PRELUDE: Sonata in a-minor (I. Siciliana; III. Andante Amabile) by Georg Philipp Telemann
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
HYMN: All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name [Coronation]
PRAYER OF PRAISE
INTROIT: I Choose You by Deborah Govenor; J. Scott Janusch, oboe
When I am weak and heavy laden, Christ comes to me and I can hear Him say, “Lean on me, I am your refuge; trust in me and do not be afraid. I choose you to be My beloved, I choose you to be My joy. I choose you to live with Me forever; I choose you.” When days are dark and nights seem endless; when I am lost and cannot find my way, Christ is my light, my hope, my comfort, I call on Him and then I hear Him say, “I choose you…”
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
SONG OF GRATEFUL PRAISE: O Lord, Our Lord [How Majestic]
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE LESSON: John 15:15-16a & Ephesians 1:3-5
HYMN: In a Deep, Unbounded Darkness [Divinum Mtsyerium]
SERMON: “Chosen but Not Choice”
ANTHEM: Passacaglia of Praise by Craig Courtney; J. Scott Janusch, oboe
I will praise Thee, O my Savior, I will magnify Thy name; yea, my heart and tongue rejoicing, Thy salvation shall proclaim. I will praise Thee, O my Savior, and Thy wondrous love recall; thou hast covered my transgressions by Thy offering once for all. For thy gift by faith that saves me, precious gift of grace so free, shall my soul pour out its fullness in a grateful song to Thee. Thou hast covered my transgressions with Thy righteousness divine. Through Thy mercy I was pardoned, cleansed, and mad a child of Thine. I will praise Thee, O my Savior, till my mortal powers shall fail; then in nobler strains I’ll praise Thee when I anchor in the vale. For Thy gift by faith that saves me, precious gift of grace so free, shall my soul pour out a grateful song to Thee. Shall my soul pour out its fullness in a grateful song to Thee. [Fanny Crosby]
CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION
INVITATION, WORDS OF INSTITUTION AND PRAYER
HYMN: Lord, We Have Come at Your Own Invitation [O Quanta Qualia] 503]
PARTAKING OF THE FEAST
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
BENEDICTION
CHORAL RESPONSE: The Essence of His Presence by Jan Sanborn
May the living Lord be with you; may He go before you to show the way; behind you to protect you; beside you to befriend you; above you to watch over you; and within you to give you peace. [Lloyd John Ogilvie]
POSTLUDE: Rondo Lirico by James Biery
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