1. April 29, 2018
Welcome to OPC

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

3. Ringing of the Bell Prelude “Psalm XIX” ~Marcello
Lighting of the candles

4. *CALL TO WORSHIP AND INVOCATION
L: We are born anew.
P: We have a living hope.
L: We have an enduring inheritance.
P: It is God’s love for us.

5. L: We trust God. P: We rejoice with hearts filled with praise
L: We trust God. P: We rejoice with hearts filled with praise. L: Words cannot begin to express our joy. P: How can we express what it means to be invited into God’s presence?

6. L: Let us worship God this day.

7. *HYMN #469 “Morning Has Broken” v.1
Morning has broken like the first morning, Blackbird has spoken like the first bird. Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning! Praise for them springing fresh from the Word!

8. *HYMN #469 “Morning Has Broken” v.2
Sweet the rain’s new fall sunlit from heaven, Like the first dewfall on the first grass. Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden Sprung in completeness where God’s feet pass.

9. *HYMN #469 “Morning Has Broken” v.3
Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning Born of the one light Eden saw play! Praise with elation, Praise every morning, God’s re-creation of the new day!

10. *PRAYER OF CONFESSION (unison)
We haven’t seen the truth. We have only heard what others have said. We worry that our doubts keep us from true belief.

11. We reject the rich inheritance you offer us as we pursue our own foolish ways. Yet we long to know the truth and to understand you fully. Come to us, bringer of peace.

12. Forgive our doubts; show us your ways, and lead us into your truth
Forgive our doubts; show us your ways, and lead us into your truth. Amen. (silence is observed for reflection and prayer)

13. *ASSURANCE OF PARDON

14. *GLORIA PATRI (#579)
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen.

15. “Somewhere in the Silence” ~Martin
CHOIR ANTHEM
“Somewhere in the Silence” ~Martin

16. Time With Young Christians

17. PROCLAIMING THE WORD SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 16

18. Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge
Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.’ As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble, in whom is all my delight. Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows; their drink-offerings of blood I will not

19. pour out or take their names upon my lips
pour out or take their names upon my lips. The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; I have a goodly heritage. I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.

20. I keep the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also rests secure. For you do not give me up to Sheol, or let your faithful one see the Pit. You show me the path of life.

21. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.

22. SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Peter 1:3-9

23. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,

24. who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith – being more precious than gold that,

25. though perishable, is tested by fire – may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,

26. for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. L: This is the Word of the Lord. P: Thanks be to God!

27. “By Faith Alone”
John Goehle

28. *HYMN #399 “We Walk By Faith…” v.1
We walk by faith and not by sight; no gracious words we hear. From Christ who spoke as none e’er spoke; but we believe Him near.

29. *HYMN #399 “We Walk By Faith…” v.2
We may not touch His hands and side, nor follow where He trod; But in His promise we rejoice, and cry, “My Lord and God!”

30. *HYMN #399 “We Walk By Faith…” v.3
Help then, O Lord, our unbelief; and may our faith abound To call on You when You are near and seek where You are found:

31. *HYMN #399 “We Walk By Faith…” v.4
That, when our life of faith is done, in realms of clearer light We may behold You as You are, with full and endless sight.

32. OFFERING OUR GIFTS TO GOD Offertory Invitation Offertory “Pavane” ~Young

33. *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.

34. *PRAYER OF DEDICATION (unison)
You, O God, are our refuge. You provide for us and keep us from stumbling. You offer us life itself and the deep peace of your presence.

35. We offer you ourselves to you this day, trusting in your grace
We offer you ourselves to you this day, trusting in your grace. We affirm that you are our God. May these gifts honor you, as they continue your work of offering the world a living hope.

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

37. 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.

38. 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.

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

40. BEARING AND FOLLOWING THE WORD INTO THE WORLD

41. I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river in-a my soul.
*HYMN #368 “I’ve Got Peace Like a River” v.1
I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river in-a my soul.

42. *HYMN #368 “I’ve Got Peace Like a River” v.2
I’ve got joy like a fountain, I’ve got joy like a fountain in-a my soul.

43. I’ve got love like an ocean, I’ve got love like an ocean in-a my soul.
*HYMN #368 “I’ve Got Peace Like a River” v.3
I’ve got love like an ocean, I’ve got love like an ocean in-a my soul.

44. BENEDICTION

45. Postlude
“Fanfare” ~Lemmens