Poolesville Presbyterian Church

Times and Events	Children and Worship	Christian Education
9:15 am Sunday School (in Speer hall and the Manse during the school year) 9:15 am Adult Education (in the Sanctuary during the school year) 10:30 am Worship (in person in the Sanctuary) and also streaming via Facebook Live and on our website 11:30 am Fellowship (in the Fellowship Hall)	Childcare is available during worship service for children ages 1 month to 2 years. Children 2nd grade and under typically leave the worship service following Time With Children (adult supervision provided). Children 3rd grade and older are encouraged to remain in the Sanctuary for the entire worship service. Books, coloring and activity books, and "worship buddy animals" are available as you enter the sanctuary for kids third grade and over.	PPC members are creative, purposeful people who care a lot about Christian Education. We provide Sunday School for children of all ages during the school year. In addition, we have weekly Christian Education classes for adults that are presented by our Pastor, Rev. Dr. David Williams (also during the school year).

Times and Events

Children and Worship

Christian Education

9:15 am Sunday School (in Speer hall and the Manse during the school year)
9:15 am Adult Education (in the Sanctuary during the school year)
10:30 am Worship (in person in the Sanctuary) and also streaming via Facebook Live and on our website
11:30 am Fellowship (in the Fellowship Hall)

Childcare is available during worship service for children ages 1 month to 2 years.

Children 2nd grade and under typically leave the worship service following Time With Children (adult supervision provided).

Children 3rd grade and older are encouraged to remain in the Sanctuary for the entire worship service. Books, coloring and activity books, and "worship buddy animals" are available as you enter the sanctuary for kids third grade and over.

PPC members are creative, purposeful people who care a lot about Christian Education. We provide Sunday School for children of all ages during the school year. In addition, we have weekly Christian Education classes for adults that are presented by our Pastor, Rev. Dr. David Williams (also during the school year).

I'm New

Who We Are	What We Believe	Contacting Us
PPC seeks to be a warm and welcoming community that invites you to "come just as you are" to learn what it means to follow Jesus with your life. ☆ Meet our Pastor ☆ Our Session ☆ More About Us ☆ History of PPC	What does it mean to be Presbyterian? ☆ Our beliefs	Would you like to get in touch with us? ☆ Contact us

Adult and Family

We are a Safe Church	Child and Youth Ministries
PPC is committed to creating a safe and caring church environment for children and youth. Please check out our Child Protection Policy to learn more. ☆ Child Protection Policy	Children and youth are important part of PPC. ☆ VBS (Vacation Bible School)

Get Involved

Music Ministries	Missions
Worship is vital to the life and work of God's people. At PPC, music and worship play an integral role in helping our church accomplish its mission. ☆ Adult Choir	The PPC community supports a variety of local and national missions. ☆ Little Free Pantry ☆ Backpack Bites ☆ Poolesville Community Garden Info ☆ Friendly Thrift Shop ☆ WUMCO-Help ☆ Rebuilding Together

Care and Prayer

Major Life Events	Prayers
We would love to support you in the major life events for you or your loved ones. ☆ Baptism ☆ Marriage ☆ Death and Funeral	PPC welcomes your requests for prayer for yourself or for those in need within your circle of family, friends, and acquaintances ☆ Prayer Requests

Multimedia

Worship and Music	Sermon Podcasts (July 12, 2020 and prior)	How About Some Pictures
Our Sunday Worship services are streamed live: ☆ Listen to our worship service on our website ☆ Listen via our Facebook page Music: ☆ Hear our Choir singing in recent worship services.	We recorded our pastor's sermons prior to July 20, 2020 so you can listen to them. ☆ Listen to Podcasts	View a picture gallery of PPC. ☆ Picture gallery

Use Our Facilities

Overview	Requesting Use
We let our members and other non-profit organizations use our facilities. You can get more information as well as learn about our policies and rules for use. ☆ General Information ☆ Policy and Rules	You can request use of our facilities online or via email. ☆ Online Request (recommended) ☆ Email Request

If you are having issues click here to go to an alternative format of live streaming. It will not have the bulletin.

Poolesville Presbyterian Church
03.09.2025; First Sunday in Lent

Call To Worship: (responsive, adapted from a prayer by Carol Penner)

Leader: Here we are, Lord. We come into your presence seeking your peace.
Response: Here we are, Lord. We come into your presence seeking your hope
Leader: Here we are, Lord. We come into your presence seeking your comfort. We come asking for a blessing.
Response: Equip us in this hour to be your people, saved and sent, a blessing for all the world.
Leader: Let us worship God!

Hymn 284 Holy Spirit, Come to Us (x3)

Prayer of Confession (unison)
Gracious God, we try to walk in your Way. Sometimes, we do. But sometimes we take different paths. We are drawn by power, drawn by our hungers, drawn by our desire to control those around us. We listen to those siren songs, and forget your still, small voice. We place those false paths before our eyes, and we walk away from you. Forgive us, Lord, for ways we close ourselves to you. In Christ, please forgive us, AMEN.

Assurance of Pardon
Leader: Who is in a position to condemn?
All: Only Christ, who lived for us, died for us, and reigns in power for us.
Leader: Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation altogether. The
past is finished and gone. Everything is fresh and new.
Friends, what is the good news of the Gospel?
Unison: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. AMEN.

Scripture Readings:

First: Psalm 91:1-2; 9-16

Second: Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Hymn 166 Lord Who Throughout These Forty Days

Third: Luke 4:1-13

Sermon: The Tempter's Truths

Affirmation of Faith (Unison, adapted from the Confession of 1967, 9.22-9.24):
The new life takes shape in a community in which we know that God
loves and accepts us in spite of what we are. We therefore accept
ourselves and love others, knowing that no one has any ground on which
to stand, except God's grace. The new life does not release us from
conflict with unbelief, pride, lust, fear. We still have to struggle
with disheartening difficulties and problems. Nevertheless, as we
mature in love and faithfulness in our life with Christ, we live in
freedom and good cheer, bearing witness on good days and evil days,
confident that the new life is pleasing to God and helpful to others.
The new life finds its direction in the life of Jesus, his deeds and
words, his struggles against temptation, his compassion, his anger,
and his willingness to suffer death. The teaching of apostles and
prophets guides us in living this life, and the Christian community
nurtures and equips us for our ministries.

Hymn 463 How Firm a Foundation

Charge and Benediction1

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