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SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Sunday, July 4, 2010 – 9:00 a.m. & Monday, July 5 – 7:00 p.m.
For Pre-Service Reading – Psalm 93, Page 143 In Hymnal
The Opening Invocational Prayer
Opening Hymn 578 - “Lord,While For All Mankind We Pray”
A “Red, White & Blue” Litany To The Lord Of Nations
P: For the precious blood of Jesus Christ, flowing red for all from Calvary
to set Your people free.
C: We give You thanks, O Lord!
P: And for the blood of all who died so that in this land, so richly blessed,
we might live in liberty.
C: We give You thanks, O Lord!
P: Preserve us and our world in peace, we pray, and make us worthy of our
heritage.
Sing: Before the Lord we bow, The God Who reigns above
And rules the world below In boundless pow’r and love.
Our thanks we bring, In joy and praise
Our hearts we raise To heav’n's high King.
P: For all who have come out of the great tribulation, whose robes have
been washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb,
C: We give You thanks, O Lord!
P: And for the promise that our sins as well, though scarlet, shall be white
as snow; Though crimson, shall become as wool.
C: We give You thanks, O Lord!
P: Wash all our sins away, we pray, that we may serve You in love and
righteousness all our days.
Sing: Earth, hear Thy Maker’s voice, Thy great Redeemer own;
Believe, obey, rejoice and worship Him alone.
Cast down thy pride, Thy sin deplore,And bow before the Crucified.
P: For love as deep as ocean depths and breadth and cleansing as the deep
blue sea,
C: We give you thanks, O Lord!
P: And for the hope of everlasting life, toward which we lift our eyes unto
the bright blue sky; For heaven opened wide as Jesus’ ever-opened arms.
C: We give You thanks, O Lord!
P: By Your holy Spirit keep us faithful, Lord, until, with all Your
ransomed saints, we sing Your praise in everlasting joy.
Sing: And when in power He comes, Oh, may our native land
From all its rending tombs Send forth a glorious band,
A countless throng Forever sing To heaven’s high King Salvation’s song.
The Scripture Reading – 1 Timothy 2: 1 – 7
The Apostle encourages Christians to pray for all,including our nation’s leaders,
in order to foster an atmosphere of quiet peace where the Gospel can bring
forth fruit in our own lives and those of others.
The Nicene Creed (Hymnal, Page 22)
Hymn 764 (V 1-2,4) In Supplement – “God Of Grace”
The Sermon ………………………………………………………. Proverbs 14: 34
“RIGHTEOUSNESS EXALTS A NATION,
BUT SIN IS A DISGRACE TO ANY PEOPLE.”
The Offering And Communion Liturgy (Hymnal, Pages 24 – 28)
The Distribution Of Holy Communion (Hymn 305)
(As Scripture presents the reception of this Sacrament as an expression of
spiritual and confessional unity, we ask only those who are confirmed members
of Berea or of another CLC church to come forward. This is an expression of
our faith, not a judgment on the faith of others.)
The Closing Communion Liturgy (Hymnal: Pages 29-31)
The Closing Hymn 586 (V 1,5 & 7) - “A Pilgrim And A Stranger”
Silent Prayer And Announcements