1. 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.

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

3. PRELUDE:
My Jesus, I Love Thee
arr. Mark Hayes

4. You are what your deep driving desire is: As your deep driving desire is, so is your will; as you will is so is your deed; as your deed is so is your destiny.
The Upanishads,
Hindu religious text

5. It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied,
and most human beings live only for the gratification of it.
Aristotle

6. We are far too easily pleased. C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory
It would seem that our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by a holiday at the sea.
We are far too easily pleased.
C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

7. All desire peace, but very few desire those things that make for peace.
Thomas ‘A Kempis

8. Deep inner peace,
comes not with meeting our desires but in releasing ourselves from their power.
William Sloan Coffin

9. Thomas Merton, No Man Is An Island
When we do not desire the things of this world for their own sake, we become able to see them as they are. We see at once their goodness and their purpose, and we become able to appreciate them
as never before.
Thomas Merton, No Man Is An Island

10. always coincides with their own desires.
I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I know it
always coincides with their own desires.
Susan B. Anthony 

11. The sins of the flesh are bad, but they are the least bad of all sins
The sins of the flesh are bad, but they are the least bad of all sins. All the worst pleasures are purely spiritual: the pleasure of putting other people in the wrong, of bossing and patronizing and spoiling sport, and back-biting; the pleasure of power, and hatred….Thus a cold self-righteous prig who goes regularly to church may be far nearer to hell than a prostitute. C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

12. …guilt is the last stronghold of pride.
William Sloan Coffin

13. PRAYER OF TRANSFORMATION

14. Come, Thou Almighty King
HYMN
Come, Thou Almighty King
# 139 in the Blue Hymnals

15. Come, Thou almighty King, Help us Thy Name to sing, Help us to praise: Father all glorious, O’er all victorious, Come, and reign over us, Ancient of Days.

16. Come, Thou incarnate Word, Gird on Thy mighty sword, Our prayer attend: Come, and Thy people bless, And give Thy Word success; Spirit of holiness, On us descend.

17. Come, holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear In this glad hour: Thou Who almighty art, Now rule in every heart, And ne’er from us depart, Spirit of power.

18. To Thee, great One in Three, The highest praises be, Hence evermore
To Thee, great One in Three, The highest praises be, Hence evermore! Thy sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore.

19. (in unison) PRAYER OF FORGIVENESS – Adapted from Nicolas von Flue,

20. O Lord our God, take away from us all that blocks our way to you; give us all
that speeds us towards you; rescue us from ourselves that you might free us
to give all that we are to you. In the name of the One who gave all for us. Amen.

21. A TIME
OF SILENCE

22. Assurance of
Forgiveness

23. 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.

24. A TIME
WITH THE
Children

25. The News
of the
Community

26. 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.

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

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

29. Friday, September 8th: 9:00 a.m. – Noon

30. Please contact James Potts, Director of Family Ministries,
Good News Kidz
our Sunday morning education program for children pre-K to 5th grade, begins
its Fall session September 10th with an
Please contact James Potts, Director of Family Ministries,
for information.
OPEN HOUSE

31. Sunday, September 17th, 4 p.m
Location: TBA

32. See the bulletin insert.
Sign up to attend a
House meeting!!
Get to know your neighbors in the pew, and share your hopes and concerns for our church
and community!
See the bulletin insert.

33. (A four-hour session, with lunch included.) Let us know
Sunday, September 24th
(11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
(A four-hour session, with lunch included.) Let us know
if you need child care.

34. For those who wish to support PDA’s emergency response and recovery efforts, gifts can be designated to DR Harvey.
Every dollar donated goes directly to provide aid to disaster victims. Administrative costs are covered by the One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) offering collected at Easter.
(PDA)

35. Give Me Thy Heart Paul Lewis, baritone William Kirkpatrick
SOLO —
Give Me Thy Heart
William Kirkpatrick
Paul Lewis, baritone
The Anthem is a prayer.
Please, no applause.

36. The Danger of Desire

39. Thanksgiving for the Word

40. 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.

41. Scripture Reading— 1 John 2:15-17 (New Testament, Page 239
in pew Bible)

42. Do not love the world or the things in the world
Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love the world;

43. for all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh,
the desire of the eyes,
the pride in riches—
comes not from the Father but from the world.

44. And the world and its desire are passing away, but those who do the will of God live forever.

45. The Danger of Desire

46. * This We Believe (in unison) Philippians 2:3-11
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.

47. the interests of others.
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to
the interests of others. 
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.

48. Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,
who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness.
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.

49. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above
every name,
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.

50. Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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.

51. Lord, Make Us Servants of Your Peace # 374 in the Blue Hymnals
*The Hymn of Commitment –
Lord, Make Us Servants
of Your Peace
(tune O Waly Waly)
# 374 in the Blue Hymnals
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.

52. Lord, make us servants of
Your peace: Where there is hate, may we sow love;
Where there is hurt, may
we forgive; Where there is strife, may we make one.
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.

53. Where all is doubt, may
we sow faith; Where all is gloom, may we sow hope; Where all is night, may we sow light; Where all is tears,
may we sow joy.
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.

54. may we not seek To be consoled, but to console,
Jesus, our Lord,
may we not seek To be consoled, but to console,
Nor look to understanding hearts, But look for
hearts to understand.
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.

55. May we not look
for love's return, But seek to love unselfishly, For in our giving we receive, And in forgiving are forgiven.
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.

56. Lord, make us servants of Your peace To wake at last
Dying, we live, and are reborn Through death's dark night to endless day:
Lord, make us servants of Your peace To wake at last
in heaven's light.
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.

57. 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.)

58. OFFERTORY SOLO
Consecration
John Ness Beck
Robert Remek, baritone

59. 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.

60. Lay Canon, Newcastle Cathedral
Offering of Prayer
(in unison)
Adapted from
Angela Ashwin,
Lay Canon, Newcastle Cathedral

61. desire to be true to you and
Stay at the center of our souls, O God; be in our longing and hurting; be in our hoping and emptiness; be in our eyes and lips and hearts so that our
desire to be true to you and
to ourselves may prevail over everything else. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

62. Celebration of the
Sacrament of
The Lord’s Supper

63. Invitation to the Lord’s Table
Great Thanksgiving
(CONGREGATION READS
WORDS IN BOLD)

64. In the Lord I will rejoice,
All Sing:
In the Lord,
I’ll be ever thankful,
In the Lord I will rejoice,
Look to God, do not be afraid. Lift up your voices, the Lord is near;
Lift up your voices,
the Lord is near.

65. The Lord’s Prayer
(Debtors version)

66. 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.

67. Words of Institution
Communion of Bread & Cup

68. Closing
Let us talents and tongues employ, reaching out with a shout of joy:
bread is broken, the wine is poured, Christ is spoken and seen and heard. Jesus lives again, earth can
breathe again, pass the Word
around: loaves abound!

69. Christ is able to make us one, at the table He sets the tone, teaching people to live to bless, Love in word and in deed express. Jesus lives again, earth can breathe again, pass the Word around: loaves abound!
Prayer

70. 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, $5,361
Additional Income:
Christmas Offering
Deficit
Major Repairs

71. Christ for the World We Sing
Postlude
Christ for the World We Sing
arr. Rex Koury