July 25, 2010                                       9:30 am Worship

PRELUDE     When Morning Gilds the Skies     Settings by Hal Hopson

                        Trumpet Tune by Jeremiah Clarke

 

WELCOME/greet your neighborS

ANNOUNCEMENTS  (Please pass the fellowship pads in the pews)

 

FAREWELL TO THE HENDERSONS

 

Call to Worship  

            The closest we may come is the seeding of our own lawns.  If we want to reap a lush green lawn, We must be generous with seeding.  If we sparingly sow the seed, the lawn will be thin, Prone to weeds and disease.  We are lush lawn people, Who understand that we reap what we sow.  We gather in church, to sow the spirit of God, To reap the same we sow and more, For God’s spirit multiplies with the planting, And grows more rich, and full, and beautiful, When we open our hearts, letting the love seeds go.

            We are fertile, well-nourished soil, ready for the seed of life to be planted in our lives, waiting for the unfolding of faith.  We are strong young seedlings, As yet thinly rooted, but reaching for the water of life, and also upward toward your light of life, which is our desire.  We are maturing fields of faith, Spread richly over the plains and hills, producing a yield of many buds ripening with hope, love and beauty.

            We are golden grain joyfully ripe for harvest With seeds aplenty for the next spring’s sowing Knowing the sowing brings a good harvest.

            Dear God above, Dear God below, Dear God of soil, seed and harvest, Dear God in Christ, We are your richly planted, ripening people in various stages of faith.  We pray that in this hour you will water our souls, Brighten our minds, lengthen our roots, Stretch our stems, And touch our hearts, That we might be strengthened With a generosity to sow your seeds As needed.

Amen.

 

*       HYMN                 When Morning Gilds the Skies                        215

 

*       PRAYER OF CONFESSION 

Compassionate God, You are more ready to hear than we are to speak.  You are more ready to forgive than we are to confess.

You invite us to open our hearts to you in prayer, but we close ourselves to you and follow other paths.  Again and again you draw near, but we keep turning away.  Our sinfulness has led to our undoing.  Lord, teach us to pray.  Lead us to seek you.  In your light may we see our darkness.  In your truth may we know our lies.  As we admit our sins, help us discover your grace and receive your mercy, so that we may live the abundant life you have prepared for us in Jesus Christ.

 

*       GLORIA PATRA

 

MOMENT WITH CHILDREN                                    Pastor Charlie

(Please send children to their Sunday School Class)

 

 

ANTHEM                 O’ Rest In the Lord            by Felix Mendelsohn

                                    Hank Speaks, Baritone Soloist

                                   

READING OF SCRIPTURE          Luke 11:1-13               Page 1265

 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE & THE LORD’S PRAYER

 

TITHES & OFFERINGS

            Offertory         O’ Lord Most Holy                  Cesar Franck

                                    Hank Speaks, Baritone Soloist           

            Doxology & Prayer of Dedication

 

PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION

I trust Your Word with all my heart and give You thanks and

praise; for all the beauty of Your truth that stands from age to age.

 

READING OF TEXT                      Hosea 1:2-10               Page 1085

 

SERMON                                            “The Right Stuff:  Learning to Pray”

                                                                            Reverend Charlie Smith

                         

*       CLOSING HYMN         What a Friend We Have in Jesus         630

*       BENEDICTION           

      POSTLUDE                               

*       Those who are able, please stand.

 

 

Please welcome Matt Scavo as our guest organist and thanks to Hank Speaks for providing the special music during the worship service.

 

 

Thank you for your thoughtfulness and caring during this difficult time of illness that slowed me down in a hurry!  I am feeling some better.  It means so much to know that my church family is keeping me and my family in prayer.  I have enjoyed the bright spot in my day of a card, phone call or visit.  It is so comforting to know you are there for me!

Sincerely,

Norma Bartlett

 

To all you faithful Cents-Ability supporters, next Sunday is collection Sunday.  Remember, it may start with just one person, but together we really are making a difference, remembering that Jesus said, "You feed them."

 

 

 

Centsability LogoRemember … after giving your Cents-Ability offering, you may pick up a new label or can for this on-going hunger ministry.  There’s also an opportunity to give during coffee hour.  Just look for the labeled jar on the Cents-Ability table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 July 25, 2010 - 11:00 am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"By order of Session, there will be a called congregational meeting Sunday, July 25, 2010 immediately following the 9:30 am worship service.”   The purpose of the meeting is to vote on a resolution to transfer ownership of the Spencer House from Second Presbyterian Church to Sheryl L. Kraner, ESQ, Youth and Family Behavioral Health Campus.

 

 

 

The 11 o’clock service will be meeting in the gymnasium for “Church Plugged.” The title suggests intriguing possibilities, doesn’t it? We’ll be plugged in electronically, as well as exploring new ways to plug into the gospel and establish a connection with Jesus and each other. Each week will be an experiment in new ways to worship, and participation and feedback will be a key element. Please join us!