WORSHIP OF GOD
WORSHIP OF GOD
Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 11 a.m.
PRELUDE
Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 11 a.m.
Sigfrid Karg-Elert Praise the Lord with Drums and Cymbals (from 33 Portraits, Op. 101) Jack Mitchener, organ
CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP Drew Kelly
INVITATION TO WORSHIP
Drew Kelly
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
NETTLETON
LITANY OF HEALING (from Karen Alford, CBF Field Personnel in Togo, Africa) Becky Smith Leader: You are our Helper and our Healer, O God. Today, we bring before You all the ways we need to be healed. Congregation: We bring broken hearts and spirits that cry out to You. We bring physical bodies that are hurting. Leader: We bring the pain of broken relationships and broken families. We bring our addictions and our fears; our desire for control and our preconceived ideas of what healing is. Congregation: We need Your healing, O Lord. Your healing is the only one that lasts. Leader: God of Healing, we confess that we sometimes turn away from the grace and healing You would give us and instead try to do it ourselves. People: We need Your healing, O Lord.
People: Help us accept Your healing in whatever form it comes, O Lord. Leader: Help us to share Your healing grace with others. May we have the courage to share all that You do for us. All: Heal us, O Lord. Amen.
ANTHEM
HYMN INSERT
ANGEL’S STORY
O Jesus, I Have Promised
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
ST. ANNE
Sing to the Lord
Shaw/Parker
Sanctuary Choir
OFFERING FOR GLOBAL MISSIONS
Matthew 25:31–46
Rev. Brewer
The Church: Our Mission Is Kindness
Rev. Brewer
(p. 807 in your pew Bible)
SERMON
HYMN OF RESPONSE NO. 400 Precious Lord, Take My Hand
PRECIOUS LORD
Those wishing to join Second-Ponce today are invited to come down front at this time.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT
Bill Gabbard
BENEDICTION
Rev. Brewer
CONGREGATIONAL BENEDICTION Make me a servant, humble and meek; Lord, let me lift up those who are weak. And may the prayer of my heart always be: Make me a servant, make me a servant, make me a servant today. POSTLUDE
March in B flat Major, Op. 42, No. 3 Jack Mitchener, organ
George Trusler, Missions Council Member
Edmondstoune Duncan
Each fall, CBF releases a campaign to raise funds for Field Personnel stationed both at home and abroad. These people work in medicine, agriculture, education, migration, art and so many other fields that all serve the mission of furthering the impact of Christ’s love in the world. (Find all of their stories here https://cbf.net/field-personnel) This year, the SPdL Missions Council has set a fundraising goal of $10,000 to support the Offering for Global Missions. Throughout the month, we will watch videos, hear stories and share prayers for our Field Personnel and the people and communities they serve. We are asking you to consider what abundance God has placed in your life and how you may use that to serve others. Please consider giving to this special offering either on Sunday mornings using the special OGM offering envelope, or online at www.spdl.org/givenow and selecting the “Offering for Global Missions” dropdown menu option.
OFFERTORY Alec Rowley Prelude on ‘Hanover’ (“O Worship the King, All Glorious Above”) OLD 100TH
Children K–5 may leave during this time for Kids Worship in room C-305 of the Children's Building.
USING THE PEW CARDS
GREEN GUEST CARD: FOR FIRST TIMERS Use it to share as much information as you like and drop it in the offering plate. We understand that some people are hesitant to fill out church cards. It's true—a member of our pastoral staff will reach out, but you won't be flooded with communication. Engagement with us will be at your own pace.
If you're a guest who's ready to take the next step or a church member who wants to deepen your involvement, fill out the red pew card—I'm a Regular—and drop it in the offering plate. Let us know how we can help.
THE LORD'S PRAYER Reciting the Lord's Prayer together is a powerful experience, one that is guided by incluson from its very first word. If prompted, we invite you to join us in this meaningful prayer practice. Our Father, Which 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
CHILDCARE DURING WORSHIP We love to see children at Second-Ponce, and we have a Kids’ Club area just for them! It's one floor up from the Sanctuary, and our greeters will be happy to show you the way. In the Kids' Club, there’s a nursery and Kids Worship for babies–5th grade. You may take your children to the Kids' Club before the service or, if you prefer, they can stay with you in the Sanctuary for the entire hour or until the Doxology when kids leave with ministry leaders.
JOINING SECOND-PONCE
Jack Mitchener, organ
DOXOLOGY (HYMN NO. 706) Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
Welcome to church! Make yourself at home here.
RED CARD: FOR RETURNING GUESTS & SPDL MEMBERS
OCTOBER IS MISSIONS MONTH
Leader: You are the true Healer in this world and the next.
HYMN NO. 566
Rev. Ronnie Brewer
SCRIPTURE
WELCOME
HYMN NO. 295
SILENCE & PASTORAL PRAYER
Newcomers INFO FOR
The flowers on the Communion Table are given in honor of THE TEACHERS IN THE NEW COVENANT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
Second-Ponce enthusiastically welcomes you to make a commitment to Christ and our community of faith. At any time during the Hymn of Response, simply walk to the front of the Sanctuary where a member of our ministry team will greet you with warmth and joy. If you're uncomfortable being "in the spotlight," but still want to join–that's ok! Speak with one of our ministers after worship and they'll walk you through an alternate plan.