WE CELEBRATE GOD’S PRESENCE Week of July 24, 2011   Community Concerns  Prelude Karen Oesterling/Matt Trossman The Light is Brought to the Altar *Call to Worship As we come in worship, we remember the invitation of St. Paul the Apostle: Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. *Hymn Trust and Obey #467 *Invocation On this day you have set aside for worship and rest we come to rest not only from our work but also from our fretfulness, our needless worry, our wrong ambitions, our hurtful grudges, our blind wanderings. Overcome these, we pray, with your peace, your grace, and your love. THE CHURCH AT PRAYER Joys and Concerns, Pastoral Prayer, The Lord’s Prayer Prayer Prayer Hymn Something Beautiful #394 Scripture Genesis 6: 5-8; 11-14a; 17-19; 22 Children’s Moments Pastor Larry Special Music Karl Hinkle WE PRESENT GOD’S ENTRUSTED GIFTS Offertory Statement Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Offertory Music Karl Hinkle WE HEAR THE MESSAGE OF GOD Message A New Beginning *Closing Hymn Let There Be Peace on Earth #431 *Benediction Postlude Karen Oesterling/Matt Trossman *Closing Hymn Let There Be Peace on Earth #431 *Benediction Postlude Karen Oesterling/Matt Trossman