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November 05, 2006
Sunday, November 5 Bulletin
The Order for the Worship of God
Faith Presbyterian Church 9:30 a.m., November 5, 2006
We invite all into a common discipline of silence as we gather for worship. Then we will greet and welcome one another into the presence of the Lord.
Prelude “Reverie” --Claude Debussy (France, 1862-1918)
Christopher Park, piano
Greeting & Invocation
Hymn # 2 “God of Grace and God of Glory”
Prayer of Confession
Almighty and most merciful Father; We have erred and strayed from Thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against Thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us. O Lord, have mercy upon us. Spare those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore those who are penitent; According to Thy promises declared unto us in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for His sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life; To the glory of Thy holy name. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Anthem “The Colors of Your Grace” --Mark Hayes
Prayer for Illumination Bob Verplank
Old Testament Lesson: Leviticus 26: 3 – 13
Bob Verplank
3If you follow my statutes and keep my commandments and observe them faithfully, 4I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. 5Your threshing shall overtake the vintage, and the vintage shall overtake the sowing; you shall eat your bread to the full, and live securely in your land. 6And I will grant peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and no one shall make you afraid; I will remove dangerous animals from the land, and no sword shall go through your land. 7You shall give chase to your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. 8Five of you shall give chase to a hundred, and a hundred of you shall give chase to ten thousand; your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. 9I will look with favor upon you and make you fruitful and multiply you; and I will maintain my covenant with you. 10You shall eat old grain long stored, and you shall have to clear out the old to make way for the new. 11I will place my dwelling in your midst, and I shall not abhor you. 12And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people. 13I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be their slaves no more; I have broken the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect.
Lector: “This is the Word of God.”
Congregation: “Thanks be to God for His Word.”
Children’s Sermon
Hymn # 573 “O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee”
New Testament Lesson: John 8: 31 – 38
31Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; 32and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” 33They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by saying, ‘You will be made free’?” 34Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. 35The slave does not have a permanent place in the household; the son has a place there forever. 36So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. 37I know that you are descendants of Abraham; yet you look for an opportunity to kill me, because there is no place in you for my word.38I declare what I have seen in the Father’s presence; as for you, you should do what you have heard from the Father.”
Sermon “The Truth that Liberates” Pastor Robertson
Gathering of Tithes and Offerings
Offertory “Bread of the World” --Peter Benjamin
Bread of the world in mercy broken,
Wine of the soul in mercy shed,
By whom the words of life were spoken,
And in whose death our sins are dead:
Look on the heart by sorrow broken,
Look on the tears by sinners shed;
And be thy feast to us the token
That by thy grace our souls are fed.
Response
We praise you, O God, our Redeemer, Creator;
In grateful devotion our tribute we bring.
We lay it before you, we kneel and adore you;
We bless your holy name, glad praises we sing.
Hymn # 282 “Break Now the Bread of Life” Vs. 1 & 2
The Lord’s Supper
Invitation and Words of Institution
= Prayer of Thanksgiving
Giving and receiving of the Bread and Cup
The inside cups are white grape juice; the outer cups contain wine.
Prayer of Consecration
Almighty Lord: we are thankful for all the benefits given us in this bread and wine, this body and blood. As the grain was harvested and the grapes gathered for this food, so may your church in every place be gathered into your household. And as the grain was ground and the grapes crushed, so may our lives be spent in your service, until you return in triumph to gather to yourself the harvest and call us to the marriage feast of the lamb. Amen.
Hymn # 282 “Break Now the Bread of Life” Vs. 3 & 4
Benediction
Postlude Toccata on "Salzburg" --Roy Brunner
At the Lamb's high feast we sing
Praise to our victorious King,
Who hath washed us in the tide
Flowing from his pierced side;
Praise we him, whose love divine
Gives his sacred blood for wine,
Gives his body for the feast,
Christ the victim, Christ the priest.
* The New Revised Standard Version (Anglicized Edition), copyright 1989, 1995 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Next week’s sermon will be on: “Father Abraham?”
Pastor Robertson
Worship
…is the quickening of conscience by God’s holiness;
the nourishment of mind with His truth;
the purifying of imagination by His beauty;
the opening of the heart to His love;
the surrender of the will to His purpose;
and all of this gathered up in adoration—
the most selfless emotion of which our nature is capable, and therefore the chief remedy for that self-centeredness which is our original sin and the source of all actual sin.” -William Temple
Welcome
To all who are weary and seek rest; to all who mourn and long for comfort; to all who struggle and desire victory; to all who sin and need a Savior; to all who are idle and look for service; to all who are strangers and want fellowship; to all who hunger and thirst after righteousness; and to whosoever will come--this church opens wide her doors and offers her welcome in the name of Jesus Christ her Lord.
Guests please sign our guest book and join us in the Fellowship Hall after worship.
Babysitting is available during worship for infants up to
2-1/2 years old in the room behind the balcony. Children ages 2-1/2 through 5 will be in the Pre-School Nursery in the Education Wing. School age children worship with their parents.
Announcements
* Thank you Christopher Park for playing the piano this morning. He is in the 6th grade and attends Covenant Presbyterian Church.
* Greeters this morning are David & Cathy McKinnis
* The ushers this morning are Kathy Bowker & Joanne Kovacs and David & Ann Landgrebe.
* Serving coffee this morning are Mark Leier & Kevin Johnston.
* The Sunday Evening Bible Study will meet at Jane and Terry Stewart's on: November 5.
* The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, November 19, following the morning worship.
* Please check the table in the Fellowship Hall for items left in the kitchen.
* For those wishing a visit at any time by Pastor Robertson please be sure you let Stephanie know you are interested. Pastor Robertson’s office hours are Tuesday - Friday 9:00am – 12:00 pm, or by appointment.
* If you need prayer or other help from the church or know of anyone else that does, please call one of the elders or deacons.
Weekly Calendar for November 5, 2006
Today:
9:30 a.m. Congregation at Worship (Communion)
11:00 p.m. Sunday School
Inquirer’s Class
2:30 p.m. St. Mary’s worship
6:00 p.m. Youth
6:00 p.m. 1st year Hebrew
6:30 p.m. Sunday Evening Bible study at the Stewart’s
7:30 p.m. Hebrew
This Week:
Tues., 5:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Board of Elections
Tues., 7:00 p.m. Session/Deacons joint meeting
Deacons meeting
Tues., 7:30 p.m. Bible study at Tippecanoe Co. Jail
Wed., 7:00 a.m. Morning Prayers & Breakfast (Glenn Sparks)
Wed., 6:30 p.m. Adult Choir
Wed., 7:00 p.m. Robertson Bible study
Fri., 12:00 p.m. Book Fellowship
Coming Weeks:
Sun., Nov. 19 Congregational Meeting
Thurs., Dec. 14 Jubilee set-up (4 – 6pm)
Fri., Dec. 15 Jubilee set-up (7 – 9pm)
Sat., Dec. 16 Jubilee Christmas (8am – 1pm)
Posted by faithpres at November 5, 2006 08:08 AM