Happiness Doubled by Wonder

November 24, 2024 Preparation for Worship Time for Gathering Opening Hymn “Come Ye Thankful People Come” Come ye thankful people come raise the song of harvest-home All is safely gathered in ere the winter storms begin God our Maker doth provide for our wants to be supplied Come to God's own temple come raise the song of harvest-home All the world is God's own field fruit unto His praise to yield Wheat and tares together sown unto joy or sorrow grown First the blade and then the ear then the full corn shall appear Lord of harvest grant that we wholesome grain and pure may be For the Lord our God shall come and shall take His harvest home From His field shall in that day all offenses purge away Give His angels charge at last in the fire the tares to cast But the fruitful ears to store in His garner evermore Even so Lord quickly come to Thy final harvest-home Gather Thou Thy people in free from sorrow free from sin There forever purified in Thy presence to abide Come with all Thine angels come raise the glorious harvest-home Amen! Prayer of Praise Song of Worship Prayers of the Church and Prayer of our Lord Offering and Hymn “We Gather Together” We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing He chastens and hastens His will to make known The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing Sing praises to His name He forgets not His own Beside us to guide us our God with us joining ordaining maintaining His kingdom divine So from the beginning the fight we were winning thou Lord was at our side all glory be Thine We all do extol Thee thou Leader triumphant and pray that Thou still our Defender will be Let Thy congregation escape tribulation Thy Name be ever praised O Lord make us free Scripture Lesson 1 Thessalonians 5 :14-22 Sermon Happiness Doubled by Wonder Closing Hymn “Thank You Jesus for the Blood” I was a wretch I remember who I was I was lost I was blind I was running out of time Sin separated the breach was far too wide but from the far side of the chasm You had me in Your sight So You made a way across the great divide left behind Heaven's throne to build it here inside There at the cross You paid the debt I owed broke my chains freed my soul For the first time I had hope Chorus Thank You Jesus for the blood applied thank You Jesus it has washed me white Thank You Jesus You have saved my life brought me from the darkness into glorious light You took my place laid inside my tomb of sin You were buried for three days But then You walked right out again and now death has no sting and life has no end For I have been transformed by the blood of the Lamb [Chorus] There is nothing stronger than (Oh) the wonder working power Of the blood the blood That calls us sons and daughters we are ransomed by our Father Through the blood the blood(2x’s)[Chorus] Glory to His name glory to His Name There to my heart was the blood applied glory to His name Benediction BIRTHDAYS Join us tonight at 5PM for a heartwarming concert with Mike Kinnebrew! • Sunday Morning Study: Great Moments in Church History | 9 AM in the Sunshine Room • Sunday Prayer | 9:30 AM in the Sunshine Room • Monday Bible Study | 12 & 6 PM in the Sanctuary and via Zoom • Wednesday Issues Hour | 11 AM in the Fellowship Area and via Zoom • F3 Christmas Trolley: Thursday, December 5th | Trolley leaves the church at 5PM, $10/person to Kathy or Nancy. • The chancel flowers were given today by Mary Elizabeth and Robert Porter Lynch.