PRELUDE: Meditation on “Be Thou My Vision” (an organ duet) Slane/arr. by Raymond Chenault; Emily Lacina and Peter Bates, organists
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
HYMN: Brethren, We Have Met to Worship [Holy Manna]
PRAYER OF PRAISE
INTROIT: Joyful Song by Joel Raney; Emily Lacina, piano
Serve the Lord with gladness, lift your voice in joyful song. Offer God a willing spirit, come and labor on. Bring the best you have, the finest treasure that you own. Serve the Lord with gladness, sing to the Lord your sweetest song. Come into God’s presence with songs of praise and thanksgiving. And make a joyful noise unto the Lord. Teach us, Lord, to love each other; the highest calling the angels cannot share. One in faith, one in hope, one in vision, to young and old the gospel bear, the love of Christ is ours to share.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
SONG OF GRATEFUL PRAISE: Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy [Cuéllar]
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE LESSON: Matthew 22:34-39
HYMN: “For the Life That You Have Given” [Pleading Savior]
SERMON: “Appreciation, Admiration, Affection”
ANTHEM: If You Love Me by Natalie Sleeth
If you love me, truly love me, keep my commandments day by day. If you love me, truly love me, follow forever in my way. If you love me, truly love me, come now and my disciple be. If you love me, truly love me, follow and so remember me. Through the land my people feed, alleluia, in their sorrow, in their need, alleluia, if you love me, truly love me, into the world arise and go. If you love me, truly love me, there everywhere my witness show.
RECEPTION OF NEW CHURCH MEMBERS
Bartholomew Akujuobi, Helen Gordon, Rob Gordon, Danielle Nnamdi, Elizabeth Reyes, Ann Thomas [all joining by reaffirmation of faith]
HYMN: The Lord Is God [Azmon]
BENEDICTION
CHORAL RESPONSE: The Love of Jesus Calls Us Aurelia/by Samuel Sebastian Wesley
If you love me, truly love me, keep my commandments day by day. If you love me, truly love me, follow forever in my way. If you love me, truly love me, come now and my disciple be. If you love me, truly love me, follow and so remember me. Through the land my people feed, alleluia, in their sorrow, in their need, alleluia, if you love me, truly love me, into the world arise and go. If you love me, truly love me, there everywhere my witness show.
ANNUAL CONGRETATIONAL MEETING
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