MORE PEOPLE MORE LIKE CHRIST
9:00am/10:30am Services
June 2, 2024
PRELUDE
WORDS OF WELCOME
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
Sunday, June 2, 2024 9:00am & 10:30am
PLEASE SILENCE OR PLACE YOUR CELL PHONE ON VIBRATE.
GATHERING
What Does the Lord Require of You
*CALL TO WORSHIP (adapted from Psalm 40)
Leader: I waited patiently for the Lord.
People: He turned and heard my cry.
Leader: He lifted me up and out of the pit, out of the miry clay.
People: He set my feet upon the rock and made my footsteps secure.
Leader: Let us wait patiently for the Lord and turn to God in prayer.
*PRAYER OF INVOCATION
*HYMN For the Beauty of the Earth
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (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 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.
*GLORY BE TO THE FATHER
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
O God of burning bushes, we have chosen to live with dulled eyes and spirits, forgetting Your gifts and ignoring Your challenges. The cries of Your people seldom reach our ears because we insulate ourselves from others’ pain. In our insensitivity we miss the flames on Your holy ground, for the deeply spiritual experience comes not only in isolation, but also as we care about people. We do not ask for escape from life’s difficulties, but for awareness and courage to tackle the tasks You assign us. Help us today to produce the Fruit of the Spirit. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON (John 3:16-17)
Leader: For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Therefore, let us assure one another of God’s pardon. All: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God.
PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION
Spirit of God, speak once again through the Words of Scripture that our listening ears may hear Your voice. Help us to place Your Word in our minds, treasure it in our hearts, choose it with our wills, and live it through our bodies. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
SCRIPTURE
Leader: This is the word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God!
Matthew 23:1-12
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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
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.
*HYMN
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.
What Does the Lord Require of You
OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE
OFFERTORY
We Are Called
Summer ChoirCome! Live in the light!
Shine with the joy and the love of the Lord!
We are called to be light for the kingdom, to live in the freedom of the city of God!
Refrain: We are called to act with justice. We are called to love tenderly. We are called to serve one another, to walk humbly with God.
*DOXOLOGY
Come! Open your heart!
Show your mercy to all those in fear! We are called to be hope for the hopeless, so all hatred and blindness will be no more!
Refrain
Sing! Sing a new song!
Sing of that great day when all will be one! God will reign and we’ll walk with each other as sisters and brothers united in love! Refrain
OLD HUNDREDTH
GROWING
SCRIPTURE
1 Timothy 3:1-13
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SERMON “Oikodespotes: Ruling Elders and Deacons” Rev. Jim Noble
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
All who profess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and have been baptized are welcome to partake of the Lord’s Supper. Children who have been baptized and instructed in its meaning are also welcome to partake. Please hold the bread, so that all may commune together, but drink the cup when served.
*HYMN Here I Am, Lord
GOING
*BENEDICTION & RESPONSE Now unto Him
*POSTLUDE
