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9:00am/10:30am Services
November 3, 2024
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
Sunday, November 3, 2024 9:00am & 10:30am
PLEASE SILENCE OR PLACE YOUR CELL PHONE ON VIBRATE.
GATHERING
PRELUDE
WORDS OF WELCOME
MINUTE FOR MISSION Chuck Starnes Leupp
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Come, travelers and sojourners; there is a place for you here.
People: God grants bread for our journey and offers places of refuge on the way.
Leader: Blessed are those who hope in the Lord, and avail themselves of God’s ever present help.
People: God reigns in righteousness forever and ever; we will sing God’s praises as long as we live.
Leader: Let us prepare our hearts for worship in prayer.
*PRAYER OF INVOCATION
*HYMN Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
*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
God of grace, love and communion, we confess that we have failed to love You with all our heart, soul and mind; and to love our neighbor as ourselves. We ignore Your commandments, stray from Your ways and follow other gods. Have mercy on us. Forgive our sin and raise us to new life that we may serve You faithfully and give honor to Your holy name. In Christ’s 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 purify 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: This is the word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God!
Mark 14:12-26 Page 1449 Pew Bible
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.
