Special Leadership: Youth and sponsors will be in leadership of the service. We hope to have the band playing. Specific requests for music include: Instrumental of "Amazing Grace" bluegrass with Ben on mandolin, "Amazing Grace My Chains Are Gone" with Joel and Philip, et al, Will is considering doing "Rock of Ages" as well. Special request for bulletin: "Come Thou Fount of Evert Blessing" Lyrics insert---same old hymn that's in our bulletin EXCEPT---It has the verse that says "Here I raise my Ebenezer..."
Theme: In Christ....A Transformation--We continue to explore what happens when "heaven touches earth."
Liturgist:
Scripture: Joshua 4:1-9
When the entire nation had finished crossing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua: 2 “Select twelve men from the people, one from each tribe, 3 and
command them, ‘Take twelve stones from here out of the middle of the
Jordan, from the place where the priests’ feet stood, carry them over
with you, and lay them down in the place where you camp tonight.’” 4 Then Joshua summoned the twelve men from the Israelites, whom he had appointed, one from each tribe. 5 Joshua said to them, “Pass on before the ark of the Lord
your God into the middle of the Jordan, and each of you take up a stone
on his shoulder, one for each of the tribes of the Israelites, 6 so that this may be a sign among you. When your children ask in time to come, ‘What do those stones mean to you?’ 7 then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off in front of the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
When it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off.
So these stones shall be to the Israelites a memorial forever.”
8 The
Israelites did as Joshua commanded. They took up twelve stones out of
the middle of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the
Israelites, as the Lord told Joshua, carried them over with them to the place where they camped, and laid them down there. 9 (Joshua
set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where
the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant had stood; and
they are there to this day.)
Preparing for Worship
Chimes
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude
Words of Preparation
Hymn of Praise: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (insert)
Call to Worship:
(inspired by Proverbs 8)
Leader: Before anything began,
God created--calling life forth
from the foundations of the deep.
People: Listen! Wisdom is calling!
Leader: Daily, God delights in
You, me, every one living with
Hope, grace, love and truth
As the foundation of our lives.
People: Listen! Wisdom is calling!
Leader: God's holy wisdom is poured
into our hearts
That our lives may become
foundation stones for future lives of
faith.
People: Listen! Wisdom is calling!
--inspired by a Call to Worship Litany
by Terri found at re-worship.blogspot.com
Invocation
The Lord's Prayer
Gloria Patri
A Time for Offering
Call to Offering
Offering Meditation
The Doxology
Prayer of Dedication
Celebration and Thanksgiving for Graduation
Introduction of Graduates Rev. Lisa CR
Special Presentation Ben Bardgett & Adam Clinkenbeard
Challenge to the Graduates Adam Clinkenbeard
Prayer of Blessing The Wagners
We Join in Prayer
Prayer Concerns & Celebrations
Morning Prayer Jordan Stegner
We Contemplate & Live God's Word
Children's Sermon: When Your Children Ask You.....
Choir Anthem:
Scripture: Joshua 4:1-7 Lisa CR
Scripture: Joshua 4:1-7 Lisa CR
Sermon: "What Do These Stones Mean?" Will Bardgett & Nicole Bonapfel
Invitation to Discipleship
Hymn of Invitation:Red # 204 Rock of Ages 1,4
Gathering at the Lord's Table
Call to Communion Mark CR
Hymn of Communion: Red #202 AMazing Grace 1,2,3 (reflective, even bluesy or mellow jazz)
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 #202 AMazing Grace 4, 5 (Celebratory--movin' on)
Postlude
