Welcome to Worship
Sunday Bulletin
May 5, 2024
Chimes
Prelude
FCCO Band
All Who Are Thirsty
By Brenton Brown and Glenn Robertson
Here & Now - Lyrics
Here & Now
By Eddie Kirkland
We want to be a church where freedom reigns
We want to be a people full of grace
We want to be a shelter
where the broken find their place
We want to be a refuge for the weak
We want to be a light for the world to see
We want to be a love
that breaks the walls and fills the streets
All are welcome here as we are,
as we are
For our God is near
every heart
Let Your mercy rise, let Your hope resound
Let Your love in our hearts be found
Let Your grace run free
Let Your Name bring peace
Heaven come
in the here and now
We want to be a door that’s open wide
We want to see compassion come to life
We want to carry truth
that shines a beacon in the night
We want to see the city fill with hope
We want to bring peace to the troubled soul
We want to tell the story
of a God that we can know
So let justice roll like a river wild
And let mercy grow like a burning fire
Let it come in the here and now
Your kingdom come till it rules the earth
Your will be done all around the world
Let it come in the here and now
All are welcome here
All are welcome here
All are welcome here as we are,
as we are
For our God is near
every heart
Let Your mercy rise, let Your hope resound
Let Your love in our hearts be found
Let Your grace run free
Let Your Name bring peace
Heaven come
in the here and now
So let justice roll like a river wild
And let mercy grow like a burning fire
Let it come in the here and now
Your kingdom come till it rules the earth
Your will be done all around the world
Let it come in the here and now
*So let justice roll like a river wild
And let mercy grow like a burning fire
Let it come in the here and now
Your kingdom come till it rules the earth
Your will be done all around the world
Let it come in the here and now
Call to Worship
L: This is the day the Lord has made!
P: Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
Welcome
Please take this time to fill out the Celebrations and Concerns cards from the pew pockets.
Cards will be collected during Passing the Peace.
Gathering Song
O God of Vision - Lyrics
O God of Vision
Chalice Hymnal #288
O God of vision far greater
than all human scheming
Gather us now in Your presence,
Refreshing, redeeming.
Show us anew
Life in Your breathtaking view,
Lovely beyond all our dreaming
Pour out Your Spirit on all
Now assembled before You.
May our diversity here
Be a means to adore You.
People of God,
Young, old, and youthful again,
Make us as one, we implore You.
Grant to us insight, O God,
For this time of decision.
May we dream challenging dreams
Of both depth and precision.
Speak through the dark.
Dispel by lightning’s bright spark
Whatever clouds dim our vision.
*Grateful, we come now by
Christ’s invitation clearspoken.
We seek the nourishment
Found in fruit crushed and bread broken.
Christ for us all!
Come, let us answer the call,
Offering our lives as the token.
Opening Prayer & Passing the Peace
Passing of the Peace
Please Join in Singing
Christ for us all!
Come, let us answer the call,
Offering our lives as the token.
Peace be yours
May the Lord be with you
as we gather now and
your whole life through
Blessing and mercy
and wholeness, too
May God’s peace
be yours
Celebrations & Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord's Prayer
Our God in heaven, and among us, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will bedone, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliverus from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
Special Music
FCCO Chancel Choir
I Walk a Stranger on This Land
By Dale Wood
Hymn of Devotion - Lyrics
Hymn of Devotion
by Mary McDonald
Where you go I will go;
Where you stay, there I will stay.
Your people will be my people,
And your God will be my God!
Where you go I will go;
Where you stay, there I will stay.
Your people will be my people,
And your God will be my God!
Where you go there I will go;
Where you stay, there I will surely stay.
Where you die,
There I will surely die;
Where you lie,
There I will lie.
Where you go I will go;
Where you stay, there I will stay.
Your people will be my people,
And your God will be my God!
Your God will be my God!
Scripture
Acts 10:44-48
While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard the word. The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles, for they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter said, ‘Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?’ So he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they invited him to stay for several days.
Message
More than I Imagined
Rev. Beth Chiaravalle
Communion Song
Holy Spirit - Lyrics
Holy Spirit
By Brian Torwalt and Katie Torwalt
There’s nothing worth more
that will ever come close.
No thing can compare
You’re our living hope.
Your Presence.
I’ve tasted and seen
of the sweetest of loves,
Where my heart becomes free
and my shame is undone,
In Your Presence, Lord.
Holy Spirit,
You are welcome here;
Come flood this place
and fill the atmosphere;
Your glory, God,
is what our hearts long for,
To be overcome
by Your Presence, Lord.
Your Presence, Lord.
There’s nothing worth more
that will ever come close.
No thing can compare
You’re our living hope.
Your Presence.
I’ve tasted and seen
of the sweetest of loves,
Where my heart becomes free
and my shame is undone,
In Your Presence, Lord.
Holy Spirit,
You are welcome here;
Come flood this place
and fill the atmosphere;
Your glory, God,
is what our hearts long for,
To be overcome
by Your Presence, Lord.
Let us become more aware
of Your Presence
Let us experience
the glory of Your goodness
Let us become more aware
of Your Presence
Let us experience
the glory of Your goodness
Let us become more aware
of Your Presence
Let us experience
the glory of Your goodness
Let us become more aware
of Your Presence
Let us experience
the glory of Your goodness
*Holy Spirit,
You are welcome here;
Come flood this place
and fill the atmosphere;
Your glory, God,
is what our hearts long for,
To be overcome
by Your Presence, Lord.
Communion Invitation & Elder’s Prayer
Communion
All are welcome to take communion.
All bread is gluten free.
Communion Meditation
FCCO Orange Pealers
Gratitude
By Alex Gubert
Invitation to Stewardship
Offertory
Doxology
Doxology Lyrics
Praise God from whom
All blessings flow;
Praise God all creatures
Here below; Praise God with
all the hosts above,
Praise God
With wonder, joy, and love. Amen.
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow,
Thomas Ken (adapted by FCCO), 1674; Louise Bourgeois,
1551, ‘Amen’ by David Crowder, © 2004 sixsteps Music, CCLI #4255578
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Announcements
Closing Song
A House United - Lyrics
A House United
By David Gentiles and Jennie Lee Riddle
There are many gifts but the same Spirit;
There are many hands but the same Lord.
There are many works but the same God
Who empowers them all.
There are many gifts but the same Spirit;
There are many hands but the same Lord.
There are many works but the same God
Who empowers them all. (oh)
We won’t be divided; we are a house united.
We won’t be divided; we are a house united.
We are many parts but the same body;
We have many songs but one voice.
We have many hearts but the same love
Uniting them all. (oh)
We won’t be divided; we are a house united.
We won’t be divided; we are a house united.
Your people are my people;
Your church will be my church.
Your children are my brothers and my sisters.
Your people are my people
Your church will be my church
Your children are my brothers and my sisters.
*We won’t be divided; we are a house united.
We won’t be divided; we are a house united.
We won’t be divided; we are a house united.
We won’t be divided; we are a house united.
Benediction
Postlude
A United House
Prayers for our Community & the World:In your prayers this week please include Pacific Beach Christian Church and their pastor
Brian Daly, our Regional Minister, Richie Sanchez; our General Minister, Terri Hord Owens; and our global mission partner in Korea.
Music Credits
FCCO CCLI License #3183571
Here & Now, by Eddie Kirkland, © 2011 Eddie Kirkland Music, CCLI #6128713
O God of Vision, LOBE DEN HERREN, Erneuerten Gesangbuch, 1655, text by Jane Parker Huber, 1981, Chalice Hymnal #288
Hymn of Devotion, Mary McDonald, text Ruth 1:16-17, © 2021 Beckenhorst Press, Inc.
Holy Spirit, by Bryan Torwalt and Katie Torwalt, © 2011 Capitol CMG Genesis, CCLI #6087919
A House United, by David Gentiles, Jennie Lee Riddle, The Emerging Sound, © 2015 Jennie Lee Riddle Music, CCLI# 7059005