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ORDER OF SERVICE For your convenience, we have posted this outline of today’s worship. The entire worship experience is subject to the Holy Spirit. Thank you for worshipping with us! *The Praise & Worship **The Doxology **The Salutation Pastor: Give honor to God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Congregation: And to all the children of our Father, now and forever. Amen. **The General Confession This is an opportunity for us to confess that we have fallen short before the Lord. Because of God’s tender mercies, He is faithful and just to forgive us when we confess our sins. Pastor & Congregation: Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men, we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, which we from time to time most grievously have committed by thought, word, and deed against Your divine Majesty, provoking most justly Your wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; the remembrance of them is grievous unto us. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father for Your Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake; forgive us all that is past, and grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please You in the newness of life, to the honor and glory of Your name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. *The Hymn of Praise **The Morning Prayer *The Ministry of Music **The Scripture Reading………………………...……...............……..............................................................................John 15:18 **The Preface to the Decalogue………………………………………………………………………………………………Hymn #69 This is our acknowledgement that our Creator deserves the praise from each of us, and we therefore prepare to acknowledge His law. From all that dwell below the skies let the Creator’s praise arise; Let the Redeemer’s name be sung. Through every land, by every tongue. **The Decalogue On every First Sunday, we stand together to remind ourselves of God’s expectations of each of us. As He gave them to Moses, we affirm that God expects the same of each of us today. Pastor: And God spake all these words, saying I am the Lord, Thy God who brought thee out of the Land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shall have no other gods before me. Congregation: Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.

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 ORDER  OF  SERVICE  

 For  your  convenience,  we  have  posted  this  outline  of  today’s  worship.    The  entire  worship  experience  is  

subject  to  the  Holy  Spirit.    Thank  you  for  worshipping  with  us!    

*The  Praise  &  Worship    

**The  Doxology    

**The  Salutation  Pastor:    Give  honor  to  God,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Spirit.  Congregation:    And  to  all  the  children  of  our  Father,  now  and  forever.    Amen.    

**The  General  Confession  This  is  an  opportunity  for  us  to  confess  that  we  have  fallen  short  before  the  Lord.    Because  of  God’s  tender  mercies,  He  is  faithful  and  just  to  forgive  us  when  we  confess  our  sins.    

Pastor  &  Congregation:    Almighty  God,  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Maker  of  all  things,  Judge  of  all  men,  we  acknowledge  and  bewail  our  manifold  sins  and  wickedness,  which  we  from  time  to  time  most  grievously   have   committed   by   thought,   word,   and   deed   against   Your   divine   Majesty,   provoking   most  justly  Your  wrath  and  indignation  against  us.    We  do  earnestly  repent  and  are  heartily  sorry  for  these  our  misdoings;   the   remembrance   of   them   is   grievous   unto   us.    Have  mercy   upon  us,   have  mercy   upon  us,  most  merciful  Father  for  Your  Son  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ’s  sake;  forgive  us  all  that  is  past,  and  grant  that  we  may  ever  hereafter  serve  and  please  You  in  the  newness  of  life,  to  the  honor  and  glory  of  Your  name,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Amen.    

*The  Hymn  of  Praise    

**The  Morning  Prayer    

*The  Ministry  of  Music    

**The  Scripture  Reading………………………...……...............……..............................................................................John  15:1-­‐8    

**The  Preface  to  the  Decalogue………………………………………………………………………………………………Hymn  #69  This  is  our  acknowledgement  that  our  Creator  deserves  the  praise  from  each  of  us,  and  we  therefore  prepare  to  acknowledge  His  law.    

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies  let  the  Creator’s  praise  arise;  Let  the  Redeemer’s  name  be  sung.    Through  every  land,  by  every  tongue.  

**The  Decalogue  On  every  First  Sunday,  we  stand  together  to  remind  ourselves  of  God’s  expectations  of  each  of  us.    As  He  gave  them  to  Moses,  we  affirm  that  God  expects  the  same  of  each  of  us  today.    

Pastor:    And  God  spake  all  these  words,  saying  I  am  the  Lord,  Thy  God  who  brought  thee  out  of  the  Land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bondage.    Thou  shall  have  no  other  gods  before  me.    

Congregation:    Lord  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep  this  law.  

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Pastor:    You  shall  not  make  for  yourself  a  graven  image,  or  any  likeness  of  anything  that  is  in  heaven  above,  or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  water  under  the  earth;  you  shall  not  bow  down  to  them  or  serve  them;  for  I,  the  Lord  your  God,  am  a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon  the  children  to  the  third  and  fourth  generation   of   those  who   hate  me,   but   showing   steadfast   love   to   thousands   of   those  who   love  me   and   keep  my  commandments.    

Congregation:    Lord  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep  this  law.    

Pastor:    You  shall  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  your  God  in  vain;  for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guiltless  who  takes  His  name  in  vain.    

Congregation:    Lord  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep  this  law.    

Pastor:    Remember  the  Sabbath  day,  to  keep  it  holy.    Six  days  you  shall  labor,  and  do  all  your  work;  but  the  seventh  day   is  a  Sabbath   to   the  Lord  your  God;   in   it  you  shall  not  do  any  work,  you  or  your  son,  or  your  daughter,  your  manservant,  or  your  maidservant,  or  your  cattle,  or  the  sojourner  who  is  within  your  gates;  for  in  six  days  the  Lord  made  heaven  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  is  in  them,  and  rested  the  seventh  day,  therefore  the  Lord  blessed  the  Sabbath  day  and  hallowed  it.    

Congregation:    Lord  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep  this  law.    

Hymn:    My  soul,  be  on  thy  guard;  Ten  thousand  foes  arise;  and  hosts  of  sins  are  pressing  hard  to  draw  you  from  the  skies.    

Pastor:    Honor  your  father  and  your  mother,  that  your  days  may  be  long  in  the  land  which  the  Lord  our  God  gives  you.    

Congregation:    Lord  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep  this  law.    

Pastor:    You  shall  not  kill.    You  shall  not  commit  adultery.    You  shall  not  steal.    

Congregation:    Lord  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep  this  law.    

Pastor:    You  shall  not  covet  your  neighbor’s  house;  you  shall  not  covet  your  neighbor’s  wife,  or  his  manservant,  or  his  maidservant,  or  his  ox,  or  his  ass,  or  anything  that  is  your  neighbor’s.    

Congregation:    Lord  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  write  these  laws  upon  our  hearts.    

Hymn:    Nearer,  my  God  to  Thee,  Nearer  to  Thee!    E’en  though  it  be  a  cross  that  raiseth  me;  Still  all  my  song  shall  be,  Nearer,  my  God  to  Thee;  Nearer  my  God  to  Thee,  Nearer  to  Thee!    

Pastor:    Hear  what  Christ  our  Savior  saith:    Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  with  all  thy  soul  and  with  all  thy  mind.    This  is  the  first  and  Great  Commandment,  and  the  second  is  like  unto  it.    Thou  shall  love  thy  neighbor  as  thyself.    On  these  two  commandments  hang  all  the  law  and  the  prophets.    

Gloria  Patri:    Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son  and  to  the  Holy  Ghost;  As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end.    Amen,  Amen.    

*The  Ministry  of  Benevolence  &  Greetings  Whoever  is  kind  to  the  poor  lends  to  the  Lord,  and  He  will  reward  them  for  what  they  have  done.  –Prov.  19:17    

*The  Ministry  of  Music    

**The  Altar  Call    

*The  Sermonic  Selection    

*The  Sermon……………………………………………………………………..……………….Pastor  Conitras  M.  Houston  Moore    

**The  Invitation  to  Christian  Discipleship  This  is  your  response  to  the  Word  of  God.    If  you  have  never  accepted  Christ  as  your  Savior,  we  would  like  to  offer  Christ  to  you.    If  you  are  in  need  of  a  church  home,  we  would  love  to  be  your  family.    If  the  Word  of  God  pierced  your  heart,  we  would  be  glad  to  pray  with  you.    

*The  Ministry  of  Stewardship  Every  good  and  perfect  gift  comes  from  the  Lord—out  of  obedience  and  faith  in  God’s  word,  we  give  back  10%  of  what  God  has  given  us.    

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**The  Service  of  Holy  Communion  As  we  participate  in  Holy  Communion,  we  do  not  enter  or  exit  the  sanctuary.    As  we  approach  the  altar,  we  do  so  with  nothing  in  

our  hands,  nothing  in  our  mouths,  and  no  ill  will  in  our  hearts.    

The  Celebrant  Consecration  All  glory,  power,  and  honor  to  you,  Almighty  God,  Holy  Father,  Creator  of  Heaven  and  earth,  Who  did  make  us  in  Your  own  image.    And  when  we  fell  into  sin,  You  of  Your  tender  mercy  did  give  Your  only  begotten  Son  Jesus  Christ,  to   take   our   nature   upon  Him,   and   to   suffer   death  upon   the   cross   for   our   redemption:    Who  made   there,   by  His  oblation  of  Himself  once  offered,  a  full  and  perfect  sacrifice  for  the  whole  world:    And  instituted  and  commanded  us  to  continue  this  perpetual  memorial  of  His  precious  death  until  His  Coming  again.    For  in  the  night  in  which  He  was  betrayed,  He  took  bread:  and  when  He  had  given  thanks  to  You,  He  broke  it,  and  gave  it  to  His  disciples,  and  said  “Take,  eat:    This  is  My  body  which  is  given  for  you.    Do  this  in  remembrance  of  Me.”    In  the  same  way  also,  after  supper,  He  took  the  cup:  and  when  He  had  given  thanks,  He  gave  it  to  them  and  said,  “Drink   this,   all   of   you;   for   this   is  My  blood  of   the  New  Covenant,  which   is  poured  out   for   you  and  many   for   the  forgiveness  of  sins.    Do  this,  as  often  as  you  drink  it,  in  remembrance  of  Me.”          Therefore,  with  this  bread  and  cup  we  remember  the  life  our  Lord  offered  for  us.    And,  believing  the  witness  of  His  resurrection,  we  await  His  coming  in  power  to  share  with  us  the  great  and  promised  feast.          Gracious  God,   You   are   holy   indeed,   the   fountain   of   all   holiness.     Bless   and   sanctify   these   gifts  with  Your  Holy  Spirit  and  bless  us  to  Your  service  that  we  may  faithfully  receive  in  unity  and  peace  the  body  and  blood  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.    

The  Bidding  Pastor:     You   that   truly   and   earnestly   repent   of   your   sins   and   are   in   love   and   charity  with   your   neighbors,   and  intend  to  lead  a  new  life,  following  the  commandments  of  God,  and  walking  hereafter  in  His  Holy  ways;  Draw  near  with  faith  to  receive  the  Holy  Sacrament,  and  make  your  humble  confession  to  Almighty  God,  in  the  presence  of  His  church,  devoutly  kneeling.    

The  Elements  Shared    

The  Prayer  of  Thanksgiving  God  of  grace,  we  give  you  praise  and  thanks  for  this  Holy  Communion  of  the  body  and  blood  of  our  Lord  Jesus   Christ,   the   pledge   of   our   redemption;   and  we   pray   that   it  may   bring   us   forgiveness   of   our   sins,  strength  in  our  weakness,  and  everlasting  salvation,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.    Amen.    

**The  Hymn  of  Fellowship    

**The  Doxology    

**The  Benediction    

**The  Recessional  Please  remain  in  your  seating  area  as  the  pastor  exits  the  pulpit  to  greet  you  more  formally  at  the  rear  of  the  sanctuary.  

   

Please  feel  free  to  sow  into  our  ministry  by  downloading  the  Givelify  app  on  your  phone  or  tablet  device  then  simply  search  for  Greater  Ward  Chapel  A.M.E.  Church  in  Columbus,  GA.    You  can  also  mail  your  

contribution  to  1330  Talbotton  Road,  Columbus,  GA  31901.      

Thank  you  for  worshipping  with  us!    We  pray  that  something  in  this  worship  experience  inspired  you  to  improve  your  relationship  with  Christ.    Each  day  of  this  week,  we  pray  that  you  are  reminded  of  a  word  

spoken,  a  song  sang,  or  a  smile  shown  that  will  keep  you  until  we  see  you  again!    In  the  meantime,  we  pray  that  you  have  a  blessed  day  in  the  Lord!