Murray Presbyterian Church
January 24, 2010 –10:00 am
Please prepare your hearts for worship
PRELUDE
Welcome Visitors/Announcements
The Ritual of Friendship (Red Book)
Prayer Request Cards
Sharing Joys and Concerns
TOLLING OF THE CHURCH BELL
PREPARING OUR HEARTS FOR WORSHIP
CALL TO WORSHIP (responsively):
LEADER: Come, let us prepare for a new arrival of God’s love and peace among us.
CONGREGATION: Once again we hear the promise of peace made real in Jesus, who became divine peace in our midst.
LEADER: Once again we see the light that God promises to enlighten our days of darkness in the world.
CONGREGATION: Once again we feel that joy that is ours, knowing the assurance of our salvation in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Passing the Peace of Christ
PRAISE HYMN: “Shout To The North” [insert]
PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Unison): O God of mercy: you sent Jesus Christ to save the lost. Judge us with love and lift the burden of our sins. We have failed in love, and have turned away from your truth. Have mercy, O God, and forgive our sin, for the sake of Jesus your Son, our Savior. Amen.
A TIME OF SILENT CONFESSION
GLORY TO THE FATHER
(Gloria Patri, Hymnal #805)
HEARING THE WORD
New Testament Reading: Acts 9:19b-30 (pg. 1734-1735)
SERMON: “Overcoming Adversity”
Pastor Jeff McDonald
RESPONDING TO THE WORD
HYMN: #612 “How Firm a Foundation”
THE OFFERING
Offertory
Doxology (Hymnal #809)
HYMN: #733 “We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations”
BENEDICTION
CONGREGATIONAL BENEDICTION
(Inside hymnal covers)
POSTLUDE