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Second Presbyterian Church Oil City

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🍊Donation help needed!🍑

Both Oil City and Rocky Grove's food pantries are in need of donations for the following items!

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Second Presbyterian Church Oil City

4 days ago

Glory is to God. Thank you to those from our church that were in ministry for the community this weekend. A few members at Oil City Mural Fest panting art to brighten the community (we have many artists here), those several who helped deliver food to 3 families from our Buy One Gift One Box, several who cleaned the church fellowship hall (we help community groups 5-6 days a week meet and do their ministry so this cleaning is not just for us), several who were seen giving rides to community folks needing to go to grocery store, several who delivered books and supplies to a few families who asked for aid in that regard, one or two visiting folks at different nursing homes. Those are the ones I know about. Thank you to all of you who reach out in big ways and little ones to show care and God's love, to brighten our community, and to give back in thanksgiving. Thanks to Second Presbyterian church members AND members of other churches AN EVERYONE in our community that ministers (sorry church word...serves). God calls us to be a beloved community together. ... See MoreSee Less

Second Presbyterian Church Oil City

4 days ago

Order of Service Aug 23, 2026@10am Eastern

Second Presbyterian Church Oil City, Pennsylvania
August 23, 2026 13th Sunday After Pentecost

Prelude Tech Team
Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship (based on Psalm 138)
L/ May all the peoples of earth praise our God! May all the kings and rulers know that God is Sovereign.
P/ Sing of Gpd’s truths and proclaim God’s unfailing love.
L/ Let us be humble, like God who is over all but looks with compassion o the lowly and poor.
P/ Let us trust God who guards our hearts and grants us life even when we walk through the midst of troubles.
L/ The Lord God will fulfill the purpose God has set for me as a child of God.
P/ The love of the Lord endures forever.

Hymn of Praise: # 461 He Leadeth Me

Confession and Assurance
L/ Let us take a moment of silence to reflect on our need for forgiveness…

P/ Lord, we confess that we do not act like siblings in your house. We instead act like the house and its agenda belong to us. We think of all your provisions as our own. We think we live on our terms. We fail to love each other, look out for each other, or even think we are connected. We confess that we live as if we are on our own. Convict us of the truth and bring our hearts to repent. Form us into your Body, living into each other and your son Jesus.

L/ Hear these words of scripture: “The Lord is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but bringing everyone to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9b). Beloved this is the Good News! Jesus has come and washed us in His blood and we are free now to love and serve Him! Amen!

Passing of Peace

Doxology

Special Music Pam Keverline

Children’s Chat Tammy Botts

Reading Scripture
Prayer for Illumination
Old Testament: Isaiah 51: 1-6
New Testament: Romans 12: 1-8

Sermon “We belong to each other” Rev. Dr. Tim Harmon

Affirmation of Faith: (1562, The Heidelberg Catechism, PCUSA Book of Confessions 4.001)
L/ Q1-What is your only comfort in life and death?
All/ My only comfort is that I am not my own but belong—body and soul, in life and death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. He has paid fully for all my sins with His precious blood and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil. He watches over me in such a way, that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven, in fact all things must work together for my salvation. Because I belong to Him, Christ, by His Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for Him.

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

Prayers of the People
Lord’s Prayer (using debts, debtors)

Prayer of Thanksgiving (from our Reformed Heritage)
L/ May the strength of God protect us; the power of God preserve us; the wisdom of God instruct us; the way of God direct us. Thank you, God, and fill us with your Spirit. May Christ be with us. Christ be before us. Christ be in us. Christ be over us. May the salvation of God be always ours this day and forevermore. Amen. (Patrick of Ireland, bishop, 401)

Benediction

Closing Hymn: # 276 Christ is Made the Sure Foundation ... See MoreSee Less