Worship Celebration

Welcome and Announcements:

Visitors welcome

If you are joining us for the first time today, we would like to thank you for joining us. We know you have options, and we are honored that you would choose to be with us today.

Today we are in for a wonderful celebration! God is so good and today we just want to acknowledge all His blessings to us as a church. If you are visiting and not aware of what has occurred, we had a generous donation a couple weeks ago that allowed us to pay of a long standing debt on the building across the street, and also provided funds for us to look for a new sound system. After our service today, we have a special meal prepared consisting of fried oysters (which were donated) and baked Chicken breasts (which were donated by another person) and an assortment of potluck side dishes and desserts. Everyone is welcome to join us. We always have enough food!

A second blessing was that our District Superintendent, newly elected back in May, was available to join us today and he will be our speaker this morning. We are excited that he was able to join us for this great occasion!

We have begun a routine of taking time to watch a worship video before we begin. This is a time to get settled and help us to turn our focus onto God before we join in with our own singing (though you are most welcome to sing along with the video as well), so please enjoy the song selected and allow its words to draw you into God’s presence giving Him your full focus. Thank you!

God With Us medley, Don Moen

Stand with me as we open our worship with scripture this morning.

Opening Scripture:

Psalm 97 NIV

1 The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice. 2 Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. 3 Fire goes before him and consumes his foes on every side. 4 His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles. 5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth. 6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all peoples see his glory. 7 All who worship images are put to shame, those who boast in idols— worship him, all you gods! 8 Zion hears and rejoices and the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments, Lord. 9 For you, Lord, are the Most High over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods. 10 Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. 11 Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart. 12 Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name.

Prayer

Worship Set

Prayer

Worship Through the Word:

Acts 3:1–16 NIV

1 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. 4 Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!” 5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them. 6 Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” 7 Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong. 8 He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God. 9 When all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. 11 While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade. 12 When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go. 14 You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. 15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. 16 By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.

Prayer

Burning the Mortgage Event!

Worship Set

Benediction