If You Build It He Will Come

Today's guest speaker is Rev. Renny Domske.

Gathering  Around  the  Word
 
Prelude                     Music Director               Robert Senay
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
 
 CALL TO WORSHIP:               from Psalm 17
Hear, O Lord, my righteous plea; listen to my cry.
Give ear to my prayer----may Your eyes see what is right.
   Though You probe my heart and examine me at night,
   You will find nothing: I have resolved that my mouth will not sin.
As for the deeds if men and women----by the word of Your lips
My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
    I call on You, O God, for You will answer me;
   give ear to me and hear my prayer.
Show me the wonder of Your great love,
You who will save me by Your right hand.
   Keep me as the apple of Your eye.
   O Lord, hide me in the shadow of Your wings.

​INVOCATION:                                                            Dr. Domske
 
* Hymn    Now Thank We All Our God                     643
 
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION:                                  (UNISON)
O Father, the fields are ripe unto the harvest, but we are not
Reaping as we ought.  We have allowed the fields to sot fallow.
We are slow to request others to come see the One who has
done everything for us.  Forgive us for not getting into the fields
and sitting idly by while the weeds choke the life out of others.
May we look to share our bountiful Life we receive from You,
Help us to bring glory to You.
 
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*Time of silent prayer
*Response – Gloria Patri  (Page 581)
*Passing the peace
 
L: The peace pf the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
P: And also, with you.
 
Children’s Chat
 
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture reading:  Nehemiah 9: 13 - 21
                                 Matthew  17:  1 - 9

13 “You came down on Mount Sinai; you spoke to them from heaven. You gave them regulations and laws that are just and right, and decrees and commands that are good. 14 You made known to them your holy Sabbath and gave them commands, decrees and laws through your servant Moses. 15 In their hunger you gave them bread from heaven and in their thirst you brought them water from the rock; you told them to go in and take possession of the land you had sworn with uplifted hand to give them.

16 “But they, our ancestors, became arrogant and stiff-necked, and they did not obey your commands. 17 They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them, 18 even when they cast for themselves an image of a calf and said, ‘This is your god, who brought you up out of Egypt,’ or when they committed awful blasphemies.
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19 “Because of your great compassion you did not abandon them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud did not fail to guide them on their path, nor the pillar of fire by night to shine on the way they were to take. 20 You gave your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths, and you gave them water for their thirst. 21 For forty years you sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing, their clothes did not wear out nor did their feet become swollen.

​The Transfiguration
17 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.

4 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”

6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. 7 But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” 8 When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.

​9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”

Sermon:  “If You Build It He Will Come”
 
*Hymn   “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”            687
*Apostles Creed  (copy next to prayer list)
 
Presentation of our tithes and offering
Offertory                                                         Bob Senay  
*Doxology  (page 606)
*Prayer of dedication
Concerns and Celebrations
Prayers of the People
THE Lord’s Prayer
 
*HYMN   “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken”           81
*Benediction
* Postlude
                        *Please stand if able

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BIRTHDAYS: Kaitlin Reese, Debbie Durila
SYMPATHY
The Family of Betsy Martin (Cousin of Lisa Hamilton)
The Family of Andrew “Tim” Marlburger (Debbie Durila’s Grandson)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Remember our Food Collection. And Jesus said, “Yougive them something to eat.” Mark 6: 37. Please let Betty Fisher know if you are aware of anyone within the community that may be in need at this time.

North Buffalo Church will hold a joint Thanksgiving Eve Worship service on Wednesday, November 23, at 7 PM. Rev. Mason will lead the service for our church and Upper Buffalo Church.

Our church will also hold a Hanging of the Greens gathering from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, November 26th. Everyone is invited to come and decorate the sanctuary as the Advent season begins.

The congregation will be doing its annual Shopping for Shut-ins soon. If you would like to donate to the ministry. Please contact our treasurer, Garnet Welling, or any member of the session.

The West Middletown Christian Church members will be joining us for the Thanksgiving Eve service. It’s nice that our area churches can come together to worship.

CONTINUING PRAYER LIST
Melissa Pedigo, Aaron Blake, Chuck Dicks, Tim Knabenshue, Frank Huffman, Tom Westfall, Elaine Belcascro, Sandy Stone, Matt Petrola, Nancy Hepinger, Ed Horne, Sarah Wilson, Bill Poland, Carl Weber, Jimmy Svetz, Betty Fisher, Haley Diedier, Fred Wilkinson, Ron and Jean Westfall, Evelyn Wood, Brandon Bell, Ricci Amos, Milton Rice, Larry Fox, Nancy Diaz, Gianna Perry, Marlene McFeely, Susie Smith, Tiffany Cipoletti, Cris Miller, Diane Bednarski, Robert Paxton, John & Donna West, Jim McCoy, Bill Berdine, Cheryl Bell, Frank Baker, Diane Anderson, Colleen Kuhn, Jim Durila, James O’Hara, Barb and John O’Hara, Debbie Durila, Larry Litman, Joyce Nichols, Dana Wilson