Sunday Bulletin
September 24, 2023
Praise Team Sunday
Welcome to First Christian Church
Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath
10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” 13 Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.
14 Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue leader said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”
15 The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie your ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? 16 Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?”
17 When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.
PRELUDE Anita Dew
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS Virginia Ripple
*OPENING SONG “Old Church Choir” FCC Praise Team
*CALL TO WORSHIP Virginia Ripple
One: Preparing our hearts and minds, let’s give thanks to the Lord!
Many: Yes! We’ll sing our praise and rejoice as we celebrate the wonderful works of God.
One: Remember the way God brought the Hebrews out of slavery, providing them with food, water, safety and joy.
Many: We remember how God is faithful and abundant.
One: Praise the Lord!
Many: We sing our praise to the Lord our God!
*INVOCATION Virginia Ripple
CHILDREN'S MOMENT Ali Buesing
PASTORAL PRAYER Sandi Mull
Lord’s Prayer (use debts)
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.
*PRAISE SONG “10,000 Reasons” FCC Praise Team
COMMUNION INVITATION Virginia Ripple
COMMUNION SONG “Open the Eyes of My Heart”
PRAYERS OVER ELEMENTS Virginia Ripple
WORDS OF INSTITUTION Virginia Ripple
COMMUNION
OFFERING VIDEO
SPECIAL MUSIC Eliud Peralez
MESSAGE He Saw Her Sandi Mull
*CLOSING SONG “This Is Amazing Grace” FCC Praise Team
BENEDICTION Sandi Mull
POSTLUDE FCC Praise Team