The Village Church is affiliated with ECO: “Then I saw the A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. seven angels who For more information, see our website: www.TheVillageChurchNV.org or www.eco-pres.org. stand before God, and seven trumpets Our Prayers: Kristen Ferrall - death of her father; Sandy Saavy - healing from fall; were given to them.” Doris Spain - repair of her house; George Frederic - healing; Mark Neilson - Revelation 8:2 healing; healing for everyone with cancer; preschool & school aged program; those serving our nation and their families; our nation and leaders.

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UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES: CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP August 9, 2020 8:00am In-Person Worship: Sanctuary & Live-Stream via YouTube. 10:00 A.M. 10:00am In-Person Worship: Outdoor Chapel & Live-Stream via Facebook Live. Church Softball: Practices on Sundays at 1:00pm at the High School Upper Field. ~~WE WORSHIP THE LORD ~~

Games on Thursday evenings. Email or call the church office for more info. WELCOME & NEWS OF THE CHURCH Pastor Jeff Ogden Church Hikes: Hikes are on Saturdays at 8:00am meet in Church parking lot at Welcome to the Village Church! If you have a prayer request for the prayer team or 7:50am (no carpooling & social distancing required). would like more information about life here at The Village Church please email the Deacons Meeting: Online Zoom meeting today, Sunday August 9th at 11:30am Church at [email protected] You can also update your contact information Session Meeting: Online Zoom meeting Wednesday, August 19th at 4:00pm and sign up to receive our weekly news updates. We’re glad you’re here with us today! BIBLE STUDY & SMALL GROUP INFO: OPENING PRAYER Tuesday Night, Incline Small Group (6:30pm to 8:00pm) Zoom Meeting. Wednesday Morning, Men's Bible Study (6:30am to 7:30am) Zoom Meeting. SONGS OF WORSHIP Wednesday Night, Adult Bible Study (6:00pm to 7:00pm) Zoom Meeting. nd th * Come, Now Is The Time To Worship 2 & 4 Sunday Morning, Middle & High School Bible Study (10:15am to Come, now is the time to worship. 11:15am) in-person in the Youth Room & online via Zoom. Come, now is the time to give your heart. If you would like us to create a new small group/Bible study via Zoom please Come, just as you are to worship. let us know the date and time. Come, just as you are before your God, come. Repeat HELP NEEDED: One day every tongue will confess You are God. Volunteers Needed - Our School Aged (K-5th grade) program would like One day every knee will bow. volunteers to be aids for the program or to teach a skill. Please send an email Still the greatest treasure remains to [email protected] if you are interested in volunteering. For those who gladly choose You now. Church Yardwork Volunteers - The church needs volunteers to help with a the defensible space project including raking pine needles around the outside of the Come, now is the time to worship. Come, now is the time to give your heart. church. If you would like to volunteer, please email the church office Come, just as you are to worship. at [email protected]. Come, just as you are before your God, come, come, come. Village Christian Thrift Shop Volunteers Needed - Thrift Shop is seeking CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Cindy Liggett volunteers to help out on a regular basis (including seasonal volunteers). The Thrift Shop days of operation are Monday-Saturday 11:00am-3:00pm. We need men and PRAYER OF CONFESSION women volunteers to help out on any of the days contact Linda Robins at 775-831- Lord, we confess that we suffer today because of sin, both the sins we have 5200 or Vickie Twichell 775-434-5830 to volunteer. committed, and the sins committed against us. We have done things we should not have done, and we have neglected to do those things we should have done. Save us The Village Church from ourselves; save us from the forces of Evil in this world. 736 McCourry Blvd. Incline Village, Nevada 89451 We do not have the power to undo what has already been done, so grant us grace to Phone 775.831.0784 Fax 775.831.0798 bear present burdens and courage to change things that can be changed. Teach us how Church Website: www.TheVillageChurchNV.org to live as those prepared to die and dwell eternally with you and your Son, our Savior, Village Christian Preschool 775.831.1184 Jesus Christ. Amen Preschool Website: www.VillagePreschoolNV.org ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS

~~WE GIVE THANKS TO GOD~~ 12 The first woe is past; two other woes are yet to come. 13 The sixth angel

PASTORAL PRAYERS, SILENT PRAYERS AND LORD’S PRAYER sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the four horns of the golden altar that is before God. 14 It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four The Lord’s Prayer angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” 15 And the four angels who had Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. third of mankind. 16 The number of the mounted troops was twice ten thousand times Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts ten thousand. I heard their number. 17 The horses and riders I saw in my vision looked As we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, like this: Their breastplates were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow as sulfur. The heads of And the Power, and the Glory, forever. Amen. the horses resembled the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire, smoke and sulfur. 18 A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and ~~WE MEET GOD THROUGH THE WORD~~ sulfur that came out of their mouths. 19 The power of the horses was in their mouths

Message: “The Seven Trumpets” Pastor Jeff Ogden and in their tails; for their tails were like snakes, having heads with which they inflict

Scripture: Revelation 8:1-9:21 injury. 20 The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not 8 When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were 3 gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk. 21 Nor did given to them. Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He they repent of their murders, their magic arts, their sexual immorality or their thefts. was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. 4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s WORSHIP SONG people, went up before God from the angel’s hand. 5 Then the angel took the censer, *Your Grace Is Enough filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of Great is Your faithfulness, O God; thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake. You wrestle with the sinner's restless heart. 6 Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them. You lead us by still waters into mercy 7 The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and And nothing can keep us apart. it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees Pre-Chorus (So) remember Your people, remember Your children, were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. 8 The second angel sounded his Remember Your promise, O God. trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, 9 a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a Chorus 1 Your grace is enough, Your grace is enough, third of the ships were destroyed. 10 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great Your grace is enough for me. star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of Great is Your love and justice, God of Jacob; water— 11 the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and 12 You use the weak to lead the strong. many people died from the waters that had become bitter. The fourth angel sounded his You lead us in the song of Your salvation, trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so And all Your people sing along. that a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of 13 Pre-Chorus the night. As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts Chorus 1 x2 about to be sounded by the other three angels!” Chorus 2 Yeah Your grace is enough; Heaven reaches out to us. 9 The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the Your grace is enough for me. sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss. 2 When he opened God, I sing Your grace is enough; I'm covered in Your love. the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky 3 Your grace is enough for me, for me, for me. were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss. And out of the smoke locusts came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions of the earth. 4 They were told *BENEDICTION not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those people who did not 5 *BENEDICTION RESPONSE have the seal of God on their foreheads. They were not allowed to kill them but only to torture them for five months. And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a *May the Lord, Mighty God scorpion when it strikes. 6 During those days people will seek death but will not find it; May the Lord, mighty God, bless and keep you forever. they will long to die, but death will elude them. 7 The locusts looked like horses prepared Grant you peace, perfect peace, courage in every endeavor. for battle. On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces Lift up your eyes, and see His face, and His grace forever. 8 May the Lord mighty God, bless and keep you forever. resembled human faces. Their hair was like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth. 9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle. 10 They A THOUGHT FROM CHRISTIANS PAST... Presbyterian pastor Robert Murray McCheyne was known on occasion to ask people, “Do you believe that Jesus is had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months. 11 They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in coming today?” If they replied in the negative, he would say, “Then you had better be Hebrew is Abaddon and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer). ready, for He is coming at an hour when you think not!”