2024-07-28

Posted on Jul 27, 2024 in Bulletin |

The Word and Song

  • Welcome | Announcements
    • Tue @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
    • July 28 – School Supplies deadline for Kendall County Community Food Pantry
    • Aug 18 – Ice Cream Social
    • Sep 14 @ 3pm – Softball Game @ dome
  • Welcoming the Light of Christ
  • Opening Prayer
  • Scripture – Jeremiah 23:5-6 ESV
    • 5 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
    • 6 In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The LORD is our righteousness.’
  • Music
    • UMH 156 – I Love to Tell the Story
  • Scripture – Luke 2:1-13 ESV
    • 1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.
    • 2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
    • 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town.
    • 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,
    • 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.
    • 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.
    • 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
    • 8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
    • 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.
    • 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.
    • 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
    • 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
    • 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
  • Music
    • UMH 196 – Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
  • Offering
  • Scripture – Luke 9:23-27 ESV
    • 23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
    • 24 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
    • 25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?
    • 26 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
    • 27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”
  • Music
    • UMH 246 – Joy to the World
    • TFWS 2167 – More Like You
  • Intercessory Prayer
  • Communion
    • TFWS 2266 – Here Is Bread, Here Is Wine
  • Scriptures
    • [1 Corinthians 15:3-6 ESV]
    • 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,
    • 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
    • 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
    • 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.
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    • [Acts 10:40-42 ESV]
    • 40 but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear,
    • 41 not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
    • 42 And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.
  • Music
    • UMH 530 – Are Ye Able
  • Scripture – Matthew 28:18-20 ESV
    • 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
    • 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
    • 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
  • Music
    • UMH 310 – He Lives
    • UMH 77 – How Great Thou Art
    • UMH 701 – When We All Get to Heaven
  • Benediction
  • Postlude