Nassau Presbyterian Church June 23, 2019 10:00 am God calls us together to offer praise, acknowledge sin, Gathering and celebrate our adoption as forgiven children.
Prelude Sonata I C Major G.P. Telemann Andante, Allegro
◆ Introit Hallelujah, Amen anon. Haiti
◆ Call to Worship Psalm 43 : 3–4, 5b At the sign ◆ you may stand. Bold text is read or sung in unison. O send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling. Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy; and I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God! Hope in God; for I shall again praise God, my help and my God. We come to worship God!
◆ Opening Hymn The God of Abraham Praise Red Hymnal 49
Prayer of Confession Holy One, grant us faith to confess our sins and seek your mercy. There are barren places in our lives where we wander far from you. We listen to voices who distract us from your call. We submit to powers competing for our loyalty. We do not take the hand you offer leading us out of sin and brokenness. Forgive us. Have mercy on us. Speak tenderly to us of your presence. Feed us with your Word, then send us out to serve you by the power of the Holy Spirit, in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Assurance of Forgiveness Friends in Christ, hear and believe the good news of the Gospel. In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Thanks be to God.
◆ Response of Praise Know That God Is Good Red Hymnal 659 Shona text first, followed by English verse
Words of Welcome
We encounter the Word in speech and song Proclaiming the Word as we interpret and expound scripture.
Time with Children Children, age three to rising grade two, may leave for Summer Church School classes. Teachers and ushers can assist in finding classrooms. Prayer for Illumination Prepare our hearts, O God, to accept your Word. Strengthen our souls, O God, to love your Word. Silence in us any voice but your own, that we may obey your will and walk in your ways; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Epistle Lesson Galatians 3 : 23–29 pg 189
Psalm Psalm 43: A Responsorial Setting Blue Psalter 43 C Refrain – All pg 273 Verses – Choir
Old Testament Lesson 1 Kings 19 : 1–15 pg 326
Sermon What Are You Doing…Here? David A. Davis
We respond by presenting our offerings, setting the table, Thanksgiving lifting prayers, and praising the triune God.
◆ Sermon Hymn By Gracious Powers Red Hymnal 818 Verse 1 – Choir Verses 2, 3, 4 – All
◆ Affirmation of Faith from a Brief Statement of Faith (PCUSA) In life and in death we belong to God. Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel, whom alone we worship and serve. 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. Amen.
Offertory Like as the Hart Healey Willan Psalm 42 : 1–2 Like as the hart (deer) desireth the waterbrooks, so longeth my soul after thee, O God. My soul is athirst for God, yea even for the living God: when shall I come to appear before the presence of God? 606-praise 607-praise 608-praise.mus, Page 2
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______TEXT: Neil Weatherhogg, 1988 PRAISE GOD (Hopson) PrayersMUSIC: of the Hal H. People Hopson, 2008 and the Lord’s Prayer LM Text © 1990 Neil Weatherhogg The MusicLord’s © 2008Prayer Hal H. is Hopson recited in the language closest to your heart. The common English text may be found in the hymnal on pg 11, the traditional, pg 35; Spanish, pg 40; and Korean, pg 45.
We follow the Word into the world, sent forth with Sending5/23/13 God’s blessing to lives of service and love.
◆ Closing Hymn Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee Red Hymnal 611
◆ Benediction
◆ Response Goodness Is Stronger than Evil Red Hymnal 750 Goodness is stronger than evil; love is stronger than hate; light is stronger than darkness; life is stronger than death. Victory is ours, victory is ours through God who loves us. Victory is ours, victory is ours through God who loves us. “Goodness is stronger than evil” (Victory is ours), text only, by Desmond Tutu, from An African Prayer Book, published by Doubleday. Copyright © 1995 by Desmond Tutu. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Postlude Recessional on “Hymn to Joy” Matthew Corl Preacher Cover David A. Davis “Cedar of Lebanon,” a linocut by Elizabeth Steele Halstead. Liturgists Corrie Berg Flowers Lauren J. McFeaters The flowers in the Sanctuary are given to the glory of God from the Wilde family. Musicians Summer Choir Copyright and Licenses Noel Werner, director & organist Music reprinted with permission and for Kim Kleasen, flute convenience and under OneLicense# 730100-A and CCLI# 11457258
The Week Ahead June 24 – June 30
Monday, Jun. 24 Wednesday, Jun. 26 Saturday, Jun. 29
9:00 AM Vacation Bible School 9:00 AM Vacation Bible School No Scheduled Events Assembly Room Assembly Room
12:00 pM PresbyCamp 12:00 pM PresbyCamp Sunday, Jun. 30 Assembly Room Assembly Room 9:00 am Summer Choir Conference Room Tuesday, Jun. 25 Thursday, Jun. 27 9:00 am Mass Incarceration Task 9:00 AM Vacation Bible School 9:00 AM Vacation Bible School Force Assembly Room Assembly Room Music Room
12:00 pM PresbyCamp 10:00 am Al-Anon 10:00 am Worship Assembly Room Music Room Sanctuary
7:30 pM Mission Committee 12:00 pM PresbyCamp 11:00 am Congregational Meeting Music Room Assembly Room Sanctuary
11:00 am Fellowship Friday, Jun. 28 Front Plaza
7:00 am Women’s Early Morning 11:30 am Adult Education Bible Study Assembly Room Contact Carol Wehrheim 11:30 am Deacon Education Room 301 TODAY AT NASSAU Welcome to Nassau Church
Summer Choir Children.Children are always welcome in our 9:00 am Music Room services of worship. Childcare is available for infants and toddlers in Worship the Nursery (Lower Level) during the service. 10:00 AM Sanctuary Summer Church School classes begin following “Time with Children.” Children ages three to four Fellowship attend class in Room 07 (Lower Level). Children 11:00 AM Front Plaza rising kindergarten to grade two may go to a story and activity time in Room 04 (Lower Level). Visit the website for more information about our September-to-May Church School program. Order CDs of the service. Stop by the sound room. Connect to our online community life. Visit nassauchurch.org for information and join our Facebook group for community life. Follow our Facebook page and Twitter and Instagram feeds (@nassauchurch) for news, recaps of events, and snapshots of life at Nassau. Connect to pastors or staff. Contact the office. Online giving. See “Give Now” on the website or give via the Church Life app. Accessibility. The church lot has reserved parking, and there are six reserved street spaces on Sundays. Ramp access to the building is from the parking lot. Ask an usher for an assistive hearing device, a large- Tending the Flock print bulletin or hymnal, an accessible pew, or a Marraige—Elspeth Wilde, daughter of Mary wheelchair. Ushers can also direct you to the elevator and Mark Wilde,to Michael LaVitola on to access other floors. June 22, 2019 at Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois. Marraige—Karl Bjorkman, son of Dawne and Craig Barnes, to Eszter Bentch on June 22, 2019 at Miller Chapel, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey.
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