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Christ Community Reformed Church
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

Meditation: The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it; for he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the rivers. Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? Those who have clean hands and pure hearts, who do not lift up their souls to what is false, and do not swear deceitfully.
Psalm 24:1-4

O Come Let Us Worship

Prelude Variations on “Festal Song”

Call to Worship

Votum and Salutation

Hymn 559 We Gather Together Kremser

WE CONFESS, GOD IS SURE TO FORGIVE

Preparation for Confession

Prayer of Confession (Unison)
Forgive us our sins, O Lord. Forgive us the sins of our youth and the sins of our age, the sins of our soul and the sins of our body, our secret and our whispering sins, our presumptuous and our careless sins, the sins we have done to please ourselves, and the sins we have done to please others. Forgive us the sins that we know, and the sins that we know not; forgive them, O Lord, forgive them all because of your great goodness. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
(Silence to Reflect on our Lives)

Lord Have Mercy (Unison)
Lord/Christ/Lord have mercy upon us.

Assurance of Pardon from Psalm 103:4; Micah 7:18-19
Summary of the Law from Colossians 3:1-4

Psalter (Responsive)

Glory to the Father (Unison)
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.

A Word for the Children Kelly Clement

WE GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD

Minute for Stewardship Rob Dickson

Thanksgiving Sentences (Responsive)
As recipients of abundant life in Christ, we now offer our gifts to God.

The Prayer of Dedication (Unison)
Generous God, you have given us life, a place to live in, and people to live with. Open our eyes to each other and to all our brothers and sisters, especially the poor, the oppressed, the alienated. Make us humble enough to help and comfort them, so that your love and justice and peace may come to them. We make bold to consecrate ourselves and our gifts to you and to the service of others, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Doxology (Unison)
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.

HEAR THE WORD OF GOD

Hearing the Word
From the Old Testament Genesis 6:1-8; Genesis 8:20-22

From the Old Testament Genesis 6:1-8; Genesis 8:20-22

From the Epistles Galatians 2:11-14

This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

From the Gospels John 2:1-11

This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Sermon On Being Righteous, Blameless and Walking with God . - Rev. Dr. Johan G. Bosman

BLESSED ARE THEY WHO HEAR THE WORD AND DO IT

Prayer For Blessing on the Word (Unison)
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage
For the living of these days,
For the living of these days. Amen.

The Affirmation of Faith (Unison)
We are God's stewards. We belong to Jesus Christ and to each other. We are not ashamed of the Good News about Christ. He is God's powerful method of bringing all who believe to celebrate the victory of His life, death and resurrection. We believe we are involved in a struggle of life and death. We choose life. We affirm it. We believe the triumph of God's way is assured. We are building on God’s plan and we believe it reveals the life that God would give to all. We are confident that God will give us enduring worth. We are ready to live and die in Christ’s love for us. Amen.


Lift Up Your Hearts!
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts!
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
For it is holy and right to do so!

THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
Peace
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts since as members of one body you were called to peace. The peace of Christ be with you.
And also with you.

Meaning of the Sacrament

Invitation

Communion Prayer

Lift Up Your Hearts!
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts!
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
For it is holy and right to do so!

Preface

Holy, Holy, Holy
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts, Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory:
Glory be to Thee, 0 Lord Most High. Amen.

The Remembrance

The Mystery of the Faith (Unison)
Christ has died,
Christ is risen,
Christ will come again.

Words of Institution

The Communion Thanksgiving Psalms 103 and Romans 8
Brothers and sisters, since the Lord has now fed us at his Table, let us praise God's holy name with heartfelt thanksgiving!
Bless the Lord, 0 my soul; and all that is within me bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases; who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies, who has not spared his own son but delivered him up for us all, and given us all things with him. Therefore, shall my mouth and heart show forth the praise of the Lord from this time forth forevermore. Amen.

The Prayers of Intercession and Petition

The Lord's Prayer (Unison)
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 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.

Hymn 411 Arise, Your Light is Come Festal Song

Benediction

Postlude