Power’s SOURCE which Every Person Needs Today!

Order of Worship Service, August 9     11:00  am (Printable PDF)
(Video will be posted LIVE on the church’s FB page at 11am.  Livestream will be cross-posted here ASAP once the livestream starts)

PRELUDE:         Prélude from Suite bergamasque by Claude Debussy
CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS
HYMN:   The Lone, Wild Bird (Sing the Faith#2052)
CONFESSION AND COMMITMENT    by John Lewis 

Do not get lost in a sea of despair.
Be hopeful. Be optimistic.
Our struggle is not the struggle of a day
a week, a month or a year.
It is the struggle of a lifetime.
Never, ever be afraid
to make some noise
and get in good trouble,
necessary trouble.
Nothing can stop the power
of a committed and determined people
to make a difference in our society.
Why?
Because human beings are the most dynamic link
to the Divine on this planet.”
Amen.

SUNG RESPONSE:   Halle, Halle, Halle, Hallelujah! (Glory to God#591)
(all sing refrain, choir will sing stanzas 1&2, with everyone joining in on refrain after each)
SCRIPTURE:   Psalm 68:32-35   Isaiah 40:29-31  Luke 9:1-6, 10-17   Luke 4:14
SUNG RESPONSE: You Walk Along Our Shoreline (Glory to God#170)
SERMON:Power’s SOURCE which Every Person Needs Today! (transcript pdf)
CHORAL ANTHEM: A Rose Touched by the Sun’s Warm Rays by Jean Berger, text by Maria Brubacher

A rose touched by the sun’s warm rays
All its petals gently does unfold;
So you, when touched by God’s great mercy,
Let joy and gladness win your soul.
Ein Blümlein wenn’s die Sonne spüret
(A rose when it feels the sun)
Sich öffnet stille, sanft und froh;
(Opens silently, gently and happily;)
Gnade dich berühret,
(May grace touch you)
Lass auch dein Herz bewirken so.
(Let your heart also do the same.)

WELCOME
INTERCESSORY PRAYER: Our Prayer Request reader is unable to be at church this week, so submit prayer requests to Scott by Saturday (he might catch a Sunday morning request, but don’t count on it) to scottwmyers201@gmail.com. Next week, we will return to sending them to info@westportpresbyterian.org or posting them as comments in next week’s livestream.
the Lord’s Prayer
SUNG RESPONSE:  Jesus, Remember Me 2x (Glory to God#227)
OFFERTORY SOLO:  Wade in the Water arr. Mark Hayes (Jennifer Weiman, mezzo-soprano)
                 Offering link
SUNG PRAYER OF DEDICATION: Heleluyan
HYMN:      Over My Head (Sing the Faith#2148)
BENEDICTION
SUNG BENEDICTION RESPONSE:     Lead Me, Guide Me  (Sing Twice) #740
POSTLUDE:    Passepied from Suite bergamasque by Claude Debussy

NOTES:  *See News section regarding upcoming zoom discussion of Documentary “13th”.  Link here

Participants:
Pastor- Scott Myers
Piano- Neil Long
Quartet- Josh Stark, Neil Long, Jennifer Weiman, Em WitbolsFeugen
Camera- Josh Stark
Facebook comments- Deanna Capps
Webpage- Martine Roesel