Newsletters: Faith Presbyterian Church
September 05, 2010Sunday, September 5, 2010 Bulletin
The Order for the Worship of God
Faith Presbyterian Church 9:30 a.m., September 5, 2010
Let the first tone of the organ be a call to quiet mediation in which all may become aware of God’s presence, and lift up a prayer for yourself and for Faith Church.
Prelude O God, Thou Faithful God
chorale and prelude Johannes Brahms (Germany, 1833-1897)
O God, Thou faithful God, Thou lavish fount of giving;
Without whom naught can be, from whom we're all receiving:
Oh, make my body well, and mayst Thou then ordain
That it a humble soul and wholesome mind contain.
Greeting & Invocation
Hymn # 475 Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven
(Gray Psalter Hymnal)
Prayer of Confession– front of gray hymnal
Prayer for Illumination
First Lesson: John 10: 14 - 18 NRSV Jurgen Honig
14I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. 16I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. 17For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. 18No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.”
Lector: “This is the Word of God.”
Congregation: “Thanks be to God for His Word.”
Special Music O Trust in the Lord from Elijah F. Mendelssohn
Grieke Toebes
Children’s Sermon
Hymn # 46 I Am Thine, O Lord
(Green Supplemental Hymnal)
Second Lesson: Philemon 8 - 21 NRSV
8For this reason, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do your duty, 9yet I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love—and I, Paul, do this as an old man, and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus. 10I am appealing to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become during my imprisonment. 11Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful both to you and to me. 12I am sending him, that is, my own heart, back to you. 13I wanted to keep him with me, so that he might be of service to me in your place during my imprisonment for the gospel; 14but I preferred to do nothing without your consent, in order that your good deed might be voluntary and not something forced. 15Perhaps this is the reason he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back forever, 16no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a beloved brother—especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. 17So if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. 18If he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge that to my account. 19I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand: I will repay it. I say nothing about your owing me even your own self. 20Yes, brother, let me have this benefit from you in the Lord! Refresh my heart in Christ. 21Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.
Sermon “You Owe Me!” Pastor Horner
Gathering of Tithes and Offerings
Offertory Bridegroom Of Our Soul
John Blackburn (Canada, b. 1902)
Bridegroom of our soul, Lamb of God, uphold
Us Thy children in thy mercy;
For Thy love so great we thank Thee.
From Law's cruel rod save us, Lamb of God.
Response
Lead me, Lord, lead me in Thy righteousness;
Make Thy way plain before my face.
For it is Thou, Lord,
Thou, Lord, only that makest me dwell in safety.
Hymn # 300 Gift of the Finest Wheat vs. 1, 2 & 3
(Gray Psalter Hymnal)
The Lord’s Supper
Invitation
Words of Institution: I Corinthians 11: 23 – 26 NRSV
In Unison
23For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, 24and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
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 # 300 Gift of the Finest Wheat vs. 4 & 5
(Gray Psalter Hymnal)
Benediction
Postlude Prelude & Fugue in G major
J.S. Bach (Germany, 1685-1750)
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 Mayfawny Bergmann & Grace Sededji
Grades 1 – 3 Cathy McKinnis & Deb Johnson
Grades 4 – 5 SueAnne Bergmann
Grades 6 – 8 Glenn Sparks
Library Class Mark Johnson
New Testament Greek Jurgen Honig
Discussion: “The Shack” Pastor Horner
Announcements
* The flowers this morning are given by Janet Smalley.
* Mission of the month – Today through Sunday, Oct. 3rd we will be collecting healthy snack items for the children in the LUM after school program. Please see the note on the collection box in the narthex for suggestions.
* If you need prayer or other help from the church or know of anyone else that does, please call Pastor Horner or one of the elders or deacons.
* For those wishing a visit at any time by Pastor Horner please be sure you let Stephanie know you are interested. Pastor Horner’s office hours are Monday – Thursday 9:30am – 1:30pm, or by appointment.
Weekly Calendar for September 5, 2010
Today:
9:30 a.m. Worship
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
2:30 p.m. St. Mary’s worship
6:30 p.m. Sunday Evening Bible study at the Moore’s
This Week:
Mon. Office Closed – Labor Day
Tues., 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts
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
Thurs., 7:00 p.m. Bible study at the Horner’s