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Service for November 3, 2024

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Call to Worship


This is a faithful saying:

For if we died with Him,We shall also live with Him.12 If we endure,We shall also reign with Him.

2 Timothy 2:11-12a 

Hymn # 277 Christ the Lord Is Risen Today


1 "Christ the Lord is ris'n today," Alleluia!

sons of men and angels say; Alleluia!

raise your joys and triumphs high; Alleluia!

Sing ye heav'ns, and earth, reply. Alleluia!


2 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal; Alleluia!

Christ has burst the gates of hell: Alleluia!

death in vain forbids his rise; Alleluia!

Christ has opened paradise. Alleluia!


3 Lives again our glorious King; Alleluia!

where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!

Once he died, our souls to save; Alleluia!

where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!


4 Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!

foll'wing our exalted Head; Alleluia!

made like him, like him we rise: Alleluia!

ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Alleluia!


5 Hail, the Lord of earth and heav'n! Alleluia!

Praise to thee by both be giv'n; Alleluia!

thee we greet triumphant now; Alleluia!

hail, the Resurrection, thou! Alleluia

 

Call To Confession


Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;  not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

Romans 12:9–14 (NKJV):

 

Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord;

Lord, hear my voice!

Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?

But there is forgiveness with You that You may be feared.

Psalm 130:1–4 (NKJV)

 

Confession of Sins

 

Let us, therefore, confess our sin, saying together:

 

Merciful Heavenly Father, pardon us our many sins; the sins we know and the sins hidden from our conscience. Cleanse us from wrong motives and forgive us for feeble obedience. By your Spirit renew our hearts to love you, our minds to know you, and our wills to obey you. For we ask this mercy in the name of your Son who shed his blood for us. Amen.

 

Word of Assurance

 

God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.

Romans 5:8–9 (NKJV)

Song of Renewal

 

My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness;

I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus’ name.

On Christ the solid rock I stand; all other ground is sinking sand, all other ground is sinking sand.

Trinity Hymnal # 521, stanza 1

 

Scripture Lessons: 2 Timothy 2:1-26


You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. 3 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. 5 And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 6 The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops. 7 Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.


8 Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel, 9 for which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained. 10 Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.


11 This is a faithful saying:


For if we died with Him,We shall also live with Him.12 If we endure,We shall also reign with Him.If we deny Him,He also will deny us.13 If we are faithless,He remains faithful;He cannot deny Himself.


14 Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers. 15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness. 17 And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort, 18 who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some. 19 Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”


20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. 21 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work. 22 Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 23 But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife. 24 And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, 26 and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.


Sermon

 

Hymn # 32 Great Is Thy Faithfulness


1 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!


2 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]


3 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 the Church 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.”

 

The Nicene Creed   page 846


We believe in one God, the Father Almighty,

Maker of heaven and earth,

of all things visible and invisible.


And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God,

begotten of his Father before all worlds,

God of God, Light of Light,

very God of very God,

begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father;

by whom all things were made;

who for us and for our salvation

came down from heaven,

and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary,

and was made man;

and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered and was buried;

and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures,

and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father;

and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead;

whose kingdom shall have no end.


And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son;

who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified;

who spoke by the prophets;

and we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church;

we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins;

and we look for the resurrection of the dead,

and the life of the world to come. Amen.

 

Hymn # 378 Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face (1 – 3)


1 Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face;

here would I touch and handle things unseen,

here grasp with firmer hand th'eternal grace,

and all my weariness upon thee lean.


2 Here would I feed upon the bread of God,

here drink with thee the royal wine of heav'n;

here would I lay aside each earthly load,

here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiv'n.

3 This is the hour of banquet and of song;

this is the heav'nly table spread for me:

here let me feast, and, feasting, still prolong

the brief, bright hour of fellowship with thee.


The Lord’s Supper


Hymn 378 Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face (4-5)


4 I have no help but thine, nor do I need

another arm save thine to lean upon:

it is enough, my Lord, enough indeed;

my strength is in thy might, thy might alone.


5 Mine is the sin, but thine the righteousness;

mine is the guilt, but thine the cleansing blood;

here is my robe, my refuge, and my peace,

thy blood, thy righteousness, O Lord my God.


Benediction




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