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Long Green Valley Church of the Brethren
Beginning with Praise
(9:50 am)
“Praise
Him, Praise Him”
100 *Call
to Worship
(back of bulletin) *Hymn
“Marvelous
grace of our loving Lord”
151 Scripture
Psalm
132:1-10
Sharing
a joy, a concern, a word of testimony or praise *Hymn
“Sent
forth by God’s blessing”
478 *Postlude
“Stuttgart”
Witt/Gauntlett *Rise in body or in spirit #'s are from Hymnal: A Worship Book Worship leaders - see basic guidelines |
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One:
Blessed children of God, we were chosen before the world was
made to be holy and blameless.
People: For the fullness of time. One: In
Christ, we have been redeemed, forgiven, and graced with love...
People: For the fullness of time. One: We have
heard the word of truth, the gospel of salvation, believed in
Christ, and been marked and gifted by the Holy Spirit...
People: For the fullness of time. One: We have
been blessed by God—for all things, for all time. May we be a
blessing to God as we worship together this day.
All: Let us worship God, in spirit
and truth. by
Diana Lovett, pastor |
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Mighty, loving God, we thank you for the many blessings you have
planned for us. Even before we were born, you knew us and had
plans for us. Give us the strength to be blessings for you, for
the fullness of time. Amen.
by
Diana Lovett, pastor |
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Returning our Tithes and Offerings
“Let your faithful
shout for joy”
(Psalm 132:9). The word in
Hebrew is רָנַן (raw-nan‘). It
is translated in various ways: to shout aloud for joy, to
cry out, to
be joyful, to rejoice, to
sing out. Literally, it
means to creak or
to emit
a shrill, creaking sound… The latter may accurately describe God’s
faithful at certain times. When it comes to joy, we
creak, a bit like the sound of a door opening. Now is the moment in worship when we open the door to our finances. Didn’t Jesus say, “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21)? As you return your offering, don’t quickly open and shut your wallet or purse. Allow the door to your heart, the entryway to the center of who you really are, creak open.
“Listen!” the Lord says.
“I am standing at the door,
knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in
to you and eat with you, and you with me”
(Revelation 3:20)... May God
enter in with joy… Ushers?
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written closer to the time (if not at the moment)
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Bread and Cup Communion
Invitation to
the Lord’s Table
Come to the Lord’s Table, all you who love
him. Confession of
Sin We have not believed you or trusted in your
power.
Lord, help our unbelief. We have stained our souls by our action and
inaction.
Cleanse us, Lord. We are broken by disease, bruised by the
sins of others, weakened and unable to repair ourselves.
Heal us, Lord. We ignore your call to center our lives in
you, and so are deaf to the hopes and cries of the poor, the sick,
the needy, and the earth.
Ground us, Lord! When we confess our sinful ways, God
abundantly pardons.
In the name of Jesus Christ, we are all
forgiven. By one Spirit we are all baptized into the
one body.
Let us then pursue the things that make
for peace The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
always with you!
And also with you. Thanksgiving
and Communion The Lord be with you.
And also with you. Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to you, Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to praise you, Lord. It is right, and a good and joyful thing,
Always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Holy Triune God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. From the rising of the sun to its
setting your name is praised among all peoples. Therefore we
praise you, joining our voices with all the company of heaven: Hymn
- “Holy,
holy, holy” - 120 Blessed are you, Jesus Christ!
In the power of the Spirit you created
all things, blessed them, and called them good. You called to yourself a people to make
your mercy and truth known in all the world.
We betrayed your calling; You were faithful.
We wandered from the way; You called us to return, and led us home.
And still we turned from your ways,
abused your creatures, and made ourselves slaves to sin and death. At the right time you came and dwelt among
us, as one of us, bringing good news to the poor, healing the
sick, raising the dead, sharing table with the unrighteous, and
teaching the way that leads to life.
By your incarnation, life, suffering,
execution and resurrection You gave birth to your church,
delivered us from slavery and made a new covenant with us by water
and the Spirit. On the night of your betrayal, Lord Jesus,
you took bread, blessed it, broke it, gave it to your disciples
and said,
“This is my body which is given for you.
Do this in remembrance of me.”
(eat the bread) You did the same with the cup after the
supper, saying,
“This cup that is poured out is the new
covenant in my blood.”
(drink
the cup) Blessed Trinity, in remembrance of all you
have done to save us, we offer ourselves to you in praise and
thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with
Christ’s offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of our faith:
Christ has come among us. Christ has
died.
Christ has risen. Christ abides with us.
Christ will come again. Pour out your Spirit on us
Pour out your Spirit on us Pour out your Spirit on these gifts
Pour out your Spirit on these gifts Make these gifts the body and blood of
Christ Make us, through them, Christ’s body alive in the world.
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(start tapping a heartbeat on your
chest, May the Lord knock at your door.
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©2014 Peter
L. Haynes
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