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TIME OF SILENCE
OPENING PRAYER (together)
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. Through the Cross of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Leader:
God fully loves us and completely accepts us through the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the beautiful grace of his Spirit God is irresistibly making us more and more holy until the promised Day of Christ Jesus. Thanks be to God!
Take My Life (Redbook)
SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION
OLD TESTAMENT LESSON – Psalm 105.1-11
1 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. 2 Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. 3 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. 4 Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.
5 Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, 6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob. 7 He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
HYMN 360 Hanover
“You Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim”
NEW TESTAMENT LESSON – Romans 8.26-39
26 The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
SERMON “THE GREATEST GIFT “ Elder Fred Sanger II
HYMN 606 – “O Love, That Will Not Let Me Go” St. Margaret
OFFERTORY
OFFERTORY Honor the Lord with your stewardship offerings to sustain our worship and work in our community and world. By mail: Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church, 500 Midvale Road, Upper Darby, PA 19082 Online: You may now also choose to contribute through an online giving form.
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE – PRAYING GOD’S KINGDOM IN OUR COMMUNITY / OUR Lord’s Prayer (Hymnal, inside front cover)
HYMN 370 – “Rejoice the Lord Is King” Darwall’s 148th
Blessing and Dismissal
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God!
Announcements
NEXT SUNDAY – AUGUST 2 10:00 a.m. – Service of Holy Communion “ENGAGE!” Genesis 32.22-31 Pastor Tung preaching
“Common Ground” Fellowship following worship
You are welcome to contact Pastor Tung directly for pastoral needs. Tel. 610.246.8240 • Email – arttung@gmail.com
Prayer Guide
The Session
Class of 2026 Kendra Platt Fred Sanger II
Class of 2027 Jeanne Grace Jane Henwood
Class of 2028 Steve Nitz Fred Sanger III
Staff
Art Tung, Pastor and Moderator Emily Greco, Pianist
