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December 27, 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009 Bulletin
The Order for the Worship of God
Faith Presbyterian Church 9:30 a.m., December 27, 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 Pastorale Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Welcome and Greeting
Hymn # 345 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
(Gray Psalter Hymnal)
Psalter: Psalm 34: 11 - 22 NRSV (read responsively)
Jurgen Honig
11Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12Which of you desires life, and covets many days to enjoy good?
13Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.
14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
15The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.
16The face of the Lord is against evildoers, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and rescues them from all their troubles.
18The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.
19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues
them from them all.
20He keeps all their bones; not one of them will be broken.
21Evil brings death to the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
22The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.
Prayer for Illumination Jurgen Honig
First Lesson: Isaiah 49: 1 - 6 NRSV Jurgen Honig
Listen to me, O coastlands, pay attention, you peoples from far away! The Lord called me before I was born, while I was in my mother’s womb he named me. 2He made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow, in his quiver he hid me away. 3And he said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.” 4But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely my cause is with the Lord, and my reward with my God.” 5And now the Lord says, who formed me in the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him, and that Israel might be gathered to him, for I am honored in the sight of the Lord, and my God has become my strength— 6he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the survivors of Israel; I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
Lector: “This is the Word of God.”
Congregation: “Thanks be to God for His Word.”
Special Music Some Children See Him by Alfred Burt
Grieke Toebes
Children’s Sermon
Hymn # 351 Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
(Gray Psalter Hymnal)
Second Lesson: Luke 2: 22 – 38 NRSV
22When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord”), 24and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
25Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him. 26It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. 27Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law, 28Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying, 29“Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word; 30for my eyes have seen your salvation, 31which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, 32a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.” 33And the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him. 34Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed 35so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your own soul too.” 36There was also a prophet, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped there with fasting and prayer night and day. 38At that moment she came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
Sermon “Out With the Old, In With the New?”
Pastor Horner
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 Invention on Sussex Carol Richard Hudson
Response
Jesus, name above all names,
Beautiful Savior, glorious Lord.
Emmanuel, God is with us,
Blessed Redeemer, Living Word. (repeat) *
Prayer of Dedication
Joys and Concerns
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
• Kathy Skene
• Amy Dale
• Margaret Rogler
• Folk in the military
• University Church
• Greg & Faith Hurst, Bolivia (SIM)
Hymn # 8 How Great Our Joy!
(Christmas Hymnal)
Benediction
Postlude To Shepherds as They Watched by Night
Nicolas Lebegue
* Naida Hearn, © Copyright 1974, 1978 and this arr. © 1986 by Scripture In Song. 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.
An usher will be glad to help you locate these rooms.
Announcements
* Thank you to Mark Johnson for playing the organ this morning.
* Greeters this morning are John Miller & Ann Freeman.
* Ushers this morning are Bill & Marilyn Hinze
* FWF Bible Study – There will be no Tuesday Women’s Bible study until January 2010. A date will be announced later.
* Thank You – If you have taken dish towels home to wash—thank you!! If you will return them soon—double thank you!!
* Sunday School – There will be no Sunday School on Sunday, December 20, 27 and January 3.
* “Open House” at the Horner’s (2125 Marconi Court) in West Lafayette TODAY from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. We hope you can come and see our home decorated for Christmas.
Weekly Calendar for December 27, 2009
Today:
9:30 a.m. Worship
2:00 p.m. Horner Open House, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
2:30 p.m. Rosewalk Commons Worship
This Week:
Mon., 9:00 a.m. Newsletter Deadline
Mon., 7:00 p.m. Deacons
Tues., 7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 338
Tues., 7:30 p.m. Bible study at Tippecanoe Co. Jail
Wed., 7:00 a.m. Morning Prayers & Breakfast (Grieke Toebes)
Wed., 6:30 p.m. Adult Choir
Fri., Office Closed – New Year’s Day
Posted by faithpres at December 27, 2009 09:19 AM