A Service for the Lord’s Day
May 23, 2021
Pentecost Sunday
Welcome & Announcements
Call to Worship — Psalm 104:31-35
Leader: May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works.
People: He who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
Leader: I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
People: May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.
Leader: But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more.
People: Praise the Lord, my soul.
Leader: Praise the Lord!
Opening Song
Call to Confession
Leader: The Spirit of the Lord fills the world and knows our every word and deed.
People: Let us then open ourselves to the Lord and confess our sins in humility and hope.
Prayer of Confession
Leader: God of grace, you poured your Spirit upon gathered disciples, creating bold tongues, open ears, and a new community of faith.
People: We confess that we hold back the force of your Spirit among us.
Leader: We do not listen for your word of grace.
People: We do not speak the good news of your love.
Leader: We do not live as a people made one in Christ.
People: Have mercy on us, O God.
Leader: Transform our timid lives by the power of your Spirit, and fill us with a flaming desire to be your faithful people, doing your will for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Lord. (Silent confession)
Assurance of Pardon & Passing of the Peace
Leader: In Christ we were marked with the Holy Spirit as a seal of our redemption. By the power of the Holy Spirit, we become dead in sin but alive in Christ. May the peace of Christ be with you!
People: And also with you.
Children’s Message
Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 29:4-7; Acts 2:1-13
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon — The Promotion of Social Righteousness
In-person services resume this week in our Fellowship Hall. Please wear a face covering, bring a chair to sit in, and practice social distancing while attending. A live-stream of the service is available at the link above. Simply click the link or visit our YouTube page at 11:00am to tune in! The service will also be saved as a video for you to view later if you wish.
Hymn of Response
Tithes and Offerings
With gratitude for the gospel, we share our time, talents, and resources with the Lord. You may give financially in the offering box in the entry hallway or by visiting our church webpage, dropping off a check at the church office, or mailing in a donation.
Thank you!
Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
Praise Him all creatures here below!
Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts!
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
Affirmation of Faith – from The Confession of Belhar
We believe that God has entrusted the church with the message of reconciliation in and through Jesus Christ; that the church is called to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world, that the church is called blessed because it is a peacemaker; that the church is witness both by word and by deed to the new heaven and the new earth in which righteousness dwells; that God’s life-giving Word and Spirit has conquered the powers of sin and death, and therefore also of irreconciliation and hatred, bitterness and enmity; that God’s life-giving Word and Spirit will enable the church to live in a new obedience which can open new possibilities of life for society and the world.
Prayers of the People & The Lord’s Prayer
Benediction