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9:00am/10:30am Services September 8, 2024
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
Sunday, September 8, 2024 9:00am & 10:30am
PLEASE SILENCE OR PLACE YOUR CELL PHONE ON VIBRATE.
GATHERING
PRELUDE
WORDS OF WELCOME
*CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 95)
Leader: O Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord.
People: Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
Leader: Let us come before God’s presence with thanksgiving in our hearts.
People: Let us shout joyfully to God with songs of praise.
Leader: Let us turn to the Lord in prayer.
*PRAYER OF INVOCATION
*HYMN
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
*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
Gracious Lord, in Jesus Christ You have given us the Light of the world. Forgive us when we choose darkness and cling to sins that hide the brightness of Your love. Renew our lives, and set us free to reflect Your love to the entire world. All this we ask, so that we may be prepared for Christ’s coming. In Jesus’ name we pray. 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
At the name of Jesus
Every knee shall bow, Every tongue confess Him King of Glory now.
’Tis the Father’s pleasure
We should call Him Lord, Who from the beginning Was the mighty Word.
Humbled for a season
To receive a name From the lips of sinners Unto whom He came; Faithfully He bore it, Spotless to the last, Brought it back victorious When from death He passed.
PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION
At the Name of Jesus Summer Choir
In your hearts enthrone Him; There let Him remove All that is not holy, All that is not true. Crown Him as your captain In temptation’s hour; Let His will enfold you In its light and pow’r.
Watch, for this Lord Jesus Shall return again In His Father’s glory, O’er the earth to reign; For the day is coming When each knee shall bow, And our hearts confess Him King of Glory now.
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!
Matthew 16:13-27
Page 1398 Pew Bible
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.
OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE
OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY
OLD HUNDREDTH
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
GROWING
SCRIPTURE Philippians 2:5-11 Page 1672 Pew Bible
SERMON “Absolute Discipleship: Deny Yourself” Rev. Brett Everett
GOING
*BENEDICTION & RESPONSE Now unto Him
*POSTLUDE
