210 S. Wayne Street

Milledgeville, GA 31061

478-452-9394

www.fpchurch.org

fpchurch@windstream.net

We seek to glorify God through:

Inspiring worship in Word and music,

Inquiring study for adults and youth,

Inclusive hospitality locally and globally,

Industrious outreach for social justice

and environmental stewardship.

radio ministry WKZR (102.3FM)

Pastor, Rev. Susan Balfour, revsebalfour@gmail.com

Children & Youth, Gloria Burns, gloryb.ce@gmail.com

Admin. Asst., Amy Snowden, fpchurch@windstream.net Music Director, Dr. Jennifer Flory, jennifer.flory@gcsu.edu

Organists, Kate Phillips and Jenny Moore

Child Care Providers, Morgan Martin, Raeven Rodney, and Andaysha Taylor Co-Treasurers, David Baarda and Joel Burns

OFFICE HOURS Monday- Friday 9am - 5pm

PASTOR OFFICE HOURS Mondays off; in office midday Tuesday ~ Friday

If you would like to set up an appointment with Rev. Susan, please call the office at 478-452-9394. God Bless!

*DOXOLOGY Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below; Alleluia! Alleluia!

Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ whose power uplifts!

Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit!

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! *PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AND DEDICATION We trust, O God, in your provision and loving kindness. Use these gifts and our lives that we might bear your fruit with praise and thanks- giving. We ask this in the confidence of your mercy and love. Amen. BEARING GOD’S WORD INTO THE WORLD

*HYMN 846 Fight the Good Fight *CHARGE AND BENEDICTION Go in peace. AMEN! *CHORAL BENEDICTION God the unexpected infant Amanda Husberg (GTG #5, vs. 4) *POSTLUDE Largo Arcangelo Corelli

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Elder(s) for the month of August: Aug. 18 & 25 ~ Bill Werts

August 18, 2019 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

PRELUDE He Leadeth Me L. N. Porter CHIMING OF THE HOUR WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

We are delighted that you have joined us this Lord’s Day. If you are interested in membership, we invite you to speak to Rev. Susan. Thank you for being with us!

GATHERING AROUND GOD’S WORD

CHORAL INTROIT God the sculptor of the mountains Amanda Husberg

(GTG #5, vs. 1-2) CHILDREN’S TIME CALL TO WORSHIP

Leader: Return, beloved of God, to the fold. God welcomes you to this hour of prayer.

Congregation: God calls us by name and awaits our coming. God summons us out of hiding. Leader: God is like a shepherd, caring for her flocks. God is like a gardener, carefully tending his vines. Congregation: Surely God has provided richly for us. Our lives are sustained by God’s good gifts. Leader: Worship the one who longs for our coming. Sing praise to the one who expects our faithfulness. Congregation: We call on God, who gives us life. May God’s face shine on us to save us.

PRAYER OF PRAISE: from Catherine of Siena Thanks, thanks be to you, high eternal Godhead, that you have shown us

such great love by fashioning us with these gracious powers in our soul: understanding to know you; memory to keep you in mind; to hold you within ourselves; will and love to love you more than anything else. It is only reasonable that I should love you, infinite goodness, once I know you. And so powerful is this love that neither demon nor anyone else can take it away from us unless we so will. Amen.

*HYMN 354 Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory CALL TO CONFESSION

Trusting in God’s hopes for us, let us come before God with contrite hearts, asking for reconciliation and seeking peace.

PRAYER OF CONFESSION God of hope, we confess our disregard of your care... our doubt of your

providence... our blindness to signs of your love. We are afraid to risk our comforts to find new life; we separate ourselves from you and from others and foster divisions between those you love. Help us to amend our lives and make us your faithful people who bear the good fruit of your Word in the world. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

*Please stand as you are able.

CHORAL RESPONSE God the dresser of the vineyard Amanda Husberg (GTG #5, vs. 3) DECLARATION OF FORGIVENESS

God hears our confession, rejoicing as we desire amendment of life. God lifts us from our despondency to rejoice in the company of the saints. God acknowledges the forces that separate us, and brings us to peace. Rejoice in the knowledge of our reconciliation and a life lived in the presence of God.

*GLORIA PATRI HYMN NO. 581 Glory be to the Creator, and to the Christ and to the Holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is now and always shall be, world without end!

Amen, amen.

THE PEACE Leader: Let us now share the peace which Jesus made possible.........

Peace be with you. Congregation: And also with you. Leader: Please greet those near to you with the peace of Christ. ANTHEM Sing Praise to God, Our Strength of Old (Ps. 61) Franz Joseph Haydn

Sing praise to God, our strength of old, and ages count on ages roll'd; with lasting joy thy servant's eyes shall see his children's children rise. Safe in thy presence let us stand, and share the blessings of thy hand;

our dwelling let thy truth defend, thy mercy on our steps attend. So shall thy love awake our song, thy name the willing note prolong,

while warm'd with zeal, our vows we pay, and bless thee to our latest day. PROCLAIMING GOD’S WORD PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION:

God of Wisdom, we eagerly seek your presence in our lives and in the world. By your Spirit, speak your word to us, and give us your grace to recognize the abundant signs of your care for us, so that we might be freed to act in the world with courage and abandon. Amen.

SCRIPTURE READINGS Pew Bible Page # OLD TESTAMENT Isaiah 5:1-7 NT P. 634 PSALM Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 OT P. 540,541

NEW TESTAMENT Hebrews 11:29-12:2 NT P. 226 GOSPEL Luke 12:49-56 NT P. 75 SERMON Rev. Susan E. Balfour

RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD *HYMN 718 Take Up Your Cross, the Savior Said INVITATION TO THE OFFERING

Mindful of the abundance we have received in Christ, we offer ourselves and our gifts to the world. OFFERTORY O Spirit of the Living God Edmund Sereno Ender

LIMITED MOBILITY Mary Carlton

Martha Chappell

Helen Danuser

Polly Morrison

Gloria Smith

THIS WEEK AT OUR CHURCH: Aug. 18 ~ AUG. 25 Today: 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship Service Tuesday: 9:15 Samaritan Ministry ~ need volunteer! 9:30~10:30 FOOD PANTRY 12:00 Kiwanis Club Luncheon Wednesday: 6:30 Potluck Gathering 7:15 Holy Envy Book Study & Discussion Thursday: 1:00 Afternoon Bridge Club 6:30 In Our Best Interest 7:00 Choir Practice Sunday: 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship Service

ONLINE GIVING

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CHURCH FAMILY: Harry Beck, chemotherapy

Catherine Dean, shingles

Marianne Edwards, health concerns

EXTENDED FAMILY: Wendy Branch, Rev. Jody Branch’s wife, health concerns

Murphy Davis, Open Door Community, cancer, multiple health concerns

Judy deGrandcourt, Sandra Balfour’s sister, advanced MS

Kyle Dennis, Anne’s husband, Multiple Myeloma, kidney issues, rehabilitation after bypass surgery

Russell & Kathleen Edwards, Marianne’s parents, numerous health problems

Kathy Hall, Gini Wilkerson’s mother

Dee Hartmann, Sandra Balfour’s sister-in-law, health issues

Molly Manley, undergoing chemo treatments for cancer at PruittHealth in Macon Arthur & Julie Montemayor, Becky Henderson’s parents, ongoing health concerns

Charlie Morgan, Jennifer Flory’s father, health concerns

Chris Pearson, Sunda Coleman’s son, recovering at home; dialysis treatments in town IN ASSISTED LIVING Jane Carroll, Fellowship Home at Meriwether, 10 Meriwether Place

Bryan Dempster, Green Acres, 313 Allen Memorial Drive SW

Bob & Eloise Lamb, Fellowship Home at Meriwether, 10 Meriwether Place

Steven Powell, Chaplinwood, 325 Allen Memorial Drive SW Room 301B Suzy Smith, Savannah Court, 61 Marshall Rd. Milledgeville

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Join us after worship in the Fellowship Hall for refreshments and fellowship The Fellowship Hall is to the right of the front of the Sanctuary.

Restrooms are to the left of the front of the Sanctuary.

Questions for Reflection

How do you reconcile a sense of division within yourself

and the world with the unity we are promised as the people of God? What sustains you in times of conflict?

Identify some occasions in your life when you were unable to recognize an invitation to reconciliation and

wholeness.

Please consider volunteering for our Samaritan Ministry this Tuesday

August 20 and/or any month hereafter.. It is an easy task that goes

much smoother with two people taking it on! If you are interested, please contact Bill Werts - yllib@windstream.net.

Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their labor. Ecclesiastes 4:9