September 24, 2017 Welcome to OPC

Welcome and Announcements Chimes “” ~ Welcome and Announcements Greeting Each Other Ringing of the Bell

Lighting of the candles Prelude “” ~ Lighting of the candles

L: Gracious Lord, we ask that you meet us here today. *CALL TO WORSHIP L: Gracious Lord, we ask that you meet us here today. P: Satisfying Lord, we come thirsty for your presence. L: We come thirsty for your peace.

P: Fill us, quench our thirst, encourage us, comfort us. L: Please bless our community as we come together in worship.

P: Guide our prayers, our thoughts, and our hearts. L: Let your love encourage each of us this hour. P: Help us trust you. Help us have faith in you alone.

L: Sisters and brothers, let us worship our God, whose love always satisfies. P: Let us worship God with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strength.

*Hymn #281 “Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah” v.1 Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but Thou art mighty; Hold me with Thy powerful hand;

*Hymn #281 “Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah” v.1 Bread of heaven, bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more, Feed me till I want no more.

*Hymn #281 “Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah” v.2 Open now the crystal fountain Whence the healing stream doth flow; Let the fire and cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey though;

*Hymn #281 “Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah” v.2 Strong deliverer, strong deliverer, Be Thou still my strength and shield, Be Thou still my strength and shield.

*Hymn #281 “Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah” v.3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside; Death of death, and hell’s destruction, Land me safe on Canaan’s side;

*Hymn #281 “Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah” v.3 Songs of praises, songs of praises, I will ever give to Thee, I will ever give to Thee.

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION (unison) Holy God of patience, you call us to be holy even as you are holy. Yet, we fall short of that call. We complain and question.

We put you to the test. Our mouths say yes, but our deeds say no We put you to the test. Our mouths say yes, but our deeds say no. We wander off your path; we fail to follow through on our good intentions;

we give our attention to trivial things. Please call us back to you we give our attention to trivial things. Please call us back to you. Empty our hearts of anger and pride. Empty our souls of greed and selfishness.

Empty our minds of envy, doubt, and mistrust Empty our minds of envy, doubt, and mistrust. As you poured out your very self through your beloved Son, pour your Spirit into our hearts today.

Forgive us our wrongdoings Forgive us our wrongdoings. Reclaim us with your love and strengthen us to be holy. (Silence is observed for individual reflection and prayer)

care for us, even when we turn away. ASSURANCE OF PARDON L: Friends in Christ, our God is patient, steadfast, and understanding. Christ hears our cries of repentance. The Lord knows our hearts, inside and out. The One who created us promises to care for us, even when we turn away.

Hear these words of forgiveness. Be strengthened to walk as disciples Hear these words of forgiveness. Be strengthened to walk as disciples. Trust in God’s mercy. P: Thanks be to God for mercy, love, and forgiveness.

“We are Pilgrims” ~Ken Medema CHOIR ANTHEM “We are Pilgrims” ~Ken Medema

Time With Young Christians

PROCLAIMING THE WORD SCRIPTURE READING: Exodus 17:1-7

From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarreled with Moses, and said,

‘Give us water to drink.’ Moses said to them, ‘Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?’ But the people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said,

‘Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?’ So Moses cried out to the Lord, ‘What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.’

The Lord said to Moses, ‘Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb.

Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.’ Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and tested the Lord,

saying, ‘Is the Lord among us or not?’ L: This is the Word of the Lord. P: Thanks be to God!

“Thirsty?” Rev. Tedd Pullano

And I long to worship Thee. *HYMN #2025 “As the Deer” v.1 As the deer panteth for the water So my soul longeth after Thee You alone are my heart’s desire And I long to worship Thee.

*HYMN #2025 “As the Deer” v.1 You alone are my strength, my shield, To You alone may my spirit yield. You alone are my heart’s desire And I long to worship Thee.

You’re my friend and you are my brother Even though You are a King *HYMN #2025 “As the Deer” v.2 You’re my friend and you are my brother Even though You are a King I love You more than any other, So much more than anything.

*HYMN #2025 “As the Deer” v.2 You alone are my strength, my shield, To You alone may my spirit yield. You alone are my heart’s desire And I long to worship Thee.

*HYMN #2025 “As the Deer” v.3 I want You more than gold or silver Only You can satisfy. You alone are the real joy giver And the apple of my eye.

*HYMN #2025 “As the Deer” v.3 You alone are my strength, my shield, To You alone may my spirit yield. You alone are my heart’s desire And I long to worship Thee.

OFFERING OUR GIFTS TO GOD OFFERTORY INVITATION Offertory “” ~

*DOXOLOGY #592 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*Prayer of Dedication (unison) God of abundance, you fill us with good things; you satisfy our thirst; you meet our every need. From your rock, our blessings flow.

Accept what we give in return: our gifts, our hearts, our hands, our love. Use them to answer the cries of a world in need. Amen.

RESPONDING TO THE WORD JOYS AND CONCERNS PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE PASTORAL PRAYER

The Lord’s Prayer (unison) 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.

BEARING AND FOLLOWING THE WORD INTO THE WORLD

Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God; *Hymn #446 “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken” v.1 Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God; God, whose word cannot be broken, Formed thee for a blest abode.

*Hymn #446 “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken” v.1 On the rock of ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose? With salvation’s walls surrounded, Thou may’st smile at all thy foes.

*Hymn #446 “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken” v.2 See, the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and daughters And all fear of want remove.

*Hymn #446 “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken” v.2 Who can faint while such a river Ever flows their thirst to assuage? Grace, which like the Lord, the Giver, Never fails from age to age.

*BENEDICTION

Round each habitation hovering, See the cloud and fire appear *Hymn #446 “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken” v.3 Round each habitation hovering, See the cloud and fire appear For a glory and a covering Showing that the Lord is near.

*Hymn #446 “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken” v.3 Thus deriving from their banner Light by night and shade by day, Safe they feed upon the manna Which God gives them when they pray.

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