Words

Today’s guest speaker is Rev. Dave Mason.
 
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Gathering Around  the  Word                                
 Prelude                                                          Bob Senay          
ANNOUNCEMENTS
                               
CALL TO WORSHIP           
Leader: Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak.
People: Let the earth hear the words of our mouths.
Leader: My teaching shall drop as the rain; my speech
             shall distill as the dew, as the light rain upon the
             tender plant, and as the showers upon the grass.
People: We will proclaim the name of the Lord and
              render glory unto our God!
INVOCATION                                             Rev. Mason

HYMN     Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise                    12
 
CALL TO CONFESSION
PRAYER OF CONFESSION              (UNISON)
Merciful God, we say the very thing we do not want to say, with words that are angry, thoughtless, even mean-spirited. We speak when we should remain silent, and we remain silent when we should speak with boldness for the sake of love and justice. We cannot tame our tongues on our own. We ask for your forgiveness and for your deliverance. Restore and redeem us, that our mouths might declare the wonder of your grace, the beauty of your creation and the joy of being your forgiven sons and daughters. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen
 
 Assurance of Pardon
Hear the good news! In Christ Jesus, we are forgiven and set free from our own self- righteousness. AMEN
*Time of silent prayer
*Response – Gloria Patri 
 
*Passing of the peace.
L: The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.      
P: And also, with you.
 
                        The Word of God
Prayer for Illumination                                           
Scripture reading   PSALM 52

Psalm 52For the director of music. A maskil[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”1 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
    Why do you boast all day long,
    you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2 You who practice deceit,
    your tongue plots destruction;
    it is like a sharpened razor.
3 You love evil rather than good,
    falsehood rather than speaking the truth.[c]
4 You love every harmful word,
    you deceitful tongue!
5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
    He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent;
    he will uproot you from the land of the living.
6 The righteous will see and fear;
    they will laugh at you, saying,
7 “Here now is the man
    who did not make God his stronghold
but trusted in his great wealth
    and grew strong by destroying others!”
8 But I am like an olive tree
    flourishing in the house of God;
I trust in God’s unfailing love
    for ever and ever.
9 For what you have done I will always praise you
    in the presence of your faithful people.
And I will hope in your name,
    for your name is good.

                             L: The Word of the Lord
                          P: Thanks be to God!
 
Sermon              “WORDS”  
                          
HYMN       God of Grace and God of Glory                      307
*Apostles Creed
 
Presentation of our tithes and offering
Offertory  “Great is Thy Faithfulness”
    Rev. Mason – solo- accompanied by Bob Senay
Doxology (Hymnal page 382)
Prayer of dedication
     
Concerns and Celebrations
                                                                
Prayers of the People                        Rev. Mason
The Lord’s Prayer
 
HYMN                  Near To the Heart of God                  824
Benediction
Postlude                                      Bob Senay      ​

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BIRTHDAYS          Karen Blackhurst, Kenny  Phillips, Marlene Huffman, Evelyn Herschell, Hope Diedier, Holly Hore, Tom Waltz, Ben Hathaway
 
ANNIVERSARIES     None this week
 
JOYS AND CONCERNS
Prayers for all our soldiers here and abroad.
 
Prayers for the Pulpit Nominating Committee (PNC) as they search for the appropriate person to serve our church.
 
Sympathy to the Tyler Bedillion Family.
Sympathy to the Patricia Rush Family.
Sympathy to the Mike Durila Family on the passing of his sister Helen Beall.
Sympathy to the Family of Henry Salamon, Jr.
Sympathy to the Family of Ralph “Larry” Waycoff.
 
ANNOUNCMENTS
 Remember our Food Collection.  And Jesus said, “You give them something to eat.”  Mark 6: 37.  Please let Betty Fisher know if you are aware of anyone within the   community that may be in need at this time.
 
VBS!!!
Thanks to Mary Hathaway, Lois Miller, and all their helpers for a successful Vacation Bible School this year.  The money that was collected this week will go to support the family of Giana Perry, 4-year-old girl from Canonsburg who is battling a rare type of cancer.  She is receiving treatment to shrink the tumor and will go to Philadelphia for surgery.
Prayers are needed for a speeding recovery.
 
Also, prayers are needed for Evelyn Wood who has been admitted to Sr. Care for rehab.
 Also added to this week’s prayer chain are Rosalee and Wayne Diedier who have COVID, and both are at high risk.
 
Heads up!!! 
 Don’t forget to mark your calendars for our second annual church picnic August 28th, located at the Thomson Hill Park, West Middletown.  Church service will be held there at 11:00 AM.
 
Just to let you know!!!
There will be a trail emergency evacuation on Sunday, July 24th after church services.  Bob Fisher will do the instructions with the help of Dr. Renny Domske.  There are instructions on the table as you come in the side door.

CONTINUING PRAYER LIST
 
Melissa Pedigo, Aaron Blake, Chuck Dicks, June & Keith McGill, Tim Knabenshue, Frank Huffman, Tom Westfall, Elaine Belcascro, Sandy Stone, Matt Petrola, Laura Davis, Nancy Hepinger, Betsy Martin, Ed Horne, Sarah Wilson, Bill Poland, Amy Ward, The Warlow Family, Pat Haggerty, Carl Weber, Jimmy Svetz, Betty Fisher, Haley Diedier, Fred Wilkinson, Wendy Liggett, Brandon Bell, Frank Riggle, Sarah Racco, Betty Anderson, Marilyn and  Doug Ward, Nelson Huffman, Ed Caffrey, Mary Tarnic, Brenda Megyesy, Ken Jackson,  Polly Blackhurst,  Michael Durila Jr., Lisa Perrone, Evelyn Wood, Rosalee and Wayne Diedier.