9:00am/10:30am Services October 22, 2023 MORE PEOPLE, MORE LIKE CHRIST
Address: 34605 N. Tom Darlington Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85266 Office phone: (480) 488-3384 / Fax: (480) 488-0850 Facebook: Desert Hills Presbyterian Church (Scottsdale, AZ) YouTube: “Desert Hills Presbyterian Church” Instagram: Follow us @DesertHillsPres Website: www.deserthills.org
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY Sunday, October 22, 2023 9:00am & 10:30am PLEASE SILENCE OR PLACE YOUR CELL PHONE ON VIBRATE.
GATHERING PRELUDE WORDS OF WELCOME MINUTE FOR MISSION
Stewardship
*CALL TO WORSHIP (based on Psalm 23, John 10 and I Peter 2) Leader: We gather together to worship God, People: the Shepherd of our souls. Leader: The one who has created us, People: who sustains us, who redeems us, Leader: who walks beside us in good times and bad, People: and who calls us to follow. Leader: This is our God! All: Let’s worship Him together! *PRAYER OF INVOCATION *HYMN
Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us
Brad Ghaster Elder, Adult Discipleship
*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 Lord,You are Our shepherd, and yet we want. We lie down when we could act; We stir the pot when we could offer peace; We wander tempting paths instead of following You. We see courage and comfort in earthly things rather than in You. We hate our enemies and refuse to break bread with them; We see scarcity even when You offer us abundance. We pray for forgiveness, for Your goodness and mercy; So that we might dwell in You, in Your grace, forever. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. ASSURANCE OF PARDON (1 John 1:9) LEADER: If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 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: All:
Psalm 23 (Sung) The Lord’s My Shepherd Combined Choir
This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God!
Text: The Psalms of David in Meeter (Edinburgh: Evan Tyler, 1650) Tune: James Leith Macbeth Bain
CARING 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. 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
He Leadeth Me
OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE OFFERTORY *DOXOLOGY
OLD HUNDREDTH
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
GROWING SCRIPTURE
John 10:11-18 NIV
Pg. 1528 Pew Bible
SERMON
“I Am the Good Shepherd”
Rev. Calvin Kelly
*HYMN
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!
GOING *BENEDICTION & RESPONSE
*POSTLUDE
Now unto Him
Praeludium und Fuge Susan Constance, organ
D. Buxtehude