MORE PEOPLE MORE LIKE CHRIST
9:00am/10:30am Services
June 23, 2024
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
Sunday, June 23, 2024 9:00am & 10:30am
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GATHERING
PRELUDE
WORDS OF WELCOME
*CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 145)
Leader: The Lord is good to all;
People: He has compassion on all He has made.
Leader: The eyes of all look to You,
People: and You give them their food at the proper time.
Leader: You open Your hand
People: and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
Leader: The Lord is righteous in all His ways
People: and faithful in all He does.
Leader: My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord.
People: Let every creature praise His holy name for ever and ever.
*PRAYER OF INVOCATION
*HYMN Let All Things Now Living
*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
Lord Jesus, we confess the blindness that is not aware of sinning, the pride that dares not admit it is wrong, the self that sees nothing but its own will, the “righteousness” that knows no fault, and the callousness that has ceased to care. Forgive us, Lord, and make us more in Your image. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON (John
3:16-17)
Leader: For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Therefore, let us assure one another of God’s pardon.
All: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God.
ANTHEM For Such a Time as This Dana Thynes Chancel Choir
Esther, Mordecai, and King Xerxes, Living in the land of Persia, Chosen to be queen for such a time as this, Esther saved the lives of her people.
Long ago there lived a king, and his wife, the fairest queen. Summoned to a feast of men, Queen Vashti scorned his rude demand; So the king sent her away! Defiance of the king must never pay, pay, Defiance of the king must never pay!
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: This is the word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God!
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
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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.
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OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE
OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY
The White Family Quartet
David, Clara, Micah and Ezra White
OLD HUNDREDTH
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
GROWING
SCRIPTURE Esther 1
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SERMON “All Is Foggy” Rev. Jim Noble
GOING
*BENEDICTION & RESPONSE Now unto Him
*POSTLUDE *HYMN Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
