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Weekly Nurture Devotion
November 8: Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Read Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
Joshua gathered the people to renew their covenant with God. The people reaffirmed that they would serve and obey the Lord their God as people of the covenant. We, too, are called to choose to serve God rather than tun away from God and to reaffirm our commitment to God and God’s ways. How does your life show that you have chosen to serve God?
Worship -November 8 at 10:00 am
We welcome you to in-person or online worship services in the Sanctuary on Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 10:00 am. The Rev. Kathryn W. Weed will be at the pulpit this Sunday. The Sermon is “Be Ye Glad".
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
O Lord our God, your Word is a lamp to our feet and light to our path. Give us grace to receive your truth in faith and love, that we may be obedient to your will and live always for your glory; through Jesus Christ our Savior. We pray through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
NEW TESTAMENT Revelation to John 5:6-10
Then I saw between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders a Lamb standing as if it had been slaughtered, with seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. He went and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne. When he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. They sing a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to break its seals, for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for God saints from every tribe and language and people and nation; you have made them a kingdom
and priests serving our God, and they will reign on earth.”
EPISTLE 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who have died, so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have died. For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who have died. For the Lord himself, with a cry of command, with the archangel’s call and with the sound of God’s trumpet, will descend from
heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words.
GOSPEL John 1:29-34
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’ I myself did not know him, but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel.” And John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ And I myself have seen and have
testified that this is the Chosen One.”
THE WORD OF THE LORD!
Thanks be to God!
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With Sympathy
John W. Solberg, 65, of Charleston, West Virginia, passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 29, 2026
John was the proud owner of John Solberg Plumbing, Heating and Cooling. He served as an elder at Rock Lake Presbyterian Church, where he attended.
Viewing was last Monday, November 2, 2026, with memorial service following at 7:00 pm. Viewing and memorial service was held at Rock Lake Presbyterian Church, South Charleston, WV, with Pastor David Bragg officiating. Curry Funeral Home, of Alum Creek, WV, assisting the family with the services.
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Upcoming Events
Sunday, November 8, we will be celebrating NOVEMBER POTLUCK. We invite everyone to the potluck after the worship service. Even if you cannot bring any food to the potluck, we invite you to bring your most important ingredient - YOU!!!
Urgent need for food!
Heart and Hand Food Pantry has an urgent need for food. Won't you help?
Their needs list follows:
Fruit, Rice, Beans, Jelly, Ravioli, Spaghetti Noodles, Crackers, Soup, Jiffy Mix, Ramen Noodles, Chicken Noodle Soup, or any other canned or boxed food.
There is also an urgent need for diapers of all sizes.
Bring your offerings to the church or deliver directly to Heart and Hand. We bless our offerings on the first Sunday of every month.