Sunday, August 16, 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
“Woodland Flute Call”
F.C. Dillon
GREETING and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ellison Scudder
Trustee, OGCMA
RINGING OF THE BELL
CHORAL INTROIT
“Rise up, O Men of God”
W. Merrill/W. Walter
CALL TO WORSHIP
Ellison Scudder
Trustee, OGCMA
Leader: Do not hold against us the sins of past generations.
People: May Your mercy come quickly
to meet us, for we are in
desperate need.
Leader: Help us, God our Savior,
for the glory of Your name;
People: Deliver us and forgive our sins
for Your name’s sake.
Leader: Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
People: Before our eyes, make Yourself known among the nations.”
Inspired by Psalm 79:8–10
*HYMN
“Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven”
Henry F. Lyte / John Goss
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven,
To His feet thy tribute bring;
Ransomed healed, restored, forgiven,
Who, like me, His praise should sing?
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise the everlasting King!
Praise Him for His grace and favour
To our fathers in distress;
Praise Him, still the same forever,
Slow to chide and swift to bless:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glorious in His faithfulness!
Father-like, He tends and spares us,
Well our feeble frame He knows;
In His hands He gently bears us,
Rescues us from all our foes:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Widely as His mercy flows!
Angels, help us to adore Him,
Ye behold Him face to face;
Sun and moon, bow down before Him;
Dwellers all in time and space.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise with us the God of grace!
*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
“Breathe on Me, Breath of God”
E. Hatch/R. Jackson
Breathe on me, Breath of God,
Fill me with life anew,
That I may love what Thou dost love,
And do what Thou wouldst do.
OFFERING PRAYER
Ellison Scudder
Trustee, OGCMA
OFFERTORY
“How Can I Keep from Singing”
American Folksong, arr Richard Walters
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
“Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross”
F. Crosby/W. Doane
Jesus, keep me near the cross;
there a precious fountain,
Free to all, a healing stream,
flows from Calvary’s mountain.
Refrain:
In the cross, in the cross,
be my glory ever,
Till my raptured soul shall find
rest beyond the river.
Near the cross, a trembling soul,
love and mercy found me;
There the bright and Morning Star
sheds its beams around me. (refrain)
Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day
with its shadow o’er me. (refrain)
Near the cross I’ll watch and wait,
hoping, trusting ever,
Till I reach the golden strand
just beyond the river. (refrain)
SCRIPTURE READING
Hebrews 13:1-6
PRAYER and THE LORD’S PRAYER
Michael Badger
Trustee, OGCMA
ANTHEM
“Every Valley”
J. Ness Beck
Ev’ry valley shall be exalted
and ev’ry mountain made low
and the crooked made straight
and the rough places plain.
And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together;
for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. Amen.
SERMON
Pastor Colin Smith
Pastor Emeritus,
The Orchard Evangelical Free Church, IL
“Did You Hear The Promise?”
*CLOSING HYMN
“On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand”
S. Stennett/Southern Harmony
arr. R. McIntosh
On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand,
and cast a wishful eye
To Canaan’s fair and happy land,
where my possessions lie.
Refrain:
I am bound for the promised land,
I am bound for the promised land;
Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
O’er all those wide extended plains
shines one eternal day;
There God the Son forever reigns,
and scatters night away. (refrain)
No chilling winds or poisonous breath
can reach that healthful shore;
Sickness and sorrow, pain and death,
are felt and feared no more. (refrain)
When I shall reach that happy place,
I’ll be forever blest,
For I shall see my Father’s face,
and in his bosom rest. (refrain)
BENEDICTION
“On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand” (reprise)
POSTLUDE
“Awake! A Voice is Calling” J.S. Bach
After- Service Prayer:
You are welcome to come to the altar rail
for prayer
