Grace Presbyterian Church
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Prelude “Thirty-Five Miniatures, No. 4” Flor Peeters Op. 55
Responsive Call to Worship
One: In God, there is more love than we can imagine and more grace than we can fathom.
All: In Jesus Christ, God meets us where we are and loves us as we are.
One: We are glad for this day and grateful for a time to celebrate the fruit of the Spirit and Her many gifts.
All: God brings good things into our lives, more than we can name, more than we can number.
One: Jesus is the bread of life, sustaining our souls and feeding our deepest hungers.
All: The Holy Spirit accompanies us on our way and is ever faithfully among us.
One: Let us worship the Triune God!
Opening Prayer
Hymn (insert) * “I’ve Got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy”
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Lesson (Unison) Genesis 3:8-15
They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” He said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.”
Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent tricked me, and I ate.” The LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you among all animals and among all wild creatures; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Time with Children
Song “Jesus Loves Me”
Unison Prayer of Confession followed by Personal Silent Confession Psalm 130
Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD. Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered. I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning. O Israel, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem. It is he who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
Assurance of Forgiveness
Gloria Patri
Passing of the Peace
Scripture Reading Mark 3:20-35
Message “People will be forgiven, but…” But?!? The Rev. Robin Miller Currás
Hymn 383 * “My Faith Looks Up to Thee”
Affirmation of Faith (in unison) 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1
But just as we have the same spirit of faith that is in accordance with scripture–“I believed, and so I spoke” –we also believe, and so we speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will bring us with you into his presence. Yes, everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal. For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Offertory “’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” Charles Albert Tindley arr. J. Jefferson Cleveland
Doxology Lasst Uns Erfreuen
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Pastoral Prayers concluding with the Lord’s Prayer
Hymn 467 * “How Great Thou Art”
Benediction
This morning’s liturgy was written by John Wurster (for Presbyterian Outlook, provided for free distribution) and by Pastor Robin.
Mark your calendars:
Sunday, June 9, after church, Special Session Meeting at the Manse
Wednesday, June 12, 10:00 am, Norma’s Bible Study at the Learning Center at Union Congregational Church
Thursday, June 13, 10:00 am, Church Rebuilding Meeting on Zoom
7:30 pm Choir Rehearsal in the chapel at Union Congregational Church
Daily Devotionals online Monday-Friday 9:00 AM. Check out www.gracemontclair.org for more information.
Food for the Little Pantry is always wanted and the supply is low right now. Non-perishables only please. Food may be dropped off at the Manse or placed in the basket as you enter or leave the chapel on Sunday.
The next Community Meal will be served on June 23. If you can provide an appetizer, salad or entree to feed thirty guests, please let a member of Friends of Grace or the church office know.
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