PRELUDE: Prelude on “Repton” by Robert J. Powell
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
HYMN: Here in This Place [Gather Us In]
PRAYER OF PRAISE
INTROIT: He Has No Hands by Ruth Artman
He has no hands, no hands at all, no way to lift a heavy load. No hands to still the tempests of life, save the hands of His children. He has no hands. He has no feet, no feet at all, to carry His love throughout the world; no feet at all to lead the weary home, save the feet of His children. He has no feet. He has no voice, no voice at all, no song to sing in the darkness; no voice to tell of Redeeming love, save the voice of His children. He has no way to save the world from sin but through our lives, consecrated to Him and His glory! He has no hands, no hands at all, no way to lift a heavy load. No hands to still the tempests of life, save the hands of His children. He has no hands. He has no feet, no feet at all, to carry His love throughout the world; no feet at all to lead the weary home, save the feet of His children. He has no feet. He has no voice, no voice at all, no song to sing in the darkness; no voice to tell of Redeeming love, save the voice of His children. He has no way to save the world from sin but through our lives, consecrated to Him and His glory!
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
SONG OF GRATEFUL PRAISE: Glory to God, Whose Goodness Shines on Me [Glory to God]
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE LESSON: John 1:35-42
ANTHEM: He Comes to Us by Jane M. Marshall
He comes to us as One unknown, without a name, as of old, by the lakeside He came, He came to those men who knew Him not. He speaks to us, He speaks the same word: “Follow! Follow! Follow thou me!” and sets us to the tasks which He has to fulfill for our time. He commands. And to those who obey Him, whether they be wise of simple, He will reveal Himself, reveal Himself in the toils, the conflicts, the sufferings which they shall pass through in His fellowship, and, as an ineffable mystery, they shall learn, shall learn in their own experience who He is. O Morning Star, how fair and bright Thou beamest forth in truth and light! O Sovereign meek and lowly. Thou Root of Jesse, David’s Son, My Lord and Master, Thou hast won my heart to serve Thee solely! Thou art holy, fair and glorious, all victorious, rich in blessing, rule and might over all possessing. [Albert Schweitzer]
SERMON: “Discovering Jesus”
HYMN: Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore [Pecador De Hombres]
CHURCH OFFICER ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION
Elders to be ordained and installed: Mei Cameron & Tony Reed
Elders to be installed: Hubert Lloyd, Ed Story & Drury Wisdom
Deacons to be ordained and installed: JC Chimnoun, Boniface Okafor & Cris Pickens
Deacons to be installed: Narin Antoniades, Ray Law & Cynthia Olson
Trustees to be recognized: Margaret Hullett, Hubert Lloyd, Dan Schneberk, Ed Story, Jeff Sutton & Drury Wisdom
HYMN: We Shall Overcome [We Shall Overcome]
BENEDICTION
CHORAL RESPONSE: They’ll Know We Are Christian by Our Love by Peter Scholtes/arr. by J.F. Wilson
We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord, and we pray that all unity may one day be restored, and they’ll know we are Christians by our love, yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love. We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand, and together we’ll spread the news that God is in our land. We will work with each other, we will work side by side, and we’ll guard human dignity and save human pride. All praise to the Father, from whom all things come, and all praise to Christ Jesus, God’s only Son, and all praise to the Spirit, who makes us one. Yes,they’ll know we are Christians by our love!
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