GOVERNMENT STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Mobile, Alabama Sunday, July 26, 2020 | 9AM THE EIGHTH SUNDAY IN PENTECOST
GATHERING CHIMING OF THE HOUR
WESTMINSTER
Priére à Notre-Dame, Opus 25/III
PRELUDE
Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897)
WELCOME
REV. REBEKAH ABEL LAMAR
CALL TO WORSHIP We give thanks to the Lord with our whole hearts, because God’s steadfast love never ceases. “Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go,” says the Lord. With trust in God’s faithfulness, let us worship God. HYMN 41
O Worship the King, All Glorious Above! LYONS
PRAYER OF CONFESSION unison God of mystery, we do not understand your ways, and our confusion leads us to make our own plans. We trust our own standards; we separate and categorize; we judge the performance of others. We fail to trust your power and fail to see you working your purposes out. Forgive our arrogance and our impatience, Lord. Have mercy on our failings, and restore us to the path of trust and faith. In the name of Christ we pray, Amen. ASSURANCE OF PARDON
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RESPONSE | HYMN 735
I Need Thee Every Hour (vs. 1,2)
PROCLAIMING THE WORD PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
CASI CALLAWAY
FIRST READING
Matthew 13:44-52
CHILDREN’S SERMON
ALEXANDRA HUTSON
SECOND READING
Genesis 29:15-28
SERMON
REV. REBEKAH ABEL LAMAR
THANKSGIVING HYMN 735 AFFIRMATION OF FAITH unison
I Need Thee Every Hour (vs. 3,4) NEED
ALEXANDRA HUTSON
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 Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on 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 Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. OFFERTORY
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DOXOLOGY | HYMN 607
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow OLD HUNDREDTH
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! PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION & THANKSGIVING
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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
SENDING HYMN 321
The Church’s One Foundation AURELIA
BENEDICTION POSTLUDE
Toccata, Opus 25/IV Boëllmann
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The Sanctuary Flowers are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Gill by Ted & Linda Burke. 300 Government Street Mobile, Alabama 36602 251.432.1749 | gspcmobile.org Member PC(USA)
Staff REV. REBEKAH ABEL LAMAR Pastor & Head of Staff rebekah@gspcmobile.org ALEXANDRA HUTSON Associate Pastor alexandra@gspcmobile.org TOMMY WATTS Director of Music & Organist Communications tommy@gspcmobile.org
ADULT BIBLE STUDY (online) Women’s Bible Study—Tuesdays at 10AM Contact: Laurie Shorter or Mary Elizabeth Perry Study of the Forgotten Books Sundays at 10:15AM Contact: Laurie Shorter GIVING As you are able, please continue your regular giving during this time. Gifts may be mailed to the church or you may give online through PayPal at paypal.me/ gspcmobile.
SAMANTHA ANSELMO Children’s Choir Director
KATY PARTRIDGE Office & Property Manager katy@gspcmobile.org DAWN HEARN Bookkeeper bookkeeper@gspcmobile.org
THIS WEEK AT GSPC
BARBARA WILLIAMS Hostess barbara@gspcmobile.org SHELIA SMITH Director of Food Services MARILYN MILLS Sexton ARTHUR LEWIS Sexton
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