Prelude: “Here, O My Lord” by David Paxton, based on the tune PENITENTIA by Edward Dearle
Call to Worship & Invocation
Hymn: “Before the Cross of Jesus” Words: Ferdinand Q. Blanchard, 1929, Music: ST. CHRISTOPHER by Frederick C Maker, 1881
Before the cross of Jesus
Our lives are judged today;
The meaning of our eager strife
Is tested by His Way.
Across our restless living
The light streams from His cross,
And by its clear, revealing beams
We measure gain and loss.
The hopes that lead us onward,
The fears that hold us back,
Our will to dare great things for God,
The courage that we lack,
The faith we keep in goodness,
Our love, as low or pure –
On all, the judgment of the cross
Falls steady, clear, and sure.
Yet humbly, in our striving,
O God, we face its test.
We crave the power to do Your will
With Him who did it best.
On us let now the healing
Of His great Spirit fall,
And make us brave and full of joy
To answer to His call.
Scripture: Matthew 20:17-28
Sermon: EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE SOMEBODY by Rev. Martha Dominy
Solo: “Are Ye Able Said the Master” Richard Freeman, accompanied by Marilyn Glover
Prayer
Hymn: “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” Words: Isaac Watts, 1707, Music: HAMBURG by Lowell Mason, 1824, based on plainsong
When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God!
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood.
See from His head, His hands, His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
Benediction
Postlude: “Epilogue” by Steven Scott
Organist/Pianist: Ms. Marilyn Glover