Fairlawn Christian Reformed ChurchPentecost Sunday May 11, 2008 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: “Lamb of God” Paris/arr. Hayes “Spirit Medley” arr. Hayes Welcome and Announcements Silent Prayer and Preparation * Call to Worship: Isaiah 44 Now listen, O Jacob, my servant, Israel, whom I have chosen. This is what the Lord says—he who made you, who formed you in the womb, and who will help you: do not be afraid, O Jacob my servant. For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. * Hymn: PH 425 “Creator, Spirit, by Whose Aid” Melita * 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: To you, Almighty God, we offer our praise and thanksgiving for sending the promised Spirit to renew our hearts, to consecrate your church, to proclaim the gospel to all nations, and to restore creation to its appointed end. Fill us with the Spirit of Pentecost that your way may be known upon the earth, and your saving health among all peoples, through Jesus Christ our exalted King, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
* Response: “O Holy Spirit, by Whose Breath” Duke Street Praise to the Father, Christ, his Word, and to the Spirit: God the Lord, to whom all honor, glory be both now and for eternity. Confession and Prayer Responsive Reading of the Law: PH 1016 This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Prayer of Confession: Lord God Almighty, who searches our hearts and knows our thoughts and intentions, 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. Our sins are too heavy to carry, to real to hide, and too deep to undo. Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has for us become a consuming fire of judgment. Set us free from a past we cannot change and open to us a future in which we can be changed, and grant us grace to grow in the likeness of Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we pray. Silent Prayer and Confession Minister: Amen. Assurance of Pardon: Zechariah 12 Choral Anthem: “A Spiritual Song” Beck Congregational Prayer The Service Of The Word * Hymn: PH 419 “Spirit of God, Who Dwells within My Heart” Morecambe [Children age 3 - grade Pre-K may leave during the hymn.] Scripture Reading: Acts 2:1-3, 14-24 Sermon: Peter and Pentecost Prayer * Hymn: Bulletin p. 4 “O Breath of Life, Come Sweeping through Us” Spiritus Vitae The Offering of Tribute * Offertory Prayer Offering: Fairlawn General Fund Offertory: “My Heart Ever Faithful” Bach/arr. Isaac 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. * Response: “Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation” Regent Square Laud and honor to the Father, laud and honor to the Son, laud and honor to the Spirit, ever Three and ever One, One in might, and One in glory, while unending ages run. Postlude *Indicates congregation stands _____________________________________________________________________________________
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