Murray Presbyterian Church

February 28, 2010 –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.

 

MISSION PRESENTATION

 

Passing the Peace of Christ

 

PRAISE HYMN: “Come, Now Is the Time to Worship” (insert)

 

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 sins 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 #805)

 

HEARING THE WORD

YOUTH MESSAGE

 

New Testament Reading: Acts 14: 1-28 (pgs. 1744-1746)

 

SERMON:  “Sticking to the Task, Regardless”

                                                                        Pastor Jeff McDonald

 

RESPONDING TO THE WORD

HYMN: #509 “O, How I Love Jesus”

 

PASTORAL PRAYER

  THE OFFERING   

  Offertory

  Doxology (Hymnal #809)

  Prayer of Thanksgiving

 

CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

 

HYMN: #358 “Eternal Father, Strong to Save”

 

BENEDICTION

CONGREGATIONAL BENEDICTION

(Inside hymnal covers)

POSTLUDE