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April 08, 2007
Sunday, April 8, 2007 Bulletin
The Order for the Worship of God
Faith Presbyterian Church 9:30 a.m., April 8, 2007
Easter Sunday
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 Medley of Easter hymns and carols
“Christ the Lord Is Risen Today”
--Heinrich Fleischer, 1912 - 2006
Choral Introit “Thy Name We Bless” --Melchior Vulpius
Thy Name we bless, O risen Lord and sing today with one accord
The Life laid down, the life restored. Alleluia
Easter Greeting
Pastor: Christ is risen!
People: He is risen, Indeed!
Pastor: Jesus Christ the Lord is risen!
People: Jesus Christ the Lord is risen, Indeed! Hallelujah!
Invocation
Hymn # 56 “Sing My Tongue, the Glorious Battle”
(Green Supplemental Hymnal)
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 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 “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth”
Handel / arr. Bertalot
Prayer for Illumination Michael Bergmann
Old Testament Lesson: Job 19: 20 – 27 (Bible pg. 458)
Michael Bergmann
20My bones cling to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth. 21Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me! 22Why do you, like God, pursue me, never satisfied with my flesh?
23“O that my words were written down! O that they were inscribed in a book! 24O that with an iron pen and with lead they were engraved on a rock forever! 25For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand upon the earth; 26and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then in my flesh I shall see God, 27whom I shall see on my side, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me!
Lector: “This is the Word of God.”
Congregation: “Thanks be to God for His Word.”
Children’s Sermon
Hymn # 388 “Christ, the Lord is Risen Today”
(Gray Psalter Hymnal)
New Testament Lesson: John 20: 1 – 18 (Bible pg. 988)
1Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” 3Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. 4The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. 6Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, 7and the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. 8Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; 9for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10Then the disciples returned to their homes.
11But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; 12and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. 13They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” 14When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” 16Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means Teacher). 17Jesus said to her, “Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” 18Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”; and she told them that he had said these things to her.
Sermon “Whose Bones are in that Bone Box?”
Pastor Stuart D. Robertson
Gathering of Tithes and Offerings
Offertory “Now the Green Blade Rises” --Raymond Haan
(See insert)
Response
He is Lord, he is Lord,
He is risen from the dead, and he is Lord
Every knee shall bow, every tongue confess
That Jesus Christ is Lord.
Prayer of Dedication
Sacrament of Baptism for Mayfawny Bergmann – daughter of Michael & SueAnne Bergmann
Baptismal Exhortation
Baptismal Vows
Vows of the Congregation – Carolyn Kessler
Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and
earth, And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was
conceived by the Holy Ghost, 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 Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of
saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body;
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Baptismal Invocation
Administration of the Sacrament of Baptism
Baptismal Benediction
Hymn # 384 “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” vs. 1 - 2
(Gray Psalter Hymnal)
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.
During the last hymn, children in grades K-6 may leave for children’s choir
Hymn # 384 “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” vs. 3 - 4
(Gray Psalter Hymnal)
Benediction
Postlude Thine Is the Glory, Risen, Conquering Son
Endless is the victory Thou o'er death hast won. arr. Roy Brunner
Ʃ Copyright 1974 Birdwing Music (a div. Or The Sparrow Corp.) and BMG Songs, Inc., and Cherry Lane Music Pub. Co., Inc. Admin. By BMG Songs, Inc. Used by Permission CCLI #387100
* 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: “Thomas’ Quite Reasonable Doubt”
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
* Greeters this morning are John Miller & Barbara Knox.
* There will be no Sunday Evening Bible study this evening.
* 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.
SAVE THIS DATE
APRIL 15, Sunday evening
Appreciation Dinner for Pastor Robertson and Bonnie.
Weekly Calendar for April 8, 2007
Today:
9:30 a.m. Congregation at Worship
No Sunday School
Easter Brunch
1:30 p.m. Tippecanoe Villa worship
3:00 p.m. Friendship House worship
No evening activities
This Week:
Mon., 7:00 p.m. Deacon’s
Tues., 10:00 a.m. FWF Bible study in the library
Tues., 7:00 p.m. Session
Tues., 7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 338, Fellowship Hall
Tues., 7:30 p.m. Bible study at Tippecanoe Co. Jail
Wed., 7:00 a.m. Morning Prayers & Breakfast (John Miller)
Wed., 6:30 p.m. Adult choir
Wed., 7:00 p.m. Robertson Bible Study
Fri., 12:00 p.m. Book Fellowship at the Robertson’s
Coming Weeks:
June 18 – June 22 9am – 12pm Vacation Bible School
The Easter tulips are given by:
Bobby Kane – In Honor of Robert, Christine, & Estelle Kane and In Memory of Dr. Carl & Alice Winters
Grieke Toebes – In Memory of the Toebes and Swagerman Families.
Following Easter services TODAY,
Please continue the celebration
By attending Faith’s
Easter Brunch.
All are welcome!
Posted by faithpres at April 8, 2007 09:48 AM