Fairlawn Christian Reformed ChurchMorning Worship November 11, 2007 10:15 A.M. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Preparation And Praise Upon entering the sanctuary please maintain silence and turn off all electronic devices for the sake of the congregation’s preparation for worship. Prelude: “As the Deer” Nystrom/arr. Ham “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” arr. Wilheilmi Welcome and Announcements Silent Prayer and Preparation * Call to Worship: Psalm 105 Remember the wonders the Lord has done, O descendants of Abraham his servant, O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones. He is the Lord our God; he remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded, for a thousand generations. Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. * Hymn: PH 246 “Come, Thou Almighty King” Italian Hymn * God’s Greeting: Grace and peace be to you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The Lord be with you. And also with you. Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. Blessed be God, And blessed is his kingdom, now and forever. Amen. * Prayer of the Day: Almighty God, you have ordained and constituted in a wonderful order the ministries of angels and of mortals. Grant us, we pray, that as your holy angels always serve and worship you in heaven, so by your appointment they may help and defend us here on earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. * Response: PH 635 “Gloria Patri” Meineke Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen. Confession and Prayer Responsive Reading of the Law: PH 1014 Prayer of Confession: O great and everlasting God, who searches and knows the thoughts and intentions of our hearts, we confess that we have not loved you with all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength. And we have not loved our neighbor as ourselves. We have loved what we ought not to have loved, and we have coveted what is not ours. We have not been content with your providence over our lives, or with the provisions you have made for us. We have complained in our hearts about our families, our friends, our health, our vocations, our trials, and about your church. We have sought security in those things which perish, rather than in you, the everlasting God. Cleanse and forgive us, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives to make intercession for us according to your will. Silent Prayer and Confession Minister: Amen. Assurance of Pardon: Galatians 3 Response: “Create in Me a Clean Heart” Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. (2X) Cast me not away from thy presence, O Lord, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation and renew a right spirit within me. 1989 Maranatha! Music, CCLI 1099351 [Children age 3 - grade Pre-K may leave during the Response.] Congregational Prayer The Service Of The Word * Hymn: PH 543 “Guide Me, O My Great Redeemer” Cwm Rhondda Scripture Reading: II Corinthians 9:6-15 Sermon: The Ministry of Giving Prayer * Hymn: PH 296 “We Give You But Your Own” Schumann The Offering of Tribute * Offertory Prayer Offering: Fairlawn General Fund Offertory: “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee” Beethoven/arr. Ham Blessing and Dismissal * Blessing: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. May the Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon you and give you peace. Amen. * Doxology: PH 620, stanza 3 “By the Sea of Crystal” Crystal
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