WELCOME TO
THE CHURCH OF THE STRAITS
Pastor David Wallis
August 28, 2016 9 & 11 a.m.
Welcome and Announcements
· Please sign our attendance pads; pass it down the pew, take time to note with whom you are sitting, so that you can greet them later.
· Green Prayer Cards may be filled out with your joys/prayer concerns. Ushers will collect them during prayer time.
* Call to Worship Psalm 34:1-7 pg. 550
Ed Weiss, Liturgist 9 a.m.
Ed Weiss, Liturgist 11 a.m.
*Hymn #191
“There Is Power in the Blood”
*Prayer of Confession
Dear God, we are lost. You found us, you loved us, you redeemed us and you have never left us. Thank you, in Jesus’ name, Amen!
*Gloria Patri #623
First Scripture Reading pg. 703
Isaiah 29:13-16
Time with Children
*Affirmation of Faith through Song screen
“Offering”
Sharing our Joys and Concerns
Silent Prayer and Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
Giving our Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
Doxology #625
*Prayer of Dedication
Special Music Ed and Joyce Weiss
Second Scripture Reading pg. 1046, 1048
Luke 23:32-35, 24:44-49
Sermon “There Are Many That Don’t Know They Are Lost!”
*Hymn #300
“I’ll Tell the World That I’m A Christian”
*Benediction
Please join us for refreshments between services in the Fellowship Hall.
Everyone is welcome!
How to become a Christian
1. Admit to God that you have done things that oppose His desires for you.
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23
2. Acknowledge Jesus Christ as God’s only solution to your condition.
“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
John 14:6
3. Ask God to forgive your sins and invite Jesus into your life.
“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”
John 1:12
What to Pray
“Lord Jesus, I need you. Thank you for coming to earth, living an unblemished life, and dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive you as Savior and Lord of everything I do. Make me the kind of person you want me to be.”
What to Do
Go to God in prayer daily.
Read God’s word daily.
Open your life to other Christian friends.
If God is speaking to you this morning and you desire to receive Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, or desire prayer for a particular matter, we invite you to the front of the sanctuary at the close of the service where Pastor Dave and/or others will be glad to pray and talk with you.
THE CHURCH OF THE STRAITS STAFF
307 N. Huron Street • P.O. Box 430
Mackinaw City, MI 49701
231-436-8682 Office • 231-436-5765 Fax
231-436-5484 Parsonage
www.thechurchofthestraits.com
Minister Pastor David Wallis
Head Usher Cless Hurlburt
Organist/Pianist Loretta Martinek
Treasurer Janet Schaefer
Financial Secretary Jean Hunt
Secretary Judy Churchill
Nursery care is provided at both services.
**Nursery is for 1st grade and younger, thanks
Liturgists in Coming Weeks:
Sept. 4 9:00 am – need someone
11:00 am – Worship at the Park
Sept. 11 10:30 am – need someone
Sunday Worship Attendance
8/21/16 9am – 65 11am – 85
8/23/15 9am – 74 11am – 58
Flowers: If you wish to have flowers on the Altar for any occasion, please contact the church office at 436-8682.
Hearing Devices are available from the sound booth. Please turn the device off and return it to the sound booth after the service.
CHURCH CALENDAR
August 28 – September 4, 2016
SUN 8-28 3:00 pm AA
6:00 pm Prayer Meeting
MON 8-29 3:00 pm Women’s Bible Study
TUE 8-30 noon AA
SAT 9-03 9:00 am Men’s Group
SUN 9-04 9:00 am Traditional Worship
10:15 am Adult Sunday School
11:00 am Worship at the Park
3:00 pm AA
6:00 pm Prayer Meeting
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Operation Shoe Box Collection – September is hair clips, hair bands and toy jewelry!!
The collection box is in the Fellowship Hall.
Listen… is God speaking to you? We are looking for people who would be willing to teach Sunday School. Older or younger children… team teach, the possibilities are endless. Please contact Pastor Dave or the church office if interested.
COS will be starting a Grief Support Group on the 3rd Monday of each month, beginning Monday, September 19th at 1:00 pm. Please call the office if you are interested (so we can get a number) or if you have any questions, 436-8682.
Looking for 6-8 people who could usher at the outdoor Labor Day Sunday service at the park!
The Missions Committee is collecting unused greeting cards and/or stationary along with books of stamps for the Northern Michigan Jail Ministry. There will be a box in Fellowship Hall for your donations, thank you.
Thank you to Cless Hurlburt for his many years of dedicated service as Head Usher. Now we need a new Head Usher. Basic duties include scheduling ushers for Sunday service(s) and inform them of their duties. The Head Usher position can be one or two people, or a team of 3 or 4 people to divide the duties over the year. Is this a way you would like to serve? Think about it, pray about it and let Judy (in the office) or Pastor Dave know. Thank you.