Communion Sunday, The Cup And The Bread…
November 28, 2012
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
WELCOME EVERYONE!
November 4, 2012
Service of Holy Communion
Welcome & Announcements
Songs # 35 Holy, Holy, Holy
# 73 Majesty
Invocation
You call me your servant. Grant me the grace this day, to speak every word with your voice, to greet each person with your compassion, to make each decision with your wisdom, to see every opportunity with your vision. In every breath I take, may others see your glory revealed. Amen.
Call to Worship
Come, all you who are weary.
Come, all you who are broken.
Come, all you who are beaten down, abused, depressed and full of sorrow.
Come, come and worship.
Let the praise of your heart be honest and pure.
Find joy and rest in God’s presence. God is here, waiting for you. Come.
Come to this place of respite and sanctuary to be strengthened for the ministry we share!
Come this day to worship, adore and praise. Come!
Prayers of the People
Offering
Gift of music from Hitomi Koyama
Offering Prayer
Doxology #572 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Message Praise
Psalm 146
Hymn # 85 Crown Him With Many Crowns
Prayer of Confession
Gracious God, forgive us for shutting you out.
We think you are only present when we pray.
SILENT MEDITATION
Lord, help us to remember that you are there, wherever we go, wherever we stay.
Thank you for being with us, for being our, God With Us. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
In Jesus Christ, God forgives us and grants us mercy and grace. Believe the good news of the gospel.
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Thanks be to God!
Celebration #575 Glory Be To The Father
Service of Holy Communion
The Invitation
The Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Words of Institution
The Communion of the People
The Closing Prayer
Hymn # 200 The Church’s One Foundation
Benediction
Postlude
Jesus Has Us Moving…
November 28, 2012
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
WELCOME EVERYONE!
October 28, 2012
Welcome & Announcements
Songs # 170 Give Thanks
# 59 Glory to the Lamb
Invocation
Call to Worship
You have heard of the glory of God! Enter into the presence of the Almighty, and see.
See that God is good. See in our transformed lives and in the hope we share.
I will praise the Lord at all times; praise for God is always on my lips.
My whole being praises the Lord. The poor will hear and be glad.
Glorify the Lord with me, and let us praise God’s name together.
I asked the Lord for help, and God answered me, saving me from all that I feared.
The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear God, and God saves them.
Examine and see how good the Lord is. Happy is the person who trusts God.
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Prayer of Confession
Gracious God, how often we have lived as if there were no hope to be found.
We neglect to see Christ in the other person; we do not look for the brightness of Christ’s love in the shadows. We have forgotten how to share hope with those in need.
SILENT MEDITATION
Lord, forgive us our short-sightedness and give us the vision to see you at work in the world around us.
And when we see others who are hurting, enable us to find ways of bringing your hope to them. Through Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
In Jesus Christ, God forgives us and grants us mercy and grace. Believe the good news of the gospel.
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Thanks be to God!
Celebration #575 Glory Be To The Father
Message Are You Willing to Relocate?
Mark 10: 46 – 52
Hymn # 140 In the Cross of Christ I Glory
Prayers of the People
Offering
Gift of music from Zach Lopes
Offering Prayer
Doxology #572 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Hymn # 225 Standing on the Promises
Benediction
Postlude
Jesus Came To Serve…
October 30, 2012
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
WELCOME EVERYONE!
October 21, 2012
Welcome & Announcements
Songs # 242 We Have Come Into His House
# 66 He Is Exalted (2X)
Invocation
Call to Worship
We bless the Lord, as we gather for worship as God’s children.
We come to remember who you are and whose we are. O Lord, you are very great.
We gather in worship to be renewed in our faith.
We come with hearts open to receive God’s love.
We gather in worship to catch a vision of what might be.
We come ready to change what is.
We gather for worship in gratitude for all we have been given.
With thanksgiving, we lift our voices in songs of praise.
Song # 194 Father, I Adore You
Children’s Message
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Prayer of Confession
Gracious God, we have often abused the power you have given us.
We have hurt family members; we have ignored those who are less fortunate; we have refused to share what we have; we have not cared about the feelings of others.
SILENT MEDITATION
Lord, forgive us our sins, and show us where we have been wrong.
Give us the ability to acknowledge our shortcomings and change. Help us to live as people who have much to share. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
In Jesus Christ, God forgives us and grants us mercy and grace. Believe the good news of the gospel.
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Thanks be to God!
Celebration #575 Glory Be To The Father
Message Be Careful What You Ask For
Mark 10: 35 – 45
Hymn # 476 O Christian Haste Your Mission High
Prayers of the People
Offering
Gift of music from Zach Lopes
Offering Prayer
Doxology #572 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Hymn # 350 Open My Eyes That I May See
Benediction
Postlude
Communion Sunday: The Cup And The Bread…
October 30, 2012
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
WELCOME EVERYONE!
October 7, 2012
Service of Holy Communion
Welcome & Announcements
Songs # 131 Spirit of the Living God
# 5 Thou Art Worthy
Invocation
Call to Worship
Come, all you who are weary.
Come, all you who are broken.
Come, all you who are beaten down, abused, depressed and full of sorrow.
Come, come and worship.
Let the praise of your heart be honest and pure.
Find joy and rest in God’s presence. God is here, waiting for you. Come.
Come to this place of respite and sanctuary to be strengthened for the ministry we share!
Come this day to worship, adore and praise. Come!
Prayers of the People
Offering
Gift of music from Zach Lopes
Offering Prayer
Doxology #572 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Message Relationships
Mark 10: 2 – 16
Hymn # 473 Take Up Thy Cross and Follow Me
Prayer of Confession
Gracious God, your love for us is beyond our understanding. We ask your forgiveness because we take our relationships too lightly, because we treat those close to us with coldness, and because we often treat strangers with contempt.
We have not loved wholeheartedly; we have not guarded our words as we should; and we have put our own interests first, rather than the interests of others.
SILENT MEDITATION
Lord, teach us through the example of Jesus how to love.
Teach us how to share, how to be in community with others. We humbly pray in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Celebration #575 Glory Be To The Father
Service of Holy Communion
The Invitation
The Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Words of Institution
The Communion of the People
The Closing Prayer
Hymn # 32 How Great Thou Art
Benediction
Postlude
With Jesus, There Is Always Hope!
October 17, 2012
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
WELCOME EVERYONE!
September 30, 2012
Welcome & Announcements
Songs # 89 There’s Something About That Name
# 206 Jesus Is King
Invocation
Call to Worship
What would it be like, if we could trust God completely?
What would it be like, if we were aware of God’s presence with us, all the time?
What would it be like, if we could worship God, with our whole heart, holding nothing back?
In worship, we catch a glimpse of such whole-hearted, unrestrained faith.
In worship, we draw near to the God who has already drawn near to us.
In worship, we present ourselves honestly, just as we are, and sense that God accepts us and understands. Let us worship God together!
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Prayer of Confession
Loving God, we know that you call us to live out our faith each day, with acts of generosity and kindness. You call us to be shepherds, not out of obligation, but out of love and devotion for you.
But, we fall short of this ideal. You ask us to love our neighbor, but we restrict our compassion and put up boundaries.
SILENT MEDITATION
Forgive us Gracious God.
We ask that you redirect us, so that we will follow your loving example. We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
(spoken by all as in the Prayer)
In Jesus Christ, God forgives us and grants us mercy and grace. Believe the good news of the gospel.
In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Thanks be to God!
Celebration #575 Glory Be To The Father
Message Who Are You?
1 Peter 1: 13 – 23
Hymn # 531 Happy the Home When God is There
Prayers of the People
Offering
Gift of music from Zach Lopes
Offering Prayer
Doxology #572 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Hymn # 320 Simply Trusting Everyday Benediction
Postlude
…For The Least Of These…
October 3, 2012
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
WELCOME EVERYONE!
September 23, 2012
Welcome & Announcements
Songs # 35 Holy, Holy Is The Lord of Hosts
# 108 Alleluia
Invocation
Call to Worship
Let us give this hour to our God, as we welcome each other with the sign of peace.
Let us receive each other as a child of God. As we welcome each other, we welcome the one who brought us here!
(Pause now, and turn to the person next to you and give God’s sign of peace.)
Listen up, if you want to be wise!
Wisdom won’t be found in the company of troublemakers.
Smart-mouths, manipulators and know-it-alls won’t lead you in the right way, either.
Instead, wisdom is part and parcel with the Word of God.
Wise people soak themselves in the Scriptures.
The Bible doesn’t stay on their shelves; they read it with eagerness and joy!
Because they know the Word, wise people are ready when trouble comes.
The Word feeds their souls.
It renews their hearts so that they are at peace.
We give you thanks, Lord, for your gracious Word!
Based on Psalm 1
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Prayer of Confession
Gracious God, we know how easy it is to forget that we are all created in your image. How quickly we judge people by what they wear or what they do….rather than who they are. How easy it is to lift our voices in criticism rather than lift our hands in compassionate care. How fast we are to dodge reality, rather than face what is, and make it better.
SILENT MEDITATION
Loving God, forgive us we pray. Grant us the wisdom to listen with love and the courage to speak out for those who have lost their voices. We ask in the name of Jesus the Christ, who came to show us what a life of love looks like. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Celebration #575 Glory Be To The Father
Message Jesus Teaching
Mark 9: 30 – 37
Hymn # 37 Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Prayers of the People
Offering
Gift of music from Andy Villemez
Offering Prayer
Doxology#572 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Hymn # 318 When We Walk With the Lord
Benediction
Postlude
With Jesus, There Is Always Hope!
October 3, 2012
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
WELCOME EVERYONE!
September 9, 2012
Welcome & Announcements
Songs # 90 His Name Is Wonderful
# 68 We Will Glorify
Invocation
Call to Worship
Open up your hearts; lift up your hands! We come to you seeking healing. The time to worship is now!
Lift up your face to the Father, whose faithfulness is great. The time to worship is now!
Dance, sing, rejoice! Let all that is within you bring praise to the one true God, who has our destiny in his hands. The time to worship is now!
To you, great holy God, we give this hour, that your name may be made great and your glory known among all people. The time to worship is now!
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Prayer of Confession
Gracious God, healer of all, we come in need of healing. We suffer afflictions and continue trying to heal ourselves.
We often ignore your healing powers. But in our hearts we know that you are the source of all that is good.
SILENT MEDITATION
Lord, now we come to you in humility, begging you to strengthen our faith. Feed us with the crumbs of your goodness; help us to avoid what is evil.
Restore us we pray and forgive our sins, that we might again delight in your will and walk in your ways. We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Celebration #575 Glory Be To The Father
Message Being on the Outside
Mark 7: 24 – 37
Hymn # 398 I Come to the Garden Alone
Prayers of the People
Offering
Gift of music from Zach Lopes
Offering Prayer
Doxology#572 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Hymn # 483 We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations
Benediction
Postlude
Communion Sunday; The Cup and The Bread…
September 19, 2012
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
WELCOME EVERYONE!
September 2, 2012
Welcome & Announcements
Songs # 87 Praise the Name of Jesus
# 73 Majesty
Invocation
Call to Worship
What does God seek of those who seek the Lord?
To walk with a clear conscience and do the right thing;
To speak truth from the heart and do no harm to neighbors;
To stand by one’s word, even when waffling might be advantageous;
To not make another’s misfortune a cause for one’s own profit;
To not use words as weapons;
To not put one’s judgment up to the highest bidder;
Those who do these words will be found in the One they seek.
Come, let us worship our Creator God!
Prayers of the People
Offering
Gift of music from Zach Lopes
Offering Prayer
Doxology#572 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Message Do As I Say
James 1: 17 – 27
Hymn # 320 Simply Trust
Prayer of Confession
Gracious, we ask forgiveness because we often separate faith from service, and grace from ministry.
By your Spirit’s working inside our lives and communities, restore wholeness to us. We want our speech and our actions to flow effortlessly, showing that our word and deed give witness to your uncommon grace.
SILENT MEDITATION
Lord, the world needs to hear your word in Jesus Christ.
May our witness be complemented, not contradicted, by the way we live. This we pray and thus we would live in Jesus Christ. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Celebration #575 Glory Be To The Father
Service of Holy Communion
The Invitation
The Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Words of Institution
The Communion of the People
The Closing Prayer
Hymn # 275 Come We That Love the Lord
Benediction
Postlude
What Choices Have You Made Lately?
September 6, 2012
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
WELCOME EVERYONE!
August 26, 2012
Welcome & Announcements
Songs # 176 Arise Shine
# 236 This Is The Day
Invocation
Why have you come here?
We have come for the hope and wholeness we find in God.
Why have you come here?
We have come because we are pilgrims, and Christ is found on the journey.
Bu,t why have you come here?
We have come because this place and these people offer the Spirit’s sanctuary.
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Prayer of Confession
John 6: 41 – 55
Gracious God, we ask your forgiveness when your words and ways seem difficult.
Soften us when we harden our views about you and others. Refresh us when we take offense instead of understanding.
SILENT MEDITATION
Lord, remind us through your Spirit that even when we stumble, you are there to renew our spirits.
You are there to enlighten our minds, to cast away that which deadens us, and to take on that which leads to life in Jesus Christ. We choose to follow Christ, not because we must, but because we may. In His name. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Celebration #575 Glory Be To The Father
Message Choices
John 6: 56 – 69
Hymn # 393 Take Time To Be Holy
Prayers of the People
Offering
Gift of music from Zach Lopes
Offering Prayer
Doxology#572 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Hymn # 3 God, Our Father, We Adore Thee
Benediction
Postlude
Glorify The Lord
September 6, 2012
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
WELCOME EVERYONE!
August 19, 2012
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
Song # 206 Jesus Is King
# 103 We Worship and Adore You (3X)
Invocation
Call to Worship
We are here together, as one, to worship!
We are sisters and brothers, daughters and sons, in the family of God.
Let us lift our voices as one voice.
Let us worship, not as separate beings, but as one body, the body of Christ.
Let us rejoice that he has given us each other, and celebrate the gift of living as one church.
May we be unified in our words and songs and prayers.
Come together now, as one, to worship!
Thanksgiving Prayer
Children’s Time
Prayer of Confession
Gracious God, we confess that we ought to recognize you as the Lord of Life.
But we want you on our terms, in a manner that is comfortable and cozy. We want to take or leave you, as we choose, when we choose.
But you will have none of it.
SILENT MEDITATION
Lord, we know that you will have us on your terms, not our terms.
We surrender. We will enter into the life eternal that you are granting. We pray in the name of Jesus our Savior. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Celebration #575 Glory Be To The Father
Message “Taking Jesus At His Word” by Elder William Bailey, St. Luke 5: 1 – 10
Hymn # 288 Amazing Grace
Prayers of the People
Offering
Gift of music from Zach Lopes
Offering Prayer
Doxology #572 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Hymn # 636 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
Benediction
Postlude
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