A Service for the Worship of God June 6, 2021 The Second Sunday after Pentecost WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD TOWER BELLS PRELUDE ANNOUNCEMENTS WE GIVE THANKS TO GOD CALL TO WORSHIP This is the day that the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it! This is a morning of new beginnings. This is a time for growing into new disciples for Jesus. Come, let us prepare ourselves for worship. Amen. HYMN NO. 469 Morning Has Broken Morning has broken like the first morning, Blackbird has spoken like the first bird. Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning! Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word! Sweet the rain’s new fall sunlit from heaven, Like the first dewfall on the first grass. Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden, Sprung in completeness where God’s feet pass. Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning Born of the one light Eden saw play! Praise with elation, praise every morning, God’s recreation of the new day! PRAYER OF CONFESSION Holy Lord, God of life, hear our prayer: Forgive us when we follow those paths that do not lead to life, that lead instead to violence, or hate, or fear. Paths that lead to dread and death. Forgive us when we forget that you offer us life, life that is abundant and eternal, life that began at the creation of all things. Forgive us, turn us to the right path, and let your love and grace flow over us and the world. We pray in Jesus’ name and for his sake. Amen. ASSURANCE OF PARDON Believe the good news, you have been forgiven: Thanks be to God! RESPONSE OF PRAISE Gloria Patri 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. Amen. WE HEAR GOD’S WORD SCRIPTURE READING Psalm 36:5-9 SERMON Abundance and Scarcity Rev. Stefanie Muntzel HYMN NO. 333 Seek Ye First Seek ye first the kingdom of God And His righteousness, And all these things shall be added unto you. Allelu, alleluia! Ask and it shall be given unto you, Seek and ye shall find, Knock and the door shall be opened unto you. Allelu, alleluia! WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER THE GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. It is truly right and our greatest joy to give you thanks and praise… Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with choirs of angels, with prophets, apostles, and saints, and with all the faithful of every time and place who forever sing to the glory of your name: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. You are holy, O God of majesty, and blessed is Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord… With thanksgiving, we offer our very selves to you to be a living and holy sacrifice, dedicated to your service. Great is the mystery of faith: Christ has died. Dying, you destroyed our death. Christ is risen. Rising you restored our life. Christ will come again. Lord Jesus, come in glory. Gracious God, pour out your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these your gifts of bread and wine. Amen. 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 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. BREAKING OF THE BREAD COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION God of glory, we give you thanks for this feast of your goodness and grace. Send us out to share the bread of life with all who hunger for your love; through Jesus Christ our living Lord. Amen. MOMENT FOR GIVING RESPONSE Doxology Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below; Praise God above, ye heav’nly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. WE GO IN GOD’S NAME BENEDICTION May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13 Go in peace, to love and serve the Lord. POSTLUDE ~`~`~ Worship Leaders Rev. Stefanie Muntzel Gloria Snyder, organ and piano Elizabeth Campbell, soloist Linda Martin, liturgist Tech Support: Jacob Van Norman, Bill Bartlett, Rich Linnell, Kimberly Rausch, Pat Koefoed * Music reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE. All rights reserved. License #A-719535 Psalm 36:5-9 Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your judgments are like the great deep; you save humans and animals alike, O Lord. How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light. .