Welcome! We are so glad you are here!

1. Welcome! We are so glad you are here!

2. It is our hope that you will feel INVITED, WELCOMED, and LOVED as you worship with us.

3. Before the worship service begins, please turn off your cell phone. God may be calling YOU, but probably not on your cell phone. Please turn off your cell phone, or put it on vibrate.

4. CALL TO REFLECTION • PRELUDE – • Basse de Cromorne • Clerambault • Dr. Alan Cook, guest organist

5. The News • of the • Community

6. Visitors, to First Church! Following worship, please join us on the patio for refreshments.

7. Monday, September 9th, 9:00 – Noon Friday, September 13th, 9:00 – Noon

8. Join Presbyterian Women’s Circle 1 for TACO TUESDAY, September 10th, 5:30 p.m. at Patron Azteca Mexican restaurant (5181 Sheridan St.). Contact Ellen Yamrick or Kathryn Tyahla if you will be attending.

9. A new Group for Seniors will have their first meeting September 16thfrom 1 – 3 pm in the chapel. All seniors are invited and welcome to bring friends. See Louise Hardenburg or Penny Johns for information.

10. — CHOIR REHEARSALS RETURN — Westminster Choir, Sunday, September 15th, 10 a.m.; Bell Choir, Sunday, September 22nd, 9:30 a.m. Contact Jerry Myers for information.

11. SCOUT SUNDAY Sunday, September 22nd 11 a.m. Troop 420

12. WORSHIP SCHEDULE (Now through May 25, 2020) 8:30 a.m.: Morning Glory Service 10:00 a.m.: WaumbaLand 10:20 a.m.: Bible Study 11:00 a.m.: Classic Service

13. For information about First Church and our activities, please visit our website: fpcoh.org

14. PRAYER OF TRANSFORMATION

15. *Hymn • Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee • # 464 in the Blue Hymnal

16. Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love;Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee, Opening to the sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; Drive the gloom of doubt away; Giver of immortal gladness, Fill us with the light of day.

17. All Thy works with joy surround Thee, Earth and heaven reflect Thy rays, Stars and angels sing around Thee, Center of unbroken praise. Field and forest, vale and mountain, Flowery meadow, flashing sea, Chanting bird and flowing fountain, Call us to rejoice in Thee.

18. Mortals, join the happy chorusWhich the morning stars began; Love divine is reigning o’er us, Joining all in heaven's plan. Ever singing, march we onward, Victors in the midst of strife, Joyful music leads us sunward In the triumph song of life.

19. PRAYER OF FORGIVENESS – • (in unison) • Adapted from • St. Thomas Aquinas • (1225-74)

20. O Creator past all telling, • you have so beautifully • set out all parts of • the universe; you are the true fount of wisdom and the noble origin of all things.

21. Be pleased to shed on the darkness of my mind the beam and warmth of your light to dispel my ignorance and forgive my sin. Instruct my speech and touch my lips with graciousness;

22. make me keen to understand, quick to learn, and able to remember; and keep me finely tuned to interpret • your word, for you are God • for ever and ever.

23. In your blessed name • Jesus, • we pray. Amen.

24. A TIME • OF SILENCE

25. Assurance of Forgiveness

26. *Amazing Grace (# 280, verse 1) Amazing grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see.

27. Solo — • Make Me a Channel • of Your Peace  • arr. Jane Holstein • Jasmine Williams, soloist

28. A TIME WITH THE Children

29. The News • of the • Community

30. Visitors, to First Church! Following worship, please join us on the patio for refreshments.

31. Sign up to attend a House meeting!! Get to know your neighbors in the pew, and share your hopes and concerns for our church and community! See the bulletin insert.

33. Living A Life of Freedom The Power of True Freedom The Ten Beautiful Truths That Liberate Your Life The Second Truth, The Danger of the Pigeonhole Galatians 5:5-18 Deuteronomy 5:8-10

34. Thanksgiving for the Word

35. O Word of God incarnate, O Wisdom from on high, O Truth unchanged, unchanging, O Light of our dark sky: We praise You for the radiance That from the hallowed page, A lantern to our footsteps, Shines on from age to age.

36. Scripture Readings — Deuteronomy 5:8-10 (Old Testament, Page 162 in NRSV pew Bible)

37. You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

38. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God,

39. punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and fourth generation of those who reject me,

40. but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.

41. Living A Life of Freedom The Power of True Freedom The Ten Beautiful Truths That Liberate Your Life The Second Truth, The Danger of the Pigeonhole Galatians 5:5-18 Deuteronomy 5:8-10

42. * This We Believe • (Congregation reads words in bold) • From the • Westminster Larger Catechism, Question 5 This We Believe (in unison) The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the -dead; he ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God the Father; from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sin, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. *Hymn of Commitment - Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized # 70 The News of the Community (Sing 2 times) Holy Spirit, come to us, Kindle in us the fire of your love. Holy Spirit, come to us. Holy Spirit, come to us. Prayers of the People & The Lord's Prayer - (Debtors version) (front of Hymnal, pg. 16) Response - Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Melt me, mold me, Fill me, use me. Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me.

43. God is….. • infinite in being, glory, blessedness, and perfection, all sufficient, • eternal, unchangeable, incomprehensible, everywhere present, almighty, This We Believe (in unison) The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the -dead; he ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God the Father; from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sin, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. *Hymn of Commitment - Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized # 70 The News of the Community (Sing 2 times) Holy Spirit, come to us, Kindle in us the fire of your love. Holy Spirit, come to us. Holy Spirit, come to us. Prayers of the People & The Lord's Prayer - (Debtors version) (front of Hymnal, pg. 16) Response - Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Melt me, mold me, Fill me, use me. Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me.

44. knowing all things, • most wise, most holy, • most just, most merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth. This We Believe (in unison) The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the -dead; he ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God the Father; from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sin, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. *Hymn of Commitment - Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized # 70 The News of the Community (Sing 2 times) Holy Spirit, come to us, Kindle in us the fire of your love. Holy Spirit, come to us. Holy Spirit, come to us. Prayers of the People & The Lord's Prayer - (Debtors version) (front of Hymnal, pg. 16) Response - Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me; Melt me, mold me, Fill me, use me. Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me.

45. HYMN OF COMMITMENT • God of the Sparrow • # 272 in the Blue Hymnals

46. God of the sparrowGod of the whaleGod of the swirling starsHow does the creature say AweHow does the creature say Praise

47. God of the earthquakeGod of the stormGod of the trumpet blastHow does the creature cry WoeHow does the creature cry Save

48. God of the rainbowGod of the crossGod of the empty graveHow does the creature say GraceHow does the creature say Thanks

49. God of the hungryGod of the sickGod of the prodigalHow does the creature say CareHow does the creature say Life

50. God of the neighbourGod of the foeGod of the pruning hookHow does the creature say LoveHow does the creature say Peace