Order of Worship for August 8, 2021                              Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost


Welcome


Call to Worship                                                                                                Tom and Maureen Upton

   Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the Heavens.

      Praise the Lord in the heights.

   Young men and women together, the old and the children,

      Let us all praise the name of the Lord!


Prelude                                      “My Lord, What a Morning”    Traditional Spiritual arr. Robert Lau


Hymn                                                          “Amazing Grace“                                #378 v. 1, 2, 3, and 6


First Lesson                                         1 Corinthians 14:26-40                                        Sandy Green


Psalm                                                               Psalm 148


Children’s Time                                                                                                              Kasey P. Lindsay


Gospel                                                         Matthew  15:21-28

                         L: The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ   P: Praise to you, Lord Christ


Message                                                   “Look Who’s Talking”                        Pastor Gilbert Stones


Hymn                                                              “Gather Us In”                                                          #2236


Pastoral Prayer


The Lord’s Prayer                                                                                            Everett and Karen Shong

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. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who

trespass against us.

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever.

Amen.


Offering    [Click here to go to online giving]


Offertory                                                 “Song Without Words”                                   Darwin Wolford


Prayer of Dedication


Hymn                                                    “I Love to Tell the Story”                                                    #156


Benediction


Song of Blessing:                                       “Shalom to You”


Passing the Peace of Christ with phone calls, texts, emails, cards and prayers




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Children's  Time

Although they are not often mentioned, the women of the Bible have much to share with us.

This Children's Time, which first aired during Women's History Month,

teaches us about one of the most important women in the Bible, and perhaps of all time.

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