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room located adjacent to our Nursery, if you feel you need quiet or privacy. A video feed of the service can be viewed here, as well as in the Fellowship Hall below the sanctuary.Restrooms. Restrooms are located down the stairs from the Foyer and in the educational wing.Weekly Meal. Every week RCC hosts a weekly Agape meal after the service (served as a pot-luck). We always have plenty of food, and would love for you to join us for fellowship after worship!Contact. If you would like us to contact you this week, please leave your name, phone number, and/or email below, and give this page to one of our Greeters, Deacons, or Elders.

WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE JOINING US TODAY as we worship our great and gracious

God, and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. If this is your first time with us, allow us to introduce ourselves.Worship Service. Our weekly service follows a responsive pattern of worship found in Scrip-ture, as a dialogue or conversation between the Lord and His people. Here God meets with us, speaks to us, and blesses us; we speak and respond back to Him in praise, thanksgiving, and renewed commitment.Communion. Each week at RCC we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, receiving bread and wine as covenantal tokens of Jesus’ body and blood. Christians – young or old – who are baptized, and are in good standing in Christ, are invited to partake.

To facilitate Communion distribution, we encourage a representative of each household or group to come forward using the outer aisles to receive the Communion elements. Glu-ten-free bread is available on the pulpit side.Nursery. We love having children involved in the whole service. Please don’t worry if someone with you is wiggly – we are glad to have you all worshipping with us! During the sermon, nursery care is available for children two and under. There is a Nursing Mother’s

Soli Deo Gloria ~ T O G O D A L O N E B E T H E G L O R Y !

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DEACONS: Jeff Cone, Brian Erland, Daniel Forster, Dave Tooze, Bryan Hangartner, Tom Dahlin

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Pastor: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit!yy Congregation: Amen! Matthew 28:19

Oh give thanks to Yahweh; call upon his Name! yy Make known his deeds among the peoples!

Sing to him, sing praises to him;yy Tell of all his wondrous works!

Glory in his holy Name;yy Let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice!

Seek Yahweh and his strength;yy Seek his face evermore! Psalm 145:15–16

“Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.” Romans 3:19–20

yy Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come: in Your merciful presence we confess that we have broken Your law, both in what we have done and what we have left undone. We confess that these tres-passes, apart from Your grace, result in our impurity, and also make us liable to receive Your just punishments. We confess our sins and ask that You wash us from our impurities through the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ. From our violations of Your just law, forgive us through the perfect obedience of our Lord, and empower us to love mercy, do justice and walk humbly with You. In the blessed name of Jesus, and for the sake of His kingdom, Amen.

“But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being wit-nessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:21–24

Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for your sins and to be raised for your justification; and for His sake forgives you all your sins. This I declare in the name and authority of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. y Amen

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Lift up your hearts!

S U R S U M C O R D A — l i f t u p y o u r h e a r t

Let us give thanks to the LORD, our God!

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P A S T O R S P E A K SIt is truly proper, right, wholesome, and beneficial that we should at all times, and in all places, give praise unto Thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God. Therefore, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify Thy glorious Name; evermore worshipping Thee!

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145 I cry out with my whole heart;yy Hear me, O Lord! I will keep

Your statutes.146 I cry out to You;

yy Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.

147 I rise before the dawning of the morning, and cry for help;

yy I hope in Your word.148 My eyes are awake through the night watches,

yy That I may meditate on Your word.

149 Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness;

yy O Lord, revive me according to Your justice.

150 They draw near who follow after wickedness;

yy They are far from Your law.151 You are near, O Lord,

yy And all Your commandments are truth.

152 Concerning Your testimonies,yy I have known of old that You

have founded them forever.

Resh ר

153 Consider my affliction and deliver me,

yy For I do not forget Your law.154 Plead my cause and redeem me;

yy Revive me according to Your word.

155 Salvation is far from the wicked,yy For they do not seek Your

statutes.156 Great are Your tender mercies, O LORD;

yy Revive me according to Your judgments.

157 Many are my persecutors and my enemies,

yy Yet I do not turn from Your testimonies.

158 I see the treacherous, and am disgusted,

yy Because they do not keep Your word.

159 Consider how I love Your precepts;

yy Revive me, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness.

160 The entirety of Your word is truth,

yy And every one of Your righ-teous judgments endures forever.

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2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the

same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3

Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or

conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem

others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look

out not only for his own interests, but also for

the interests of others.

5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ

Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not

consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but

made Himself of no reputation, taking the form

of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of

men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man,

He humbled Himself and became obedient to

the point of death, even the death of the cross. 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and

given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should

bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth,

and of those under the earth, 11 and that every

tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,

to the glory of God the Father.

12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always

obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now

much more in my absence, work out your own

salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God

who works in you both to will and to do for His

good pleasure.

14 Do all things without complaining and dis-

puting, 15 that you may become blameless and

harmless, children of God without fault in the

midst of a crooked and perverse generation,

among whom you shine as lights in the world, 16

holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice

in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or

labored in vain.

17 Yes, and if I am being poured out as a drink

offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith,

I am glad and rejoice with you all. 18 For the same

reason you also be glad and rejoice with me.

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“Give to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering, and come into His courts. O, worship the

LORD in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth.” Psalm 96:8–9

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S O N G O F S U P P L I C A T I O N

If you have a prayer request for the public prayer, please fill out a prayer card and pass it to the center aisle at this time. Someone will collect the cards during this song.

F I L L O U T & S U B M I T P R A Y E R C A R D S

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yy 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Matthew 6:9–13

C O N G R E G A T I O N P R A Y S A L O N G W I T H P A S T O R

P R E P A R A T I O N F O R C O M M U N I O N

Congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord has prepared His table for all who love and trust in Him for their salvation. All those who have repented of their sins, have been baptized and are in good standing in the Church of Jesus Christ are welcome at this table. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.

Leader: Christian, in Whom do you believe? L E A D E R B E G I N S

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B E N E D I C T I O N

“Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, blessed them, and came down from offering the purification offering, the

ascension offering, and peace offerings.” Leviticus 9:22

P R AY E R

WorshipPray for our officers. Pray for wisdom and guidance for them.

Pray for wisdom and clarity for our Pastoral Search Team.

For wisdom for the Pastoral Search team, Deacons, Elders, and Pro-tem Elders, as they prayerfully consider Bo Cogbill as a pastoral candidate.

MissionPray for Lauren and Miwaza as they ministers to the Nazareth

House ministry in Ukraine. Prayer for wisdom, energy, and clear communication across language barriers.

DiscipleshipPrayers for the adult and young adult Sunday School class led by

Michael Lortz, that it would be a blessing to all who attend.

Prayers for the Women’s Bible Study. Prayer that it will be a blessing to everyone who attends.

Prayer for Ryan Nieman and all the Sunday School Teachers, as they prepare for the upcoming SS year.

Prayer for the Young Men’s Book Study, led by Tyler Cone, that it would be a blessing to all who attend

CommunityPray for the Traub family, and especially for Emerson during these

ongoing trials. Prayer that the counseling leads to a resolution.

Pray for Jared Unger as he continues through boot camp.

Pray for Lauren, that she would have energy and stamina as she serves the children of Nazareth House.

D O C T R I N E

Sermon: “Sleeping In The Woods“ Aaron VenturaNext Week: “Humble or Grumble” Kenny Anderson

Greeters: Sandy & TanyaNext Week: Bert & Lisa

F E L L O W S H I P

Sunday, October 28: Soup, Salad, and Bread Agape!Sunday, October 28: Congregational Meeting

Tuesday, October 30: Young Men’s Book Study 7PM

Wednesday, November 14: Choir See Joseph Forster

B R E A K I N G O F B R E A D

Agape Cleanup: Tooze, Young, P&S Mahar, DahlinNext Week: J&A Cone, Poindexter, C&S Fukuda, Smith

Dishwasher Today: Group 3Next Week: Group 1

And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. Acts 2:42

B I R T H D A Y S A N N I V E R S A R I E S&T H I S W E E K

Tuesday, October 30: Ben Forster

N E X T W E E K

Sunday, November 4: Katelyn ForsterSunday, November. 4: Jane Forster

Monday, November. 5: Adam SpearsMonday, November. 5: Oliver SpearsThursday, November 8: Sandy Dau

Friday, November. 9: Craig MischenkoSaturday, November. 10: Victor Couture

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