ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR
THE FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH
215 MIDDLE ROAD, HAZLET, NJ 07730
(* indicates to stand if you are able)
Sunday, July 18; Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
VOTUM AND SALUTATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP (Adapted from Psalm 139)
Pastor: O, Lord – you have searched us and known us.
People: You know when we sit and when we rise; you discern our thoughts from afar.
Pastor: You search out our paths and know our ways.
People: You know our words before we can speak them.
Pastor: It was you, Lord, who formed us; who knit us together in our mothers’ wombs.
People: We praise you, for we are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Pastor: You knew us when we were yet unformed. In your book were written all of our days, long before they existed.
People: We cannot understand your greatness, O God. So vast are you.
Pastor: We try to count and measure you, O Lord, but we cannot. Your thoughts and deeds are more than the sands of the earth.
All: We come to the end – and still we are with you.
PRAYER OF PRESENCE
All: Holy God of peace and mercy, be with us. From all the corners of the earth, people gather to praise your name. We have heard your call, and we come in answer. Though we do not fully understand your will, we want to please you in our deeds and in our worship. Send your Holy Spirit on us, and let our gathering this morning be a pleasure to you. In your holy name we pray. Amen.
HYMN OF PRAISE “Let the Whole Creation Cry” Hymn #40
PASSING OF THE PEACE
PRAYER FOR GRACE
All: Holy God of love and grace, hear our prayer. We confess to you that we do not always answer your call to us. We hear your voice and we turn away. We want to love you, but we fail to follow through. Lord, we confess that we are poor reflections of your image. Yet you always respond to our failings with love. Your mercy is greater than our sin. Show your mercy on us now, and create new hearts in us to love you and receive your Word. For the sake of your son, Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.
(to be sung - Hear our prayer O Lord. Hear our prayer O Lord. Incline thine ear to us, and grant us Thy peace. Amen.
WORDS OF ASSURANCE (Philippians 4:6-7)
All: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
*Gloria Patri: Glory be to The Father Hymn #805
CALL TO FAITHFUL LIVING (Romans 13:8-10)
“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. The commandments, ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not covet,’ and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.”
HYMN FOR ILLUMINATION “Spirit of the Living God” Verse 1 Hymn #297
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SERMON HYMN “The Church's One Foundation” Hymn #689
SCRIPTURE READINGS – 1 Corinthians 12:12-31
THE MORNING MESSAGE - “A Couple of Things“
*OFFERTORY PRAYER & DOXOLOGY
*APOSTLES CREED Hymnbook #14
JOYS & CONCERNS – MORNING PRAYER – THE LORD'S PRAYER
CLOSING HYMN “Blest Be the Tie That Binds” Hymn #708
CLOSING PRAYER & BENEDICTION
CHORAL POSTLUDE: "Lord, Dismiss Us with your Blessing" Hymn #834
THE FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH
215 MIDDLE ROAD, HAZLET, NJ 07730
(* indicates to stand if you are able)
Sunday, July 18; Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
VOTUM AND SALUTATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP (Adapted from Psalm 139)
Pastor: O, Lord – you have searched us and known us.
People: You know when we sit and when we rise; you discern our thoughts from afar.
Pastor: You search out our paths and know our ways.
People: You know our words before we can speak them.
Pastor: It was you, Lord, who formed us; who knit us together in our mothers’ wombs.
People: We praise you, for we are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Pastor: You knew us when we were yet unformed. In your book were written all of our days, long before they existed.
People: We cannot understand your greatness, O God. So vast are you.
Pastor: We try to count and measure you, O Lord, but we cannot. Your thoughts and deeds are more than the sands of the earth.
All: We come to the end – and still we are with you.
PRAYER OF PRESENCE
All: Holy God of peace and mercy, be with us. From all the corners of the earth, people gather to praise your name. We have heard your call, and we come in answer. Though we do not fully understand your will, we want to please you in our deeds and in our worship. Send your Holy Spirit on us, and let our gathering this morning be a pleasure to you. In your holy name we pray. Amen.
HYMN OF PRAISE “Let the Whole Creation Cry” Hymn #40
PASSING OF THE PEACE
PRAYER FOR GRACE
All: Holy God of love and grace, hear our prayer. We confess to you that we do not always answer your call to us. We hear your voice and we turn away. We want to love you, but we fail to follow through. Lord, we confess that we are poor reflections of your image. Yet you always respond to our failings with love. Your mercy is greater than our sin. Show your mercy on us now, and create new hearts in us to love you and receive your Word. For the sake of your son, Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.
(to be sung - Hear our prayer O Lord. Hear our prayer O Lord. Incline thine ear to us, and grant us Thy peace. Amen.
WORDS OF ASSURANCE (Philippians 4:6-7)
All: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
*Gloria Patri: Glory be to The Father Hymn #805
CALL TO FAITHFUL LIVING (Romans 13:8-10)
“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. The commandments, ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not covet,’ and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.”
HYMN FOR ILLUMINATION “Spirit of the Living God” Verse 1 Hymn #297
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SERMON HYMN “The Church's One Foundation” Hymn #689
SCRIPTURE READINGS – 1 Corinthians 12:12-31
THE MORNING MESSAGE - “A Couple of Things“
*OFFERTORY PRAYER & DOXOLOGY
*APOSTLES CREED Hymnbook #14
JOYS & CONCERNS – MORNING PRAYER – THE LORD'S PRAYER
CLOSING HYMN “Blest Be the Tie That Binds” Hymn #708
CLOSING PRAYER & BENEDICTION
CHORAL POSTLUDE: "Lord, Dismiss Us with your Blessing" Hymn #834