PRELUDE: Aria on a Chaconne by Joe Martinson
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
HYMN: How Firm a Foundation [Foundation]
PRAYER OF PRAISE
INTROIT: What Joyous Song Unfolding by Robert A. Hobby
What joyous song unfolding has called us in the night; what loving voice imploring has drawn us into light: the voice of God is singing, the heartbeat of the spheres; it echoes in all being and calls us still to hear. The mountains sing the story; the forests clap their hands; the stars sing forth God’s glory; the seas, the hills, the lands. Shall we alone be silent? Shall we not sing God’s praise, whose song is ever present, whose voice enchants our days? Then let us breathe together to praise the God of Life, and so conspire to sunder disharmony and strife, that sighing cede to singing, and beauty life renew; that wisdom tune our being, and love all fear subdue. God, may our hearts be grateful, and may our words be true. May all our songs be noble and draw us deep in you, that singing holy stories, more holy we become, transposed into like spirits to be your loving home. [Susan Palo Cherwien]
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
SONG OF GRATEFUL PRAISE: Give Thanks [Give Thanks]
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE LESSON: 2 Timothy 4:9-22
HYMN: Precious Lord, Take My Hand [Precious Lord]
SERMON: “Rescued from the Lion’s Mouth to be God’s”
ANTHEM: Rescuer (Good News) arr. by Daniel Semsen
There is Good News for the captive, Good News for the shamed. There is Good News for the one who walked away. There is Good News for the doubter, the one religion failed, for the good Lord has come to seek and save. He’s our Rescuer. We are free from sin forevermore. Oh, how sweet the sound. Oh, how grace abounds! We will praise the Lord, our Rescuer. He is Beauty for the blind man, riches for the poor. He is Friendship for the one the world ignores. He is Pasture for the weary, rest for those who strive. Oh, the good Lord is the Way, the Truth, the Life. So come and be chainless. Come and be fearless. Come to the foot of Calvary. There is redemption for every affliction, here at the foot of Calvary. [Benjamin Hastings, Bryan Fowler, Gareth Gilkeson and Chris Llewellyn]
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
HYMN: If Thou but Trust in God to Guide Thee [Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott]
BENEDICTION
CHORAL RESPONSE: Christ Has Promised to Be Present by Stuttgart
Christ has promised to be present in our failures, joys, or fame. He, the Risen One, will save us through His powerful, glorious name. [Rae E. Whitney]
POSTLUDE: Toccata (“Praise Him with Timbrel and Dance” – Ps. 150:4) by Douglas E. Wagner
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