Our offering today is forFriendship Ministries.Friendship Ministries is a not-for-profit organization that exists to help churches and organizations around the world share God’s love with people who have intellectual disabilities. Their mission is to provide resources that support faith formation and congregational inclusion for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Their vision is people with and without intellectual disabilities growing deeper in their relationship with God and with each other in community together.
The offering next Sunday, February 17th is for the 2019 Bethel Mission Team. This year the team will go to Tijuana, Mexico from March 16th to March 22th. They will be building a house through YWAM San Diego/Baja.
10:30 A.M. WORSHIP SERVICE
We Gather in God’s Presence
Gathering Songs: Friendship
*Welcome
*Call to Worship
*God Greets Us & We Greet One Another
*Opening Song: PH 571 LUYH 709 Jesus Loves Me
We Celebrate God’s Grace
Responsive reading of the Law: PH 1013 Words of Jesus from the Gospels
Assurance of Pardon
Song of Thanksgiving: PH 548:1,3 LUYH 327 When We Walk With the Lord
The Friendship Group sings favorite songs
Song with the congregation: WHM 343 Bind Us Together Preschool children & Grades 1-2 are dismissed
We Hear God’s Word
Scripture: Genesis 28:1-5, 10-22
Message: This is An Awesome Place
We Respond to God’s Word
*Song of Response: PH 493 LUYH 465 Precious Lord, Take My Hand Treasure Seekers (Grades 3-6) are dismissed
Congregational Prayer
Offering: Friendship Ministries
We Go Out to Serve
*God’s Blessing
*Parting Song: PH 569 Praise the Lord with the Sound of Trumpet
Food for Thought:
Lord, make us instruments of peace.... Are we willing to be used by the Lord? To the millions crying for relief, Jesus came down in order that you may have peace. Is your thankfulness so great it flows over to others?