November 12 Order of Service and Announcements

That No One Would Be

Shaken by These Afflictions I Thessalonians 2:17-3:13

SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY Sunday, November 12, 2023 9:00am & 10:30am PLEASE SILENCE OR PLACE YOUR CELL PHONE ON VIBRATE.

GATHERING PRELUDE WORDS OF WELCOME MINUTE FOR MISSION

Troop Care Ministry

*CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: We do not gather in vain,

for God is working in our hearts.

People: The love of Jesus Christ calls us together.

Leader: Our worship strengthens and empowers us

to share the gospel.

People: The love of Jesus Christ shines in our lives.

Leader: Proclaim the good news with boldness.

People: The love of Jesus Christ is at work in the world! *PRAYER OF INVOCATION *HYMN Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Kim George

*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 Almighty God, you alone are good and holy. Purify our lives and make us brave disciples. We do not ask you to keep us safe, but to keep us loyal so we may follow Jesus Christ in all of life.

Forgive now our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 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.

ANTHEM

Write Your Name Upon My Heart Chancel Choir

Write your blessed name, O Lord, upon my heart, There to remain so indelibly engraved that no prosperity nor adversity shall remove me from your love.

Be thou my fortress, be thou my comforter.

Be my deliverer, be thou my faithful guide.

Be in each step I take, be in each prayer I make, be in each song I sing, be in my everything, O blessed Jesus, my Lord.

Benjamin Harlan

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:

This is the word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God!

I Thessalonians 2:17-3:5 NIV

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CARING

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM (10:30AM) - The parents of Adaline Elizabeth Brackey and Blakely Loving Diana present their daughters for baptism.

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 Fairest Lord Jesus

OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE OFFERTORY Alleluia Lila Weber, soprano; Marilyn Hylton, piano

Ferdinand Hummel

O Lord, my Lord, Thou art my Shepherd: I thank Thee for Thy mercy, Lord; Thou leadeth in paths of righteousness.

My soul Thou dost restore again, And leadeth me in pastures green.

I praise Thee with a song!

Alleluia!

Thy works show forth Thy loving kindness, Thy wondrous works to all Thy people; The Lord will comfort all that love Him, I shall exalt Thy name forevermore!

Alleluia! *DOXOLOGY

OLD HUNDREDTH

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

GROWING SCRIPTURE SERMON *HYMN

I Thessalonians 3:6-13 NIV “That No One Would Be Shaken by These Afflictions” Blest Be the Tie That Binds

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GOING *BENEDICTION & RESPONSE

*POSTLUDE

Now unto Him

Toccata in E Minor Susan Constance, organ

Johann Pachelbel