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Zoom Service September 29, 2024 at 8:30 AM
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September 29, 2024
Acton Community Presbyterian Church
P.O. Box 177, 32142 Crown Valley Road, Acton, CA 93510
Message: 661-208-8032 w who ww.actonpc.org
1888 – 2024 Celebrating Heritage and Sharing Hope
“If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved, and to be steady on all the battlefield besides, is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point.” – Martin Luther
WELCOME, ANNOUNCMENTS, GUESTS AND SPECIAL DAYS
SPECIAL MUSIC
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
People: The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Leader: One thing I asked of the Lord: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
People: “Come,” my heart says, “seek the face of the Lord.” Your ace, Lord, do I seek.
Leader: Let us worship God
OPENING HYMN – #379 - Take My Life
1 Take my life and let it be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my days -Let them flow in ceaseless praise,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.
2 Take my hands and let them move At the impulse of Thy love;
Take my feet and let them be Swift and beautiful for Thee, Swift and beautiful for Thee.
3 Take my voice and let me sing Always, only, for my King;
Take my lips and let them be Filled with messages from Thee, Filled with messages from Thee.
4 Take my silver and my gold - Not a mite would I withhold;
Take my intellect and use Ev'ry pow'r as Thou shalt choose,
Ev'ry pow'r as Thou shalt choose.
5 Take my will and make it Thine - It shall be no longer mine;
Take my heart - it is Thine own, It shall be Thy royal throne, It shall be Thy royal throne.
6 Take my love - my Lord, I pour At Thy feet its treasure store;
Take myself - and I will be Ever, only, all for Thee, Ever, only, all for Thee.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
O God, you spread your table before us and invite us to dine. We judge some as unworthy to partake of your feast. You call us to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. We close the doors of your household to those we deem unfit to come in. You desire mercy, not sacrifice, as a response to your grace. We expect others to be thankful that we accept them at all. Forgive us for our arrogance in response to your love. Make us mindful of those whom you also hold dear.
SILENT CONFESSION PRAYERS FOR GOD’S PEOPLE
NEW TESTAMENT READING: Colossians 1: 1-8
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters[a] in Christ in Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. In our prayers for you we always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You have heard of this hope before in the word of the truth, the gospel that has come to you. Just as it is bearing fruit and growing in the whole world, so it has been bearing fruit among yourselves from the day you heard it and truly comprehended the grace of God. This you learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow-servant.[b] He is a faithful minister of Christ on your[c] behalf, and he has made known to us your love in the Spirit. The Word of the Lord, Thanks be to God
SERMON : Len Tiso “Hope and Love”
CALL FOR OFFERING–Congregation sings - Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: The Confession of 1967, sections 9.32-33
The life, death, resurrection, and promised coming of Jesus Christ have set the pattern for the church’s mission. His life as a man involves the church in the common life of men. His service to men and women commits the church to work for every form of human well-being. His suffering makes the church sensitive to all the sufferings of mankind so that it sees the face of Christ in the faces of people in every kind of need. His crucifixion discloses to the church God’s judgment on man’s inhumanity to man and the awful consequences of its own complicity in injustice. In the power of the risen Christ and the hope of his coming, the church sees the promise of God’s renewal of our life in society and of God’s victory over all wrong. The church follows this pattern in the form of its life and the method of its action. So to live and serve is to confess Christ as Lord.
HYMN #447 - Freely, Freely
God forgave my sin in Jesus’ name, I’ve been born again in Jesus’ name;
And in Jesus’ name I come to you To share His love as He told me to:
He said, “Freely, freely you have received- Freely, freely give;
Go in My name and, because you believe, Others will know that I live.”
All pow’r is giv’n in Jesus’ name, In earth and heav’n in Jesus’ name;
And in Jesus’ name I come to you To share His pow’r as He told me to:
He said, “Freely, freely you have received- Freely, freely give;
Go in My name and, because you believe, Others will know that I live.”
HOLY COMMUNION
CLOSING HYMN #284 - They'll Know We Are Christians
1.We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord,
We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord,
And we pray that all unity may one day be restored:
And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love,
Yes, they'll know we are Christians by our love.
2.We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand,
We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand,
And together we'll spread the news that God is in our land:
And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love,
Yes, they'll know we are Christians by our love.
3.We will work with each other, we will work side by side,
We will work with each other, we will work side by side,
And we'll guard each one’s dignity and save each one’s pride:
And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love,
Yes, they'll know we are Christians by our love.
4. All praise to the Father, from whom all things come,
And all praise to Christ Jesus, His only Son,
And all praise to the Spirit, who makes us one:
And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love,
Yes, they'll know we are Christians by our love.
BENEDICTION – The Lord Be With You
Congregation sings
God be with you till we meet again, By his counsels guide, uphold you, With his sheep securely fold you God be with you till we meet again.
**Offerings
1. May be deposited in the Offering Box by the Narthex.
2. Processed through “E-Give” online at actonpc.org
3. Send a check to Acton Presbyterian Church P.O. Box 177 Acton, Ca. 93510
CHURCH SURVEY
Copies of a Church Survey will be available for our congregation to fill out and
place in a Survey Box located in the Narthex.
Today, Sept. 29th. Is the last day to submit your survey.
This is an opportunity for all of us to express our opinions and help to
make our Service a 9 out of 10. Your input is needed and appreciated.
Thanking you in advance, Your Church Survey Committee
