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Arise, Shine!

Opening

(* invites all who are able to stand)

Gathering Music:  “Arise, Shine, for Your Light has Come”                                   PsH 198

*Call to Worship: Psalm 47:6-9

*Psalm of Praise:  “Psalm 47:  Clap Your Hands”                                                   SNC 156

*Greeting:

Hear the Word of God:
“I, the Lord, have called you in saving justice,
I have grasped you by the hand and shaped you;
I have made you a covenant of the people
and light to the nations,
to open the eyes of the blind,
to free captives from prison,
and those who live in darkness from the dungeon.
I am Yahweh, that is my name!
I shall not yield my glory to another,
nor my honor to idols.”
            –Isaiah 42:6-8

May grace and peace be yours in abundance
in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Amen!
            –2 Peter 1:2

*Hymn of Praise:  “Jesus Shall Reign”                                                                  PsH 412

Confession and Assurance

Call to Confession:  1 John 2:7-11

Prayer of Confession,

with sung refrain following the words: Lord, have mercy.

Assurance of Pardon:  1 John 1:5-7

Response:  *“Come and Let Us Worship God”                                                    SNC 6
                   “Lord, To Whom Shall We Go”                                                         SNC 87

Proclamation

Prayer for Illumination

Old Testament Reading:  Isaiah 60:1-11, 19-22 (listen to reading punctuated by conga drums)
                   The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

New Testament Reading:  Revelation 21:22-22:5
                   The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Sermon:  Arise, Shine
                   Concluded with a moment of silent meditation.

Dedication

*Hymn of Response:  “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light”                              SNC 77

Intercessory Prayer,

                   with spoken refrain: “Let us pray to the Lord.  Lord, hear our prayer.”

                   “The Lord's Prayer”                                                                            SNC 196

                                      First time: Congregation is invited to pray by listening and watching

                                      Second time: Congregation is invited to pray either by singing
                                      and/or by offering the gestures.                                  

*Benediction: Psalm 67:1-2

*Mutual Greeting
                   (We greet each other in the name of Christ.)

SNC refers to Sing! A New Creation (CRC Publications, 2001)
PsH refers to Psalter Hymnal (CRC Publications, 1987)