The Lord’s Day Worship – August 28, 2022

Welcome and Announcements 

*Call to Worship

*Opening Hymn            “You Who His Temple Throng”         #166

*Prayer 

Word of God                           Ezekiel 34:11-16; 23-31 p. 738

Prayer 

*Hymn          “Lord, with Glowing Heart I’d Praise Thee”      #238

Tithes and Offerings 

*Doxology                                                                                       #567

Word of God                                                1 Peter 5:1-4 p. 1036

Preaching of God’s Word                                                 

             “The Heart of the Shepherd”

*Hymn of Response                

             “Lead Me, Lord, Lead Me in Thy Righteousness”       #529

*Word of Blessing

* Please stand if able

9:45 a.m.         Sunday School for all ages

11:00 a.m.        Morning Worship

6:00 p.m.         Evening Worship

Morning and Evening Worship Services are live streamed at:                                   www.graceopcfairlawn.org

Nursery Today:               Liz Planer

Nursery next week:             Jaclyn Mack

Ushers Today:                  Georgi Kanev and John Brydon

Ushers next week:                Leo Baratta and Mike Dinaro

Media Broadcast Today:          Dylan Planer

Media Broadcast next week:          Georgi Kanev

WELCOME TO GRACE OPC!  On behalf of the session of Grace OPC, I want to extend our warmest greetings to you.  My hope and prayer that as we gather together this Lord’s Day to worship our Triune God and Redeemer, you will be encouraged to cast your cares upon the Lord and to draw near to God by faith in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.  If you are new here in Fair Lawn, please join us for fellowship following the benediction, and be sure to sign our guestbook.  We look forward to personally speaking with you, and if there are any prayer concerns on your heart, don’t hesitate to bring them to our attention.

This morning in our third of a four-part sermon series on shepherding we will see that the indispensable trait of the men who serve as elders and deacons is the heart of the Shepherd, even Jesus our Lord.

This evening in 1 Samuel 23:15-29 we will learn how important covenant friendships are when fellow Christians suffer great hardships and are in need of encouraging reminders of God’s power and faithfulness to save.

 Welcome and Announcements

*Call to Worship

 *Opening Hymn             

                              “O Righteous, in the Lord Rejoice”              #232

   *Prayer 

   Word of God                                       Psalm 34:1-22 p. 479

   Prayer 

   *Hymn                         “Be Merciful, O God”                              #57

   Tithes and Offerings

   Word of God                                   1 Samuel 23:15-29 p. 257

   Preaching of God’s Word                                     

                                               “Helping Relationships”

  *Hymn of Response          

                             “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”              #524

*Word of Blessing

* Please stand if able

Calendar Events and Notes for

August 28th to September 4th

This Week:

- Sunday School Teacher’s meeting: Monday, August 29th, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Keegans

- Zoom Community Connect: If you are free this coming Wednesday, August 31 at 11:00 AM we will have a time of fellowship and prayer via zoom. The Gaskins from Panama and the Ribeiros from Portugal are planning to join in.

 - Vos Group Friday: The Monthly Meeting of the Vos Group will be Friday, September 2, 2022 at 7 PM at the Manse /Keegan’s home at 151 S. Broadway (across the lawn from the church  building). *Note: this fellowship and discussion of Volume One of Geerhardus Vos’ Reformed Dogmatics is for men and women! See Pastor John for more info.

 - Women’s Prayer Breakfast Meeting: Saturday, September 3rd, 2022 at 9:30 AM at the Church Fellowship Hall. RSVP to HaeSung Keegan

 - Home groups:  

• Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 at 7:30-9:00 PM at the Dinaros in Montvale (Please contact Elder Leo Baratta @ 201-967-1103)    

•    Thursday, September 1st, 2022 at 6:30-8:00 PM at the Mack’s in Wyckoff (Please contact Elder John Hemrick @ 862-203-9707)

 - Outreach at the Park: Saturday September 6th, 2022 10:30 AM weather permitting. (Please contact Elder Leo Baratta @ 201-967-1103)

 Next week:

- Family Music Night: Friday September 9th, 2022 7 PM

- Home Groups: Various Locations (Montvale, Fair Lawn, Wykoff)

- Outreach at the Park

 Save the Date:

 - Joint Luncheon/Picnic with Grace Reformed Church URCNA from Jersey City: Sunday, September 11th, 2022

 - Men’s Barbecue Night: Friday, September 16th, 2022 at the Hemricks (RSVP to Elder John Hemrick @ 862-203-9707)

 - Family Game Night: Friday, September 23rd, 2022 7:00 PM

 - Grace OPC Family Fall Day Trip to Wightman’s Farm: Saturday, October 15th, 2022. A sign up/RSVP sheet, including carpooling (parking spaces will be limited at the farm), will be on the bulletin board on the church door. Further details will be forthcoming.