We Hear the Word Sermon The Answer to Negativity is Hope Peter Whitelock 1 Peter 1:3 9 (p. 983)

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1 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. March 12, 2017 LAFAYETTE-ORINDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH We Gather Prelude Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BuxWV 149 Dieterich Buxtehude ( ) Stewart Scharch, organ Introit Song of Praise Knut Nystedt ( ) Bethel Choir; Gene Peterson, Conductor Welcome Call to Worship We Praise Peter Whitelock & Chris Baldwin Chris Baldwin Opening Hymn Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty (Hymnal #35) tune: Lobe den Herren Preparation for Prayer Great Are You Lord by J. Ingram, L. Jordan, & D. Leonard Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon Gerald Chinen (9 a.m.); Jaime Polson (11 a.m.) Response When I Survey the Wondrous Cross arr. Gilbert M. Martin (b. 1941) Bethel Choir Peace Peter Whitelock We Hear the Word Sermon The Answer to Negativity is Hope Peter Whitelock 1 Peter 1:3 9 (p. 983) Response Jesu, the Very Thought of Thee Richard Proulx ( ) Bethel Choir Pastoral Prayer & The Lord s Prayer Lauren Gully We Respond We Are Called by Name Moment for Ministry: India Mission trip Offering Living Water by Tom Trenney Bethel Choir; Herb Johnson, piano Closing Hymn Live into Hope (Hymnal #772) tune: Truro Prayer of Thanksgiving Charge & Benediction Lauren Gully Peter Whitelock Postlude Festal Song, Op. 38 Seth Bingham ( ) Stewart Scharch Everyone is invited to the Worship Plaza for coffee and fellowship.

2 Worship Flowers The flowers in the Sanctuary are given by Virginia Nolan in honor of her parents, Rev. Herman Reynolds and Mildred Reynolds. Floral Design Team Sherril Barber, Team Leader; Gloria Buchman, Lassie Colebourn, Jane Ebe Linda Giddings, Pat Jeans, Suze McConnell, Clarice Odell, Penny Perry Celebration Art The banner on the front wall, Be Still and Know I AM God, was created by Jeri Weerts. Hospitality Team 9 a.m. Sue Fernstrom, Team Leader; Maxine Christison, Bob Heaney, Ann Loar Gloria & Brad Buchman, Greeters 11 a.m. Jim Terril, Team Leader; Nan Reuther, Lynne Terril, Helen Williamson Welcome Team A special thank you today to Ark, 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 Stewart Scharch, Organist; Tony Domenick, Assistant Music Director Chris Baldwin, Director of Community Engagement Bethel Choir; Gene Peterson, Conductor; Herb Johnson, Pianist 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 Schedule We worship together at 9:00 and 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. Large Print Bulletins and Bulletin Supplements are available in the Narthex this morning. 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 Introit: Song of Praise Text: Psalm 148; Music: Knut Nystedt Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord in the heights Praise him all his angels, praise him all his hosts Praise him sun and moon, praise him all you shining stars! Praise him you highest heavens, and the waters above the heavens Let them praise the name of the Lord And he commanded and they were created And he established them forever and ever And fixed their bounds which cannot be passed Praise the Lord from the earth you sea monsters and all deeps Fire and hail, snow and frost, stormy wind fulfilling his command! Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds! Kings of the earth and all people Princes and all rulers of the earth! Young men and maidens together, old men and children Let them praise the name of the Lord For his name alone is exalted, His glory is above earth and heaven He has raised up a horn for his people Praise for all his saints, praise him! Praise the Lord, praise him in the heights! Call to Worship I lift my eyes up to the mountains, from where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. We look not to the mountains or valleys, even heaven or earth, For God is found among us. Wherever two or three are gathered in Christ s name, God is here among us. Come, let us worship the God of Creation, the God of People, the God of Community Let us follow Jesus, for Jesus is The Way. Let us worship together in faith.

4 Opening Hymn: Praise Ye the Lord (Hymnal #35) Text: Joachim Neander, 1680; trans. Catherine Winkworth, 1863, alt.; Music: Stralsund Ernewerten Gesangbuch, 1665; harm. The Chorale Book for England, 1863 Praise ye the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation! All ye who hear, now to his temple draw near Join me in glad adoration! Praise ye the Lord, who o er all things so wondrously reigneth Shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth! Hast thou not seen how thy desires e er have been Granted in what he ordaineth? Praise ye the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him! All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him! Let the amen sound from his people again Gladly for aye we adore him Preparation for Prayer: Great Are You Lord Words and Music: Jason Ingram, Leslie Jordan, and David Leonard Verse: You give life You are love You bring light to the darkness You give hope You restore ev ry heart that is broken And great are you, Lord Chorus: It s your breath in our lungs So we pour out our praise We pour out our praise it s your breath in our lungs So we pour out our praise to you only Verse Chorus 2x Bridge: And all the earth will shout your praise Our hearts will cry These bones will sing, Great are you, Lord! Bridge Chorus 2x

5 Response: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Text: Isaac Watts ( ); Music: Gilbert M. Martin (b. 1641) based on the tune by Lowell Mason ( ) When I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of glory died My richest gain I count but loss And pour contempt on all my pride Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast Save in the death of Christ, my God! All the vain things that charm me most I sacrifice them to his blood See, from his head, his hands, his feet Sorrow and love flow mingled down! Did e er such love and sorrow meet Or thorns compose so rich a crown? Were the whole realm of nature mine That were a present far too small Love, so amazing, so divine Demands my soul, my life, my all! Amen! Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3 9 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

6 Response: Jesu, the Very Thought of Thee Text: Bernard of Clairvaux ( ); Music: Richard Proulx ( ) Jesu, the very thought of Thee With sweetness fills my breast But sweeter far Thy face to see And in Thy presence rest No voice can sing Nor memory find A sweeter sound than Thy blest name O Savior of mankind O Hope of every contrite heart! O Joy of all the meek! To those who fall how kind Thou art How good to those who seek! But what to those who find? Ah, this No tongue nor pen can show The love of Jesus! What it is None but his loved ones know Jesu, our only joy be Thou As Thou our prize wilt be Jesu, be Thou our glory now And through eternity The Lord s Prayer Text: Matthew 6:9 13; Music: Albert Hay Mallotte; arranged by Donald P. Hustad Our Father, which 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.

7 Offering: Living Water Text: Helen Kennedy; Music: Tom Trenney Spirit of God, come dwell within me Open my heart, Oh come set me free Fill me with love for Jesus, my Lord Come, fill me with living water Lord, how I thirst, my Lord, I am weak Lord, come to me, you alone I seek Jesus is living, Jesus is here Jesus, my Lord, come closer to me Lord, you are life and hope and love Come, fill me with living water Jesus is living, Jesus is here Jesus, my Lord, come closer to me Stretch out your hand, bring comfort to me Come, fill me with living water Closing Hymn: Live into Hope (Hymnal #772) Text: Jane Parker Huber, 1976; Music: Musica Sacra, C Live into hope of captives freed Of sight regained, the end of greed The oppressed shall be the first to see The year of God s own jubilee! Live into hope! The blind shall see With insight and with clarity Removing shades of pride and fear A vision of our God brought near Live into hope of liberty The right to speak, the right to be The right to have one s daily bread To hear God s word and thus be fed Live into hope of captives freed From chains of fear or want or greed God now proclaims our full release To faith and hope and joy and peace