Service for the Lord's Day
November 8, 2026
PRELUDE
GATHERING WORDS
Leader: This is the day the Lord has made.
People: Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Leader: May the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the comfort of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
People: And also with you!
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
HYMN # 59 “For The Steadfast Love Of The Lord”
CALL TO WORSHIP (Psalm 70)
Leader - Be pleased, O God, to deliver me.
People - Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you.
Leader - Let those who love your salvation say evermore, "God is great!"
People - You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD!
All - Let us all worship the Lord!
OPENING PRAYER
HYMN # 41 “O Worship The King”
CALL TO CONFESSION
PRAYER OF CONFESSION (Unison)
God of grace, we have sinned against you by not honoring you or loving one another. We sleep when you ask us to be awake. We fall short in our preparations for the delays that inevitably come. We fail to share what you have provided. We have lost our hope. Forgive our sinful ways, tame our wayward wills and make us more like Christ. Inspire us by your Spirit so that we will be prepared to welcome the Lord when he appears. May our lives here and now be a glimpse of what we hope all may one day enjoy. Amen!
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
HYMN # 701 “Sanctuary”
CHRISTIAN GREETINGS
ASHURE MINISTRIES AND MEALS ON WHEELS OFFERINGS
HYMN # 316 “Where Charity and Love Prevail”
OLD TESTAMENT READING Psalm 78: 1-7
HYMN # 469 “Lord, Listen To Your Children Praying”
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD”S PRAYER
NEW TESTAMENT GOSPEL READING Matthew 25: 1-13
MESSAGE “The Promise Is Worth The Wait”
Guest Pastor - Leary Davis
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (“The Apostles’ Creed”) (UNISON)
I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I Believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen
PRESENTATION OF OUR GIFTS TO GOD
DOXOLOGY
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
HYMN # 175 “Seek Ye First”
CHARGE & BENEDICTION
HYMN # 543 “God Be The Love To Search And Keep Me” (v. 1)