Hands - Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1508

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1 Hands - Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1508

2 WORSHIP OF GOD IN CHRIST July 24, :00 a.m. CHIMING OF THE HOUR PRELUDE Dearest Jesus, We Are Here... J. S. Bach LIGHTING THE CANDLES We light the two candles on the communion table to remind us of the oneness of Christ with God and the oneness of Christ with humankind. OPENING THE BIBLE We open the Bible to remind us that God speaks to the people through the Holy Word. CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: As we gather this morning, we come with our own experiences of the past week. People: We come to join in worship and to pray for one another. Leader: In this hour we have set aside, we pause from our busy lives. People: With prayer in our hearts, let us worship God. ** HYMN 445 Sweet Hour of Prayer (stanza 1)... SWEET HOUR ** INVOCATION WELCOME MINISTRY MOMENT ** HYMN 305 I Have Decided to Follow Jesus (stanza 1)... ASSAM (During the singing of this hymn, the children are invited to come forward for the Children s Sermon.) CHILDREN S SERMON (At the conclusion of the Children s Sermon, all children, kindergarten through grade two, are invited to attend Children s Church.) ** PASSING THE PEACE ** HYMN 305 I Have Decided to Follow Jesus (stanza 2)... ASSAM NEW TESTAMENT LESSON (see insert)... Luke 11:1-4 (NIV) Leader: This is the Word of the Lord! People: Thanks be to God!

3 INVITATION TO PRAYER GATHERING PRAYER (unison) Father Creator God, in this place we remember that we are your children, all made in your image. We approach you with grateful hearts, giving thanks that you hear our prayers. To you, O God, our Divine Parent, we offer all our thanks and praise. Hallowed by your name ANTHEM Praise We Sing to Thee... Hayden Your kingdom come PRAYERS FOR OUR WORLD: Response to each petition: Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE: Response to each petition: Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us PRAYER OF CONFESSION (unison) Loving God, in the week that is past, we each have let go of the rope of our very good intentions, averted our eyes from the sorrow and pain of someone else, failed to renew our own physical, emotional, and spiritual resources, made a decision without the guidance of prayer. We have excused these small sinnings without regard to the consequences of all our actions in the world. Forgive us, and make us newly self-aware. Plant a bothersome conscience in the middle of our lives. Amen. SILENT CONFESSION ASSURANCE OF GRACE God offers forgiveness instead of excuses and, forgiven, we are strengthened to live as children of God.

4 And lead us not into temptation ** HYMN 299 Eternal God, May We Be Free... CANONBURY 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen. ANTHEM For Thine is the Kingdom... Red NEW TESTAMENT LESSON (see insert)... Luke 11:5-13 (NIV) Leader: This is the Word of the Lord! People: Thanks be to God! ** HYMN 478 Seek Ye First... LAFFERTY SERMON INVITATION Who, Not How Rev. Will Brown ** HYMN God Who Made Us, Christ Who Calls Us (see insert)... GALILEE ** PRAYER OF DEDICATION GIVING OF OFFERINGS OFFERTORY To A Wild Rose... E. MacDowell CELEBRATIONS AND CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH ** BENEDICTION ** POSTLUDE Exultate... D. Gauthrop ** THOSE WHO ARE PHYSICALLY ABLE ARE INVITED TO STAND AT THESE POINTS IN THE SERVICE. University Baptist Church, 1223 West Main Street, Charlottesville, Virginia (434)

5 . COPYRIGHT LICENSE The text and music of God Who Made Us, Christ Who Calls Us are reprinted by permission to University Baptist Church. Christian Copyright License No

6 Luke 11:1-4 (NIV) 1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples. 2 He said to them, When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. 3 Give us each day our daily bread. 4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation. Luke 11:5-13 (NIV) 5 Then Jesus said to them, Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him. 7 And suppose the one inside answers, Don t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can t get up and give you anything. 8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need. 9 So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 11 Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!.

7 WORSHIP LEADERS TODAY Alba Beasley, Associate Minister for Music and Worship Will Brown, Ministry Resident Barbara Moore, Organist Sarah Wilson, Youth Ministry Coordinator Sanctuary Choir Erin Brown, Children s Sermon Lynne Gardner, Medical On-call WELCOME TO UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH We are blessed by your presence with us in worship, and trust that this hour will help to deepen your spiritual life. We look forward to meeting you personally at the close of the service. BROADCAST SYSTEM FOR HEARING IMPAIRED Our sanctuary is equipped with a broadcast system for the hearing impaired. Please contact one of the ushers to borrow a personal receiver. LIVE RADIO BROADCAST The worship service of our church is broadcast live every Sunday on WINA 1070 AM, and 98.9 FM. WORSHIP HOUR CHILDCARE Childcare is available during the worship service for birth through preschool located on the ground level. See the ushers for information and directions. The Childcare workers today are Aimee & Lindsay Marshall, Donna Marshall, Jen Bates, Ewing Minor, and Peter Ohlms. CHILDREN S CHURCH We offer a Children s Church for K-2 nd graders. Children start worship in the adult service with their parents and then, after the Children s Sermon, follow their leaders to Room 210. For parents who wish to have their children stay with them during worship, activity bulletins and crayons are available from the ushers. The Children s Church leaders today are Donna Marshall and Chandler Proffitt. FLOWERS The flowers in the sanctuary today are given to the glory of God and in celebration of Isabella Canseco s baptism, by Sima Brown. Isabella is the daughter of Molly Lowry and granddaughter of Ed and Carolyn Lowry. UBC Mission Statement God has called University Baptist Church to minister to the University Community and to the residents of the Greater Charlottesville-Albemarle Community serving as agents of Christ s love and justice for those in need and offering a vital family of faith.

8 WMU School Supplies Project The WMU is collecting money to purchase school supplies for the low-income children at Woodbrook Elementary School. This project is coordinated by Love INC in cooperation with city and county schools Family Support Workers. You can make checks payable to UBC and earmark them for School Supplies. Summer Covered-Dish Fellowship Supper Wednesday, July 27 5:30 pm 6:00 pm Vacation Bible School Report Bring a main dish and a side dish or dessert. UPCOMING EVENTS Wednesday, July 27 9:30 am Pre-K Play Group 5:30 pm Pot-luck Supper, VBS Report Wednesday, August 3 9:30 am Pre-K Play Group Sunday, August 21 3:00 pm Hot Dog Cookout/ Ice Cream Social Domino s Pizza is sponsoring a food drive in memory of Andrew Baber, a Domino s driver at the time of his death. Nonperishable food items can be left in collection boxes located at the church or dropped off at any Domino s Pizza store through August 3.