PRELUDE: Allegretto (from “Sonata for Oboe, Opus 166 by Camille Saint Saёns; J. Scott Janusch, oboe
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
INTROIT: Be Still, My Soul by Jean Sibelius/arr. by Dan Bird; J. Scott Janusch, oboe
Be still, my soul, the Lord is on thy side; bear patiently the cross of grief or pain; leave to thy God to order and provide; in every change He faithful will remain. Be still, my soul! Thy best, thy heavenly Friend through thorny ways leads to a joyful end. Be still, my soul! Thy God doth undertake to guide the future as He has the past. Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake; all now mysterious shall be bright at last. Be still, my soul! The waves and winds still know His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below. Be still, my soul! The hour is hastening on when we shall be forever with the Lord; when disappointment, grief, and fear are gone, sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored. Be still, my soul! When change and tears are past, all safe and blessed, we shall meet at last. Be still, be still. [Katharina von Schlegel, tr. by Jane Borthwick]
PRAYER OF PRAISE
HYMN: God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending [Beach Spring]
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
SONG OF GRATEFUL PRAISE: Give Thanks [Give Thanks]
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE LESSON: 2 Timothy 4:1-8
HYMN: Seek Ye First [Lafferty]
SERMON: “Making the Most of What Matters Most”
HYMN: We Lift Our Voices (We Are an Offering) [Offering]
PRAYER OF OFFERING
ANTHEM: Pledge of Faith by Brad Printz; Andria Cabrera, alto Solo
I do not ask you Lord that all my life should be an easy road, a pleasant path, ‘twould not be good for me. But now I ask today that strength and grace is given to keep me fighting all the way that leads to God and heaven. So I thank You Lord for all You do. For Your grace is all I need. You fulfill my soul You lift me up. I’ll go where-ever You lead. And what if strength should fail, and heart more deeply bleed? Or what if dark and lonely days draw forth the cry of need? That cry will bring You down, my needy soul to fill and You will teach my yearning heart to know and do Thy will. I’ll go where-ever you lead. [Anonymous]
PRAYER OF INVOCATION
MEDITATION: Intermezzo by Eurydice V. Osterman; J. Scott Janusch, oboe
ORGAN SOLO
This Sunday only, please be so kind as to bring your weekly offering up front and place it in a brass plate on one of the tables to the right and to the left of the wooden chest into which those who are pledging will insert their pledge cards. Then please quietly exit by the east Sanctuary doors by the pulpit into the Courtyard, while others remain to continue in prayer. Thank you!
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