June 30 2019 Welcome to OPC Cambridge Chimes
June 30, 2019 Welcome to OPC
Cambridge Chimes Welcome and Announcements Greeting Each Other
Ringing of the Bell Prelude “From all that Dwells Below the Skies” ~arr. Hopson Lighting of the candles
*CALL TO WORSHIP L: In the midst of difficult times, we find new life in Christ Jesus. P: When we think that there is no hope, God offers us reviving, healing love.
L: Sisters and Brothers, let us praise our God for the gift of new life. P: Let us sing and shout for joy. L: Let us worship the One who is with us forever.
P: Then, gracious God, help us to carry that new life out to those who need it. L: Thanks be to God for this day! P: Thanks be to God!
*HYMN #487 “When Morning Gilds…” v. 1 When morning gilds the skies, my heart awaking cries: May Jesus Christ be praised! Alike at work and prayer, to Jesus I repair: May Jesus Christ be praised!
*HYMN #487 “When Morning Gilds…” v. 2 Does sadness fill my mind? A solace here I find: May Jesus Christ be praised! Or fades my earthly bliss, my comfort still is this: May Jesus Christ be praised!
*HYMN #487 “When Morning Gilds…” v. 3 Let earth’s wide circle round in joyful notes resound: May Jesus Christ be praised! Let air and sea and sky from depth to height reply: May Jesus Christ be praised!
*HYMN #487 “When Morning Gilds…” v. 4 Be this, while life is mine, my canticle divine: May Jesus Christ be praised! Be this the eternal song through all the ages long: May Jesus Christ be praised!
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION (unison) Lord of power and compassion, we are overwhelmed in these times with fears. We fear that we will not have enough to survive. We fear the anger of hostility that is in
the world, in our own country, in our own neighborhoods. All around us is anxiety about living. We want someone else to take care of those in need. We want someone else to fight our battles for us. We want someone else to
stop the darkness. We feel as though we are drowning in the depth of despair. But you, O Lord, are the bright light, the power to heal, the reassuring hand of comfort and strength. You offer to us healing love,
strength for our exhausted souls, courage to face whatever comes, with the full confidence that you are with us in all these times. Forgive our weakness and our little faith.
Give us hearts of strength and hope. And even as you forgive us, help us to reach out to others with welcome, healing, forgiveness, and love.
*Assurance of Pardon L: God is reaching out for you today. God offers healing and encouragement out of God’s great love for you. It is a free gift – continually given by God. P: Thanks be to God. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READING Luke 7: 11 -17
Soon afterwards he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him. As he approached the gate of the town, a man who had died was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow; and with her was a large crowd from the town.
When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, ‘Do not weep. ’ Then he came forward and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, ‘Young man, I say to you, rise!’ The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.
Fear seized all of them; and they glorified God, saying, ‘A great prophet has risen among us!’ and ‘God has looked favorably on his people!’ This word about him spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding country.
SPECIAL MUSIC “The Gift of Love” ~Joel Raney Brandon Arva, flute
TIME WITH YOUNG CHRISTIANS
PROCLAIMING THE WORD SCRIPTURE READING 1 Kings 17: 8 -24
Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, ‘Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded a widow there to feed you. ’ So he set out and went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the town, a widow was there gathering sticks;
he called to her and said, ‘Bring me a little water in a vessel, so that I may drink. ’ As she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, ‘Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand. ’ But she said, ‘As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar,
and a little oil in a jug; I am now gathering a couple of sticks, so that I may go home and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die. ’ Elijah said to her, ‘Do not be afraid; go and do as you have said; but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me,
and afterwards make something for yourself and your son. For thus says the Lord the God of Israel: The jar of meal will not be emptied and the jug of oil will not fail until the day that the Lord sends rain on the earth. ’ She went and did as Elijah said, so that she and her household ate for
many days. The jar of meal was not emptied, neither did the jug of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah. After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill; his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. She then said to Elijah,
‘What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to bring my sin to remembrance, and to cause the death of my son!’ But he said to her, ‘Give me your son. ’ He took him from her bosom, carried him up into the upper chamber where he was lodging,
and laid him on his own bed. He cried out to the Lord, ‘O Lord my God, have you brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I am staying, by killing her son? ’ Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried out to the Lord, ‘O Lord my God, let this child’s life come
into him again. ’ The Lord listened to the voice of Elijah; the life of the child came into him again, and he revived. Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and gave him to his mother; then Elijah said, ‘See, your son is alive. ’
So the woman said to Elijah, ‘Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is truth. ’ L: This is the Word of the Lord. P: Thanks be to God!
“Bringing Life” Rev. Tedd Pullano
*HYMN #341 “Blessed Assurance…” v. 1 Blessed assurance: Jesus is mine! O what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.
*HYMN #341 “Blessed Assurance…” v. 1 This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long; This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long.
*HYMN #341 “Blessed Assurance…” v. 2 Perfect submission, perfect delight, Visions of rapture now burst on my sight; Angels, descending, bring from above Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
*HYMN #341 “Blessed Assurance…” v. 2 This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long; This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long.
*HYMN #341 “Blessed Assurance…” v. 3 Perfect submission, all is at rest, I in my Savior am happy and blest, Watching and waiting, looking above, filled with His goodness, lost in His love.
*HYMN #341 “Blessed Assurance…” v. 3 This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long; This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long.
OFFERING OUR GIFTS TO GOD Offertory Invitation Offertory “You Are My All in All” ~Joel Raney
*DOXOLOGY #542 v. 4 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.
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION (unison) God of grace and truth, you have gifted us with new life eternal through the compassion and power of Jesus. May these gifts we bring this day,
and the service of our lives, be used to bring new life and hope to the lives of others. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
RESPONDING TO THE WORD JOYS AND CONCERNS PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
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.
BEARING AND FOLLOWING THE WORD INTO THE WORLD
*HYMN #343 “Called as Partners” v. 1 Called as partners in Christ’s service, Called to ministries of grace, We respond with deep commitment, fresh new lines of faith to trace.
*HYMN #343 “Called as Partners” v. 2 Christ’s example, Christ’s inspiring, Christ’s clear call to work and worth, Let us follow, never faltering, Reconciling folk on earth.
*HYMN #343 “Called as Partners” v. 3 Thus new patterns for Christ’s mission, In a small or global sense, Help us bear each other’s burdens, Breaking down each wall or fence.
*HYMN #343 “Called as Partners” v. 4 So God grant us for tomorrow Ways to order human life That surround each person’s sorrow With a calm that conquers strife.
BENEDICTION
Postlude “Grand Choeur” ~Young
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