WE GATHER AND APPROACH GOD
PRELUDE – Deborah Guillory, Organ
VIDEO ANNOUNCEMENTS
INVOCATION
*HYMN OF PRAISE
Spirit of Faith, Come Down – Hymnal, No. 332
INVITATION TO HOLY COMMUNION
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Creating God, in love you moved over the waters of chaos and separated sea from dry land. And yet, we cling tightly to rigid boundaries of our own making. You claim us in the waters of baptism and declare us dead to sin and alive in Christ. But too often we deny that call, conforming ourselves to the whims of culture. At Pentecost, you released your wild and transforming spirit to flow through church and world. But we want to tame that wild[1]ness, channeling your spirit through banks of ordered safety. Transform us, we pray. Soften the unyielding edges of our hearts. Loosen our grip on “the way it’s always been” and prepare us for the joy of “the way it still can be,” through Jesus Christ. Amen.
SILENT PRAYER
WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Leader: Friends, hear this good news. Jesus Christ is our ark! His power is un[1]equaled, his grace is unrestrained, his strength is steadfast, and his embrace is sufficient to carry all that we are and hope to be. Friends, believe the good news! In Jesus Christ we are forgiven.
People: Thanks be to God. Amen.
WE WORSHIP THROUGH OUR PRAYERS AND OUR OFFERINGS
PASTORAL PRAYER
LORD’S PRAYER
PRAYER HYMN
Spirit Song – Hymnal, No. 347
OFFERTORY PRAYER
OFFERTORY – Chancel Choir
Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God
*DOXOLOGY
*HYMN OF THE GOSPEL
Holy Spirit, Come, Confirm Us – Hymnal, No. 331
WE HEAR GOD’S WORD
SCRIPTURE – Romans 8:14-17
SERMON – Holy Spirit Holes
Rev. Doug de Graffenried
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
HOLY COMMUNION
WE GO FORTH IN FAITH AND SERVICE
*HYMN OF COMMITMENT
O Spirit of the Living God – Hymnal, No. 539
*BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE