Verse to Meditate On Ps. 27:4 ESV “One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.” Welcome/Announcements Nancy Stagge Prelude Call to Worship Heb. 7:23-25 *Praise Songs “May the Peoples Praise You” “Turn Your Eyes” *The Confession of Faith (from the Westminster Shorter Catechism in Modern English, Questions 35 and 36) Q.35. What is sanctification? A. Sanctification is the work of God's free grace by which our whole person is made new in the image of God, and we are made more and more able to become dead to sin and alive to righteousness. Q.36. What benefits in this life go with or come from justification, adoption, and sanctification? A. The benefits that in this life go with or come from justification, adoption, and sanctification are: the assurance of God's love, peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Spirit, and growing and persevering in grace to the end of our lives. Pastoral Prayer and 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, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. *Hymn #585 “Take My Life, and Let It Be” (vv. 1-3) Welcome & Installation of 2021 Board Members *Hymn #585 “Take My Life, and Let It Be” (vv. 4-6) Worship through the Giving of Tithes and Offerings/Prayer *Offertory Response #731 “Doxology” Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heav’nly host: praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Scripture Exodus 28:6-43 Sermon “The Heart of Christ Pictured” *Hymn #535 “O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus!” *Benediction * Please stand if you are able. Lord’s Day, May 2, 2021 Please complete the Attendance Registration sheet and pass it down the row. Visitor cards and prayer cards are located in the Attendance Register. Place visitor cards and prayer request cards in the offering plate. We welcome your prayer requests.
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Verse to Meditate On Ps. 27:4 ESV
“One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.”
Welcome/Announcements Nancy Stagge Prelude Call to Worship Heb. 7:23-25 *Praise Songs “May the Peoples Praise You” “Turn Your Eyes” *The Confession of Faith (from the Westminster Shorter Catechism in Modern English, Questions 35 and 36)
Q.35. What is sanctification? A. Sanctification is the work of God's free grace by which our whole person is made new in the image of God, and we are made more and more able to become dead to sin and alive to righteousness. Q.36. What benefits in this life go with or come from justification, adoption, and sanctification? A. The benefits that in this life go with or come from justification, adoption, and sanctification are: the assurance of God's love, peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Spirit, and growing and persevering in grace to the end of our lives.
Pastoral Prayer and 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, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
*Hymn #585 “Take My Life, and Let It Be” (vv. 1-3) Welcome & Installation of 2021 Board Members *Hymn #585 “Take My Life, and Let It Be” (vv. 4-6)
Worship through the Giving of Tithes and Offerings/Prayer *Offertory Response #731 “Doxology” Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heav’nly host: praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Scripture Exodus 28:6-43 Sermon “The Heart of Christ Pictured” *Hymn #535 “O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus!” *Benediction * Please stand if you are able.
Lord’s Day, May 2, 2021
Please complete the Attendance Registration sheet and pass it down the row. Visitor cards
and prayer cards are located in the Attendance Register. Place visitor cards and prayer
request cards in the offering plate. We welcome your prayer requests.
Church Office Hours - week of May 3rd – May 7th Monday: Church Office closed Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Thursday: 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Direct website links to church bulletin information: • Prayer / Praise - https://www.lochravenpca.org/praise-
PRAYER FOR MUSLIMS – APRIL 13 TO MAY 12, 2021 Especially during the month of Ramadan when Muslims are observing their month of Ramadan (April 13 to May 12) with prayer and fasting, we encourage you to pray for Muslims that they would come to know God and believe that His Son died for them. You can learn about this global movement of Christians praying for Muslims at www.30DaysPrayer.com.
WORSHIP, GROWTH AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Monday, May 3, 2021 12:00 p.m. ROMEO group 7:00 p.m. Children’s Ministry Team Meeting Tuesday, May 4, 2021 1:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting (in Fellowship Hall) 5:45 p.m. TOPS 6:30 p.m. Missions Committee Meeting Wednesday, May 5, 2021 7:00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study Thursday, May 6, 2021 NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER 7:00 p.m. Praise Team Rehearsal Friday, May 7, 2021 5:30 p.m. JAARS Mission Trip Meeting Saturday, May 8, 2021 10:00 a.m. Blanket Fleece Group 11:00 a.m. Music Recital All bulletin information is due into the church office no later than Wednesdays at 12 noon.
Church News YOUTH FOR CHRIST VIRTUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT YFC will be holding a virtual Fundraising Event online instead of a banquet this year. The date is May 5, at 6:45 p.m. Guest speakers are Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Megan Alexander. The musical guest will be Jordan Smith, season nine winner of The Voice. The link to register is as follows: https://app.mobilecause.com/form/fbGClg?vid=hr2wl
NEW DIRECTORIES We are planning to print new directories by early June, but the church office needs your help. Did you move last year? Change your phone number? Get a new email address? If so, please email the church office at [email protected] and let us know your new information so that it can be included in the new directory. If you do not have email, you may also call during office hours, at 410-661-5777.
We are urgently looking for someone who is willing and able to serve as a bookkeeper for the church, either in a temporary or permanent capacity. Training will be provided, through June 30th, 2021. Duties include (but may not be limited to):
• Counting and recording tithes and offerings received on a bi-monthly basis.
• Preparing and taking deposits to Howard Bank.
• Recording and preparing checks for church bills.
• Recording and preparing checks for payroll (pastor, pianist, church secretary and pastor emeritus)
• Withholding appropriate payroll taxes and paying them quarterly.
• Recording and paying quarterly missionary support.
• Preparing monthly financial statements to provide to church leadership and members.
• Recording tithes and offerings received during the year, and using that information to create giving statements for end-of-year tax purposes.
• Preparing and sending W2's to church employees for end-of-year tax purposes.
• Preparing and sending 1099-NEC tax forms to church contractors for end of year tax purposes Preparing, recording and paying annual tax payments or fees to federal, state and local governments
• Other miscellaneous duties as assigned (one-off reimbursement requests, etc.).
Please contact Josh Stenger or Keith Wawrzyniak if you are interested or have any questions.