Weekly Bulletin | December 31, 2023

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Morning Worship | December 31, 2023

Morning Worship
The Lord's Day – December 31, 2023 – 10:30 AM
Please silence all communication devices before worship begins.
§ Denotes congregation standing as able

Welcome and Announcements
  •  Benevolence Offering will be received today.
  • No Sunday School this morning.
  •  Renovation Project: Please pardon the mess! Remember to enter and exit through the side doors while the project is underway. Bathrooms are available on the upper level of the Christian Education Building; please plan ahead to use the bathrooms before worship and use the side aisles to enter/exit during worship.
  • Grace Family Night will resume on January 10th. The meal will be Pizza.
  • No Wednesday Night Meal this Wednesday, January 3rd for Christmas break.
  • Mark your calendars for our 2024 Missions Conference, to be held Saturday evening, February 17th and all day Sunday, February 18th. The theme is Mercy Ministries.
                                                                                                            
The Prayer of Invocation
                                                                                                            
The Prelude

§ The Call to Worship                    
from Isaiah 55:1, 3; John 6:55; 7:3
Leader: Come, everyone who thirsts, Come without money and without price. Incline your ear, and come to Me, hear that your soul may live.
People: For His flesh is true food and His blood is true drink. For on the last day of the great feast, Jesus stood up and cried out, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink."

§ The Hymn of Adoration        
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing          
N0 203
The Prayer of Adoration and Confession
  Unison:                                                  
Our Father, who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.  Your 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 evil;
For Yours is the kingdom, the power,
           and the glory forever.  Amen
 
 
The Assurance of Pardon (Unison)                                                
2 Corinthians 5:21
For our sake He made Him to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

The Reading of Scripture        
Nehemiah 1:1-11        
Pew Bible Page 398

§ The Confession of Faith  
The Apostles’ Creed    
Trinity Hymnal p 845

The Prayer of Thanksgiving                                    
Mr. Ryan Waddell

The Giving of Tithes and Offerings
      Benevolence Offering will be received today.
 
 
§ The Doxology                                              
     Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
            praise Him all creatures here below;
       Praise God above, Praise God above,
           ye heavenly host:
       Praise the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
             Alleluia, allelu…alleluia. Amen. -- Ortega

The Prayer of Supplication                                        
Mr. Brady Payne

The Hymn of Dedication        
All Glory Laud and Honor                  
N0 235    
§ The Prayer for Understanding the Word of God

§ The Scripture Reading        
 Psalm 138:7-8            
Pew Bible Page 521

The Preaching of God’s Word                                  
Mr. Kirk Swanson
    God’s Covenantal Faithfulness

The Prayer for Blessing on the Word of God

The Sacrament of the Lord’s Table
     
§ The Hymn of Consecration                                                        
Insert
     Behold the Lamb (Communion Hymn)
§ The Benediction                                                                    
Hebrews 13:20-21
Now may the God of peace Who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to Whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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