Online Worship – August 16, 2020

Summer Sundays. You are invited to join the members and friends of Trinity Palm Coast for Outdoor Vespers on Sunday, August 16th at 6:30PM. Vespers, by definition, is an informal worshipful gathering. We will observe social distancing and all are asked to wear a Mask in consideration of others. We also ask that you bring your own chair. We look forward to seeing many of you and worshipping with you!

Hymn books are available to borrow if you would like to use at home to follow along with your bulletin, use with online worship, or bring it to Outdoor Vespers. The Hymn books can be checked out in the Church office, Monday-Thursday from 9am-12pm.

A new Midweek Bible Study video is available online each week. Visit our website or Facebook page to view a video from Rev. Beebe. The current Bible Study Series uses: “The Disciple Making Church” by Glenn McDonald. A new video will be released each Thursday and will be available to watch whenever it is convenient for you. We hope you will join us!

Briefly, a word concerning the technical presentation of this service. If you are having difficulty reading the words, look for your web browser’s “Zoom” settings. The keystrokes are typically ‘Ctrl-Shift-+’ to increase the zoom or ‘Ctrl-Shift-(minus)’ to decrease the zoom. Other devices may have a different mechanism (‘finger pinch’), but most support zoom.

Although the sanctuary doors will not be open, we hope you will have a meaningful Sunday worship experience!

This week’s bulletin is available at any time by clicking this link. The bulletin will open in a separate tab or window.

Please note the bulletin matches the order of service on this page, but there are additional items that may be of interest to you that are not included on this worship page.

The service this day contains:

• Preparation for Worship
• Prelude “This Little Light of Mine”
• Call to Worship
• Hymn #438 “Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me”
• Prayer of the Day
• A Prayer of Confession
• Declaration of Forgiveness
• Gloria Patri (Hymn #581)
• Scripture Reading
• Anthem “All Who Love and Serve Your City”
• Children’s Sermon
• Gospel Reading
• Meditation “On Nothing Less”
• Affirmation of Faith
• Prayers of the People
• The Lord’s Prayer
• Hymn #353 “My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less”
• Benediction
• Congregational Response (Hymn #306)
• Offering to God

How very good and pleasant it is
when kindred live together in unity!
A family formed by faith,
we gather to worship the Living Lord.
Lifelong followers seeking sustenance,
new disciples searching for grace—
a family fashioned by faith,
we gather to kneel before the Giver of Mercy.
Children of God, come!
The Lord gathers us in and calls us his own.
Let us praise God!

Sally Smeaton, lay reader

Ever-loving God, your Son, Jesus Christ, gave himself as living bread for the life of the world. Give us such a knowledge of his presence that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life to serve you continually; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in unity with the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen

Rev Dr Jeffrey Beebe

Jesus asks. “Who do you say that I am?”
We call you the Son of the Living God.
But we do not trust you to be at work in our world here and now.
Jesus asks, “Who do you say that I am?”
You are the Messiah, who delivers us from death to life.
But we doubt your power to transform our lives.
Jesus asks, “Who do you say that I am?”
We profess you are the Christ, the Lord of our lives.
But our attention often wanders and our loyalty is tested.
Forgive us.
Help us not only to proclaim you, but to follow your way of justice and peace.
(Silence for Reflection)

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen.

Sally Smeaton, lay reader

Romans 12:1-2 – A Living Sacrifice. Listen for God speaking to you today.

I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Brooke Tucker, Director of Faith Formation

John 15:1-11 – Jesus and Peter. Listen for God speaking to you today.

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. 2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. 3 You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. 6 Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples. 9 As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11 I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.”

Rev Dr Jeffrey Beebe

Sally Smeaton, lay reader

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.

Rev Dr Jeffrey Beebe

Heasuk Che, organist.

Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love.
The fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above.

God calls us to give all of who we are, and all of what we have to be used in and thru the Church. So let us present our lives. Let us present our gifts unto God. (Offerings can be received in the church by mail or you may utilize online banking options).

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