When the Cause is Invisible

7th Sunday of In Person Services
July 18 2021 

PRELUDE: God of Grace and God of Glory (CWM RHONDDA) – setting, Jason Krug
CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS          

Pastor:           That God Who dwells in your hand,
People:          Knows this secret plan!
Pastor:           Of the things God will do for the world,
People:         Using our hands!                                                                                                                       Pastor:           Love is creation—
People:         Raised to a higher degree.
               —Tohoyiko Kagawa, Japanese Christian leader

HYMN:  What Is This Place      GTG #404
CALL TO CONFESSION AND COMMITMENT

Pastor: With Gandhi, we confess seven deadly sins of our times:
ALL:         Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Science without humanity. Knowledge without character. Politics without principle. Commerce without morality. Worship without sacrifice. Amen.
—Mahatma Gandhi, India

SUNG RESPONSE:  Come and Fill Our Hearts (English and Latin stanza)  GTG#466
SCRIPTURE: A compiling of verses from the Gospels, the New Testament letters, Job & Exodus
John 1:18     1 Timothy 6:16      Exodus 33:20         Job 9:11           Job 23:8         John 5:37       1 Timothy 1:17 1    John 4:12    Romans 1:20
SUNG RESPONSE TO SCRIPTURE: Fairest Lord Jesus   GTG#630
MESSAGE: When the Cause is Invisible—but the Effect is Quite Visible       Rev Scott
HYMN: Take Me to the Water  GTG480
WELCOME
CHORAL ANTHEM: Up Above My Head— Mark Hayes
Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Congregational Response
HYMN:    Come, Bring Your Burdens to God  GTG851
OFFERTORY: Priez pour paix doulce vierge Marie (Pray for Peace) Neal Long, tenor

Queen of Heaven and mistress of the world.
In your courtesy, have
the saints pray too,
and address your Son,
begging His Highness to deign to look on His people,
whom He redeemed with His blood,
whom He redeemed with His blood,
and to banish war which destroys all.
Do not weary of our prayers.
Pray for peace, pray for peace,
the true treasure of joy.

UNISON PRAYER OF DEDICATION:  Kindness in words creates confidence.  Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.  Kindness in giving creates love. Amen.              —Lao Tzu
CLOSING HYMN: Come and Find the Quiet Center   STF 2128
BLESSING
SUNG BENEDICTION RESPONSE:  Lead Me, Guide Me   GTG#740
(In honor and memory of Ginger Ferguson, who died last week, as we sing “Lead Me, Guide Me”, Martine Roesel will lead us in our Sign Language interpretation, which Ginger decided we needed to incorporate into our services)
POSTLUDE: I’m Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table (WELCOME TABLE)—Stan Pethel