Worship for Sunday, October 10, 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 10, 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 MY PRAYER LIST FOR THE WEEK OF Gathering Preparing Our Hearts For Worship Call To Worship October 10-17 He Brought Me Out (supplemental #57) Prayer of Praise and Adoration I Go To The Rock (supplemental #52) The Solid Rock (supplemental #53) Time of Offering Offertory Doxology (hymnal #815)) Prayer of Dedication Sharing Our Blessings and Burdens He Knows My Name (supplemental #35) Pastoral Prayer Scripture Readings Homily Job 23:1–9, 16–17 (page 432) Hebrews 4:12–16 (page 1003) Mark 10:17–31 (page 846) Companions For The Journey Psalm 133 (page 519) Bind Us Together (hymnal #425) 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) Companions For The Journey Psalm 133 (page 519) 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 October 3, 2021 $1,325.00 10 3 SERVING IN MINISTRY THIS WEEK The worship team is Jill Bowen and Craig Anderson ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING The worship center has been prepared by Jeannine Westlake The greeter is Larry Hanson The ushers are being provided by Chris Wolf The scriptures are being read by Anne Barber The fellowship goodies have been provided by Anne Barber We will plan to have our annual congregational meeting on Sunday, October 31 following the worship service. Our annual meeting typically consists of the election of the church treasurer, a member(s) of the Facility Management Team and a member of the Benevolence Team. We also receive a brief report on the finances of the church. If you have any items that you feel need to be brought to the congregation at this meeting please let Pastor Larry know. SERVING IN MINISTRY October 17, 2021 The worship team will be Elaine Burrus and Craig Anderson HOSTING OUR MISSIONARIES The worship center will be prepared by Betty Dugger The greeters will be The ushers will be provided by Chris Wolf The scriptures will be read by Betty Dugger The fellowship goodies will be provided by Elaine burrus 4 If you would be willing and able to host our missionary family in November please let Pastor Larry know. Thanks! 9 TRI-CITY FOOD PANTRY NEXT SUNDAY Scriptures: Job 38:1–7, Psalm 104:1–9, 24, 35c, Hebrews 5:1–10, Mark 10:35–45 Our Tri-City Food Pantry items for the month of October are peanut butter and jelly. 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. The message will be titled Companions At Journey’s End It will be based on Psalm 134. COMING SOON Sunday, October 24—6:00 p.m.—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 Psalm 133 (NLT) How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony! For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron’s head, 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. Eternal God, you have been our resting place through the ages. Generations come and pass away, but you abide forever. We praise you for your presence among us. You bring us comfort amid our trials, clarity where confusion persists, peace in the midst of conflict, and hope of eternal life. Hear us now as we pay you our tribute, in glad adoration that you are God of our lives. James G. Kirk. When We Gather, Revised Edition: A Book of Prayers for Worship that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe. Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon Responding to the Scripture readings that falls on the mountains of Zion. And there the LORD has pronounced his blessing, 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.” even life everlasting. 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