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September 02, 2007
Sunday, September 2, 2007 Bulletin
The Order for the Worship of God
Faith Presbyterian Church
9:30 a.m., September 2, 2007
Let the first tone of the organ be a call to quiet meditation in which all may become aware of God’s presence, and lift up a prayer for yourself and for Faith Church.
Prelude "Canzonetta" Peter Pindar Stearns
"Great Peace Have They Which Love Thy Law" (Psalm 119:165)
“God Is My Strong Salvation” three settings
God is my strong Salvation, What foe have I to fear?
In darkness and temptation My light, my help, is near.
Welcome, Announcements, and Greet One Another
Invocation
Hymn: “Wonderful Grace of Jesus” See Insert
Call to Confession
In humility and faith, let us confess our sin to God.
Prayer of Confession
Gracious God, our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo. Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgment. Set us free from a past that we cannot change; open us up to a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace today to grow more and more into your likeness. This we pray through Jesus Christ, the light of the world.
People:
I believe that God, because of Christ’s atonement, will never hold against us any confessed sins, nor our sinful nature against which we need to struggle all our lives.
Pastor:
Through Christ Jesus, we are forgiven and freed forever from judgment. Amen
Prayer for Illumination Lois Wark
First Lesson: Romans 5: 8 - 10 (NIV) Lois Wark
8But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
9Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! 10For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
Special Music “My Heart Ever Faithful” Grieke Toebes
J.S. Bach
My heart ever faithful, Sing praises, be joyful, Thy Jesus is near.
Away with complaining, Faith ever maintaining, My Jesus is here.
Children’s Sermon
Second Lesson: Colossians 4: 18 (NIV) Lois Wark
18I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
Lector: “This is the Word of God.”
Congregation: “Thanks be to God for His Word.”
Hymn: “Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus” See Insert
Sermon: Series: “Amazing Grace”
# 1 “How Can Everything Be Ok When Everything is
Not Ok?” Pastor Ronald M. Green
Gathering of Tithes and Offerings
Please sign and pass the register located in the pew.
Offertory “I Come With Joy” Wilbur Held
(See gray hymnal, p. 311)
Response
Praise the Lord! Praise, you servants of the Lord,
Praise the name of the Lord!
Blessed be the name of the Lord!
Blessed be the name of the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! ∆
Hymn: # 300 “Gift of Finest Wheat”
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 (in unison)
We thank you, O Lord, for this your sacred meal. Please accept our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; and, as we leave this table, we offer ourselves as living sacrifices-- praying that our lives may be holy and acceptable to you. In your mercy we ask you to fulfill in us the purpose of your redeeming love. Amen
Hymn: # 462 “Amazing Grace”
Benediction
Postlude Chorale Prelude on "Let Us All Be Joyful"
Healey Willan (Canada, 1880-1968)
∆ ©1973 by Concordia Publishing House. Reproduced with permission under License Number 00:11-40 CCLI#387100
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 & Lola Miller.
Ushers this morning are Ann Freeman & and Jim & Julie Powell.
Sunday School Location
Pre-School: Dan & Kathy Trinkle:
Pre-School Nursery Room (Door #6)
KG & 1st Grade: Lou Ann Johnston & Amber Latour:
Choir Room (Door #1)
2nd - 6th Grades: Mike & SueAnn Bergmann:
Classroom #3
7th - 12th Grades: Mike Lockwood & Jane Stewart:
Youth Group Room (Door #4)
Authenticity: Being Honest with God & Others: Mark Johnson:
Library
New Testament Greek: Jurgen Honig:
Left-most classroom in Fellowship Hall
Becoming a Contagious Christian: Pastor Ron:
Middle classroom in Fellowship Hall
The Gospel of Luke: Steve Varys:
Right-most classroom in Fellowship Hall
Amy Dale will be having an art exhibit at the Gallery Walk, 211 North 4th Street, Lafayette on Sept. 7, 2007 from 6:00pm- 10:00pm.
Prayer Hotline - 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 or use the new prayer hotline at prayers@faithpresbyterian.org.
Good friends:
My neurologist states, emphatically, I may not get behind the wheel of my car until at least November 23rd. Therefore, it is necessary to ask for rides to Sunday service. There have been several members who have kindly helped for many weeks now but some will no longer be able to assist for various reasons. It would be so helpful if a few people could volunteer and maybe just help once a month etc. If anyone can help, please call me at 446-1853. Also, MANY THANKS to all who have brought me to church each Sunday.
With much gratitude and thanks, Janis Matouk
For those wishing to visit with Pastor Green his office hours are Tuesday and Thursday, 10:15am – 2:30 pm (lunch 12:30pm – 1:00pm), Wednesday 8:30am – 1:00pm, and Friday 10:15am – 1:00pm or by appointment.
Weekly Calendar for September 2, 2007
Today:
9:30 a.m. Congregation at Worship - Communion
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
2:30 p.m. St. Mary’s worship
6:00 p.m. Youth
6:30 p.m. Bible Study
This Week:
Mon. Office Closed – Labor Day
Tues., 10:00 a.m. FWF Bible study at Barb Knox’s
Tues., 7:00 p.m. Session
Tues., 7:30 p.m. Bible study at Tippecanoe Co. Jail
Wed., 7:00 a.m. Morning Prayers and Breakfast (Lois Wark)
Wed., 6:30 p.m. Adult Choir
Wed., 7:30 p.m. Pastor’s Bible study at Kathy Bowker’s
Choir
Choir rehearsals will begin this Wednesday, September 5th from 6:30pm – 8:00pm and there will also be short rehearsals on Sunday mornings from 8:45am – 9:15am prior to the service.
***Congregational Reflection Study to Start***
The Session has announced that the Congregational Reflection Study, needed to prepare for calling a new pastor will begin after Labor Day. Members and Friends of Faith Presbyterian Church are encouraged to participate in this Study in one of two ways: attend one of the three scheduled discussion sessions and fill out the study instrument during the discussion or fill out the instrument without attending a discussion meeting and returning the completed instrument to the Church Office (there is a basket on the table). Please pick up one of the instruments for each member of your family on the table next to the office. Regular and LARGE print copies are available. The discussion meetings will be Sunday evening September 9th and 16th at Faith Church, 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday, September 11th at Westminister Village, 2741 North Salisbury Street, West Lafayette, IN. at 7:00 p.m. For information contact: Don Gentry, Study Coordinator.
Posted by faithpres at September 2, 2007 09:28 AM