July 29, 2007, 10:00 AM

WE ENTER INTO GOD’S PRESENCE
Preparation for Worship
* Call to Worship –
Great is the Lord -
exalted among the nations.
Mighty is the Lord –
king of heaven and earth.
Holy is the Lord –
beyond our understanding.
Let us worship our God and King!
*Song of Praise – 171:1-2 “It Is Good to Sing Your Praises”
*God Greets Us
*We Greet Each Other
*Continuing Praise – “Jesus, Name above All Names”
“In Christ Alone”
“Not I but Christ”
Call to Confession – Luke 17:1-8
Prayer of Confession
God of transfiguration, you meet us in the ordinary as well as the extraordinary moments of life.  We seek you in the valleys and on the mountaintops.  Yet we admit that too often our eyes are blind to your presence, too often our ears are deaf to your call.  When you reach out to us through the cries of the hungry and homeless, too often our hearts shrink from your touch.  Forgive us, we pray, and set us free to love and serve.  Amen.
Assurance of Pardon –
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.  And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.  In Jesus Christ we are forgiven and transformed!
Praise be to God! 
*Song of Assurance – 416:1,4,5 “For Your Gift of God the Spirit”
WE HEAR GOD’S WORD
Children’s Time
Scripture Reading – Matthew 17:14-23
Message – “Faith That Moves Mountains”
Prayer
WE RESPOND WITH THANKSGIVING
*Song – 363 “Your Hands, O Lord, in Days of Old”
The Offering – General Fund
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Intercessory Prayer
WE ARE DISMISSED TO LOVE AND SERVE
Opportunities for Ministry and Fellowship
*God Blesses Us
*Closing Praise – 252 “Father in Heaven”
Postlude

THIS WEEK IN THE LIFE OF VALLEY CHURCH
At the council meeting last Sunday we met with the Redfern family as they all expressed their personal faith in Jesus as Savior and their desire to become members of Valley Church.  We were delighted to approve their request.  Michael, Maria, Casey and Jesse will also receive the sign of baptism when they publicly profess their faith.

Tuesday, 7:00 PM Elders meet
Thursday, 7:00 PM Prayer Meeting

Dick Crawford has been in Wilson Hospital this week being treated for an infection and a low white cell count.  Pray that the treatments are effective and that he can both return home soon and feel better as well.

If you are interested in attending the Willow Creek Summit via satellite feed to Syracuse August 9-11, today is the last day to talk with Pastor Gelder.  He will be finalizing our registrations tomorrow.  Just a reminder that this conference is not only for council members but is invigorating and challenging for all who lead informally as well.

Once again Broome Community College is looking for host families for 20 students from Central America and the Caribbean who will be arriving mid-August to study at BCC as part of the CASS Program.  There is more information on the papers posted at the information center.

Remember that the church picnic has been rescheduled for August 12.  Stay tuned for more information and sign ups.

Next Sunday, August 5, 2007

MORNING WORSHIP:     10:00 AM   Our worship will be led by Messianic Rabbi Ron Goldberg.  We are pleased to welcome him back to Valley Church.  The Gelders will be in Michigan while Betsy attends Camp Sunshine over the weekend, leaving here Thursday and returning next Tuesday.