I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ,
His only Son our Lod, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy universal church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.


response reading 49. Psalm 108.
My heart is steadfast, O God;
I will sing and make music with all my soul.
Awake, harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.
I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations;
I will sing of you among the peoples.
For great is your love, higher than the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
and let your glory be over all the earth.
Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered.


hymnal 430
1 'Tis so sweet to walk with Jesus, step by step and day by day;
Stepping in His very footprints, walking with Him all the way.
Step by step, step by step, I would walk with Jesus,
all the day, all the way, keeping step with Jesus.
2 Though like little children we stand, without wisdom, wit or strength
Jesus leads us, safe, by the hand, step by step the journey's length
Step by step, step by step, I would walk with Jesus,
all the day, all the way, keeping step with Jesus.
3 Whether through the meadows and flowers or harsh vales, with feet that bleed.
Where He goes, the way will be ours, step by step as He may lead
Step by step, step by step, I would walk with Jesus,
all the day, all the way, keeping step with Jesus.
4 Till like Enoch, we walk with God, raised to heaven and heaven's reward
We would walk in faith, as he trod, step by step, with Christ our Lord
Step by step, step by step, I would walk with Jesus,
all the day, all the way, keeping step with Jesus.'


John 6:60-71
60 On hearing it, many of his disciples said, "This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?"
61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, "Does this offend you?
62 What if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before!
63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
64 Yet there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him.
65 He went on to say, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled him."
66 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
67 "You do not want to leave too, do you?" Jesus asked the Twelve.
68 Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
69 We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God."
70 Then Jesus replied, "Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!"
71 (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)


Hymnal 620
1 Gathered here within this place, we can share in God's redeeming grace
There's no room for dbout or fear; we can feel His presence here
As we face each passing day we will serve and honor and obey
And if hope should start to dim. We will know our trust is in Him
And we will keep our faith alive, God will always be our guide
Through the darkest night, we will see God's light. We will keep our faith alive
Keep our faith alive
2 We will live as God has planned, though at times we may not understand
Many things we may not see, but our faith will help us believe
from His Word we learn the truth Through His love we all are born anew
With His help we will not fail for we know our God will prevail
And we will keep our faith alive, God will always be our guide
Through the darkest night, we will see God's light. We will keep our faith alive
Keep our faith alive
3 When we share the Love He gives, all the world will know that we are His
In God's name we stand as one; and through us His work will be done
Out of bondage and sorrow, we are leaning hard on Christ the Lord
In Christ we will fight good fights. And will praise the name of the Lord
And we will keep our faith alive, God will always be our guide
Through the darkest night, we will see God's light. We will keep our faith alive
Keep our faith alive