PRELUDE    “Festive Trumpet Tune”       David German 

CALL TO WORSHIP– In Praise of the Trinity, 5th Century Nestorian Liturgy

Leader:  Worthy of praise from every mouth,

People:  worthy of confession from every tongue, 

Leader:  worthy of worship from every creature,

People:  is your glorious name, 

    O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 

Leader:  For you created the world in your grace,

People:  and by your compassion you saved the world. 

Leader:  To your majesty, O God,

               ten thousand times ten thousand bow down and adore,

People:  singing and praising without ceasing, and saying: 

Leader:  Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts;

People:  heaven and earth are full of your glory.

                Hosanna in the highest.  

PRAYER OF THE DAY

HYMN 1      Holy, Holy, Holy!       

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea.
Cherubim and seraphim, falling down before thee,
Who was and is and evermore shall be.

Holy, Holy, Holy! though the darkness hide thee,
Though the eye of sinfulness thy glory may not see,
Only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,

Perfect in pow’r, in love, and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.

PRAYER OF CONFESSION                                                

Trusting the grace promised to us in Jesus Christ, let us confess our sins before God and one another.

God of grace and love, we confess that we have failed to love you with all our heart, soul, and mind; and to love our neighbor as ourselves.  We ignore your commandments, stray from your way, and follow other gods.  Have mercy on us.  Forgive our sin and raise us to new life that we may serve you faithfully and give honor to your holy name…

Silent Prayers of Confession  

ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS 

“...God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us,” and God’s love for us is demonstrated in this: “...while we still were sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:5,8) The good news therefore is this: in Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.

Thanks be to God!

GLORIA PATRI 

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION 

SCRIPTURE LESSON 

SERMON                                                            Rev. Adrain Parker 

            “We Are Watched, Constantly; Do You See What They See”

HYMN 295                  Go to the World!

Go to the world!  Go into all the earth.
Go preach the cross where Christ renews life’s worth,
baptizing as the sign of our rebirth.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Go to the world! Go into every place.
Go live the word of God’s redeeming grace.
Go seek God’s presence in each time and space.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Go to the world!  Go struggle, bless and pray;
the nights of tears give way to joyous day.
As servant church, you follow Christ’s own way.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Go to the world!  Go as the ones I send,
for I am with you till the age shall end,
when all the hosts of glory cry “Amen!”
Alleluia! Alleluia!

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH                      The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.  We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made.  For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became truly human.  For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried.  On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.  He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.  We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.  We believe in one holy catholic* and apostolic church.  We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.  We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.  Amen.

*“catholic” (little c) is translated as “universal” and is not a reference to the Roman Catholic Church.

RECEIVING OF GOD’S TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY ANTHEM

                              “With a Voice of Singing”       Martin Shaw

DOXOLOGY

PRAYER OF DEDICATION

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 God thanks and praise.

It is indeed right and our greatest joy to give you thanks,

holy Father, almighty and eternal God. For with your only-begotten Son and the Holy Spirit you are one God, one Lord.

All that you reveal of your glory, the same we believe of the Son

and of the Holy Spirit, without any difference or inequality.

We, your holy Church, acclaim you, Father of majesty unbounded, your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,

and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide. Three Persons we adore, one in being and equal in majesty. And so with angels and archangels, with cherubim and seraphim,

we forever declare your glory:

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.

Gracious God, pour out your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these your gifts of bread and wine, that the bread we break and the cup we bless may be the communion of the body and blood of Christ. Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all glory and honor are yours, Almighty God, forever and ever. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

Words of Institution 

Communion of the People

The bread is gluten free; the juice is unfermented.

Prayer After Communion 

Let us pray together:

Gracious God, lover of all, in this sacrament we are one family in Christ your Son, one in the sharing of his body and blood and one in the communion of his Spirit:

help us to grow in love for one another and come to the full maturity of the Body of Christ. We make our prayer through your Son our Savior. Amen.

HYMN 625         How Great Thou Art!                         

O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder

consider all the worlds thy hands have made,

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,

Thy power throughout the universe displayed:

Refrain

Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee:

How great thou art! How great thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee:

How great thou art! How great thou art!

When through the woods and forest glades I wander

and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees,

When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,

And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze:

Refrain

And when I think that God, his Son not sparing,

Sent him to die, I scarce can take it in,

That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,

He bled and died to take away my sin.

Refrain

When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation

And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!

Then I shall bow in humble adoration,

And there proclaim, “My God, how great thou art!”

Refrain                          

CLOSING PRAYER AND BENEDICTION                                             

POSTLUDE  

        “Toccata on ‘Amazing Grace’”   arr. J. Christopher Pardini  

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 Congregation stands.  Please remain seated if standing is difficult for you.