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Order of Service March 15@11am Eastern
Second Presbyterian Church Oil City, Pennsylvania
March 15, 2026 4th Sunday in Lent

Prelude Tech Crew
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Penitential Rite
L/ Bless the Lord who forgives our sins. (Psalm 103)
P/ God’s mercy endures forever.

L/ Hear the Summary of the Law (Book of Common Worship, 2018):
• You are the Lord, our God and Savior: we praise and worship you alone. All other gods are idols, as lifeless as stone.
• You are the Lord, our God and Savior: forever may your name be blest. You gave us the gift of Sabbath, a day to worship you and rest.
• We are your people, keep us faithful: teach us to respect those who are our elders and caregivers, fill us with peace to make us gentle, transforming us to be chaste and pure in thought and deeds so that we give dignity and honor relationship.
• We are your people, keep us faithful: grant that we are good stewards, not stealing or lying or acting on envy or harboring thoughts of greed.
• You are the Lord, our God Most High.

L/If you say you have no sin you deceive yourself and the truth is not in you. But if we confess your sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1: 8-9)
All/ Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us that we might delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name.
L/ In the name of Christ I declare, you are beloved and forgiven. Jesus has taken your sins upon himself and bore them on the cross. Now, by His wounds we are healed/ Thanks be to God! Amen!
All/ Thanks be to God and praise God’s wonderous name.

Hymn: #410 My Faith Looks Up to Thee

Praying the Psalms Psalm 23
L/ The Lord is my Shepherd. With God’s care and protection, I need nothing else. Beside calm and restful waters God guides my soul to peaceful meadows.
P/ God guides me on the path of righteousness and teaches me to stay the path. God walks with me through it all, even through the valley of the shadow of death. And God doesn’t just lead; God protects and disciplines so that I flourish.
L/ I fear no evil for my God is with me. I know Life because God sets the table for me, giving me comfort even with my enemies surrounding me. God anoints me with oil to overflowing.
P/ Surely goodness and mercy follow me because of God all the days of my life and in te end I will dwell in God’s ow house forever.

Doxology “Glory to the Father,,,”

Passing of the Peace

Children’s Chat Tammy Botts
Reading Scripture
Prayer for Illumination
Humility Ecclesiastes 9: 11-12, 11: 1-6

Sermon “Life is to be lived with God”
Rev. Dr. Tim Harmon

Affirmation of Faith: Westminster Shorter Catechism (PCUSA Book of Confessions, 7.001 and 6.065, 1649)

L/ What is the chief end (or purpose) of man?
All/ Man’s chief end is to glorify God and enjoy God forever.

L/ And how does God’s call to glorify and enjoy God come about?
All/ This effectual call is of God’s free and special grace alone, not from anything at all foreseen in humans who are altogether passive in it until they are quickened and renewed by the Holy Spirit and then enabled by the Spirit to answer this call and embrace the grace offered and conveyed in it.

We Offer Our Tithes of Time, Talent, and Resources
Special Music tech crew
Hymn: Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow

Prayers of the People
L/ Let us pray for God’s people and for all the world.
Deacon/ Open our eyes and hearts to your presence among us. We thank you for those who have led us and guided us, some of whom are now gone. We thank you for the mentors and saints from ages past. We pray that you might bless us to be mentors for generations to come.
P/ Hear our prayer.
Deacon/ We pray for our country and state. We pray for our church and presbytery and fellow believers. May we work together to bring safety and peace, dignity and justice, and sustained abundance in stewardship.
P/ Hear our prayer.
Deacon/ Lord make us one in the faith. We pray for all who are called and baptized by the Spirit. May our witness be more persuasive, our service more effective, and our love more visible.
P/ Hear our prayer.
Deacon/ We pray for those discouraged or left behind, those who are ill or injured, those who don’t feel hope. We pray for those living trapped or addicted to fear, violence, hatred, and discord. Teach them your wholeness and grace.
P/ Bring your Kingdom Lord

Deacon/ We pray for the poor and outcast that they might know your love and abundance. We pray for those who are overflowing in wealth or power but are truly empty and meaningless. We pray for those who need to know You Lord.
P/ Bring your Kingdom Lord

Pastor/ Almighty and Eternal God, make us instruments of your peace, agents of your justice, and ambassadors of reconciliation in You. Make us to be bearers of hope in the perseverance you give in faith.

Lord’s Prayer (using debts, debtors)

Benediction
L/ The Lord bless thee and keep thee; the Lord make His face shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee; May the Lord turn His face toward thee and grant thee peace. (Numbers 6: 24-26)

Charge in Lent
Elder/ Proclaim the Good News, be persistent in prayer, do the work of the Gospel and carry out the ministry of Jesus Christ our Lord. (2 Timothy 4)

Closing Hymn: #601 Lord Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing ... See MoreSee Less