POMPTON REFORMED CHURCH
A Community where all experience the love and grace of Jesus Christ
(*Please stand if you are able)
May 31, 2015
10:00 a.m.
. . . THE APPROACH TO GOD . . .
Prelude
Gathering
Notturno, Opus 54, No. 4
Grieg
Juliana Struyk, pianist
Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true.
With thanksgiving, I'll be a living sanctuary for you.
Prayer/Call to Worship
from Psalm 29
The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over
mighty waters.
The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire. The voice of the Lord
shakes the wilderness, and causes the oaks to whirl
May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with
peace!
*Hymn (screen or bulletin)
10,000 Reasons
Matt Redman
Unison Prayer of Confession
(Note--Prayers of Confession this month are written by our Confirmation Class
members. They are personal, genuine expressions of faith, printed as written).
Lord, I have committed a great amount of sin, with all of the selfish, yet
selfless things I have done. I apologize for the downfall of my peers, in which I
was responsible. I thank you for dealing with my foolishness and nonsense. Yet,
your love has still remained no matter what I have done…(a time of silence is kept).
Amazing Grace -- Thomas Hanisch - saxophone
Words of Assurance and God’s Way of Living
Chancel Choir
Stand Up and Bless the Lord
Reception of 2015 Confirmation Class
Thomas Hanisch
Jenna Waibel
Montgomery/Darst
Juliana Struyk
Kaitlyn Hollar
To be received next Sunday: Lily Trouse
Erik Widdowson
To be received later in June: Connor Conklin
Teddy Iraggi
Presenting Our Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
*Offertory Hymn # 268 {Green}
Here I am, Lord
*Offertory Prayer
…THE WORD OF GOD…
Isaiah 6:1-8
"Here am I. Send Me!"
OT page 635
…OUR RESPONSE TO GOD’S WORD…
*Affirmations of Faith
Written by 2015 Confirmation Class
I believe that God gave up his only Son because he loves not just me but
everyone. We should every day strive to do our best to make Him proud.
Sometimes we mess up, but if we confess our wrongdoings, we shall be forgiven.
In the beginning, before there was anything else there was You, O God. After
there is nothing You will be there. I follow You and Your Son so I may live forever
with you and escape the evils of the world, and to be able to return to you upon
calling me.
I believe that we are all not perfect, so we sin. I believe that you will not fail to
forgive us. Jesus has died for our sins on the Cross, God's only Son.
Prayers of the People and 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. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine
is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
* Hymn # 216 {Green}
Give Thanks
*Benediction
Postlude
Today’s Worship Leaders
Liturgists:
Preacher:
Music Director:
Organist:
Bell Director:
Juliana Struyk, Thomas Hanisch, Jenna Waibel,
Katelyn Hollar, Jim Laux
Rev. Thomas Bartha
Patricia Kitchell
Scott Burzynski
Janine Maletsky
10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)
by Matt Redman
Bless the Lord O my soul, O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before, O my soul
I'll worship Your holy name
The sun comes up
It's a new day dawning
It's time to sing Your song again
Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me
Let me be singing when the evening comes
(Refrain) Bless the Lord O my soul…
You're rich in love and You're slow to anger
Your name is great and Your heart is kind
For all Your goodness I will keep on singing
10,000 reasons for my heart to find
(Refrain) Bless the Lord O my soul…
And on that day when my strength is failing
The end draws near and my time has come
Still my soul will sing Your praise unending
10,000 years and then forever more
Bless the Lord O my soul, O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before, O my soul
I'll worship Your holy name,
worship Your holy name,
worship Your holy name.
Upcoming Worship at PRC
Message series: God on the Move
June 7
Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
Additional reception of 2015 Confirmation Class members
Mark 3:20-35 Out of His Mind
June 14
Music Appreciation Sunday - Celebrating the gifts of PRC's
music team, Chancel Choir and bell choirs.
Update from Andrea Linder--missionary serving in Ghana
Ice cream social following worship
Mark 4:26-34; Ezekiel 17:22-24
The Mystery of Growth
June 21
Presentation of 2015 scholarship recipients
Mark 4: 35-41 God in the Storm
Healing Service
June 28
Worship led by Chaplain Tim Dunn of Christian Health Care
Center
Commissioning of Costa Rica mission team (tentative date)
July 5
Worship led by Seminarian Debbie Pierce
Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
Isaiah 6:1-8
(NRSV)
6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty;
and the hem of his robe filled the temple. 2 Seraphs were in attendance above him; each
had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet,
and with two they flew. 3 And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”
4
The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house
filled with smoke. 5 And I said: “Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I
live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of
hosts!”
6
Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the
altar with a pair of tongs. 7 The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: “Now that this
has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out.” 8 Then I heard
the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said,
“Here am I; send me!”