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January29,2023
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
Sunday, January 29, 2023 9:00am/10:30am
GATHERING
PRELUDE
WORDSOFWELCOME
MINUTEFORMISSION
*CALLTOWORSHIP
Leader: HappyarethosewhofollowthewaysoftheLord.
People: God’s ways are just and merciful.
Leader: ThosewhofollowGod’swaysarecontinuallynourishedinfaith.
People: In all that they do, they prosper.
Leader: Come,letusopenourheartstoGod’scompassionatelove.
People: Let us celebrate God’s mercy and justice. Amen.
*PRAYEROFINVOCATION
*HYMN#33 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
TroopCareMinistry
*AFFIRMATIONOFFAITH(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.
PRAYEROFCONFESSION
Loving God, creator of all that is, seen and unseen, our delight is in Your Word and we have a deep sense of Your presence when we allow it to fill our lives night and day. Forgive us for the times when we listen to the advice of those who rebel against You; for those times when we can be found with those who scorn; for those times when we do not bear the fruits of Your abundance. Merciful God, renew us by Your nurture and blessing, so that we may prosper in Your ways. Amen.
ASSURANCEOFPARDON(2Corinthians1:21-22)
Leader: ItisGodwhomakesusstand firminChrist.Heanointedus,set hisseal ofownership onus, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. Therefore, let us assureoneanotherofGod’spardon.
All: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God.
*GLORY BE TO THE FATHERANTHEM The First Psalm PepperChoplin ChancelChoir
Blessed are the ones who do not follow the counsel of the wicked, nor follow in the way that sinners tread,nor join with the scoffers. But they delight in theWord of the Lord,and they meditate on it through the day and night. Blessed are the ones who love the Lord.
Blessed are the ones like the trees that are planted by the flowing river. They will bear good fruit. They will not wither,they prosper in all they do. For they delight in theWord of the Lord,and they meditate on it through the day and night. Blessed are the ones who love the Lord.
The Lord watches over their way. The Lord watches over the righteous. Oh,blessed are the ones who love the Lord.
Blessed are the ones who will listen to the words of wisdom, who follow in the way of the pure and join with the faithful. For they delight in theWord of the Lord,and they meditate on it through the day and night. Blessed are the ones who love the Lord.
PRAYEROFILLUMINATION
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
1 Blessedistheone whodoesnotwalkinstepwiththewicked orstandinthewaythatsinnerstake orsitinthecompanyofmockers,
2 butwhosedelightisinthelawoftheLord, andwhomeditatesonhislawdayandnight.
3 Thatpersonislikeatreeplantedbystreamsofwater, whichyieldsitsfruitinseason andwhoseleafdoesnotwither— whatevertheydoprospers.
4 Notsothewicked!
Theyarelikechaff thatthewindblowsaway.
5 Thereforethewickedwillnotstandinthejudgment, norsinnersintheassemblyoftherighteous.
6 FortheLordwatchesoverthewayoftherighteous, butthewayofthewickedleadstodestruction.
Leader: ThisisthewordoftheLord.
All: Thanks be to God!
PRAYERSOFTHEPEOPLE
THELORD’SPRAYER
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.
*HYMN#794 Let All Things Now Living
OFFERINGSOFTHEPEOPLE
OFFERTORY Holy Ground
BretReiss, soloist, guitar;JaimeGonzalez, piano ThisisHolyGround;we’restandingonholyground. FortheLordishereandwhereHeis,isholy. ThisisHolyGround;we’restandingonholyground. FortheLordishereandwhereHeis,isholy.
Theseareholyhands;we’reliftingupholyhands. FortheLordishereandwhereHeis,isholy. Theseareholyhands;we’reliftingupholyhands. FortheLordishereandwhereHeis,isholy.
WearestandingonHolyGround; AndIknowthatthereareangelsallaround. LetuspraiseJesusnow.
WearestandinginHispresenceonHolyGround.
*DOXOLOGY OLDHUNDREDTH
*PRAYEROFDEDICATION
GROWING SCRIPTURE
2:25 Adamandhiswifewerebothnaked,andtheyfeltnoshame.
Genesis2:25-3:7NIV
3:1 NowtheserpentwasmorecraftythananyofthewildanimalstheLordGodhadmade.Hesaidtothe woman,“DidGodreallysay,‘Youmustnoteatfromanytreeinthegarden’?”
2 Thewomansaidtotheserpent,“Wemayeatfruitfromthetreesinthegarden, 3 butGoddidsay,‘You mustnoteatfruitfromthetreethatisinthemiddleofthegarden,andyoumustnottouchit,oryouwill die.’”
4 “Youwillnotcertainlydie,”theserpentsaidtothewoman. 5 “ForGodknowsthatwhenyoueatfromit youreyeswillbeopened,andyouwillbelikeGod,knowinggoodandevil.”
6 Whenthewomansawthatthefruitofthetreewasgoodforfoodandpleasingtotheeye,andalsodesirable forgainingwisdom,shetooksomeandateit.Shealsogavesometoherhusband,whowaswithher,andhe ateit. 7 Thentheeyesofbothofthemwereopened,andtheyrealizedtheywerenaked;sotheysewedfig leavestogetherandmadecoveringsforthemselves.
SERMON “TheFall:TheUndoingofCreation”
Rev.JimNoble
PRAYER REQUESTS
ASSISTED LIVING & HOMEBOUND:
Anne Wellington(9), Yvonne Banducci
BEREAVEMENT PRAYER FOR FAMILY/FRIENDS: LizCottrell
HEALING:
Nancy Taylor(6), Tom Purnell(13), Steve Haver(13), Ruth Blakeslee(8), Chris Scotti(5), Paul Meredith(7), Nancy Miles, Bill Hanley, Debbie Roam, Rev. David Philips (#) Parish Shepherd
MILITARY:
Mathew Croteau, Austin Ast, Charles Porter, Kenn Mattson, Ben Williamsz, Ryan Richard, Isaiah Skinner, Isaac Corbett, Chanteal Williams Dotson, Ethan Groce, Clark Benham, Conrad McDermott, Graham Benham, Christopher Bingham, Cade Brennan, Joshua Fielder, Elizabeth Fricker, Gregory Fricker, Joseph Galaviz, Cherise (nee Harry) Smallcanyon, Aaron Heinricks, Ryan Leavitt, Kate Miller, Jonathan Mulder, Chris Skinner, Tyrus Smedes, and Kyle Reimer, Fred Alcantu.
IN NEED OF PRAYER?
DO YOU HAVE A JOY TO SHARE?
We are here to pray for you and with you. Our Sunday Prayer team believes in the power of prayer. Look for one of us with a purple lanyard throughout the church grounds before or after each church service. We will pray with you and/or fill out a prayer request card for continual prayer. Please submit your prayer request online at deserthills.org/request-prayer/
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
Sunday, January 29, 2022, following the 9:00 AM service in the sanctuary
The purpose of the meeting is for the election of officers.
