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9:00AM/10:30AM Services
March 2, 2025
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
Sunday, March 2, 2025 9:00AM & 10:30AM
PLEASE SILENCE OR PLACE YOUR CELL PHONE ON VIBRATE.
GATHERING
PRELUDE
WORDS OF WELCOME
*CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 40:1-2)
Leader: I waited patiently for the Lord.
People: He turned and heard my cry.
Leader: He lifted me up and out of the pit, out of the miry clay.
People: He set my feet upon the rock and made my footsteps secure.
Leader: Let us wait patiently for the Lord and turn to Him in prayer.
*PRAYER OF INVOCATION
*HYMN In Christ Alone
*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
Eternal God, in whom we live and move and have our being, Your face is hidden from us by our sins, and we forget Your mercy in the blindness of our hearts. Cleanse us from all our offenses, and deliver us from proud thoughts and vain desires. With lowliness and meekness may we draw near to You, confessing our faults, confiding in Your grace, and finding in You our refuge and strength, through Jesus Christ Your Son. Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON (2 Corinthians 3:18)
Leader: And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.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 John 17:1-19 Page 1539 Pew Bible
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.
*HYMN
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.
Lord, Be Glorified
OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE
OFFERTORY
One Bread, One Body
Chancel Choir
One bread, one body, one Lord of all, one cup of blessing which we bless. And we, though many, throughout the earth, we are on body in this one Lord.
Gentile or Jew, servant or free, woman or man, no more.
*DOXOLOGY
Repeat v. 1
One bread, one body, one Lord of all, one cup of blessing which we bless. And we, though many, throughout the earth, we are on body in this one Lord.
Many the gifts, many the works, one in the Lord of all.
One bread, one body, one Lord of all, one cup of blessing which we bless. And we, though many, throughout the earth, we are on body in this one Lord.
OLD HUNDREDTH
SCRIPTURE
John 17:20-26 Page 1540 Pew Bible
SERMON “That They Too May Be Sanctified” Rev. Jim Noble
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. There are gluten free options available at the usher stand. Please hold the bread, so that all may commune together, but drink the cup when served.
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GOING
*BENEDICTION & RESPONSE Now unto Him
*POSTLUDE
