Thank you for joining us for worship this week.
I pray you have begun 2023 filled with hope of what God might do in and through you this year. I know I’m looking forward to being a part of what he wants to accomplish here in Rock Hall through the ministry of our church.
This week, we are continuing a study of the Gospel of Luke. We are in chapter 18, where Jesus has an encounter with a young man who asks, what seems to be a very straight forward question. But instead of answering the man the way we would expect him to, Jesus answers in a completely different way. I think we can learn something about the way Jesus responds.
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.
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
How to Have it All (Almost) Luke 18:18-30 Pastor Gary
Closing Song 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
156 I Love To Tell The Story
469 Jesus Is All The World To Me
407 Close To Thee
Combined Worship
That’s Why We Praise Him
How Great is Our God
Choral Anthem
354 I Surrender All (1&3-5)
This week’s YouVersion Bible Reading Plan:
Over the course of 15 days, Paul David Tripp will remind you of God’s grace towards you—truths that never grow old. When “behavior modification” or feel-good aphorisms aren’t enough to make you new, learn to trust in God’s goodness, rely on His grace, and live for His glory each and every day. Join online with a group of friends from church as we read and share from this daily reading.
Pastor's Study: Living Faithfully Starting next Sunday, 12/4, at Wesley Chapel UMC, Pastor Gary will be leading a study based on the book Living Faithfully, Human Sexuality and the United Methodist Church. Gatherings will be on 12/4, 12/18, 1/8, and 1/15 The book is available in print and digital formats. This is a required step in our disaffiliation discernment process. All are invited
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
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
Sharon Rodney
Eddie & Rosalie Kuechler
Karen Weller
Dean & Anna Mae Wood
Mariann Dulin
Carole Coleman
Joe Bramble
Dickie & Bettie Porter
Michael Geibel
Joan Melvin
Rick Reedy
Patricia Brown
Glenda Dierker
Pat Hastings
Don & Debbie Bergen
Mark Lusby
Paul Santori
Family of Bobby Oliffe
Hubbard Kendall
Mary Kelley
Betty Ainsworth
Bess Engle
Active Military & their families including:
Trevion Hopkins
Kyle Schauber
Brock Willey
Kelly Bertelsen
Steve McCarthy
Tristan Hague
Dakota Collison
Geoffrey Andersen
John Pettit
Makenzie Williams
Dante Spagnolo
Ben Coppage
Jonathan Conner
Homebound:
Phyllis Dierker
Edna Cox
Ann Leary
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, grant boldness and opportunities for us to share the Gospel with others. Ephesians 6:19
Monday - Our Church: God, help us be financially responsible and good stewards of the blessings You’ve provided. Malachi 3:10
Tuesday - Our Leadership: God, allow nothing to hinder our ministers and volunteers from Your calling on their lives. Nehemiah 6:3
Wednesday - Families: God, help us recognize the importance of first making disciples of Christ in our homes. Proverbs 22:6
Thursday - Our Community: God, we ask for your healing of the broken structures and systems in our community. 2 Chronicles 7:14
Friday - Children/Youth: God, help our young people humbly submit to and honor those in authority over them. Ephesians 6:1-3
Saturday - Adults: God, cause our adults to humble themselves and seek Your face. 2 Chronicles 7:14
This week’s events:
Sunday
8:30 am - Worship Service @Raum Chapel
10:00 am - Combined Worship Service @Wesley Chapel
5:00 pm - Living Faithfully Discernment Book Study
Monday
6:30 pm - Women’s small group @The Priddy’s
7:00 pm - Men’s small group @Charge Office
Tuesday
6:30 pm - Combined Leadership Board @Charge Office
Wednesday
4-6:00 pm - Rock Solid Kids
6:00 pm - Family Dinner
6:30-8:00 pm - Youth Group
Thursday
7:00 pm - Praise Team Practice
Sunday
8:30 am - Worship Service @Raum Chapel
10:00 am - Combined Worship Service @Wesley Chapel
Birthday’s
Carole Coleman1/12 Amy Stokes1/14
