LAFAYETTE-ORINDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CREED LAFAYETTE ORINDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. What Christians Believe and Why

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1 We Gather Prelude To You Alone, Lord Christ, BWV 1100 Johann Sebastian Bach ( ) Our Faith Is in Christ Healey Willan ( ) Fanfare in B-Flat Eric Harding Thiman ( ) Stewart Scharch, Organ Welcome Call to Worship Peter Whitelock & Lauren Gully (9 a.m.) Peter Whitelock & Gerald Chinen (11 a.m.) Lauren Gully (9 a.m.) Gerald Chinen (11 a.m.) Introit All Things Bright and Beautiful John Rutter (b. 1945) Psalmsters & Lightshine; Darla Tuning, Director We Praise Songs of Praise Your Great Name We Praise (Immortal Invisible) by Bob Kauflin & W. C. Smith Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Forgiveness Creation Sings by David Leonard & Leslie Jordan Lauren Gully (9 a.m.) Gerald Chinen (11 a.m.) Response Hallelujah Leonard Cohen ( ) Anthem Arise, Shine, for Thy Light Has Come Kenneth Jennings ( ) Austin College Choir; Dr. Wayne Crannell, Director arr. Jack Schrader (b. 1942) Introduction of New Members Chris Baldwin Peace We Hear the Word Sermon Credo Peter Whitelock Pastoral Prayer & The Lord s Prayer We Are Called By Name We Respond Jaime Polson Offering Am Neujahrstage Felix Mendelssohn ( ) Austin College Choir; Cecilia Yip, conductor Closing Song To God Be the Glory (Hymnal #634) tune: To God Be The Glory Benediction LAFAYETTE ORINDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. LAFAYETTE-ORINDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CREED What Christians Believe and Why Peter Whitelock Postlude Recessional in E-Flat David N. Johnson ( ) Stewart Scharch Everyone is invited to the Worship Plaza for coffee and fellowship. March10, 2019

2 Worship Flowers The Sanctuary Flowers today are given by Marty and Rich Lewis in celebration of their 55th wedding anniversary on March 7, The flowers in the Narthex are given by Susan Noon and her son, John, in celebration and loving memory of Susan s father and John s grandfather, John Esau, in remembrance of his birthday, March 7th and in celebration and loving memory of Susan s mother and John s grandmother, Bobbe Esau, in remembrance of March 9th. Floral Design Team Jane Ebe, Team Leader; Sherril Barber, Lassie Colebourn, Linda Giddings, Jayne Hegenbart, Suze McConnell, Penny Perry, Dorothy Pritchett, Laurie Reich, Lynne Terril Chancel Banner Be Still and Know I Am God banner on the wall was created by Jeri Weerts. Hospitality Team 9 a.m. Sue Fernstrom, Team Leader; Susan Couch, Bob Heaney, Rob Schock Gloria & Brad Buchman, Greeters 11 a.m. Jim Terril, Team Leader; Elizabeth Johnson, Lynne Terril, Dara Youngdale Corrine Flynn, Greeter Welcome Team A special thank you today to Windjammers, a Voyager group, for serving the coffee on the plaza. Worship & Music Team Peter Whitelock, Pastor/Head of Staff Gerald Chinen, Pastor, Care; Lauren Gully, Pastor, Mission & Formation; Jaime Polson, Pastor, Families Brett Strader, Director of Worship and Music Chris Baldwin, Director of Community Engagement Stewart Scharch, Organist; Michael Morales, Worship and Music Assistant Psalmsters, Lightshine; Darla Tuning, Director Austin College Choir; Dr. Wayne Crannell, Director Michael Henning, drums; Steve Danska, guitar; Terry Miller, bass Anne Whitelock, Elizabeth Becker, vocals Devin Crane, Sound Technician; Brendan Kelley, Video Technician Hiroko Shibuya, Worship and Music Coordinator Music Licensing: CCLI #246351; CVLI, # CCS WORSHIPcast License #7791 Sunday Morning Worship Services We worship together at 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Livestream LOPC Worship at LOPC.org Sunday morning services are streamed live online. Visit LOPC.org and click WATCH LIVE tab on the top of the front page. Bulletins are also available at LOPC.org, under Worship. LAFAYETTE-ORINDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 49 Knox Drive l Lafayette CA l LOPC.org l

3 LAFAYETTE-ORINDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SUNDAY WORSHIP BULLETIN SUPPLEMENT Call to Worship Leader: Children: All: Leader: Children: All: Lord, you teach us to tell time differently. A thousand years or a day makes no difference to you. Help us to make the most of every moment you give us. A day without you at the center is a day wasted. Show us your love in the morning And we will skip and dance all day long. May the blessing of the Lord rest on us today. Introit: All Things Bright and Beautiful Text: C.F. Alexander ( ); Music: John Rutter 1983 Oxford University Press All things bright and beautiful All creatures great and small All things wise and wonderful The Lord God made them all Each little flow r that opens Each little bird that sings He made their glowing colors He made their tiny wings The purple-headed mountain The river running by The sunset and the morning That brightens up the sky The cold wind in the winter The pleasant summer sun The ripe fruits in the garden He made them ev ry one He gave us eyes to see them And lips that we might tell How great is God Almighty Who has made all things well Songs of Praise: Your Great Name We Praise (Immortal, Invisible) Words and Music by Bob Kauflin and Walter Chalmers Smith Immortal, invisible, God only wise In light inaccessible hid from our eyes Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise

4 Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light Nor wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might Thy justice, like mountains, high soaring above Thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love refrain: Most holy, most glorious, the Ancient of Days Almighty, victorious, Your great name we praise To all, life Thou givest, to both great and small In all life Thou livest, the true life of all We blossom and flourish, like leaves on the tree Then wither and perish; but naught changeth Thee Thou reignest in glory, Thou rulest in light Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight All praise we would render; O help us to see Tis only the splendor of light hideth Thee! Creation Sings Words and Music by David Leonard and Leslie Jordan In You we live, in You we move In You we have our being In ev ry nation, all the earth This song of ours is rising Creation, all creation, sings Your glory Sings Your glory God Glory to the Father Glory to the Son Glory to the Spirit Who was and is to come refrain Prayer of Confession Merciful God, You see deep into our hearts and know us better than we know ourselves. Forgive us we pray. For the times we turn away from Your word, remind us that You are the Lord our God, our eternal protector and guide. For our impulses of anger and jealousy, scorn or spite, grant us Your healing peace. For our resistance to forgiveness, generosity and mercy, inspire us with Your compassionate love. refrain

5 Assurance of Forgiveness Welcome now the abundant grace of God: in Jesus, your sins are forgiven. And let God's love comfort and heal your soul. Response: Response: Hallelujah Words & Music: Leonard Cohen Hallelujah Anthem: Arise, Shine, For Thy Light Has Come Text: Isaiah 60:1 3; Music: Kenneth Jennings ( ) Arise, shine, for thy light has come And the glory of the Lord has risen upon thee Arise, shine, for thy light has come And the glory of the Lord has risen upon thee For behold, darkness shall cover the earth and gross darkness the people but the Lord shall arise upon thee and His glory shall be seen upon thee And the nations shall come to Thy light and kings to the brightness of thy rising Arise, shine, for thy light has come And the glory of the Lord has risen upon thee Sermon: Credo The Scriptures and some quotes Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for a fish, will give a snake instead of a fish? Or if the child asks for an egg, will give a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! (Luke 11:11 13) I believe in intuitions and inspirations. I sometimes feel that I am right. I do not know that I am. Albert Einstein Know that the LORD is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. (Psalm 100:3) Ever since the creation of the world his eternal power and divine nature, invisible though they are, have been understood and seen through the things he has made. (Romans 1:20) He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8)

6 The Lord s Prayer 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. Offering: Am Neujahrstage (On New Year s Day) Text: Psalm 90:2 3; Music: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy ( ) Herr, Gott, du bist unsre Zuflucht für und für Ehe denn die Berge worden, und die Erde und die Welt erschaffen worden, bist du Gott von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit Hallelujah! Lord, God, you are our refuge forevermore Before the mountains, and the earth and the world were created, you are God forever and ever Before the world was created, you are God forever and ever Hallelujah! Closing Song: To God Be the Glory (Hymnal #634) Text: Fanny Jane Crosby, 1875; Music: William Howard Doane, 1875 To God be the glory, great things he has done! So loved he the world that he gave us his Son Who yielded his life an atonement for sin And opened the life-gate that all may go in refrain: Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Let the earth hear his voice Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Let the people rejoice O come to the Father through Jesus the Son And give him the glory: great things he has done Great things he has taught us Great things he has done And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son But purer and higher and greater will be Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see refrain