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[Silence] [Applause] [Silence] Lord, you are with me. Your shepherds, rod, and staff keep me safe.

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You prepare a hand for me, for all my neediness can see. You welcome me by pouring ointment on my head and filling my cup to the brim. Certainty of this and love which you give me, for all my faith, may your awesome mind hold forever for me. Hymn number 117, "Holy Ghost with Light Divine."

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[ Music ] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] ♪ Where thy God is in today ♪

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♪ Holy Ghost with body high ♪ ♪ Lift this guilty heart of mine ♪ ♪ Long has sin with us been drawn ♪ ♪ Well, O Minion, Lord, thy soul ♪

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[MUSIC] [ Music ] [choir singing] and J.M. Wilson leads us in the invocation.

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- Oh God, who maketh all things work together for good to them that love thee, pour into our hearts such steadfast love for thee, that those desires which spring from thee

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may not be turned aside by temptation. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING]

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[ Music ] When the Holy Spirit starts to move within my soul, It starts out by a burning that I just cannot control. It starts, I begin to shudder.

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It puts that heat all in my head. It's face, my eyes start crying. ♪ I'm dying ♪ ♪ Tears I've just ♪

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♪ Can't understand ♪ ♪ Rivers of joy ♪ ♪ Flooding my soul ♪ ♪ Rivers of joy ♪

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Rivers of joy, rivers of joy, make me so happy. I cannot explain these rivers of joy. ♪ The Holy Spirit ♪ ♪ Starts to move ♪

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♪ Within my soul ♪ ♪ It starts ♪ ♪ The fire burning ♪ ♪ When I just see ♪

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♪ I cannot control ♪ ♪ It sparks ♪ ♪ My wings are shouting ♪ ♪ It looks gladly ♪

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♪ All in my head ♪ ♪ It makes ♪ ♪ My eyes start crying ♪ ♪ 'Til I just ♪

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♪ Don't understand ♪ ♪ Rivers of joy ♪ ♪ Flooding my soul ♪ ♪ Rivers of joy ♪

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I cannot control Feelers of joy Make me so happy I cannot explain

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I cannot explain I cannot explain ♪ Joy cannot explain ♪ ♪ These rivers of joy ♪

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- Amen. - May we stand now for the responsive reading, the promise of the Holy Spirit, which will be led by Deacon Junius Smith.

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Responsive reading number 555, in the back of the hymnal. (gentle music) ♪ Hear ye my word, ye children ♪

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♪ I am thy God ♪ ♪ Blessed are they who walk with the word of the Lord ♪ ♪ In their hearts ♪ [MUSIC]

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>> If you love me, keep my commandments. >> And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another comforter, that he may abide with you forever. Even the spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive

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because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him, but ye know him, for he dwelleth with you and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless.

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I will come to you. yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more. But ye see me because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am your Father,

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and ye and ye, and I am you. ♪ I will be thy word in my life ♪ [singing] He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me.

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And he that loveth me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Jesus answered and said unto him, "If a man love me, he will keep my words, and my father will love him and he will come unto him and make a abode with him.

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These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

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Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my pathway. Amen. [ Music ]

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I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow. I'm tossed in this wide world alone. No hope have I for tomorrow. I've started to make heaven my home.

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♪ Sometimes I'm tossed and driven, Lord ♪ ♪ Sometimes I don't know where to roam ♪ ♪ I've heard of a city called heaven ♪ I've started to make it my home.

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My mother has reached that pure glory. My father's still walking in sin. My brothers and sisters won't own me, because I am trying to get in.

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Sometimes I'm tossed and driven, Lord. ♪ Sometimes I don't know where to roam ♪ ♪ I've heard of a city called heaven ♪ ♪ I've started to make it my home ♪

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♪ Sometimes I'm tossed and driven, Lord ♪ ♪ Sometimes I don't know where to roam ♪ ♪ But I've heard of a city called heaven ♪ I've started to make it my home.

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Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.

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This is the children's hour. All children in the congregation from the kindergarten level through the fifth grade are asked to come forward at this time.

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Train up a child the way that he should go. When he is old, he will not depart from it. Bring the children to me, do not hinder them, said Jesus, "For such is the kingdom of heaven."

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Again, he said to his disciples, "Except you become as a little child, "you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven." When I was a child, I thought as a child,

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I understood as a child. [Music] Good morning. Good morning.

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How are you this morning? Fine. Good. It's good to see you this morning.

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And we have for our children's sermon a passage of Scripture for the basis that's found in Paul's letter to the Ephesians. It's to Paul's letter to the Ephesians. And we're going to read just a brief part of that letter.

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The power is the same divine energy which was demonstrated in Christ, which he raised him when he raised him from the dead and gave him the place of supreme honor in heaven, a place that is infinitely superior to any command, authority, power, or control. This is a passage of scripture that has to do with the power that is available to every

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one of us. When Jesus was preparing to leave his disciples, in other words, when he was preparing to say Goodbye, and you know how it is when you're saying goodbye

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many times when We say goodbye one to the other. It's a rather sad occasion We hate to see the other person go they hate to see us go. It's a time of parting when we say farewell

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Goodbye We have an occasion here that is an occasion that we should look upon as not just an occasion of sadness, but an occasion of gladness because Jesus says to his disciples that he is going away.

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He is going to be with the Father where he will be seated at the right hand of God in heaven and that he is going to prepare a place for us and that we may be with him. He gives us his spirit and his spirit is a spirit of love It's a spirit of kindness

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It's a spirit of sympathy and understanding That enables us to accept other people and it helps us to get along with people in the best way It's that energy that spirit of God that power of God that helps us to be the kind of person God wants us to be

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So Jesus is with us, he has provided for us, he rules, he helps us, and he sustains us all along life's way. God bless you and keep you. [ Music ] [ Music ]

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[Music] [ Music ] ♪ Walk after the flesh ♪ ♪ Walk after the flesh ♪

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♪ But walk after spiritual peace ♪ ♪ Walk after spiritual peace ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ Walk not after the face ♪

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♪ But walk after the spirit of peace ♪ ♪ Walk after the spirit of peace ♪ ♪ Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk ♪ ♪ Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk ♪

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♪ Walk after the spirit of peace ♪ ♪ Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk ♪ ♪ Walk after the spirit of peace ♪ ♪ Walk, walk ♪

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♪ Walk and the Spirit shall lead ♪ ♪ Walk, walk ♪ ♪ Walk, walk and the Spirit shall lead ♪ ♪ Walking in the flesh you cannot feed the Lord ♪

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♪ You cannot feed, you cannot feed ♪ ♪ You cannot please the Lord ♪ ♪ You cannot please the Lord ♪ ♪ Walk in the Spirit of Christ ♪

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♪ Walk in the Spirit of Christ ♪ ♪ In its bright land free ♪ ♪ In its bright land free ♪ ♪ So long after spiritual peace ♪

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♪ All Catholic spiritual ♪ ♪ Beings ♪ - Amen. (audience applauding)

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Persons who are worshiping with us today as guests, if you have not signed a visitor's card, would you raise your hand? If you are a guest today

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and you have not signed a visitor's card, please raise your hand. We worship the Lord now in the dedication of our gifts. Let every person give according to how the Lord

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has prospered you. Honor the Lord with thy substance and with the first fruits of all thine increase, so shall thy bonds be filled with plenty

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and thy presses burst out with new wine. Our church is supported through tithes and offerings. The tithe is one-tenth of one's income to the church. It is a testimony of our faith, our commitment to Jesus Christ expressed in a concrete way

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now giving. Let us pray. We bless your name, O Lord, for every expression of your bounty and your love. We acknowledge your ownership of all things. We are yours and everything we possess. Bless us now as we share, offering first of all ourselves to you and then our substance for the glory of your name and for the furtherance of the gospel. In Jesus' name we ask it, amen.

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