The Lord’s Day Worship -September 27, 2026

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Apostolic Greeting

*Call to Worship

*Opening Hymn:  “Jesus, Where’er Your People Meet"    #167

*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 3:1-17 

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.

*Gloria Patri:

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without and. Amen, amen.

*Hymn of Supplication: "How Blessed Are Those Upright in Their Way"     #119A

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 66:1-4 

Preaching of God’s Word: “Your Passport to the New Heavens and New Earth”

Hymn of Response: "God, in the Gospel of His Son"      #170

*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: Mike Dinaro and Glenn Crothers

Nursery: [Unstaffed]

Media Broadcast: Corey O'Neill

Coffee Hour Refreshments: HaeSung Keegan

Next Week:

Ushers: Leo Baratta and Donny Jerie

Nursery: [Unstaffed]

Media Broadcast: Georgi Kanev

Coffee Hour Refreshments: [Luncheon]

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 

Sermon Summery

This morning in Isaiah 66:1-4, we will consider the destinies of those who tremble at God’s Word and receive God’s eternal favor, and of those who despise God’s Word and delight in soul-damning idolatry.

This evening in Nehemiah 9:1-6, we will unpack one of the great chapters in the Bible on prayer, and how prayer ought to begin with the worship and exaltation of God as our Creator and Sustainer.

Announcement

Nursery Note from the Session:

Due to a limited pool of nursery workers, at this time, the Nursery will be “Unstaffed” on our Serving Schedule. To aid our young families, the Cloak Room will be temporarily “repurposed” as a Baby Break Room for our parents to have a ‘way station’ before returning with their children to worship and/or utilizing the Nursery in the Fellowship Hall.

In due time, the Lord will add to His Church many families with young children and correspondingly, [the Lord] will provide a rotation of laborers to serve in the Nursery (Matthew 9:37-38).

Crossroads Addictions Ministry: Thurs., from 7:30-9:00 PM in Leo Baratta's home.

Keegans Away on Vacation September 28 to October 4

Pastor John and HaeSung will be away on vacation from Monday through Friday, at the OPC’s Committee on Ministerial Care sponsored “Refresh” Retreat at the Atlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort in Stone Mountain, GA. Messrs. JunSuk Seo and Brian Li, from the Church Gathered & Scattered, will open God’s Word in the morning and afternoon worship services.

Joint Fellowship Luncheon & Afternoon Worship

Next Sunday, October 4, 2026, Grace Reformed Church URCNA, Jersey City, will join us for our annual joint Fellowship Luncheon & Afternoon Worship. *Note, we are moving up our monthly Fellowship Luncheon one week, for this special occasion.

Next Sunday: The Lord’s Supper. All who may participate in the Lord’s Supper are those who have publicly confessed faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who continue steadfastly in that faith, who are members of good standing in a particular disciplined and Bible believing manifestation of His Church, and who, in accordance with the Scriptures, have duly examined their hearts before the Lord. If you are a visitor unknown to us and wish to participate in the Lord’s Supper we ask you, if it is possible, to make yourself known to a member of Session before the beginning of worship. The ushers will happily assist you in so doing.

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Apostolic Greeting

*Call to Worship

*Opening Hymn:  “For God Alone My Soul Awaits” vv. 1-4       #62B

*Prayer of Invocation

Word of God: Colossians 1:15-20 

Pastoral Prayer

*Hymn of Supplication:  “O Thou That Hear’st When Sinners Cry” vv. 1-3      #176

Tithes and Offerings

Word of God: Nehemiah 9:1-6 

Preaching of God’s Word: “Arise, Bless the LORD Your God!”

*Hymn of Response:  “Mighty God, While Angels Bless You” vv. 1, 6       #218

*Benediction

*Postlude    

  (*Please stand if able)