Prelude: “Give of Your Best to the Master” by Robert W. Thygerson, based on the tune Barnard by Charlotte A. Barnard
Welcome and Announcements: Dorothy Berry
Call to Worship and Invocation
Praise and Worship with Chandru Muthurajan
Mission Moment
Hymn: “Blessed Assurance”
1 Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine; Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.
Refrain
This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long.
2 Perfect submission, perfect delight, Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending, bring from above Echoes of mercy, whispers of love. Refrain
3 Perfect submission, all is at rest, I in my Savior am happy and blest;
Watching and waiting, looking above,Filled with His goodness, lost in His love. Refrain
Offertory Prayer
Special Music: Irene Hofmann “Blessed Redeemer” by avis B. Christiansen and Mary McDonald, quoting Blessed Redeemer by harry Dixon Loes
Moments of Prayer
Choir Anthem: “My Song of Praise” by Nancy Price (ASCAP) and Don Besig (ASCAP)
Choir Director: Richard Freeman
Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33
Sermon: “Jesus Walking on Water” Pastor Rita Pereira
Hymn: “Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me”
Jesus, Savior, pilot me Over life’s tempestuous sea; Unknown waves before me roll,
Hiding rock and treach’rous shoal. Chart and compass come from Thee.
Jesus, Savior, pilot me.
As a mother stills her child, Thou canst hush the ocean wild;
Boist’rous waves obey Thy will When Thou sayest to them, “Be still!”
Wondrous Sovereign of the sea, Jesus, Savior, pilot me.
When at last I near the shore, And the fearful breakers roar
‘Twixt me and the peaceful rest, Then, while leaning on Thy breast,
May I hear Thee say to me, “Fear not, I will pilot Thee. Amen
Benediction
Postlude: “The Solid Rock” by Robert W. Thygerson, based on the tune Solid Rock by William B. Bradbury
Pianist: Marilyn Glover
We welcome Pastor Rita Pereira to the pulpit today. Rita cherishes her call in bringing forth the uncompromising Word of God. She is the wife of Rev. Carlos Pereira and the assistant Pastor of the Evangelical Church, Fall River (formerly known as the Portuguese Baptist Church). Rita has been involved in children and youth ministry, as well as, preaching and teaching God’s Word over 25 years. She is obedient to her call and ministers wherever God sends her. She has preached, organized and ministered at women’s conferences in Massachusetts; as well as, in Haiti and Portugal. She studied at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary at the Campus for Urban Ministerial Education (CUME).
She and her husband, Carlos, have been married since 1980. They are the proud parents of two adult children Andrea and Michael. They are blessed to have 5 beautiful and very energetic grandchildren. In her leisure time, she enjoys spending quality time with her family and her two dogs, Mia and Emily. She enjoys reading, but above all, fulfilling the will of God is her main purpose.