Sunday Bulletin | October 25, 2020

GOVERNMENT STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Mobile, Alabama Sunday, October 25, 2020 | 10AM THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN PENTECOST REFORMATION observed Wherever

you

GATHERING

are

worshiping today, we pray that the Holy Spirit will

PRELUDE

Maestoso on St. Anne arr. Wm. T. Best

speak to you through the

scripture, prayers, music, CHIMING OF THE HOUR

WESTMINSTER

and sermon. We are called WELCOME to worship by the promises

REV. REBEKAH ABEL LAMAR

of God in whom we place CALL TO WORSHIP our faith and trust.

Scripture

and

Hymn

settings can be found on pages 4-9 of the bulletin.

We invite you to reflect on the hymn texts as they are sung, and the Scriptures as

they are read.

The Lord has been our dwelling place throughout the generations.

Before the mountains were brought forth, before God even formed the earth, from everlasting to everlasting the Lord is God. Our God rules over heaven and earth with justice, mercy, and steadfast love.

Let us worship God. HYMN 624

I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art

TOULON

Hymn 624—The original PRAYER OF CONFESSION unison French text, sometimes attributed to John Calvin, seems to be a Protestant reworking of a Roman

Catholic

hymn,

not

a

typical practice for him. Yet this text and tune (adapted from GENEVAN 124) clearly date from the early years of the Reformed tradition.

God of mercy, you have given us the law and the prophets and sent us your son, Jesus Christ.

You have shown us the way, but we fail to follow in it.

We disobey your commands.

We do not love you fully.

We do not show love for our neighbors, and sometimes we cannot even love ourselves.

Forgive us, holy God. Free our hearts to love completely in the way of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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ASSURANCE OF PARDON RESPONSE | HYMN 581

Glory Be to the Father GLORIA PATRI

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.

PROCLAIMING THE WORD PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

MICHON TRENT

FIRST READING

Deuteronomy 34

CHILDREN’S SERMON

REV. ALEXANDRA HUTSON

SECOND READING

Matthew 22:34-46

SERMON “Question & Answers” REV. REBEKAH ABEL LAMAR

THANKSGIVING HYMN 649

Amazing Grace TRADITIONAL

PRESENTATION OF NEW MEMBERS AFFIRMATION OF FAITH unison

Hymn 649—As was his custom, the author wrote this hymn to accompany his sermon on 1 Chronicles 17:16–17,

preached

on

January 1, 1773; he called it

“Faith’s

Review

and

Expectation.” Much of its current popularity comes from

this

now-familiar

tune, an association that began in 1835.

REV. ALEXANDRA HUTSON

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.

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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.

OFFERTORY DOXOLOGY | HYMN 607

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow OLD HUNDREDTH

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below.

Praise God above ye Heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen!

PRAYER OF INTERCESSION & THANKSGIVING

Hymn 275 - Long before Isaac

Watts

Christianize

began the

to

Psalms,

Martin Luther had already done so when he created the text and tune for this, his most famous hymn, which is based on Psalm 46.

Luther

encouraged

THE LORD’S PRAYER unison Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.

Amen.

SENDING

metrical versions of psalms as well as chanted psalms and new hymns.

Please remain seated at

the postlude. An usher will

HYMN 275

BENEDICTION

come by to dismiss your POSTLUDE pew.

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

EIN' FESTE BURG

REV. REBEKAH ABEL LAMAR Ein’ Feste Burg

arr. Carolyn Hamlin

GSPC Chorale Sami Anselmo Jacob Mohr 3

Welcome New Members!

JACOB HUTSON

ROBERT PHILLIPS

Husband of Rev. Alexandra Hutson Received by reaffirmation of faith at Session on August 18.

Husband of Rev. Eugenia Gamble Received by transfer of letter from Nipommo Community Presbyterian Church Nipomo, California, at Session on August 18.

ANDY & BROOK MCMILLAN ANNE CLAIRE, ANDREW Received by transfer of letter from Stockton Presbyterian Church.

TRAVIS & LENORE PIERCE GRACE, KATIE, HAYDEN, CHARLIE, ROWAN Received by reaffirmation of faith.

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Deuteronomy 34

signs and wonders that the Lord sent him to

34 Then Moses went up from the plains of

perform in the land of Egypt, against

Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah,

Pharaoh and all his servants and his entire

which

and

land, 12 and for all the mighty deeds and all

the Lord showed him the whole land: Gilead

the terrifying displays of power that Moses

as far as Dan, 2 all Naphtali, the land of

performed in the sight of all Israel.

is

opposite

Jericho,

Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah

as far as the Western Sea, 3 the Negeb, and the Plain—that is, the valley of Jericho, the city

of

palm

trees—as

far

as

Zoar. 4 The Lord said to him, “This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants’; I have let you see it with your eyes,

but

you

shall

not

cross

over

there.” 5 Then Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, at the Lord’s command. 6 He was buried in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Bethpeor, but no one knows his burial place to

this day. 7 Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died; his sight was unimpaired

and

his

vigor

had

not

abated. 8 The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; then the period of mourning for Moses was ended.

9 Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of

wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands on him; and the Israelites obeyed him, doing as the Lord had commanded Moses.

10 Never since has there arisen a prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face. 11 He was unequaled for all the 5

Matthew 22:34-46 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. 16 So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference

to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality. 17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?” 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. 20 Then he said to them, “Whose head is this, and whose title?” 21 They answered, “The emperor’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 22 When they

heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.

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CopyrightŠ Certificate Hymn settings, scripture, and other materials used by permission.

Government Street Presbyterian Church CCLI# 11115660 Valid thru 10/31/2020 10

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The Sanctuary Flowers and decorative topiary are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of S.P. Crockett by his wife, Charlotte.

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