Sunday, June 30, 2024
Morning Worship in the Great Auditorium at 10:30 AM
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Please turn off cell phones
PRELUDE
“Voluntary in G”
William Walond
“Morning Song”
Charles Talmadge
RINGING OF THE BELL
CHORAL INTROIT
“Sweet, Sweet Spirit”
Doris Akers
CALL TO WORSHIP
Mrs. Nancy Ann Gillan
President
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association
Inspired by Revelation 4:8-11
Leader:
Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty.
People:
Who was, and is, and is to come!
Leader:
You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power.
People:
For You created all things!
Leader:
By Your will they were created and have their being.
People:
By Your will we were created and have our being!
*HYMN
“Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty”
Heber/Dykes
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning
our song shall rise to Thee.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, Blessed Trinity!
Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns
around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim
falling down before Thee,
Which wert, and art, and evermore shall be.
Holy, holy, holy!
Though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eye of sinful man
Thy glory may not see,
Only Thou art holy;
there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in power, in love and purity.
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy name,
In earth and sky and sea.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, Blessed Trinity!!
*APOSTLES’ CREED
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 Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day He arose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at 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 Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen
PRAYER AND LORD’S PRAYER
Mrs. Natalie Stephens-Stewart
Chief Operations Officer, OGCMA
GREETING
Mrs. Nancy Ann Gillan
President, OGCMA
OFFERTORY
Justin Beck
Bass-Baritone
“How Deep The Father’s Love For Us”
Stuart Townend
*USHERS’ MARCH and DOXOLOGY
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below:
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen
Please remain standing
for the singing of the hymn
*HYMN
“How Firm a Foundation”
Rippon/Early USA
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!
What more can He say
than to you He hath said,
To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?
“Fear not, I am with thee; O be not dismayed,
For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee,
and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.”
“When through fiery trials
thy pathways shall lie,
My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.”
“The soul that on Jesus
hath leaned for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to its foes;
That soul, though all hell
should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no, never, no never forsake!”
ANTHEM
“Lord, Here Am I”
Fannie Crosby / John Ness Beck
Master, Thou callest, I gladly obey;
Only direct me, And I’ll find Thy way.
Teach me the mission Appointed for me,
What is my labor, And where it shall be.
Master, Thou callest, And this I reply,
“Ready and willing, Lord, here am I.”
Willing, my Savior, To take up the cross;
Willing to suffer Reproaches and loss.
Willing to follow, if Thou will but lead;
Only support me With grace in my need.
Master, Thou callest, And this I reply,
“Ready and willing, Lord, here am I.”
Living or dying, I still would be Thine,
Yet I am mortal While Thou art divine.
Pardon, whenever I turn from the right;
Pity, and bring me again to the light.
Master, Thou callest, And this I reply,
“Ready and willing, Lord, here am I.”
SCRIPTURE READING
Matthew 10:41-42
SERMON
Rev. Dr. Leonard Sweet
“The Cold Water Practices of Following Jesus”
*CLOSING HYMN
“A Charge to Keep I Have”
Wesley / Mason
A charge to keep I have, a God to glorify,
A never-dying soul to save,
and fit it for the sky.
To serve the present age, my calling to fulfill;
O may it all my powers engage
to do my Master’s will!
Arm me with jealous care,
as in Thy sight to live,
And oh, Thy servant, Lord, prepare
a strict account to give!
Help me to watch and pray,
and on Thyself rely,
Assured, if I my trust betray,
I shall forever die.
BENEDICTION
Amen
John Rutter
ORGAN POSTLUDE
Gavotte
Thomas Arne
After- Service Prayer:
You are welcome to come to the altar rail for prayer
* Those who are able will please stand
