WELCOME TO WORSHIP
WE RENEW OUR COMMITMENT OFFERTORY Where He Leads Me — E. W. Blandy and John S. Norris
Thank you for joining us in worship today.
DOXOLOGY #95 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow — OLD 100th Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below; praise God above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
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PRAYER OF DEDICATION Receive these offerings, O Lord. We give you thanks for the blessings which you have bestowed upon us. We pray these gifts, the employment of our talents, the labor of our hands, the prayers of our hearts, and the witness of our lives will show the world the magnitude of your love and grace. Let us put you first in our lives. Use us this week to build your Kingdom. We ask this in the name of Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever more. Amen.
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SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT • MARCH 5, 2023 • 9:00AM
WE CELEBRATE HOLY COMMUNION
THE COMMUNITY GATHERS The gathering music signifies the beginning of worship. You are invited to be in a spirit of prayer and meditation. Please silence all mobile communication devices. †
Please stand as you are able
GATHERING MUSIC GREETING OPENING PRAYER Almighty God, you show to those who are in error the light of your truth that they may return to the way of righteousness. Grant to all those who are admitted into the fellowship of Christ’s religion, that they may reflect those things that are contrary to their profession and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, we pray. Amen.
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HYMN
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#581 Lord, Whose Love Through Humble Service — BEACH SPRING
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH We are not alone, we live in God’s world. We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit. We trust in God. We are called to be the church: to celebrate God’s presence, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope. In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God. Amen.
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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
WE HEAR THE WORD PROCLAIMED SCRIPTURE — Luke 14:25-33 (pew Bible New Testament page 94) This is the word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God. SERMON — “Disciple: A Committed Heart”
INVITATION TO COMMUNION Christ our Lord invites to his table all who love him, who earnestly repent of their sin and seek to live in peace with one another. Therefore, let us confess before God and one another. CONFESSION AND PARDON The congregation is invited to follow the communion liturgy beginning on page 12 of the hymnal. THE GREAT THANKSGIVING THE LORD’S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. RECEIVING OF ELEMENTS RESPONSE CLOSING PRAYER Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Spirit, to give ourselves for others, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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WE GO AS GOD’S PEOPLE INTO THE WORLD HYMN
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#418 We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder — JACOB’S LADDER
BENEDICTION
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PARTICIPANTS IN WORSHIP PREACHING The Reverend Dr. P. Glenn Kinken III Senior Minister
MUSIC Martha Bassett, vocals Matt Kendrick, bass Karen Kendrick, piano Ken Wilmot, trumpet John Wilson, drums
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LITURGISTS The Reverend Susannah Pittman, Assoc. Minister
CELEBRATION MUSIC
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BENEDICTION RESPONSE Emanuel — Kenneth Wilmot Sr. Emanuel, Emanuel, his name is called Emanuel. God with us, revealed in us. His name is called Emanuel. Let every heart prepare him room. O come, O come Emanuel. God with us, revealed in us. His name is called Emanuel.
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