Murray
Presbyterian Church
February
7, 2010 –10:00 am
Please prepare your hearts for worship
PRELUDE
Welcome
Visitors/Announcements
The
Ritual of Friendship (Red Book)
Prayer
Request Cards
Sharing
Joys and Concerns
TOLLING
OF THE CHURCH BELL
PREPARING OUR HEARTS FOR WORSHIP
CALL TO WORSHIP (responsively):
LEADER: It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing
praises to your name, O Most High.
CONGREGATION: To declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night.
LEADER: For you, O Lord, have made me glad by
your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.
CONGREGATION: The Lord is upright; he is our rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Passing the Peace of Christ
PRAISE HYMN: “Your Name is Holy” [insert]
PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Unison): Holy and merciful God, in your presence we confess our sinfulness, our shortcomings and our offenses against you. You alone know how often we have sinned in wandering from your ways, in wasting your gifts, in forgetting your love. Have mercy on us, O Lord, for we are ashamed and sorry for all we have done to displease you. Forgive our sins, and help us to live in your light, and walk in your ways, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.
A
TIME OF SILENT CONFESSION
GLORY TO THE FATHER
(Gloria Patri, Hymnal
#805)
HEARING THE WORD
New Testament Reading: Acts 11:19-30 (pg.
1739-1740)
SERMON:
“Building Great Relationships”
Pastor
Jeff McDonald
RESPONDING TO THE WORD
HYMN: #445 “Just As I Am, without One Plea”
THE
OFFERING
Offertory
Doxology (Hymnal #809)
HYMN: #498 “I Love to Tell the Story”
BENEDICTION
CONGREGATIONAL BENEDICTION
(Inside hymnal covers)
POSTLUDE