Sunday, November 17, 2024
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Prelude Garnet Hayes
Welcome
Call to Worship
Prayer of Adoration
Hymn #39
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee.
Thou changest not; Thy compassions they fail not.
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.
(Refrain)
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning, new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided.
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!
Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.
(Refrain)
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide,
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow:
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
(Refrain)
Prayer of Confession
You are the God of all people, O Lord, the creator of all things good. Forgive us when we fail to see the good. Forgive us when we refuse to see the “all.” We are searching for Your presence and grasping for Your grace, unable to believe that we cannot be separated from Your love. Forgive us, God of mercy, and through Christ our redeemer, free us to try again. Amen.
Assurance of Forgiveness
Gloria Patri # 581
Passing the Peace
Leader: May the peace of Christ be with you.
People: And also with you.
The congregation confers peace on one another using the words:
“May the peace of Christ be with you.”
Time with Young Disciples Tifny Mathena
“Rescue Us”
Forgive us, Lord when we have gone astray
We fail to trust in the power of Your Name
Forgive us, Lord when we have gone astray
We take for granted the sacrifice You made
Come cleanse our hearts
Come heal our wounds
We lay our lives before Your cross
Come and rescue us
“Rescue Us” words and music by Jeffrey Haagenson. ©2013 by Jeffrey Haagenson. All rights reserved. CCLI #171048
Scripture Deuteronomy 18:17-22 1 Samuel 1:1-20
Sermon Pastor Brian Craker
“Hannah: Heard By God”
Affirmation of Faith The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again; He ascended into heaven, He is seated at the right hand of the Father, and He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
Prayers of the People and 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 evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
Life of Columbia
Giving Our Tithes and Offering
Instrumental Music
Doxology
Prayer of Dedication
Hymn #687
“Our God, Our Help in Ages Past”
Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home:
Beneath the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defense is sure.
Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received its frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.
A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone,
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
Time, like an ever rolling stream,
Bears all our years away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while life shall last,
And our eternal home.
Benediction
Postlude