May 27 2018 Welcome to OPC Cambridge Chimes

May 27, 2018 Welcome to OPC

Cambridge Chimes Welcome and Announcements Greeting Each Other

Ringing of the Bell Prelude “God of Grace and God of Glory” ~arr. Hopson Lighting of the candles

*CALL TO WORSHIP AND INVOCATION L: Friends, we gather this day to celebrate life -P: The life we have been given by God, L: The life we share with one another in community,

P: The life that Jesus gives in abundance. L: Let us be grateful for the joy of life, P: And let us worship God.

*HYMN #420 “God of Grace and God of Glory” v. 1 God of grace and God of glory, on Thy people pour Thy power; Crown Thine ancient church’s story, bring its bud to glorious flower.

*HYMN #420 “God of Grace and God of Glory” v. 1 Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the facing of this hour.

*HYMN #420 “God of Grace and God of Glory” v. 2 Lo! The hosts of evil round us scorn Thy Christ, assail Thy ways! From the fears that long have bound us free our hearts to faith and praise.

*HYMN #420 “God of Grace and God of Glory” v. 2 Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the living of these days.

*HYMN #420 “God of Grace and God of Glory” v. 3 Cure Thy children’s warring madness; bend our pride to Thy control; Shame our wanton, selfish gladness, rich in things and poor in soul.

*HYMN #420 “God of Grace and God of Glory” v. 3 Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, lest we miss Thy kingdom’s goal.

*HYMN #420 “God of Grace and God of Glory” v. 4 Set our feet on lofty places; gird our lives that they may be Armored with all Christ-like graces, pledged to set all captives free.

*HYMN #420 “God of Grace and God of Glory” v. 4 Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, that we fail not them nor Thee!

*HYMN #420 “God of Grace and God of Glory” v. 5 Save us from weak resignation to the evils we deplore; Let the gift of Thy salvation be our glory evermore.

*HYMN #420 “God of Grace and God of Glory” v. 5 Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, serving Thee whom we adore.

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION (unison) Loving Christ, we confess that we have not followed your was. We have failed to love you. We have failed to love our neighbor as ourselves, and in

doing so, we have failed to love you. We have failed to trust in your ways and sought our own path that leads to selfishness and greed. Forgive us.

Turn us away from the ways of the world and lead us back to you by loving our neighbors and caring for their needs first. Amen.

(silence is observed for reflection and prayer)

Words of Assurance

CHOIR ANTHEM “If We Will Seek the Lord” ~Price/Besig

Time With Young Christians

PROCLAIMING THE WORD SCRIPTURE READING: Hebrews 12: 1, 12 -15

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us. Therefore, lift your drooping heads and strengthen your weak knees,

and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame ma not be put of joint, but rather be healed. Pursue peace with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God;

that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble, and through it many become defiled.

SCRIPTURE READING: Deuteronomy 34: 1 -8

Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho, and the Lord showed him the whole land: Gilead as far as Dan, all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, the Negeb,

and the Plain – that is, the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees – as far as Zoar. The Lord said to him, ‘This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, “I will give it to your descendants”; I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over there. ’

Then Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, at the Lord’s command. He was buried in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor, but no one knows his burial place to this day. Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died;

his sight was unimpaired and his vigor had not abated. The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days; then the period of mourning for Moses was ended. L: This is the Word of the Lord. P: Thanks be to God!

L: This is the Word of the Lord. P: Thanks be to God!

“Memories” Rev. Bob Kaiser

*Hymn #276 “Great is Thy Faithfulness” v. 1 Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father, There is no shadow of turning with Thee;

*Hymn #276 “Great is Thy Faithfulness” v. 1 Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not; As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.

*Hymn #276 “Great is Thy Faithfulness” v. 1 Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see;

*Hymn #276 “Great is Thy Faithfulness” v. 1 All I have needed Thy hand hath provided: Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

*Hymn #276 “Great is Thy Faithfulness” v. 2 Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest; Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above

*Hymn #276 “Great is Thy Faithfulness” v. 2 Join with all nature in manifold witness, To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.

*Hymn #276 “Great is Thy Faithfulness” v. 2 Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see;

*Hymn #276 “Great is Thy Faithfulness” v. 2 All I have needed Thy hand hath provided: Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

*Hymn #276 “Great is Thy Faithfulness” v. 3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;

*Hymn #276 “Great is Thy Faithfulness” v. 3 Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow; Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

*Hymn #276 “Great is Thy Faithfulness” v. 3 Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see;

*Hymn #276 “Great is Thy Faithfulness” v. 3 All I have needed Thy hand hath provided: Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

OFFERING OUR GIFTS TO GOD Offertory Invitation Offertory Patriotic Medley

*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) Holy Lord, the whole earth is full of your glory! We are in awe of your majesty. In great kindness, you reveal yourself as the One who forgives us.

You give us gifts and invite us to go into the world to tell your good news. Help us to respond in faith and go where you lead us each day.

We dedicate our gifts so that our community will draw closer to you. Amen. (Isaiah 6: 1 -8)

RESPONDING TO THE WORD JOYS AND CONCERNS PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

A LITANY FOR MEMORIAL DAY (Right & Left are YOUR right & left)

Right: Our holy and gracious God, help us to remember. Left: Help us to remember the sacrifices bravely made in which one has given life for another and for all.

Right: Help us to remember those that stand in the dangerous space where there is trouble and in which conflict threatens to undo your good creation.

Left: Help us to remember the family and friends of those who have given all. May their hearts be comforted and blessed.

Right: Help us to remember those who lost fellow soldiers and let us bring healing to their grief.

Left: Help us to remember that we look for the day when every sword will be replaced by a plow, that all may be fed and live in your peace.

(A Moment of Silence to remember those who didn’t choose political sides and were willing to step up for all, and they paid the ultimate price)

ALL: Forgive us every sin that makes for division and for war, and bring us all into your kingdom on earth as in heaven.

Continue to heal those who still grieve over ones who gave all for us. This we pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.

PASTORAL PRAYER

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 “Battle Hymn of the Republic” v. 1 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;

*HYMN “Battle Hymn of the Republic” v. 1 He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on.

*HYMN “Battle Hymn of the Republic” v. 1 Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on.

*HYMN “Battle Hymn of the Republic” v. 2 I have seen Him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps, They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;

*HYMN “Battle Hymn of the Republic” v. 2 I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps; His day is marching on.

*HYMN “Battle Hymn of the Republic” v. 2 Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on.

*HYMN “Battle Hymn of the Republic” v. 3 He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never sound retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of all before His judgment seat.

*HYMN “Battle Hymn of the Republic” v. 3 O be swift, my soul, to answer him! be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on.

*HYMN “Battle Hymn of the Republic” v. 3 Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on.

*HYMN “Battle Hymn of the Republic” v. 4 In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;