The Lord’s Day Worship – October 16, 2022

Apostolic Greeting

Welcome and Announcements

*Call to Worship

*Opening Hymn    “Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven”   #239

Word of God      Philippians 3:1-21 p. 1003

Prayer

Westminster Shorter Catechism Q. 1

Question 1: What is the chief end of man?

Answer. Man’s chief end is to glorify God,

and to enjoy him forever.

*Hymn

“Almighty Lord God, Who Judges the Earth”   vv. 1-5      #94B

Tithes and Offerings

*Doxology     #567

Word of God      Isaiah 2:5-22 p. 586

Preaching of God’s Word       “Terror and Majesty”

*Hymn of Response   “Almighty Lord God, Who Judges the Earth” vv. 6-9   #94B

*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 Afternoon Worship Services are live streamed at:

www.graceopcfairlawn.org

Nursery Today: Jaclyn Mack

Nursery next week: Kerith Teschon

Ushers Today: Thomas Mack and Kitt Gripp

Ushers next week: Georgi Kanev and Glenn Crothers

Media Broadcast Today: Tyler Teschon

Media Broadcast next week: Dylan Planer

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 

This morning in Isaiah 2:5-22 we will see that once we are awakened to the glory of God and our future inheritance in Christ, we will dethrone the idols in our lives and exalt our risen Savior as Lord of all.

This evening in 1 Samuel 28:3-25, we will consider the warning this passage gives us of the grave, spiritual end of Saul’s life because he did not obey the command of God so that we will take heed to the Word of God as sheep who follow the Shepherd.

WSC Addition to the Morning Worship

By common consent the Session agreed to add to the morning liturgy the consecutive reading of (through the WSC, throughout the year) a question by the Pastor and unison reading of the answer by the congregation from the Westminster Shorter Catechism.

Keegans on Vacation

Pastor John and HaeSung will be on vacation from October 17 to October 30. Mr. Filipe Cortial will be exhorting in the morning and evening services on October 23; Mr. Kevin Vasquez will be exhorting in the morning and afternoon services on October 30. The Keegans will be back home on October 28 and plan to be at the Friday Night Fellowship dinner & Book Studies that night as well as for worship and the Reformation Luncheon on Sunday October 30.

Apostolic Greeting

Welcome and Announcements

*Call to Worship

*Opening Hymn   “Abide with Me”    #159

*Prayer

Word of God      John 3:1-21 p. 905

Prayer

*Hymn    “As When the Prophet Moses Raised”   #449

Tithes and Offerings

Word of God        1 Samuel 28:3-25 p. 262

Preaching of God’s Word     “Darkest before the Dawn”

*Hymn of Response    “My Faith Looks Up to Thee”    #466

*Word of Blessing

* Please stand if able

Calendar Events and Notes for

October 16th to October 23rd

THIS WEEK:

Trustee Meeting: Monday, October 17th, 2022  7 PM via Zoom. The monthly Trustee meeting of the elders of Grace OPC

Home groups:  

• Tuesday October 18th, 2022  7:30-9:00 PM at Dinaros in Montvale. Prayer & Study in the book of Hebrews (Please see Elder Leo Baratta)

Outreach at the Park: Saturday, October 22nd  10:30 AM weather permitting. The men of Grace OPC meet at the park to witness to the lost with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.(Please contact Elder Leo Baratta @ 201-967-1103)

NEXT WEEK:

Home groups:  

• Tuesday October 25th, 2022  7:30-9:00 PM at Dinaros in Montvale. Prayer & Study in the book of Hebrews (Please see Elder Leo Baratt)

Friday Night Fellowship & Book Studies: October 28th, 2022 6:30 PM  The monthly Pizza Fellowship and Men & Women’s Book Studies at the church fellowship hall. Please RSVP to survey monkey to order pizza.

Outreach at the Park: Saturday, October 29th,  10:30 AM weather permitting. The men of Grace OPC meet at the park to witness to the lost with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.(Please contact Elder Leo Baratta @ 201-967-1103)

Reformation Sunday Luncheon: October 30th, 2022  following the Morning Worship, we will have a potluck luncheon for the remembering of the event of “October  31, 1517”, that sparked the Protestant Reformation