PRELUDE: Prelude on “Rhosymedre” (“Lovely”) by Ralph Vaughan Williams
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
HYMN: My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less [Solid Rock]
PRAYER OF PRAISE
INTROIT: Built on a Rock by Ludvig M. Lindemann/arr. by George Brandon
Built on a rock the church doth stand, even when steeples are falling; crumbled have spires in every land, bells still are chiming and calling; calling the young and old to rest, calling the souls of men distressed, longing for life everlasting. Not in our temples made with hands God the almighty, is dwelling; high in the Heavens His temple stands, all earthly temples excelling; yet He who dwells in Heaven above deigns to abide with us in love, making our bodies his temple. Alleluia! We are God’s house of living stones, built for His own habitation; He fills our hearts, His humble thrones, granting us life and salvation; were two or three to seek His face, He in their midst would show His grace, blessings upon them bestowing. Alleluia! [Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig, revised Fred C. M. Hansen]
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
SONG OF GRATEFUL PRAISE: Glory to God, Whose Goodness Shines on Me [Glory to God]
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE LESSON: Matthew 7:24-27
HYMN: Trust and Obey [Public Domain]
SERMON: “Two Builders; Two Foundations”
ANTHEM: Build My World Around You by Grant Cunningham and Matt Huesmann; Andria Cabrera, alto
Build my world around hope, build my world where there’s mercy and grace. Build my world around love, build my world around all that is true. Build my world around You. Empires have fallen, castles of sand, kingdoms then but ruins today. The house of the wise man is certain to stand; built upon the Rock, it will stay. You alone are the foundation for the rest of my life. Lord, I want to build my world around You. Right at the center of all of my life; You’re not just a part, You’re the whole. And nothing else matters if we’re not right. You truly are my heart and my soul. You alone are the salvation, You’re the best of my life, Lord, you know my world revolves around You. And I believe You’ll prepare for me a resting place when we’re through. And I believe You will carry me for the rest of forever, until we’re together. I will build my world around You.
CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION
INVITATION, WORDS OF INSTITUTION AND PRAYER
PARTAKING OF THE FEAST
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
HYMN: Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ [Linstead]
BENEDICTION
CHORAL RESPONSE: Deliver Us, O Lord of Truth (Detroit) arr. by Hal H. Hopson
Deliver us, O Lord of Truth, from speech unbacked by deed, from lives that by their faithlessness deny our spoken creed. [Herman G. Stuempfle]
POSTLUDE: Postlude on “Woodlands” by Denis Bedard
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