WORSHIP GUIDE
Day of Pentecost
May 31, 2020
The links listed in this guide will not be available to view until Saturday, May 30, at 9:00 a.m.
Call to Worship: The peace of God be with you today. Receive with joy the gift of the Holy Spirit. We feel the winds of God blowing among us. We sense the tongues of fire empowering us. How amazing is the power God gives us. How manifold are the works of our Creator. The breath of God fills us with confidence. The Spirit creates new life within and among us. God calls us to be dreamers and prophets. God gives us a vision for a world of peace. May the glory of God endure forever. We will sing praise to God as long as we live.
Our first hymn is “Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness”, #291 in our hymnal. We will sing verses 1 & 2 (click link for
music https://youtu.be/Ueq7YT7rv6g )
Call to Confession: We can say the words that come with Pentecost: spirit, wind, fire. We can claim an interest in knowing the God of all creation. But how much time have we devoted to this quest? How open are we to God’s unpredictable summons and direction?
We will first recite the Prayer of Confession followed by a moment of silent prayers of confession. Let
us pray… O God, we are frightened by strange tongues and people out of control. We want to manage our own lives and assure our own safety. We are afraid that you will ask more of us than we are willing to risk. We do not want others to consider us strange or fanatical. We are skeptical of dreams and visions. We cannot trust some people you ask us to love. We want to believe, but how can we know that you are more than our collective imagination, a hope we cling to in our despair? Help us, God.
(Silent Prayers of Confession)
Amen
Assurance of Pardon: God comes unexpectedly to those willing to wait and listen and trust. The Spirit amazes and astonishes even those who wait expectantly. There is more to life than the things we can see – and more in the things we see than our eyes can discern. So, too, God is more than we can know or think. Even now, the Holy Spirit is resting on you and on this family of God’s people. We are a forgiven people....LET US SING GLORY TO GOD!
The Gloria Patri: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen.
Prayer for illumination: Guide us, O God, by your Word and Spirit, that in your light we may see light, in your truth find freedom, and in your will discover your peace, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Our Gospel Lesson is from John 20:19-23 in your Bible. We ask that you read this passage at this time.
At this time, you are asked to click on the link below which contains a solo performance by Sheri
Allen. The soloist will be followed by Pastor John P. Wilson’s sermon. He will begin by reading from the Old Testament, Numbers 11:24-30, and then continue with his sermon entitled “Sailing with Eldad and Medad.” (Please click on this link https://youtu.be/EOxUccRrfFk )
After Pastor John’s sermon, please come back to this guide and click on the link for the music to our 2nd hymn, “Breathe on Me, Breath of God” # 286 in our Hymnal. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/vWEzQaHr_5g After you have sung the 2nd hymn, we ask that you come back to this Guide for our Prayers of the People.
Please pray for those on the following prayer list and any other prayer concerns you may have.
In Our Prayers
May 31 through June 6, 2020
Pray for the courage to be bold disciples.
Pray for the members of all of FPC’s committees and all of the work they do for FPC.
Pray for Grace Presbyterian Church in Wichita, Kansas.
Pray for our local businesses.
*Prayer of Thanksgiving and Lord’s Prayer Thank you, God, for filling our lives with good things. The abundance of your gifts to us is beyond our counting. Bless all that we return to you for the work of ministry among us and beyond us. Let your Spirit enliven our caring and add effectiveness to all our doing. Make us one in Christ Jesus our Savior, in whose name we pray, saying, “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.”
Our last hymn is “Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness” verses 3 & 4, #291. Click this link: https://youtu.be/kFcxYzdqF5M
Thank you for worshiping with us via the internet this Sunday.
We hope to be worshiping in our Sanctuary on Sunday, June 7 at 10:00 a.m.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Because of God’s grace, love, and gift of His Son, Jesus Christ, we worship, witness, teach and serve.