Worship for Sunday, August 1, 2021, 10:00 a.m. Tenth Sunday After Pentecost/Ordinary Time - The Bellbrook Presbyterian Church 72 West Franklin ...

Worship for Sunday, August 1, 2021, 10:00 a.m.
 Tenth Sunday After Pentecost/Ordinary Time
         The Bellbrook Presbyterian Church
              72 West Franklin Street
              Bellbrook, Ohio 45305
   937-848-2378             www.bellbrookpc.com

Our mission: Embracing the Community with God’s Love, Providing a Home for Spiritual
Nurture & Worship, Reaching Out to Those in Need, Growing through Service to Others

 Jesus invites all with these words: “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to
  me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty”
                        (John 6:35). Welcome to worship.

                                  We Prepare
The Life of the Church

Prelude: “No, Not One!”                                            -by Marty Parks
Lighting of the candles
One: Jesus said, "I am the light of the world."
All: We welcome the light of Christ into our worship.

Sung Prayer of Preparation “Praise, Praise, Praise the Lord”     Purple # 390
  Praise, praise, praise the Lord! Praise God’s holy name. Alleluia! Praise,
 praise, praise the Lord! Praise God’s holy name. Alleluia! Praise God’s holy
 name. Alleluia! Praise God’s holy name. Alleluia! Praise God’s holy name.
                   Alleluia! Praise God’s holy name. Alleluia!

*Call to Worship
We do not live by bread alone, but by the Word who became flesh and dwells
among us. Christ is the true bread of heaven, the manna of freedom. Come,
let us worship and give thanks.

*Hymn of Praise      “Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty”        Purple, # 1 v.1
                   1. Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
                Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
                     Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
                     God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

*Call to Confession
God has given us a sign showing that love is stronger than death. The sign of
the cross points to our exodus from bondage to sin. Let us repent, seek God’s
forgiveness, and enter into new life in Christ.
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Prayer of Confession (unison)
Holy One, whose love and justice condemn us, whose mercy and
kindness feed us, we confess our sins and pray for Your forgiveness.
What terrible suffering we have unleashed. We have used other persons
without regard for their dignity; we have abused the earth without care
for its beauty, or concern for future life; we have sought to bargain with
You to smooth our way to heaven. God, change us. Put the Spirit of
Christ within us and cause us to grow into mature, faithful disciples of
the one who came from You to save us from our sin. Free us from
captivity to our selfishness, bind us to the whole body of Christ, and let
us bear witness to the truth that Your love holds everything together in
perfect unity. We pray in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

*Silent Confession

*Assurance of Pardon                                                 John 6:35
One: The bread of life God sends is the offering of the only begotten Son.
     Whoever comes in Jesus Christ shall never be hungry; whoever
     believes in Him shall never thirst. Believe the gospel; in Jesus Christ
     our sins are forgiven.
All: Amen.

*Congregational Response       “Gloria Patri”                 Purple # 606
     Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
         As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be;
                   World without end. Amen. Amen.

*Declaration of Trust and the Peace
One: Congregation of Jesus Christ, in whom are you trusting?
All: Our help is in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth.
One: Grace, mercy, and peace to you in the name of the Father, the Son,
      and the Holy Spirit.
All: And also with you.
            Please take a few moments to greet your neighbor.

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We Hear

Prayer for Illumination (unison)
Creator of unity, Body of peace, Spirit of community, bind us together
around Your Word and send us out to do Your justice, show Your mercy,
and embody Your redeeming love, glorifying You. Amen.

Scripture Reading                                                Ephesians 4:1-16
4 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the
calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with
patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 making every effort to maintain the
unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just
as you were called to the one hope of your calling, 5 one Lord, one faith, one
baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in
all.
7 But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s
    8 Therefore
gift.           it is said,

“When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive;
  he gave gifts to his people.”
9 (When   it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also
descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is the same
one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all
things.) 11 The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets,
some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the
work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until all of us come to the
unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the
measure of the full stature of Christ. 14 We must no longer be children, tossed
to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people’s trickery, by
their craftiness in deceitful scheming. 15 But speaking the truth in love, we must
grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, 16 from whom the
whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is
equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in
building itself up in love.

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One: The Word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God!

Message "Building Up’                                       Rev. Diane Ziegler
                                 We Respond

*Hymn of Affirmation          “Seek Ye First”                   Purple, # 175 v.1
 Seek ye first, the Kingdom of God, and its righteousness, and all these things
                     shall be added unto you, Allelu, Alleluia.

*Affirmation of Faith —                                  The Apostle’s Creed
      I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth;
   And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: who was conceived by the
  Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
             crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell;
 the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and
 sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall
                    come to judge the quick and the dead.
  I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic church, the communion of
  saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life
                              everlasting. Amen.

Prayers of the People

Sung Response to Prayer “I Need Thee Every Hour”           Purple # 735, v. 4
      I need thee every hour, Most Holy One; O make me thine indeed,
                              thou blessed Son.
    I need thee, O I need thee, every hour I need thee! O bless me now,
                         my Savior – I come to thee.

Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts to God (responsive)           Psalm 51:17
The worship God blesses is honest and personal, a broken and contrite heart.
When we give of ourselves to God, our hearts are changed for good. Let us
present tithes and offerings.

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(Offering plates are located at the front and back of the sanctuary or
 we invite you to give online using this QR code. When we all take an
 ownership stake in the financial health of this congregation, it works!)

Offertory:    “Holy Bible, Book Divine”                        - by Larry Shackley

*Doxology
                   Praise God, from whom all blessings flow!
                      Praise God all creatures here below
                      Praise Him above, ye heavenly host!
                   Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen

*Prayer of Dedication/Offering (unison)
O Trinity, Your love creates us, Your passion saves us from sin, Your
power transfigures us into glory for You. Thank You for giving us a place
in Your good creation, for giving us the bread of heaven to free us from
slavery to sin and death, and for filling us with the holy light of the gospel
for the building up of Christ’s body in love. We present offerings to
praise You and to help in the service of the church. Accept them as
outward signs of our joyful discipleship in the name of Jesus Christ the
Lord. Amen.

                    Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
Invitation to the Table
The Great Thanksgiving and Words of Institution
One: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you!
One: Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them up to the Lord.
One: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
One: It is right . . . . . and with all the faithful of every time and place, who
       forever sing to the glory of your name.
All: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth
       are full of Your glory. Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is he who
       comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!
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One: You are holy . . . Remembering Your gracious acts in Jesus Christ, we
     proclaim together the mystery of faith:
All: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
One: Come, then, life-giving Spirit . . . . . We praise You, O God, blessed and
     holy Trinity, now and forever.
All: Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer
          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

Distribution of the Elements

Prayer After Communion (unison)
Father, as we have received these gifts of bread and wine, You have fed
us with the spiritual food of the body and blood of our Savior Jesus
Christ. Thank You for assuring us of Your goodness and love, and that
we are members of His body. Renew us by Your Holy Spirit, unite us in
the body of Your Son, and bring us with all Your people into the joy of
Your eternal kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

                                   We Go

*Parting Hymn "Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun"            Purple, # 265, v.1
   1. Jesus shall reign where’er the sun does its successive journeys run; his
 kingdom stretch from shore to shore, till moons shall wax and wane no more.

*Carrying the Light
One: As we go forth to serve,
All: We carry the light of Christ into the world.

*Charge

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*Benediction

* Sung Benediction        “May the Love of the Lord”            Purple, # 549
   May the love of the Lord rest upon your soul. May God’s love dwell in you,
    throughout every day. May God’s countenance shine upon you and be
    gracious to you. May God’s Spirit be upon you as you leave this place.

Postlude: “O Worship the King”                            - arr. by Lloyd Larson

         (Sanctuary worshippers, please be seated for the postlude.)
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Scriptures from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989
the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of
Christ in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Portions of the liturgy reprinted by permission of Westminster John Knox Press
from Feasting on the Word® Worship Companion, Copyright 2014.

                  Office hours the week of August 2:
                          Sally: Monday 10- 2
  Diane: Monday 10-2, Wednesday 2-6; Tuesday/Thursday by appointment

Church Staff: Rev. Diane Ziegler, Pastor; Dr. Neil Qiang, Accompanist/Choir
Director; Sally Smallwood, Administrative Assistant; Phil Rogers, Custodian

                                     Prayers
-Family of Kurt Barrett- Family of Brian Perucka-Juanita-Family of Ken
Bohman- Ben and Allene Rader-Nicole VanPelt and Family upon the death of
her mother-Family of Kendall Reece -Travis Williams- George Walker- Brian
Koch-Those with estranged loved ones-Those who are sick and those who are
dealing with anxiety-Betty Cornette - Charlotte Downing-Alzheimer Patients-
Cancer Patients-Caregivers -COVID patients.

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