Moving Forward from Folly to Glory

Today’s guest speaker is Rev. Jim Agnew.
 
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VOTUM and SALUTATION:

INTROIT: HYMN: “God of Grace and God of Glory” 

CALL TO WORSHIP: Weary and overwhelmed, we gather. God’s holy word
revives us. Simple and confused, we yield. God’s word gives us wisdom.
Blind and uncomprehending, we await. God’s word enlightens our eyes. More precious than gold is God’s word. Sweeter than honey are God’s commands.

INVOCATION

CALL TO CONFESSION: The good news is this, Christ came into the world to save sinners. Let us therefore open ourselves to His saving love as we humbly confess our sins, and in faith receive cleansing.

PRAYER OF CONFESSION: Patient Lord, we have so cluttered up the “temples” of our lives that they have blocked out your healing words of hope and mercy. Forgive us when we have been so preoccupied with worldly things that we have not listened to your words and followed your ways. Clear away our fears and frustrations. Give us clean hearts and spirits. Help us to be confident in your mercy and transformational love. These things we offer in the name above all names, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

Time of Reflection

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Rejoice! Let the clutter of your life fall away and be replaced by the love of God in Christ Jesus. For from Him, through Him, and to Him all things are given. For by Him, and in Him we are forgiven. Amen.

HYMN: “What Wondrous Love is This“ 

APOSTLE’S CREED

CHILDREN’S SERMON

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

SCRIPTURE LESSON 
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 
Gospel: John 2:13-22

Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written:

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
    the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
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20 Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22 Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

Jesus Clears the Temple Courts
13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!” 17 His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”

18 The Jews then responded to him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”

19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”

20 They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” 21 But the temple he had spoken of was his body. 22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.

SERMON: “Moving Forward from Folly to Glory” 

ASCRIPTION OF PRAISE

HYMN: “The Solid Rock” 

THE OFFERING
(Offering plates located near the door)

THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give God thanks and praise.

CHURCH JOYS AND CONCERNS

Birthdays: Steven Jackson, Meghan Dyson, Dennis Marton, Doug King, Jim Westfall, Cody Clifford, Gary Donadson

Anniversaries: Ed & Dorothy Caffrey

We added Katelyn Allen, 15 year old, with Crohns Disease to our prayer chain this past week.

Continued prayers for Roma Grose, Ruth Hampe, Susan Schively, Jimmy Davis, Judy Donaldson, Margo Johnson, Melissa Pedigo, Aaron Blake, Lisa Phillips, Mickey Gubitti, Chip Rogers, Dixie Avoila, Dennis McWreath, Chuck Warlow, Chuck Dicks, Randy Moore, Margaret Knabenshue, Janet Schively, Mary Ann Durila, Patty Nagey, Dr. Craig Fox, Karen Eisiminger, Kelley Gump, Mary Ann McFeeley, Ed Horne, Donna West, June and Keith McGill, Dianna Donaldson, Chuck Montecello, Glenn Miles, Dave Cummings, Doug Ward, Mark Knabenshue, Rick McFeeley, Deron Wood, Susan Alberti, Bryan Dunn, Dana Wilson, Marge McWreath, Tim Knabenshue, Jack Burnfield, Debbie Rugg, Reba Flowers, Jamie Anderson, Cody Clifford, Frank Baker and Bill Stewart.

PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD’S PRAYER 

Postlude Hymn: “How Firm a Foundation” 

Charge and Benediction

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