CENTERING PRAYER
God of life, in Christ you resurrect all things. Raise us from death to life, that our transformation may bear witness to the power of your grace in our lives through Jesus Christ, the firstborn from the dead. Amen.
PRELUDE (Sunday Worship) Bradbury Barr, 1996
WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP Blessed are those who trust in the Lord.
They shall be like a tree planted by water,
sending out its roots by the stream.
Baptized and freed,
grounded in love,
let us worship God together.
† HYMN “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing” Hymnal #610
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Merciful God, your call to discipleship is demanding. You call us to reorder our lives by the kingdom you are bringing in Jesus Christ. Yet, we still pass by the ones you especially notice: people who are poor and hungry; people who weep. We have not stood with those who are hated, bullied, and excluded. Comfortable with the way things are, we are too complacent, even complicit with injustice and prejudice. Forgive us, O God, and turn us back to your gospel. We pray this now, for our sake, and for the sake of the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Silent Confession)
ASSURANCE OF GRACE† SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.†GLORY TO GOD Hymnal #582
TIME WITH CHILDREN (Sunday Worship)(Children 5th grade and younger may leave to attend Sunday School)SCRIPTURE Luke 6:17-26
SERMON “On the Level” Rev. Dr. Dave Burgess† AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Heidelberg Catechism Question One
Q. What is your only comfort, in life and in death?
A. That I belong--body and soul, in life and in death--not to myself but to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ, who at the cost of his own blood has fully paid for all my sins and has completely freed me from the dominion of the devil; that he protects me so well that without the will of my Father in heaven not a hair can fall from my head; indeed, that everything must fit his purpose for my salvation. Therefore, by his Holy Spirit, he also assures me of eternal life, and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.
OFFERING All of These Curry Chancel Choir, Carolyn McBee - soloist † THE DOXOLOGY Hymnal #606PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
† HYMN “When the Lord Redeems” Hymnal #852
† CHARGE AND BLESSING † BENEDICTION “We’ve a Story to Tell the Nations”
Verse 1 & Refrain, See last page of bulletin. POSTLUDE (Sunday Worship) Recessional in Baroque Style Ruhl, 1997 † You are invited to stand, as you are able
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