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June 08, 2008
Sunday, June 8, 2008 Bulletin
The Order for the Worship of God
Faith Presbyterian Church
9:30 a.m., June 8, 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 Reflection Frank Asper
Prayer Richard Wagner
Welcome, Announcements, and Greet One Another
Invocation
Hymn # 410 Crown Him with Many Crowns
Psalter: Psalm 84: 1 - 5,12 NIV (read responsively)
Nancy Dunn
1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty!
2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young— a place near your altar, O LORD Almighty, my King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.
12 O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you.
Prayer for Illumination Nancy Dunn
First Lesson: Genesis 12: 1 - 9 NIV Nancy Dunn
1 The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you.
2 "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you."
4 So Abram left, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran. 5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.
6 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 The LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
8 From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD. 9 Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev.
Anthem Many Gifts, One Spirit Lynn Lightfoot
Children’s Sermon
Hymn # 373 Lift High the Cross vs. 1 - 4
Second Lesson: Matthew 9: 9 – 13, 18 - 26 NIV Nancy Dunn
9As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's booth. "Follow me," he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.
10While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew's house, many tax collectors and "sinners" came and ate with him and his disciples. 11When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and 'sinners'?"
12On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
18While he was saying this, a ruler came and knelt before him and said, "My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live." 19Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples.
20Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. 21She said to herself, "If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed."
22Jesus turned and saw her. "Take heart, daughter," he said, "your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that moment.
23When Jesus entered the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd, 24he said, "Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep." But they laughed at him. 25After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. 26News of this spread through all that region.
Lector: “This is the Word of God.”
Congregation: “Thanks be to God for His Word.”
Sermon “Called”
Guest, Ray Fancher, Wabash Valley Executive Presbyter
Gathering of Tithes and Offerings
Please sign and pass the register located in the pew.
Offertory Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me Roy Brunner
Jesus, Savior, pilot me Over life's tempestuous sea
Unknown waves before me roll, Hiding rock and treacherous shoal;
Chart and compass came from Thee; Jesus, Savior, pilot me.
As a mother stills her child, Thou canst hush the ocean wild;
Boisterous waves obey Thy will When Thou say'st to them, "Be still!"
Wondrous Sovereign of the sea, Jesus, Savior, pilot me.
Response
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,
His mercies never come to an end.
They are new every morning, new every morning,
Great is Thy faithfulness, O Lord,
Great is Thy faithfulness. ∆
Prayer of Dedication
Joys and Concerns
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Denise Smith (Barbara Knox’s co-worker), Henry Dukes (Will & Sally Miller’s grandson), Paul Rund’s family (Becky Chapman’s co worker), Horace Tyler, folk in the military, Trinity Mission, Theological College of Central Africa, Zambia
Hymn # 66 Here I Am, Lord
(Green Supplemental Hymnal)
Benediction
Postlude Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Major J.S. Bach (Germany, 1685-1750)
∆ Edith McNeill, © 1974, 1975, and this arr. © 1986 by Celebration. Admin. by Maranatha! Music. 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 Carolyn Kessler & Carol Graefnitz.
* The flowers this morning are provided by the Bosler’s.
* The Session meeting has been changed to Tuesday, June 10 at 7:00pm.
* Faith Women – Come for breakfast on Saturday, June 14, at 9am. Bring yourself, a friend and a small plant or some flowers.
* There will be no Summer Sunday School due to lack of leadership.
* Our prayers and condolences go to Bobbie Kane’s sister and family, on the loss of her brother-in-law.
Coming Events
Sunday, June 15: Reception for Pastor David Horner on his first Sunday at Faith Church
(after Sunday service)
Sunday, July 6: Worship on the Patio
Faith Family picnic will follow the service.
Worship on the Patio
July 6 is our annual Worship on the Patio. Please bring meat for your family, and a salad or dessert to share. Potato chips, condiments, and drinks will be provided.
Weekly Calendar for June 8, 2008
Today:
9:30 a.m. Congregation at Worship
1:30 p.m. Tippecanoe Villa worship
3:00 p.m. Friendship House worship
6:00 p.m. Youth
This Week:
Tues., 7:00 p.m. Session
Tues., 7:30 p.m. Tippecanoe Co. Jail Bible study
Wed., 7:00 a.m. Morning Prayers & Breakfast (Grieke Toebes)
Wed., 7:00 p.m. Bible Study at Kathy Bowker’s
Sat., 9 – 11am Women’s Patio Breakfast
Sat. 2pm – 4pm Housley Shower
Posted by faithpres at June 8, 2008 10:21 AM