Greenbelt Community Church
United Church of Christ
September 4, 2016
Call to Worship
Rejoice, people of God!
Celebrate the life within you.
And Christ’s presence in your midst!
Our eyes will be opened!
The present will have new meaning,
The future will be bright with hope.
Rejoice, people of God!
Bow your heads before the One
who is our wisdom and our strength.
We place ourselves before God,
That we may be touched and cleansed
by the power of God’s Spirit.
In Sprit and in Truth: A Worship Book compiled for the World Council of Churches Seventh Assembly 1991
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Gathering Song Morning has Broken
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Thanksgiving for the Gift of Life
O Sun behind all suns
we give you greeting this day.
Let all creation praise you:
let the daylight and the shadows praise you.
Let the fertile earth and the swelling sea praise you.
Let the winds and the rain,
the thunder and lightning,
praise you.
Let all that breathes, praise you.
And we shall praise you,
O God of all life,
We give you greeting this day.
Passing of the Peace
Scripture Reading
Isaiah 42: 10-16
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Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the end of the earth!
Let the sea roar and all that fills it, the coastlands and their
inhabitants. 11 Let the desert and its towns lift up their voice, the
villages that Kedar inhabits;let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy, let
them shout from the tops of the mountains. 12 Let them give glory to
the LORD, and declare his praise in the coastlands. 13 The LORD goes
forth like a soldier, like a warrior he stirs up his fury; he cries out, he
shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes.
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For a long time I have held my peace, I have kept still and
restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in labour, I will gasp
and pant. 15 I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their
herbage;I will turn the rivers into islands, and dry up the pools. 16 I will
lead the blind by a road they do not know, by paths they have not
known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light,
the rough places into level ground.These are the things I will do, and I
will not forsake them.
Message:
“A Dangerous New Song”
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Song
I Am the Light of the World
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Prayers
God be with you
And also with you
Let us pray;
Oh God,
You are the giver of life.
We pray for the Church in the whole world.
Sanctify her life, renew her worship, give power to her witness and a dangerous
new song to sing.
Give strength to those who are searching. Close the divisions that separate us
from one another.
Heal our hurting hearts and dance with us in our joy.
Oh God,
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Who knows all things,
listen now to your children praying.
Silent prayer
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayers, and hear us now as we pray the prayer that
Jesus taught us;
Our Father, who are in heaven, hallowed be they name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and for give us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen
Offering
Doxology: #778
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God for all that love has done;
Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One. Amen
Offering Dedication
Life-giving God, by faith we obey your call
to set before you the promise and inheritance
of who we are and what we have. May our humble offering be
pleasing in your sight as they do the work of your kingdom. Amen
Closing Song
They Will Know We are Christians
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Announcements
GCC PAPER DRIVE! This effort will benefit GCC teachers and other teachers and their
students in the local school systems with school-related paper goods and supplies. We
will be collecting supplies and monetary donations at the church until Sunday,
September 25, 2016. There are boxes set up in the Social Hall for supply donations and
monetary donations can be left in the offering plate in an envelope marked “PAPER
DRIVE” See the flyer insert for more information about what supplies are being
collected.
SUNDAY SCHOOL We need volunteers to teach Sunday school. If you are interested
please fill out the flyer in the bulletin and place it in the offering tray or talk to Karen
Yoho, Tom Davey, or Deneice Garland.
BIBLE STUDY Pastor G will host the first weekly Bible Study on Monday, September
26th at 7:00pm in the fellowship hall. Bring your Bible and come join us!
LUNCHEON ON THE LAWN If you signed up to make coleslaw for luncheon on the
lawn don’t forget to meet after service today and help us make the magic happen. And
don’t forget to tell your friends about Luncheon on the Lawn on Monday. We’ll start
serving food around Noon and go until 1 or until business dies down.
THE OFFICE will be closed Monday and Tuesday, September 5th and 6th. It will be
open again on Wednesday September 7th
Mission Moment
The Mission Board works to identify recipients for the mission giving offered
by the Congregation. Every quarter a different organization receives these
funds to do God’s work in the world. This quarter our giving helps support
our long-time mission partner The United Campus Ministry at the University
of Maryland, College Park.
The United Campus Ministry (UCM) provides quality spiritual support and
programs for young adults during critical years. the on-campus Christian
chaplaincy, headed by Rev. Holly Ulmer, offers a safe environment where
students from diverse backgrounds can come together to honestly
question, grow and live out their faith. UCM extends a warm welcome to
young people, and travels with them through all the twists, turns and
detours of their spiritual journeys.
Through the years, GCC has provided not only financial support, but our
members have served on the Board of Directors as well. Your generous
giving helps us to continue to be an important part of this vital ministry.
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