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February 19, 2020
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2020 Symposium on Worship | Closing Service

PRAISE

Prelude

Opening

Leader: Our help is in the name of the Lord,
All: who made heaven and earth.
Jesus Christ is the light of the world,
the light no darkness can overcome.
Stay with us, Lord, for it is evening
and the day is almost over.
Let your light scatter the darkness
and illumine your church.

Opening Hymn: “Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty”

   "Let All Things Now Living"

Sung Call to Confession: “There Is a Balm in Gilead”

Prayer of Confession

Quiet Prayer

Leader: Almighty God, our heavenly Father:
All: We have sinned against you,
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
For the sake of your Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
forgive us all our sins
so that we may serve you in the newness of life,
to the glory of your name.

Quiet

Song: “Marvelous Grace”

Assurance of Pardon: from Psalm 103

Song of Response: “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”

Prayer for Illumination

Sung Prayer: “Children of the Heavenly Father”

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1–11

Sermon

Prayer of Application

Song of Response: “Amazing Grace” (arr. Eveyln Simpson-Curenton)

RESPONSE

Prayers of the People

Leader: I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God;
All: turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.
Guard me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings.
I will see your face,
and when I awake I will be satisfied.

O God our Creator. . .

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
For yours is the kingdom
and the power and the glory forever.
Amen.

Closing Hymn: “Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us”

Charge and Blessing

Song: “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow”

Postlude


We are grateful for the planning and leading of this of this service by The Aeolians and the Conference Congregational Choir, under the direction of Jason Max Ferdinand, musicians from The Aeolians, and Lisa Weaver; Peter Jonker, preaching.

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