October 31, 2021

Welcome

Prelude

~God Calls Us to Worship Him~

Call to Worship

Pastor

Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the

upright. Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; make melody to him

with the harp of ten strings!

Congregation

Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud

shouts. For the word of the LORD is upright, and all his work is done

in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of

the steadfast love of the LORD.

Pastor

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath

of his mouth all their host. He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;

he puts the deeps in storehouses.

All

Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world

stand in awe of him! For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded,

and it stood firm.

Hymn Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah (110)

Prayer of Worship

~God Renews Us in Christ~

We Corporately Confess Our Sin and Need

Lord God, you are faithful to your great Name and all your purposes

and all your promises. We are not. Forgive our faithlessness to you

and your calling of us to be separated for you and for your purposes:

your plans for us in Christ, and your command to make disciples of

all nations. For the sake of Christ Jesus your Son and our Lord,

cleanse us from all our unrighteousness and create new affections in

our hearts. Amen.

We Silently Confess Our Sins

Song Turn Your Eyes (CCLI#251645)

Turn your eyes upon Jesus. | Look full in His wonderful face,

And the things of earth will grow strangely dim

In the light of His glory and grace.

Turn your eyes to the hillside | Where justice and mercy embraced.

There the Son of God gave His life for us,

And our measureless debt was erased.

Refrain

Jesus, to You we lift our eyes. | Jesus, our glory and our prize.

We adore You, behold You, our Savior ever true.

Oh Jesus, we turn our eyes to You.

Turn your eyes to the morning, | And see Christ the lion awake.

What a glorious dawn, fear of death is gone,

For we carry His life in our veins. Refrain

Turn your eyes to the heavens. | Our King will return for His own.

Every knee will bow, every tongue will shout,

“All glory to Jesus alone!” Refrain-2x

God’s Grace in Christ Colossians 1:15-20

Song Almighty Maker (CCLI#251645)

Who but the Lord set the bound’ries of light,

Hung the stars in the night?

Who but the Lord drew the face on the moon

Made the planets to move?

Who but the Lord tells the clouds when to pour,

Thunder to roar? Amazing are Your works.

Chorus: Almighty Maker,

You command heaven and earth

By the power of Your Word.

Be praised forever.

Almighty Maker, All creation sings of You.

Glory fills all that You do.

Be praised forever, ever, and evermore.

Who but the Lord could have dreamed of the plan

That would save fallen man?

Who but the Lord washes rebels with blood,

Making mercy a flood?

Who but the Lord could give life through a cross

Rescuing us?

Amazing are Your ways. Chorus

Bridge:

All things are from You. All things are through You.

O God, the great I AM, All things are for You.

All things are to You, O God, the great I AM. Chorus

Be praised forever, ever, and evermore.

Be praised forever, ever, and evermore.

We Confess our Faith Heidelberg Catechism Q 28

Pastor

What does it benefit us to know that God has created all things and

still upholds them by his providence?

Congregation

We can be patient in adversity, thankful in prosperity, and with a view

to the future we can have a firm confidence in our faithful God and

Father that no creature shall separate us from his love; for all

creatures are so completely in his hand that without his will they

cannot so much as move.

Presentation of New Members Danny, Teri, Justin, and Austin

Gildehaus

~God Instructs Us with His Word~

We Listen to God Nehemiah 9:5-6

Sermon I Believe In God…Creator of Heaven and Earth

~God Feed Us at His Table~

Hymn Arise, My Soul, Arise (305)

The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper

~God Receives Our Offerings and Requests~

We Worship God with Our Tithes and Offerings

We Bring Our Requests to God in Prayer

Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him all

creatures here below; praise him above ye heav'nly host: praise

Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.

~God Blesses and Sends Us Out~

Pastor

What command and mission has Christ given to us until he returns?

Congregation

“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go

therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the

name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching

them to observe all that I have commanded you.”

Pastor

What promise has Christ given to empower us as we go?

Congregation

“And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Benediction

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