What Time Is It Now?

October 16, 2022
Pastor Jacob Lee
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Service of Worship

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Malcolm Archer

Leader: Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord!
People: Praise the Lord! Give thanks to him!
Leader: God has blessed us and brought us to this time.
People: God has blessed us and brought us to this place.
Leader: God has caused his name to dwell in our midst.
People: God has stirred our hearts and made us glad.
Leader: God has shown us his glory in his mighty word.
People: God has shown us the way of truth and life.
Leader: Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord!
People: Praise the Lord! Give thanks to him!
Leader: For 100 years, God has nurtured and fed us.
People: For 100 years, God has shown us his grace.
Leader: For 100 years, God has given himself in Word and Sacrament.
People: For 100 years, God has empowered us with his Holy Spirit.
Leader: For 100 years, God has made us his witnesses in the world.
People: For 100 years, God has placed us in loving fellowship with one another.
Leader: Praise the Lord for 100 years! Praise him for 100 more!
People: Praise the Lord for evermore! Oh, praise the name of the Lord!

Opening Hymn — #77 “How Great Thou Art” (v. 1, 2, 4)

1. O Lord my God! when I in awesome wonder
consider all the worlds thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
thy power throughout the universe displayed.
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
How great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
How great thou art, how great thou art!

2. When through the woods and forest glades I wander,
and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
and hear the brook, and feel the gentle breeze;
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
How great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
How great thou art, how great thou art!

4. When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
and take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow in humble adoration,
and there proclaim, my God how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
How great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee;
How great thou art, how great thou art!

How Great Thou Art
Stuart Wesley Keene Hine
© 1949 and 1953 Stuart K. Hine Trust
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 656051

Praise Song Children and Youth: Rejoice Singers

Lord I lift Your name on high
Lord I love to sing Your praises
I’m so glad You’re in my life
I’m so glad You came to save us

Refrain
You came from heaven to earth
To show the way
From the earth to the cross
My debt to pay
From the cross to the grave
From the grave to the sky
Lord I lift Your name on high

Lord I lift Your name on high
Lord I love to sing Your praises
I’m so glad You’re in my life
I’m so glad You came to save us

Refrain 3x

Lord I Lift Your Name On High
Rick Founds
© 1989 Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 656051

Appreciation and Farewell for Ms. Becky Valenzuela

Joys and Concerns, Pastoral Prayer, Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and glory forever. Amen.

Praise Song – Rachelle and Leah

1. We’re pilgrims on the journey
Of the narrow road,
And those who’ve gone before us
Line the way.
Cheering on the faithful,
Encouraging the weary,
Their lives a stirring testament
To God’s sustaining grace.

2. Surrounded by so great
A cloud of witnesses,
Let us run the race
Not only for the prize,
But as those who’ve gone before us.
Let us leave to those behind us,
The heritage of faithfulness
Passed on through godly lives.

Chorus
Oh may all who come behind us
Find us faithful,
May the fire of our devotion
Light their way.
May the footprints that we leave,
Lead them to believe,
And the lives we live
Inspire them to obey.
Oh may all who come behind us
Find us faithful.

3. After all our hopes and dreams
Have come and gone,
And our children sift through all
We’ve left behind,
May the clues that they discover,
And the memories they uncover,
Become the light that leads them,
To the road we each must find.

Ending
Oh may all who come behind us
Find us faithful,
Oh may all who come behind us
Find us faithful.

Find Us Faithful
Jon Mohr
© 1987 Birdwing Music | Jonathan Mark Music
Used by Permission. CCLI License # 656051

For those who are called and able, gifts and tithes can still be made through online giving, by mailing them in, and by dropping them off to the office through the secure mail slot to the left of the double door entry to the church hallway.

Offertory – Richard, Pastor Jacob

Doxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise him, all creatures here below;
praise him above, ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow (Old 100th)
Louis Bourgeois | Thomas Ken
© Public Domain

Offertory Prayer

Holy God, as we offer our gifts to you this day, we pray that, in our giving, we may be reconnected to the reason why we follow and the reason why we give. You called us to be disciples who make disciples. All-in – knowing who we are, who you are. And why we are following. Help us avoid that which distracts, the desire to hear the things that please us and make the road easier, but that will not bring us to the kingdom of justice, mercy, and compassion you desire for us. In Christ, we pray, our guiding light. Amen.

(2 Timothy 3:14—4:5)

Celebration and Thanksgiving: Paying Off the Sanctuary Renovation Loan

Praise Song – P.A.L.A. Singers, Directed by Benruben

We Are Marching (Siyahamba/Caminando)
South Africa (20th cent.)
© 1984 Utryck | Walton Music Corp
Used by Permission. ONE LICENSE # A-401420

Celebration and Thanksgiving: 100 Years of God’s Amazing Grace

Video Greetings from District Superintendent: Rev. Mark M. Nakagawa

Memories from Former Clergy and Families of This Church
Acknowledging God’s Grace in 100 Years of History
Presenting the 2022 Fund Check

Choral Anthem: Chancel Choir, Pastor Jacob, Directing

Scripture Reading — Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NRSV)

1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
2 a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
3 a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5 a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6 a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
7 a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.

Response
The Word of the Lord:
Thanks be to God.

Sermon — Rev. Jacob Lee
“What Time Is It Now?”

Closing Hymn — #545 “The Church’s One Foundation” (v. 1)

1. The church’s one foundation
is Jesus Christ her Lord;
she is his new creation
by water and the Word.
From heaven he came and sought her
to be his holy bride;
with his own blood he bought her,
and for her life he died.

The Church’s One Foundation (Aurelia)
Samuel John Stone | Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Public Domain

Benediction

Postlude – Hani

Radetzky March
Johan Strauss I
Public Domain

Marching…