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May 13, 2007
Sunday, May 13, 2007 Bulletin
The Order for the Worship of God
Faith Presbyterian Church 9:30 a.m., May 13, 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.
Prelude “Saraband and Interlude”
Herbert Sumsion (Great Britain)
“Wir glauben all' an einen Gott“
Johann Krebs (Germany, 1713-1780)
We all believe in one true God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Ever present help in need, Praised by all the heavenly host,
By whose mighty power alone All is made and wrought and done.
Greeting & Invocation
Hymn # 6 “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”
(Green Supplemental Hymnal)
Confession of Faith Question 1 - Heidelberg Catechism
Nancy Dunn
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 “I Will Greatly Rejoice” by Eugene Butler
Prayer for Illumination Nancy Dunn
Old Testament Lesson: Psalm 42 (Bible pg. 504)
Nancy Dunn
1As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.
2My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God?
3My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me continually, “Where is your God?”
4These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I went with the throng, and led them in procession to the house of God, with glad shouts and songs of thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival.
5Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help
6and my God. My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
7Deep calls to deep at the thunder of your cataracts; all your waves and your billows have gone over me.
8By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.
9I say to God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk about mournfully because the enemy oppresses me?”
10As with a deadly wound in my body, my adversaries taunt me, while they say to me continually, “Where is your God?”
11Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and
my God.
Lector: “This is the Word of God.”
Congregation: “Thanks be to God for His Word.”
Children’s Sermon Kris Stith
Hymn # 91 “As the Deer”
(Green Supplemental Hymnal)
New Testament Lesson: Romans 12: 1 - 8 (Bible pg. 1033)
1I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect. 3For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, 5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. 6We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; 7ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; 8the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness.
Sermon “Living Sacrifices” Dr. Will Miller
Gathering of Tithes and Offerings
Offertory “Give Of Your Best To The Master”
Give of your best to the Master, give Him first place in your heart;
Give Him first place in your service; consecrate every part.
Give, and to you shall be given—God His beloved Son gave;
Gratefully speaking to serve Him, give Him the best that you have.
Please sign and pass the register located in the pew.
Response
We give you but your own in any gifts we bring;
All that we have is yours alone, a trust from you, our King.
Prayer of Dedication
Mission Update Rich & Kathy Steubing
from the Theological College of Central Africa
Joys and Concerns
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Corinne Janovitz, Janis Matouk, Kathy Skene, the folk in the military, Hope Clinic, Priscilla Girls’ School
Hymn # 288 “Take My Life and Let It Be” Vs. 1, 2 , 5 & 6
(Gray Psalter Hymnal)
Benediction
Postlude “Wir glauben all' an einen Gott” Jurgen Honig, organist
(We Believe in one God)
J.S. Bach (Germany, 1685-1750)
(See words for prelude)
* 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
Nancy Dunn will be preaching next week’s sermon.
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
Hope Clinic
Hope Clinic (Clinica Benefactora “La Esperanza”) and the Priscila Presbyterian Bible School were founded in the 1960s by a group of presbyterian doctors, ministers and a missionary couple, Eula and Ernest Mathews. Our interest in these organizations started in the 1970s when a group of people from Faith Presbyterian Church went to the Yucatan to help build a small church there.
The purpose of Hope Clinic is to provide reasonably priced medical care for the poor residents of Yucatan villages. The goals of the clinic are to maintain a Christian atmosphere in the clinic and to deliver its services for the lowest possible prices.
Priscila Girls’ School
Priscila Presbyterian Bible School was established to give residential training to girls by providing a three year course in basic and Christian education. This enables them to go back to their own communities and teach there. It has also established a Department of Music, teaching both vocal and instrumental music, which is open to non-boarding male and female students.
Announcements
* Greeters this morning are Chris & Carol Christiansen.
* The Congregation is grateful to Pastor Emeritus Robertson for donating a chalice and tray, to be used in Communion services at Wednesday morning prayer services.
* Wednesday Evening Bible study will be held at Kathy Bowker’s home, 116 E. Navajo, West Lafayette at 7:00pm.
* The Reverend Ronald M. Green has been appointed to serve as Interim Minister to our Congregation beginning May 20, 2007. There will be reception in his honor in the Memorial Fellowship Hall at 7:30pm. He will conduct the Sunday morning Pentecost service on Sunday, May 27, 2007.
* There will be a Vacation Bible School meeting Wednesday, May 16 at 7pm in Fellowship Hall. If you are interested in helping with Vacation Bible School, please attend. [Kathy Trinkle & Lou Ann Johnston]
* Peter McKinnis and Amy Buchanan will be married in Morristown, Tennessee on Saturday, May 26th at Centenary United Methodist Church. The newlyweds will be moving to West Lafayette following their honeymoon. They will begin graduate programs at Purdue. We appreciate your prayers as they begin their lives together.
* Matrix Lifeline is holding its Spring, 2007 new volunteer orientation on Wednesday, May 16 from 9:30am – 11:00am or 7:00pm – 8:30pm. Please call 742-1533 or email matrixlifeline@insightbb.com RSVP for the session of your choice by Tuesday, May 15. The Matrix office is located at 1824 Maple Street, Lafayette.
* “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.
* 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 May 13, 2007
Today:
9:30 a.m. Congregation at Worship
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
1:30 p.m. Tippecanoe Villa worship
3:00 p.m. Friendship House worship
6:00 p.m. Youth
6:30 p.m. Sunday Evening Bible study
This Week:
Mon., 7:00 p.m. Deacons
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 (Communion) and
Breakfast (Jan Hem)
Wed., 6:30 p.m. Adult Choir
Wed., 7:00 p.m. VBS Meeting
Fri. Wedding Rehearsal
Sat. Wedding
Coming Weeks:
June 18 – June 22 9am – 12pm Vacation Bible School
Sat., May 20 Meet the new Interim Minister, Ron Green, at the 7:30pm Reception
Come and meet our
Interim Pastor Ron Green
Sunday, May 20
7:30pm
Light refreshments will be served.
Posted by faithpres at May 13, 2007 08:21 AM