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...then hear in heaven your dwelling place and forgive and act and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways (for you, you only, know the hearts of all the children of mankind)...

(I Kings 8:39, ESV)

PRELUDE: Be Still My Soul Jean Sibelius arr. Marcie Smith

Julie Anne Russell, violin; Campbell Johnson, cello; Ellen Weaver, piano

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL TO WORSHIP

HYMN: Marvelous Grace of Our Loving Lord MOODY PRAYER OF INVOCATION

ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OF CHURCH OFFICERS

Elders Deacons

James Augustus Herlong, Sr. William Brunson DePass III * Lanneau William Lambert, Jr. Manly Eskew Hutchinson III * Gordon Stowe Query William Grayson Lambert * Thomas Henry Ryan * to be ordained CORPORATE CONFESSION OF FAITH

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord , the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the of the Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under ; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets; and we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. (The Nicene Creed)

PASTORAL PRAYER Elder Doug Barnett

OFFERTORY: Abide With Me William H. Monk arr. Marcie Smith Please find the offering plates at the various exits in the sanctuary.

SCRIPTURE LESSON: Matthew 6:14-15

14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. SERMON: Thy Kingdom Come “Letting Go by Holding On” Dr. N.E. Fluhrer “Letting Go by Holding On” PRAYER Matthew 6:14-15 | Dr. Gabriel N.E. Fluhrer

HYMN: Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive MARTYRDOM

BENEDICTION

CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE:

May the Peace (Benediction) Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

May the peace of God our heav’nly Father, and the grace of Christ the risen Son, And the fellowship of God the Spirit keep our hearts and minds within his love. And to him be praise for his glorious reign, from the depths of earth to the heights of heav’n; We declare the name of the Lamb once slain, Christ eternal, the King of kings. CCLI No. 393170 The flowers in the Sanctuary are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Henry J. Furman by their children: Richard Furman, James Furman, Nell POSTLUDE: Recessional on ST. ANNE Gordon Young Neunhoffer, and Vicki Burdett.

Patti and Sebastien Benicourt

Patti and Sebastien serve with World Witness’ Bridge Europe, a ministry to immigrant and refugee populations. They previously served in Turkey and have relocated to France where there are thousands of Turkish immigrants. The Benicourts have five children: , Elise, , , and .