Before the worship service begins, please turn off your cell phone. God may be calling YOU, but probably not on your cell phone. Please turn off your cell phone, or put it on vibrate.

We are so glad you are here! Welcome! We are so glad you are here!

Prelude: To God Be the Glory arr. Tedd Smith

A person can grow only as much as his horizon allows. John Powell

Some day, in the years to come, you will be wrestling with the great temptation or trembling under the great sorrow of your life. But the real struggle is here, now….Now it is being decided whether, in the day of your supreme sorrow or temptation, you shall miserably fail or gloriously conquer. Character cannot be made except by a steady, long, continued process. Phillips Brooks  

Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a life and living process. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poet

in Presbyterian Journal Do not pray for more of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Trinity and is not in pieces. Every child of God has all of the Spirit, but does the Holy Spirit have all of us? Julia Kellersberger in Presbyterian Journal

An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives Himself as fully as if there were no others. A.W. Tozer

will be made, and old mistakes will be forgiven… Each day is a new day in which new mistakes will be made, and old mistakes will be forgiven… Doug Estes, Modesto, CA

Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it. Harold S. Hurlburt

Lord, how can man preach thy eternal word? He is a brittle, crazy glass; Yet in thy Temple thou dost him afford This glorious and transcendent place, To be a window, through thy grace. George Herbert, Poet

What once was friction What left a mark What once was hurt; What once was friction What left a mark no longer stings Because grace makes beauty out of ugly things Bono, U2  

Beauty is not just a call to growth, it is a transforming presence wherein we unfold towards growth almost before we realize it. Our deepest self-knowledge unfolds as we are embraced by Beauty. John O’Donohue

PRAYER OF TRANSFORMATION

HYMN To God Be the Glory # 485 in the Blue Hymnals

great things He hath done! So loved He the world that To God be the glory, great things He hath done! So loved He the world that He gave us His Son, Who yielded His life an atonement for sin, And opened the life gate that all may go in.

great things He hath done. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the earth hear His voice! Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the people rejoice! O come to the Father through Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory: great things He hath done.

and greater will be Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see. Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done, And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; But purer, and higher, and greater will be Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.

great things He hath done. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the earth hear His voice! Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the people rejoice! O come to the Father through Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory: great things He hath done.

Prayer for Forgiveness (in unison) Adapted from a prayer from Kenya  

From the cowardice that dare not face new truth, from the laziness that is contented with half-truth, from the arrogance that thinks it knows all truth, good Lord, deliver us. Grant this for the sake of your only Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Time for Silence You may use this time for silent prayer, meditation, or simply to rest in the presence of God.

Assurance of Forgiveness

Glory be to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.

A TIME WITH THE Children

The News of the Community

Following worship, please join us on the patio for Visitors, to First Church! Following worship, please join us on the patio for Juice and coffee.

Please date, fill out, and pass the red Friendship Register to your neighbor.

Monday, July 31st, 9:00 a.m. – Noon Friday, August 4th, 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Share-A-Meal will meet in the church kitchen on August 5th at 11:00 a.m. to prepare lunch for the homeless in our area.

A Deacon’s Fund offering will be envelope provided in your bulletin. collected next Sunday. Please use the envelope provided in your bulletin.

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing SOLO — Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing arr. Marianne Kim Mary Silvestro, flute   The Anthem is a prayer. Please, no applause.

Living in the Power of the Truth

Thanksgiving for the Word

O Truth unchanged, unchanging, O Light of our dark sky: O Word of God incarnate, O Wisdom from on high, O Truth unchanged, unchanging, O Light of our dark sky: We praise You for the radiance That from the hallowed page, A lantern to our footsteps, Shines on from age to age.

Scripture Reading— 1 John 2:12-14 (New Testament, Page 239 in pew Bible)  

I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven on account of his name.

I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning.

young people, because you have conquered the evil one. I am writing to you, young people,     because you have conquered the evil one.

I write to you, children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers,     because you know him who is from the beginning.

abides in you, and you have overcome I write to you, young people, because you are strong and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

Living in the Power of the Truth

* This We Believe (In unison) John 3:16-17 NRSV This We Believe (in unison) The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ his 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 into hell; the third day he rose again from the -dead; he ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God the Father; from thence he shall 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 sin, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. *Hymn of Commitment - Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized # 70 The News of the Community (Sing 2 times) Holy Spirit, come to us, Kindle in us the fire of your love. Holy Spirit, come to us. Holy Spirit, come to us. Prayers of the People & The Lord's Prayer - (Debtors version) (front of Hymnal, pg. 16) Response - Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Melt me, mold me, Fill me, use me. Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. This We Believe (in unison) The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ his 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 into hell; the third day he rose again from the -dead; he ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God the Father; from thence he shall 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 sin, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. *Hymn of Commitment - Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized # 70 The News of the Community (Sing 2 times) Holy Spirit, come to us, Kindle in us the fire of your love. Holy Spirit, come to us. Holy Spirit, come to us. Prayers of the People & The Lord's Prayer - (Debtors version) (front of Hymnal, pg. 16) Response - Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Melt me, mold me, Fill me, use me. Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me.

HYMN Open My Eyes That I May See # 324, in the Blue Hymnals

See glimpses of truth thou Open my eyes, that I may See glimpses of truth thou hast for me. Place in my hands the wonderful key that shall unclasp and set me free.

I wait for thee, ready, my God, thy will to see. Open my eyes; Silently now I wait for thee, ready, my God, thy will to see. Open my eyes; illumine me, Spirit divine!

Open my ears, that I may hear voices of truth thou sendest clear Open my ears, that I may hear voices of truth thou sendest clear. And while the wave notes fall on my ear, everything false will disappear.

I wait for thee, ready, my God, thy will to see. Open my ears; Silently now I wait for thee, ready, my God, thy will to see. Open my ears; illumine me, Spirit divine!

Open my mouth, and let me bear gladly the warm truth everywhere Open my mouth, and let me bear gladly the warm truth everywhere. Open my heart, and let me prepare love with thy children thus to share.

I wait for thee, ready, my God, thy will to see. Open my heart; Silently now I wait for thee, ready, my God, thy will to see. Open my heart; illumine me, Spirit divine!

The Prayers of the People

Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in his wonderful face And the things of earth will grow strangely dim In the light of his glory and grace.

Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer (Debtors version)

Our Father, who art in heaven Hallowed be thy name, 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 Forgive us our debts As we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory. Amen.

Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Melt me, Response Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Fall afresh on me; Melt me, mold me, Fill me, use me. Fall afresh on me.

OFFERING OUR TITHES AND GIFTS (Visitors, in the pew rack you will find a Guest Information card. Please complete the card, then Place it in the offering plate.)

Offertory Solo Take My Life, and Let It Be Consecrated Mark Hayes Robert Remek, baritone

from whom all blessings flow; Praise Christ, all people here below; The Response of Praise Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Christ, all people here below; Praise Holy Spirit evermore; Praise Triune God, whom we adore. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.

Offering of Prayer (in unison) Adapted from Psalm 25:4-5

Show us your ways, O Lord, and teach us your paths Show us your ways, O Lord, and teach us your paths. Lead us in your truth, and guide us, for you are the God of our salvation, and our hope is in you all the day long. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

*HYMN Guide My Feet #354 in the Blue Hymnal This We Believe (in unison) The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ his 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 into hell; the third day he rose again from the -dead; he ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God the Father; from thence he shall 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 sin, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. *Hymn of Commitment - Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized # 70 The News of the Community (Sing 2 times) Holy Spirit, come to us, Kindle in us the fire of your love. Holy Spirit, come to us. Holy Spirit, come to us. Prayers of the People & The Lord's Prayer - (Debtors version) (front of Hymnal, pg. 16) Response - Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Melt me, mold me, Fill me, use me. Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me.

run this race, (yes, my Lord!) Guide my feet while I run this race, (yes, my Lord!) Guide my feet while I run this race, For I don't want to run this race in vain! (race in vain!)

run this race, (yes, my Lord!) Hold my hand while I run I run this race, For I don't want to run this race in vain! (race in vain!)

Stand by me while I run this race, (yes, my Lord Stand by me while I run this race, (yes, my Lord!) Stand by me while I run this race, (yes, my Lord!) Stand by me while I run this race, For I don't want to run this race in vain! (race in vain!)

run this race, (yes, my Lord!) I'm Your child while I run I run this race, For I don't want to run this race in vain! (race in vain!)

Search my heart while I run this race, (yes, my Lord Search my heart while I run this race, (yes, my Lord!) Search my heart while I run this race, (yes, my Lord!) Search my heart while I run this race, For I don't want to run this race in vain! (race in vain!)

run this race, (yes, my Lord!) Guide my feet while I run I run this race, For I don't want to run this race in vain! (race in vain!)

Congregational Response: * CHARGE AND BLESSING - Congregational Response: God be with you till we meet again; Loving counsels guide, uphold you, With a Shepherd’s care enfold you; God be with you till we meet again. *Charge and Blessing Congregational Response: God be with you till we meet again; Loving counsels guide, uphold you, With a Shepherd’s care enfold you; God be with you till we meet again. *Postlude - Morning Has Broken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. H. Royce Eckhardt ~ ~ ~ Lay Reader - Marilyn McIntosh The flowers in the sanctuary are given by Jerry & Judy Gensel in memory of Jerry’s brother, Phil. LAST WEEK’S VITAL STATISTICS: Attendance: 146 AMOUNT RECEIVED AMOUNT NEEDED Offering: Operations $2,810 $5,361 Additional Income: Christmas Offering 275 Deficit 5 Major Repairs 100

Postlude Rejoice in the Lord James Mansfield