Prelude: “Variations on Morning Star” by Rex Koury based on the hymn by James P. Harding
Welcome and Announcements: Richard Freeman
Call to Worship and Invocation
Praise and Worship with Chandru Muthurajan “Breathe” by Maria Barneth; “Healer’ by Mike Gruglielmucci
Hymn: “Fairest Lord Jesus”
1 Fairest Lord Jesus,
Ruler of all nature,
O thou of God and man the Son,
Thee will I cherish,
Thee will I honor,
Thou, my soul’s glory, joy, and crown.
2 Fair are the meadows,
Fairer still the woodlands,
Robed in the blooming garb of spring:
Jesus is fairer,
Jesus is purer
Who makes the woeful heart to sing.
3 Fair is the sunshine,
Fairer still the moonlight,
And all the twinkling starry host:
Jesus shines brighter,
Jesus shines purer
Than all the angels heav’n can boast.
4 Beautiful Savior!
Lord of the nations!
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor,
Praise, adoration,
Now and forevermore be Thine.
Moments of Prayer
Scripture: Exodus 17
Sermon: “His Banner Over Us is Love” by Elizabeth Kidd, Founding Director of Place of Promise, Inc. in Massachusetts.
Hymn: “O How I Love Jesus”
- There is a Name I love to hear,
I love to sing its worth;
It sounds like music in my ear,
The sweetest Name on earth.
? Refrain:
O, how I love Jesus,
O, how I love Jesus,
O, how I love Jesus,
Because He first loved me! - It tells me of a Savior’s love,
Who died to set me free;
It tells me of His precious blood,
The sinner’s perfect plea. [Refrain] 3. It tells me what my Father hath
In store for ev’ry day,
And though I tread a darksome path,
Yields sunshine all the way. [Refrain] 4. It tells of One whose loving heart
Can feel my deepest woe;
Who in each sorrow bears a part
That none can bear below. [Refrain
Benediction
Postlude: “Blessed Be the Name” by Henry Balcomb, based on the tune Blessed Name, an early American camp meeting tune
Organist: Ms. Marilyn Glover
We welcome to our pulpit, Elizabeth Kidd. Elizabeth is a registered Nurse and founder of Place of Promise. Beth serves as Director in providing clinical and spiritual guidance for residents, children, and staff, as well as training for the next generation of ministry leadership.
As a young girl, growing up outside of Philadelphia, Beth was inspired by the many Missionaries that frequently visited her church. As a teenager, she volunteered at the Philadelphia General Hospital and saw not only the impact of poverty, disease, and addictions, but also the impact of spiritual death. She knew that she was being called to a life of ministry in her own country. After graduating from the University of Delaware, she served as an intensive care nurse to the inner-city poor and uninsured, then as a neighborhood missionary nurse, and now as founder and clinical director of Place of Promise.
For over twenty-six years, Place of Promise has maintained its focus on helping men, women, and children build new lives centered on Jesus Christ. While the challenges have changed – alcohol and drug use now starting at 10 years of age, polysubstance abuse, multi-generational separation from God, and dual-and tri-diagnosis (mental, physical, and substance abuse) – the focus on Christ has not.
Beth and her husband, Jeff, have been married for 50 years, have 4 grown children, and 6 grandchildren. Beth has mothered and grand-mothered countless more.