LAFAYETTE ORINDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. We Praise

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1 We Gather Prelude Offertoire sur les Grandes jeux François Couperin ( ) Stewart Scharch, organ Welcome Peter Whitelock & Jaime Polson Call to Worship We Praise Jaime Polson Songs of Praise Sing Glory to the Name of God (Hymnal #10, verses 1, 2, 4) tune: Lasst uns erfreuen The Steadfast Love by Edith McNeil Preparation for Prayer O God, You Search Me (Hymnal #29, verses 1, 2, 4, 5) tune: O God, You Search Me Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon Jaime Polson Response My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less (Hymnal #353, verses 1 3) tune: Solid Rock Peace Brett Strader We Hear the Word Sermon Grace Enough for Everyone Peter Whitelock 2 Timothy 1:3 14 (p. 966) Reflection I Will Arise and Go to Jesus tune: Restoration Holy Communion Invitation Sursum corda Prayer of the People & Lord s Prayer Peter Whitelock Gerald Chinen Apostles Creed Words of Institution, Distribution of the Elements Song of Response: We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight (Hymnal #817) tune: Dunlap s Creek We Respond We Are Called By Name Gerald Chinen Offering Maestoso ma con spirito Healey Willan ( ) Stewart Scharch Doxology Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow tune: Lasst uns erfreuen Charge & Benediction LAFAYETTE ORINDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH LAFAYETTE-ORINDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FAITH AT THE MOVIES VI 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. August 5, 2018 Peter Whitelock Postlude Andante con moto Norman Gilbert ( ) Stewart Scharch, organ Everyone is invited to the Worship Plaza for coffee and fellowship.

2 Worship Flowers The Sanctuary Flowers this morning are given in celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Bruce and Judy Kronmiller and their 50 years of being part of the LOPC family Floral Design Team Jane Ebe, Team Leader; Sherril Barber, Lassie Colebourn, Linda Giddings, Jayne Hegenbart, Pat Jeans, Suze McConnell, Clarice Odell, Penny Perry Chancel Banner The Crosses quilt was commissioned by the Worship Team to enhance the worship experience. Design and patchwork by Ann Loar and Linda Kinrade; machine quilting by Shirley May Hospitality Team 9 a.m. Sharon Bartlett, Team Leader; Dick Courtney, Colleen Fawley, Ann Loar, Virginia Wharton Julie & Jim Fulford, Greeters 11 a.m. Elizabeth Johnson, Team Leader; Nan Reuther, Yuji Shibuya, Lynne Terril, Jim Terril 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 Stewart Scharch, Organist; Michael Morales, Worship and Music Assistant Judy Clark, 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. 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 Call to Worship Destruction and violence are everywhere; strife and contention are all around. The needs of the world are so great; O Lord, increase our faith. The law is slack, and justice does not prevail. The needs of the world are so great; O Lord, increase our faith. How many threats surround us: warfare, homelessness, loneliness, loss. The needs of the world are so great, but you, O god, are greater still the One in whom all things are possible. O Lord, increase our faith in you! Songs of Praise: Sing Glory to the Name of God (Hymnal #10, verses 1, 2, 4) Text: David Gambrell, 2009; Music: Geistliche Kirchengesäng, 1623, alt.; harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906 Text 2011 David Gambrell (admin. Presbyterian Publishing Corp.) Sing glory to the name of God Whose holy splendor shines abroad Enthroned above the crashing waves The God of grace and glory saves Alleluia! The name of God is full of might Resounding thunder, flashing light The wilderness can not contain The echoes of the great refrain Alleluia! May God forever be our peace May hymns of glory never cease Let all the faithful people come Sing praise to God the Three in One Alleluia! Prayer Faithful Lord, present in sorrow, present in hope allow our lament with space to seek you, that we may not forget that your steadfast love never ceases and your Spirit forever flows.

4 The Steadfast Love Words and Music by Edith McNeil The steadfast love the Lord never ceases His mercies never come to an end They are new ev ry morning, new ev ry morning Great is Thy faithfulness, O Lord! Great is Thy faithfulness Preparation for Prayer: O God, You Search Me (Hymnal #29, verses 1, 2, 4, 5) Text and Music: Bernadette Farrell, 1992 O God, you search me and you know me All my thoughts lie open to your gaze When I walk or lie down you are before me Ever the maker and keeper of my days You know my resting and my rising You discern my purpose from afar And with love everlasting you besiege me In every moment of life or death, you are Although your Spirit is upon me Still I search for shelter from your light There is nowhere on earth I can escape you Even the darkness is radiant in your sight For you created me and shaped me Gave me life within my mother s womb For the wonder of who I am, I praise you Safe in your hands, all creation is made new Prayer of Confession Merciful God, you have called us to live in sincere faith and to suffer for the gospel. We confess that we do not come before you with a clear conscience. Our faith is clouded by sin and uncertainty. We shrink from your call to live sacrificially on behalf of others. Too quickly, we seek our own ease and comfort first. We confess that in our own lives, and in the church, we rely on our power rather than yours. Forgive us, we pray, for we are fractured and fearful disciples. Take away from us a spirit of cowardice, and restore to us the spirit of power rightly used, of love unconditionally offered, and of self-discipline gracefully lived. In new mercy, forgive us and increase our faith, that we may be faithful servants at your table. In Christ s name we pray.

5 Assurance of Pardon The power of God has saved us: grace is given to us in Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light. Amen. Response: My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less (Hymnal #353, verses 1, 2, 3) Text Edward Mote, C. 1834, alt. Music: William Batchelder Bradbury, 1863, alt. My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus name refrain: On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; all other ground is sinking sand All other ground is sinking sand When darkness seems to hide his face, I rest on his unhanging grace In every high and stormy gale, my anchor holds within the veil His oath, his covenant, his blood support me in the whelming flood When all around my soul gives way, he then is all my hope and stay Sermon: Grace Enough for Everyone Scriptures (2 Timothy 1:3 14; Romans 5:1 2; 1 Corinthians 15:9 10; 2 Corinthians 12:9) refrain refrain I am grateful to God whom I worship with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you. For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands; for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of selfdiscipline. Do not be ashamed, then, of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God, who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace. This grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. For this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher, and for this reason I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day what I have entrusted to him. Hold to the standard of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us. (2 Timothy 1:3 14)

6 Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. (Romans 5:1 2) For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. (1 Corinthians 15:9 10) "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." (2 Corinthians 12:9) Reflection: I will Arise and Go to Jesus Text anon.; Music: Walker s Southern Harmony, 1835 I will arise and go to Jesus He will embrace me in his arms In the arms of my dear Savior O there are ten thousand charms Sursum Corda The Lord be with you. and also with you. Lift up your hearts. The Lord s Prayer We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give thanks and praise. 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. The Apostles Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty Creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit. born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven,

7 he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Song of Response: We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight (Hymnal #817) Text:Henry Alford ; Music: Samuel McFarland We walk by faith and not by sight With gracious words draw near O Christ, who spoke as none e er spoke My peace be with you here. We may not touch your hands and side Nor follow where you trod But in your promise we rejoice And cry, My Lord and God! Help then, O Lord, our unbelief And may our faith abound To call on you when you are near And seek where you are found And when our life of faith is done In realms of clearer light May we behold you as you are With full and endless sight Doxology: Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Text: Thomas Ken, 1695; 1709; Music: Geistliche Kirchengesänge, harm. by Ralph Vaughn Williams Praise God, from whom all blessings flow Praise God, all creatures here below Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia!