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February 10, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008 Bulletin
The Order for the Worship of God
Faith Presbyterian Church
9:30 a.m., February 10, 2008
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 “O Lord, Remember Me” Rob Peery
(Camp meeting tune)
1. Jesus, Thou art the sinner's Friend; as such I look to Thee.
Now, in the fullness of thy love, O Lord, remember me.
4. Lord, I am guilty, I am vile, but Thy salvation's free;
Then, in thine all abounding grace, Dear Lord, remember me.
“Lord, Keep Us Steadfast In Your Word” Paul Manz
(See gray hymnal, p. 598)
Welcome, Announcements, and Greet One Another
Invocation
Hymn # 246 Come, Thou Almighty King
Psalter: Psalm 51: 1 - 8 NIV (read responsively) Ron Smith
1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge.
5 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
6 Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
Prayer for Illumination Ron Smith
First Lesson: Genesis 3: 1 - 24 NIV Ron Smith
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"
2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.' "
4 "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. 5 "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the LORD God called to the man, "Where are you?"
10 He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."
11 And he said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"
12 The man said, "The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it."
13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
14 So the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, "Cursed are you above all the livestock and all the wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
16 To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."
17 To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return."
20 Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.
21 The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. 22 And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." 23 So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
Anthem “My Salvation” J.S. Bach - Nelhybel
Children’s Sermon
Second Lesson: Romans 7: 14 – 8: 2 NIV Ron Smith
14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. 20Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
21So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22For in my inner being I delight in God's law; 23but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. 24What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? 25Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.
1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.
Lector: “This is the Word of God.”
Congregation: “Thanks be to God for His Word.”
Hymn “Change My Heart O God” See insert
Sermon “The Devil Made Me Do It” Pastor Green
After the sermon children in grades K-6 may leave for children’s choir
Gathering of Tithes and Offerings
Please sign and pass the register located in the pew.
Offertory “Be Thou My Vision” Dale Wood
Response
With thankful heart I offer now
My gift and call upon God’s name.
Before his saints I pay my vow
And here my gratitude proclaim.
Prayer of Dedication
Joys and Concerns
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Joanne Kovacs, Paul Rund’s family (Becky Chapman’s co worker), Lewis & Kari Hauer (Mike Bergmann’s sister & husband), Grieke Toebes, folk in the military, Trinity Mission, Theological College of Central Africa, Zambia
Hymn # 379 “What Wondrous Love”
Benediction
Postlude “Work, For the Night Is Coming” Sharon Rogers
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
Trinity Mission
Trinity Mission exists to release the hurting and needy from the burdens that have created their situation, renewing their hope for a productive life, and restoring them to wholeness and productive lives. Trinity Mission teaches people to be responsible for their lives and actions and shows them how to live with respect to the Gospel. Acceptance of people is based not on their past but on their willingness to learn how to become what God wants them to become. Welcome to Trinity Mission where God is actively involved with every resident, staff and board member’s life and Jesus is always the answer to any of life’s issues.
TCCA (The Theological College of Central Africa)
The Theological College of Central Africa (TCCA), established by the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia in 1982, is a training centre for those wanting to enter full-time Christian service.
TCCA is fully accredited with the Accrediting Council for Theological Education in Africa (ACTEA), and is recognized by Zambia's Ministry of Education for Teacher Training in Religious Education.
Both a three-year Diploma of Theology and a four-year Bachelor of Theology degree are offered with majors in Pastoral Ministry, Education and Missions.
Mission: To train those wanting to enter full-time Christian service.
TCCA's 164 living graduates from seven African countries represent a variety of ministries: pastoral ministry, theological education, evangelism, discipleship, Christian education, community development and Bible translation.
Eighty percent of TCCA graduates are currently in full-time ministry in both urban and rural settings. Another ten percent are either homemakers or pursuing further studies.
Announcements
* Greeters this morning are John & Lola Miller.
* Java Heroes – Kathy Bowker and Company
* The flowers this morning are provided by the Hinze’s.
* Thank-you to the Boy Scouts. They did the sidewalks last Sunday and have signed up to do all Sundays for the month of February.
* Poinsettias – Please take poinsettias home if you wish. They are on the floor in the large Narthex.
* NOTE: When wearing perfume or other strong scents please be considerate of those that may be allergic or sensitive.
* LOST AND FOUND – There was a ring found in the Sunday School hallway. If you have lost one, please contact Stephanie in the office at 743-3683 or office@faithpresbyterian.org. Also there is a brown pair of women’s gloves in the office.
* Adult Sunday School Class – There is a new Adult Sunday school class available taught by Glenn Sparks. They will be studying the book The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan.
* Life Care Services Announcement - Star Parker, who has high visibility as a commentator in mainstream media outlets that include FOX News, BET, Larry King, and featured coverage by Dr. James Dobson, ABC’s 20/20, and the Wall Street Journal, will be the speaker at LifeCare’s 2008 Spring Support Banquet. Ms. Parker has given given testimony before the United States Congress, and now she will bring her testimony to the banquet. Hers is a powerful story of triumph over adversity, and how she left a life of drugs, crime, abortion and welfare abuse through the grace and mercy of God, to now lead the Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education (CURE). She writes as a syndicated columnist for over 400 newspapers worldwide. Come join us! See why Chuck Colson was so impressed with Star Parker—“I look at someone like you Star, and I feel great confidence about the future.” Chuck Colson
LifeCare Services is a pregnancy center near the Purdue University campus. The spring banquet will be Friday, April 4, 2008, in the Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms beginning with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25.00 each, or $200.00 for a table of 8. Call LifeCare Services at 765-743-4488 for tickets. Your check confirms your reservation. Deadline for reservations is March 25.
* 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.
Mark Your Calendar
Sunday, February 17, 5:00pm - Chili Supper
Sunday, March 2, 1:00pm – Faith Fellowship “Luncheon” for Eight
Sunday, March 23 – Easter Brunch
Weekly Calendar for February 10, 2008
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
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Youth
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Kids Club
6:30 p.m. Bible Study at the Stewart’s
This Week:
Tues., 10:00 a.m. FWF Bible study at Barb Knox’s
Tues., 7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 338
Tues., 7:30 p.m. Tippecanoe Co. Jail Bible study
Wed., 7:00 a.m. Morning Prayers & Breakfast (Lois Wark)
Wed., 6:30 p.m. Adult Choir
Wed., 7:30 p.m. Bible Study at Kathy Bowker’s
Fri., 7:00 p.m. Youth Lock-in
Coming Weeks:
Sun., Feb. 17, 5:00pm Chili Supper
Sun., Mar. 2, 1:00pm Faith Fellowship “Luncheon” for Eight
Sun., Mar. 23 Easter Brunch
Kids’ Club
Bible Stories, Projects,
Singing, Games
Sunday Night 4:30 – 6:00
February 3, 10, 17, and 24
Grades K - 5
Come and bring a friend.
Posted by faithpres at February 10, 2008 08:00 AM