CENTERING PRAYER
Merciful Lord, in Christ we see the lengths and depths to which you go to save us. Make us glad in our salvation, so we may share this good news with friends and neighbors and with the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
PRELUDE (Sunday Worship) Dwell with us, O Lord Johann Pachelbel
WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
Rejoice with me, people of God.
God has gathered us in from the wilderness.
Rejoice with me, people of God.
God has swept away the darkness of the night.
Rejoice with me, people of God.
Today, there is joy in the presence of the angels.
† HYMN “Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine” Hymnal #839
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
O Lord, forgive your foolish people. We are skilled in doing evil, but we do not know how to do good. Create in us a clean heart, O God; put a new and right spirit within us.
We forget all you do for us and make false idols to be our gods. Create in us a clean heart, O God; put a new and right spirit within us.
We act faithlessly, violently, and scorn your name. Create in us a clean heart, O God; put a new and right spirit within us. (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
SPECIAL MUSIC Jesus Loves Me Willam B. Bradbury
Chancel Bells arr. Martha Lynn Thompson
TIME WITH CHILDREN (Sunday Worship) (Children 5th grade and younger may leave to attend Sunday School)
† HYMN Thy Word Is a Lamp unto My Feet Hymnal #649
SCRIPTURE Luke 15:1-10
SERMON “Lost in His Love” 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 saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
OFFERING Be Still and Know Victor C. Johnson
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 “Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound” Hymnal #649
† 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) What a Fellowship, What a Joy Divine Anthony J. Showalter
† You are invited to stand, as you are able
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