Service for the Lord's Day

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Gathering and Centering Ourselves for Worship

Prelude

Holy God, We Praise Your Name - arr. Gaël Liardon

Welcome

Call to Worship

One:

God has revealed Christ’s glory.

Many:

Come let us worship.

One:

From the rising of the sun to its setting

Many:

the Lord's name is greatly to be praised.

One:

Give praise to God, you servants of the Lord.

Many:

O praise the name of the Lord!

Hymn

Holy God, We Praise Your Name

GROSSER GOTT

Prayer of Confession

(in unison)

Holy and uncontainable God, for trying to contain you, forgive us. For trying to limit you, forgive us. For trying to bind you, forgive us. Sometimes we are foolish enough to believe that it is to our advantage to reduce you to something we can comprehend. Forgive us, Almighty God. Amen.

Assurance Response

Glory Be to the Father

GLORIA PATRI (Meineke)

Passing of the Peace & Announcements

Proclaiming the Word

A Reading from the Gospels

Mark 8:27-30

The Word of the Lord | Thanks be to God

Musical Offering

"Largo" from Xerxes - G. F. Händel

Kärin Forsburg, handbells

A Reading from the Epistles

Ephesians 1:15-23

The Word of the Lord | Thanks be to God

Sermon

In Christ: For the Ages

Rev. Kent Winters-Hazelton

Our Response to the Word

Affirmation of Faith

from The Confession of 1967

(in unison)

The reconciling work of Jesus was the supreme crisis in the life of humankind. His cross and resurrection become personal crisis and present hope for us when the gospel is proclaimed and believed. In this experience, the Spirit brings God’s forgiveness to us, moves us to respond in faith, repentance, and obedience, and initiates the new life in Christ.

Hymn

Christ Is Raised, a Living Witness

CWM RHONDDA

The Church at Prayer

The Lord be with you | And also with you.

The Lord's Prayer

(in unison)

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth and it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil For Thine is the kingdom and power and the glory forever. Amen.

The Presentation & Dedication of Our Gifts

Offertory

Verset - van den Kerckhoven

Offertory Response

Doxology

PRAISE GOD (Hopson)

Prayer of Dedication

(in unison)

Holy God, we give you thanks and praise for the strength you give to us to live out our lives in your grace. Be with us, strengthen our faith, use our gifts, and work in our lives to bear witness to your love and your justice in the lives of our neighbors. Amen.

Going Forth into the World to Live the Gospel

Hymn

By All Your Saints Still Striving

KING'S LYNN

Benediction & Response

Now Go in Joy

JUNKUNOO

Postlude

Holy God, We Praise Your Name - arr. Paul Manz

The flowers for today’s worship service are given by Don & Linda Milligan to the glory of God in celebration of the

union of their two families.

Jesse Miguel, liturgist

Kerm Dyer & Lyle Wilke, audio/visual

SOUTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH STAFF



Rev. Kent Winters-Hazelton, Pastor (Transitional)

Joshua G. Hearn, Director of Music Ministry

Paula Kane, Church Administrator

Christ Is Raised, a Living Witness | Text: F. Richard Garland, © 2014 F. Richard Garland. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

Doxology | Text: Neil Weatherhogg; Tune: Hal H. Hopson, © 1990 Neil Weatherhogg; 2008 Hal H. Hopson. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.

Now Go in Joy | Text: Mary Louise Bringle, © 2006 GIA Publications, Inc. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-726989. All rights reserved.