Traditional Worship Bulletin
Traditional Service
July 9, 2023 | 11:00 am
“I Have My Doubts”
Job 40: 1-24
Rev. Lance Marshall
Senior Pastor
Welcome and Announcements
Rev. Zhenya Gurina Rodriguez, PhD, Associate Pastor
Prelude: “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”
Martin Luther/Johann Sebastien Bach
Terra Nova String Quartet
*Call to Worship
Rev. Phyllis Barren, Associate Pastor
One: The goodness of God has called us here!
All: We are recipients of God’s gracious love.
One: Though we have not always done what is right in God’s sight;
All: Yet God is merciful and forgiving.
One: Open your hearts and spirits to the refreshing love of God.
All: Help us, O Lord to live joyfully and peacefully in your sight. Amen
*Hymn 117: “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”
1. O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
our shelter from the stormy blast,
and our eternal home!
2. Under the shadow of thy throne,
still may we dwell secure;
sufficient is thine arm alone,
and our defense is sure.
3. Before the hills in order stood,
or earth received her frame,
from everlasting, thou art God,
to endless years the same.
4. A thousand ages, in thy sight,
are like an evening gone;
short as the watch that ends the night,
before the rising sun.
5. Time, like an ever rolling stream,
bears all who breathe away;
they fly forgotten, as a dream
dies at the opening day.
6. O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come;
be thou our guide while life shall last,
and our eternal home.
*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
Jude Wells Shurbet and Poppy Marie Shurbet, daughters of Megan and Jordan Shurbet
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 Jude Wells and Poppy Marie, 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
“Mister Mark” Burrows, Director of Children’s Ministries
*Hymn 147: “All Things Bright and Beautiful”
Scripture: Job 40: 1-24
God speaks to us through the reading of scripture.
Thanks be to God.
Sermon Series: I Have My Doubts
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: “Be Thou My Vision”
Traditional Irish Hymn
*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.
Postlude: “String Quartet in C Major K465 No. 19
III. Menuetto” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer
Terra Nova String Quartet was formed in September 2022. All four members are currently studying at DePaul School of Music and are coached by Professor Stephen Baldersto. They are participating in the 26th annual Mimir Chamber Music Festival at TCU.
Danira Rodriguez-Purcell, violin
José Andrés Robuschi, violin
Facundo Ortega, viola
Julianna Bray, cello
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Notes from First Church
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In addition to your regular contribution, every one dollar ($1) bill placed in the offering plate for the month of June will support the food bank.
The Sanctuary Flowers are given in loving memory of Judith Lokey by the Lokey family.
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