Join by phone: Call this number: +1 301 715 8592 US Meeting ID: 860 0274 0088
Welcome-Announcements Steve Nitz
TIME OF SILENCE
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
– Psalm 46.10
OPENING PRAYER
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
In Christ Alone (Redbook)
SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
responsive reading – Psalm 46
1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. 5 God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. 6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
7 The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
8 Come and see what the Lord has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth. 9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields[d] with fire. 10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
11 The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
HYMN 444 – “I Love to Tell the Story” Hankey
NEW TESTAMENT LESSON – Galatians 1.13-18
13 For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. 14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. 15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased 16 to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being. 17 I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus.
18 Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days.
SERMON “BE STILL, MY CALENDAR”Pastor Tung
Purify My Heart (Redbook)
OFFERTORY Honor the Lord with your stewardship offerings to sustain our worship and work in our community and world. By mail: Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church, 500 Midvale Road, Upper Darby, PA 19082 Online: You may now also choose to contribute through an online giving form.
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
HYMN 678 – “We Are an Offering” Offering
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
PRAYING GOD’S KINGDOM IN OUR COMMUNITY / Lord’s Prayer (Hymnal, inside front cover)
HYMN 370 – “Rejoice the Lord Is King” Darwall’s 148th
Blessing and Dismissal
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God!
Announcements
The Session meets today after worship.
NEXT SUNDAY – JANUARY 25 10:00 a.m. – Morning Worship “I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS” Psalm 1; 1 Thessalonians 5.16-24 Pastor Tung preaching
After worship – Coffee Hour Discussion Dr. Kelsey Kjosness Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine “A Christian Approach to Science”
You are welcome to contact Pastor Tung directly for pastoral needs. Tel. 610.246.8240 • Email – arttung@gmail.com
