FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WAUWATOSA
August 20, 2006
MORNING WORSHIP 10:00 A.M.
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
GATHERING MUSIC
WELCOME Rev.
Robert J. Brink
(Please pass the red pew pads
now. If you are a guest this Sunday, we would
love to greet you following the
service or in Coffee hour in the Friendship Lounge.)
PRELUDE Beautiful
Savior Cherwien
CHIMES AND TOWER BELLS
ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev.
Samuel R. Schaal
CALL
TO WORSHIP
Liturgist: Children
of God, come! Come and praise God!
People: I
will give thanks to you God, with every part of my being – my voice, my heart,
my mind!
Liturgist: Look,
we see all our friends gathered together here!
People: We
come to you, God, with awe and wonder, at all the marvelous things you have
done and can do.
Liturgist: You
are loving and faithful and wise; you will be with us forever.
People: True
wisdom comes from you, God!
Liturgist: We
can trust in what you ask us to do, for your laws of love and justice will last
forever.
People: We
will try to do your will, remembering the promises you have made to your
people.
Liturgist: We
praise you for the wonderful things you have done.
ALL: Your
praise endures forever. We praise you God!
*HYMN 6 O
Worship the King, All Glorious Above
*PRAYER
OF INVOCATION AND THE LORD’S PRAYER (unison)
Ever-loving,
all-wise God, your Son, Jesus Christ, gave himself as living bread for the life
of the world. Give us such knowledge of his presence that we may be
strengthened and sustained by his risen life to serve you continually, through
Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one
God, now and forever and taught us to pray,
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.
*GLORIA PATRI
THE
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Rev.
Steven A. Peay, Ph.D.
Addison
Elizabeth McVoy and Maura Jayne McVoy,
daughters
of Victoria Holtz and James McVoy
THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON 1 Kings 2:10-12,
3:3-14 Bible,
page 292
THE
CHILDREN’S SERMON Rev.
Brink
*HYMN 391 Be
Thou My Vision
{Children
ages 3 through entering 3rd grade are dismissed
to Sunday School, in room LL2, during the singing
of the hymn.}
THE NEW TESTAMENT LESSON Ephesians 5:15-20 Bible,
page 1020
THE PSALMODY (responsive) Psalm
111 Bible,
page 529
THE GOSPEL LESSON John
6:51-58 Bible,
page 929
THE SERMON “Food
for the Wise” Dr.
Peay
WORSHIP THROUGH MUSIC Lord, I Want to be
a Christian Spiritual
Dale Porter arr.
Payne
THE CALL TO PRAYER AND SILENT MEDITATION
THE PRAYER OF PEOPLE AND MINISTER
THE OFFERTORY
SPECIAL MUSIC Balm
In Gilead Spiritual
arr.
Burleigh
*DOXOLOGY
*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AND DEDICATION
*HYMN [last page] Great
is Thy Faithfulness
*CHARGE
AND BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE Jubal’s
Trumpet Ashdown
*The congregation is invited to stand, if able.
The
Chancel flowers are given in loving memory of
Bruce Smith
by his wife, Alida, and the
family.
Dale Porter holds a bachelor’s degree
in Music Performance from Carroll College in Waukesha, and a master’s degree in
Music Performance from the Chicago College of the Performing Arts. He is
currently a chorus member with the
Florentine Opera Company in Milwaukee.
Worship Preview for Sunday, August 27, 2006 ~
10:00 a.m.
Next Sunday: We conclude our look at the “Bread of
Life” discourse in John’s Gospel,
with Dr. Peay’s sermon, “Dwelling With God.”
Chad Larget will provide the special music.
Ralph Ehlert is the organist.