WELCOME TO
THE CHURCH OF THE STRAITS
Pastor David Wallis
July 9, 2017 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 1 pg. 532
Teri Bach, Liturgist 9 a.m.
Ann Hayes, Liturgist 11 a.m.
*Hymn #409
“I Know Whom I Have Believed”
*Prayer of Confession
Freedom is costly. Why do we choose slavery to sin instead of freedom in Christ, like the Israelites wanted slavery in Egypt instead of the Promised Land? Thank you God for paying the price for us, in Jesus’ name, Amen!
*Gloria Patri #623
First Scripture Reading pg. 739
Isaiah 61:1-3
Time with Children
*Affirmation of Faith through Song screen
“Worthy is the Lamb”
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
Second Scripture Reading pg. 1151
Galatians 2:1-5
Sermon
“Freedom, It’s All a Matter of Perspective!”
*Hymn “It Took a Miracle” #524
*Benediction
Please join us for refreshments after the
9:00 service in 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 Ushers Todd Kohs and
Greg Pietrowski
Organist/Pianist Loretta Martinek
Treasurer Janet Schaefer
Financial Secretary Jean Hunt
Secretary Judy Churchill
In the Nursery:
**Nursery is for 1st grade and younger, thanks
Liturgists in Coming Weeks:
July 16 9:00 am – Les Jackson
July 16 11:00 am – Deb Moore
July 23 9:00 am – Calvarymen
July 23 11:00 am – Calvarymen
Sunday Worship Attendance
7/02/17 9am – 76 11am – 115
7/03/16 9am – 101 11am – 74
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
July 9 – July 16, 2017
SUN 7-9 2:00 pm Peg Smith Memorial
3:00 pm AA
6:00 pm Prayer Meeting
MON 7-10 3:00 pm Women’s Bible Study
TUE 7-11 10:00 am VBS Meeting
noon AA
6:30 pm PPRC Meeting
SAT 7-15 9:00 am Men’s Accountability
SUN 7-16 9:00 am Traditional Worship
10:15 am Adult Sunday School
11:00 am Traditional Worship
3:00 pm AA
6:00 pm Prayer Meeting
ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you have not scheduled your appointment for the new Church Directory, please call the church office! We want everyone in the directory – even if you are only here in the summer or occasionally. You do not have to be a member.
We have set the date for VBS – August 7-11. Anyone wishing to volunteer please call Judy in the office. The theme this year will be Rainforest! Please, please, please save paper towel tubes, aluminum foil tubes, wrapping paper and plastic wrap tubes for one of the crafts, thanks!
There is a list of ‘needed items’ in Fellowship Hall that you can sign up to bring. Easier than the ‘grocery style list’ that I passed out last year – this way we won’t get doubles/triples of some things and none of others! There are also little green slips that you can take with you, so you remember what you signed up to bring! Thank you in advance for supporting VBS! ~ Judy
Summer Services at 9 & 11 am! This means we need ushers/greeters and liturgists for both services. Coffee Hour will be held between the two services. Please sign up in Fellowship Hall, thanks!
For Operation Shoebox –July items are pencil sharpeners, small calculators, kazoos or anything you see on sale that would fit in a box!
July 23rd we welcome back the Calvarymen Quartet at both services. Following is the Annual Church Picnic, here at the church. Everyone is welcome – just bring your appetite!
"I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made." Psalm 139:14
There are free cards titled, "ABSTINENCE says.. " available in the fellowship hall. The card advocates sexual abstinence. Its message rings truth and dignity. May this card assist you in guiding your youth to seek His plan and walk in His Spirit.
~Ann McClue
Next Week is Clink for Kate’s Kids!