WELCOME AND CONCERNS OF THE CONGREGATION

PRELUDE “Now the Silence” Sue Mitchell-Wallace

*CALL TO WORSHIP

Leader: Send out your light and your truth, O God. Let them guide us to Your holy mountain, to the place where You dwell.

People: Then we will come before You with nothing to hide, singing Your praises, and worshipping before You, our Savior and our God.

*PRAYER OF THE DAY

*HYMN 39 “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Holy and merciful God, in your presence we confess our sinfulness, our shortcomings, and our offenses against you. You alone know how often we have sinned in wandering from your ways, in wasting your gifts, in forgetting your love. Have mercy on us, O Lord, for we are ashamed and sorry for all we have done to displease you. Forgive our sins, and help us to live in your light, and walk in your ways, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Savior.…

Silent Prayers of confession

WORDS OF ASSURANCE

God makes all things new. Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. The old has passed away; everything has become new! Friends, believe the gospel: in Jesus Christ we are renewed, we are blessed, we are forgiven.

Thanks be to God!

*GLORIA PATRI “Glory Be to the Father” #581

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.

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

SCRIPTURE LESSONS: Galatians 3: 23-29; 1st Kings 19:1-16

SERMON “Silence” Rev. Barrett Ingram

*HYMN 438 “Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me”

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Apostles’ Creed Page 35

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker 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.

FATHER’S DAY LITANY AND THE LORD’S PRAYER

OFFERTORY “He Comes to Us as One Unknown” (Repton)

RECEIVING OF GOD’S TITHES AND OFFERINGS

*DOXOLOGY – Hymn 606

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

*HYMN 169 “Dear Lord and Father of Mankind”

*BENEDICTION

*POSTLUDE “Recessional” Franklin Ashdown

*Those who are able are invited to stand.