Pine Street Presbyterian Church in
September 3, 2023
the City of Harrisbur g
Pine Street is a Welcoming Church, Glorifying God through Worship, Fellowship and Service in the World.
14th Sunday after Pentecost
G ATHERING IN THE P RESENCE OF THE R ISEN C HRIST
PRAYER OF PREPARATION
Holy God, we give you thanks that you have spoken to us and revealed yourself to us through the gift of your word. Help us to heed your voice, that we may follow you faithfully and honor your glorious name. Amen.
VOLUNTARY Chorale
Gordon Young(Please use the opening voluntary as a time of meditation and preparation for worship.)
SALUTATION
One: Grace and peace in the name of the Lord.
Many: Thanks and praise be to God.
HYMN 394 Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
CALL TO WORSHIP
One: The God of our ancestors calls us to worship.
Many: Praise the Lord!
One: Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Many: Let us worship the Lord our God.
† Those able are invited to stand
Bold text is read or sung by all
Joanne Book-Coles WESTMINSTER ABBEYPRAYER OF THE DAY
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PRAYER OF CONFESSION Rev. Matt Drumheller
God of mercy, we confess that, like the disciples, we set our minds not on divine things but on human things. Doubting your loving care, we grab for more than we need. Doubting your loving purposes, we shrink from living as your followers. Doubting your loving plan, we become stumbling blocks. Forgive us, that we may gain new life in you.
† SILENCE FOR PERSONAL CONFESSION
KYRIE † ASSURANCE OF PARDON
One: In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!
Many: Thanks be to God. Amen.
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.
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
FIRST LESSON Exodus 3:1-15
One: The Word of the Lord.
Many: Thanks be to God.
† HYMN 59 The Steadfast Love of the Lord
LESSON FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
SECOND LESSON Romans 12:9-21
THIRD LESSON Matthew 16:21-28
SERMON “A Cross-Shaped Life”
† AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
Kenneth HayesOld Testament Page 50
THE STEADFAST LOVE OF THE LORD
New Testament Page 162
New Testament Page 18
Rev. Drumheller
From A Brief Statement of Faith
In life and in death we belong to God. Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel, whom alone we worship and serve. With believers in every time and place, we rejoice that nothing in life or in death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.
† THE PEACE
One: The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Many: And also with you.
WELCOME (Please sign the Friendship Register. To sign online, scan the code in the back of the bulletin)
THE OFFERING OF TITHES AND GIFTS TO GOD
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ANTHEM Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Richard Walters
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation! Come, ye who hear, brothers and sisters draw near; praise him in glad adoration! Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth, shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth! Hast thou not seen all that is needful hath been granted in what he ordaineth? Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee; surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee. Ponder anew all the Almighty can do, He who with love doth befriend thee. Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him! All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him. Let the Amen sound from his people again; gladly for aye we adore him.
† PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise Christ, all people here below; Praise Holy Spirit evermore; praise Triune God, whom we adore. Amen.
† PRAYER OF DEDICATION
SEALING THE WORD
SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
INVITATION TO THE TABLE
GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
One: The Lord be with you.
Many: And also with you.
One: Lift up your hearts.
Many: We lift them to the Lord.
One: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
Many: It is right to give God thanks and praise.
…with all creation, we join the unending hymn:
The prayer continues.
…Great is the mystery of faith:
INTERCESSION, SUPPLICATION, AND CONSECRATION
One: In your mercy, Many: Lord, hear our prayer.
Richard Proulx Richard Proulx Richard ProulxLORD’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.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE BREAD AND CUP
One: The gifts of God for the people of God.
Many: Let us keep the feast.
