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August 24, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008 Bulletin
The Order for the Worship of God
Faith Presbyterian Church 9:30 a.m., August 24, 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 Voluntary V G.F. Handel (1685 – 1759)
Something for Jesus Roy Brunner
Welcome and Greeting
Invocation
Hymn # 431 All Creatures of our God and King
Psalter: Psalm 124 NRSV (read responsively) Glenn Sparks
1If it had not been the Lord who was on our side —let Israel now say—
2if it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when our enemies attacked us,
3then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;
4then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us;
5then over us would have gone the raging waters.
6Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth
Prayer for Illumination Glenn Sparks
First Lesson: Matthew 16: 13 - 21 NRSV Glenn Sparks
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ 14And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ 15He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ 16Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.’ 17And Jesus answered him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. 18And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.’ 20Then he sternly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
21 From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
Lector: “This is the Word of God.”
Congregation: “Thanks be to God for His Word.”
Anthem I Will Sing Unto the Lord
Jamie Killion and Joseph Martin
Children’s Sermon
Hymn # 548 When We Walk With the Lord
Second Lesson: Romans 12: 1 - 8 NRSV
1I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.
3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgement, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, 5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. 6We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; 7ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; 8the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness.
Sermon “The ‘I’ and the ‘We’” Pastor Horner
Gathering of Tithes and Offerings
Please sign and pass the register located in the pew.
Offertory It Is Well With My Soul John Innes
Mary Lou Varys, piano
Response
Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
Let them flow in endless praise,
Let them flow in endless praise.
Prayer of Dedication
Joys and Concerns
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Charley Mather, Kathy Skene, Amy Dale, folk in the military, Theological College of Central Africa, Zambia, Rich & Kathy Stuebing
Hymn # 292 Living for Jesus
Benediction
Postlude Lead On, O King Eternal Roger Thygerson
* The New Revised Standard Version (Anglicized Edition), copyright 1989, 1995 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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 Dennis & Nancy Dunn.
* Java Heroes – Ann Freeman & Carol Graefnitz
* Ushers this morning are Mike & Cathy Lockwood and Chris & Carol Christiansen.
* The Sunday Evening Bible Study will resume TONIGHT August 24 at the Moore’s. We meet from 6:30pm – 8:00pm for light refreshments, sharing and prayer, and Bible study. We will begin the fall semester by looking at the careers of Elijah and his successor Elisha, from I Kings 17 to II Kings 13. These major characters of the 9th century BC are more removed from modern sensibility than the great Old Testament figures of Abraham, Moses, and David. We will try to understand them and their time. Call Nancy Moore for more information, 583-4583.
* Pastor David Horner Installation Service - A Commission representing Wabash Valley Presbytery will install Pastor Horner as our Pastor on Sunday, September 7th at 4:00 in the afternoon. We hope you will be present to celebrate this event with us. A reception will follow.
* New Bible Study at the Horners’ - Thursday Evenings at 7:00 we have begun our Midweek Bible Study at the Pastor’s house. We will be studying the Book of Acts. We hope to see you there. The address is 2125 Marconi Court (Lindberg Village – near the new library branch). If you get lost, call 807-7000.
Sunday School
Pre-Kindergarten Dan and Kathy Trinkle will be teaching units on learning to love, obey, and trust God.
Grades 1 - 2 will be taught by Amber Latour, Dorothy Bethel, and Christine Hall. They will be studying the old testament starting with Adam and continuing through David.
Grades 3 - 6 will be taught by Mike and Sue Bergmann who will lead their class in lessons of faith and trust.
The junior and senior high youth will be studying the book "The Jesus I Hardly Knew" with Glenn Sparks and Jane Stewart.
Pastor Horner will be teaching a class on the Westminster Confession(the standard statement of beliefs for generations of Presbyterians in the United States). We hope to see all of you in what we expect to be excellent opportunities to learn about God and the beliefs of our church.
Beginning Greek will continue with Jurgen Honing
The Library Class engages The Battle of Beginnings - The Library Class (formerly the so-called young adult class) will be striving to sort out the implications for our faith of creation, evolution, and the Biblical account. Our primary resources will be the Bible itself and the book "The Battle of Beginnings" by Del Ratzsch. The class will meet, as the name suggests, in the library. The teacher is Mark Johnson.
Weekly Calendar for August 24, 2008
Today:
9:30 a.m. Congregation at Worship
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
2:30 p.m. Rosewalk Commons worship
6:30 p.m. Bible study
This Week:
Tues., 9:30 a.m. FWF Bible study
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 (Grieke Toebes)
Thurs., 7:00 p.m. Evening Bible study
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