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FIRST WORSHIP August 23, 2020 | 9:00 AM welcome song Your Name - Paul Baloche bible illumination Deuteronomy 26:1-2, 4-10 children’s moment message When We Finally Come Out of This... song Psalm 42 - Victoria Kelly and Kirk Franklin communion Please see insert for Communion Liturgy . benediction worship leaders Patrick Messer, Jim Keck, Hollie Schmidt, Marques Higgins, and Ariel Merivil firstplymouth.org

scripture Deuteronomy 26:1-2, 4-10 When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your God, you shall make this response before the Lord your God: “A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous. When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders; and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given me.” You shall set it down before the Lord your God and bow down before the Lord your God. communion liturgy Beloved in Christ, the Gospel tells us that on the first day of the week Jesus Christ was raised from death, and on that same day appeared to two of the disciples, sat at the table with them, and was made known to them in thebreaking of bread. This is the joyful feast for all people of God. This table is for all who wish to receive the presence of Christ and participate inthe community of God’s people. Let us give thanks to God! We thank you for your continual love and care for every creature. We praise you for forming us in your image and calling us to be your people. We give thanks for the gift of Jesus, who is the way, the truth, and the life. We thank you for the Holy Spirit, who leads us into truth, defends us in adversity, and unites us in one holy church. Therefore, with the entire company of saints in heaven and on earth, we glorify you, God Most Holy. The Sanctus is sung.

communion liturgy continued At the last supper, Jesus took bread, and after giving thanks to God, broke thebread and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat. Do this in remembrance of me.”In the same way also after supper, Jesus took the cup, and after giving thanksto God, gave it to them and said, “Drink this, all of you. Do this in remembrance of me. Therefore, let us proclaim the mystery of faith. The Memorial Acclamation is sung. the lord’s prayer Let us pray, as Christ our Savior has 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. You may return to the bulletin for the remainder of the worship order.