Traditional Worship Bulletin
Traditional Service
July 30, 2023 | 11:00 am
“Words from the Wise”
Proverbs 3:1-18
Rev. Lance Marshall
Senior Pastor
Welcome and Announcements
Dr. Mike Marshall, Associate Pastor
Prelude: “Fantasie on ‘All People That on Earth Do Dwell’”
Vivace
Paul Fey, arranger
Peggy Graff, organist
*Call to Worship
Rev. Phyllis Barren, Associate Pastor
One: Trust in the Lord with all your heart
All: and lean not on your own understanding.
One: In all your ways submit to God and God will make your paths straight.
All: We submit ourselves to You as You have gathered us in worship, O God. Let Your will be our will. Amen.
*Hymn 103: “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”
1 Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
in light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise.
2 Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might;
thy justice like mountains high soaring above
thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love.
3 To all life thou givest, to both great and small;
in all life thou livest, the true life of all;
we blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,
and wither and perish but naught changeth thee.
4 Thou reignest in glory; tho dwellest in light,
thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight;
all laud we would render, O help us to see
’tis only the splendor of light hideth thee.
*Affirmation of Faith 881
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
maker 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, dead, and buried;
the third day he rose from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic* church, the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
*Gloria Patri 70
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.
**Please be seated
Sacrament of Baptism
Chapel Grace Watts, daughter of Caroline and Marshall Watts
Baptismal Hymn 191: “Jesus Loves Me” (vs. 1)
Jesus loves me, this I know,
for the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to him belong;
they are weak, but he is strong.
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
Congregational Response
With God’s help we will so order our lives after the example of Christ that Chapel Grace, surrounded by steadfast love, may be established in the faith, and confirmed and strengthened in the way that leads to life eternal.
Faith Like a Child
*Hymn 598: “O Word of God Incarnate”
1 O Word of God incarnate,
O Wisdom from on high,
O Truth, unchanged, unchanging,
O Light of our dark sky!
We praise Thee for the radiance
that from the hallowed page,
a lantern to our footsteps,
shines on from age to age.
2 The church from you, our Savior,
received the gift divine,
and still that light is lifteth
o’er all the earth to shine.
It is the sacred vessel
where gems of truth are stored;
it is the heav’n-drawn picture
Of Christ, the living Word.
3 The Scripture is a banner
before God’s host unfurled;
it is a shining beacon
above the darkling world.
It is the chart and compass
that o’er life’s surging tide,
mid mists and rocks and quicksands,
to you, O Christ, will guide.
4 O make your Church, dear Savior,
a lamp of purest gold,
to bear before the nations
your true light as of old;
O teach your wandering pilgrims
by this, their path to trace,
till, clouds and darkness ended,
they see you face to face.
Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-18
God speaks to us through the reading of scripture.
Thanks be to God.
Sermon Series: Words From the Wise
Rev. Lance Marshall, Senior Pastor
Pastoral Prayer
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. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)
Offertory: “I Will Trust in the Lord”
William Farley Smith, arranger
MorningSong
Thomas Williams, director
*Doxology 95
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow.
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*Benediction
One: Our gathering will soon be ended. Where will we go, and what will we do?
All: We will go out to be God’s people in the world.
One: May grace, peace, hope, love, and joy forever accompany you. Amen.
*Congregational Benediction: “Here I Am, Lord” (refrain)
Here I am, Lord. Is It I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.
*Postlude: “Fantasie on ‘All People That on Earth Do Dwell’”
III. Allegro
Paul Fey, arranger
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Notes from First Church
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The Sanctuary flowers are given in loving memory of Michael Patison’s birthday by Margaret Patison.
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