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Order of Service, September 14th, 2025

Order of Service:
Pre-service Glasgow Reel
Welcome and Call to Worship w/ Special Guests The River
Song: “All Hail the Power”
Song: “10,000 Reasons”
Prayer for the Offering with Instrumental
Koinonia Kids Dismissal (Kindergarten to Middle School — Fellowship Hall)
Song: “Great Are You Lord”
Song: “The Well”
Scripture: John 14:10-14
Song: “All Who Are Thirsty”
Instrumental Music for Reflection
Song: “Come Thou Fount”
Song: “Your Great Name”
Song: “Your Name”
Song: “Goodness of God”
Song: “How Great is Our God”
Time Permitting…
Song: “The Well” and “Doxology” (Bridges)
Question for Reflection:As followers of Christ do you love and respect each other? Do patience and consideration govern your interactions; and when differences arise, do you resolve them promptly in a spirit of forgiveness and understanding? Are you careful with the reputation of others?
Closing Prayer
Open Worship
Next Sunday: “Small but Mighty”
Events & Notes:
Steve Pechon’s Memorial Service — This coming Saturday at 10am. Annella welcomes all who remember them to come.
Bake Sale — TODAY!
Christian Ed. Meeting— Today after service.
Prodigal God— Study continues Today after service.
Potluck— NEXT Sunday. Bring a dish to share and stay for fellowship.
Retreat— Please Text Nadine if you are attending, just to let her know the numbers, and if you have room in your car for a guest. Number in the Church Directory.
The Friends Women Fellowship invites you to join them this week in prayer and praise for our Friends in Nepal and their continued healing, our missionaries in Ireland and their families. In addition, Friends Women note that the season for adjustment is here and you, along with them, have an opportunity to review your commitment. Thanks is especially given to those who, independently of Friends Women, have seen fit to answer the call to go into the spiritual harvest fields.
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Order of Service, September 07, 2025

Order of Service:
Welcome & Call to Worship
“God So Loved”
Greeting Time
Hymn 204 “Rock of Ages”
Prayer for the Offering
Song: “Above All”
Song: “But for Your Grace”
Kid’s Song: “Jesus Loves Me”
Koinonia Kids Dismissal (Kindergarten to Middle School — Fellowship Hall)
Today’s Message: “Dirt”
Matthew 13:1-23
Pastor Jesse Davis
Closing Song
Hymn #354 “Sweet, Sweet Spirit”
Question for Reflection: Are meetings for worship and business duly held, and are you regular in attending them? Do you come ready to commune with God and to fellowship with believers, willing to participate in contemplation or in spoken ministry?
Benediction & Open Worship
Next Sunday: All worship service with The River
Events & Notes:
Prodigal God — Book Study continues Today after service.
Soroptimists — The Main Building is reserved from 9/8-9/13 and the Clothing Give-Away is on Saturday, 9/13 from 7am – 5pm
FWF — Monday, 10am in room #8
Elders — Tuesday, September 9th at 6:30pm room #8
Stewards — Thursday 9/11 at 2pm, room #8
Retreats — Men’s: 9/12-9/14, Women’s: 9/26-9/28. See the flyers on the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall
Back to School Bake Sale AND The River Worship Service — Sunday September 14th
The Friends Women Fellowship invites you to join them this week in prayer and praise for the EFM Home Office Missionaries going to Jerusalem as well as missionaries progressing through their training as part of the Five-Year goal and for a sufficient number of new missionaries to help take up spots in identified fields. Prayer and praise also for missionaries in India as they deal with recovery from health concerns.
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Order of Service, August 31st, 2025

Order of Service:
Welcome & Call to Worship
Hymn #521 “Redeemed”
Greeting Time
Song: “Cry of My Heart”
Hymn #349 “When We Walk with the Lord (Trust and Obey)”
Prayer for the Offering
Song: “10,000 Reasons”
Kid’s Song: “Less of Me”
Koinonia Kids Dismissal (Kindergarten to Middle School — Fellowship Hall)
Today’s Message: “Fruitful Labor”
Luke 13:6-9
Pastor Jesse Davis
Closing Song
Hymn #354 “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”
Question for Reflection: Do you acknowledge God’s ownership of all that is under your care? Do you give of your time and abilities in service to church and community and gratefully use your possessions as a trust to honor God?
Benediction & Open Worship
Next Sunday: Dirt
Events & Notes:
Prodigal God — Book Study resumes Today after service.
Labor Day — Office Closed Monday, September 1st.
Women’s Bible Study — Tuesday, September 2nd at 6:30 pm at MFC
Hobby Night — Wednesday, September 3rd at 6:30pm
The River — Sunday Worship Service, September 14th
Back to School Bake Sale — Sunday September 14th
The Friends Women Fellowship invites you to join them this week in prayer and praise for Missionaries in Nepal and Ukraine as they see success in children’s fellowship and church plantings. Pray for those that have recently received the Lord as they enter their communities, give their testimonies, and receive guidance from the Holy Spirit.
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Order of Service, August 24th, 2025

Order of Service:
Welcome and Call to Worship
Song: “The Joy of the Lord”
Greeting Time
Song: “Give Us Clean Hands”
Song: “As the Deer”
Prayer for the Offering
Song: “Teach Me To Stop and Listen”
Koinonia Kids Dismissal (Kindergarten to Middle School — Fellowship Hall)
Today’s Message: “Fruitful Labor”
Luke 13: 6-9
Pastor Jesse Davis
Closing Song: “Change My Heart O God”
Question for Reflection: Does your inward faith turn outward? Do you pray for your friends and associates and for those engaged in spreading the Gospel? Have you examined your beliefs and prepared yourself to share them, with sensitivity and humility, as the Holy Spirit leads?
Benediction & Open Worship
Next Sunday: “Dirt”
Events & Notes:
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