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April 20, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008 Bulletin
The Order for the Worship of God
Faith Presbyterian Church
9:30 a.m., April 20, 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.
Hymn Sing Green Supplemental Hymnal
Hymn # 6 “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”
Hymn # 38 “A Shelter In the Time Of Storm”
Gray Psalter Hymnal
Hymn # 556 “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
Hymn # 473 “To God Be the Glory”
Hymn # 634 “Father, We Love You”
Welcome, Announcements, and Greet One Another
Invocation
Hymn # 469 “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”
Psalter: Psalm 46 RSV (read responsively) Jurgen Honig
1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;
3though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult.
4There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.
5God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved; God will help it when the morning dawns.
6The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts.
7The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
8Come, behold the works of the Lord; see what desolations he has brought on the earth.
9He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire.
10“Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.”
11The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
Prayer for Illumination Jurgen Honig
First Lesson: II Kings 18: 13 - 25 NIV Jurgen Honig
13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them. 14 So Hezekiah king of Judah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish: "I have done wrong. Withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand of me." The king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. 15 So Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the temple of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace.
16 At this time Hezekiah king of Judah stripped off the gold with which he had covered the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD, and gave it to the king of Assyria.
17 The king of Assyria sent his supreme commander, his chief officer and his field commander with a large army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They came up to Jerusalem and stopped at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Washerman's Field. 18 They called for the king; and Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went out to them.
19 The field commander said to them, "Tell Hezekiah: " 'This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: On what are you basing this confidence of yours? 20 You say you have strategy and military strength—but you speak only empty words. On whom are you depending, that you rebel against me? 21 Look now, you are depending on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces a man's hand and wounds him if he leans on it! Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who depend on him. 22 And if you say to me, "We are depending on the LORD our God"-isn't he the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, "You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem"?
23 " 'Come now, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them! 24 How can you repulse one officer of the least of my master's officials, even though you are depending on Egypt for chariots and horsemen 25 Furthermore, have I come to attack and destroy this place without word from the LORD The LORD himself told me to march against this country and destroy it.' "
Anthem “Break Forth Into Joy” Hal Hopson
Children’s Sermon
Second Lesson: II Kings 19: 1 – 4, 14 – 17, 35 - 37 NIV
Jurgen Honig
1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the LORD. 2 He sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. 3 They told him, "This is what Hezekiah says: This day is a day of distress and rebuke and disgrace, as when children come to the point of birth and there is no strength to deliver them. 4 It may be that the LORD your God will hear all the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to ridicule the living God, and that he will rebuke him for the words the LORD your God has heard. Therefore pray for the remnant that still survives."
14 Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD. 15 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD : "O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 16 Give ear, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O LORD, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to insult the living God.
17 "It is true, O LORD, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste these nations and their lands.
35 That night the angel of the LORD went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies! 36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.
37 One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer cut him down with the sword, and they escaped to the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son succeeded him as king.
Lector: “This is the Word of God.”
Congregation: “Thanks be to God for His Word.”
Hymn # 500 “How Firm a Foundation” omit vs 3
Sermon Series” “Psalms of Comfort”
# 3 “ Escape from Vulnerability” 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 “If Thou But Suffer God To Guide Thee”
Helmut Walcha (Germany, 1907-1991)
(Gray hymnal, p. 446)
Response
We praise you, O God, our Redeemer, Creator;
In grateful devotion our tribute we bring.
We lay it before you, we kneel and adore you;
We bless your holy name, glad praises we sing.
Prayer of Dedication
Joys and Concerns
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Donna Lofgren, Denise Smith (Barbara Knox’s co-worker),
Henry Dukes (Will & Sally Miller’s grandson), folk in the military, Life Care Services, Lafayette Urban Ministry
Hymn # 560 “Like a River Glorious”
Benediction
Postlude "Air" from Water Music G.F. Handel (1685-1789)
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 Dan & Kathy Trinkle.
* The ushers this morning are Keith & Dottie Bundy and Chris & Carol Christiansen.
* The Faith Presbyterian Church Pastor Nominating Committee will nominate a candidate to be the next Pastor of Faith Church on Sunday, April 27, 2008. The candidate will be introduced to the congregation and will conduct the worship service on that morning. A congregational meeting has been called for 11:00 a.m. following the worship service on April 27, 2008 for the purpose of taking action on the nomination and the compensation package for the new Pastor. Don Gentry, Chair of the PNC
* Painting and carpeting of the library and infant nursery: The completion of the painting and carpeting for these rooms will be done from April 14 to 25, and they will be unavailable during this time. Please call Dave McKinnis with any questions or concerns. 463-4963
* Do you like bells? Do you like to play them? Look for more information in the May newsletter.
* NOTE: When wearing perfume or other strong scents please be considerate of those that may be allergic or sensitive.
Summer Sunday School
Help our children learn in a fun way this summer during the summer months. Traditional Sunday School will end for the summer on May 18th. A multi-age class will be held for pre-school through 6th grade from June 1 through August 3rd. Material will be available for a simple lesson with time for music and recreation. This class will be taught on a volunteer basis with a sign up in the fellowship hall. If there isn't a volunteer for the week, the children will go with their parents for Sunday School. Please help our children continue to learn about God's word.
Homeward Bound Walk
I will be participating in the Homeward Bound Walk on Sunday, April 20. I am walking to raise money for Habitat for Humanity of Lafayette for the Presbyterian Church build in 2009. Anyone wishing to contribute should give the donations to me, Daniel Trinkle, by Sunday, April 20. Please make checks payable to Homeward Bound.
VBS is Coming
Vacation Bible School will be held on June 16 - June 20. The theme this year will be “Journey with Joseph”. The sign-up sheet for teachers and helpers is in the fellowship hall.
All who are interested in helping with VBS this year, a meeting will be held on April 24, 7pm in the fellowship hall. Please attend so we may plan, and if you have questions, talk to Grieke (463-7136).
Weekly Calendar for April 20, 2008
Today:
9:30 a.m. Congregation at Worship
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
No Davis Manor worship
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. Boy Scout Troop 338
Tues., 7:30 p.m. Tippecanoe Co. Jail Bible study
Wed., 7:00 a.m. Morning Prayers & Breakfast (Ann Freeman)
Wed., 6:30 p.m. Adult Choir
Wed., 7:30 p.m. Bible Study at Kathy Bowker’s
Thurs., 7:00 p.m. Vacation Bible School Staff meeting
Vacation Bible School
For boys and girls Entering Kdgn. through 6th grade
Monday – Friday, June 16 – 20, 2008
9:00am – 12:00pm
Journey with Joseph
In everything God works for good!
Posted by faithpres at April 20, 2008 09:41 AM