FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Watertown, Wisconsin
Rev. Dr. Christopher Ross, Pastor
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
�August 27, 2023 10:00 a.m. Worship�
“Jesus doesn’t reject anyone; neither do we!”
RINGING OF THE CHURCH BELL
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome all Seekers, Sojourners, and Guests: whether you are in this room or watching on a screen, we are so glad to worship with you. All are welcome at the First Congregational United Church of Christ. If you have any questions or would simply like to learn a little more about this community of faith, please speak with a member or the pastor.
We acknowledge that our community resides on lands of the Ho-Chunk and Potawatomi peoples. We would like to acknowledge the Ho-Chunk and Potawatomi communities and pay our respects.
CALL TO SILENCE AND REFLECTION
PRELUDE “It Is Well with My Soul” Thomas Rusch
CALL TO WORSHIP -Based on Psalm 138
HYMN: “God Our Author and Creator” #530 New Century
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
MOMENT OF SILENCE
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
PASSING THE PEACE
HEBREW SCRIPTURE LESSON Exodus 1:6-2:10, NRSV
EPISTLE LESSON Romans 12:1-8, NRSV
SPECIAL MUSIC “On Eagle’s Wings” Deanna Perschke, vocalist
SERMON: “The God Who Makes Trouble”
HYMN: “Take My Life, God, Let It Be” #448 New Century
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Pastoral Prayer (Special Prayer for Hawaii from Creation Justice Ministries)
Moment of Silence
PRAYER OF OUR SAVIOR
CALL TO OFFERING
OFFERTORY “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” Thomas Rusch
DOXOLOGY
DEDICATION
HYMN: “In Egypt under Pharaoh” #574 New Century
BENEDICTION
BENEDICTION RESPONSE “Go Now in Love & Peace”
POSTLUDE “Let All Things Now Living” Thomas Rusch
All rights reserved. Permission to reprint and stream music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-714559 or Christian Copyright Licensing International with copyright license #21694513 and streaming license #21694520
It Is Well with My Soul; VILLE DU HAVRE, Philip P. Bliss, arr. by Joel Raney; Copyright © 2006 Hope Publishing Co.
God, Our Author and Creator; Tune: JEFFERSON, Southern Harmony, harm. John Ferguson; Text: Carl P. Daw, Jr.; Words Copyright © 1987 Van Ness Press. Harmonization Copyright © 1973 United Church Press.
On Eagle’s Wings; Michael Joncas, arr. Jack Schrader; Copyright ©1979, 1991, 1997 New Dawn Music. All rights reserved.
Take My Life, God, Let It Be; Tune: VIENNA, Justin H. Knecht; Text: Frances R. Havergal; PUBLIC DOMAIN
Great Is Thy Faithfulness; FAITHFULNESS, William M. Runyan, arr. by Larry Shackley;
Copyright © 1923, ren. 1951, this arr. 2005 Hope Publishing Co.
In Egypt Under Pharoah; Tune: LANCASHIRE, Henry T. Smart; Text: Dosia Carlson; Words Copyright © 1994 The Pilgrim Press
Go Now in Love and Peace; Patrick Liebergen; Copyright © 1992 Jubilate Music Group, Inc.
Let All Things Now Living; Tune: ASH GROVE, traditional Welsh melody, arr. by Lloyd Larson;
Copyright © 1998 Hope Publishing Co.
Loemans, Alexander Francois. The Finding of Moses, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=50256 [retrieved August 25, 2023]
