Order of Worship Sept 18

 

 

CENTERING PRAYER

 

You hear the cries of your people for justice and mercy; you answer our prayers with the gift of your Son, who bears our burdens and sets us free. Speak your truth to us; purge and refine us; that we may love and serve you alone. Amen.

 

PRELUDE (Sunday Worship) Praise to God the Father Franklin Ritter 

WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

CALL TO WORSHIP

 

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name;

deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name sake.

We come to worship our saving Lord together!

† HYMN “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” Hymnal #366 

 

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

 

Creator of the universe, we come trembling before you for we have hoarded and bartered what has never been ours in the hope of securing our future. We have yearned for wealth more than we have sought you. We have squandered your trust and grieved your heart with our betrayal. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and forgive our sins for your name sake. (Silent Confession)

 

 

ASSURANCE OF GRACE 

† SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST 

The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.

 †GLORIA PATRI Hymnal #581 

TIME WITH CHILDREN (Sunday Worship) (Children 5th grade and younger may leave to attend Sunday School)

 † HYMN “As the Deer” Hymnal #626 

SCRIPTURE Luke 16:1-13 

SERMON “The House Always Wins” Rev. Dr. Dave Burgess

† AFFIRMATION OF FAITH 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 saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. 

OFFERING        The Beatitudes         Eugene Butler 

Chancel Choir 

† THE DOXOLOGY Hymnal #606 

PRAYERS 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      “I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me”      Hymnal #700

 † CHARGE AND BLESSING 

† BENEDICTION (Sunday Worship) “Go Now in Peace” Go now in peace. May the love of God surround you. Everywhere. You may go. 

POSTLUDE (Sunday Worship) Our Hope, Our Life Martin E. Leckebusch

 † You are invited to stand, as you are able