HOPE CHURCH 8 th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST SACRAMENT OF THE LORD S SUPPER July 10, 2016 ~ 10:00 AM THE APPROACH TO GOD PRELUDE Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise Peace, Perfect Peace WELCOME CALL TO WORSHIP Laudate Omnes Gentes (Sing Praises, All You Peoples) Sing praises, all you peoples. Sing praises to the Lord. M. Burkhardt D. Bish Taize VOTUM & SENTENCES Our help is in the name of the LORD who made heaven and earth. Amen. Psalm 124:8 To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust. Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Be mindful of your mercy, O LORD, and of your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Good and upright is the LORD, instructing sinners in the way and teaching the humble what is right. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation. from Psalm 25 *PROCESSIONAL HYMN Red #533 I Come with Joy *SALUTATION LAND OF REST *All are invited to stand in body or spirit. Bold type indicates congregational response 3
PRAYER OF CONFESSION Be Still and Know Lord Jesus, Light of the world, Word of Peace, surround us and fill us with your Spirit: instill in us discernment to see what is good, faith to abide in your truth, courage to do what is just. In need of forgiveness, in need of healing, in need of hope, we look to you as the Way, the Truth, and the Life in our lives and in our world. Lord Jesus, Bread of Life, Wine of the soul, nourish us in your mercy and feed us with your grace. Be Still and Know ~ repeat as above Text and music: Barbara Bridge 2005, All rights reserved. Used with permission. OCP Publications. Printed with LicenSingOnline #606909 prayer continues in stillness WORDS OF ASSURANCE AND GOD S GUIDE FOR GRATEFUL LIVING RESPONSE RED #616 As a Deer in Want of Water FREU DICH SEHR/GENEVAN choir - stanza 5; congregation - stanza 6 & refrain 4
*THE PEACE The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you. WORD WITH THE CHILDREN Children ages 3 through grade 2 leave for Summer Church School PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION THE WORD OF GOD IN PROCLAMATION AND SACRAMENT THE EPISTLE LESSON Colossians 1:1-14 p. 956 This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. PSALM 43 p. 448 This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. SERMON God My Refuge PRAYER FOR BLESSING silent meditation *CONFESSION OF FAITH from the Belhar Confession 1986, South Africa We believe in the Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who gathers, protects and cares for the Church by Word and Spirit, as God has done since the beginning of the world and will do to the end. We believe in one holy, universal Christian Church, the communion of saints called from the entire human family. We believe that God has entrusted to the Church the message of reconciliation in and through Jesus Christ; that the Church is called to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world; that the Church is called blessed because it is a peacemaker; that the Church is witness both by word and by deed to the new heaven and the new earth in which righteousness dwells. We believe that the Church must witness against and strive against any form of injustice, so that justice may roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Jesus is Lord. To the one and only God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, be the honor and the glory for ever and ever. 5
LIFE OF HOPE CALL TO PRAYER Send Your Spirit congregation sings twice Text and music: Barbara Bridge 2006, All rights reserved. Used with permission OCP Publications. Printed with LicenSingOnline #606909 PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION Throughout the prayer the following response will be used: Lord of Life; We turn our hearts to you.... ending with the Lord s Prayer Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen. OFFERING Please sign and pass the Fellowship Pad and pass it back. Offertory God is Our Refuge and Strength God is our refuge and strength A present help in times of trouble Though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea, Though the waters roar and foam, we will not fear. Come and behold the work of the Lord The awesome acts of God He is in the midst of his people, in all the earth He is the word, we are his hands, he will lead us He is the air, we are his song, We will celebrate his presence all the day long. He is the rain, we are the stones, he will cleanse us. Johnson & Pote 6
*Doxology Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below; praise God above, ye heavenly host; *Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost, Amen *or praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. *Prayer of Dedication OLD HUNDREDTH THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD S SUPPER Meaning of the Sacrament Communion Prayer 7
Holy and right it is, and our joyful duty....we worship and adore your glorious name. Most righteous God, we remember in this Supper...... together we proclaim the Mystery of the faith: Send your Holy Spirit upon us we pray Even so, come, Lord Jesus! Words: 1999 Ron Rienstra Music: 2009 Ron Rienstra; arr. Greg Scheer 2008 Used by permission. CCLI song # 4314828. License #11067032 8
Words of Institution The Communion To be served communion, please come forward as guided by the ushers, exiting on your left and returning on your right. You will be invited to take the bread and dip it in the cup. Feel free to pause and reflect after receiving the elements. To be served in the pew, please speak to an usher. The Reformed Church in America welcomes baptized children to receive the sacrament of communion. Hope Church encourages parents to decide whether they wish their children to partake of the sacrament. Parents are asked to accompany their children forward, indicating if they wish their children to receive the bread and cup. Draw the Circle Wide Draw the circle wide, draw it wider still. Let this be our song: no one stands alone standing side by side. Draw the circle wide. God the still point of the circle round whom all creation turns. Nothing lost, but held together in God s gracious arms. Let our hearts touch far horizons, so encompass great and small; Let our loving know no borders faithful to God s call. Let the dream we dreamed be larger than we ever dreamed before; Let the dream of Christ be in us, open every door. In the Lord Gordon Light Words and Music: Jacques Berthier, 1991 Les Presses de Taizé (admin. GIA Publications, Inc.). Used with permission, Reprinted under onelicense.net # A-703252 9
THE RESPONSE TO GOD *THANKSGIVING Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless God s holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all God s benefits. from Psalm 103 God gave Jesus Christ for us all, and will give us all things with Christ. Therefore shall my mouth and heart show forth the praise of the Lord from this time forth forevermore. *RECESSIONAL HYMN Red #941 Canto de esperanza/song of Hope ARGENTINA stanza 1 - English; stanza 1 - Spanish; stanza 2 - English *BENEDICTION POSTLUDE O God, Our Help in Ages Past 10 M. Burkhardt Participating in worship today are Pastor Angel Lopez, preaching; Pastor Gordon Wiersma, liturgist; Walk up Chancel Choir directed by Brian Carder; Ruth Keel, organist. Rev. Jose Angel Lopez, was born in Chiapas, in the south of Mexico. In 2005 he immigrated to British Columbia, Canada, where he started his own business, and ministered alongside his wife who was the pastor of an RCA congregation. In 2014 he graduated from Western Theological Seminary, and is currently working as Coordinator for Multicultural Ministries for Holland Classis. Angel is married to Rev. Janelle Koolhaas, and they have two daughters Miriam and Lorena. Angel enjoys fishing, reading novels, hosting a full table of friends for dinner, and renovating houses. There will be Summer Church School during this service for children ages 3 through those who have completed second grade. The children will leave the sanctuary during the service and meet in Room 204. Children s Bulletins are available at each door for ages 3-6 & ages 7-12. Please return writing & coloring utensils to the doors after the service. Liturgical Color: This is the season of Ordinary Time on the church calendar. The color for ordinary time is green and is referred to as the Growing Time in our Children in Worship program. Visitors, we are so glad you could worship with us today! Please feel free to stop by the welcome desk in the gathering area to receive helpful information and a Hope Church mug. The flowers in the sanctuary are given by Tim & Linda Cook in memory of their parents. Greeting you at the parking lot entrance were Tony & Melissa VanderArk; elder greeters today were Wendy Rebhan & Barb Knoops.