PREPARING TO HEAR GOD’S WORD CHIMES (The congregation is asked to pray for the blessing of God upon this service.)

God of power, may the boldness of your Spirit transform us, the gentleness of your Spirit lead us, and the gifts of your Spirit be our goal and our strength. Amen.

PRELUDE Prelude in Classic Style Gordon Young

INTROIT O Lord, Our Lord, Throughout the Earth TRAMPS AND HAWKERS

Iona community, Scotland Dylan Davis and Zachary Frank

†CALL TO WORSHIP

OPENING HYMN Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise ST. DENIO

CALL TO CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION from Before the Amen

RESPONSE Precious Lord, Take My Hand PRECIOUS LORD

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

†ACT OF PRAISE Gloria Patri MEINEKE

†PASSING OF THE PEACE

THE WORD

A TIME WITH CHILDREN Lynace Veit

Children may exit at this time. Parents of children ages 3 years and younger may take their children to the CE building for Extended Session, Room CE 103. Children 4 years old through first grade may exit for Worship Center in the fountain courtyard.

RESPONSE Take Me to the Water African American spiritual

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

FIRST SCRIPTURE READING Psalm 8 Pew Bible, page 466; large print, page 605

(Bibles are located in the racks beneath the pews.)

SECOND SCRIPTURE READING Genesis 2:18-24 Pew Bible, page 2; large print, page 3

This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

SERMON 'admah Rev. Alexandra Pappas

RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD

†AFFIRMATION OF FAITH - The Nicene Creed

MOMENT FOR DISCIPLESHIP

PRESENTATION OF OUR OFFERING

Offertory For the Beauty of the Earth John Rutter Dylan Davis and Zachary Frank

†Doxology TALLIS’ CANON (Sung to the tune of Hymn No. 675, All Praise to Thee, My God, This Night )

Stand, as you are able, and greet one another saying: “The peace of Christ be with you.”

Respond by saying: “And also with you.”

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.

God is with us here. God is with you there. God is with us everywhere.

O Lord, our Lord, throughout the earth How glorious is your name, And glorious too where unseen heavens Your majesty proclaim. On infant lips, in children’s song A strong defense you raise To counter enemy and threat, And foil the rebel’s ways. When I look up and see the skies Which your own fingers made, And wonder at the moon and stars, Each perfectly displayed; Then must I ask, “Why do you care?

(Continue your personal prayer of confession in silence.)

O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.

When I look at your heaven, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established,

What are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?

Yet you have made them a little lower than God, And crowned them with glory and honor.

O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name!

Precious Lord, take my hand; lead me on, help me stand; I am tired, I am weak, I am worn. Through the storm, through the night, lead me on to the light; Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and Virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death, and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated on the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father (and the Son), who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Why love humanity? And why keep every mortal name Fixed in your memory?” Yet such as us you made and meant Just less than gods to be; With honor and with glory, Lord, You crowned humanity. And then dominion you bestowed For all made by your hand, All sheep and cattle, birds and fish That move through sea or land. O Lord, our Lord, throughout the earth How glorious is your name.

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 like leaves on the tree, Then wither and perish; but naught changeth thee.

4. Thou reignest in glory; thou dwellest in light. Thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight. All praise we would render; O help us to see ‘Tis only the splendor of light hideth thee!

Merciful God, your steadfast love and desire to forgive give us courage to face the wrongs that we have done. We confess that we have broken our communities; we have turned away from the stranger; we have forgotten to love the land. We have pushed your priorities aside and refused to let your commandments question what we do. Forgive us, we pray. Restore us to our rightful minds, that we may walk with you in caring for your world and all its creatures, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

For the beauty of the earth, for the beauty of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies; Lord of all, To thee we raise this our joyful hymn of praise. For the beauty of each hour, of the day and of the night, Hill and vale, and tree and flower, Sun and moon and stars of light: Lord of all, To thee we raise this our joyful hymn of praise.

I love Jesus, I love Jesus. I love Jesus, yes, I do.

For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, Friends on earth, and friends above, For all gentle thoughts and mild: Lord of all, To thee we raise this our joyful hymn of praise. For each perfect give of thine to our race so freely given, Graces human and divine, Flowers of earth and buds of heaven: Lord of all, To thee we raise this our joyful hymn of praise.

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.

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A Service for the Worship of God Ten Forty-Five O’Clock

October 3, 2021 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

World Communion Sunday

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us worship God.

SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

Invitation Great Prayer of Thanksgiving and Lord’s Prayer The Lord be with you And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. . . RESPONSE Eat This Bread BERTHIER

Words of Institution

Communion of the People

Prayer after Communion

HYMN Today We All Are Called to Be Disciples KINGSFOLD

CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

BENEDICTION RESPONSE Through the Love of God Our Savior Welsh melody

POSTLUDE Little Prelude in G Minor J. S. Bach

† Worshipers standing if able.

“Eat this bread; drink this cup; come to me and never be hungry. Eat this bread; drink this cup; trust in me and you will not thirst.”

WORSHIP NOTES

WE WELCOME FRIENDS AND VISITORS. This church is for anyone who wants to be counted as a disciple of Jesus Christ, and who wants to be included in its worship and work. Thank you for signing your name and address on the attendance pad. WORSHIP BAGS are available for children elementary age and younger. Inside each bag a variety of worship aids can be found to help children participate fully in worship, including bookmarks, children’s bulletins, crayons, pencils, and more! Worship Bags can be found in the narthex and at the front entrances of the sanctuary. Please return them at the end of the service. Children’s Bibles are also available for children’s use during worship. CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS WELCOME IN WORSHIP! Childcare is provided if needed. The Infant and Toddler nursery is found in CE 106 & 108. Children ages 4 years and younger may go to the CE building for Extended Session, Room CE 103. A comfort and cry room is located on the same floor as the sanctuary, behind the gathering area, around the corner and down the hall from the elevators. The cry room is equipped with a speaker, so you will be able to hear the worship service while there. WE EXPRESS sincere sympathy to Jan Melton and family in the death of her mother, Billie Waterman, September 18, 2021, and we rejoice with them in the assurance of resurrection. THE FLOWERS for our services each Sunday are generously given by members of our church in memory or in honor of a special person, event, or group. After the service they may be picked up by the family or left to be delivered to our hospitalized and homebound members. If you are interested in providing flowers, please call Carole Mullen, 318-840-7399.

THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT Ruth Stull—September 27, 2021

We express sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Ruth Stull, and we rejoice with them in the assurance of resurrection.

1. Through the love of God our Savior All will be well; Free and changeless is his favor; All must be well; Precious is the love that healed us, Perfect is the grace that sealed us, Strong the hand stretched forth to shield us; All, all is well.

2. We expect a bright tomorrow, All will be well; Faith can sing through days of sorrow, All must be well; While his truth we are applying, And upon his love relying, God is every need supplying. All, all is well.

1. Today we all are called to be disciples of the Lord, To help to set the captive free, make plowshare out of sword, To feed the hungry, quench their thirst, make love and peace our fast, To serve the poor and homeless first, our ease and comfort last.

2. God made the world and at its birth ordained our human race To live as stewards of the earth, responding to God’s grace. But we are vain and sadly proud; we sow not peace but strife. Our discord spreads a deadly cloud that threatens all of life.

3. Pray justice may come rolling down as in a mighty stream, With righteousness in field and town to cleanse us and redeem. For God is longing to restore an earth where conflicts cease, A world that was created for a harmony of peace.

4. May we in service to our God act out the living word, And walk the road the saints have trod till all have seen and heard. As stewards of the earth may we give thanks in one accord To God Who calls us all to be disciples of the Lord.

Photograph by Vivaan Trivedii