Amplification devices are available from ushers at the rear of the sanctuary.

Worship ServiceSeptember 13, 2020

Order of WorshipLiturgist is Rev. Charles Godwin

STANDING (IF ABLE)

Songs of worship are used with permission. CCLI #100150page 1

Prelude Andante in CJennifer Mazzoni, Flute

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God Calls Us To Worship from Psalm 100

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!Serve the Lord with gladness!Come into his presence with singing!Know that the Lord, he is God!It is he who made us, and we are his;we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.Enter his gates with thanksgiving,and his courts with praise!Give thanks to him; bless his name!For the Lord is good;his steadfast love endures forever,and his faithfulness to all generations.

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We Praise God

Text: Isaac Watts, 1719Tune: John Hatton, 1793

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We Pray For God To Help Us Worship

Christ is risen!He is risen indeed!He died for us that we might live for him.

God Calls Us To Confess Our Sin from Matthew 11:28-30; John 10:14-15

Jesus said, “I am the Good Shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me, and I lay down my life for the sheep. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

We Confess Our Sin

Our Father in heaven,together we are the one temple of your Holy Spirit in Christ.But we are prone to tear down your templeand break the bond of peace.Our pride and rivalry divide us into factionsat war with each other,and we often elevate our differencesover our unity in Christ.We too easily live at a distance from each other.Our wounds create walls toward othersand our hostility keeps us from hospitalitytoward those who you have saved by graceand brought near to be welcomed in love.Lord, have mercy on us.

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Father, help us find true unity and peace in Jesus. Break down every hostility and wall of division that hinders your mission to reconcile us to you and to each other in Christ. Help us love one another so that the world can see that you are real and that your strong, steadfast love is the hope of a broken world.

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God Declares Our Forgiveness from Ephesians 2:13-14, 16

In Christ Jesus, you who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace and has reconciled us to God in one body through the cross.

For all who have turned from sin in sorrow and look to God for mercy, this is God’s gift. In Jesus Christ, God loves you, God forgives you, God accepts you, and God rejoices over you as beloved daughters and sons.

Hallelujah, Amen!

We Praise God

Text: Robert Keen, 1787Tune: Early American Melody

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Children ages 3 - 1st grade are invited to Children’s Church during the song and will return during the offering.

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God Instructs Us In Scripture Reading Ephesians 2:11-22

11 Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— 12 remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, 16 and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. 17 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. 19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together in to a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.

God Instructs Us In Preaching “One New Man”Rev. Dr. Clay Smith

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We Pray For The Church And The World

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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.

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God Feeds Us at His Table

Central Presbyterian welcomes all Christians who actively trust in Jesus Christ for salvation, who are willing to forsake their sin, and who are members of congregations that proclaim the gospel to receive Holy Communion with us. If you are not ready to receive communion, we invite you to meditate on one of the prayers below.

Is your child interested in receiving communion for the first time? We’d like to help with that process. Contact Karen Brown (kbrown@centralpres.com) for more information or to get started!

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Prayer for those searchingLord Jesus, you claim to be the way, the truth, and the life. Help me to be undaunted by the cost of following you as I consider the reasons for doing so. If what you claim is true, please guide me, teach me, and open me to the reality of who you are. Give me an understanding of you that is coherent and convincing and that leads to the life you promise. Amen.

Prayer of new beliefLord Jesus, I admit that I am weaker and more sinful than I ever dared believe, but through you I am more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope. I thank you for paying my debt on the cross, taking what I de-served in order to offer me complete forgiveness. Knowing that you have been raised from the dead, I turn from my sins and receive you as my Savior and Lord. Amen.

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God Blesses Us And Sends Us Out

And all God’s people said...Hallelujah! Amen.

Postlude Sinfonia from Solomon G.F. Handel

Doxology Text: Thomas Ken, 1719Tune: Louis Bourgeois, Genevan Psalter, 1551

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