We Gather Prelude Prélude sur l Introit de l Épiphanie Maurice Duruflé (1902 1986) Greensleeves (Four Carol Preludes) Richard Purvis (1913 1994) Stewart Scharch, organ Introit This Is The Day The Lord Has Made Mark Hayes (b. 1953) Chancel Choir Welcome Judy Durff & Call to Worship 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. LAFAYETTE-ORINDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH We Praise Songs of Praise Great Are You Lord by Jason Ingram, Leslie Jordan, & David Leonard All Creatures Of Our God And King tune: Lasst Uns Erfreuen Reading How Can I Keep From Singing? Judy Durff Meditation God So Loved The World John Stainer (1840 1901) Chancel Choir JANUARY 8, 2017 Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon Response Forever by Chris Tomlin Peace We Hear the Word Tony Domenick Sermon Light Prevails Judy Durff Matthew 3:13 17 (pp. 784 785) Pastoral Prayer and The Lord s Prayer We Are Called by Name Offering We Respond Improvisation on How Can I Keep From Singing Brett Strader, piano Closing Hymn Today We All Are Called To Be Disciples (Hymnal #757) tune: Kingsfold Prayer of Thanksgiving Charge & Benediction Judy Durff Postlude Fugue in C Major, BuxWV 174 Dieterich Buxtehude (1637 1707) Stewart Scharch Everyone is invited to the Worship Plaza for coffee and fellowship.
Worship Flowers The Sanctuary flowers this morning were given by Linda Giddings in honor of the birthday of her sister, Nancy McDaniel. Floral Design Team Sherril Barber, Team Leader; Gloria Buchman, Lassie Colebourn, Jane Ebe Linda Giddings, Pat Jeans, Suze McConnell, Clarice Odell, Penny Perry Hospitality Team 9 a.m. Fred George, Team Leader; Virginia Cowden, Paul Jeans, Todd Maiden, Richard White Bobbie Dodson-Nielsen, Jeff Reyes, Greeters 11 a.m. Bill Barnard, Team Leader; Jackie Ellis, Bob Heaney, Nan Reuther Gwen Wallace, Greeter Welcome Team A special thank you today to Hobie Cats, 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 Judy Durff, guest preacher, assisting minister Stewart Scharch, Organist; Tony Domenick, Assistant Music Director Cathy Felter, Colleen Whitelock, David MacKenzie, vocals Michael Henning, drums; Aaron Germain, bass Devin Crane, Sound Technician; Jeremy Casella, CGI; Brendan Kelley, Video Technician David Engelbrektson, bulletin Hiroko Shibuya, Worship and Music Coordinator Music Licensing: CCLI #246351; CVLI, #504029697 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 94549 l LOPC.org l 925-283-8722
LAFAYETTE-ORINDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SUNDAY WORSHIP BULLETIN SUPPLEMENT Introit: This Is The Day The Lord Has Made Psalm 118:24; Music: Mark Hayes This is the day that the Lord has made, and I will be exceeding glad! This is the day that the Lord has made, and I will sing my Maker s praise! This is the day the Lord has made; I will rejoice and give God praise! Who is like unto our God the Lord, strong and mighty? Who is like unto our God who reigns above in glorious splendor? You are the Rose of Sharon, the Lover of my soul You are my heart s Desire; My soul implores me to exalt your holy name Your name is music unto my ears And I must sing of the great love you ve shown to me because my heart will not be still This is the day that the Lord has made, and I will be exceeding glad! This is the day the Lord has made, and I will be exceeding glad! This is the day the Lord has made, I will be glad! Call to Worship From Isaiah 42:1 4 One: Many: We come today to worship the One the Prophet Isaiah seemed to describe when he said, Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens Here is my servant in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations a dimly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth. Songs of Praise: Great Are You Lord Words and Music by Jason Ingram, Leslie Jordan, and David Leonard 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. 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 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 And all the earth will shout Your praise Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing, Great are You, Lord!
All Creatures Of Our God And King Text: Francis of Assisi; Music: Geistliche Kirchengesang 1623; Tune: Lasst Uns Erfreuen All creatures of our God and King Lift up your voice and with us sing Thou burning sun with golden beam Thou silver moon with softer gleam Alleluia! Thou rushing wind that art so strong Ye clouds that sail in heaven along O sing ye! Alleluia! Thou rising morn, in praise rejoice Ye lights of evening, find a voice! Alleluia! All creatures, your Creator bless And worship God in humbleness O sing ye! Alleluia! Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son And praise the Spirit, Three in One! Alleluia! Reading: How Can I Keep From Singing? Text: Robert Lowry (1826 1899) While though the tempest loudly roars, I hear the truth, it liveth. And though the darkness round me close, Songs in the night it giveth. No storm can shake my inmost calm While to that rock I m clinging. Since love is Lord of heav n and earth How can I keep from singing?
Meditation: God So Loved The World Text & Music: John Stainer (1840 1901) God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoso believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world but that the world through Him might be saved. Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon ALL: Merciful God we come before you today aware of failures to fully be your people in this world, to let issues of justice within our own communities be someone else s responsibility, to believe we have no power to make a difference, to think of Jesus teaching as too idealistic and to blame others for conditions that give rise to our tears and fears. Forgive us and hear our more personal confessions (Silence for personal confession) Response: Forever Words and Music by Chris Tomlin Give thanks to the Lord, our God and King For God is good, and is above all things Sing praise, sing praise With a mighty hand and outstretched arm For the life that has been reborn Sing praise, sing praise Chorus: Forever God is faithful, forever God is strong Forever God is with us, forever From the rising to the setting sun By the grace of God we will carry on Sing praise, sing praise Chorus
Scriptures: Matthew 3:13 17 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me? But Jesus answered him, Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness. Then he consented. And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased. 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. Closing Hymn: Today We All Are Called To Be Disciples (Hymnal #757) Text: H. Kenn Carmichael; Music: English County Songs1893; Tune: Kingsfold Today we all are called to be disciples of the Lord to help to set the captive free, make plowshare out of sword to feed the hungry, quench their thirst, make love and peace our fast to serve the poor and homeless first, our ease and comfort last. God made the world and at its birth ordained our human race to live as stewards of the earth, responding to God s grace But we are vain and sadly proud; we sow not peace but strife Our discord spreads a deadly cloud that threatens all of life. Pray justice may come rolling down as in a mighty stream with righteousness in field and town to cleanse us and redeem For god is longing to restore and earth where conflicts cease a world that was created for a harmony of peace. May we in service to our God act out the living word and walk the road the saints have trod till all have seen and heard As stewards of the earth may we give thanks in one accord to God who calls us all to be disciples of the Lord.