Christ Presbyterian Church

Worship Service

A Place for New Beginnings

October 6, 2024
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 Welcome to Sunday Worship Service
20th Sunday after Pentecost–World Communion
October 6, 2024 10:00AM
* Please stand if you are able.

Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
One: The Peace of Christ be with You.
All: And also with You.
GATHERING AROUND THE WORD

Call to Worship
One: The promises of the world turn to ashes and dust,
All: but the promises of God last forever.
One: We come to rekindle the gift of God ablaze within us.
All: The Holy One calls to us: “Come!”
One: Let us worship God!
Prayer of Adoration
Eternal God, give us hearts and lives ready to fully serve you in this world.
Even as we gather to worship you with your church around the globe this
day, open our hearts to be accepting of our brothers and sisters in your
Son, Jesus the Christ, that we may be united in our worship this day. We
pray that we will collectively be emblazoned by Your Spirit to fully greet,
accept and love our neighbors even as we share commonly our
communion with you and with one another. AMEN

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*Hymn
I Love You, Lord
I love you, Lord, and I lift my voice to worship you;
O my soul, rejoice.
Take joy, my King, in what you hear;
may it be a sweet, sweet sound in your ear.
Prayer of Confession
With the weepers we weep. With the warriors we yearn for peace. With the
exiles we wander far from home, for our hearts wander far from you. We
live in an uncertain world— time and again we turn to people who promise
us security. But God, you are our only source of safety. Help us turn to
you, our heart’s true home. Call us again and lead us home. Lord, teach us
to seek our peace in you. Forgive us for the multitude of our
transgressions. Rekindle a spirit of love and self-discipline within us,
through Jesus Christ.
Silent Confession
Assurance of Pardon
Special Music
You Raise Me Up
Solo – Susan Taylor
PROCLAIMING THE WORD

Prayer of Illumination
Reading from the Old Testament
Psalm 26:1-12
Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the
Lord without wavering. 2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and mind.
3 For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in faithfulness to you. 4 I
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do not sit with the worthless, nor do I consort with hypocrites; 5 I hate the
company of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked. 6 I wash my hands in
innocence, and go around your altar, O Lord, 7 singing aloud a song of
thanksgiving, and telling all your wondrous deeds. 8 O Lord, I love the house in
which you dwell, and the place where your glory abides. 9 Do not sweep me
away with sinners, nor my life with the bloodthirsty, 10 those in whose hands are
evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes. 11 But as for me, I walk in
my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me. 12 My foot stands on level
ground; in the great congregation I will bless the Lord.
The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version (National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, 1989)

Reading from the New Testament

Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12
Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets,
2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir
of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. 3 He is the reflection of
God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains all things
by his powerful word. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at
the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become as much superior to
angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
Continuing with Hebrews Chapter 2 verse 5:
5 Now God did not subject the coming world, about which we are speaking, to
angels. 6 But someone has testified somewhere, “What are human beings that
you are mindful of them, or mortals, that you care for them? 7 You have made
them for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned them with glory
and honor, 8 subjecting all things under their feet.” Now in subjecting all things
to them, God left nothing outside their control. As it is, we do not yet see
everything in subjection to them, 9 but we do see Jesus, who for a little while
was made lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because of
the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for
everyone. 10 It was fitting that God, for whom and through whom all things exist,
in bringing many children to glory, should make the pioneer of their salvation
perfect through sufferings. 11 For the one who sanctifies and those who are

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sanctified all have one Father. For this reason Jesus is not ashamed to call them
brothers and sisters, 12 saying, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers and
sisters, in the midst of the congregation I will praise you.”
The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version (National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, 1989)

One: This is the Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God!
Family Choir
One Bread, One Body
Refrain
One bread, one body, one Lord of all,
one cup of blessing which we bless.
And we, though many, through-out the earth,
we are one body in this one Lord.
Gentile or Jew, servant or free,
woman or man, no more.
refrain
Many the gifts, many the works,
one in the Lord of all.
refrain
Grain for the fields, scattered and grown,
gathered to one, for all.
refrain
Reading from the Gospel
Mark 10:2-16
Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to
divorce his wife?” 3 He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” 4
They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce
her.” 5 But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this
commandment for you. 6 But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them
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male and female.’ 7 ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and
be joined to his wife, 8 and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer
two, but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let no one
separate.” 10 Then in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter.
11 He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits
adultery against her; 12 and if she divorces her husband and marries another,
she commits adultery.” 13 People were bringing little children to him in order that
he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. 14 But when Jesus
saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to me;
do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. 15
Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will
never enter it.” 16 And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and
blessed them.
The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version (National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, 1989)

One: This is the Gospel of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God!
Sermon Rev. Tony Winter
“Married with Children”
RESPONDING TO THE WORD
*Affirmation of Faith The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in
Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead,
and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the
dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the
Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the
dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion
of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life
everlasting. Amen

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*Hymn
Let Us Break Bread Together
Let us break bread together on our knees;
Let us break bread together on our knees;
When I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me.
Let us drink wine together on our knees;
Let us drink wine together on our knees;
When I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me.
Let us praise God together on our knees;
Let us praise God together on our knees.
When I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me.
Invitation to Giving
Offertory
*Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Prayer of Dedication
Prayers of the People
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
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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!
Sacrament of Holy Communion
Invitation to The Lord’s Table
Great Prayer of Thanksgiving
One: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
One: Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them to the Lord.
One: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
One: It is truly right and our greatest joy to give you thanks and
praise, O Lord our God, creator and ruler of the universe
who forever sing to the glory of your name:
All: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven
and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
One: You are holy, O God of majesty, and blessed is Jesus
Christ, your Son, our Lord. In Jesus, born of Mary, your
Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and
truth. Great is the mystery of Faith:
All: Christ has died, Christ is Risen. Christ will come again.
One: Gracious God, pour out your Holy Spirit upon us and upon
these your gifts of bread and wine, that the bread we break
and the cup we bless may be the communion of the body
and blood of Christ
Receiving the Bread and Cup
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Post Communion Prayer
Gracious God, through the gift of this spiritual feast you heal our
brokenness and strengthen our spirits. Increase our faith that the power of
your Holy Sacrament will bring us to new life in Jesus Christ our Lord.
AMEN!
GOING OUT INTO THE WORLD

*Hymn
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Refrain
All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens, each little bird that sings,
God made their glowing colors; God made their tiny wings.
refrain

The purple-headed mountain, the river running by,

the sunset, and the morning that brightens up the sky:
refrain

The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun,

the ripe fruits in the garden, God made them every one.
refrain

God gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell
how great is God Almighty, who has made all things well.
refrain

Benediction
Postlude
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 **Please join us for coffee fellowship today in Parlor after worship.**
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Celebrations for September

Happy Birthday: Mary Schmidt 10/11; Henry Nadig 10/15;

Carol Loyden 10/19; Darlene Brzoska 10/21; Dana Reynolds 10/23;
Amanda Sanchez 10/25; Dorothy Hewitt 10/27;
Cathlene Burcham 10/29

Happy Anniversary: Juan & June Sanchez 10/22

Called Congregational Meeting Today

A congregational meeting will be held on today Sunday, October 6th following the worship
service to election and approved members from the congregation to serve on the Nomination
Committee.
Church Office Hours
Church volunteers are available in the office on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 AM
to 11:30 AM.
CPC Night Out on the Town
Join us on Thursday October 17th at 5 PM for dinner at Duff's Buffet 26111 US HWY 19 N,
Clearwater. If interested, please contact the church office at 727-584-8695 or Chad Bender at
727-304-7577 by Monday October 14th to make a reservation.
Neighborhood Ministries
*To help support our food ministries you can make financial contribution to the
“Neighborhood Funds.”
The Neighborhood Food Program distributes bags of groceries on Mondays from 4PM to
5PM.These bags provide additional food items to supplement caring for the families in need.
Food items can continue to be dropped off on Sunday mornings and placed in the wheeled
grocery cart or at the church office.
Pak-a-Snack has restarted to provide food bags to students at Anona Elementary.

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Ways to support your church in tithes and offerings
1. Online at www.largocpc.org
2. Through Vanco Mobile Faith Engagement App on Apple or
Android devices
3. Mail a gift to the church or drop in office mail slot
4. Use the bill pay option through your bank
5. Scan the QR code to the right using your phone

Weekly Activities Calendar

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 Our Vision:
To know God and to make Him known.
Our Mission:
We are a community of people committed to serve Jesus Christ,
empowered by the Holy Spirit, in the love of God,
and called to make that love real.
Our Core Values:
Seeking to be like Christ
Bringing the Good News to our world
Worshiping the Living God
Teaching and learning God’s Word
Supporting and serving one another.

CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Phone: 727-584-8695 • Fax: 727-585-1079 • 3115 Dryer Ave, Largo FL 33770
www.LargoCPC.org • email: [email protected] •
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 9 AM – 11:30 AM

Pastor email:
Secretary Sarah Reeves email: [email protected]
Director of Music Steven Radeck email: [email protected]
Custodian June Sanchez email: [email protected]
All songs used by permission CCLI #863215 and streaming CPSL 139714, Expiration date 7/31/2024
FYI - Video and audio equipment are used for the livestreaming & recording of the worship service.

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