Sunday, July 12, 2026
Morning Worship
in the Great Auditorium
at 10:30 AM
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Please silence cell phones
* During items marked with an asterisk,
those who are able will please stand
PRELUDE
“A Trumpet Minuet”
Alfred Hollins
“Rhosymedre”
Ralph Vaughan Williams
GREETING and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Nancy Ann Gillan
President, OGCMA
RINGING OF THE BELL
CHORAL INTROIT
“Stand Up and Bless the Lord”
Montgomery / adapted W. Crotch
CALL TO WORSHIP
Nancy Ann Gillan
President, OGCMA
Leader: You, God, are my God.
People: Earnestly I seek You.
Leader: I thirst for You.
People: My whole being longs for You.
Leader: In a dry and parched land where there is no water.
People: I have seen You in the sanctuary
and beheld Your power
and Your glory.
Inspired by Psalm 63:1–2 NIV
*HYMN
Guide Me, O, Thou Great Jehovah
W. Williams / J. Hughes
Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land.
I am weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more;
Feed me till I want no more.
Open now the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing stream doth flow;
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through.
Strong deliverer, strong deliverer,
Be Thou still my strength and shield;
Be Thou still my strength and shield.
When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death and hell’s destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan’s side.
Songs of praises, songs of praises,
I will ever give to Thee;
I will ever give to Thee.
*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
REFLECTION CHORUS
“Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”
H. Lemmel
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
look full in His wonderful face,
and the things of earth
will grow strangely dim
in the light of His glory and grace.
OFFERING PRAYER
Nancy Ann Gillan
President, OGCMA
OFFERTORY
“Lord God of Abraham” from Elijah
Felix Mendelssohn
Justin Beck
Bass-Baritone
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
“Be Thou My Vision”
Trad. Irish melody
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my Wisdom,
and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art.
High King of heaven, my victory won,
May I reach heaven’s joys,
O bright heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.
SCRIPTURE READING
1 Kings 18:36–44
Luke 15:1–10
PRAYER and THE LORD’S PRAYER
Rev. Dr. Evan Dodge
Trustee, OGCMA
ANTHEM
“Behold the Lamb of God!”
Paris / Rambo / arr. L. Larson
Dedicated by the Ladies’ Auxiliary
in gratitude to the Auditorium Choir
Your only Son, no sin to hide,
but you have sent Him from your side
to walk upon this guilty sod,
and to become the Lamb of God.
Your gift of love they crucified,
they laughed and scorned Him as He died,
the humble King they named a fraud,
and sacrificed the Lamb of God.
O Lamb of God, sweet Lamb of God;
I love the holy Lamb of God,
O wash me in His precious blood.
My Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God.
O wash me in His precious blood.
My Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God.
Behold the Lamb, behold the Lamb.
Slain from the foundation of the world.
For sinners crucified, O holy sacrifice.
Behold the Lamb of God, behold the Lamb.
Crown Him, crown Him. Worthy is the Lamb.
Praise Him, praise Him,
heav’n and earth resound!
Behold the Lamb, behold the Lamb.
Behold the Lamb of God. Behold God’s Lamb,
the Lamb of God!
SERMON
Rev. Dr. Dale G. Caldwell
Pastor
Covenant United Methodist Church
Plainfield, NJ
“The Power of One More”
*CLOSING HYMN
“When We All Get to Heaven”
E. Hewitt / E. Wilson
Sing the wondrous love of Jesus,
Sing His mercy and His grace;
In the mansions bright and blessed,
He’ll prepare for us a place.
Refrain:
When we all get to heaven,
What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus,
We’ll sing and shout the victory.
While we walk the pilgrim pathway,
Clouds will overspread the sky;
But when traveling days are over,
Not a shadow, not a sigh. (Refrain)
Let us then be true and faithful,
Trusting, serving every day;
Just one glimpse of Him in glory
Will the toils of life repay. (Refrain)
Onward to the prize before us,
Soon His beauty we’ll behold;
Soon the pearly gates will open,
We shall tread the streets of gold. (Refrain)
BENEDICTION
“When We All Get to Heaven” (reprise)
POSTLUDE
Preludium & Fuge in B
J. Sebastian Bach
After- Service Prayer:
You are welcome to come to the altar rail
for prayer
