MORE PEOPLE, MORE LIKE CHRIST
Address: 34605 N. Tom Darlington Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85266
Office phone: (480) 488-3384 / Fax: (480) 488-0850
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April 23, 2023
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
Sunday, April 23, 2023 9:00am & 10:30am
GATHERING
PRELUDE
WORDS OF WELCOME
MINUTE FOR MISSION
*CALL TO WORSHIP (Psalm 95)
Leader: O Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord.
Alan Watson-Hope for the Homeless Golf Tournament
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.
*PRAYER OF INVOCATION
*HYMN A Mighty Fortress
*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 (2 Corinthians 1:21-22)
LEADER: It is God who makes us stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. Therefore, let us assure one another of God’s pardon.
ALL: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God.
Brother, sister, let me serve you, Let me be as Christ to you; Pray that I may have the grace to Let you be my servant too.
We are pilgrims on a journey; We’re together on this road. We are here to help each other Walk the mile and bear the load.
I will weep when you are weeping; When you laugh, I’ll laugh with you. I will share your joy and sorrow Till we’ve seen this journey through.
When we sing to God in heaven, We shall find such harmony, Born of all we’ve known together Of Christ’s love and agony.
Let me be your servant, Let me be your servant, Let me be as Christ to you.
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 Romans 12:9-21 NIV
Leader: This is the word of the Lord.
All: 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.
Pg. 1616 Pew Bible
OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE
OFFERTORY Easter Celebration Medley Gary Lanier
Jaime Gonzalez, flute; Jeffrey Anthony, saxophone; Susan Constance, piano
*DOXOLOGY OLD HUNDREDTH
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
GROWING
SCRIPTURE
SERMON
Genesis 13:1-18 NIV
God’s Family: Striving for Peace
Pg. 16 Pew Bible
Rev. Jim Noble
*BENEDICTION & RESPONSE
GOING
Now unto Him
*POSTLUDE Susan Constance, organ
