Welcome & News of the Church
Call to Worship
Hymn of Praise - (#546) "We Are God's People"
Message for Children & Youth
Praise Songs
Confession and Assurance, led by Rev. Sharon Yagerlener
Gloria Patri
Choral Anthem
Sermon - "Transforming Community By the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:16–20; Acts 1:6–11, 2:42–27, 4:32–36)
Hymn of Response - (#544) "Bond of Love"
Presentation of Stewardship Pledges
Offertory
Doxology
Prayers of the People, led by Amy Hemseri-Sabala
Sending Hymn - (#147) "Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart" (verses 1, 3, & 5)
Benediction
Postlude
We Are God's People
We are God's people, the chosen of the Lord,
Born of His Spirit, established by His Word;
Our cornerstone is Christ alone,
And strong in Him we stand:
O let us live transparently,
And walk heart to heart and hand in hand.
We are God's loved ones, the Bride of Christ our Lord,
For we have known it, the love of God our poured;
Now let us learn how to return
The gift of love once given:
O let us share each joy and care,
And live with a zeal that pleases Heaven.
We are the Body of which the Lord is Head,
Called to obey Him, now risen from the dead;
He wills us be a family
Diverse yet truly one:
O let us give our gifts to God,
And so shall His work on earth be done.
We are a Temple, the Spirit's dwelling place,
Formed in great weakness, a cup to hold God's grace;
We die alone, for on its own
Each ember loses fire:
Yet joined in one the flame burns on
To give warmth and light, and to inspire.
Bond of Love
We are one in the bond of love,
We are one in the bond of love;
We have joined our spirit with the Spirit of God,
We are one in the bond of love.
Let us sing now, everyone,
Let us feel His love begin;
Let us join our hands that the world will know
We are one in the bond of love.
Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart
Spirit of God, descent upon my heart;
Wean it from earth, through all its pulses move;
Stoop to my weakness, mighty as Thou art,
And make me love Thee as I ought to love.
Hast Thou not bid us love Thee, God and King?
All, all Thine own—soul, heart and strength and mind!
I see Thy cross—there teach my heart to cling;
O let me seek Thee, and O let me find!
Teach me to love Thee as Thine angels love,
One holy passion filling all my frame;
The baptism of the heaven-descended Dove;
My heart an altar, and Thy love the flame.
Amen.
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