FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WAUWATOSA

March 19, 2006

MORNING WORSHIP 8:45 a.m.

THE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT

GATHERING MUSIC

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev. Carrie Kreps Wegenast

PRELUDE Near the Cross Dobrinski

Jubilation Ringers, directed by Kimberly Williams

CHIMES AND TOWER BELLS

THE CALL TO WORSHIP R. Duane Coates, Intern

Minister: We want to be strong, but still we are weak.

People: God is at work in our weakness.

Minister: We seek the light, but still there is darkness.

People: God is at work in our darkness.

All: God’s power is in the world’s weakness. God’s wisdom is foolishness to the world.
We gather in the shadow of the cross to follow the Crucified One.

*HYMN 366 God of Grace and God of Glory

*THE CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP

*THE PRAYER OF INVOCATION AND LORD’S PRAYER (unison)

Redeemer God, we gather in this place not because we are deserving of your love and not
because we have lived faithfully before your face. We gather here because you have called us
here, to confront the shadows of our lives and all life, and to see in the scandal of the cross your
wisdom and your life at work. We gather here to follow Jesus, even to the cross, and we pray as
he taught us:

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.

*THE RESPONSE Teach Me, O Lord, the Way of Thy Statutes Hymn 517

Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes, and I shall keep it unto the end.

THE NEW TESTAMENT LESSON 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 Bible, page 991

THE PSALMODY (responsive) Psalm 19 Hymnal, page 517, no. 68

HYMN 160 Beneath the Cross of Jesus

(Children are dismissed to Sunday School during the singing of the hymn.)

THE GOSPEL LESSON John 2:13-22 Bible, page 923

Rev. Samuel Schaal

THE SERMON “World Wise, Heaven Foolish” Rev. Schaal

ANTHEM Calming Peace Moklebust

Jubilation Ringers

THE CALL TO PRAYER and SILENT MEDITATION

THE PRAYER OF MINISTER AND PEOPLE

THE CHORAL RESPONSE

THE OFFERTORY

ANTHEM O Worship the King Shaw

Robert Grant 1785-1838

O worship the King, all glorious above, And gratefully sing His power and His love;

Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days, Pavillioned in splendor and girded with praise!

O tell of His might, O sing of His grace, Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space.

His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form, And dark is His path on the wings of the storm.

Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light;

It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain, And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain.

Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail;

Thy mercies, how tender, how firm to the end, Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend!

*THE RESPONSE We Give Thee But Thine Own Hymn 535

We give thee but thine own, whate’er the gift may be;

All that we have is thine alone, a trust, O Lord, from thee. Amen

*THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AND DEDICATION

*HYMN 358 Rock of Ages

*THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

*THE CHORAL RESPONSE

THE POSTLUDE The Heavens Declare the Glory of God Marcello

*The congregation is invited to stand, if able.

Today’s Chancel flowers are given in honor of
Martha Haagensen’s
92^nd birthday, from her family.

Worship Preview for Sunday, March 26, 2006 ~ 8:45 and 11:00 a.m.

Next Sunday – Rev. Steven Peay, Ph.D. will preach.

Betty Dethmers is the organist.

Lee Jacobi directs the Pilgrim Choir at 8:45 and the Chancel Choir at 11:00.