PRELUDE: Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty (BMW 650) by J.S. Bach
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
HYMN: From All That Dwell Below the Skies [Lasst Uns Erfreuen]
PRAYER
INTROIT: Make This Church a Welcome Place by Joel Raney
Lord of mercy, Lord of grace, make this church a welcome place. To the hungry and the poor, may there be an open door. To the weary and distressed, may this be a place of rest. Lord of mercy, Lord of grace, make this church a welcome place. Reaching out to others, serving both great and small, sharing our abundance with one and all. Lord of Mercy, Lord of grace, make this church a welcome place, where we come to seek the truth; fill our hearts and worship you in our words and through our deeds, knowing you will meet our needs. Lord of mercy, Lord of grace, make this church a welcome place. Amen. [J. Paul Williams]
SCRIPTURE LESSON: Genesis 12:1-4a
ANTHEM: There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy by Mary McDonald
There’s a welcome for the sinner and more graces for the good; there is mercy with the Savior; there is healing in his blood. But we make his love too narrow by false limits of our own; and we magnify his strictness with a zeal he will not own. There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, like the wideness of the sea; there’s a kindness in his justice, which is more than liberty. If our love were but more simple, we could take him at his word; and our lives would be more loving in the likeness of our Lord. There is kindness, there is justice, there is mercy that’s wider than the sea; there is goodness, there’s forgiveness, God’s mercy over me. [Frederick W. Faber]
SERMON: “To Bless All Families”
HYMN: For Everyone Born [For Everyone Born]
CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION
INVITATION AND WORDS OF INSTITUTION
PRAYER
RECEPTION
PRAYER
HYMN: Let Us Build a House (All Are Welcome) [Two Oaks]
BENEDICTION
RESPONSE: Send Thy Spirit by John Carter
O send thy Spirit, Lord, now unto me, that he may touch my eyes and make me see; show me the truth concealed within thy Word, and in thy Book revealed I see thee, Lord, Amen. [Alexander Groves]
POSTLUDE: Allegro (from Concerto 2, A-Minor – BWV 593) by J.S. Bach
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