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Order of Service March 8 2026@11am Eastern
Second Presbyterian Church Oil City, Pennsylvania
March 8, 2026 3rd Sunday in Lent
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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 (Matt 22) and reflect on your ways.
• The Greatest commandment is this—You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind.
• And the second is like it—You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Upon these two hangs all the Law and the Prophets.
(silent pause)
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: #59 I Sing the Mighty Power of God
Praying the Psalms Psalm 95
L/ Come and sing praise to the Lord; shout with joy to the rock of our salvation. Come before God’s presence with psalms and shouts of thanksgiving
P/ For You O God are a great God and a great ruler above all gods. In Your hands are the caverns in the earth and the heights of the hills too. The sea belongs to you. Your hands have molded the dry land.
L/ Come let us worship the Lord and bend our knees to the Lord our maker. For the Lord is our God and we are God’s own people, the sheep of God’s flock. If today you hear God’s voice do not harden your hearts.
Doxology “Glory to the Father,,,”
Passing of the Peace
Special Music Pam Keverline
Children’s Chat Tammy Botts
Reading Scripture
Prayer for Illumination
Humility Ecclesiastes 6: 1-2, 7:14,17-22
Sermon “God sees us as we really are”
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 Pam Keverline
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/ Almighty God, grant that all who confess your name may be united in truth, live in love, and reveal your glory. Lord in your mercy…
P/ Hear our prayer
Deacon/ guide the people of this land and all the nations in the ways of justice and peace. Teach us to honor each other with dignity and learn to serve the common good with equity and diversity our goal as it is yours. Lord in your mercy…
P/ Hear our prayer.
Deacon/ Give us reverence for this earth and all creation. Remind us of our original purpose to care for and nurture all that you made. Teach us to be of service and spread your love. Lord in your mercy…
P/ Hear our prayer.
Deacon/ Comfort and heal those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit. Bring resilience and joy. Help us to create systems of justice and abundance in your way.
P/ Bring your Kingdom Lord
Deacon/ Be with those who are lonely, who despair, or who doubt. Teach us humility and open our hearts to the Spirit’s leading.
P/ Bring your Kingdom Lord
Deacon/ For all those joys and concerns on your hearts—I invite you to speak them aloud or write them on the chat…
Pastor/ Almighty and Eternal God, mercifully accept these prayers from your people. Strengthen us to do your will and fill us with your Spirit that your kingdom of love will be revealed to all we meet.
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/ May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirt 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. (Romans 15: 5-6)
Closing Hymn: #68 There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy
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Friday Litany 3/6/26
Mark 4: 35-41
Great Litany
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Good afternoon pastor Tim 🙏 God bless you all
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The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) put out a statement on Monday morning expressing how they are “deeply troubled” by the conflict and grieving the lives lost. The statement also emphasized the denomination’s previously expressed belief that “military force must be a last resort, and international disputes must be addressed through sustained diplomacy, accountability, and multilateral engagement grounded in international law.”
The PCUSA clearly denounced the “authoritarian” regime that rules Iran with “repression, corruption and human rights abuses,” but added that the conflict isn’t the answer, especially as civilians are being killed.
“Every government, including our own, is accountable for how it wields power, and democracies must guard against actions that erode the rule of law and constitutional restraint,” the statement adds. “Our opposition reflects our conviction that bombs do not create democracy, and airstrikes do not build just societies. … We recommit ourselves to Christ’s call to be peacemakers in a world too quick to reach for war
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Led by the Spirit, we as a worshipping body of Christ, discern God’s will so as to participate in God’s mission at home, in our neighborhood and wherever HE sends us in the world.