear responsibility. Regardless, in the Lord we discover
strength and help. In God we find a refuge, a
place from which we can turn and face into our fears. That’s
what the Psalmist says. Do you believe this?
As we have spoken this Psalm
this morning, perhaps you noticed that the causes of the
problems mentioned are not altogether clear. Are earthquakes and
tsunamis truly acts of God, or do they just happen? Does the
Lord cause nations to be in an uproar and kingdoms to totter, or
do they manage that on their own? When we finish reading this
psalm in just a bit, we will hear of an active God who is on the
move. According to the Psalmist, the Lord is not just a passive
observer. God acts decisively! Again, do you believe this?
These are good questions to
ponder as you return your offering. When it comes to the
nitty-gritty details of your life, like your finances, is God
your refuge and strength? Do you trust that the Lord is a very
present help in trouble, whether you bear some responsibility
for that “trouble,” or are dealing with things beyond your
control? Can you say, as you release a tenth or other portion of
your income into the offering plate: “I will not fear.” ... May
that be your prayer as you give…
Ushers?
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Responsive Reading
Psalm 46:8-11
Come, behold the works of the Lord;
see what desolations he has brought on the earth.
He makes wars cease to the end of the
earth;
he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields with fire.
“Be still, and know that I am God!
I am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted in the earth.”
The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.
Hymnal #817
scripture text
from
the New
Revised Standard Version
copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States
of America.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Pastoral Prayer
written closer to the time (if not at the
moment)
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Benediction
Keep your hymnal
open to that same place and look to the hymn to the right of the
one we just sang. As a benediction that is both a challenge and
a blessing, let’s speak to one another the words to all the
verses. Perhaps turn to the person next to you and through this
invitation say what they, what you need to hear as we bring to
time of corporate worship to a close and head out into another
week. Sisters and brothers, let’s join our voices in
benediction:
"If you but trust in God"
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