Welcome to this place of seeking…Sayville Congregational United Church of Christ

Whereyouarewelcome,longbeforeyouarrive.

Prelude

ToaWaterLily

byEdwardMacDowell

CalltoWorship

Divinitysingsthissongtooursouls:“Olovelyroseonthethorn!Ohoveringbeeinthehoney! Opuredoveinyourbeing!Oglorioussuninyoursetting! Ofullmooninyourcourse!FromyouI,yourGod,willneverturnaway.”

Letusturntothisever-presentGod inprayerandsongandpraise.

OpeningHymnNCH#436

GodofGraceandGodofGlory

GodofgraceandGodofglory,onyourpeoplepouryourpower;crownyourancientchurch’sstory;bringitsbudtogloriousflower.

Grantuswisdom,grantuscourage,forthefacingofthishour,forthefacingofthishour.

FromtheevilsthatsurroundusandassailtheSavior’sways,

fromthefearsthatlonghaveboundus-freeourheartsforfaithandpraise.Grantuswisdom,grantuscourage,

forthelivingofthesedays,forthelivingofthesedays.

Cureyourchildren’swarringmadness;bendourpridetoyourcontrol.

Shameourreckless,selfishgladness,richinthingsandpoorinsoul.

Grantuswisdom,grantuscourage,makeourbrokenspiritswhole,makeourbrokenspiritswhole.

Setourfeetonloftyplaces;girdourlivesthattheymaybe

armoredwithallChrist-likegraces,inthefighttosetusfree.

Grantuswisdom,grantuscourage,inthequestforliberty,inthequestforliberty.

Saveusfromweakresignationtotheevilswedeplore;

letthesearchforyoursalvationbeourgloryevermore.

Grantuswisdom,grantuscourage,servingyouwhomweadore,servingyouwhomweadore.

UnisonPrayer

“Mayallbeingsattainhappiness.Mayallbeingsbefreefromsuffering.Mayallbeingsneverbeseparatedfromjoy.Mayallbeingsabideinequanimity.”

Immeasurableastheseare inthevastnessofGod,asdistantastheymayseeminaGod whosecreationspansthecosmos,thereisbutonejourneytowardsGod,evenwhenitfeelsasinreverse.Thehereandnowisnotadirection, butapresencewearein.

Letusbestillnowforamoment inthispresenceofImmeasurableGod.

Amomentforsilence…

andtheAssuranceofGod’sLove.

PassingofthePeace

Huggingisencouragedbutoptional!

FirstReading

James3:13-4:3;4:7-8

TheMessage

ChoralAnthem

I'mPartofYou,You'rePartofMe

byJamesAhrend

GospelReading

Mark9:30-37

TheMessage

Provocation

Back-to-School

HymnNCH#312

WeLoveYourRealm,OGod

Weloveyourrealm,OGod,allplaceswhereyoureign.

Werecognize,withhopeandjoy,theworldasyourdomain.

Weloveyourchurch,OGod,forChristhasgivenlife

Toformcommunitiesoflovethatseektohealourstrife.

Werecognize,withpain,thatwehavenotachieved

Thefaithfulnessofourresolvewhenweatfirstbelieved.

YetChrist,ourfriendandguide,continuestoforgive,

Deliveringusfromourmistakes,invitingustolive.

Beyondourbrokenness,weseektoknowyourways

Ofdeepcommunion,solemnvows,andhymnsofloveandpraise.

Weknowyourtruthwilllast.Wetrustyourreignissure.Equipusforthosedailytasksthathelpyourworldendure.

OurPrayers

ThePrayerJesusTaughttheDisciplestoPray

MusicalPraise

SabbathPrayer

byBockandHarnick

AnInvitationforGiving&

Offertory

FollowedbyourDoxology

Wepraisethee,OGod,ourRedeemer,Creator;ingratefuldevotion,ourtributewebring.Welayitbeforethee,wecomeandadorethee,Weblessthyholyname,gladpraiseswesing.Amen.

ClosingHymnSPP#139

I’mGonnaLiveSoGodCanUseMe

I'mgonnalivesoGodcanusemeanytime,Lord,andanywhere.

I'mgonnalivesoGodcanusemeanytime,Lord,andanywhere.

I'mgonnaworksoGodcanusemeanytime,Lord,andanywhere.

I'mgonnaworksoGodcanusemeanytime,Lord,andanywhere.

I'mgonnapraysoGodcanusemeanytime,Lord,andanywhere.

I'mgonnapraysoGodcanusemeanytime,Lord,andanywhere.

I'mgonnasingsoGodcanusemeanytime,Lord,andanywhere.

I'mgonnasingsoGodcanusemeanytime,Lord,andanywhere.

Benediction&

SendingForth

ChoralBlessing

Postlude

GavottefromHolbergSuite

byEdvardGreig