2023-12-31
Herod
- Welcome | Announcements
- Tue @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
- Wed @ 7pm – Choir Practice
- Sun @ 9am – Sunday School
- Jan 14 to Mar 1 – Heifer Project
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Opening Prayer
- Call To Worship – Malachi 1:11 ESV
- For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
- Worship Hymns
- UMH 249 – There’s A Song In The Air
- UMH 230 – O Little Town Of Bethlehem
- How Many Kings – © 2006 Centricity Music Publishing, Germain And Martel Publishing
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
- UMH 626 – Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
- Intercessory Prayer
- Sermon – “Herod”
- [Matthew 2:1-18 ESV]
- 1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,
- 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
- 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
- 4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.
- 5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
- 6 “‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'”
- 7 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared.
- 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”
- 9 After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was.
- 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
- 11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
- 12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.
- 13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”
- 14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt
- 15 and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
- 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.
- 17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:
- 18 “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.”
- [Luke 2:22-38 ESV]
- 22 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
- 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”)
- 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”
- 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
- 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
- 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law,
- 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,
- 29 “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word;
- 30 for my eyes have seen your salvation
- 31 that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
- 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”
- 33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him.
- 34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed
- 35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”
- 36 And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin,
- 37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
- 38 And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
- Closing Hymn
- UMH 228 – He Is Born (Il Est Ne)
- Benediction
- Postlude
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2023-12-24
Testimonies & Devotions
- Welcome | Announcements
- Tue @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
- Wed @ 7pm – Choir Practice
- Sun @ 9am – Sunday School
- Dec 24 @ 4pm – Family Christmas Eve Service
- Dec 24 @ 11pm – Christmas Eve Service
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Choral Anthem
- Opening Prayer
- Advent Reading
- Call To Worship – OGRP 698 – Gloria
- Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth.
- Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory.
- Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb God, you take away the sin of the world:
- have mercy on us;
- you are seated at the right hand of the Father:
- receive our prayer.
- For you alone are the Holy One, you are alone are the Lord,
- you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
- Worship Hymns
- UMH 238 – Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria)
- UMH 245 – The First Noel
- UMH 220 – Angels From The Realms Of Glory
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
- UMH 242 – Love Came Down At Christmas
- Intercessory Prayer
- Sermon – “Testimonies & Devotions”
- Testimony – Linda
- Devotion – Lorna
- Testimony – Liz
- Devotion – Jim
- Closing Hymn
- UMH 246 – Joy To The World
- Benediction
- Postlude
Family Christmas Eve Service – 4pm
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Choral Anthem
- Opening Prayer
- Advent Reading
- Call To Worship – OGRP 695 – Magnificat
- My soul does magnify the Lord. And my spirit rejoices in God, my Savior. For he has regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold, from now on all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty has magnified me, and holy is his name. His mercy is on them that fear him throughout all generations. He has shown strength with his arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts; He has put down the mighty from their seat and has exalted the humble and meek. He has filled the hungry with good things and the rich he has sent away empty. He, remembering his mercy, has taken hold of his servant Israel as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham, and his seed forever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
- Carols and Readings
- UMH 242 – Love Came Down At Christmas
- Reading: Isaiah 7:10-16, 9:6-7
- UMH 211 – O Come O Come Emmanuel
- Reading: Mark 1:1-3
- UMH 220 – Angels From The Realms Of Glory
- Reading: Luke 1:5-25
- UMH 234 – O Come All Ye Faithful
- Reading: Matthew 1:18-25
- UMH 246 – Joy To The World
- Reading: Luke 1:26-38
- UMH 230 – O Little Town Of Bethlehem
- Reading: Luke 1:46-56
- UMH 251 – Go Tell It On The Mountain
- Reading: Luke 2:1-20
- UMH 237 – Sing We Now Of Christmas
- Childrens Message
- Benediction
- Closing Hymn
- UMH 239 – Silent Night (Stille Nacht)
Christmas Eve Service – 11pm
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Choral Anthem
- Opening Prayer
- Advent Reading
- Call To Worship – OGRP 695 – Magnificat
- My soul does magnify the Lord. And my spirit rejoices in God, my Savior. For he has regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold, from now on all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty has magnified me, and holy is his name. His mercy is on them that fear him throughout all generations. He has shown strength with his arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts; He has put down the mighty from their seat and has exalted the humble and meek. He has filled the hungry with good things and the rich he has sent away empty. He, remembering his mercy, has taken hold of his servant Israel as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham, and his seed forever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
- Carols and Readings
- Reading: Genesis 3:8-15, 17-19
- UMH 242 – Love Came Down At Christmas
- Reading: Isaiah 7:10-16, 9:6-7
- UMH 211 – O Come O Come Emmanuel
- Reading: Isaiah 40:3, Mark 1:1-3
- UMH 240 – Hark The Herald Angels Sing
- Reading: Luke 1:5-25
- UMH 234 – O Come All Ye Faithful
- Reading: Matthew 1:18-25
- UMH 246 – Joy To The World
- Reading: Luke 1:26-38
- UMH 230 – O Little Town Of Bethlehem
- Reading: Luke 1:46-56
- UMH 251 – Go Tell It On The Mountain
- Reading: Luke 2:1-20
- UMH 237 – Sing We Now Of Christmas
- Benediction
- Closing Hymn
- UMH 239 – Silent Night (Stille Nacht)
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2023-12-17
Shepherds of Advent
- Welcome | Announcements
- Tue @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
- Wed @ 7pm – Choir Practice
- Sun @ 9am – Sunday School
- Dec 19 @ 6:30pm – Charge Conference
- Dec 24 @ 4pm – Family Christmas Eve Service
- Dec 24 @ 11pm – Christmas Eve Service
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Choral Anthem
- Opening Prayer
- Advent Reading
- Call To Worship – UMH 754 – Psalm 23
- [1] The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- [2] The Lord makes me lie down in green pastures,
- leads me beside still waters,
- [3] restores my life,
- leads me in right paths for the sake of the Lord’s name.
- [4] Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil;
- for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
- [5] You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
- you anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows.
- [6] Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life;
- and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord as long as I live.
- Worship Hymns
- UMH 211 – O Come O Come Emmanuel
- UMH 216 – Lo How A Rose E’er Blooming
- Make Room – © 2017 Be Essential Songs; I Am A Pilgrim Songs; My Refuge Music
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
- UMH 229 – Infant Holy Infant Lowly
- Intercessory Prayer
- Sermon – “Shepherds of Advent” – Luke 2:15-20 ESV
- 15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
- 16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.
- 17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.
- 18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.
- 19 But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.
- 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
- Communion
- Closing Hymn
- UMH 224 – Good Christian Friends Rejoice
- Benediction
- Postlude
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2023-12-10
Promise Made, Promise Kept
- Welcome | Announcements
- Tue @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
- Wed @ 7pm – Choir Practice
- Sun @ 9am – Sunday School
- Dec 19 @ 6:30pm – Charge Conference
- Dec 24 @ 4pm – Family Christmas Eve Service
- Dec 24 @ 11pm – Christmas Eve Service
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Opening Prayer
- Advent Reading
- Call To Worship – OGRP 696 – Benedictus
- Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; for he has come to his people and set them free.
- He has raised up for us a mighty savior, horn of the house of his servant David.
- Through his holy prophets he promised of old that he would save us from our enemies, from the hands of all who hate us.
- He promised to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant.
- This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham: to set us free from the hand of our enemies
- free to worship him without fear, holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.
- You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
- to give his people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins.
- In the tender compassion of our God, the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
- to shine on those who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
- Worship Hymns
- UMH 203 – Hail To The Lord’s Anointed
- UMH 218 – It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
- UMH 217 – Away In A Manger
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
- Choir
- Intercessory Prayer
- Sermon – “Promise Made, Promise Kept”
- [Isaiah 40:1-11 ESV]
- 1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
- 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins.
- 3 A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
- 4 Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain.
- 5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
- 6 A voice says, “Cry!” And I said, “What shall I cry?” All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.
- 7 The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the LORD blows on it; surely the people are grass.
- 8 The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
- 9 Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”
- 10 Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and his arm rules for him; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.
- 11 He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
- [Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 ESV] 1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. LORD, you were favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
- 2 You forgave the iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin. Selah
- …
- 8 Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly.
- 9 Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
- 10 Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
- 11 Faithfulness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky.
- 12 Yes, the LORD will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
- 13 Righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way.
- [2 Peter 3:8-15 ESV]
- 8 But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
- 9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
- 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.
- 11 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness,
- 12 waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!
- 13 But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
- 14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.
- 15 And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him,
- [Mark 1:1-8 ESV]
- 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
- 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,
- 3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,'”
- 4 John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
- 5 And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
- 6 Now John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey.
- 7 And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
- 8 I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
- Communion
- Closing Hymn
- UMH 234 – O Come All Ye Faithful
- Benediction
- Postlude
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2023-12-03
Genealogies? Why?
- Welcome | Announcements
- Tue @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
- Wed @ 7pm – Choir Practice
- Sun @ 9am – Sunday School
- Dec 9 @ 8:30am – Cookie Walk
- Dec 19 @ 6:30pm – Charge Conference
- Dec 24 @ 4pm – Family Christmas Eve Service
- Dec 24 @ 11pm – Christmas Eve Service
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Choral Anthem
- Opening Prayer
- Advent Reading
- Call To Worship – OGRP 702 – The Collect for Purity
- Almighty God, unto you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid; cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
- Worship Hymns
- UMH 196 – Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus
- UMH 213 – Lift Up Your Heads Ye Mighty Gates
- Make Room – © 2017 Be Essential Songs; I Am A Pilgrim Songs; My Refuge Music
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
- UMH 230 – O Little Town Of Bethlehem
- Intercessory Prayer
- Baptism
- Sermon – “Genealogies? Why?”
- [Matthew 1:1-17 ESV]
- 1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
- 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
- 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,
- 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon,
- 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse,
- 6 and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,
- 7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph,
- 8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah,
- 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
- 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah,
- 11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
- 12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
- 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor,
- 14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud,
- 15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob,
- 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
- 17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
- [Luke 3:23-38 ESV]
- 23 Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
- 24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
- 25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
- 26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,
- 27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
- 28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
- 29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
- 30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
- 31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
- 32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
- 33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
- 34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
- 35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
- 36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
- 37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, 38 the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
- Communion
- Closing Hymn
- UMH 716 – Rejoice The Lord Is King
- Benediction
- Postlude
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2023-11-26
One Final Reminder
- Welcome | Announcements
- Tue @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
- Wed @ 7pm – Choir Practice
- Sun @ 9am – Sunday School
- Dec 2 – Hanging of the Greens
- Dec 19 @ 6:30pm – Charge Conference
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Opening Prayer
- Call To Worship – Isaiah 11:1-4 ESV
- 1 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
- 2 And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.
- 3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,
- 4 but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
- Worship Hymns
- UMH 139 – Praise To The Lord The Almighty
- TFWS 2022 – Great Is The Lord
- TFWS 2036 – Give Thanks
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
- UMH 102 – Now Thank We All Our God
- Intercessory Prayer
- Sermon – “One Final Reminder” – [Revelation 22:12-21 ESV]
- 12 “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done.
- 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
- 14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.
- 15 Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
- 16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
- 17 The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.
- 18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book,
- 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
- 20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
- 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.
- Communion
- Closing Hymn
- UMH 716 – Rejoice The Lord Is King
- Benediction
- Postlude
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2023-11-19
I am Coming Soon
- Welcome | Announcements
- Tue @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
- Wed @ 7pm – Choir Practice
- Sun @ 9am – Sunday School
- Dec 2 – Hanging of the Greens
- Dec 19 @ 6:30pm – Charge Conference
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Opening Prayer
- Call To Worship – Luke 1:30-33 ESV
- 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
- 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
- 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
- 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
- Worship Hymns
- UMH 131 – We Gather Together
- UMH 694 – Come Ye Thankful People Come
- Your Grace Is Enough – © 2003 Thankyou Music; spiritandsong.com
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
- Choir
- Intercessory Prayer
- Sermon – “I am Coming Soon” – [Revelation 22:6-11 ESV]
- 6 And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”
- 7 “And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
- 8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me,
- 9 but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
- 10 And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
- 11 Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.”
- Communion
- Closing Hymn
- UMH 664 – Sent Forth By God’s Blessing
- Benediction
- Postlude
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2023-11-12
Perpetual, Eternal New Life
- Welcome | Announcements
- Tue @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
- Wed @ 7pm – Choir Practice
- Sun @ 9am – Sunday School
- Nov 12 – Operation Christmas Child shoebox deadline
- Nov 18 @ 9am – Christmas Sale
- Dec 2 – Hanging of the Greens
- Dec 19 @ 6:30pm – Charge Conference
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Opening Prayer
- Call To Worship – Zechariah 14:6-9 ESV
- 6 On that day there shall be no light, cold, or frost.
- 7 And there shall be a unique day, which is known to the LORD, neither day nor night, but at evening time there shall be light.
- 8 On that day living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them to the western sea. It shall continue in summer as in winter.
- 9 And the LORD will be king over all the earth. On that day the LORD will be one and his name one.
- Worship Hymns
- King of Kings – © 2019 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia
- Jesus – © 2016 Capitol CMG Paragon
- UMH 600 – Wonderful Words of Life
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
- UMH 472 – Near to the Heart of God
- Intercessory Prayer
- Sermon – “Perpetual, Eternal New Life” – [Revelation 22:1-5 ESV]
- 1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
- 2 through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
- 3 No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him.
- 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
- 5 And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
- Communion
- Closing Hymn
- UMH 431 – Let There Be Peace on Earth
- Benediction
- Postlude
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2023-11-05
Room For Everyone! And No More Darkness
- Welcome | Announcements
- Tue @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
- Wed @ 7pm – Choir Practice
- Sun @ 9am – Sunday School
- Nov 10 @ 11am – Veterans’ Luncheon
- Nov 12 – Operation Christmas Child shoebox deadline
- Nov 18 @ 9am – Christmas Sale
- Dec 12 – Charge Conference
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Opening Prayer
- Call To Worship – Isaiah 43:18-19 ESV
- 18 “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old.
- 19 Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
- Worship Hymns
- UMH 711 – For All The Saints v1-4
- UMH 394 – Something Beautiful x2
- At The Cross (Love Ran Red) – © Countless Wonder Publishing
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
- TFWS 2215 – Cares Chorus x2
- Bible Presentation for 3rd Graders
- Intercessory Prayer
- Sermon – “Room For Everyone! And No More Darkness” – [Revelation 21:15-27 ESV]
- 15 And the one who spoke with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls.
- 16 The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia. Its length and width and height are equal.
- 17 He also measured its wall, 144 cubits by human measurement, which is also an angel’s measurement.
- 18 The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
- 19 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,
- 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.
- 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
- 22 And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb.
- 23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.
- 24 By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it,
- 25 and its gates will never be shut by day–and there will be no night there.
- 26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations.
- 27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
- Communion
- Closing Hymn
- UMH 701 – When We All Get to Heaven
- Benediction
- Postlude
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2023-10-29
Time for Rejoicing
- Welcome | Announcements
- Tue @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
- Wed @ 7pm – Choir Practice
- Sun @ 9am – Sunday School
- Oct 29 @ 1pm – Trunk or Treat
- Nov 10 @ 11am – Veterans’ Luncheon
- Nov 12 – Operation Christmas Child shoebox deadline
- Nov 18 @ 9am – Christmas Sale
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Opening Prayer
- Call To Worship – Romans 12:1-2 ESV
- 1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
- 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
- Worship Hymns
- UMH 378 – Amazing Grace
- UMH 601 – Thy Word
- 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) – © 2011 Atlas Mountain Music
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
- UMH 451 – Be Thou My Vision
- Bible Presentation for 3rd Graders
- Intercessory Prayer
- Sermon – “Time for Rejoicing” – [Revelation 21:9-14 ESV]
- 9 Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
- 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
- 11 having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.
- 12 It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed–
- 13 on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.
- 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
- Communion
- Closing Hymn
- UMH 370 – Victory In Jesus
- Benediction
- Postlude
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2023-10-22
The New Beginning
- Welcome | Announcements
- Tue @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
- Wed @ 7pm – Choir Practice
- Sun @ 9am – Sunday School
- Oct 29 @ 1pm – Trunk or Treat
- Nov 10 @ 11am – Veterans’ Luncheon
- Nov 12 – Operation Christmas Child shoebox deadline
- Nov 18 @ 9am – Christmas Sale
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Opening Prayer
- Call To Worship – Isaiah 65:17-19 HCSB
- 17 “For I will create a new heaven and a new earth; the past events will not be remembered or come to mind.
- 18 Then be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.
- 19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people. The sound of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.
- Worship Hymns
- Here I Am To Worship – © 2000 Thankyou Music
- UMH 140 – Great Is Thy Faithfulness
- UMH 367 – He Touched Me
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
- UMH 171 – There’s Something About That Name
- Intercessory Prayer
- Sermon – “The New Beginning” – [Revelation 21:1-8 ESV]
- 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
- 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
- 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
- 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
- 5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
- 6 And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment.
- 7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
- 8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
- Communion
- Closing Hymn
- UMH 672 – God Be With You
- Benediction
- Postlude
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2023-10-15
Where is Your Name Written
- Welcome | Announcements
- Tue @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
- Wed @ 7pm – Choir Practice
- Sun @ 9am – Sunday School
- Oct 29 @ 1pm – Trunk or Treat
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Opening Prayer
- Call To Worship – Psalm 25:8-11 ESV
- 8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
- 9 He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
- 10 All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
- 11 For your name’s sake, O LORD, pardon my guilt, for it is great.
- Worship Hymns
- UMH 575 – Rise Up O Men Of God
- UMH 168 – At The Name Of Jesus
- Wonderful Merciful Savior – © 1989 Curb Dayspring Music
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
- UMH 600 – Wonderful Words Of Life
- Intercessory Prayer
- Sermon – “Where is Your Name Written” – [Revelation 20:11-15 ESV]
- 11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.
- 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.
- 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done.
- 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
- 15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
- Communion
- Closing Hymn
- UMH 362 – Nothing But The Blood
- Benediction
- Postlude
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2023-10-08
Satan On a Leash
- Welcome | Announcements
- Tue @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
- Sun @ 9am – Sunday School
- Oct 14th @ 9am – Operation Christmas Child prep
- Oct 14th @ 3pm – Softball Game & Potluck
- Oct 29 @ 1pm – Trunk or Treat
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Opening Prayer
- Call To Worship – Psalm 24:7-10 ESV
- 7 Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
- 8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD, mighty in battle!
- 9 Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
- 10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory! Selah
- Worship Hymns
- UMH 504 – The Old Rugged Cross
- Our God – © 2010 Atlas Mountain Songs
- Blessed Be Your Name – © 2002 Thankyou Music
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
- TFWS 2207 – Lord Listen To Your Children
- Intercessory Prayer
- Sermon – “Satan On a Leash” – [Revelation 20:1-10 ESV]
- 1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.
- 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
- 3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.
- 4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
- 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.
- 6 Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
- 7 And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison
- 8 and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.
- 9 And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them,
- 10 and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
- Communion
- Closing Hymn
- TFWS 2032 – My Life Is In You
- Benediction
- Postlude
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2023-10-01
Love and Wrath
- Welcome | Announcements
- Tue @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
- Sun @ 9am – Sunday School
- Oct 14th @ 9am – Operation Christmas Child prep
- Oct 14th @ 3pm – Softball Game & Potluck
- Oct 29 @ 1pm – Trunk or Treat
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Opening Prayer
- Call To Worship – From Isaiah 63-65
- 63:1 Who is this who comes from Edom, in crimsoned garments from Bozrah, he who is splendid in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? “It is I, speaking in righteousness, mighty to save.”
- 64:4 From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.
- 5 You meet him who joyfully works righteousness, those who remember you in your ways.
- 63:2 Why is your apparel red, and your garments like his who treads in the winepress?
- 3 “I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the peoples no one was with me; I trod them in my anger and trampled them in my wrath; their lifeblood spattered on my garments, and stained all my apparel.
- 65:12 I will destine you to the sword, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter, because, when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not listen, but you did what was evil in my eyes and chose what I did not delight in.”
- 63:4 For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and my year of redemption had come.
- 65:17 “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind.
- 18 But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem to be a joy, and her people to be a gladness.
- Worship Hymns
- UMH 717 – The Battle Hymn of the Republic
- UMH 626 – Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
- UMH 451 – Be Thou My Vision
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
- UMH 454 – Open My Eyes That I May See
- Intercessory Prayer
- Sermon – “Love and Wrath” – [Revelation]
- Closing Hymn
- UMH 399 – Take My Life, and Let It Be
- Benediction
- Postlude
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2023-09-24
The King is Back
- Welcome | Announcements
- Oct 3rd @ 6:45am – Men’s Bible Study
- Welcoming the Light of Christ
- Opening Prayer
- Call To Worship – UMH 743 – Psalm 8
- 1 O Lord, our Lord,
- how majestic is your name in all the earth!
- 2 Your glory is chanted above the heavens by the mouth of babes and infants:
- you have set up a defense against your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.
- 3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
- the moon and the stars which you have established;
- 4 what are human beings that you are mindful of them,
- and mortals that you care for them?
- 5 you have made them little less than God,
- and crowned them with glory and honor.
- 6 You have given them dominion over the works of your hands;
- you have put all things under their feet,
- 7 all sheep and oxen,
- and also the beasts of the field,
- 8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea,
- whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
- 9 O Lord, our Lord,
- how majestic is your name in all the earth!
- Worship Hymns
- TFWS 2026 – Halle, Halle, Halleluja (3x)
- TFWS 2001 – We Sing to You, O God
- UMH 176 – Majesty, Worship His Majesty
- Offering
- Prayer Hymn
- UMH 186 – Alleluia
- Intercessory Prayer
- Sermon – “The King is Back” – [Revelation 19:11-21 ESV]
- 11 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.
- 12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself.
- 13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.
- 14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses.
- 15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
- 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
- 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly directly overhead, “Come, gather for the great supper of God,
- 18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great.”
- 19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army.
- 20 And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
- 21 And the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.
- Closing Hymn
- TFWS 2075 – King of Kings (2x)
- Benediction
- Postlude
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