Order of Service, April 20, 2025
Order of Service:
Welcome and Call to Worship
Hymn 217: “Christ The Lord Is Risen Today”
Greeting Time
Song: “Celebrate Jesus, Celebrate”
Hymn 97: “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name”
Song: “King of Kings”
Prayer for the Offering
Song: “In Christ Alone”
Hymn 220: “He Lives” (Sing-Along with the kids)
Koinonia Kids Dismissed
Message — Pastor Jesse Davis
“Resurrection Sunday” Matthew 28:1-10
Closing Song: “Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed”
Benediction and Open Worship
Next Sunday Preview: “Obadiah: A Minor Prophet”
Events & Notes:
Prayer Meeting: Monday at Noon in Conference Room 8. Come pray for our community and friends.
BUSINESS MEETING: Next Sunday, April 27th immediately following service.
Praise:
“We are very grateful for the positive response, attendance, and unity we experienced at the Mexico Yearly Meeting sessions held in Aguascalientes, and the exciting reports each church gave about the hard work they are doing to continue expanding God’s kingdom in Mexico. It was very exciting to have confirmation from another young couple from Mexico City who are being prepared to be sent to one of the 32 states of Mexico under Vision Mexico 32. Glory to God!” (E & M G, Missions Mobilizers to Hispanic Friends)
Pray:
1. For the young couple in Mexico City who have begun the process of planting a new church.
2. For the seven other people who have begun training in the Friends Theological Institute in Mexico for God to confirm where they will be sent. (E & M G)
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Order of Service, April 13, 2025
Order of Service:
“I Come to the Cross”
Prayer for the Offering
“The Wonderful Cross”
“Hosannah to the Son of David
Dismiss Koinonia Kids to Fellowship Hall (Kindergarten – Middle School)
Message – Jesse Davis
“Come & See”
John 1:35-51
Closing Song
“The Old Rugged Cross”
Benediction & Open Worship
Next Sunday Preview: Resurrection
- Christian Ed – Meeting after worship TODAY.
- Prayer Meeting – Mondays at 12 PM in room #8 to pray for our community.
- Good Friday – Don’t miss our remembrance of Jesus’ sacrifice on Friday, April 18th at 6 PM. Childcare is available.
- Resurrection Sunday – NEXT Sunday, April 20th. Breakfast at 9 AM, Worship at 10 AM, and the youth will enjoy an Easter Escape Room.
- EFM Missionary Candidates for The Balkans “For progress in fundraising and in field planning, there is a lot to do still, but we see pieces coming together… It is a privilege and a delight to spend time, even very short visits, with so many brothers and sisters around the Yearly Meeting and beyond!”
- India “Our ministry in the Red-light area is growing. We are working hard. Some girls are getting ready to make public testimonies of baptism. We are being helped locally in this ministry.”
- Ukraine “One of our team members has found a way to avoid being drafted. He is not in good health, but the army pays no attention to health exemptions. Men are picked up all the time, and those papers are just torn up. He has been offered a job in a hospital for the duration of the war. It means he can only work part-time for us, but if he were in the army, he could do nothing, and he plays a critical part in the computer end of the ministry. This is an answer to prayer, his and ours.”
- EFM Missionary Candidates for The Balkans “The last day of work will be May 22. Please pray that God will provide for us to transition straight to full-time work with EFM at that point.”
- Ukraine “That these new believers will be discipled into an active, vibrant faith. Sometimes in the enthusiasm of evangelism, discipleship gets second place, but evangelism and discipleship MUST go hand in hand if these communities are to have strong churches.”
EASTER OFFERING – We are now collecting for Evangelical Friends Mission’s 2025 Easter Offering. If you would like to donate, simply make a check out to Medford Friends Church and write “EFM” on the memo line or on a giving envelope. Donations go towards propelling the Luke 10 Initiative – to send out missionaries “that all would experience the transforming power of Resurrection”.
Worship in Giving – There’s a time of offering during service. You may mail your offering, or visit our website at medfordfriendschurch.org and select “Give”. Thank you.
We would like to join you in prayer or help you in any way we can. To help us do that, we invite you to fill out the contact form on this website or make use of our Prayer Wall in the Menu at the top. Thank you.
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Order of Service, March 23, 2025
Order of Service:
Welcome and Call to Worship
Song: “Come Let Us Worship and Bow Down”
Song: “He Is Exalted”
Greeting Time
Hymn #428: “I Need Thee Every Hour”
Song: “How Can I Keep from Singing”
Prayer for the Offering
Hymn #275: How Firm a Foundation”
Koinonia Kids Dismissal (Fellowship Hall)
Today’s Message: “Jeremiah: A Major Prophet” (Selections from the Book of Jeremiah)
Pastor Jesse Davis
Closing Song: “Mighty to Save”
Question for Reflection: Do you live in vital relationship with God, trusting in Jesus Christ as your saving Lord and obeying the leadings of the Holy Spirit? Is Christ’s presence evident in your life?
Benediction & Open Worship
Next Sunday: “Lamentations: A Prophet’s Prophetic Mourning”
Events & Notes:
Mark’s mom, Bobi Burton, went to be with the Lord on Monday morning. Please keep the family in your prayers. Service details to be determined.
Prayer Meeting – Please come join us for Monday Prayer Meeting at Noon in Conference Room 8. We pray for our community and congregation far and wide.
Prayer Group – Tuesday, March 25th at 10 a.m. at the Fields’ home.
The Friends Women Fellowship invites you to join them this week in prayer for the following requests from the EFM prayer letter:
PRAISE:
EFM Office: “For a strong wave of generosity for God’s work as we begin 2025.” And, “For a growing sense that God is at work in our churches, communities, and world.”
EFM Five-Year Goal: “For new potential missionaries who have raised their hand, saying, ‘I’m praying about going!’” And, “For a growing conviction that God will use each local gathering of followers (the local church!) to complete his work both here in local neighborhoods and around the world.”
Our Missionaries in Bangladesh: “That we could start six youth group partnerships with a local disciple-making ministry in January. Pray that these young people will transform so that they will take responsibility for leading their local church.”
PRAY:
EFM Office: “That the Lord would send workers into the harvest from every local congregation (see Luke 10:2). And, “That the Lord would make his people One (see John 20:20- 23).”
EFM Five-Year Goal: “For financial support for several missionary households who are raising funds so that they can either deploy or return to their field of work.”
Our Missionaries in Bangladesh: “An on-field discipleship training and outreach is now going on in one field. Pray that through these on-field training, young people, as well as local church members, will be motivated, challenged, and equipped to multiply churches in Bangladesh.”
Worship in Giving – There’s a time of offering during service. You may mail your offering, or select the “Give” button at the top of this website and enter your information. Thank you.
We would like to join you in prayer or help you in any way we can. To help us do that, we invite you to fill out the contact form on this website or make use of our Prayer Wall in the Menu at the top. Thank you.
We believe in the unity of the body of Christ. To that end, please pray with us this week for Lincoln Road Baptist Church in Grants Pass and our missionaries in Nepal. May our Lord bless these brothers & sisters as they serve Him.
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