CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP
May 11, 2008 – 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Day of Pentecost
Mother’s Day
PRELUDE “God Renew Us by Your Spirit” Wood
Karen Holl, organist
INTROIT “A Festive Intrada” Dobrinski
Court Square Ringers
WELCOME AND INVOCATION Dr. John F. Sloop
CALL TO WORSHIP Dr. Kyle W. Key (8:30); Steve Krech (11:00)
Leader: The Spirit of God moves among us, binding us in
covenant with faithful people of every time and place.
People: The Spirit moves within us, empowering us to
proclaim the gospel to all people.
Leader: The Spirit moves through us, making us channels of
God’s love.
People: As we gather to celebrate God’s faithfulness, we
open ourselves to the Spirit of the living God made
known to us in Jesus Christ. Amen.
* SONG OF PRAISE
“Father, We Adore You”
Father, we adore you,
Lay our lives before you;
How we love you.
Jesus, we adore you,
Lay our lives before you;
How we love you.
Spirit, we adore you,
Lay our lives before you;
How we love you.
GREETING AND CHURCH FAMILY NEWS
* HYMN #464
“Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”
Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee,
God of glory, Lord of love;
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee,
Opening to the sun above,
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;
Drive the gloom of doubt away;
Giver of immortal gladness,
Fill us with the light of day.
All Thy works with joy surround Thee,
Earth and heaven reflect Thy rays,
Stars and angels sing around Thee,
Center of unbroken praise.
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
Flowery meadow, flashing sea,
Chanting bird and flowing fountain,
Call us to rejoice in Thee.
Mortals, join the happy chorus
Which the morning stars began;
Love divine is reigning o’er us,
Joining all in heaven’s plan.
Ever singing, march we onward,
Victors in the midst of strife,
Joyful music leads us sunward
In the triumph song of life.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Dr. Kyle W. Key
SILENT PRAYERS OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
* HYMN OF ASSURANCE #322
“Spirit of the Living God”
* “WE TRUST IN GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT” (Unison) See back page
PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND GIFTS
Mother’s Day offering benefits the residents of Sunnyside Communities who have exhausted their financial resources and enables them to live out their lives in peace, comfort and dignity. Pew envelopes are available, or write Mother’s
Day Offering on the memo line of your check.
OFFERTORY “A Joyful Psalm” Helman
Court Square Ringers
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
ANTHEM Clarkson/Deckard
“For the Gift of God, the Spirit”
Shannon Kiser, soloist (8:30)
“I Will Arise” arr. Shaw
Court Square Choir (11:00)
I will arise and go to Jesus. He will embrace me in His arms.
In the arms of my dear Savior—O, there are ten thousand charms.
Come thou fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace.
Streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise.
CHILDREN’S CORNER
Children are invited to meet with the pastor on the chancel steps. Then children ages 3 years through 1st grade may leave for Children’s Church in Room 225 led by Joan Krumm and Amy Krumm at 8:30 and Mike and Kristen Ramsey at 11:00. (Take the elevator to the second floor, turn left, then right at the hall, then immediately left.)
THE WORD OF GOD Page 1067
John 14: Selected Verses
SERMON Dr. Sloop
“WHAT I LEARNED FROM MOM ABOUT
THE HOLY SPIRIT”
* HYMN #129
“Come, O Spirit, Dwell Among Us”
* INVITATION TO PRAYER AND DISCIPLESHIP
At the 8:30 a.m. service Dr. Kyle W. Key and at the 11:00 a.m. Steve Krech will be at the Lord’s Table to pray with those who have concerns. Friends wishing more information about our church and how to become a part of our family are invited to the Information Station in Main Hallway.
* BENEDICTION
* SILENT PRAYER
* POSTLUDE “Come Away to the Skies” Cherwien
*All who are able may stand
Songs and music in today's worship service are used by permission
CCLI License #485624.
“WE TRUST IN GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT”
(Taken from A Brief Statement of Faith)
We trust in God the Holy Spirit,
everywhere the giver and renewer of life.
The Spirit justifies us by grace through faith,
sets us free to accept ourselves and to love God and neighbor,
and binds us together with all believers
in the one body of Christ, the Church.
The same Spirit
who inspired the prophets and apostles
rules our faith and life in Christ through Scripture,
engages us through the Word proclaimed,
claims us in the waters of baptism,
feeds us with the bread of life and the cup of salvation,
and calls women and men to all ministries of the Church.
In a broken and fearful world the Spirit gives us courage
to pray without ceasing,
to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior,
to unmask idolatries in Church and culture,
to hear the voices of peoples long silenced,
and to work with others for justice, freedom, and peace.
In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit,
we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks
and to live holy and joyful lives,
even as we watch for God’s new heaven and new earth,
praying, “Come, Lord Jesus!”
With believers in every time and place,
we rejoice that nothing in life or in death
can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.