WELCOME AND GREETINGS
PRELUDE “The Church’s One Foundation” Donna Rhine
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: On this Trinity Sunday, we come to praise the Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit!
People: We praise God who creates, redeems, and sustains all creation!
Leader: We come to wade into the depths of the divine mystery of God, the One-in-Three and
Three-in-One.
People: We seek an ever-deepening faith in God who creates, redeems, and sustains all
creation!
Leader: We come to witness the interconnectedness of the Triune God, to marvel at the divine
dance of partnership and cooperation.
People: We receive the invitation to join the divine dance of God who creates, redeems,
and sustains all creation!
Leader: Come, let us worship the Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit!
People: Come, let us worship the Triune God who creates, redeems, and sustains
all creation! (Dr. Lisa Hancock)
INVOCATION
*HYMN “Come, thou Almighty King” #61
OPENING PRAYER
Out of our ordinary, everyday lives, you have gathered us here, Holy God, to this time
of worship, to this time of praise. We join with angels and archangels and all the
company of the saints to praise you, to listen for your Word, to immerse ourselves in
your grace, and in your love. Open our hearts and our minds to your presence with
us.
Take the failures and defeats, the guilt and the shame that bind our spirits — speak
your Word and set us free. Take our longings for your goodness to shape our lives,
this community, the hurting world — speak your Word and infuse us with your
courage, your hope, and your love. Then, awaken us to your Holy Spirit who is making
all things new, even us.
We ask in Jesus’ name, who sends us out to speak love and mercy and grace to those
who are waiting, longing, hoping, for a sign that they are not alone, that you are a
God of love, that you are a Saviour who knows their name, that the Holy Spirit is
leading them home. Amen
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER
*Presenting Our Gifts to the Lord – Doxology - Prayer of Dedication
*HYMN “From All that Dwell Below the Skies” #101
BLESSING THE READING AND HEARING OF THE WORD
FIRST TESTAMENT READING Psalm 47:1-9 Larry Strait
GOSPEL READING Mark 11:12-14;20-24 Larry Strait
Leader: This is the word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
SERMON “Unlocking the Power of Prayer – Sing Praises” Pastor Dave
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Holy One, we acknowledge that too often we try to live not
acknowledging the mystery of your Being, nor acknowledging your
work in our lives. Even though you have shown us your truth, we
allow ourselves to rest in our own uncertainties. We find ourselves
unable or unwilling to embrace the love through which you sent
Christ to live among us. We take for granted the grandeur of you as
Creator, Redeemer, and ever-present Sustainer, and forget to praise
you for the love that is constantly at work in our lives. We do not
live out the beloved community you desire for all.
Forgive us, we pray, and help us give testimony to your love through
our praise, our words, and our actions. Amen.
A TIME OF SILENT CONFESSION
WORDS OF GRACE AND FORGIVENESS
*HYMN “Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above” #96
*BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE “God of Our Fathers’ ” Donna Rhine