We Gather Together to Worship Our God
Prelude: Sonata No. 4 in D Major/ George Frederick Handel, Guest Violinist— Asher Burke
Gathering Hymn: Hymnal #53 Praise to The Lord, The Almighty
Announcements:
Today:
- 10:30 Worship in the sanctuary.
- We will celebrate the Lord’s Supper.
This Week:
- 6:20 am, Thursday, Men’s Prayer-time and Bible Study.
- 8 am, Saturday, Men’s Prayer-time and Bible Study. Meal provided.
General:
- June 2nd, Sunday School resumes for all ages.
- Following worship, June 2nd, Communicants’ Class. Meal provided.
- 9 am – noon, June 3rd-6th, Vacation Bible School for ages pre-k –7th! Please register ahead of time. We also need volunteers to sign up to help. Please use the QR code in the bulletin.
- 6:30 pm, Monday, June 3rd, Mercy Ministry Team meeting at the church. Contact Daniel B. if you have any questions.
- 5:30 pm, June 9th, Young Adult Bible Study at the Jay and Kayla’s (address in bulletin). Meal provided.
- Following worship, June 16th, join us for a Fellowship Picnic in the park. Be watching for more information.
- 10 am, Monday, June 17th, and 6:30 pm, Tuesday, June 18th, “Entrusted to Be Invested” Women’s Bible Study begins. This study will meet consecutively for six to seven weeks. We will need to order books for each attendee, so please use this link to register: https://form.jotform.com/241274838604157 The cost of the book will be $15 but there are scholarships available.
- Save the Date: October 11th & 12th, Women’s Ministry Conference at Foothills Community Church! Emphasis will be about thinking Biblically and living covenantally. More information coming soon.
- May is Foster Care Awareness Month. Please see the May newsletter for more information on how you can be involved.
- Please see the Goldenrod sheet for information on how you can help with the ministry at Foothills.
- Bella Pregnancy Resource Center is in need of a Client Services Coordinator. This person will manage the client services at Bella and provide encouragement, guidance, and direction to the client advocates. If you are a dependable, self-motivated, detail oriented individual with great communication skills and a heart to serve women and families in unplanned pregnancies, we would love to consider you! This is a part-time, paid position. Please contact Bella Pregnancy Resource Center at 605-642-4140 or info@bellapartners.org for an application.
A Moment for Ministry: WRAP Ministry
Responsive Call to Worship: Psalm 103: 1 – 5, 20
Leader: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
All: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,
Leader: Who forgives all your iniquity,
All: Who heals all your diseases,
Leader: Who redeems your life from the pit,
All: Who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
Leader: Who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
All: Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word!
Leader: Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will!
All: Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Prayer of Adoration
Hymn of Praise: Songs of Faith #1 Ancient of Days
We Confess Our Faith
Responsive Reading: Heidelberg Catechism 2
Leader: What must you know to live and die in the joy of the comfort of knowing that you belong body and soul to Jesus your faithful savior?
All: Three things: first, how great my sin and misery are; second, how I am set free from all my sins and misery; third, how I am to thank God for such deliverance.
We Confess Our Sin
Responsive Call to Confession: Ephesians 2: 1 – 4; Hebrews 4: 16
Leader: And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
All: Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Silent Confession of Sin
Corporate Prayer of Confession:
All: Father, our salvation required a purity of heart that we do not possess. Yet, you persuaded us and enabled us to trust Jesus. You revealed to us our brokenness, our sin, and our need for Jesus that we might surrender to Him. But impurity remains. We give our hearts’ attention, focus, and desire away to other things, some small and some grand. Lord, we are sorry. As we commune with you today, restore to us the joy of our salvation by forgiving our sins and refining our hearts. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
Responsive Assurance of Pardon: Psalm 103: 8 – 12
Leader: The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever.
All: He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.
Leader: For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
Hymn of Assurance: On Jordan’s Stormy Banks
We Give Thanks To The Lord
Tithes and Offerings
Offertory: Ashokan Farewell/ Jay Unger, Guest Violist—Asher Burke
From the soundtrack of Ken Burns, The Civil War, (written in the style of a Scottish Lament) “The Civil War” series was 11 hours long, and nearly an hour — 59 minutes and 33 seconds — features some version of “Ashokan Farewell”.
Doxology
We Hear God Speak
Small Talk
(Following this time, a nursery is available, Toddlers’ Church for ages 2-4, and Children’s Church for ages 5-8.)
The Lord’s Prayer
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 debts, As we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Prayer of God’s People
Being Reformed in an Unreformed World: The Cry of Faith from a Tight Spot Jonah 2
A copy of the sermon notes is available: 5-26-24 sermon notes
We Prepare Our Hearts to Commune With the Lord
Audio Only:
Hymn of Response: Hymnal #468 My Faith Has Found A Resting Place
The Lord’s Supper
A Word About Communion: Foothills Community Church welcomes all baptized Christians who are willing to forsake their sin and who are trusting in Jesus Christ for salvation to receive Communion with us. If you are not able to take Communion, we invite you to use this time to pray before God.
The Bread (is gluten-free)
The Cup (outer ring contains wine; inner rings contains grape juice)
Hymn of Response: We Will Feast In The House of Zion
We Are Dismissed with God’s Blessing
Benediction
Hymn: Oh How He Loves You and Me
Postlude: Battle Hymn of the Republic/ Julia Ward Howe