PRELUDE: The Ash Grove (“Let All Things Now Living”) Welsh Folk Tune/arr. by David Cherwien
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
HYMN: I Will Exalt My God, My King (Psalm 145) [Te Exaltare, Mi Dios]
PRAYER OF PRAISE
INTROIT: O Breath of Life by George Mabry
Breath of Life, come sweeping thru us, invest in us new life and power; O Breath of Life, come cleanse, renew us, fit your Church to meet this hour. O Wind of God, come bend us, break us, now humbly we confess our need: then in your tenderness remake us, revive, restore us, this we plead. O Breath of Love, come breathe within us, changing thought and will and heart; come Love of Christ, afresh to win us, revive your church in every part. O Heart of Christ, once broken for us, there we find our strength and rest: our broken contrite hearts know solace, let your waiting church be blest. Revive us Lord! Is zeal abating? The harvest fields are ripe; revive us Lord, the world is waiting, send your church to spread the light. [Bessie Porter Head]
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
SONG OF GRATEFUL PRAISE: Praise God, All You Nations [Da n’ase]
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE LESSON: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
HYMN: Come, Ye Thankful People, Come [St. George’s Windsor]
SERMON: “The Messed-Up Community That Cleans Up Some Messes”
ANTHEM: Praise the Lord, Every Land and Nation by G.F. Handel/arr. by Hal Hopson
Praise the Lord, every land and nation; praise God’s holy name forever. God has shown great might in all the earth. Let the hills sing for joy, for great is the Lord. With one voice, let all rejoice. Praise God’s holy name forever. [selected from the Psalms]
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
HYMN: Guide My Feet [Guide My Feet]
BENEDICTION
CHORAL RESPONSE: Glorify Thy Name by Donna Adkins/arr. by Fred Bock
Father, we love You, we worship and adore You, glorify Thy name in all the earth. [Donna Adkins]
POSTLUDE: Allegro Maestoso (from “Sonata 2”) by Felix Mendelssohn
The flowers are given today in memory of Ruth Blair – beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Thanks be to God for her life and the gift of eternal life she now celebrates.
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