Sunday, June 26
Janet Tolman, organ
displayed,
All: May feel his resurrection’s power, and rise again, to fall no
more,
One: In perfect righteousness renewed, and filled with all the life
of God.
All: Then let us render him his own, with solemn prayer
approach his throne,
One: With meekness hear the gospel word, with thanks his dying
love record,
All: Our joyful hearts and voices raise, and fill his courts with
songs of praise.
– Charles Wesley (1763)
All: While the nearer waters roll, while the tempest still is high.
One: Hide me, O my Savior, hide, till the storm of life is past;
All: Safe into the haven guide; O receive my soul at last.
One: Thou, O Christ, art all I want, more than all in thee I find,
All: Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, heal the sick, and lead the
blind.
One: Just and holy is thy name, I am all unrighteousness;
All: False and full of sin I am; thou art full of truth and grace.
One: Plenteous grace with thee is found, grace to cover all my sin;
All: Let the healing streams abound, make and keep me pure
within.
One: Thou of life the fountain art, freely let me take of thee;
All: Spring thou up within my heart; rise to all eternity. Amen.
One: This is the time, no more delay!
All: This is the Lord’s accepted Day.
One: (Go), this moment, at his call,
All: And live for him who died for all.
“O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing”
Words: Charles Wesley, 1739 Composer: Carl G. Glaser, 1839
“Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”
Words: Charles Wesley, 1744 Composer: Rowland H. Prichard, 1830
“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”
Words: Charles Wesley, 1739 Composer: Felix Mendelssohn, 1840
“Christ the Lord Is Risen Today”
Words: Charles Wesley, 1739 Composer: EASTER HYMN
“Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”
Words: Charles Wesley, 1747 Composer: John Zundel, 1870
“Ye Servants of God”
Words: Charles Wesley, 1744 Composer: HANOVER
“Rejoice, the Lord is King”
Words: Charles Wesley, 1746 Composer: John Darwall, 1770
Sunday, June 19
Welcome and Announcements
Trinity Chimes
Prelude “I Love to Tell the Story” arr. Albin C. Whitworth
Kathryn Snodgrass, piano; Janet Tolman, organ
Call to Worship
One: As a deer longs for flowing streams, so longs my soul for
you, O God.
All: My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I
come and behold the face of God?
One: My tears have been my food day and night, while people say
to me continually, “Where is your God?”
All: These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I
went with the throng, And led them in procession to the
house of God, with glad shouts, and Songs of
Thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival.
One: Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you
disquieted within me?
All: Hope in God whom again I shall praise, my help and my
God. God will give you a new heart, a new spirit put
within. Amen.
Opening Hymn UMH #140 “Great is Thy Faithfulness” FAITHFULNESS
there is no shadow of turning with thee;
thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;
as thou hast been, thou forever wilt be.
Refrain:
Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
all I have needed thy hand hath provided;
great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
join with all nature in manifold witness
to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.
(Refrain)
thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
(Refrain)
Scripture
Galatians 3:23-29 NIV
Music of Preparation “Gracious Spirit, Dwell With Me” arr. K. Lee Scott
The Chancel Choir
Sermon
Thrive
Gretchen Lofgren, Michael Edwards, and Paula Jameson
Musical Response “My Tribute” Andrae Crouch
Tom Messmore, solo
Prayers of the People
If you have a prayer you would like addressed during this time, please submit it to us via a prayer card.
Confession and Pardon
All: Merciful God, we confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart. We have failed to be an obedient church. We have not done your will, we have broken your law, we have rebelled against your love, we have not loved our neighbors, and we have not heard the cry of the needy. Forgive us, we pray. Free us for joyful obedience, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Please take a moment of silence.
Leader: Hear the good news:
Christ died for us while we were yet sinners;
That proves God’s love toward us.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!
All: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven! Glory to God. Amen.
Community Prayer
Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Closing Hymn UMH #377 “It Is Well with My Soul” (vs. 1, 2 & 4)
when sorrows like sea billows roll;
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Refrain:
let this blest assurance control,
that Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
and hath shed his own blood for my soul.
(Refrain)
the clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
the trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
even so, it is well with my soul.
(Refrain)
Benediction
Gretchen Lofgren
May God be beside you to befriend you, behind you to encourage you, in front of you to guide you and within you to give you peace. A new day is just around the bend. And, with each new day comes new hope, new opportunities. Each new day is a gift from God. Go out and serve your neighbor, each other, and yourself. Let others know that Christ Church is alive and thriving. Invite someone to come and discover this for themselves.
Postlude “Because He Lives” arr. Albin C. Whitworth
Kathryn Snodgrass, piano; Janet Tolman, organ
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“Great is Thy Faithfulness”
Words: Thomas O. Chrisholm, 1923 Composer: William M. Runyan, 1923
“It Is Well with My Soul”
Words: Horatio G. Spafford, 1873 Composer: Philip P. Bliss, 1876
Sunday, June 12
Welcome and Announcements
Trinity Chimes
Prelude “Idylle” Benjamin Godard
Christine Harper, flute
Call to Worship
One: Renew us, O God.
All: In love, in spirit, in prayer.
One: Renew us, O God.
All: In hope, in peace, in expectation.
One: Renew us, O God.
All: So that we may find home again wherever we are in you. Amen.
Opening Hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty”
UMH #64 NICAEA
1. Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
2. Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee, which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.
3. Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy; there is none beside thee, perfect in power, in love and purity.
4. Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty, God in three persons, blessed Trinity.
Scripture
John 10:7-10, 14-16, John 10:22-30, and John 16:12-15 NRSV
Music of Preparation “Be Thou My Vision” arr. Robert Hunter
The Chancel Choir
Sermon
Renew: Home Anew
Rev. Beth Rambikur
Musical Response “Come, Join the Dance of Trinity” Kingsfold
Worship & Song
1. Come, join the dance of Trinity, before all worlds begun
the interweaving of the Three, the Father, Spirit, Son.
The universe of space and time did not arrive by chance,
but as the Three, in love and hope, made room within their dance.
2. Come, see the face of Trinity, newborn in Bethlehem;
then bloodied by a crown of thorns outside Jerusalem.
The dance of Trinity is meant for human flesh and bone;
when fear confines the dance in death, God rolls away the stone.
3. Come, speak aloud of Trinity, as wind and tongues of flame
Set people free at Pentecost to tell the Savior’s name.
We know the yoke of sin and death, our necks have worn it smooth;
Go tell the world of weight and woe that we are free to move!
4. Within the dance of Trinity, before all worlds begun,
We sing the praises of the Three, the Father, Spirit, Son.
Let voices rise and interweave, by love and hope set free,
To shape in song this joy, this life: the dance of Trinity.
Prayers of the People
If you have a prayer you would like addressed during this time, please submit it to us via a prayer card.
Confession and Pardon
Pastor: Hear the good news:
Christ died for us while we were yet sinners;
That proves God’s love toward us.
All: In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven! Glory to God. Amen.
Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Closing Hymn “Go Forth for God” (vs. 1, 2 & 4)
UMH #670 GENEVA
1. Go forth for God, go to the world in peace; be of good courage, armed with heavenly grace, in God’s good Spirit, daily to increase,
till in the kingdom we see face to face. Go forth for God, go to the world in peace.
2. Go forth for God, go to the world in love; strengthen the faint, give courage to the weak; help the afflicted; richly from above
God’s love supplies the grace and power we seek. Go forth for God, go to the world in love.
4. Go forth for God, go to the world in joy, to serve God’s people every day and hour, and serving Christ, our every gift employ,
rejoicing in the Holy Spirit’s power. Go forth for God, go to the world in joy.
Benediction
Rev. Beth Rambikur
Postlude “Gigue” Arcangelo Corelli
Christine Harper, flute
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“Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty”
Words: Reginald Heber, 1826 Composer: John B. Dykes, 1861
“Come, Join the Dance of Trinity”
Words: Richard Leach, 2001 Composer: English traditional, 1906
“Go Forth for God”
Words: John R. Peacey, 1975 Harmonizer: Charles Winfred Douglas, 1940
