Bethel Presbyterian Church
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
June 12, 2005
GREETING, WORDS OF WELCOME, RITUAL OF FRIENDSHIP AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Worship the Lord with gladness.
And enter the Lord’s presence with songs of joy.
PRELUDE
CALL TO WORSHIP
O God, who gives us the morning sun and the evening star,
We have gathered to thank you.
O God, in whom we move and breathe and have our being,
We have gathered to praise you.
O God, who brings us out of spring into summer, out of death into life,
We have gathered to celebrate you!
Let us thank, praise, and celebrate Almighty God.
Alleluia! Amen!
PRAYER OF THE DAY
*HYMN #469 Morning Has Broken Bunessan
*CALL TO CONFESSION
When we are in bondage, God offers to set us free. When we are poor, God in Christ identifies with us and offers us riches money cannot buy. When we are lonely and discouraged, the Holy Spirit is our Comforter, pointing us beyond ourselves. Everyone who calls on God, our Creator and Parent, for help will be saved. Let us together seek the healing only God can provide.
(Silent Prayer)
*UNISON CONFESSION OF SIN
Eternal God, forgive us for failing to go and proclaim the gospel to all your children. Like the disciples, we are afraid of being rejected; we are busy; we are scared. You know all our excuses. You call us to travel lightly yet we allow ourselves to become burdened by so much. You call us to proclaim the good news, cure the sick, offer new life to those who are lost. Forgive us our failure to be obedient to your call. Forgive us and send us on our way. In the name of the Risen Christ, Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
God hears our cries and forgives all who are penitent and believing. God provides the resources for our rescue and redemption. Whoever trusts God will not be disappointed. Whoever reaches out to others in the Spirit of Christ will know the joy of God’s love. You are forgiven. You are accepted. You are loved. Share these gifts.
Thanks be to God! In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Gloria Patri Hymn #579
*PASSING OF THE PEACE
Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us forgive one another. The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
MINUTE FOR MISSION Celebration of Presbyterian Women Edith Miles
TIME WITH THE CHILDREN Mission Team
REFLECTIONS ON BETHEL’S 2005 SUMMER MISSION TRIP
SPECIAL MUSIC Canto de Esperanza
OLD TESTAMENT Isaac 43:1-4
NEW TESTAMENT Acts 2:39
MESSAGE Partners with God Rev. Patricia Harvey
LITANY OF THANKSGIVING
God needs every one of us:
Poets, potters, and painters, dancers and singers and music makers; builders and designers, typists, sellers and computer magic-makers; teachers and doctors, preachers and pray-ers, huggers and child-care givers.
Each of us has gifts to share, for we are blessed by the Spirit to dare:
A new idea, a new call, a clear vision, a word of hope, a kindness given; a persistent prayer, a call to action, faithful love and ongoing compassion; a vibrant smile, a gentle touch, a shout for justice; the movement of grace.
God needs every one of us, each with gifts to share, each with good news to bear.
*HYMN #422 God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending Beach Spring
PRAYER CONCERNS AND A TIME FOR SHARING
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE & THE LORD’S PRAYER
DEDICATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
*DOXOLOGY Hymn #592
