Second Presbyterian Church

Second Presbyterian Church Oil City

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Orcer of Service Nov 8@11am Eastern

Second Presbyterian Church Oil City, Pennsylvania
November 8, 2026 24th Sunday After Pentecost

Prelude Tech Team
Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship (based on Psalm 78)
L/O my people hear my teaching, listen to the words from my mouth.
P/ Let us remember the words God has spoken in the past. Let us not hide them but tell future generations.
L/ God has given us Laws, has given us teachings, has shown loving deeds and called us to community
P/ Let us not be like our ancestors who were stubborn and rebellious but be filled with a Spirit of faithfulness and love.
L/ Let us not test God with made-up tests nor demand that God’s plans fit into ours.
P/ Let us be awoken from our slumber and dwell in God’s House instead.
L/ For God will Himself shepherd us; Listen to the Words of God.

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/ O God of hope, your Son Jesus came that He might destroy evil and make us again into your children. We confess that we resist him and cling to the ways of the world. We love only for reward, we trust only in our own control, we look for immediate gratification and fail to live a life of loving God and others. Forgive us. Fill us with a hope that makes us pure. Make us disciples ready for when Jesus comes again, building the Kingdom with the Spirit. Amen

L/ Hear these words of scripture: “The Son of Man will return in the clouds and will send His angels to gather all the elect from all the nations. Heaven and earth may pass away but my Words will never pass.” (Mark 13:26-27) 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!

Special Music Pam Keverline

Passing of the Peace
Hymn: Doxology “Glory be to the Father…”

Children’s Chat Tammy Botts

Offertory
We Worship by Our Tithes of Time, Talent, and Resources
Hymn: Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow

Reading Scripture
Prayer for Illumination
Old Testament: Amos 5: 21-27
New Testament: 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18
Sermon “Rapture, What Now?” Rev. Dr. Tim Harmon

Affirmation of Faith: (The Apostles’ Creed, PCUSA Book of Confessions,180 AD)
All/ I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again from the dead. Jesus ascended into heaven and now sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Special Music Pam Keverline

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

Prayer of Thanksgiving (from our Reformed Heritage)
L/ O Lord, who dwells in light unapproachable and full of glory, we thank you that in the fullness of time you sent your Son as the Light of the World. In His Light may we see more clearly. In Christ’s Light, may we see the majesty and goodness of your being. In His light may we see the world and understand our call—to love God and love each other. And may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Spirit dwell deep within us. (John Mackay,1961, Princeton Theological Seminary president)

Benediction

Closing Hymn: # 556 Now Thank We All our God ... See MoreSee Less