Made for This

Today's guest speaker is TJ Spruill.

Gathering  Around  the  Word
Prelude
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CALL TO WORSHIP:
Praise the Lord, O my soul, all my inmost being, praise His Holy name.    
Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits
Praise the Lord, you His angels, you mighty ones who do His bidding, who obey His word.     
Praise the Lord, all His heavenly hosts, you His servants who do His will. 
Praise the Lord, all His works everywhere in His dominion.All:  Praise the Lord, O my soul.

INVOCATION:

*HYMN   “I Sing the mighty power of God”                    #32
                     (Intro and then 3 verses)

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION:           unison
Eternal and merciful God, You have loved us with a love beyond   our understanding, and You have set us on paths of righteousness for Your name sake. Yet we have strayed from Your way; we have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, through what we have done and what we have left undone.  As we remember the lavish gift of Your grace symbolized in baptism, O God, we praise You and give You thanks that you forgive us yet again.  Grant us now, we pray, the grace to die daily to sin, and to rise daily to new life in Christ, who lives and reigns with You, and in whose strong name we pray. Amen

*Time of silent prayer:
           *Assurance of Pardon
    *Response – Gloria Patri
    *The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
          And also, with you.
    * Passing the peace

    Children’s Chat
    Prayer of Illumination

    Scripture reading
      1 Peter 2: 1 – 10   Don Herschell
             Romans 12: 1 - 21
    
    Sermon        “Made for This”

    *HYMN     “Be thou my vision”                            #450
                               (no intro - 4 verses)  
       *Apostles Creed

    Presentation of tithes and offering
    Offertory       
    *Doxology
    Prayer of dedication

    Concerns and celebrations
    Prayers for the people
    The Lord’s Prayer
    
    * HYMN     “ Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”     #366
                                         (intro – 4 verses)
    *Benediction
    *Postlude