10/02/22 | Sunday Worship

WORLD COMMUNION DAY and PEACE AND GLOBAL WITNESS DAY WELCOME to today’s service for the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Peoria, Illinois. (westminsterpeoria.org). TODAY'S MESSAGE: COMING TOGETHER We celebrate World Communion Sunday today with Christians of every tribe and tongue throughout the world.  At the Communion table, God’s gift of our diversity becomes united in worship of Jesus Christ. We remember together the life, death, and resurrection of our Savior. In our reading from Lamentations, the unknown author mourns the destruction of Jerusalem. He remembers the promise of the city and all that might have been. The psalmist remembers the time after Jerusalem’s destruction when the exiles were forced by their Babylonian captors to sing, though they were grieving for all they had lost. Singing praises to God was difficult for people experiencing deep grief and fear. Our epistle reading from 2 Timothy, was written as if it were Paul’s farewell letter to Timothy. Before passing on his baton, Paul warns Timothy he must be faithful to the teachings of Christ, the “good treasure” of the gospel,” which he learned from Paul and Timothy’s own family. In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus assures his disciples that faithful prayer in his name is powerful and effective. Even the prayer of one who prays with faith the size of the smallest seed, the mustard seed, can be fulfilled by God, who is powerful enough to do what is impossible for the petitioner. 🛎"SUBSCRIBE" now to get notified first of new videos. Please check the “LIKE” button above. Leave us a comment and let us know what your favorite part of the service was. STAY CONNECTED Website: https://westminsterpeoria.org/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4gZ... Facebook:   / westminsterp.  . Twitter: @westminsterpeo Gretchen R. Iben Arts Series Concerts: https://westminsterpeoria.org/music-a... Iben Facebook:   / ibenartseries   TO SUPPORT this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world, visit https://onrealm.org/Westminster1420/-... PRAYER: If you are dealing with something in your life and would like to have someone praying for you, let us know. Send us your prayer requests: https://westminsterpeoria.org/prayer-... The musical portions of this service that are copyrighted are used by permission under the OneLicense, net agreement, A726060