Introit:                               

God’s Son Has Made Me Free

Words by H.A. Brorson; Music by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Arranged by Oscar R. Overby
Sanctuary Choir

Words: H.A. Brorson; Free version by Oscar R. Overby
Music: Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Arranged by Oscar R. Overby
© 1945 and 1973 Augsburg Publishing House

Call to Worship    

People of hope, we gather to worship our God:

The One who calls us out of the shadows and into the light,
Out of the lies of deception and into the truth,
Out of captivity and into liberation.

So rise, church, in body or spirit, let us celebrate the freedom that sets our hearts free!

**Processional Hymn:  

Ignite Your Church, O God

Ignite your church, O God, with passion deep inside;
that justice may be manifest and peace be magnified.

Ignite your church, O God, with vision to inflame,
a radical inclusiveness that ends the plague of shame.

Ignite your church, O God, with courage to resist,
to tend the fires of love and grace where hate and fear persist.

Ignite your church, O God, to actions that reclaim
our calling to walk in your way, not only in your name.

Words: Unknown
Music: William H. Walter, 1894

Welcome and Life of the Church   

**Sharing of the Peace

Hebrew Lesson:

Isaiah 61:1-3

Our Hebrew Lesson is from the 61^st chapter of the book of Isaiah. 

Hear these words:

The spirit of God is upon me, because God has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. God has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, 
to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of our God’s favor; to comfort all who mourn; to provide for those who mourn in Zion—to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Most High, 
to display the glory of God.

May God bless the hearing of these ancient words. Amen. 

Gradual                                                 

Holy Spirit

Holy Spirit, living Breath of God,
breathe new life into my willing soul;
Bring the presence of the risen Lord,
to renew my heart and make me whole.
Cause your word to come alive in me,
give me faith for what I cannot see.
Give me passion for your purity;
Holy Spirit, breathe new life in me.

**Let the fragrance of our prayers arise;
lead us on the road of sacrifice,
That in unity the face of Christ
will be clear for all the world to see. 

Words and Music by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend
Quoting “Gabriel’s Oboe” by Ennio Morricone
© 2006 Thankyou Music

**Gospel Lesson:

John 8:31-36   

One: Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.

All:    Come, Holy Spirit.

One: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John.

All:    Glory to you, O God.

Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” They answered Jesus, “We are descendants of Sarah and Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by saying, ‘You will be made free’?” Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not have a permanent place in the household; an heir has a place there forever. So if the heir – the Only Begotten – makes you free, you will be free indeed.”

One: This is the Gospel of Hope.

All:    Praise to you, Creator, Christ and Holy Spirit.

**Gloria

Glory to God

Glory to God in the highest; glory. 
Glory to God in the highest; glory. Glory be to God.

Sovereign God and Creator; glory. 
Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit; We will worship you!

Peace, we pray for peace; peace to all nations you have created.
Oh, Lamb of God, have mercy upon us.
We are your children. All are your children.
You are the God of all!

Glory to God in the highest; glory. 
Glory to God in the highest; glory. Alleluia, Alleluia! Alleluia, Amen!

Words adapted from the Latin Mass
Music by Steven Couch ©Cathedral of Hope

Sermon                                               

Truth That Liberates

Offering Call   

Offertory                                                       

Freedom Reigns

Words and Music by Michael Larson
Arranged by John Wasson and Jared Haschek
Voices of Hope and Orchestra

Words and Music by Michael Larson
Arranged by John Wasson and Jared Haschek 
© 1998 ION Publishing 

Communion       

Words of Institution      

Prayer of Consecration   

Let us pray.

Holy God, we thank you for these gifts of grape and grain, and pray that you would pour out your Holy Spirit on these elements and on us gathered here. Strengthen us through this feast of grace, and, by sharing this feast, may each of us know the presence of the living Christ. By your Spirit, make us one with Christ, one with each other, and one in ministry to all the world. Amen. 

Invitation 

Music during Communion

Come Just as You Are

Solo: Come just as you are; Hear the Spirit call.
Come just as you are: Come and see, come, receive;
Come and live forevermore.

ALL: Life everlasting, and strength for today;
Taste, the Living Water, and never thirst again.

Come just as you are; hear the Spirit call.
Come just as you are; Come and see, come, receive;
Come and live forevermore.

Words and Music by Joseph Sabolick
© 1994 Universal Music/Brentwood Benson Publishing

Spirit of the Living God

Spirit of the Living God, fall fresh on me!
Spirit of the Living God, fall fresh on me.
Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me!
Spirit of the Living God, fall fresh on me!

Ven, Espíritu de Dios, cae sobre mí.
Ven, Espíritu de Dios, cae sobre mí.
Tómame, cámbiame, lléname, úsame.
Ven, Espíritu de Dios, cae sobre mí.

Words and Music by Daniel Iverson
© 1963 Moody Bible Institute of Chicago

God Is Moving by the Spirit

God is moving by the Spirit, moving in all the earth.
Signs and wonders when God moveth,
move, O God, in me.

Words and Music by L.C. Hall
© 1946 Mrs. L.C. Hall/Gospel Publishing House

Holy Ground

We are standing on holy ground,
And I know that there are angels all around.
Let us praise Jesus now,
We are standing in God’s presence on holy ground.

**We are standing on holy ground,
And I know that there are angels all around.
Let us praise Jesus now,
We are standing in God’s presence on holy ground.

Words and Music by Geron Davis
© 1983 Meadowgreen Music Company/Songchannel Music Co.

**Prayer of Thanksgiving          

**Recessional Hymn:                                                                        

A Mighty Fortress

A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;
Our helper who, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing;
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
That craft and power are great, and armed with cruel hate,
on earth is not an equal.

Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing,
Were not the right One on our side, the One of God’s own choosing:
Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, verily:
Anointed One by name, from age to age the same,
And we shall win the battle.

That word above all earthly powers, no thanks to them abideth;
The Spirit and the gifts are ours through God, who with us sideth:
Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;
The body they may kill: God’s truth abideth still;
This truth shall last forever.

Words: Martin Luther, 1529; trans. Frederic Henry Hedge, 1852
Music: Martin Luther, 1529

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**Benediction   

Postlude for Dismissal

The flowers on the chancel are given by Jamie Rawson in honor of the staff and volunteers who are so important to our church.