PRELUDE: Andante (from “Meditationes Religiosas”) by Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
INTROIT: Build My World ‘Round You by Matt Huesmann and Grant Cunningham; Mark Waters, tenor
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 ‘round You. Empires have fallen, castles of sand, kingdoms then but ruins today. The house of the wise man is certain to stand; build 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. Build my world around hope, build my world where there’s mercy and grace, where there is faith. Build my world around love, build my world around all that is true. Build my world ‘round You. You’re 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 my 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.
PRAYER OF PRAISE
HYMN: God of the Ages, Whose Almighty Hand [National Hymn]
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
SONG OF GRATEFUL PRAISE: Glory to God, Whose Goodness Shines on Me [Glory to God (Vasile)]
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE LESSON: 2 Corinthians 4:5-10 & 4:16-18
HYMN: When All Is Ended [Yogananda]
SERMON: “Building a Better World Because of a Better World”
ANTHEM: A Song of Community by Wareham/arr. by John Ferguson
I was glad, glad when they said unto me, “Let us go into the house of the Lord.” The Church of Christ in every age beset by change but Spirit led, must claim and test its heritage and keep on rising from the dead. Across the world, across the street, the victims of injustice cry for shelter and for bread to eat, and never live until they die. Then let the servant Church arise, a caring Church that longs to be a partner in Christ’s sacrifice, and clothed in Christ’s humanity. For He alone, whose blood was shed, can cure the fever in our blood, and teach us how to share our bread and feed the starving multitude. We have no mission but to serve in full obedience to our Lord: to care for all, without reserve, and spread His liberating Word. [Psalm 122:1 and Fred Pratt Green]
CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION
INVITATION AND WORDS OF INSTITUTION
PRAYER
HYMN: I’m Gonna Eat at the Welcome Table [Welcome Table]
PARTAKING OF THE FEAST
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
BENEDICTION
CHORAL RESPONSE: Thankful Hearts by Ronald Nelson
Thankful hearts and voices raise; tell everyone what God has done. Let everyone who seeks the Lord rejoice and bear the name of Christ. Send us with your promises and lead your people forth in joy with shouts of thanksgiving. Alleluia. [John W. Arthur]
POSTLUDE: Carillon (from “24 Pieces in Free Style”) by Louis Vierne
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