Sept 30 Bulletin
October 2, 2007September 30, 2007 18th Sunday after Pentecost
PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP Kenny Stephens
GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Horace Abbott
*SONGS OF PRAISE”How Majestic Is Your Name”
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth. O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth. O Lord, we praise your name. O Lord, we magnify Your name Prince of Peace, Mighty God; O Lord, God Almighty.
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth. O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth. O Lord, we praise your name. O Lord, we magnify Your name Prince of Peace, Mighty God; O Lord, God Almighty.
“Step by Step”
O God, You are my God, and I will ever praise You. O God, You are my God, and I will ever praise You. I will seek You in the morning and I will learn to walk in Your way; And step by step You’ll lead me and I will follow You all of my days. I will seek You in the morning and I will learn to walk in Your way; And step by step You’ll lead me and I will follow You all of my days.
“Praise Him! Praise Him!”
Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer! Sing, O Earth, His wonderful love proclaim! Hail Him! Hail Him! Highest archangels in glory; Strength and honor give to His holy name! Like a shepherd, Jesus will guard His children, In His arms He carries them all day long;
Chorus: Praise Him! Praise Him! Tell of His excellent greatness; Praise Him! Praise Him! Ever in joyful song!
Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer! For our sins He suffered, and bled, and died; He our Rock, our hope of eternal salvation, Hail Him! Hail Him! Jesus the Crucified. Sound His praises! Jesus who bore our sorrows, Love unbounded, wonderful, deep and strong: Repeat Chorus:
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH UMH #881 Delbert Dearing
I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick 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.
*GLORIA PATRI UMH #70
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READING Ezekiel 37:1-14 Delbert Dearing
SONG OF PRAISE
“As the Deer”
As the deer panteth for the water, so my soul longeth after Thee. You alone are my heart’s desire, and I long to worship Thee.
Chorus: You alone are my strength, my shield; To You alone may my spirit yield. You alone are my heart’s desire, and I long to worship Thee.
I want You more than gold or silver, only You can satisfy. You alone are the real joy giver and the apple of my eye. Repeat Chorus:
JOYS AND CONCERNS Delbert Dearing
Pastoral Prayer/Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed by 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
CHILDREN’S TIME Cindy Sipe
As the children come forward, join in singing “Jesus Loves Me” #191As the children return, join in singing “This is the Day” #657
GIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS Delbert Dearing
*Doxology #95
*SONG OF PRAISE “Amazing Grace” (vs. 1,3,6) UMH #378
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now I see.
Through many danger, toils, and snares, I have already come; ‘tis grace hath brought me thus far, and grace will lead me home.
When we’ve been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun, we’ve no less days to sing God’s praise than when we’d first begun.
SCRIPTURE READING John 11:1-45 Delbert Dearing
MESSAGE “Jesus Breaks Our Chains” Horace Abbott
HYMN OF INVITATION “Trust and Obey” UMH #467
When we walk with the Lord in the light of his word, what a glory he sheds on our way! While we do his good will, he abides with us still, and with all who will trust and obey.
Chorus: Trust and obey, for there’s no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share, by our toil he doth richly repay; not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross, but is blest if we trust and obey.
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But we never can prove the delights of his love until all on the altar we lay; for the favor he shows, for the joy he bestows, are for them who will trust and obey.
Repeat Chorus:
Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at his feet, or we’ll walk by his side in the way; what he says we will do, where he sends we will go; never fear, only trust and obey.
Repeat Chorus
BENEDICTION
*DISMISSAL “Shalom to You” UMH #666
Shalom to you now, shalom, my friends. May God’s full mercies bless you, my friends. In all your living and through your loving, Christ be your shalom, Christ be your shalom.
*POSTLUDE Jean Blue
*Indicates congregation standing, unless unable.
FOR THE RECORD September 23 76 Offering $1,202.00
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS:
September 28th Pat Wilburn
ANNOUNCEMENTS
September 30: 9:30 a.m. Prayer Time
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
10:50 a.m. Morning Worship
5:00 p.m. Adult Bible Study
6:15 p.m. Pastor’s Quarterback
7:00 p.m. Youth Fellowship
October 1: 7:00 p.m. Lay Leadership
(nominations)
October 2: 4:30 p.m. Adult Chimes practice
6:30 p.m. Pastor Parish Relations
October 3; 7:00 p.m. Trustees Meeting
7:00 p.m. Finance Committee
October 6: 7:00 a.m. Methodist Men
9:00 a.m. Methodist Women
6:30 p.m. Believer’s Sunday School Party
We Remember in Prayer Our Men & Women in Military Service , for Our Country, Our Church, and our shut-ins.For Tony Medauer, Michael Dickerson, Jeremy Harris, Robert Nichols, Bo McInroe, Cody Creager, David DuMenil, Adam Donner, Jerry Sebastian and Scott Williams
For Alyce Carter, Travis Farmer, Kathy Crocker, Lorene Barbee, Lou Ella Hughes, Debbie Williams,,Ruth Wilson, Della Henslee, Jerry Byers, Sandy Clark , Debra Gates, J. C. Foster, Ruby Fay Sipe, Robert Roysden, Edna Hill, Betty Conley, Bonnie Owens, Vickie Guest, Marie Fisher, & Shayla Seymore.
Pastor Horace Abbott
Lay Leader Delbert Dearing
Youth Director Randy Griffith
Choir Director Brack Jones
Organist Kenny Stephens
Pianist Jean Blue
Head Usher Randy Griffith
Secretary\Treasurer Lorraine Cooke
Acolytes: Kelsey Blue and Gilbert Borrego
Ushers: Tony Medauer, Tom Watson, Gary Shipman, David Carter
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