September 1 Order of Service and Announcements

9:00am/10:30am Services September 1, 2024

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SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY Sunday, September 1, 2024 9:00am & 10:30am PLEASE SILENCE OR PLACE YOUR CELL PHONE ON VIBRATE.

GATHERING PRELUDE WORDS OF WELCOME *CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 103:1-5) Leader: People: Leader: People: Leader: People: Leader:: People: Leader: People:

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me. Bless God’s holy name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of His blessings.

Who forgives all your sins; Who heals your illnesses; Who redeems your life from the pit; Who crowns you with loving kindness and compassion; Who fills your days with good things.

Your strength is renewed like the eagle.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me. Bless God’s holy name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of God’s blessings.

*PRAYER OF INVOCATION

*HYMN

All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name

*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 Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed. We have not loved You with our whole heart and mind and strength; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. In Your mercy forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are, and direct what we shall be, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways, to the glory of Your holy name. 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.

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:

Isaiah 40

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

Blessed Assurance

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OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE OFFERTORY

David, Clara, Micah, and Ezra White

*DOXOLOGY

OLD HUNDREDTH

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

GROWING SCRIPTURE SERMON

Ephesians 1:1-14 “The Providence of God”

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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.

Please hold the bread, so that all may commune together, but drink the cup when served.

*HYMN

Now Thank We All Our God

GOING *BENEDICTION & RESPONSE

*POSTLUDE

Now unto Him