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June 07, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009 Bulletin
The Order for the Worship of God
Faith Presbyterian Church 9:30 a.m., June 7, 2009
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 American Folk Hymn Suite
Michael Burkhardt (b. 1957)
1. How Firm A Foundation
2. Shall We Gather At the River?
3. Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing
Welcome and Greeting
Hymn # 249 Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty
(Gray Psalter Hymnal)
Psalter: Psalm 20 NRSV (read responsively) Lois Wark
1The Lord answer you in the day of trouble! The name of the God of Jacob protect you!
2May he send you help from the sanctuary, and give you support from Zion.
3May he remember all your offerings, and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices.
4May he grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your plans.
5May we shout for joy over your victory, and in the name of our God set up our banners. May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.
6Now I know that the Lord will help his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with mighty victories by his right hand.
7Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God.
8They will collapse and fall, but we shall rise and stand upright.
9Give victory to the king, O Lord; answer us when we call.
Prayer for Illumination Lois Wark
First Lesson: Mark 12: 35 - 37 NRSV Lois Wark
35While Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Messiah is the son of David? 36David himself, by the Holy Spirit, declared,
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet.”’
37David himself calls him Lord; so how can he be his son?” And the large crowd was listening to him with delight.
Lector: “This is the Word of God.”
Congregation: “Thanks be to God for His Word.”
Special Music Spirit of God Sr. M.T. Winter
Carol Goodrich, Kris Stith, Grieke Toebes
Children’s Sermon
Hymn # 32 In My Heart There Rings a Melody
(Green Supplemental Hymnal)
Second Lesson: I Samuel 16 NRSV
1The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” 2Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears of it, he will kill me.” And the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ 3Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; and you shall anoint for me the one whom I name to you.” 4Samuel did what the Lord commanded, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?” 5He said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord; sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” And he sanctified Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
6When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is now before the Lord.” 7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” 8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” 9Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” 10Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, and Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.” 11Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, but he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here.” 12He sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and had beautiful eyes, and was handsome. The Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; for this is the one.” 13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the presence of his brothers; and the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. Samuel then set out and went to Ramah.
14Now the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him. 15And Saul’s servants said to him, “See now, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you. 16Let our lord now command the servants who attend you to look for someone who is skillful in playing the lyre; and when the evil spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will feel better.” 17So Saul said to his servants, “Provide for me someone who can play well, and bring him to me.” 18One of the young men answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a warrior, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence; and the Lord is with him.” 19So Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me your son David who is with the sheep.” 20Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and a kid, and sent them by his son David to Saul. 21And David came to Saul, and entered his service. Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer. 22Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight.” 23And whenever the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand, and Saul would be relieved and feel better, and the evil spirit would depart from him.
Sermon “A New Beginning” Pastor Horner
Gathering of Tithes and Offerings
Please sign and pass the register located in the pew.
Offertory God Is My Strong Salvation Wilbur Held
God is my strong salvation, what foe have I to fear?
In darkness and temptation, my light, my help, is near.
Though hosts encamp around me, firm in the fight I stand;
What terror can confound me, with God at my right hand?
(from Psalm 27: 1-3, a Psalm of David)
Response
Glory to the Father, glory to the Son,
Glory to the Holy Spirit, three in one—
As it was in the beginning,
Is now, and shall be, world without end. Amen. s
Prayer of Dedication
Joys and Concerns
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Morgan & Dorothy Meyers, Kathy Skene, Amy Dale, folk in the military, Trinity Mission, Theological College of Central Africa, Zambia
Hymn # 322 God, the Father of Your People
(Gray Psalter Hymnal)
Benediction
Postlude Toccata
Theodore Dubois (France, 1837-1924)
sBethel Park. CCLI# 387100
* 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
* Ushers this morning are Tom & Peggy Housley
* Greeters this morning are Dennis & Nancy Dunn.
* Java Heroes – The Lockwood’s
Weekly Calendar for June 7, 2009
Today:
9:30 a.m. Worship
2:30 p.m. St. Mary’s worship
This Week:
Mon. – Fri. Vacation Bible School
Tues., 7:30 p.m. Bible study at Tippecanoe Co. Jail
Wed., 7:00 a.m. Morning Prayers & Breakfast (John Miller)
Sat. Boy Scouts Annual Yard Sale
Coming Weeks:
Sat., June 20 Building & Grounds Work Day 8am – 12pm
Sat., June 27 FWF Women’s Work Day 9am – 11:30am
Posted by faithpres at June 7, 2009 12:39 PM