Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors.
| November 9, 2008 | 8:45 a.m. | “26th Sunday after Pentecost” | Matthew 24:36-44 | 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 |
November 9, 2008
“26th Sunday after Pentecost”
8:45 am
“Veterans
Sunday”
“We are called to be an authentic and accessible community of God’s love.”
We welcome you to the celebration of good news and the fellowship of this
congregation.
We hope that you will be both comforted and challenged by the Word of God
for us today.
If you are worshipping here for the first time, we hope you will consider
making this your church home.
We welcome the diversity of all God’s children.
SILENT
MEDITATION
Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good. -Calvin Coolidge
*WELCOME ONE
ANOTHER
(Please complete the registration
card found in the bulletin and place in the offering.
Prayers and comments may be written
on the back of the card.)
PRAISE!
“Lead Me
to the Rock”
Refrain:
Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I. (2 times)
Lead me to the Rock; lead me to the Rock of Ages.
Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.
From the
ends of the earth, will I cry unto you, when my heart is overwhelmed.
You
alone are my hope, my strength, and my shield. I will put my trust in you.
(Refrain)
You, O
Lord, are my Rock; I stand strong in you, none can turn my heart away.
In this
world made of change, you’re always the same, I will put my trust in you.
(Refrain)
“We
Bring the Sacrifice of Praise”
FWS 2031
We bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord.
We bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord.
And we offer up to You the sacrifices of thanksgiving;
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader:
Come to worship and follow Jesus the Christ.
People:
We come seeking life eternal.
Leader:
To find life, you must first die.
People:
We come seeking to be comforted.
Leader:
To be comforted, you give comfort to others.
People:
We come seeking ivory palaces and golden streets.
Leader:
Here you will find the cross. Take it and live.
People:
We receive our cross to bear so that we may follow Jesus.
“All
That I Need”
There is
one thing that I know I will do, I will be holding on to you.
And when
the dark clouds come and bring down the rain,
I know
that You will sustain me, Lord. (Chorus)
(Chorus)
Your love is all that I need, all that I need, all that I need.
Your love is all that I need, all that I need is you.
Jesus,
You know what’s inside of my heart, when I am coming apart at the seams.
But
that’s when my true colors come shining through,
I know
that you are the one for me. (Chorus)
“A
Shield About Me”
Thou, O
Lord, are a shield about me.
You’re my glory, you’re the lifter of my head.
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!
You’re the lifter of my head.
THE WORD FOR THE
CHILDREN
PRAY!
SCRIPTURE LESSON
Matthew 24:36-44
(The Message)
-Lt.
Jerry Jackson (USN)
“But the exact day and hour? No one knows that, not even heaven’s angels,
not even the Son. Only the Father knows. The Arrival of the Son of Man will
take place in times like Noah’s. Before the great flood everyone was
carrying on as usual, having a good time right up to the day Noah boarded
the ark. They knew nothing—until the flood hit and swept everything away.
The Son of Man’s Arrival will be like that: Two men will be working in the
field—one will be taken, one left behind; two women will be grinding at the
mill—one will be taken, one left behind. So stay awake, alert. You have no
idea what day your master will show up. But you do know this: You know that
if the homeowner had known what time of night the burglar would arrive, he
would have been there with his dogs to prevent the break-in. Be vigilant
just like that. You have no idea when the Son of Man is going to show up.
Who here qualifies for the job of overseeing the kitchen? A person the
Master can depend on to feed the workers on time each day. Someone the
Master can drop in on unannounced and always find him doing his job. A
God-blessed man or woman, I tell you. It won’t be long before the Master
will put this person in charge of the whole operation. But if that person
only looks out for himself, and the minute the Master is away does what he
pleases—abusing the help and throwing drunken parties for his friends—the
Master is going to show up when he least expects it and make hash of him.
He’ll end up in the dump with the hypocrites, out in the cold shivering,
teeth chattering.”
Leader: This
is the Word of the Lord.
“White As Snow”
White as snow, white as snow, though my sins were as scarlet;
Lord I know, Lord I know, that I’m clean and forgiven.
Through the power of Your blood, through the wonder of Your love,
through the faith in You I know that I can be white as snow.
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
Thy kingdom come, thy will be
done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily
bread; and forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who
trespass against us.
And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil,
For thine is the kingdom, and
the power and the glory forever. Amen.
“White As Snow”
White as snow, white as snow, though my sins were as scarlet;
Lord I know, Lord I know, that I’m clean and forgiven.
Through the power of Your blood, through the wonder of Your love,
through the faith in You I know that I can be white as snow.
SCRIPTURE LESSON
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
(NRSV) -Lt.
Jerry Jackson (USN)
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those
who have died, so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For
since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God
will bring with him those who have died. For this we declare to you by the
word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of
the Lord, will by no means precede those who have died. For the Lord
himself, with a cry of command, with the archangel’s call and with the sound
of God’s trumpet, will descend from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise
first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up in the clouds
together with them to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be with the
Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words.
Leader: This
is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be
to God.
PROCLAIM!
SPECIAL
MUSIC
-Praise
Disciples
THE MESSAGE
“In the
Mean Time”
-Rev.
George Hooper
Offertory
-Praise
Disciples
POSTLUDE
“God of Our Fathers”
(Kerr)
-Carol Graham
*Please stand if
you are able.
Flowers on the
altar are given by Nate Goode
Go now in peace, go now in peace,
may the
love of God surround you everywhere,
everywhere, you may go.
PARTNERS IN
MINISTRY
Ministers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Members of the
Congregation
Lay Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Norm Corwin/Lynda Mounts
Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Rev. George Hooper
Minister of Music of Fine Arts/Facilities Administrator .
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Hallock
Music Coordinator.
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Dan Mahin
Church Organist . . . . . .
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Carol Graham
Family Ministries Co-Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Rick Lee/Juna
Spitz
Church Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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Paula Amaro
Bookkeeper . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Michael Murray
Nursery Attendants. . . . . . . .
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Cindy Rivera/
Brenda Villalva/Laura
Stockdale
Pastors Emeriti
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Rev. Lanny Arrowsmith/Don
Diegelman/Rev.
Orlie White
Deaconess . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Zelle Hammond
Clergy from our congregation . . . . . . .
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Rev. Bill Gordon (PAC-NW)/Rev.
Laura Rockwell (OR-ID)
Seminary graduate
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Jaime Kim
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