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Community Bible Study

Starting on Wednesday Nov 3rd, 2021, at 8am, Noon and 7 p.m., we will begin a community Bible study of the book of James.

This will be a line-by-line examination of the book of James in an informal setting.

The length of this study will be determined by the speed with which we proceed, but typically it has been 16 weeks or longer.

Things that we will find are emphasized in the book of James are the Word of God; Prayer; Faith and Works; as well as separation from the world.

He does this by examining many of the challenges that Christians face involving; suffering, works; controlling their tongue; illness and resisting worldly influences.

Youth Program

On Friday Oct. 29th, 2021, at 7 p.m. the youth 12+ are invited to join Pastor Gerry at the church for an initial meet and greet.

This will be the beginning of a regular Friday night program where youth will explore their Faith.

We will look at issues of faith that are typical for today’s youth, questions about God and faith, as well as spend some time learning about the doctrines of the church, the foundational core of Christianity and how to defend our faith when we are challenged.

The last Friday of every month starting in November will be an open question night where Pastor Gerry will answer questions from the youth about God and Faith

Contemporary Service

Finally, beginning on Nov 7th, 2021, at 1 p.m. we will have a Contemporary Worship Service.

This service will be a mixture of a traditional service and modern service.

The sermon will be identical to the 10:30 a.m.

service, however the order of service will be altered, and the music will be more contemporary in fashion.

It is my hope that though offering a later service we can reach those who are seeking God within the community and help them find a church in which they can take part in fellowship and build their relationship with God.

If you should have any comments, concerns or suggestions please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

God Bless,

Pastor Gerry

Call to Worship (Responsive)

Let us worship God, our light and our salvation.

The Lord is the stronghold of our lives.

We desire to live in God’s house

and to seek God in his holy temple.

We have come with shouts of joy,

to sing and to make music to the Lord.

Let us worship God in spirit and in truth.

Teach us your ways and make straight our paths in this hour of worship and always.

Prayer of Invocation

O God, our guide and guardian,

you have led us apart from the busy world into the quiet of your house.

Grant us grace to worship you in spirit and in truth,

to the comfort of our souls

and the upbuilding of every good purpose and holy desire.

Enable us to do more perfectly the work to which you have called us,

that we may not fear the coming of night,

when we shall surrender into your hands

the tasks which you have committed to us.

So may we worship you not with our lips only at this hour,

but in word and deed all the days of our lives,

through Jesus Christ, our Savior.

Amen.

Opening Hymn:

#25 Immortal, Invisible

Call to Confession

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts.

See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

We express our longing for God’s leading by our own transparent confession.

Prayer of Confession

Merciful God,

we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed,

by what we have done,

and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved you

with our whole heart and mind and strength.

We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.

In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are,

and direct what we shall be,

so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways,

to the glory of your holy name.

Through Christ, our Lord.

Amen

Assurance of Pardon

Hear the good news!

There is no condemnation

for those who are in Christ Jesus.

For the law of the Spirit

of life in Christ Jesus

has set you free from the law of sin and death.

Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation.

The old life has gone;

a new life has begun.

Know that in Jesus,

God embraces you, forgives you,

and strengthens you to live a renewed life.

Thanks be to God.

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.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the Evil One.

For Thine is the Kingdom, the power and the glory,

Forever and ever.

Amen.

Responsive Reading

Music Ministry

We are yours, Lord

Scripture

Children’s Lesson

Have you ever tried to get someone attention and just could not?

I am sure we have all been in situation where we wanted to get the attention of our father, mother, brother, or sister and for some reason or another we could not get them to focus on us.

Maybe they are distracted by other people, maybe they are distracted by their phone or something on which they are working.

When people do not pay attention to us it can be difficult, we might want to give up and walking away sad.

However, in today’s scripture we have an example of a man who would not give up.

Bartimaeus was a blind man who lived in a city just outside Jerusalem.

This was long before there were any programs or people who would help the blind.