Gathering Prelude Voluntary Henry Purcell Welcome *Call to Worship...Psalm 32:1-2, 8-11 (NIV) 1 Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven,

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2 Gathering Prelude Voluntary Henry Purcell Welcome *Call to Worship...Psalm 32:1-2, 8-11 (NIV) 1 Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 2 Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit. 8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. 9 Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you. 10 Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him. 11 Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart! *Opening Hymn #532 Gather Us In *Confession and Forgiveness Pastor: If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. Let us confess our sin to God who is faithful and just and who has promised to forgive our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Silence for reflection and self-examination Pastor: Pastor: Most merciful God, have mercy on us. We confess to you that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not trusted you with our whole heart; we have not loved one another in deed and in truth. In your compassion forgive our sin and so uphold us by your Spirit that we may live and serve you in newness of life through Jesus Christ our light and our truth. Amen. With joy, I proclaim to you that Almighty God, rich in mercy, abundant in love, forgives you all your sin and grants you newness of life in Jesus Christ. Thanks be to God! 2

3 *Kyrie *Now the Feast and Celebration *Prayer of the Day Children s Message Word of Life Scripture Reading...2 Samuel 11:2-5 (NIV) 2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, 3 and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite. 4 Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. Then she went back home. 5 The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, I am pregnant. Leader: "King David plotted to have Uriah killed in battle so he could marry Bathsheba. He was successful. The reading continues on chapter 12." Scripture Reading...2 Samuel 12:1-7a, 13 (NIV) 12 The Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor.2 The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, 3 but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him. 4 Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him. 5 David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this must die! 6 He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity. 7 Then Nathan said to David, You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. 13 Then David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. Nathan replied, The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. Leader: The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. *Gospel Reading...Matthew 23:1-12 (NIV) A Warning Against Hypocrisy 23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: 2 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not 3

4 do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called Rabbi by others. 8 But you are not to be called Rabbi, for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 And do not call anyone on earth father, for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you will be your servant. 12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Leader: The Gospel of the Lord. Thanks be to God. *Song of Response #801 Change my Heart, O God Message The Trials of a King Pr. Candice Combs *Message Hymn #592 Just As I Am *Statement of Faith Into the silence of the void the Creator spoke, and the world came into being. The Word of God in the vastness brought light from darkness, matter from nothing, flesh from dust, life from lifelessness. In the quiet of a small town in Palestine the Word of God came to us. Even though of one being with the Creator, Jesus our Christ, taking on human form, was born, lived and walked among us, speaking the words of life. He was crucified, died, and was buried. He rose from the dead and speaks to us today. He is the one who saves us from ourselves. In the stillness of our souls the Spirit of God, who is one with the Creator and the Christ, whispers the Word, and calls us back to the Creator, back to the Christ, 4

5 back to the wholeness of everlasting life in the unity of the Creator, Christ and Spirit. *Prayers of the Community *Sharing of the Peace Thank Offering Offertory Senior Choir O Jesus, Grant Me Hope and Comfort *Offertory Response Give Thanks *Offering Prayer Leader: Johann Wolfgang Franck God of every good gift, here we present our offerings. There is money here, fulfilling our pledges to support the ministries, we do in your name. There are gifts that we give in response to your Spirit, which we remember in joyful song and holy story, in prayer and silence. God, we offer them all to you. We ask your blessing on all that we give, so that your loving care reaches into us and out to all the world, ever more deeply and gracefully. We ask it in Jesus name; Amen. Lord s Supper *Words of Institution *Lord s Prayer Communion Distribution Brother James Air Arr. Larry Shackley Communion Blessing Life In Community/Celebrations of Caring Ministries at ShepHills Sending *Benediction Pastor: Arise, people of God! Shine! The light of our Christ is in you and among you, guiding you and blessing you, now and always: Amen. *Song of Sending #815 I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light *Sending Leader: May our light shine before others as we go out to love and serve the Lord... Thanks be to God...and WE WILL! Postlude Bass and Treble on the Trumpet Clerambault 5

6 Prayers Please pray for Dick Lowke, Joan Kerr and Dennis Von Waaden on their health challenges and recovery Please pray for Ann Watt and her mother, Trudy Dunphy Please pray for Linda Squires, sister of Laura Hills Please pray for Karen Oehler, sister of Kurt Oehler Please pray for our faith community, that we may be a church without walls and live out loud...faithfully! 6

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