WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Knowing Christ…..Making Christ Known

August 16, 2020 9:45 A.M. Traditional - Live-Stream Worship

GATHERING THOUGHT

“As we look back with twenty centuries of holy hindsight, we are apt to make the man of Galilee the superman of Galilee. We tend to see Jesus as God unencumbered with human flesh and frailty. No questions, just answers. No problems, just certainty. No temptations, just an absolute, inherent, unfailing sense of right. Always loving and compassionate. Never biased or prejudiced. Perfectly programmed in every respect. To look at Jesus this way robs him of his humanity. We make him so wholly other that he is no longer one of us. The incarnation becomes a fantasy, the crucifixion a charade, and the resurrection an illusion. It is sometimes more difficult to let Jesus be human than to see him as divine.”

Philip Wahlberg, The Clergy Journal

ORDER FOR THE WORSHIP OF GOD

August 16, 2020 9:45 A.M.

PRELUDE Trumpet Tune in C Major Johnson

WELCOME (Please fill out the guest book form online.)

CALL TO WORSHIP: (from Psalm 67)

Leader: May God be gracious to us and bless us, and make His

face to shine upon us.

People: That the way of the Lord may be known upon the

earth; God’s saving power among the nations!

Leader: Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples

praise You.

People: Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for God

judges the peoples with equity, and guides the nations

upon the earth.

Leader: Let the peoples praise You, O God, let all the peoples

praise You.

People: May God hear our words of praise. Praise the Lord

in the heavens, praise the Lord all the ends of the

earth. Let us worship and praise the Lord!

HYMN #314 Christ Be Our Light (v.1,2,3,4)

UNISON PRAYER OF CONFESSION

Eternal God, in whom we live and move and have our being;

whose face is hidden from us by our sins; and whose mercy we

forget in the blindness of our heart: cleanse us from all offenses,

and deliver us from proud thoughts and vain desires. Grant us

humble hearts, that we may draw near to You, confessing our

faults, confiding in Your grace, and finding in You alone our

refuge and our strength….. (time for us to offer silent prayers of

confession.)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

Pastor: Friends, believe the good news of the gospel.

People: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven.

RESPONSE #582 Glory to God Whose Goodness Shines on Me

APOSTLES’ CREED (please stand if able)

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,

and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by

the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius

Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell;

the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into

heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;

from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I

believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic church, the

communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of

the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

MOMENT FOR CHILDREN AND PASSING THE PEACE

PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD’S PRAYER

……….Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in

heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our

debts, as we forgive our debtors, and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the kingdom, and the power

and the glory forever, Amen.

OFFERTORY I Cannot Tell arr. Knowles

Alex Krenz, soloist

I cannot tell why He, the King of Heaven,

Should leave the peace of all eternity,

Why God Himself should lay aside His splendor

To leave the Father’s side and come to me.

But this I know: our silence filled with singing,

And all our darkness fled from heaven’s light

When Christ the Lord, so human, yet so holy,

In love was born a child for me that holy night.

I cannot tell when He will rule the nations,

How He will claim His loved ones as His own;

And who can tell the holy jubilation

When all His children gather ‘round His throne.

But this I know: all flesh will see His glory,

And skies will burst as all creation sings.

The Son will rise on one eternal morning

When Christ, the Savior of the world, is Lord and King!

When Christ, the Savior of the world, is Lord and King!

DOXOLOGY (please stand if able)

Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him all

creatures here below. Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts.

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.

UNISON PRAYER OF DEDICATION (from Feasting on the Word)

Gracious Lord, You have given us more mercy than we could

imagine and more blessings than we could deserve. Receive now

these gifts as tokens of our gratitude to You, that Your mercy

may be multiplied and Your blessings abound to embrace all

those in need. In Jesus’ name we pray, AMEN.

SCRIPTURE LESSON Matthew 15: 21-28

Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and

Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out

and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my

daughter is tormented by a demon.” But he did not answer her at

all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, “Send her

away, for she keeps shouting after us.” He answered, “I was sent

only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” But she came and

knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” He answered, “It is not

fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” She said,

“Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their

masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your

faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was

healed instantly.

Pastor: The Word of the Lord.

People: Thanks be to God.

MEDITATION “Really???” Don Lincoln

HYMN #317 In Christ There Is No East or West

BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE Praised Be God! Willan

A WARM THANK YOU to Alex Krenz and Conrad Olie for

sharing their gifts with us while helping to lead worship.

Thank you for worshiping with us today.

FINANCIAL UPDATE

July 2020

General Fund – Missions and Church Operations

% vs.

Actual Budget Budget

YTD Tithes and

Offering $1,358,577 $1,388,192 -2%

YTD Expenses $1,307,161 $1,457,529 -10%

We want to sincerely thank you for keeping your General Fund pledges

up to date; as you can see, this month tithes and offering have fallen

short of what we expected and budgeted. We encourage you to keep up

consistent giving, so that we can achieve 100% of our pledged support.

Please consider electronic giving. Setting up your giving is simple

through the “Donate” button on the “Give” page on the church website,

or contact the church office for an authorization form.

Thank you for your commitment to the mission and ministry of Westminster.

WORSHIP INFORMATION

WEEKLY WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Live Streaming – Sunday

- 9:45 a.m. - Traditional Worship

- 11:10 a.m. - Contemporary Worship

- 5:00 p.m. – Prayer Worship

Live Streaming – Wednesday

- 9:10 a.m. - Prayer and Communion Worship

TEXT GIVING is available. You can give via your phone; it’s easy,

secure and instant. Start a new text message to 610-616-2826. Enter

the dollar amount of your gift as the text. Send. First time givers are

prompted to a link to enter credit/debit card information.

PRAYER CHAIN members receive a weekly list of prayer requests

via email and members include them in their conversations with God.

To have a prayer request included in the Prayer Chain or to become a

member, contact Jeanne Klaver at jeanneklaver@gmail.com or fill

out the prayer request form at www.westminsterpc.org.

TRANSCRIPTS, VIDEO AND AUDIO OF PREVIOUS

SERMONS are available online at www.westminsterpc.org.

* * * * * * * * * Ministers of Jesus Christ All the Members of the Congregation

Pastors Jennie Clark, Jon Frost, Ann Hatfield, Don Lincoln

Director of Music Bob Morris

Associate Director of Music and Organist Glenn Kinckner