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March 07, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010 Bulletin
The Order for the Worship of God
Faith Presbyterian Church 9:30 a.m., March 7, 2010
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
# 22 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
# 42 Love Lifted Me
# 69 Great Is the Lord
Gray Psalter Hymnal
# 169 I Will Sing of the Mercies of the Lord
# 284 Father I Adore You
Greeting & Invocation
Hymn # 244 God Himself Is With Us
Prayer of Confession – front of gray hymnal
Prayer for Illumination Tom Housley
First Lesson: John 6: 30 - 35 NRSV Tom Housley
30So they said to him, “What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? 31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” 32Then Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” 35Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
Lector: “This is the Word of God.”
Congregation: “Thanks be to God for His Word.”
Anthem Beneath the Cross Frederich Maker
For Words see hymn # 20 from the green supplemental hymnal
Children’s Sermon
Hymn # 267 And Can It Be? vs. 1 & 2
Second Lesson: I Corinthians 10: 1 - 22 NRSV
1I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3and all ate the same spiritual food, 4and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. 5Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness.
6Now these things occurred as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil as they did. 7Do not become idolaters as some of them did; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.” 8We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. 9We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents. 10And do not complain as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer. 11These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down to instruct us, on whom the ends of the ages have come. 12So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall. 13No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it. 14Therefore, my dear friends, flee from the worship of idols.
15I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 16The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? 17Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. 18Consider the people of Israel; are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar? 19What do I imply then? That food sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? 20No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons. 21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. 22Or are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
Sermon “Partners” Pastor Horner
Gathering of Tithes and Offerings
Offertory Pange Linua (Latin hymn)
Marcel Dupre' (France, 1886-1971)
Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle, Sing the ending of the fray;
Now above the Cross, the trophy, Sound the loud triumphant lay;
Tell how Christ, the world's Redeemer, As a victim won the day.
Thirty years among us dwelling, His appointed time fulfilled,
Born for this, he meets his passion, for that, this he freely willed.
On the cross the Lamb is lifted where his life-blood shall be spilled.
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.
Hymn # 383 O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
The Lord’s Supper
Invitation
Words of Institution: Mark 14: 22 - 25 NRSV
In Unison
22While they were eating, he took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” 23Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, and all of them drank from it. 24He said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. 25Truly I tell you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Giving and receiving of the Bread and Cup
The inside cups are white grape juice; the outer cups contain wine.
Prayer of Consecration
Almighty Lord: we are thankful for all the benefits given us in this bread and wine, this body and blood. As the grain was harvested and the grapes gathered for this food, so may your church in every place be gathered into your household. And as the grain was ground and the grapes crushed, so may our lives be spent in your service, until you return in triumph to gather to yourself the harvest and call us to the marriage feast of the lamb. Amen.
Hymn # 267 And Can It Be? vs, 3 & 4
During the last hymn, children in grades K-6 may leave for children’s choir
Benediction
Postlude Chorale Prelude on "Let Us All Be Joyful"
Healey Willan (Canada, 1880-1968)
Let us all with gladsome voice Praise the God of heaven,
Who, to bid our hearts rejoice, His own Son hath given.
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.
Join Us for Sunday School at 11:00 a.m.
Pre-kindergarten – K Dan & Kathy Trinkle
Grades 1 – 4 Amber Latour
Grades 5 – 7 SueAnne Bergmann
Grades 8 – 12 Mike Lockwood & Jane Stewart
College/Young Adult Mark Johnson
New Testament Greek Jurgen Honig
Westminster Confession Pastor Horner
Announcements
* Ushers this morning are Dennis & Nancy Dunn and Grace & Nestor Sededji.
* The flowers this morning are provided by the Livermore’s.
For more than 25 years Faith Presbyterian has partnered with the Livermore family to impact lives of middle and high school students - for that we praise God. Your generous giving, kind words and fervent prayer have encouraged and sustained us. We are so grateful for your partnership and friendship, we pray that the sanctuary flowers, in a tangible way, expresses our gratitude to you!
* Java Hero – Diane Horner
* Art Show - Our own Becky Chapman is one of the three artists represented at the “Martha & the Rebeccas Art Show” opening Today, March 7 from 2 – 4pm. The show will be in the Elm and Walnut Rooms located in the West Lafayette Public Library and will run through March 28.
Weekly Calendar for March 7, 2010
Today:
9:30 a.m. Worship - Communion
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
2:30 p.m. St. Mary’s worship
6:00 p.m. Youth
6:30 p.m. Sunday Evening Bible study
This Week:
Mon., 7:00 p.m. Session
Tues., 10:00 am FWF Bible study
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 (Ron Smith)
Wed., 6:30 p.m. Adult Choir
Wed., 7:00 p.m. Cub Scout Troop 3338
Thurs., 7:00 p.m. Bible study at the Horner’s
Posted by faithpres at March 7, 2010 10:31 AM