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A Service for the Lord’s Day
3rd Sunday of Lent
(*Please stand in body or in spirit)
The Instrumental Prelude and Time for Meditation
Announcements, Rev. Hana Elliott
Celebrations and the Birthday Song,
Happy birthday, happy birthday, your friends are all singing.
May the year that is coming bring gladness to you.
May it teach you to be helpful, kindhearted, and loving.
Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday to you.
*Call to Worship: (1)
Leader: We’ve come to worship God,
People: who makes streams flow from rock,
Leader: who turns the parched earth into springs of water,
People: who sends the rain from heaven.
Leader: As the deer thirsts for flowing streams,
People: so we thirst for You, O God.
Leader: come, let’s worship our life-giving God,
People: who pours out living water on all who thirst.
*Hymn #42 “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”
*Call to Confession:
God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the gift of the Holy Spirit. Trusting in God’s overflowing grace, let us confess our sin, first in silence, and then aloud together.
*Prayer of Confession, In Unison
(Begin with individual silent prayer before joining in unison)
Lord, you know who we are. You know everything we have done. We thirst for things that will never satisfy us. We commit ourselves to things that will never last. We worship things that will never bring salvation. Still, you offer us the gift of living water. Still, you offer us the gift of eternal life. Forgive us, O Lord, and give us this living water, so that we may never thirst again.
*Assurance of Forgiveness:
This is the good news of God’s grace: Though we were sinners, Christ died for us. Though we were enemies of God, God loved us. Once we were lost and dead—now Christ has become our life and salvation. In Jesus Chrit, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God!
*The Gloria #108, In Unison
Glory be to the Father
And to the Son and to the Holy Ghost
As it was in the beginning,
Is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
*Passing of the Peace:
Having drunk of God’s living water, we cannot help but share the peace it brings with the world. May the peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.
Prayer for Illumination:
Let us pray together: Living God, through the reading of the Scriptures and by the power of your Spirit, may we hear for ourselves the good news, and believe, because of your Word, that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the World. Amen.
First Scripture Reading: Exodus 17:1-7 (pg. 111)
Second Scripture Reading: Psalm 95 (pg. 932)
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord
People: Let our thanks and praise be to God!
Children’s Message: Becky Noel
Sermon:
*Hymn #230 “Near the Cross”
Installation of Elders
Sentences of Scripture: (1 Corinthians 12:4-7, 27)
There are varieties of gifts, but it is the same Spirit who gives them. There are different ways of serving God, but it is the same Lord who is served. God works through each person in a unique way, but it is God’s purpose that is accomplished. To each is given a gift of the Spirit to be used for the common good. Together we are the body of Christ, and individually members of it.
Statement on Ordination
Profession of Faith
Trusting in the gracious mercy of God, do you turn away from the ways of sin and renounce evil and its power in the world? I do.
Do you turn to Jesus Christ and accept him as your Lord and Savior, trusting in his grace and love? I do.
Will you be Christ’s faithful disciple, obeying his Word and showing his love? I will, with God’s help.
With the whole church, let us confess our faith, using the words of the Apostles’ Creed: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
Constitutional Questions
Prayer of Installation
Declaration of Ordination and Installation
Call to Offering:
See how the fields are ripe for harvest! Already, God is gathering fruit for eternal life. With rejoicing, let us offer our lives to the Lord.
Offering,
Monetary gifts may be placed in the offering plates as they are passed among the pews.
*Doxology #109
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.
*Prayer of Dedication
Let us Pray: O Lord, you are our God; we are the people of your pasture, the sheep of your hand. As you have fed us by your mercy, may it be our daily bread to do your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayers of the People (3)
After hearing: “Wellspring of mercy,” Respond with: “hear our 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 debts as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
Choral Response
Hear our prayer, O Lord, hear our prayer, O Lord,
Incline thine ear to us, and grant us thy peace. Amen
*Hymn #542 “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us”
*Charge & Blessing,
*Choral Response: “Go, My Children, with My Blessing” (Insert)
Go, my children, fed and nourished, closer to me.
Grow in love and love by serving, joyful and free.
Here my Spirit’s power filled you;
here my tender comfort stilled you.
Go, my children, fed and nourished, joyful and free.
*The Choral Amen,
Amen, Amen, Amen.
(1) by Christine Longhurst, re-worship.blogspot.com.
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