Bulletin 10-06-19

October 6, 2019 10:30AM Worship Service Welcome. Visitors, let us know you are here by filling out the information card found in your pew. Children are always welcome in worship. Children’s programming is available during worship for infants through 12th grade. For assistance, please ask an usher. Prelude O Love that will not let me go, Elaine Hagenberg O Love I rest my weary soul in thee; I give thee back the life I owe, That in thy ocean depths its flow May richer, fuller be. O Joy that seeks me through pain, I cannot close my heart to thee; I trace the rainbow through the rain, And feel the promise is not vain, That morn shall tearless be. Call to Worship Hymn (Insert. Please rise in body or spirit, and sing.) Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken JEFFERSON/arr. Peter Eklund stanza 1: all; stanza 2: choir; stanza 3: all Gathering Prayer God of our salvation, we thank you for the gift of faith. We thank you for all those who have taught us the good news. Kindle in us always this gift, this good treasure, that we may live the life to which you have called us, according to your purpose and grace. We pray in the name of the One who bring us light and life. Amen.

Good News Response (Please remain standing and join in singing.) All Creatures of Our God and King LASST UNSERFREUEN All creatures of our God and King, lift up your voice and with us sing, Alleluia! Alleluia! O brother sun with golden beam, O sister moon with silver gleam, sing praises! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Words of Welcome Scripture 1st Kings 19:11-13 Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” Sermon Why Religion Matters Offertory Soon-Ah Will be Done William Dawson Soon I will be done with the troubles of the world. Going home to live with God. I want to meet my mother, I’m going to live with God. No more weeping and a wailing, I’m going to live with God. I want to meet my Jesus, I’m going to live with God. In the morning Lord!

holy Communion Please see insert for Communion liturGy. musiC durinG Communion O Sifuni Mungu Mmunga Mwenebu Iongo and Asukulu ‘Yuna Mukalay All creatures of our God and King, lift up your voice and with us sing, Thou burning sun with golden beam, thou silver moon with softer gleam. All men, all creatures, everybody, praise the Lord! Thou rushing wind that art so strong, ye clouds that sail in heaven along, Thou rising morn in praise rejoice, ye lights of evening find a voice. All men, all creatures, everybody, praise the Lord! Thou flowing water pure and clear, make music for thy Lord to hear! Thou fire, so masterful and bright, that givest man both warmth and light, All men, all creatures, everybody, praise the Lord! Let all things their Creator bless, and worship Him in humbleness, Oh, praise the Father, praise the Son and praise the Spirit, three in one. All men, all creatures, everybody, praise the Lord! Beati mortui Felix Mendelssohn Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them. Prayer of thanksGivinG (unison) 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 409 (Please rise in body or spirit, and sing.) God is Here ABBOT’S LEIGH/arr. Peter Eklund stanza 1: all; stanza 2: high voices; stanza 3: choir; stanza 4: all

benediCtion ClosinG voluntary Redeemer of Israel arr. Mack Wilberg Redeemer of Israel, our only delight, On whom for a blessing we call, Our shadow by day, and our pillar by night, Our King, our Deliverer, our all! We know he is coming to gather his sheep And lead them to Zion in love, For why in the valley of death should they weep Or in the lone wilderness rove? How long we have wandered as strangers in sin, And cried in the desert for thee! Our foes have rejoiced when our sorrows they’ve seen, But Israel will shortly be free. As children of Zion, good tidings for us. The tokens already appear. Fear not, and be just, for the Kingdom is ours. The hour of redemption is near. Worship Leaders: Jim Keck, KJ Langlais, UNL Varsity Chorus (Dr. Peter Eklund), Plymouth Brass, and Ariel Merivil Head Deacon: Marilyn Larson Head Ushers: Scott Marshall The flowers in the chancel are given by Jana Langemach and Kari and Andreas Finkenstaedt in loving memory of Norman Langemach Jr. The flowers in the chancel are given by Donna Wood in loving memory of her husband Jack Wood for their wedding anniversary. * 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