9:00am/10:30am Services October 29, 2023 MORE PEOPLE, MORE LIKE CHRIST
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SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY Sunday, October 29, 2023 9:00am & 10:30am PLEASE SILENCE OR PLACE YOUR CELL PHONE ON VIBRATE.
GATHERING PRELUDE WORDS OF WELCOME *CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The world belongs to God, People: the earth and all its people. Leader: How good it is, how wonderful People: to live together in unity. Leader: Love and faith come together. People: Justice and peace join hands. Leader: If Christ’s disciples keep silent, People: these stones would shout aloud. Leader: Open our lips, O God, People: and our mouths shall proclaim your praise. Call to Worship from the Iona Abbey Worship Book from the Iona Community in Scotland.
*PRAYER OF INVOCATION *HYMN
A Mighty Fortress
*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
God of love and life, we come to you this morning sharing our burdens and sins. For the right roads we have avoided traveling, and the kindly words we refused to share; for the hidden hurts we have held too tightly and the promises which we never kept; for the careless use of our time and money and the true selves we have starved of love… God, by your grace, forgive us. For all we should be and all we can be, for all you have in store for us, for the life of the world, God, in your love, Forgive us, renew us, and commit us back to you. Amen. Refrain
Prayer of Confession from the Iona Abbey Worship Book. Refrain © Words and Music: 1995 WGRG, c/o Iona Community, Glasgow, Scotland For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. CCLI Song # 1073750 | CCLI License # 455874
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:
Joshua 1:1-9 NIV
Page 302 Pew Bible
This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God!
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS AND SACRAMENT OF BAPITISM - JAMIE GIBBS-NORRIS (10:30AM SERVICE)
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 God Moves in a Mysterious Way
Tune: DUNDEE, Scottish Psalter, 1615
OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE OFFERTORY
You Are My God! Lloyd Larson Chancel Choir and Orchestra I’m upheld by Your righteous hand. Refrain: O God, You are my God! O God, You are my God! You are worthy of my highest praise! You are worthy of my praise. With my life I will serve You for Your gracious love to me. O God, You are my God! With my lips I’ll sing praise for Your grace and majesty. I stand in awe of Your glorious ways. My soul thirsts for You as in a dry and weary land. You have been my help in times of trouble, my strength in times of need. I have seen Your glory and Your strength; In the shadows of Your wings I stand protected, loved, and free! Refrain *DOXOLOGY
OLD HUNDREDTH
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION -
2024 PLEDGE DEDICATION OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD BOX DEDICATION
GROWING SCRIPTURE
Mark 3:7-19 NIV
SERMON “Juggling to Become More Like Jesus” *HYMN
The Church’s One Foundation
Pages 1427-1428 Pew Bible Rev. David Cameron
GOING *BENEDICTION & RESPONSE
*POSTLUDE
Now unto Him
A Mighty Fortress Orchestra
arr: Robert Sterling