Westminster Presbyterian is Located in Uptown Phoenix, Just Minutes From Downtown.
4735 N. 19th Ave. Phoenix, AZ, 602-274-2122
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Order of Service for Sunday, October 13, 2024, 10:30 AM
Prelude (Kathleen Jones)
Welcome and Call to Worship
Hymn: “Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!” (Presbyterian Hymnal #144)
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Assurance of Pardon
Song of Praise: “There Is a Redeemer” (Lift Up Your Hearts #78)
We Greet One Another
Choir Anthem: “Song of Quiet Praise,” by James Kimball (directed by Carol Fassbender)
Scripture Reading:
Hebrews 4:14-5:10 (New International Version)
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. 16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
5:1 Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness. 3 This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people. 4 And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.
5 In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him,
“You are my Son;
today I have become your Father.”
6 And he says in another place,
“You are a priest forever,
in the order of Melchizedek.”
7 During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. 8 Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered 9 and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him 10 and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
Sermon (Gale Watkins, Pastor)
Hymn: “Jesus, Lover of My Soul!” (Presbyterian Hymnal #303)
A Time of Prayer
Answers to Prayer and Prayer Requests
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
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.
Offertory
Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Prayer of Dedication (from James G. Kirk, When We Gather)
We draw near your throne of grace, O God,
renewed by your mercy and enlivened by your power.
You have given us the gift of a Savior so that in you we live and move and have our being.
Your Spirit resides within us as a source of encouragement and strength.
Accept what we bring now as signs of our faithfulness,
and bless what we do hereafter as we express our commitment;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hymn: “Fairest Lord Jesus” (Presbyterian Hymnal #306)
Benediction
Postlude (Kathleen Jones)
This week:
Monday, October 14 Prayer in the Lounge at 2:45 PM
Thursday, October 17 Choir practice in the Choir Room at 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 20 Class in the Lounge at 9:15 AM
Worship in the Sanctuary at 10:30 AM, followed by coffee hour in Fellowship Hall
Prayer Requests
Do you have a prayer request?
If you have a prayer request, please fill out the prayer request form below or halfway down the Contact page.
We will forward prayer requests to our prayer chain when we receive them from the church answering machine, from one of our deacons, from email, or from the Contact page form.