Wednesday, August 22, 2012

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

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