Tuesday, September 29, 2020

The Richmond United Presbyterian Church Celebration Service - Sunday, September 27, 2020

Here's a copy of the order and the podcast of the worship service I led in the Richmond United Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Ohio on Sunday, September 27, 2020. 

Prelude

Welcome and Greeting

Opening Sentences

One: Let every tongue confess the good news:

All:  Jesus Chrst is Lord; glory to God!

One: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ

         be with you all.

All:  And also with you.

One: Let us worship God.

Gathering Prayer

*Hymn          Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”        #20

*Call to Confession

*Prayer of Confession

Holy and merciful God, in your presence we confess our failure to be what you created us to be. You alone know how often we have sinned in wandering from your ways, in wasting your gifts, in forgetting your love. By your loving mercy, help us to live in your light and abide in your ways, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Savior. (silent prayer) And let all the people say, Amen.

 

*Declaration of Forgiveness 

*Gloria Patri                                                   Hymnal #9                                         

Joys and Concerns 

Prayers of Intercession

“Hear our Prayer, O Lord”                 Front of Hymnal

*Hymn           “The Church’s One Foundation”        #668

Prayer for Illumination

First Reading          Exodus 17:1-7                 page     114

Psalm           Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16         page    914

 

Second Reading     Philippians 2:1-13            page  1827

Gospel Reading      Matthew 21:23-32            page  1532

Sermon: Speak Louder

The Apostles’ Creed                                        Hymnal #8

Offering Words of Thanks

*Doxology                                                        Hymnal #7

*Prayer of Thanksgiving

One: Let us Give Thanks to the Lord our God.

All:  It is right to give our thanks and praise.

*The Lord’s Prayer                                Front of Hymnal

*Hymn                 “I Love to Tell the Story”              #696

 

*Charge and Blessing

*Choral Response “Sent Forth by God’s Blessing”

 #782 1st verse

*Postlude

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