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Be Lifted Up
Ross Anderson

Opening Prayer
Praise the Eternal!
Praise the True God inside His temple.
Praise Him beneath massive skies,
underneath moonlit stars and rising sun.
Praise Him for His powerful acts,
for His greatness that surpasses our time and understanding.

Praise Him with the blast of trumpets!
Praise him with harps and lyres,
and the rhythm of the tambourines and drums.
Praise Him with singing and dancing,
with flutes and strings of all kinds!
Praise Him with cymbals—loud, crashing cymbals!

Let no one and nothing be left out;
let every man, woman and child,
every mammal, reptile and bird—
let everything that has life—
praise our Eternal God!

Opening Hymn — #77 How Great Thou Art

1. O Lord my God
When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds
Thy hands have made
I see the stars
I hear the rolling thunder
Thy pow’r thru’out
The universe displayed

Chorus
Then sings my soul
My Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art
How great Thou art
Then sings my soul
My Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art
How great Thou art

2. When through the woods
And forest glades I wander
And hear the birds
Sing sweetly in the trees
When I look down
From lofty mountain grandeur
And hear the brook
And feel the gentle breeze

Chorus

3. And when I think
That God His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die
I scarce can take it in
That on the cross
My burden gladly bearing
He bled and died
To take away my sin

Chorus

4. When Christ shall come
With shout of acclamation
And take me home
What joy shall fill my heart
Then I shall bow
In humble adoration
And there proclaim
My God how great Thou art

How Great Thou Art
Stuart Wesley Keene Hine
© Copyright 1949 and 1953 Stuart Hine Trust CIO Stuart K. Hine Trust
CCLI License # 656051

Children’s Time with Ms Becky

Special Music – Cherub Choir

This Little Light Of Mine
Harry Dixon Loes
© Public Domain

Honoring the Graduates

Special Music – Chancel Choir

Day By Day
Richard of Chichester
Words: © Public Domain

Joys and Concerns — Pastoral Prayer

Pastoral Prayer

Credit: Carol Penner

You are the God who hears:
hear our prayer today for all who lament or repent.

For those among us who face discrimination every day
because of their skin color,
we lament.

For those among us with white skin who benefit
from racist systems sometimes even without realizing it,
we repent.

For those among us who have struggled and waited so long
for the Promised Land of freedom and equality,
we lament.

For those among us who have acted in racist ways
and have hurt people of color,
we repent.

For those protesting injustice who face police brutality
and a justice system rigged against them,
we lament.

For those who think racism is someone else’s problem,
and not a problem for humanity,
we repent.

God of hope, show us how to work for justice together,
standing up for what is right,
stepping in when something’s wrong,
shouldering each other’s burdens,
holding each other accountable,
righting the wrongs we’ve done,
speaking truth to power.

We pray for change, lasting change,
for protection for protesters,
for a de-escalation of violence
and for government leaders who listen.

Deliver us from evil, within and without,
in Jesus’ name we pray, Amen

Special Music – Antone and Heidi

The Journey
Antonin Dvorak | Joseph Martin
© Words: Public Domain
© Music: 1997 Malcom Music / Shawnee Press

Call for Offering

Offering Our Gifts to the Lord
For those who are called and able, gifts and tithes can still be made through online giving, by mailing them in, and by dropping them off to the office through the secure mail slot to the left of the double door entry to the church hallway.

Offertory – Messenger

Unashamed
Doug McKelvey | Jon Neufeld | Tim Neufeld
© 2006 Birdwing Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)
CCLI License # 656051

Doxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise him, all creatures here below;
praise him above, ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Offertory Prayer

In our songs and in our words,
we give praise to you, Lord.
In our worship, study, and service,
we bless you.
Loving God,
you breathe life into our mortal bodies;
you complete us and fill our every need.
For all that you have done;
for all that you have given to us,
we worship you.
Beautiful savior,
with all that we are, and with all that we have,
we offer you our thanks and praise. Amen.

Special Music – Mason and Annalise

Scripture Reading – Psalm 150 (NRSV)

1 Praise the LORD!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty firmament!
2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to his surpassing greatness!

3 Praise him with trumpet sound;
praise him with lute and harp!
4 Praise him with tambourine and dance;
praise him with strings and pipe!
5 Praise him with clanging cymbals;
praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
6 Let everything that breathes praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD!

Special Music – Heidi

Sermon – Pastor Stacy Dickson
Homily

Special Music – PALA Quartet and Anela

Benediction

Postlude – Hani

I Sing the Mighty Power of God
Arr. Alice Jordan