Worship May 23

 10:00 am Pentecost Sunday Worship

Order of Worship

CENTERING PRAYER 

Gracious God, you move among your people as One who fashioned all things, who, face-to face, revealed your knowledge of our lives, and whose presence brings assurance and hope.

Pour out upon us the Spirit of your love so that in hearing and seeing the gifts of this life, we may know the way to live in thanksgiving; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

PRELUDE      Hail Thee, Festival Day      Hobby/Vaughn 

WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS 

 

CALL TO WORSHIP (From Psalm 104)

 

May the glory of the LORD endure forever;

may the LORD rejoice in every work....

Let us sing to the LORD as long as we live;

We will sing praise to God while we have being.

May our meditation be pleasing to God.

Bless the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD!

† HYMN      “Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness”       Hymnal #291

 

 

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

 

Holy and Merciful God, we do not know how to pray as we ought, and we know too well our constant failures to do as you command and to hold fast to your word. Forgive us for the divisions we nurture, guide us to your way, keep us in your care, and lead us into faith. We trust your word that the Spirit of truth will show us all things and grant us courage and peace. (Silent Confession)

† GLORIA PATRI 

TIME WITH CHILDREN (Children may remain seated in their pew.) 

RECOGNITION OF THIRD GRADE STUDENTS AND GRADUATES 

SCRIPTURE Acts 2:1-21 

SERMON     “All Together Now”      Rev. Dr. Dave Burgess

 

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of the saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. 

 OFFERING     Kum Ba Yah, My Sheperd      arr. Rogers 

† THE DOXOLOGY 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER 

† HYMN “We Are One in the Spirit” Hymnal #300 

† CHARGE AND BLESSING 

† BENEDICTION RESPONSE “The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve” 

The Spirit sends us forth to serve; 

we go in Jesus’ name to bring glad tidings to the poor, God’s favor to proclaim. 

POSTLUDE      As the Wind Song      Swee Hong Lim

 

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