The Presbyterian Church, 142 N. Fourth St., Coshocton, OH 43812
Pastor Karen Crawford
Liturgist: Rev. Dr. Jim Crawford
Musician: Alice Hoover, Organist
Prelude: Lord, Whose Love Through Humble Service (Setting by Wilbur Held) Alice Hoover, Organ
Greeting/Announcements with Pastor Karen
Opening Words and Gathering Prayer with Jim
You, who are many, are transformed to become one in Christ.
We, who are many, are called to worship God, the Three in One.
Let us worship God.
Hymn: Lift Every Voice and Sing (James Weldon Johnson & J. Rosamond Johnson) Alice Hoover, Organ
Lift ev’ry voice and sing,
Till earth and heaven ring,
Ring with the harmonies of liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise
High as the list’ning skies,
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith
that the dark past has taught us;
Sing a song full of the hope
that the present has brought us;
Facing the rising sun
Of our new day begun,
Let us march on till victory is won.
Stony the road we trod,
Bitter the chast’ning rod,
Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
Yet with a steady beat,
Have not our weary feet
Come to the place for which our people sighed?
We have come over a way
that with tears has been watered;
We have come, treading our path
through the blood of the slaughtered;
Out from the gloomy past,
Till now we stand at last
Where the bright gleam of our bright star is cast.
God of our weary years,
God of our silent tears,
You who have brought us thus far on the way;
You who have by your might
Led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places,
our God, where we met you;
Lest, our hearts drunk with the wine
of the world, we forget you;
Shadowed beneath your hand,
May we forever stand,
True to our God, true to our native land.
Call to Confession/Prayer of Confession/Assurance of Pardon with Pastor Karen
Forgiving God, we confess that we are conformed to this world. We conform to this world’s frantic pace, too hectic to notice all the blessings you provide. We conform to this world’s reckless waste, exploiting what you entrust to our care. We conform to this world’s shallow values, oblivious to the giftedness of people different from us. We conform to this world’s impatient attitudes, preferring the latest instead of the lasting. Forgive our conformity and transform us, O God. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Time with Children and Youth/Pastor Karen
Is He Worthy (Written by Andrew Peterson, Sung by Livi and Casey Kramer)
Prayer for Illumination and Romans 12:1-8 with Jim
Holy wisdom, holy word. Thanks be to God!
Anthem: For All He’s Done (West Coast Choir)
Exodus 1:8-2:10 with Pastor Karen
This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God!
Message with Pastor Karen: Your Voice Matters!
Hymn: I Saw the Light (Hank Williams Jr.) Sung by Ransomed Bluegrass
I wandered so aimless life filed with sin.
I wouldn’t let my dear savior in.
Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night.
Praise the Lord I saw the light.
I saw the light, I saw the light.
No more darkness, no more night.
Now I’m so happy no sorrow in sight.
Praise the Lord I saw the light.
Just like a blind man I wandered along.
Worries and fears I claimed for my own.
Then like the blind man that God gave back his sight.
Praise the Lord I saw the light.
I saw the light, I saw the light.
No more darkness, no more night.
Now I’m so happy no sorrow in sight.
Praise the Lord I saw the light.
I was a fool to wander and stray.
Straight is the gate and narrow’s the way.
Now I have traded the wrong for the right.
Praise the Lord I saw the light,
I saw the light, I saw the light.
No more darkness, no more night.
Now I’m so happy no sorrow in sight.
Praise the Lord I saw the light.
Invitation to the Offering with Pastor Karen
Offertory: Deep River (African American spiritual, setting by Robert J. Powell) Meditative music in which you can hear the moving water, reminding us of Moses in his basket rocking with the current. Alice Hoover, Organ
Prayer of Thanksgiving with Lord’s Prayer (Pastor Karen)
Almighty God, you took a baby from the Nile and used him to lead your people to the promised land. Take our offerings and use them for your people in this land and throughout your world. And we continue our prayer using the words that Jesus gave us. 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.
Hymn: Song of Hope (Argentina) Alice Hoover, Organ
May the God of hope go with us every day,
Filling all our lives with love and joy and peace.
May the God of justice speed us on our way,
Bringing light and hope to every land and race.
Refrain:
Praying, let us work for peace,
Singing, share our joy with all,
Working for a world that’s new,
Faithful when we hear Christ’s call.
Charge/Benediction with Pastor Karen
Postlude: Hornpipe from “Water Music” (G. F. Handel) Alice Hoover, Organ
Sharing God's Love and Grace 