The Lord’s Day Worship – December 15, 2024

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Apostolic Greeting

*Call to Worship

*Opening Hymn:  “All Praise to Christ"   #289

*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: 2 Timothy 1:1-14

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:    “For God Alone My Souls Awaits”      #62B

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 39:1-8

Preaching of God’s Word:    “An Eternal Treasure”

Hymn of Response:   “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross"   #338

*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
• 6:00 p.m. -  Evening Worship

Morning and Evening Worship Services are live streamed at:

www.graceopcfairlawn.org

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

Worship Serving Schedule

This Week:

Ushers: Thomas Mack and Tom Del Casale

Nursery: Rachel Gripp and HaeSung Keegan

Media Broadcast: John Hemrick

Coffee Hour Refreshments: Rachel Gripp

Next Week:

Ushers: Leo Baratta and Donny Jerie

Nursery: Kerith Teschon and Jaclyn Mack

Media Broadcast: Georgi Kanev

Coffee Hour Refreshments: Krystal Jimenez

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 39:1-8, we will learn from Hezekiah’s encounter with the Babylonian visitors – a visit that portended the future destruction of Jerusalem – how subtle pride and faithlessness intermingle when we lose sight of the eternal treasure of grace.

This evening  in Mark 8:1-21, we will consider how sanctification involves not only the renewal of the mind, growth in grace and knowledge, but critically, an understanding of spiritual truth that affects our walk with Christ.

Sunday School Panama Project

Rey Gaskin has communicated to us that the work of establishing an indigenous church in his homeland of Panama has been put on pause due to absence of growth and the need for an evangelist / missionary on site. The Session moved a motion to designate the Sunday School Project for Panama collection for 2024 to cover the out-of-pocket cost incurred by Rey Gaskin for the filing and application fees for a non-profit status for the pending reboot of the missionary work in Panama. Rey and Alba have begun to attend a MTW PCA mission work in Panama.

Keegans on Vacation

The Pastor John & HaeSung will be on vacation from December 17 to January 5. Mr. Kevin Vasquez will open God’s Word in the morning and evening on December 22 and 29. Rev. John Vroegindewey will fill the pulpit on January 5 in the morning and evening, and officiate the Lord’s Supper in the morning service. *Please contact the Elders with any concerns and needs.

Deadline for Annual Reports

The ‘much-appreciated’ deadline for sending Annual Reports to Nancy Hemrick, our Annual Report Compiler, is January 10, 2025.

SAVE-THE-DATE:

April 25-26, 2025, Second Annual Family Retreat

Our Second Annual Family Retreat will be held on April 25-26, 2025, at Tuscarora Inn & Conference Center;

https://www.tuscarora.org/

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Apostolic Greeting

*Call to Worship

*Opening Hymn: “God, in the Gospel of His Son”    #170

*Prayer of Invocation

Word of God:    Proverbs 2:1-11

Pastoral Prayer

*Hymn: “Teach Me, O LORD, Your Way of Truth"    #119E

Tithes and Offerings

Word of God: Mark 8:1-21

Preaching of God’s Word: “A Famine of Understanding”

*Hymn of Response:  "Savior, Teach Me, Day by Day"   #493

*Benediction

*Postlude    

  (*Please stand if able)

Calendar Events and Notes 

THIS WEEK: December 15th - December 21st

Dinaro Home Group: Tuesday, December 17th, 2024@7:30 p.m. in Montvale. Prayer & Study in the book of Revelation (Please see Elder Leo).

Keegan Home Group:  No Meeting until January 7th and will meet on January 8th, Wednesday

 NEXT WEEK:  December 22nd - December 28th

Dinaro Home Group: No Meeting on Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve and will meet on January 7th, Tuesday.

Keegan Home Group:  No Meeting until January 7th and will meet on January 8th, Wednesday