1. Holy Spirit רוח קודש الرُّوحُ القُدُس святой дух 聖霊 พระวิญญาณ
الرُّوحُ القُدُس 
רוח קודש
圣灵 
святой дух
άγιο πνεύμα 
Spiritus Sanctus
Holy Spirit
Espíritu Sagrado
le Saint Esprit 聖霊
พระวิญญาณ 
'पवित्र आत्मा
May 20, 2018 – Pentecost
Welcome to OPC!

2. Welcome and Announcements
Cambridge Chimes
Welcome and Announcements
Greeting Each Other

3. Prelude “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” ~Pachelbel
Ringing of the Bell
Prelude “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” ~Pachelbel
Lighting of the candles

4. L: Come, rushing Wind of the Spirit; breathe new life into us!
*CALL TO WORSHIP
L: Come, rushing Wind of the Spirit; breathe new life into us!
P: Let your blazing Flame of the Spirit burn away our fears and worries!

5. L: Come, Holy Spirit, inspire our hearts with your fiery presence!
*CALL TO WORSHIP
L: Come, Holy Spirit, inspire our hearts with
your fiery presence!
P: Let your flame burn hot within us, stirring us to praise and worship God.

6. energize our lives to work for God, speaking God’s love to all.
*CALL TO WORSHIP
L: Come, Holy Spirit,
energize our lives to work for God, speaking God’s love to all.
P: Let your wind of hope swirl around us, lifting and moving us with joy and energy.

7. L: Come, Holy Spirit; pour your blessing on us.
*CALL TO WORSHIP
L: Come, Holy Spirit; pour your blessing on us.
P: Let your presence enable us to proclaim God’s presence and love in everything we say and do.

8. *HYMN #129 “Come, O Spirit, Dwell…” v.1
Come, O Spirit, dwell among us, Come with Pentecostal power; Give the church a stronger vision, Help us face each crucial hour.

9. *HYMN #129 “Come, O Spirit, Dwell…” v.1
Built upon a firm foundation, Jesus Christ, the Cornerstone, Still the church is called to mission That God’s love shall be made known.

10. *HYMN #129 “Come, O Spirit, Dwell…” v.2
We would raise our alleluias For the grace of yesteryears; For tomorrow’s unknown pathway, Hear, O Lord, our humble prayers.

11. *HYMN #129 “Come, O Spirit, Dwell…” v.2
In the church’s pilgrim journey You have led us all the way, Still in presence move before us, Fire by night and cloud by day.

12. *HYMN #129 “Come, O Spirit, Dwell…” v.3
Come, O Spirit, dwell among us, Give us words of fire and flame. Help our feeble lips to praise You, Glorify Your holy name.

13. *HYMN #129 “Come, O Spirit, Dwell…” v.3
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Three in One: what mystery! We would sing our loud hosannas Now and through eternity.

14. PRAYER OF CONFESSION
(unison)
Spirit of God, you come, aflame with new life, but our indifference threatens to extinguish your passion; you come, on fire with love,

15. yet we limit our care to a select few; you come, surging with the resurrection life of new dreams and new hopes, but we cling to the old ways of living; you come, glowing with the vision of

16. the kingdom, yet we close our eyes to your future
the kingdom, yet we close our eyes to your future. Forgive us, Holy Spirit, forgive us. Come to us anew this day. Come to shatter our hardened hearts with your tenderness.

17. Come to set our souls on fire with your love
Come to set our souls on fire with your love. Come to send us into a world which aches for the new joy, the new hope, the resurrection life offered in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

18. P: Alleluia! Thanks be to God, Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
L: Forgiveness and
love have been
poured out upon you.
You are blessed, and
called to enjoy God’s
good news of mercy.
P: Alleluia! Thanks be to God, Amen.

19. “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”
OPC Skiffle Band
“He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”

20. He’s got the whole world in His hands
He’s got the whole wide world in His hands
He’s got the whole world in His hands.

21. He’s got the little bitty baby in His hands
He’s got the whole world in His hands.

22. He’s got you and me brother in His hands
He’s got you and me sister in His hands
He’s got the whole world in His hands.

23. Gemma Joy Heitzenrater

24. Presentation
Hear the words of our Lord Jesus Christ: All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and

25. teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you
teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.
Obeying the Word of our Lord Jesus, and confident of His promises, we baptize these whom God has called.

26. In baptism God claims us, and seals us to show that we belong to God
In baptism God claims us, and seals us to show that we belong to God. God frees us from sin and death, uniting us with Jesus Christ in his death and resurrection. By water and the Holy Spirit, we are made members of the church, the body of Christ, and joined to

27. Christ’s ministry of love, peace, and justice
Christ’s ministry of love, peace, and justice. Let us, each and every one, remember with joy our own baptism, as we celebrate this sacrament.
Elder: On behalf of the Session, I present Gemma Joy Heitzenrater, daughter of Afton and Jeff, to receive the Sacrament of Baptism.

28. Questions Afton and Jeff, do you desire that Gemma be baptized? I do.
Relying on God’s grace, do you promise to live the Christian faith, and to teach that faith to your child?

29. Kari and Nicholas, do you promise, through prayer and example, to support and encourage Gemma to be a faithful Christian?
I do.
Do you, as members of the church of Jesus Christ promise to nurture Gemma; do you promise to tell her the good news

30. of the Gospel, and by word and deed, with love and prayer, guide her, nurture her, and encourage her to know and follow Christ, to strengthen her family ties with the household of God and to be a faithful member of Christ’s church?
Congregation: We do.

31. Profession of Faith
Through baptism we enter the covenant God has established. Within this covenant God claims us as God’s own child and gives us new life, guards us from evil, and nurtures us in love. In embracing that covenant, we choose whom we will serve, by turning away from

32. evil, and turning toward Jesus Christ
evil, and turning toward Jesus Christ. I ask you, therefore, to reject sin, to profess your faith in Christ Jesus, and to confess the faith of the church – the faith in which we baptize.

33. Renunciations and Affirmations
Afton and Jeff, trusting in the gracious mercies of God, do you renounce evil, and its power in the world, which defies God’s righteousness and love?
I renounce them.

34. Do you renounce the ways of sin that separate you from the love of God?
I renounce them.
Do you turn to Jesus Christ and accept him as your Lord and Savior?
I do.

35. Will you be Christ’s faithful disciple, obeying his word and showing his love?
I will.

36. Profession
With the whole congregation, let us confess our faith. Do you believe in God the Father Almighty?
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

37. Do you believe in Jesus Christ?
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and

38. was buried; he descended to the dead
was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he was raised; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

39. Do you believe in the Holy Spirit?
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy universal church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

40. Thanksgiving over the Water
We give you thanks, Eternal God, for you nourish and sustain all living things by the gift of water. In the beginning of time, your Spirit moved over the watery chaos, calling forth order and life.

41. In the time of Noah, you destroyed evil by the waters of the flood, giving righteousness a new beginning. You led Israel out of slavery through the waters of the sea, into the freedom of the Promised Land. In the waters of the Jordan, you claimed Jesus as he was

42. baptized by John and anointed with your Holy Spirit
baptized by John and anointed with your Holy Spirit. By the baptism of his own death and resurrection, Christ has set us free from sin and death and opened the way to eternal life. We thank you, O God, for the Water of baptism.

43. In it, we are buried with Christ in his death
In it, we are buried with Christ in his death. From it, we are raised to share in his resurrection. Through it, we are reborn by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Gracious God, pour out your Spirit upon us and upon this water, that it may be your womb of

44. deliverance and new birth for Gemma
deliverance and new birth for Gemma. Claim her through it so she may have the power to do your will, and continue forever in the risen life of Christ. To you be all praise, honor, and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who, with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns forever. Amen.

45. The Baptism
Gemma, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Congregation:
Amen.

46. The Blessing
O Lord, uphold Gemma by your Holy Spirit. Give her the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord, the spirit of joy in your presence, both now and forever.

47. Congregation:
Amen.
Gemma, child of the covenant, you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit in baptism, and marked as Christ’s own forever.

48. Welcome
Gemma is now received into the one holy universal and apostolic church. Through baptism, God has made her a member of the household of God. I charge you, the people of this congregation, to nurture and love her,

49. and to assist her to be a faithful disciple of Christ. Let us pray:
Almighty God, giver of all life, you have called us by name and claimed us, and you have pledged to each of us your faithful love. We pray for your child Gemma.

50. Watch over her and guide her as she grows in faith, and help her to know you. We also pray for her parents, Afton and Jeff. Help them to know you, to love with your love, to teach your truth, and to tell the story of Jesus to their daughter.

51. And help us all, O God, to love and support her, and to encourage her in the faith, that together we may strengthen the entire family of God. Amen.
With joy and thanksgiving, we welcome Gemma into Christ’s church

52. to share with us in his ministry, for we are all one in Christ
to share with us in his ministry, for we are all one in Christ. May God remind us of the promises given in our own baptism, and renew our trust in God that we may be made strong to obey God’s will, and to

53. Congratulations, Gemma!!!
serve God with joy; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
Congratulations, Gemma!!!

54. CHOIR ANTHEM
“Spirit of God” ~Price/Besig

55. PROCLAIMING THE WORD
SCRIPTURE READING:
Luke 2:1-21

56. When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.

57. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.

58. Now there were devout Jews from every nation under the heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each.

59. Amazed and astonished, they asked, ‘Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia,

60. Pontius and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.’

61. All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, ‘What does this mean?’ But others sneered and said, ‘They are filled with new wine.’ But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them:

62. ‘Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

63. “In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out m Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

64. Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.
L: This is the Word of the Lord.
P: Thanks be to God!

65. “In Their Native Tongue”
Rev. Tedd Pullano

66. *HYMN #316 “Breathe On Me, Breath of God” v.1
Breathe on me, Breath of God, Fill me with life anew, That I may love what Thou dost love, and do what Thou wouldst do.

67. *HYMN #316 “Breathe On Me, Breath of God” v.2
Breathe on me, Breath of God, Until my heart is pure, Until with Thee I will one will, To do and to endure.

68. *HYMN #316 “Breathe On Me, Breath of God” v.3
Breathe on me, Breath of God, Till I am wholly Thine, Until this earthly part of me Glows with Thy fire divine.

69. *HYMN #316 “Breathe On Me, Breath of God” v.4
Breathe on me, Breath of God, So shall I never die, But live with Thee the perfect life Of Thine eternity.

70. OFFERING OUR GIFTS TO GOD Offertory Invitation Offertory “A New Song” ~Eliot

71. *DOXOLOGY #542 v.4
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.

72. *PRAYER OF DEDICATION (unison)
Bless these gifts, O God, and bless us as we offer ourselves to serve you in different ways, and to praise you in many voices.

73. Send your Spirit upon us, so that when we speak the word of your love, all people may hear and understand as on that Pentecost day so long ago.

74. In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, we pray. Amen.

75. RESPONDING TO THE WORD JOYS AND CONCERNS PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

76. 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.

77. 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.

78. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

79. BEARING AND FOLLOWING THE WORD INTO THE WORLD

80. *HYMN #128 “On Pentecost …” v.1
On Pentecost they gathered quite early in the day, A band of Christ’s disciples, to worship, sing, and pray.

81. *HYMN #128 “On Pentecost …” v.1
A mighty wind came blowing, filled all the swirling air, And tongues of fire a-glowing inspired each person there.

82. *HYMN #128 “On Pentecost …” v.2
The people all around them were startled and amazed, To understand their language, as Christ the Lord they praised.

83. *HYMN #128 “On Pentecost …” v.2
What universal message, what great good news was here? That Christ, once dead, is risen to vanquish all our fear.

84. *HYMN #128 “On Pentecost …” v.3
God pours the Holy Spirit on all who would believe, On women, men, and children who would God’s grace receive.

85. *HYMN #128 “On Pentecost …” v.3
That Spirit knows no limit, bestowing life and power. The church, formed and reforming, responds in every hour.

86. *HYMN #128 “On Pentecost …” v.4
O Spirit, sent from heaven on this day long ago, Rekindle faith among us in all life’s ebb and flow,

87. *HYMN #128 “On Pentecost …” v.4
O give us ears to listen and tongues aflame with praise, So folk in every nation glad songs of joy shall raise.

88. BENEDICTION

89. POSTLUDE
“Rondo” ~John Bull