September 30 Sunday Worship Material

Theme: Go to the source of your strength, and there you will find the source of your abundance; therefore finding all the resources need to live your life and calling.

Scripture:  I Timothy 6:11-21

Preparing for Worship

Chimes

Welcome & Announcements

Prelude

Words of Preparation

Hymn of Praise: 202 RED BOOK.....Amazing Grace....stanzas 1, 2, and 3

Call to Worship:

 (Based on Psalm 51)
L: May your love and mercy be upon us today, O Lord.
P: Cleanse and refresh us from all that withers life.
L: Let your joy and gladness dawn in our spirits.
P: And the recreating power of your Spirit make us new.
L: Have mercy upon us O God,
P: And let your Spirit lead us in truth and righteousness. Amen.

Invocation

The Lord's Prayer

Gloria Patri

A Time for Offering

Call to Offering

Offering Meditation

The Doxology

Prayer of Dedication

We Join in Prayer

Prayer Concerns & Celebrations

Morning Prayer

We Contemplate & Live God's Word

Children's Sermon           

Choir Anthem   "Pie Jesu" (Rutter)

Soloists: members of the NKU Prep Choir

Pie Jesu Domine, dona eis requiem.
Pie Jesu Domine, dona eis sempiternam requiem.
        from 'Dies Irae,' Missa pro defunctis

Blessed Jesu, Lord I pray in thy mercy grant them rest.
Lord our God, we pray thee, grant them everlasting rest.

Scripture: I Timothy 6:11-21

Sermon:  "Go for the Abundance my Friend!"

Invitation to Discipleship

Hymn of Invitation: 275 RED BOOK...  How Firm a Foundation....stanzas 1 and 2

Gathering at the Lord's Table

Call to Communion

Hymn of Communion:   213....RED BOOK....Because He Lives.....Stanzas 1, 2,3

Prayers of Thanksgiving

Words of Institution

Breaking Bread & Pouring the Cup

Musical Meditation

Partaking of the Lord's Supper

We Depart to Serve

Benediction

Parting Hymn:  312...RED BOOK...To Be God's People....stanzas 1 and 2

Postlude                          

September 16, 2012 Worship Material

Theme: Scheduled for Grace--Living on God's Time

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.

Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
 he lifts his voice, the earth melts.

The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.

Come and see what the Lord has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth.

He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
 he burns the shields with fire.

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

The Lord Almighty is with us;
 the God of Jacob is our fortress. (NIV)

God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him.

We stand fearless at the cliff-edge of doom,

courageous in seastorm and earthquake,

Before the rush and roar of oceans,

the tremors that shift mountains.

Jacob-wrestling God fights for us, God-of-Angel-Armies protects us.

River fountains splash joy, cooling God's city, this sacred haunt of the Most High.

God lives here, the streets are safe, God at your service from crack of dawn.

Godless nations rant and rave, kings and kingdoms threaten,

but Earth does anything he says. 

Jacob-wrestling God fights for us, God-of-Angel-Armies protects us.

Attention, all! See the marvels of God!

He plants flowers and trees all over the earth,

Bans war from pole to pole, breaks all the weapons across his knee.

"Step out of the traffic! Take a long, loving look at me,

your High God, above politics, above everything."

Jacob-wrestling God fights for us, God-of-Angel-Armies protects us.  (The Message)

Preparing for Worship

Chimes

Welcome & Announcements

Prelude

Words of Preparation

Hymn of Praise: Red #404 "The Solid Rock"      1,2, & 4

Call to Worship:
Leader: God is a safe place to hide, 
People: Ready to help whenever we need.
Leader: We stand courageous in the world,
People: for God is here with us!
Leader: God calls us to be aware, to know this loving presence!
People: God, our God, is our refuge and our strength.

Invocation

The Lord's Prayer

Gloria Patri

A Time for Offering

Call to Offering

Offering Meditation

The Doxology

Prayer of Dedication

We Join in Prayer

Prayer Concerns & Celebrations

Morning Prayer

We Contemplate & Live God's Word

Children's Sermon           

Choir Anthem:              "Every Time I Feel the Spirit"                 arr. Thygerson

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11

Sermon             

Invitation to Discipleship

Hymn of Invitation: Red #343      "Be Still and Know"         ALL

Gathering at the Lord's Table

Call to Communion

Hymn of Communion: Blue #10    "Come, Share the Lord"   ALL

Prayers of Thanksgiving

Words of Institution

Breaking Bread & Pouring the Cup

Musical Meditation

Partaking of the Lord's Supper

We Depart to Serve

Benediction

Parting Hymn: Red #435   "What a Friend We Have in Jesus"    1,3

Postlude

September 9, 2012 Worship Material

Theme: Praise Wells Up in our Hearts and Blessings Spill Over into the World

Scripture: Psalm 118:26-29

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.


From the house of the Lord we bless you.

The Lord is God, and he has made his light shine on us.


With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up to the horns of the altar.

You are my God, and I will praise you; you are my God, and I will exalt you.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
 his love endures forever. (NIV)

Blessed are you who enter in God's name—

from God's house we bless you!

God is God,

he has bathed us in light.

Festoon the shrine with garlands,

hang colored banners above the altar!

You're my God, and I thank you.

O my God, I lift high your praise.

Thank God—he's so good.

His love never quits! (The Message)

Preparing for Worship

Chimes

Welcome & Announcements

Prelude

Words of Preparation

Hymn of Praise: Red # 18  Come, We that Love the Lord    sts. 1,2, 4, & 5

Call to Worship:
Leader: Happy are all who gather in the name of the Lord,
People: And blessings spill out from this place into the world!
Leader: Wave banners and sing praises!
People: We thank God for joining us on this journey of faith!
Leader: The goodness of the Lord goes on and on!
People: God's love never gives up!

Invocation

The Lord's Prayer

Gloria Patri

A Time for Offering

Call to Offering

Offering Meditation

The Doxology

Prayer of Dedication

We Join in Prayer

Prayer Concerns & Celebrations

Morning Prayer

We Contemplate & Live God's Word

Children's Sermon           

Choir Anthem   

Scripture: Psalm 118:26-29

Sermon             

Invitation to Discipleship

Hymn of Invitation: Red # 563 "Count Your Blessings"              1 & 4

Barry, have fun with this. 

Gathering at the Lord's Table

Call to Communion

Hymn of Communion: Red #323 "Let Us Break Bread Together"    ALL

Prayers of Thanksgiving

Words of Institution

Breaking Bread & Pouring the Cup

Musical Meditation

Partaking of the Lord's Supper

We Depart to Serve

Benediction

Parting Hymn: Red # 21  "Stand Up and Bless the Lord"       4 & 5

Postlude

September 2, 2012 Worship Material

Anna Hope Curwood  is preaching and designing the service elements for this service.

Scripture: Psalm 84

Psalm 84

How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!

My soul yearns, even faints,
 for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young—
a place near your altar, Lord Almighty, my King and my God.

Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.

Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.

They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.

Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob.

Look on our shield, O God; look with favor on your anointed one.

Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.

Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you. (NIV)

What a beautiful home, God-of-the-Angel-Armies! I've always longed to live in a place like this,

Always dreamed of a room in your house, where I could sing for joy to God-alive!

Birds find nooks and crannies in your house, sparrows and swallows make nests there.

They lay their eggs and raise their young,

singing their songs in the place where we worship.

God-of-the-Angel-Armies! King! God!

How blessed they are to live and sing there!

And how blessed all those in whom you live,

whose lives become roads you travel;

They wind through lonesome valleys, come upon brooks,

discover cool springs and pools brimming with rain!

God-traveled, these roads curve up the mountain, and

at the last turn—Zion! God in full view!

God-of-the-Angel-Armies, listen:

O God of Jacob, open your ears—I'm praying!

Look at our shields, glistening in the sun,

our faces, shining with your gracious anointing.

One day spent in your house, this beautiful place of worship,

beats thousands spent on Greek island beaches.

I'd rather scrub floors in the house of my God

than be honored as a guest in the palace of sin.

All sunshine and sovereign is God,

generous in gifts and glory.

He doesn't scrimp with his traveling companions.

It's smooth sailing all the way with God-of-the-Angel-Armies. (The Message)

Preparing for Worship

Chimes

Welcome & Announcements

Prelude

Words of Preparation

Hymn of Praise:

Call to Worship:

Leader: We dwell in the house of God

People: Our souls have a desire and a longing for the Savior

Leader: Happy are those whose strength is found in the Almighty

People: Happy are those who walk with integrity

Unison: Happy are those who put their trust in God.

Invocation

The Lord's Prayer

Gloria Patri

A Time for Offering

Call to Offering

Offering Meditation

The Doxology

Prayer of Dedication

We Join in Prayer

Prayer Concerns & Celebrations

Morning Prayer

We Contemplate & Live God's Word

Children's Sermon           

Choir Anthem   

Scripture: Psalm 84

Sermon             

Invitation to Discipleship

Hymn of Invitation: 

Gathering at the Lord's Table

Call to Communion

Hymn of Communion: 

Prayers of Thanksgiving

Words of Institution

Breaking Bread & Pouring the Cup

Musical Meditation

Partaking of the Lord's Supper

We Depart to Serve

Benediction

Parting Hymn: 

Postlude