Fourth Presbyterian Church: A Light in the City

Sunday, July 28
10:00 a.m. Worship Service

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PRELUDE

Esto Les Digo
Kinley Lange

Prayer of the Children
Kurt Bestor/arr. Andrea Klouse

Even Me
Elizabeth Codner and William Bradbury/arr. Michael Reid

O Freedom
South African Traditional

INTROIT
“Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee”
John B. Dykes/arr. Norman Clayton

Jesus, the very thought of thee with sweetness fills my breast;
but sweeter far thy face to see and in thy presence rest.

DOXOLOGY
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below; praise God above, ye heavenly host; Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

CALL TO WORSHIP

One: All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,
All: and all your faithful shall bless you.
One: The Lord upholds all who are falling
All: and raises up all who are bowed down.
One: You open your hand,
All: satisfying the desire of every living thing.
One: The Lord is just and kind.
All: The Lord is near to all who call on God.

HYMN
“From All That Dwell Below the Skies”

From all that dwell below the skies let the Creator’s praise arise:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Let the Redeemer’s name be sung through every land, in every tongue.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

In every land begin the song; to every land the strains belong:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
In cheerful sound all voices raise and fill the world with joyful praise.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; eternal truth attends thy word:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, till suns shall rise and set no more.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Merciful God, you have commanded us to love you above all and to have no other gods. You have called us to love others as you love them.

But we are personally and socially deformed by the love of other gods— the false gods of materialism, racial and ethnic privileging, gender exclusivity, and nationalistic imperialism.

Forgive us our sins and transform us by your Spirit. Amen.

DECLARATION OF PARDON
One: Friends, believe the good news.
All: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.

SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
Leader: The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
People: And also with you.

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WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANTHEM

“The Word Was God ” Rosephayne Powell
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made that have been made; nothing was made he has not made. All things were made by him.

FIRST LESSON
Psalm 14

One: The Word of God for the people of God.
All: Thanks be to God.

GLORIA PATRI
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.

SECOND LESSON
Luke 12:13–21

One: The grass withers, and the flower fades,
All: but the word of our God shall stand forever.

SERMON
“Home Alone”
Tom Are Jr.

HYMN
“Blest Be the Tie That Binds”

Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love.
The fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above.

Before our Father’s throne we pour our ardent prayers.
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, our comforts and our cares.

We share our mutual woes; our mutual burdens bear.
And often for each other flows the sympathizing tear.

When we are called to part, it gives us inward pain;
but we shall still be joined in heart and hope to meet again.

From sorrow, toil, and pain, and sin we shall be free;
and perfect love and friendship reign through all eternity.

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
Apostles' Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

OFFERING

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OFFERTORY ANTHEM

“Gloria,” “Benedictus,” and “Amen” from Coronation Mass
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to all.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Amen.

OFFERTORY RESPONSE
For the life that you have given, for the love in Christ made known, with these fruits of time and labor, with these gifts that are your own: here we offer, Lord, our praises; heart and mind and strength we bring; give us grace to love and serve you, living what we pray and sing.

PRAYER OF DEDICATION
God of abundance, with trust and hope in your providence we dedicate these gifts to you. Into your care, we release our resources, and in so doing, we let go of our fears of scarcity, abandonment, and neglect so that without hesitation we may provide for those in need. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

HYMN
“Together We Serve”

Together we serve, united by love, inviting God’s world to the glorious feast. We work and we pray through sorrow and joy, extending God’s love to the last and the least.

We seek to become a beacon of hope, a lamp for the heart and a light for the feet. We learn, year by year, to let love shine through until we see Christ in each person we meet.

We welcome the scarred, the wealthy, the poor, the busy, the lonely, and all who need care. We offer a home to those who will come, our hands quick to help, our hearts ready to dare.

Together, by grace, we witness and work, remembering Jesus, in whom we grow strong. Together we serve in Spirit and truth, remembering love is the strength of our song.

CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE
Toccata in F Major
Dieterich Buxtehude

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