Worship for Sunday, October 3, 2021

CONTACT INFORMATION Mailing Address: Pastor Larry: PO BOX 285 Buffalo, IL 62515 (217) 364-4275 (home phone) (217) 494-3208 (cell phone) (also text) gracepastor@outlook.com GRACE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP WELCOMES YOU! October 3, 2021 You can find me on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/ gracepastor You can follow me on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/ gracepastor You can find the church at 294 W. South Street—at the corner of South and West Streets in Buffalo. You can submit a Prayer Train request by calling Betty Dugger at (217) 741-1330 And you can find God anytime you want by: 1) acknowledging that you need a Savior 2) asking God to forgive your sins 3) accepting the forgiveness that He offers to you. Please let me know if you do this so that I can join the angels in heaven as they rejoice and can welcome you into the family of God as a brother or sister in Christ. Grace Community Fellowship is a body of believers, centered in the Tri-Cities, that is committed to being a conduit of God’s transforming power and presence as we live in loving, supportive relationships with one another. 12 Rev. Larry L Hanson, pastor THIS WEEK IN WORSHIP Gathering Preparing Our Hearts For Worship Call To Worship MY PRAYER LIST FOR THE WEEK OF October 3-10 Lead Me To Calvary (hymnal #310) Near The Cross (hymnal #319) Prayer of Praise and Adoration I Believe In a Hill Called Mount Calvary (hymnal #318) The Old Rugged Cross (hymnal #327) Time of Offering Offertory Doxology (hymnal #815)) Prayer of Dedication Sharing Our Blessings and Burdens The Wonderful Cross (supplemental #29) Prayers of The People The Lord's Prayer (inside front cover of hymnal) Scripture Readings Homily Job 1:1, 2:1–10 (page 417) Hebrews 1:1–4, 2:5–12 (page 1001) Mark 10:2–16 (page 845) Stress-testing Our Faith Job 1:1, 2:1-10 (page 417) Invitation To Holy Communion Lamb of God (hymnal #302) Sharing The Bread and Cup We Are One, Lord (supplemental #91) The Service of Hands Benediction Postlude 2 James 5:14 says, “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.” If you want to be anointed and prayed over, simply come to the altar during the prayer song and indicate your desire to Pastor Larry 11 THIS WEEK IN MINISTRY SERMON NOTES (AND DOODLES) Stress-Testing Our Faith Job 1:1, 2:1-10 TODAY TUES WED Circle of Prayer 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Youth 6:00 p.m. Men’s Fellowship Breakfast 6:00 a.m. Pit Stop 7:30 a.m. Fellowship Meal 6:30 p.m. Bible Study 7:00 p.m. STEWARDSHIP FIGURES September 26, 2021 $1,005.00 10 3 SERVING IN MINISTRY THIS WEEK ANOTHER PRAYER OPPORTUNITY The worship team is Elaine Burrus and Craig Anderson The worship center has been prepared by the Hanson family The greeters are being proved by The ushers are being provided by The scriptures are being read by Lori Badgley The communion elements have been provided by Jeannine Westlake The fellowship goodies have been provided by Lori Badgley SERVING IN MINISTRY October 10, 2021 The worship team will be Jill Bowen and Craig Anderson The worship center will be prepared by The greeters will be The ushers will be provided by Chris Wolf The scriptures will be read by Anne Barber The fellowship goodies will be provided by Anne Barber 4 A new opportunity for prayer has been added to our life together as Grace Community Fellowship. A group, titled appropriately, Prayer Group, has been added to our church Faithlife page. If you are not currently connected you can follow these steps: 1) Find, download and install Faithlife from your phone’s app store. You can also access the site at Faithlife.com. 2) Create a free account 3) Search for and follow Grace Community Fellowship of the Tri Cities. You will know it is the right one by our logo 4) Send me a message requesting to be added to the private group—Prayer Group. If you have difficulty, I will be glad to attempt to assist you. This is a way for us to leverage technology to enhance what we are already doing in prayer. You will find the opportunity to share blessings and burdens and join your sisters and brothers in prayer. I will also post verse, quotes and short meditations periodically that relate to prayer. Let me assure you that this is not an attempt to replace anything we are currently doing, but to add another weapon to our prayer arsenal. You can also find the recording of the Sunday worship service and our Fall Bible Study on the app. 9 TRI-CITY FOOD PANTRY Our Tri-City Food Pantry items for the month of October are peanut butter and jelly. Due to a change in her teaching schedule, Lori will no longer be able to take care of delivering our Food Pantry donations. If you are available on the Wednesday morning following the last Sunday of the month around 10:00 a.m. ad would be willing to deliver these items, please let Pastor Larry know. Giving to the Food Pantry is a wonderful way to meet the physical needs of those in our community who struggle to put food on the table. NEXT SUNDAY Scriptures: Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Psalm 22:1-15; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31 The message will be titled Companions For The Journey. It will be based on Psalm 133. COMING SOON Sunday, October 24—Church Anniversary celebration. This is our 20th anniversary as a congregation. TITHE FOR MISSIONS Sunday, October 31—Annual Congregational meeting Sunday, November 14—Missionaries Titus and Jewel Romdenh will be with us. Our Tithe For Missions project for the month of October is Operation Christmas Child. Traditionally, we share this as our Tithe For Missions project in November, but this year our November focus will be the missionaries we have coming to visit us. 8 Sunday, November 21—Operation Christmas Child Shoebox ingathering Sunday, December 12—Church Christmas Party Monday, December 20—Blue Christmas Service 5 CALL TO WORSHIP From Psalm 26 I will sing a song of thanksgiving, O Lord, and tell of all your wondrous deeds. O Lord, I love the house in which you dwell, and the place where your glory abides. But as for me, I walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me. My foot stands on level ground; in the great congregation I will bless the Lord. James G. Kirk. When We Gather, Revised Edition: A Book of Prayers for Worship Private prayer prepares us for public worship. Pray the following prayer and meditate on it during the time we prepare for worship. Perhaps it will ready you to pour yourself out to God in worship and to receive what God has in store for you this morning. God of the ages, whose care for your children spans generations, we praise and adore you. We hear how you led Israel through their wanderings ings and brought them safely to the Promised Land. We are taught that Christ calls us to enter your covenant, that you open your kingdom to all who believe him. We take part in your graciousness and live by your mercy. Hear our worship of you as we confess our faith anew. James G. Kirk. When We Gather, Revised Edition: A Book of Prayers for Worship Responding to the Scripture readings At the end of the scripture readings, the reader will announce that, “This is the word of God for the people of God.” The congregation responds, “Thanks be to God.” At the end of the Gospel reading, the reader changes the announcement to say, “This is the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” The congregation responds, “The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.” 6 7