June 29 — Rejoice and Celebrate!

June 29 — Rejoice and Celebrate

We welcome Rev. David Arndt, who will be leading us in worship today.
This is the day that the Lord has made!  Let us rejoice and celebrate together.

WELCOME 

PRELUDE — Praise to the Lord, the Almighty — arr. Bruce Greer                      

*CALL TO WORSHIP — Inspired by Psalm 16 — Julie McAllister    
One: Please protect me, O God. I trust in you for safety.
All: I say to Yahweh, “You are my God. All the good things I have come from you.”
One: How excellent are Yahweh’s faithful people. My greatest pleasure is to be with them.
All: Those who rush to other gods bring many troubles on themselves. I will not take part in their sacrifices. I will
not worship their gods.
One: You, Yahweh, are all that I have. You give me all which I need.
My future is in your hands.
All: How wonderful are your gifts to me. How good they are.
One: I praise Yahweh because God guides me. In the night my conscience warns me.
All: I am always aware of Yahweh’s presence. God is near. Nothing can shake me.
One: I am thankful and glad. I feel completely secure,
All: because you protect me from the power of death. I have served
you faithfully. You will not abandon me to the world of the dead.
One: You show me the path which leads to life.
All: Your presence fills me with joy and brings me pleasure forever.

*HYMN — Day by Day — #486  

Day by day and with each passing moment,

Strength I find to meet my trials here;

Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,

I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.

He whose heart is kind beyond all measure

Gives unto each day what he deems best–

Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,

Mingling toil with peace and rest.

Ev’ry day the Lord himself is near me,

With a special mercy for each hour;

All my cares He fain would bear, and cheer me,

He whose name is Counselor and Pow’r.

The protection of His child and treasure

Is a charge that on Himself He laid:

“As your days, your strength shall be in measure”–

This the pledge to me He made.

Help me then in ev’ry tribulation

So to trust Thy promises, O Lord,

That I lose not faith’s sweet consolation

Offered me within Thy holy Word.

Help me, Lord, when, toil and trouble meeting,

E’er to take, as from a father’s hand,

One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,

Till I reach the promised land.        

*PRAYER OF INVOCATION — Julie McAllister          

I am always aware of God’s presence. God is near. God’s presence fills me with joy and brings me pleasure forever.

*RESPONSE — Surely the Presence of the Lord is in This Place — #146

Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place;

I can feel His mighty power and His grace.

I can hear the brush of angel’s wings, 

I see glory on each face;

Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place.   

OLD TESTAMENT READING — I Kings 19:15-16, 19-21 — Julie McAllister                    

CHILDREN’S SERMON — That Cloak — Rev. David Arndt

SPECIAL MUSIC — Give Me Jesus — arr. Michael Ware

EPISTLE READING — Galatians 5:1, 13-25 — Rev. David Arndt                

COMMENT — Fruits of the Spirit                          

HYMN — Take My Life and Let It Be — #436

Take my life and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee.

Take my moments and my days;

let them flow in endless praise,

let them flow in endless praise.

Take my feet and let them be Swift and beautiful for Thee;

Take my voice and let me sing,

 Always only, for my King,

Always, only, for my King.

Take my lips and let them be Filled with messages for Thee;

Take my silver and my gold, 

Not a mite would I withhold,

Not a mite would I withhold.

Take my love, my God I pour At Thy feet its treasure store;

Take myself and I will be 

Ever, only, all for Thee,

Ever, only, all for Thee.

SERMON — Well, er, um — Rev. David Arndt

 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER — Rev. David Arndt

*HYMN — Wherever He Leads I’ll Go — #543  

“Take up thy cross and follow Me, ”I heard my Master say;

“I gave My life to ransom thee,  Surrender your all today”

Refrain:

Wherever He leads  I’ll go, Wherever He leads I’ll go,

I’ll follow my Christ who loves me so, Wherever He leads, I’ll go.

He drew me closer to His side, I sought His will to know,

And in that will, I now abide, Wherever He leads, I’ll go [Refrain]

It may be through the shadows dim, Or o’er the stormy sea, 

I take my cross and follow Him, Wherever He leadeth me. [Refrain]

My heart, my life, my all I bring To Christ who loves me so;

He is my Master, Lord, and King, Wherever He leads I’ll go. [Refrain]   

*BENEDICTION — Rev. David Arndt

*POSTLUDE — Little Prelude and Fugue in F — J.S. Bach

*When Moses asked the burning bush, “Who are you?” a voice answered, “Yahweh”. Yahweh is a Hebrew word which means something like “Having Been, Being, and Becoming”. Germans transliterate it as “Jehovah”. English Bibles often substitute “Lord” rather than translate it. *