Murray
Presbyterian Church
August
2, 2009 –10:00 am
PRELUDE: Andante and Allegro John Stanley
The Ritual of Friendship (Red Book)
Sharing
Joys and Concerns
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.
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.
ASSURANCE
OF PARDON
(Gloria Patri, Hymnal
#579)
YOUTH MESSAGE
New Testament Reading: 1 Peter 5:6-14 (pg.
1203)
SERMON: “God Cares for You”
Pastor
Jeff McDonald
THE
OFFERING
Offertory: "Be Not Afraid" hymn
Doxology (Hymnal
#592)
Prayer
of Thanksgiving
(Inside hymnal covers)