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Invocation

Hymn # 405 “I Serve a Risen Savior”

Psalter: Psalm 150: 1 - 6 NIV (read responsively)
Dorothy Bethel
1 Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.
2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,
4 praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute,
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.
6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.

Prayer for Illumination Dorothy Bethel

First Lesson: Matthew 28: 1 – 7 NIV Dorothy Bethel
1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
5The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."

Anthem “Break Forth Into Joy” Hal Hopson

Children’s Sermon

Second Lesson: Acts: 1: 12, 16: 1 – 10 NIV Dorothy Bethel
12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day's walk from the city.
1He came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was a Jewess and a believer, but whose father was a Greek. 2The brothers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. 3Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey. 5So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
6Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. 7When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. 8So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas. 9During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." 10After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Lector: “This is the Word of God.”

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

Hymn # 396 “Low in the Grave Christ Lay”

Sermon “The Death and Birth of Ministry” 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

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

Joys and Concerns

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Dale Housley (shoulder surgery), Corinne Janovitz (Evan & Patti’s granddaughter), Kathy Skene, folk in the military, University Church, Greg & Faith Hurst, Bolivia (SIM)

Hymn “Because He Lives” insert

Benediction

Postlude

∆ ©1987, CRC Publications. 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.

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.

Greg & Faith Hurst (S.I.M., Bolivia)
The Hurst Family has served eight years as SIM missionaries in La Paz, Bolivia. When they first arrived to Bolivia, Greg and Faith began to disciple a group of young people in their local church in La Paz with a goal that some would eventually lead the church’s youth ministry while another group of these Bolivian young adults, and their families, would be sent out with the Hurst Family to start a new church. When Greg and Faith return to Bolivia, they will continue to prepare their church planting team to launch a new church in Mallasilla, an emerging suburb that has no Evangelical church.
In Bolivia the Hurst Family are committed to making disciples so that the Bolivian church will become a mature witness of Christ in La Paz, rural Bolivia and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). Through the years their main ministry has focused on discipleship through youth ministry and church planting. Along the way, they also have helped to establish an English-speaking, Christian international school (http://www.nics.org/schools/lapaz.php ) and to start two economic development projects (www.cafeyungas.org and www.vivabolivia.org/lapazproducts) as well as have served in SIM mission leadership.

Announcements

* Thank you to Mark Johnson for playing the organ this morning.

* Greeters this morning are Ken Wark & Barbara Knox.

* Ushers this week are Doug Jones & Carol Graefnitz and Dan & Kathy Trinkle.

* NOTE: When wearing perfume or other strong scents please be considerate of those that may be allergic or sensitive.

* 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.

Weekly Calendar for March 30, 2008

Today:
9:30 a.m. Congregation at Worship
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
6:00 p.m. Youth
6:30 p.m. Bible study
This Week:
Tues., 9:30 a.m. FWF Bible study at Faith Church
Tues., 7:00 p.m. Session
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
Wed., 6:30 p.m. Adult Choir
Wed., 7:30 p.m. Bible Study at Kathy Bowker’s

Posted by faithpres at March 30, 2008 10:54 AM