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PRELUDE – Dustin Tatro, Organ
WELCOME & OPENING PRAYER Rev. Steve Patterson
HYMN UMH No. 400 “Come Thou Fount”
CALL TO WORSHIP “Psalm 105” Rev. Dr. John Miller
RESPONSE UMH 368 “My Hope is Built”
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Claudia Anderson
PASSING THE PEACE
MORNING PRAYER Dr. John
– Join us in sympathy for: Kristofer B., Reba W., and prayer for: Becky C., Debbie G., Ruth G., Faith J., Glenn R., Shelly S., Billye S., Bob S.
– Share a new prayer request.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
ANTHEM “‘Wonderful Words of Life”- Jeanine Wheeler, Piano and Dustin Tatro, Organ
SCRIPTURE AND SERMON Rev. Steve
The God Centered Life: God is in Control-Psalm 118:24-27a
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Save us, we pray O Lord! O Lord, we pray, give us success! We bless you from the house of the Lord. The Lord is God and he has made his light to shine upon us.
Psalm 118:24-27a
1) Celebrate Each Day as God’s Gift
And in the early morning, while it was still dark, He arose and went out and departed to a lonely place, and was praying there.
Mark 1:35
2) God Wants You to Succeed
Walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.
Colossians 1:10
3) Look to the Light
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
Psalm 119:105
The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear?
Psalm 27:1
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH UMH 881 “Apostles’ Creed” – Rev. Steve
OFFERTORY PRAYER Dr. John
OFFERTORY RESPONSE HYMN UMH 377 “It Is Well With My Soul”
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BENEDICTION Rev. Steve
POSTLUDE – Jeanine Wheeler, Piano