SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY Sunday, November 5, 2023 9:00am & 10:30am PLEASE SILENCE OR PLACE YOUR CELL PHONE ON VIBRATE.
GATHERING PRELUDE WORDS OF WELCOME *CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: Brothers and sisters, we are loved by God People: and chosen by the Lord Jesus. Leader: People:
We have turned from idols to serve the living and true God.
Leader: People:
We are approved by God and entrusted with His gospel.
Leader: People:
Our hope and our joy is to glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when He comes.
Leader: People:
As we worship together, may the Lord make our love increase; may he strengthen our hearts so we shall be blameless and holy.
*PRAYER OF INVOCATION *HYMN
Come, Thou Almighty King
*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 Patient God, we are so easily distracted from what You would have us be and what You would have us do. We allow ourselves to be claimed by the angry and hurting world as though we bore a stamp reflecting the hostility. You remind us that, from the beginning, Your love has been available to us. Forgive us when we so easily turn toward ignorance and greed as ways of living in the world. Heal our wounded souls. Challenge us to be Your people — not owned by false promises of instant wealth and status — but strengthened and empowered to be those who bring hope through our words and actions. 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:
I Thessalonians 1:1-10 NIV
This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God!
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
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
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OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE OFFERTORY
You Are Holy Chancel Choir
Per Harling
You are holy, You are whole. You are always ever more than we ever understand. You are always at hand. Blessed are You coming near. Blessed are You coming here to Your church in cup and bread, raised from soil, raised from dead. You are holy, You are wholeness, You are present. Let the cosmos praise You, Lord! Sing hosanna in the highest! Sing hosanna! Sing hosanna to our God! *DOXOLOGY
OLD HUNDREDTH
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
GROWING SCRIPTURE
I Thessalonians 2:1-16 NIV
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SERMON
“Celebration and Reminisence”
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.
*HYMN All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
GOING *BENEDICTION & RESPONSE
*POSTLUDE
Now unto Him
All Hail the Power Jeffrey Anthony, organ