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April 01, 2007

Sunday, April 1, 2007 Bulletin

The Order for the Worship of God

Faith Presbyterian Church 9:30 a.m., April 1, 2007
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.

Palm Sunday

Prelude “O Lamm Gottes,unschuldig” --J.S. Bach (Germany, 1685-1750)

O Lamb of God, pure, spotless, Who on the Cross didst languish,
Who suffered man's unkindness, And knew the bitterest anguish;
Our sin Thou bearest for us, Else Hell had triumphed o'er us:
Have mercy on us, O Jesus.

“Humbly I Adore Thee” --P.P. Stearns

Choral Introit Children’s Choir
“Lo, He Comes!“ --John Horman

Lo, he comes! Sing we "Hosanna!" –
Lo, he comes, let us sing to the Lord!

Enter His gates with shouts of thanksgiving,
into His courts with songs of praise.

Come, let us march in glad procession.
Loud Hosannas now we raise.

Open your heart and welcome the Savior.
Join with the song that has no end.

This is the day for which we have waited;
the coming of the Lord is surely at hand.

Greeting & Invocation

Hymn # 378 “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna”

Confession of Faith: Question 1 - Heidelberg Catechism
Question: What is your only comfort, in life and in death?

Answer: That I belong—body and soul, in life and in death—not to myself but to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ, who at the cost of his own blood has fully paid for all my sins and has completely freed me from the dominion of the devil; that he protects me so well that without the will of my Father in heaven not a hair can fall from my head; indeed, that everything must fit his purpose for my salvation. Therefore, by his Holy Spirit, he also assures me of eternal life, and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.

Anthem “Hosanna In Excelsis Deo!”

Come lift your voices and sing!
-- Proclaim Christ Jesus the King!
-- Lift high a tribute to David’s Son!
-- All hail to the blessed One!
Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord.

Prayer for Illumination Glenn Sparks

Old Testament Lesson: Zechariah 14: 1 – 8 (Bible pg. 872)
Glenn Sparks
1See, a day is coming for the Lord, when the plunder taken from you will be divided in your midst. 2For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken and the houses looted and the women raped; half the city shall go into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3Then the Lord will go forth and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle. 4On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives, which lies before Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by a very wide valley; so that one half of the Mount shall withdraw northward, and the other half southward. 5And you shall flee by the valley of the Lord’s mountain, for the valley between the mountains shall reach to Azal; and you shall flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him. 6On that day there shall not be either cold or frost. 7And there shall be continuous day (it is known to the Lord), not day and not night, for at evening time there shall be light.
8On that day living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them to the western sea; it shall continue in summer as in winter.

Lector: “This is the Word of God.”

Congregation: “Thanks be to God for His Word.”

Children’s Sermon

Hymn # 373 “Lift High the Cross” Vs. 1, 5, 6, & 7

New Testament Lesson: John 12: 12 – 19 (Bible pg. 980)
12The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord— the King of Israel!” 14Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it; as it is written: 15“Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion. Look, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!” 16His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written of him and had been done to him. 17So the crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify. 18It was also because they heard that he had performed this sign that the crowd went to meet him. 19The Pharisees then said to one another, “You see, you can do nothing. Look, the world has gone after him!”

Sermon “ Jesus’ Big Moment in Jerusalem” Pastor Robertson

After the sermon children in grades K-6 may leave for children’s choir

Gathering of Tithes and Offerings

Offertory “All Glory Be To God On High” (Gray hymnal p.247)
--Johann Pachelbel (Germany, 1653-1706)

Please sign and pass the register located in the pew.

Response
Lift up your heads to the coming King.
Bow before Him and adore Him, sing----
To His Majesty; Let your praises be
Pure and holy, giving glory to the King of kings. ∆

Prayer of Dedication

Joys and Concerns

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Tom Housley, Janis Matouk, Marilyn Howland-Ross (Pat Short’s friend), the folk in the military, University Church, Greg & Faith Hurst-Bolivia (SIM)

Hymn # 410 “Crown Him with Many Crowns”

Benediction

Postlude “All Glory, Laud and Honor” --Lani Smith

* 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. ∆ Steven Fry, © Copyright 1974 Birdwing Music (a div. of The Sparrow Corp.) and BMG Songs, Inc., and Cherry Lane Music Pub. Co., Inc. Admin. by BMG Songs, Inc. CCLI # 387100

Next Week’s Sermon will be on:
“Whose Bones are in that Bone Box?” 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.

Mission Notes

University Church, West Lafayette, IN
College is, for young men and women, an important, exciting time of learning, growing and developing friendships that will last a lifetime. Students make decisions, set priorities and develop values that determine the course of their lives for years to come. University Church fulfills its unique mission as an interdenominational ministry that touches the lives of students, faculty and staff of Purdue University and the local community. It helps students and staff discover the love of Christ and to grow in their faith through: Contemporary Sunday morning worship; hosting a variety of concerts, retreats, and relevant issue discussions; Sharing Christ’s love through Habitat for Humanity work sessions; and Spring break mission trips.

The Hurst’s (S.I.M., Bolivia)
Greg and Faith Hurst are missionaries with SIM, working in La Paz, Bolivia. They have their three daughters with them -- Kayla, Hannah and Mariah.
One of their primary projects is The Highlands International School, a Christian, English-speaking school with over 60 children enrolled. It provides a quality education for the children of missionaries who come to La Paz to work. The lack of a good school was a major obstacle in attracting missionaries. The school is also raising Bolivians to act as missionaries in Bolivia and elsewhere in the world.
In addition to the school, Greg and Faith are involved with an economic development ministry in La Paz. They try to build up small industries that pay the Bolivian laborers fair wages, produce quality products for export and provide profits that go back into supporting the ministries. One such project is working to export locally produced sweaters to the United States. Another is to help an existing coffee business called Cafe Yungas (www.cafeyungas.org) to establish and grow an export market in the US.

SAVE THIS DATE

APRIL 15, Sunday evening
Appreciation Dinner for Pastor Robertson and Bonnie.

Announcements

* Greeters this morning are Ann Freeman and John Miller.

* Copies of the 2006 Annual Report are now available. They are located on the table in the Narthex.

* “How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place” (Psalm 84) – To help beautify the sanctuary during worship, please sign up on the flower chart in the Narthex.

* 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 Wednesday and 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 April 1, 2007

Today:
9:30 a.m. Congregation at Worship
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
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., 10:00 a.m. FWF Bible study
Tues., 7:30 p.m. Bible study at Tippecanoe Co. Jail
Wed., 7:00 a.m. Morning Prayers & Breakfast (Carol Graefnitz)
Wed., 6:30 p.m. Adult Choir
Wed., 7:00 p.m. Robertson Bible study
Fri., 12:00 p.m. Book Fellowship

Easter Brunch

Posted by faithpres at April 1, 2007 09:37 AM

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