Welcome!!
Thank you for joining us for worship this week. Our hope and prayer is that this time together in worship will be a great encouragement to our faith journey. Many prepare and serve each week so that all who come can experience the hope that is only found in a vibrant relationship with Jesus.
Today is a Big Day for our church. As we gather to celebrate our Lord Jesus, we will hear a story of God’s work in someone like me. Today is Laity Sunday, the day when regular folks, members of our church, share what God is doing in their lives as they bring the day’s message. If ever you wanted proof that God works in regular people, this week you will hear it and we pray to find inspiration for pursuing a similar relationship with Jesus.
If you didn’t know, our church is one of three sister churches here in Rock Hall who share the same mission, to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of our community and the world.
Everyone is welcome here because no one here is perfect, but together anything can happen.
The same power that was at work in Jesus is transforming our lives, and our community as we live out our faith - sharing and showing God’s love - by serving our neighbors and telling the story of His love working in our lives.
If you have any questions about our church or want to discuss your faith journey, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly. My email is gary@yourrockhall.church and my office telephone is 410-639-2144.
Thank you again for joining us.
Pastor Gary
Order of Worship:
Welcome Prayer of Adoration
Songs for Worship Prayer of Confession
Prayers of the People Message
Laity Sunday
Closing Worship Next Steps
Find practical ways you can take a first “next step” in your faith journey on our website. Just go to nextsteps.yourrhc.com.
Benediction
Life is much more than an accident. Wherever I go, I believe God needs me there. Wherever I am, I trust God has put me there. He has a purpose for me being there -
Christ, alive in me, wants to do something through me, no matter where I am.
I believe this and go in His grace and His love and His power.
If you would like someone to pray with you, please come and meet one of our ministry leaders at the end of the service.
Songs for Worship
Raum Chapel
364 Because He Lives
370 Victory In Jesus
334 Sweet Sweet Spirit
Wesley Chapel
310 He Lives
378 Amazing Grace
370 Victory in Jesus
Rock Hall Church
He Is
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
Lord I Need You
This week’s YouVersion Bible Reading Plan:
God’s Holy Spirit develops and displays His Fruit in us when we give our lives to God. When we follow Him, He begins to do in and through us what only He can do: make us like Jesus. In this Plan, we’ll dive into each aspect of the Fruit of the Spirit as well as learn how to live our lives led by Him.
Disaffiliation Information:
To participate in the process of discernment for your church, please engage the information under the “disaffiliation” tab on our website
Stay or Go: You can view the video available on our website under the Disaffiliation tab to become informed to learn how different groups see the opposing directions of the church.
Charge Information Meeting: Wesley Chapel, Thursday April 20, 2023 @6pm
District Forum: St Marks, Easton, MD, Saturday,Apr 22, 2023 @8:30am
This Week's Announcements:
Meet with Pastor Gary Do you have a question or issue you need to discuss? Pastor Gary is available for pastoral counseling with individuals and couples To schedule, just Click “Meet with Pastor Gary” on our website
Prayer Request Policy Change In order to maintain a more current prayer list, we provide a copy of this past week’s prayer requests. Submit prayer requests using the prayer request cards in the pews or the digital prayer request form on our website: pray.yourrhc.com Please make sure you have permission to share other’s information.
Current Prayer Requests
Revival in our Churches
Our Discernment Process
Our children and youth ministries
Caregivers and first responders
People of Ukraine
Our nation’s leaders
Healing of our nation
Israel and the Middle East
People battling addictions
Single parents and their kids
Pastor Gary & Family
Joe & Cheryl Holliday
Dickie & Bettie Porter
Eddie & Rosalie Kuechler
Karen & Mark Weller
Dean & Anna Mae Wood
Frank & Mariann Dulin
Michael Geibel
Bonnie Kellas
Teresa Robertson
Chase Dolgos
Mark Lusby
Rick Reedy
Patricia Brown
Hubbard Kendall
Bill Carroll
Philip Schwenger
Marge Kelley
Joan Melvin
Elmer Gustafson
Maria Coakley
Roswell Hynson
Eric Price
Linda Heffner
Drew Priest & Family
Glenda Dierker
John Caraway
Active Military & their families including:
Trevion Hopkins
Kyle Schauber
Brock Willey
Makenzie Williams
Steve McCarthy
Tristan Hague
Dakota Collison
Geoffrey Andersen
John Pettit
Jonathan Conner
Dante Spagnolo
Ben Coppage
Homebound:
Phyllis Dierker
Edna Cox
Ann Leary
Jackie Price Williams
This week's prayer focus:
Join us in focused and specific prayer for our church, our community, and our world. Be prepared to see God do great things as we collectively turn to Him in prayer.
Sunday - Our Mission: God, increase the desire of believers to fulfill the Great Commission. Matthew 28:19-20
Monday - Our Church: God, direct our vision for the Future. Proverbs 19:21
Tuesday - Our Leadership: God, help our ministers and volunteers persevere in Your work. 1 Corinthians 15:58
Wednesday - Families: God, help our families be committed to the Lord and His Work. Joshua 24:15
Thursday - Our Community: God, bring salvation to the lost. Luke 19:10
Friday - Children/Youth: God, help our young people set an example of godliness for others. 1 Timothy 4:12
Saturday - Adults: God, give our adults discernment to not be deceived by the world and Satan. 1 Peter 5:8
This week’s events:
Sunday
8:30 am - Worship Service @Raum Chapel
9:30 am - Worship Service @Wesley Chapel
11:00 am - Worship Service @Rock Hall Church
Monday
6:00 pm - Women’s Small Group Study @Wesley Chapel
6:30 pm - Women’s Small Group @the Priddy’s
7:00 pm - Men’s small group @Charge Office
Tuesday
7:00 pm - Small Group Bible Study @Charge Office
Wednesday
4:00 pm Rock Solid Kids
6:00 pm Family Dinner
6:30 pm - Youth Group
Thursday
6:00 pm Charge Wide Information Meeting @Wesley Chapel.
7:00 pm Praise Team @Rock Hall Church
Saturday
8:30 am St Marks UMC, Easton, MD
Birthdays
4/22 Dean Wood
