Murray Presbyterian Church

November 1, 2009 –10:00 am

         

Please prepare your hearts for worship

PRELUDE

                             

CONGREGATIONAL LIFE AND NURTURE

          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: Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!

CONGREGATION: Sing the glory of God’s name; give glorious praise.

LEADER: Because of your great power, your enemies cringe before you.

CONGREGATION: All the earth worships you; they sing praises to your name.

 

Passing the Peace of Christ

 

PRAISE HYMN: “I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever”

 

PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Unison): Merciful God, whose ways are not our ways and whose thoughts are not our thoughts, we confess to you our sin.  We have not loved you with all our hearts nor our neighbors as ourselves.  Forgive the wandering of our minds and aimlessness of our lives.  Forgive our sin and restore in us a right spirit that we may love you and serve you.  In Christ’s name, we pray. Amen.

 

 

A TIME OF SILENT CONFESSION

          ASSURANCE OF PARDON

          GLORY TO THE FATHER

(Gloria Patri, Hymnal #579)

 

HEARING THE WORD

SPECIAL MUSIC:  Krista McDonald

 

YOUTH MESSAGE

 

New Testament Reading: Acts 3:1-11 (pgs. 1721-1722)

 

SERMON:  “Healing Power”

                             Pastor Jeff McDonald

 

RESPONDING TO THE WORD

HYMN:  #609 “ Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”

 

PASTORAL PRAYER

  THE OFFERING   

  Offertory

  Doxology (Hymnal #592)

  Prayer of Thanksgiving

 

HYMN: #560 “May the Mind of Christ My Savior”

 

BENEDICTION

CONGREGATIONAL BENEDICTION

(Inside hymnal covers)

POSTLUDE