Bulletin 05-26-19

May 26, 2019 10:30AM Worship Service Though children of all ages are always welcomed in our worship services, child care (Infants-toddlers), FP Kids (preschool-5th) and Sunday Discussions (6th-12th) are available during worship. For assistance, please ask an usher. Prelude Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude in G Major Call to Worship HOLY MANNA Hymn 509 (Please rise in body or spirit, and sing.) All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly Gathering Prayer Astonishing God, you give us a vision of your heavenly city, your home among mortals on earth. A place where all people and nations will find nourishment, healing, and peace. Even now your blessing shines upon all the earth to help us see a larger vision of your loving care for all creation. And so you call us to move beyond our comfortable circles, and into unfamiliar places, as we seek to share your dream of a world made new in Christ. Amen. Good News Response (Please remain standing and join in singing.) Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee HYMN TO JOY Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, God of glory, Lord of love! Hearts unfold like flowers before thee, opening to the sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away. Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day.

Words of Welcome Scripture Exodus 3:1-8a Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up.” When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” He said further, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the country of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. Sermon Jim Keck The Burning Bush Offertory If ye love me, keep my commandments, Philip Wilby If Ye Love Me And I will pray the Father, And he shall give you another Comforter, That he may bide with you forever; Even the spirit of Truth. And ye know Him, For He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless I will come to you.

holy Communion Please see insert for Communion liturGy. musiC durinG Communion John Bell O Lamb of God Communion hymn YOU ARE MINE I Will Come to You (Please join in singing this refrain following each verse.) Prayer of thanksGivinG (unison) THAXTED We thank you, Lord, that you have fed us in this sacrament, united us with Christ, and given us a foretaste of the heavenly banquet prepared for all people. Amen. hymn 341 (Please rise in body or spirit, and sing.) O God, Show Mercy to Us

BenediCtion E. Fred Morr The Lord Bless You Tom Trenney ClosinG voluntary Variations on “THAXTED” Worship Leaders: Jim Keck, Hollie Schmidt, Plymouth Choir, Ariel Merivil, and Tom Trenney Head Deacon: Marilyn Larson Head Usher: Jane and Lowell Nickolaus The flowers in the chancel are given by Harry, Chad and Kristin in loving memory of Ann Tolly on her birthday. * Although the Bible and traditional prayers most often use the male pronoun to refer to the divine, it is helpful to remember God is beyond human gender. Consequently, feminine pronouns are effective metaphors as well. First-Plymouth Congregational Church • 2000 “D” Street • Lincoln, Nebraska 68502 402.476.7565 • www.firstplymouth.org