May 19 Order of Service and Announcements by Desert Hills Presbyterian Church

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9:00am/10:30am Services

May 19, 2024

SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY

Sunday, May 19, 2024 9:00am & 10:30am

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GATHERING

PRELUDE Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist J.S Bach

Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend from Orgelbüchlein

God of Tempest, God of Whirlwind arr. Paul Mantz

WORDS OF WELCOME

*CALL TO WORSHIP

Leader: When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. People: Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Leader: They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. People: All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

*PRAYER OF INVOCATION

*HYMN Spirit

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (Apostles’ Creed)

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.

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Almighty God, You poured Your Spirit upon gathered disciples, creating bold tongues, open ears, and a new community of faith. We confess that we hold back the force of Your Spirit among us. We do not listen to Your Word of Grace, speak the good news of Your love, or live as a people made one in Christ. Have mercy on us, O Lord. Transform our timid lives by the power of Your Spirit, and fill us with a burning desire to be Your faithful people, doing Your will for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON (John 3:16-17)

Leader: For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Therefore, let us assure one another of God’s pardon.

All: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God.

PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION

Spirit of God, speak once again through the Words of Scripture that our listening ears may hear Your voice. Help us to place Your Word in our minds, treasure it in our hearts, choose it with our wills, and live it through our bodies. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.

SCRIPTURE Acts 2:14-21 Page 1551 Pew Bible

Leader: This is the word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God!

ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OF ELDERS AND DEACONS (9:00am)

GRADUATING SENIORS (10:30am)

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

*GLORY BE TO THE FATHER

CARING

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.

*HYMN Spirit of the Living God

OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERTORY

God of Tempest, God of Whirlwind

God of tempest, God of whirlwind, as on Pentecost descend!

Drive us out from sheltered comfort; past these walls Your people send! Sweep us into costly service, there with Christ to bear the cross!

God of earthquake, God of thunder, shake us loose from lethargy! Break the chains of sin asunder, for earth’s healing, set us free! Crumble walls that still divide us; make us one in Christ our Lord!

God of passion, God unsleeping, stir in us love’s restlessness! Where the people cry in anguish, may we share your heart’s distress. Rouse us from content with evil; claim us for Your kingdom’s work!

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Chancel Choir Herman G. Stuempfle Jr.

*DOXOLOGY OLD

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION