Sunday, June 23, 2024

Prelude

Welcome & News of the Church

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn - (#377) "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"

Praise Songs

Confession, Assurance, and Gloria Patri

Choral Anthem

Sermon - "Kashrut: Fitting Food" (Deuteronomy 14:1–21) - by Rev. Jason Griffice

Hymn of Response - (#89) "Children of the Heavenly Father" (verses 1 & 2)

Receiving of Our Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Doxology

Pastoral Prayer

Closing Hymn - (#528) "God of Grace and God of Glory"

Benediction

Postlude

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

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 dark of doubt away; 

Giver of immortal gladness, 

Fill us with the light of day. 

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. 

Thou art giving and forgiving, 

Ever blessing, ever blest, 

Wellspring of the joy of living, 

Ocean depth of happy rest! 

Thou our Father, Christ our Brother 

All who live in love are Thine; 

Teach us how to love each other, 

Lift us to the joy divine. 

Mortals, join the happy chorus 

With the morning stars began; 

Father love is reigning o'er us, 

Brother love binds man to man. 

Ever singing, march we onward, 

Victors in the midst of strife, 

Joyful music leads us sun-ward 

In the triumphs song of life. 

Amen. 

Children of the Heavenly Father

Children of the heavenly Father 

Safely in His bosom gather; 

Nestling bird nor star in heaven 

Such a refuge e'er was given. 

God His own doth tend and nourish, 

In His holy courts they flourish; 

From all evil things He spares them, 

In His mighty arms He bears them. 

God of Grace and God of Glory

God of grace and God of glory, 

On Thy people pour Thy power; 

Crown Thine ancient church's story, 

Bring her bud to glorious flower. 

Grant us wisdom, 

Grant us courage, 

For the facing of this hour, 

For the facing of this hour. 

Lo! the hosts of evil round us

Scorn Thy Christ, assail His ways! 

From the fears that long have bound us, 

Free our hearts to faith and praise. 

Grant us wisdom, 

Grand us courage, 

For the living of these days, 

For the living of these days. 

Cure Thy children's warring madness; 

Bend our pride to Thy control; 

Shame our wanton, selfish gladness, 

Rich in things and poor in soul. 

Grand us wisdom, 

Grand us courage, 

Lest we miss Thy kingdom's goal, 

Lest we miss Thy kingdom's goal. 

Set our feet on lofty places, 

Gird our lives that they may be

Armored with all Christ-like graces

In the fight to set men free. 

Grant us wisdom, 

Grand us courage, 

That we fail not man nor Thee, 

That we fail not man nor Thee. 

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