Prelude: Ron Dobscha  
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 
 
CALL TO WORSHIP: 
Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise. 
   Like your name, O God, Your praise reaches to the ends  
   of the earth. 
This is our God forever and ever. 
   He will be our guide even to the end. 
Worthy is the LORD!  Come now and give him praise! 
   
INVOCATION

*Hymn  “Lord, I Want to Be a Christian” # 729  
 
* PRAYER OF CONFESSION: 
Lord, we confess today that our hearts have not been given fully 
to You.   There have been times when the Gospel has thrilled us,  
when Jesus seemed so precious to us and other times when  
everything else seemed more important than the Savior.  Forgive 
us for giving our attention to anything above Your Son.  Forgive us 
for treasuring any worldly message above the message of the  
Gospel.  See us not as we are but as Your Son is and give us hearts 
that treasure what You have done through Your Son above anything 
else in this world.  Amen 
    
*Time of silent prayer  
 
*Assurance of Pardon 
         *Response – Gloria Patri                # 581 
  *Passing of the peace 
 
      Children’s Chat 
         Prayer for Illumination 
 
 Scripture reading: Jeremiah 31: 7-14  Chris Cipoletti 
 Sermon text: Galatians 1: 1-9 
  
*Hymn  “Take My Life” # 697 
*Apostles Creed   (on back of Joys & Concerns) 
 
Presentation of our tithes and offering 
            Offertory     
                  *Doxology    # 606 
                   *Prayer of dedication 
  Concerns and celebrations 
  Prayers of the people 
  The Lord’s Prayer 
  INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE 
 “Let us Break Bread Together” #525 
  Communion 
 “Alleluia”  (1 verse/ see insert) 
   
INVOCATION 
“A Hymn of Joy we Sing”     (See Insert) 
Benediction 
Postlude Ron Dobscha 
 
          ** Please Stand if Possible

Birthdays: No Birthdays this week 
Anniversaries: None this week  
Sympathies:      None 
 
Remember our food collection, and Jesus said,  
“You give them something to eat”. 
Please let Betty Fisher know of anyone within  
the community that may be in need at this time. 
 
Dartball is Tuesday at St. James Church,119 W. Chestnut St., Washington, Pa.  Practice starts at 7pm and game starts at 7:30.  
 
Next year will be North Buffalo’s 250th anniversary!   
As one way to celebrate our years of blessings, we want  
to give back to our community, each month we will have 
a project with a goal that has a 25 in it.  
For January we will hold a blanket drive.  Our goal is to collect enough blankets for 25 families in Charleroi, through a Presbyterian Church there.  This should be about 100 blankets.  Starting in January we will have boxes to collect the blankets. 
 
I believe we start our WOW meetings again Wednesday the 8th at 9:30 am in the social hall. 
 
Hope everyone had a happy and safe new year! 
 
Let's pray for the families of the New Orleans tragedy. ​

Continuing Prayer List 
 
Chuck Dicks, Ricci Amos, Sandy Stone,  
Frank Huffman, Tom Westfall, Sarah Wilson,  
Carl Weber, Chuck Harton, Suzy Smith, 
Fred Wilkinson, Donna West, Marley Smith, 
Helen Provenzano, Carol Pierce, Jim King,  
Mary Stoey, Johnny Yurko, Betty Fisher,  
Tim Knabensue, Chuck Kapaika,  
Margaret Danna, Karen Hunter, David Smith,  
Tommy Ann Sanders ( 5 yr.old),  
Jean Kuhn, Helen Wagner,  
Susan West, Ina Henderson, Nellie Baker, 
Seth Cummings

​Gathering Around the Word
 
Announcements:
 
CALL TO WORSHIP:
The Lord calls His people to lay down their way of life for His.
    To take up our cross, and to devote our lives to following
    Jesus.
What can we expect in our service to the Lord?
Things will not always be smooth and easy, our old ways of life will fade away, we will be like sheep sent out among wolves.
What will we gain in our service to the Lord?
    Just as the Lord has joined the Father’s glory, so shall we.
To know God is our great reward both in life and death.  We pick up our cross and will be raised in His glory.  Come and worship our great Lord, King, and Savior!  
INVOCATION

*HYMN:   “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”                     # 12
 
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION:
Father, You have created and blessed us with so many beautiful and wonderful things in this life.  Yet in our sin, we have made the focus of our life on these things that bring us pleasure.  We are drawn to the beauty of the world and forget how much more wonderful You, the maker of everything are.  We become so obsessed with our momentary happiness that we resist Your call to deny ourselves and follow You. Forgive us, God for putting what we want before what You command.  For ignoring the needs of our neighbors.  For withholding the forgiveness, You so freely extend to us.  As we confess these sins and the sinfulness that we don’t even see, we trust in Your loving kindness to justify and restore us.   Amen
*Time of Silent Prayer:
 
            *Assurance of Pardon
        *Response – Gloria Patri     # 581
             Passing of the peace
 
 Children’s Chat
                         Prayer of illumination
 
                        Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 31: 31-34 Lois Miller 
 
SERMON TEXT:  Matthew 16: 21-28
  
*HYMN       “Jesus Call Us”                        # 720 
*Apostles Creed  (next to Prayer List)
                       
                         Presentation of tithes and offering
                         Offertory
                        *Doxology
                         *Prayer of dedication
 
                         Concerns and Celebrations
                         Prayer of the people
                         The Lord’s Prayer
 
                        *HYMN:  “Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart”       # 804
 
                         Benediction
 Postlude

BIRTHDAYS:  Bob Fisher
 
ANNIVERSARIES:
          Butch & Cindy Ward
          Bryan & Cheryl Bell
          Doug & Marilyn Ward
 
 SYMPATHIES: none this time.
 
Remember our food collection.  And Jesus said, “You give them something to eat.”   Please let Betty Fisher know of anyone within the community that may be in need at this time.
 
Session will meet on Monday the 18th at 7 pm.
 
Men’s Bible Study starting March 21 at 6p.m. till 7:30 p.m. at Pastor Clayton’s home.  
 
Today’s Lenten Service is at W. Alexander Presbyterian church.  The service is at 4:00 p.m. with Rev. Clayton LaPosta
 
This prayer listing is for those who have unspoken concerns and prayer on Sundays.  You will not be forgotten to be prayed for by our pastor.

Continuing Prayer List
 
Chuck Dicks, Frank Huffman, Tom Westfall, Sandy Stone, Sarah Wilson, Carl Weber, Ricci Amos, Fred Wilkinson, Haley Diedier Bedillion, Judy Donaldson, Donna West, Helen Provenzano, Doug Ward, Marlene McFeely, Marley Smith, Suzy Smith, Carol Pierce, Chuck Harton, Johnny Yurko, Mike Durila, Betty Fisher, Tim Knabenshue, Beckett, Grandson of Scott Shetter, Stella Crothers, Lori Patterson, Ron Poznick, Jim King, Ron Westfall, Mary Stoey, Norma Jean Kelso

​Today’s guest speaker is Kristen Emrick.
 
All of the information normally found in our bulletin is below the video. Simply click on "Read More" to load the rest of the bulletin. You can use this to follow the service, as well as to pray our unison prayers. All joys and concerns that we know, as well as our continuing prayer list is within the Joys and Concerns. Announcements can be found at the bottom of this service.

All of the information normally found in our bulletin is below the video. Simply click on "Read More" to load the rest of the bulletin. You can use this to follow the service, as well as to pray our unison prayers. All joys and concerns that we know, as well as our continuing prayer list is within the Joys and Concerns. Announcements can be found at the bottom of this service.
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Hymn: O Come, O Come Emmanuel
 
Call to Worship
​This morning we are on a path to our God. Winding through the ordinary, weaving through the busyness, overcoming roadblocks and detours. A way to go home, leaving the past in the past and moving from darkness to light. Advent is a path to our God that provides an opportunity to hear God's voice.

All of the information normally found in our bulletin is below the video. Simply click on "Read More" to load the rest of the bulletin. You can use this to follow the service, as well as to pray our unison prayers and see the continuing prayer list. Announcements can be found at the bottom of this service.

Hymn: In Christ There is No East or West
 
Call to Worship
 ​Praise the Lord, all ye nations, extol him and praise his name. For great is his steadfast love that is given to each of us this day. The great faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on each of them. I was glad when they said to me, let us go to the house of the Lord. On this Sabbath mornings let us praise the Lord.

The video posted below has just the sermon through the pastoral prayer. Please take some time to read the rest of the service, which is produced in text below. 

Hymn: Now Thank We All Our God
 
Call to Worship
Jesus calls us to servant ministry.
We must be willing to help others, not counting the cost or rewards.
Pretense, disharmony, greed have no place in discipleship.
Serving God means receiving each person as though they were a beloved child. Lord, help us to truly become your disciples. Create in each of us hearts of ministry and compassion and kindness. ​