Moving Forward

Today’s guest speaker is Rev. Dave Mason.
 
We had some technical difficulties in recording service today. There is no video available at this time.

All of the information normally found in our bulletin is below. Birthdays, anniversaries, the prayer list and announcements can be found at the bottom of the page.

Gathering  Around  the  Word                                   
Prelude  My Song is Love Unknown        Bob Senay   
       
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
CALL TO WORSHIP           
Leader: A word spoken, a voice heard,
People: A dream revealed, a mission received.
Leader: God calls, again and again.
People: God beckons us to follow.
Leader: To love, to serve,
People: To give, again and again.
Leader: God invites us to embrace the lonely,
People: To feed the hungry, to tell the Good News
              of Jesus,
All: To love and serve, to sing praises all our days.
 
INVOCATION                                             Rev. Mason

HYMN   Called as Partners in God’s Service   761
 
PRAYER OF CONFESSION              (UNISON)
O Lord Jesus, because, being full of foolishness, we often sin and have to ask your pardon. Help us to forgive as we would be forgiven, neither mentioning old offenses committed against us, nor dwelling upon them in thought, nor being influenced by them in heart; but loving each other freely as you freely love us, for your name's sake. Amen.
 
Assurance of Pardon
Hear the good news! In Christ Jesus, we are forgiven and set free from our own self- righteousness.
*Time of Silent Prayer
*Response – Gloria Patri
 *Passing the Peace   
      L: The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.      
      P: And also, with you.
 
CHILDREN’S CHAT
 Prayer for Illumination                                          
Scripture reading   COLOSSIANS 1: 3-14

Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people-- 5 the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel 6 that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. 7 You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, 8 and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
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9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

​                        L: The Word of the Lord
                      P: Thanks be to God!
 
Sermon              “MOVING FORWARD”  
 
HYMN        Open My Eyes                                  451
*Apostles Creed  
 
Presentation of our tithes and offering
Offertory   Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness   Bob Senay             
Doxology     (Hymnal page 606)
Prayer of dedication                                        
Prayers of the People                        Rev. Mason
The Lord’s Prayer
 
HYMN                 God of Grace                           307
Benediction  
Postlude      Go To The World

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​BIRTHDAYS                 Sadie Molla, Caitlin Marton, Nelson Huffman, Sky Waltz
 
ANNIVERSARIES   No Anniversaries this week
 
JOYS AND CONCERNS
Prayers for all our soldiers and those that have been deployed to help overseas.
 
Prayers for the Pulpit Nominating Committee (PNC) as they search for the appropriate person to serve our church.
 
Sympathy to the Tyler Bedillion Family.
Sympathy to the Patricia Rush Family.
 
ANNOUNCMENTS
 Remember our Food Collection.  And Jesus said, “You give 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.
 
Vacation Bible School – “ Rocky Railway”    July 11th – 15th.  VBS starts tomorrow at 6 p.m. to 8P.M.
 
Heads up!!! 
 Don’t forget to mark your calendars for our second annual church picnic August 28th, located at the Thomson Hill Park, West Middletown.  Church service will be held there at 11:00 AM.
 
Just to let you know!!!
There will be a trial emergency evacuation on Sunday, July 24th after church services.  Bob Fisher will do the instructions with the help of Dr. Renny Domske.  There are instructions on the table as you come in the side door.

CONTINUING PRAYER LIST
 
Melissa Pedigo, Aaron Blake, Chuck Dicks, June & Keith McGill, Tim Knabenshue, Frank Huffman, Tom Westfall, Elaine Belcascro, Sandy Stone, Matt Petrola, Laura Davis, Nancy Hepinger, Betsy Martin, Ed Horne, Sarah Wilson, Bill Poland, Amy Ward, The Warlow Family, Pat Haggerty, Carl Weber, Jimmy Svetz, Betty Fisher, Haley Diedier, Fred Wilkinson, Wendy Liggett, Ina and Dave Henderson, Evelyn Wood, Brandon Bell, Frank Riggle, Sarah Racco, Betty Anderson, Marilyn and Doug Ward, Nelson Huffman, Ed Caffrey, Mary Tarnic, Brenda Megyesy, Ken Jackson,  Polly Blackhurst, and Michael Durila Jr.