TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 25, 2017

P K C H (U.S.A.) TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 25, 2017 The Word became flesh and blood and moved into the neighborhood. John 1:14 from The Message by Eugene Peterson A Christ-centered Community Called to Deepen Faith, Serve Others and Foster Fellowship

Welcome to worship WELCOME TO KIRK IN THE HILLS We are glad to have you with us today for worship. If this is your first visit to the Kirk, please introduce yourself to a pastor after worship. About today s service Today we welcome Rev. Fernando Rodríguez to our Kirk family! Fernando joins us to help guide our mission and outreach ministry in Pontiac and beyond. Please pray for him, his wife, Kecelyn, and children, Ma3hias (4) and Sionely (3), as they transition to southeast Michigan especially since tomorrow he will join our mission team in Belize! The following prayer invites us to prepare our hearts for worship and our lives for faithful living: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love; for it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life. St. Francis of Assisi If you have children Childcare is available for infants and children age 0 3 from 9:15 a.m. 12:15 p.m. in the nursery (Abbey 24). Please check children into the nursery before the service. During our 9:30 a.m. Garden Service, children age 4 through rising 5th grade begin worship in the garden with their families. Following the Word with the Children, children are dismissed for a time of Children s Worship held in Heritage Hall. Parents may pick up their children from Heritage Hall at the conclusion of the Garden Service. If you need audio or visual assistance Hearing assistance units, large-print bulletins and hymnals are available upon request from an usher. If you are in need of prayer You may submit prayer requests online at kirkinthehills.org under Resources/Prayer Request. Stephen Ministers are available for personal, confidential prayer after both Sunday worship services all summer long. After the 9:30 a.m. garden service, you can find a Stephen Minister at the banner located near the red door to the sanctuary from the Fireside patio. After the 11:00 a.m. service, you can meet with a Stephen Minister in Melrose Chapel. Join us for fellowship After the 9:30 a.m. Garden Service, we encourage worshippers to greet one another as they leave and assist visitors in finding their way to Heritage Hall for a reception welcoming Rev. Fernando Rodíguez and his family. Flowers on the sanctuary altar are presented to the glory of God in loving memory of Charles and Alice Cooper by Cheryl and Vern. 2

THE SERVICE FOR THE LORD S DAY 9:30 a.m., Garden And the Word became Flesh and lived among us. John 1:14 OPENING VOLUNTARIES OPENING SENTENCES THE GATHERING The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all! WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS And also with you! OUR FAITH IN ACTION Tina Rowan, Accent Pontiac * CALL TO WORSHIP from Psalm 95 Come let us sing to the Lord; Let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving. And raise a loud shout with psalms! * OPENING HYMN From All That Dwell Below the Skies Lasst uns erfreuen From all that dwell below the skies In every land begin the song, Let the Creator s praise arise: To every land the strains belong: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Redeemer s name be sung In cheerful sound all voices raise Through every land, in every tongue. And fill the world with joyful praise. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia... Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord: Eternal truth alends Thy word: Alleluia! Alleluia! Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. Alleluia... * PRAYER OF CONFESSION from the Book of Common Worship Eternal God, our judge and redeemer, we confess that we have tried to hide from you, for we have done wrong. We have lived for ourselves, and apart from you. We have turned from our neighbors, and refused to bear the burdens of others. We have ignored the pain of the world, and passed by the hungry, the poor, and the oppressed. In your great mercy forgive our sins and free us * Those who are able are invited to stand. 3

from selfishness, that we may choose your will and obey your commandments; through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. * ASSURANCE OF PARDON John 20:21-23 Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you. When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained. * GLORIA PATRI Greatorex (Hymn 579) Glory be to the Father, And to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, Is now, and ever shall be, World without end. Amen. Amen. THE WORD WORD WITH THE CHILDREN Younger children ages 4 through rising 5th grade may leave the service now for learning time in Heritage Hall. SCRIPTURE READING John 1:1-14 (Pew Bible, NT, page 91; NIV Adventure Bible, page 1164) The Word became Flesh. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. SOLO I Want Jesus to Walk With Me spiritual, arr. Robyn N. Lanier Branden C. S. Hood, baritone (text on page 6) SERMON Moving In Rev. Fernando Rodríguez THE THANKSGIVING * 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, 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. 4

PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION 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. THE SENDING * CLOSING HYMN Take My Life Hendon Take my life, and let it be Take my silver and my gold; Consecrated, Lord, to Thee. Not a mite would I withhold. Take my moments and my days; Take my intellect, and use Let them flow in ceaseless praise. Every power as Thou shalt choose. Let them flow in ceaseless praise. Every power as Thou shalt choose. Take my hands, and let them move At the impulse of Thy love. Take my feet, and let them be Swift and beautiful for Thee. Swift and beautiful for Thee. Take my voice, and let me sing Always, only, for my King. Take my lips, and let them be Filled with messages from Thee. Filled with messages from Thee. Take my will, and make it Thine; It shall be no longer mine. Take my heart, it is Thine own; It shall be Thy royal throne. It shall be Thy royal throne. Take my love, my Lord, I pour At Thy feet its treasure store. Take myself, and I will be Ever, only, all for Thee. Ever, only, all for Thee. PRAYER OF DEDICATION CHARGE AND BENEDICTION Please take your seats as the pastor gives the congregation a charge to live the life of faith and then speaks words of Godʹs blessing on all gathered. TITHES AND OFFERING Your offering for the Kirk s ministry will be received as you leave worship. * Congregation standing CARILLON RECITAL Amy Johansen, University of Sydney, Australia We encourage worshipers to greet one another as they leave and assist visitors in finding their way to today s reception. 5

About today s hymns MUSIC NOTES From All That Dwell Below the Skies is a metrical paraphrase of Psalm 117 by the great eighteenth century English hymn writer Isaac Wa3s. Wa3s is a pivotal figure in the history of hymnody in that prior to Wa3s hymnody in Calvinist tradition was limited to the Psalms. Wa3s took the Psalms and clothed its language with the message of the New Testament. The tune Lasst uns erfreuen dates from the early seventeenth century and was originally composed for an Easter text. Of German origin, it was introduced to the English speaking world in 1906 through its inclusion in The English Hymnal by its music editor, Ralph Vaughan Williams. Take My Life was wri3en by Frances Ridley Havergal, a nineteenth century poet and author of many hymns. She was fluent in Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and memorized the entire book of Psalms, Isaiah, and most of the New Testament. The tune Hendon takes is name after a village in Middlesex, England. About today s solo and choral music I Want Jesus to Walk With Me spiritual, arr. Robyn N. Lanier This is an anonymous spiritual. Though this spiritual focuses on a plea for Jesus to walk alongside us, there is an element of assurance that His answer is yes. I want Jesus to walk with me, I want Jesus to walk with me; All along my pilgrim journey, Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me. In my trials, Lord, walk with me, In my trials, Lord, walk with me; All along my pilgrim journey, Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me. I want Jesus to walk with me, I want Jesus to walk with me; All along my pilgrim journey, Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me. (continued on page 10) 6

THE SERVICE FOR THE LORD S DAY 11:00 a.m., Sanctuary And the Word became Flesh and lived among us. John 1:14 THE GATHERING OPENING VOLUNTARY Prelude and Fugue in G Major Felix Mendelssohn * Those who are able are invited to stand at the ringing of the tower bell. * OPENING SENTENCES The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all! And also with you! * CALL TO WORSHIP from Psalm 95 Come let us sing to the Lord; Let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving. And raise a loud shout with psalms! * INTROIT Wunderbarer König God himself is with us, let us now adore him And with awe appear before him! God is in his temple; all within keep silence, Prostrate lie with deepest reverence. Him alone God we own, Him, our God and Savior; Praise his name forever! * PROCESSIONAL HYMN 229 From All That Dwell Below the Skies Lasst uns erfreuen * PRAYER OF CONFESSION from the Book of Common Worship Eternal God, our judge and redeemer, we confess that we have tried to hide from you, for we have done wrong. We have lived for ourselves, and apart from you. We have turned from our neighbors, and refused to bear the burdens of others. We have ignored the pain of the world, and passed by the hungry, the poor, and the oppressed. In your great mercy forgive our sins and free us from selfishness, that we may choose your will and obey your commandments; through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. * Those who are able are invited to stand. 7

* KYRIE ELEISON Healey Willan Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. * ASSURANCE OF PARDON John 20:21-23 Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you. When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained. * GLORIA PATRI Greatorex (Hymn 579) Glory be to the Father, And to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, Is now, and ever shall be, World without end. Amen. Amen. WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OUR FAITH IN ACTION Tina Rowan, Accent Pontiac THE WORD CHORAL PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Song 13 Holy Spirit, truth divine, Dawn upon this soul of mine; Word of God, and inward light, Wake my spirit, clear my sight. SCRIPTURE READING John 1:1-14 (Pew Bible, New Testament, page 91) The Word became Flesh. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. ANTHEM How Firm A Foundation Early American melody, (text printed on page 10) arr. William Whitehead SERMON Moving In Rev. Fernando Rodríguez THE THANKSGIVING * THE APOSTLES CREED 8 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, 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. PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS Our giving is an offering to God. All offerings, whether made in the worship service or outside of it, are part of our worship of God and are used to support the Kirk s ministry here and in other parts of the world. * PRAYER OF DEDICATION SOLO I Want Jesus to Walk With Me spiritual, arr. Robyn N. Lanier Branden C. S. Hood, baritone (text on page 6) * DOXOLOGY Old Hundredth Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him, above ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION 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. THE SENDING * RECESSIONAL HYMN 391 Take My Life Hendon CHARGE AND BENEDICTION Please take your seats as the pastor gives the congregation a charge to live the life of faith and then speaks words of Godʹs blessing on all gathered. CLOSING VOLUNTARY The service ends with notes of praise and affirmation on the organ. Please be respectful of those who wish to remain in a worshipful frame of mind. CARILLON RECITAL Amy Johansen, University of Sydney, Australia 9

(continued from page 6) How Firm a Foundation MUSIC NOTES Early American melody, arr. William Whitehead This text dates from 1787 and was wriken by John Rippon, an English Baptist who became famous and wealthy by publishing a hymnbook titled A Selection of Hymns which included this hymn. The hymnbook won immediate popularity in the United States, where this text was wed with this American folk tune in the early nineteenth century. The tune is pentatonic, which means it uses only the first, second, third, fifth and sixth notes of the musical scale. How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! What more can He say than to you He hath said, To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled? Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed, For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid: I ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand. When through the deep waters I call thee to go, The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow; For I will be near thee, thy troubles to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. The soul that on Jesus still leans for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I ll never, no, never, no never forsake. 10

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