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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SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
Sunday, April 30, 2023 9:00am & 10:30am
GATHERING
PRELUDE
WORDS OF WELCOME
*CALL TO WORSHIP (Psalm 67:3-7 ESV)
Leader: Let the peoples praise you, O God;
People: Let all the peoples praise you!
Leader: Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
People: For you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
Leader: Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
People: The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, shall bless us. God shall bless us;
Leader: Let all the ends of the earth fear him!
*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
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent, for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your 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.
That priceless grace, That priceless grace, That priceless grace which gave me life: Jesus’ life is priceless grace. That priceless grace is life for me.
That priceless blood, That priceless blood, That priceless blood which gave me life: Jesus’ blood is priceless grace. That priceless grace is life for me.
That painful death, That painful death, That painful death took sins away: Jesus’ life is priceless grace. That priceless grace is life for me.
That precious word, That precious word, That precious word that brought me light: Jesus’ word is priceless grace. That priceless grace is life for me.
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 Genesis 14
Leader: This is the word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God!
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
CARING
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.
NIV pg. 17-18 Pew Bible ANTHEM That Priceless Grace arr. John Helgen Chancel ChoirOFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE
OFFERTORY
Rescue the Perishing arr. Anthony/Gonzalez
Jeffrey Anthony and Jaime Gonzalez, handbells; Susan Constance, piano
*DOXOLOGY OLD HUNDREDTH
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION GROWING
SCRIPTURE
Luke 4:16-21 NIV
SERMON God’s Family: Rescue, Resist and Revere
pg. 1464 Pew Bible
Rev. Brett Everett
*BENEDICTION & RESPONSE Now unto Him
*POSTLUDE Toccata in D Minor, BuxWV 155 D. Buxtehude Dr. Natalie Mealey, organ
