The Lord’s Day Worship – February 9, 2025

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Apostolic Greeting

*Call to Worship

*Opening Hymn:  “Great Is the LORD, Our God” vv. 1-4    #48A

*Prayer of Invocation

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.

Word of God: Revelation 1:1-18

Pastoral Prayer

The Nicene Creed

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds;
God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God;
begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made.

Who, for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.
        

And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life; who proceeds from the Father and the Son;
who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets.
   

And I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
   

I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

*Hymn:  “Blessed Jesus, at Your Word”     #271

Tithes and Offerings

*Doxology:

"Praise God from whom all blessings flow;

praise him, all creatures here below;

praise him above, ye heave'nly host;

praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen." 

Word of God: Isaiah 41:1-20

Preaching of God’s Word: “An Ever-Present Help”

Hymn of Response:    “Great Is the LORD, Our God” vv. 4-6.   #48A

*Benediction

*Postlude      

(*Please stand if able)

Sunday School & Worship Hours

•  9:45 a.m. -  Sunday School for all ages  
• 11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship
• Flex Time - Afternoon Worship (Due to the Luncheon)

Morning and Afternoon Worship Services are live streamed at:

www.graceopcfairlawn.org

https://youtube.com/@grace-opc

Worship Serving Schedule

This Week:

Ushers: Mike Dinaro and Glenn Crothers

Nursery: HaeSung Keegan and Silvia Prince 

Media Broadcast: Georgi Kanev

Coffee Hour Refreshments: [Luncheon]

Next Week:

Ushers: Georgi Kanev and Leo Baratta

Nursery: Nancy Hemrick and Marissa Jimenez

Media Broadcast: John Hemrick

Coffee Hour Refreshments: Caroline Platt

WELCOME TO GRACE OPC! 

On behalf of the session of Grace OPC, I want to extend our warmest greetings to you.  It is 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 in your heart, don’t hesitate to bring them to our attention.   

                                                             Pastor John Keegan 

This morning in Isaiah 41:1-20, we will learn to not put our hope in the world nor to live in fear of the world because our ever-present help is the eternal, unchanging God who has redeemed us in Christ and sealed us in Christ, securely, by the Holy Spirit.

This afternoon in Mark 9:14-29, we will see what effect the absence of Jesus has on His troubled disciples in contrast to the awe and comfort that come upon them when He returns, and how prayer in faith is the key to consistent comfort.

Today, Fellowship Luncheon

Following morning worship, we will hold our monthly Fellowship Luncheon in the Fellowship Hall downstairs.

Secured the Date

May 2-3, 2025 Second Annual Family Retreat

Our 2nd Annual Family Retreat will be held on May 2-3, 2025 at Tuscarora Inn & Conf. Center, and our speaker is Douglas B Clawson, General Secretary of OPC Foreign Mission. See Pastor John for more details.

2025 Women’s Book Study

The women of Grace OPC will start a new book, “Prayers of the Bible” by Susan Hunt on Saturday, March 1^st, 2025. Please see HaeSung for the book and more details on the flyer in the bulletin board.

Calendar Events and Notes for this week: see details on the church calendar

• Tuesday - Dinaro Homegroup
• Wednesday- Keegan Homegroup
• Friday- Vos Group at Keegans

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Apostolic Greeting

*Call to Worship

*Opening Hymn: “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”.    #465

*Prayer of Invocation

Word of God: Psalm 37:1-40

Pastoral Prayer

*Hymn: “Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now”     #162

Tithes and Offerings

Word of God: Mark 9:14-29

Preaching of God’s Word: “Prayer in Faith”

*Hymn of Response:  “I Need Thee, Precious Jesus”  #455

*Benediction

*Postlude    

  (*Please stand if able)