mount of God’s unchanging love!

2 Here I raise my Ebenezer; hither by thy help I’m come;

and I hope, by thy good pleasure,

safely to arrive at home.

Jesus sought me when a stranger,

wandering from the fold of God;

he, to rescue me from danger,

interposed his precious blood.

3 O to grace how great a debtor

daily I’m constrained to be!

Let that grace now, like a fetter,

bind my wandering heart to thee.

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,

prone to leave the God I love;

here’s my heart; O take and seal it;

seal it for thy courts above.

Open the Eyes of My Heart (GTG#452)

1. Open the eyes of my heart, Lord

Open the eyes of my heart

I want to see You, I want to see You

Open the eyes of my heart, Lord

Open the eyes of my heart

I want to see You, I want to see You

[Chorus] To see You high and lifted up

Shining in the light of your glory

Pour out your power and love

As we sing “Holy, holy, holy.”

Holy, holy, holy. Holy, holy, holy. 

Holy, holy, holy, I want to see you. (Repeat Song)

WORDS OF WELCOME and MINUTE for MISSION

ADORATION

CALL TO WORSHIP Matthew Freudenthal

ONE: Please join me in the call to worship. The Spirit of God renews the earth.

MANY: Bless the name of the Lord!

PRAYER OF THE DAY Matthew Freudenthal

One: Please Join me in the prayer of the Day.

Many: Spirit of fire, your holy presence burns bright within this world. Spread your spirit throughout our communities, so that our hearts may burn with love and hope. Amen.

*RESPONSE HYMN (GTG #288) ”Spirit of the Living God”            

Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.

Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.

Melt me; mold me; fill me; use me.

Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. 

CONFESSION 

CALL TO CONFESSION          Brock Moore

Jesus says: Let anyone who is thirsty come to me. Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water. Trusting in God’s grace, let us confess our sins first in a moment of silence then together. 

SILENT CONFESSION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION Caleb Hebert

Almighty God, you poured your Spirit upon gathered disciples creating bold tongues, open ears, and a new community of faith. We confess that we hold back the force of your Spirit among us. We do not listen for your word of grace, speak the good news of your love, or live as a people made one in Christ.

Have mercy on us, O God. Transform our timid lives by the power of your Spirit, and fill us with a flaming desire to be your faithful people, doing your will for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

DECLARATION of FORGIVENESS   Brock Moore

ONE: Through Christ, God has poured out the Holy Spirit upon us for the forgiveness of sins. In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven

MANY: Thanks be to God!

*GLORIA PATRI (GTG #581) 

PROCLAMATION

SCRIPTURE LESSON     David Russo         Acts 2:1-4, 1 Cor. 12:1-13

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says ‘Let Jesus be cursed!’ and no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit.

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

ONE: The Word of the Lord

MANY: Thanks be to God

READERS THEATER The Talent Store

Asher Ochart, Ian Nolan, Kate Russo, Joseph Hebert     

Mr. Broney is helping three customers search for extra gifts in order to fulfill their roles at church when he realizes by working together, they might serve the church better.         

 RESPONSE     

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH    “A Brief Statement of Faith” 

Christian Hebert             

In life and in death we belong to God. Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel, whom alone we worship and serve. 

We trust in God the Holy Spirit everywhere the giver and renewer of life. The Spirit justifies us by grace through faith, sets us free to accept ourselves and to love God and neighbor, and binds us together with all believers in the one body of Christ, the Church. The same Spirit who inspired the prophets and apostles rules our faith and life in Christ through Scripture, engages us through the Word proclaimed, claims us in the waters of baptism, feeds us with the bread of life and the cup of salvation, and calls women and men to all ministries of the Church. In a broken and fearful world the Spirit gives us courage to pray without ceasing, to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior, to unmask idolatries in Church and culture, to hear the voices of peoples long silenced, and to work with others for justice, freedom, and peace. In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit, we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks and to live holy and joyful lives, even as we watch for God’s new heaven and new earth, praying, “Come, Lord Jesus!”

With believers in every time and place, we rejoice that nothing in life or in death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

RECEIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY “The Gift of Who You Are” by Sherri Porterfield

*DOXOLOGY (GTG #609)

Praise God from whom all blessings flow;

Praise God, all creatures high and low. Alleluia, Alleluia!

Praise God, in Jesus fully known: 

Creator, Word, and Spirit one.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

GRADUATE RECOGNITION

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

THE LORD’S PRAYER         

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 (GTG#300)  We are One in the Spirit

JCPC Youth Kazoo Choir 

We are one in the Spirit; we are one in the Lord;

We are one in the Spirit; we are one in the Lord,

And we pray that all unity may one day be restored:

Chorus:

And they’ll know we are Christians by our love by our love;

yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.

We will walk with each other; we will walk hand in hand;

we will walk with each other; we will walk hand in hand,

and together we’ll spread the news that God is in our land: (Chorus)

We will work with each other; we will work side by side;

we will work with each other; we will work side by side,

and we’ll guard human dignity and save human pride: (Chorus)

All praise to the Father, from whom all things come,

and all praise to Christ Jesus God’s only Son,

and all praise to the Spirit, who makes us one: (Chorus)

*PARTING PRAYER Deborah Nolan

Breath of God, Spirit who appeared like a driving wind,

blow away our prejudice and teach us to value all people.

Spirit of God, who appeared like tongues of flame,

burn in us as a passion for justice and a commitment to change.

Spirit of life, who caused the disciples to speak in tongues,

speak through us, and fill us with the courage to proclaim your love.

Spirit of truth, who fills us with wonder and awe,

inspire us to work for a better world and a future where injustice is swept away. Amen

CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

*RESPONSE “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” Peter Lutkin

The Lord bless you and keep you

the Lord lift His countenance upon you 

and give you peace

the Lord make His face to shine upon you

and be gracious unto you

Amen 

POSTLUDE        “Never Grow Up” (Kate’s Version)     Kate Russo

*Note: the hymn lyrics in the bulletin and on the projection screen are from the Glory To God Hymnal (© 2013 Westminster John Knox Press), which we are transitioning to. Words in the “Blue” Presbyterian Hymnal (© 1990) in your pew may differ slightly.

The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved.