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9:00AM/10:30AM Services
June 1, 2025
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
Sunday, June 1, 2025 9:00AM & 10:30AM
PLEASE SILENCE OR PLACE YOUR CELL PHONE ON VIBRATE.
GATHERING
PRELUDE
WORDS OF WELCOME
*CALL TO WORSHIP (Samuel Longfellow 1819-1892)
Leader: Holy Spirit, truth divine, dawn upon this soul of mine;
People: Word of God and inward light, wake my spirit, clear my sight.
Leader: Holy Spirit, love divine, glow within this heart of mine.
People: Kindle every high desire, purge me now in thy pure fire.
Leader: Holy Spirit, peace divine, still this restless heart of mine.
People: Speak to calm this tossing sea, stayed with thy tranquility.
Leader: Holy Spirit, joy divine, gladden thou this heart of mine;
People: In the desert ways I’ll sing, praise to you my heart will bring!
*PRAYER OF INVOCATION
*HYMN
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
*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.
*GLORY BE TO THE FATHER
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Gracious Lord Jesus, we confess that at times we run around in life as if possessed by anything other than your love. A legion of concerns and worries can easily overwhelm us. And we can forget all that you have done for us. Help us to recall the good things you have done, and how you have shown mercy upon us. May we be eager to proclaim your love and bear witness to your grace. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Leader: If anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation; the old has passed away. Behold, the new has come. 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
Leader: This is the word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God!
John 14:15-21
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