©Order of Worship July 31, 2022
8th Sunday After Pentecost
Hymn Sing
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Text for hymns are found below each hymn. Click on the hymn highlighted text for music.
Prelude: “Treasures of the Heart” …………………………………….Music by Greg D. © 1994
Coming of the Light:…………………………………Michael C.
Greetings………………………………………Pastor Steven
Opening Prayer: …….…………………………Freda B.
Opening Hymn: “Glory in the Highest” # 3057 W&S
Words and Music, Traditional Puerto Rican
1. Glory in the highest and peace on the earth
Glory in the highest and peace on the earth
Sing out the glad tidings of our Savior’s birth!
Sing out the glad tidings of our Savior’s birth!
2. Jesus seeks on lodging that sets him apart
Jesus seeks on lodging that sets him apart
He looks for a dwelling, a home in your heart;
He looks for a dwelling, a home in your heart.
Suggestions from the congregation: (2)
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Offertory: Suggestion from the congregation: (1)
Offertory Response: “The Doxology” #95 UMH
Words: Thomas Ken, 1674 Music: Attr. to Louis Bourgeois, 1551
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him,
all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly
host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Prayer After Receiving:………………..…Pastor Steven
Hymn of Preparation: Suggestions from the congregation: (2)
New Testament Lesson:…..Luke 12: 13 – 21……Freda B.
13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.”
14 But he said to him, “Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?”
15 And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.”
16 Then he told them a parable: “The land of a rich man produced abundantly.
17 And he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’
18 Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’
20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’
21 So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God.”
Sermon: ……Treasure in the Heart…….Pastor Steven
Anthem:
Suggestions from the congregation: (2)
Prayers of the People: …………………… Pastor Steven
The Lord’s Prayer……………………………..#3068 W&S
By Albert Hay Malotte ©, 1935, by G. Schirmer, Inc.
Our Father, which 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 debts
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil,
for thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory forever.
Amen. Amen.
Announcements:………………………………………….Lorri B.
Closing Hymn: “See Him Lying on a Bed of Straw” #3061 W&S………………..…………………….Greg’s Choice
Words and Music by Michael Perry: arr by Stephen Coates © 1965, arr. © 1986 The Jubilate Group, admin. By Hope Publishing Company
1. See him lying on a bed of straw:
a drafty stable with an open door;
Mary cradling the babe she bore –
the prince of glory is his name.
Refrain: Oh, now carry me to Bethlehem to see the Lord of Love again; just as poor as was the stable then, the Prince of Glory when he came.
2. Star of silver, sweep across the skies,
show where Jesus in the manger lies;
shepherds, swiftly from your stupor rise
to see the savior of the world!
3. Angels, sing again the song you sang,
sing the glory of God’s gracious plan;
sing that Bethle’em’s little baby can
be salvation to the soul
4. Mine are riches, from your poverty,
from your innocence, eternity;
mine forgiveness by your death for me,
child of sorrow for my joy.
Dismissal with Blessing:……………………Pastor Steven
Postlude: Spirit-Child Jesus, Words by Mary Nelson Keithahn, Music by John D. Horman ………………………arr. by Greg D.
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