Fairfield Worship, May 9, 2021

THE LORD’S DAY May 9, 2021 “May your father and mother be glad;may she who gave you birth rejoice!” Lord, may our mothers rejoice in their children. Proverbs 23:25 ANNOUNCEMENTS PRAYER OF PREPARATION 2 Timothy 1:5 “I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.” Lord, increase our faith. CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 113: 1-3, 5-6, 9 Pastor: Praise the LORD. Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore. From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised. People: Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high, who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth? Pastor: He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD. HYMN OF PRAISE To God Be the Glory prayer of adoration MOTHER’S DAY LESSON Ministry of Prayer MINISTRY OF GOD’S WORD Luke 12:8-12 PREACHING OF GOD’S WORD Pastor Mike Schuelke "The Connection between the Heart and the Mouth" HYMN OF Praise Like a River Glorious BENEDICTION Romans 15:5-7 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. GLORIA PATRI Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? Matthew 6:26-27 (ESV)