Lord s Day September 23, 2018

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1 Lord s Day September 23, 2018 Faith Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church America 620 South Shirley, Tacoma, Washgton Misters: obert S. ayburn, Steven A. Nicoletti fpc@tacoma.org

2 Lord s Day September 23, 2018 Upon enterg sanctuary please mata silence for sake congregation s preparation for worship, please make sure electronic devices are f or usg silent mode. Prelude Variations on Christ lag Todesben ohann Christian Herich ck ( ) Welcome Announcements +Silent Prayer O Almighty God, from whom every good prayer comes, who pours out on all who desire it spirit grace supplication: Deliver us, when we draw near to you, from coldness heart wergs md, that with steadfast thoughts kdled affections we may worship you Spirit truth; through esus Christ our Lord. Amen. Call to Worship How lovely is Thy dwellgplace, O Lord Hosts, For my soul, it longeth, yea, fateth, for courts Lord; My soul body crieth out, yea, for livg God, How lovely is Thy dwellgplace, O Lord Hosts! O blest are y that dwell with Thy house; They praise Thy name evermore. How lovely is Thy dwellgplace. ohannes Brahms from equiem *Hymn Praise to God Give Thanks unto Lord, ehovah No. 613 (Psalm 118) +Confession S Silent Prayer Corporate Prayer Our soul is like a house, small for you to enter, but we pray that you will enlarge it. It is rus, but we ask you to remake it. It contas much that you will not be pleased to see; this we know do not hide. But, to whom can we cry except to you Forgive us, O Lord. Cleanse us from our ss, O Lord, our secret ss. What wretches we are! In your mercy, Lord our God, tell us what you are to us. Say to my soul, I am your salvation (Ps. 35:3). Come, O Lord, stir our hearts. Call us back to yourself. Kdle your fire us carry us away. Be our fire our sweetness. Let us love you hasten to your side. In esus name, Amen. [Adapted from Auguste s Confessions, I, vvi; VIII, iv]

3 Assurance Pardon But God, beg rich mercy, because great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead our trespasses, made us alive toger with Christ by grace you have been saved raised us up with him seated us with him heavenly places Christ esus. Ephesians 2:46 (ESV) *Confession Faith Q. What is true A. True is not only a knowledge conviction that everythg God reveals his Word is true; it is also a deeprooted assurance, created me by Holy Spirit through gospel, that, out sheer grace earned for us by Christ, not only ors, but I too, have had my ss forgiven, have been made forever right with God, have been granted salvation. Heidelberg Catechism No. 21 *Hymn Faith Christ By Faith Unison eadg God s Law Ephesians 5:226:4 (ESV p ) Worship God with Tis Offergs Let All Thgs Now Livg.. Ash Grove, Traditional Welsh Melody *Congregational Petitions O Lord heaven, earth, sea, To e all praise glory be; How shall we show our love to e, Giver all For souls redeemed, for ss forgiven, For means grace hopes heaven, Far, what can to e be given, Who givest all We lose what on ourselves we spend, We have as treasure without end Whatever, Lord, to e we lend, Who givest all. To e, from whom we all derive Our life, our gifts, our power to give: O may we ever with e live, Giver all! Amen. Scripture Lesson Isaiah 55:69 (ESV p. 615) Sermon Distct but Inseparable: Clarity Mystery

4 *Hymn Holy God, We Praise Your Name No. 103 (Te Deum) *Benediction +Silent Prayer Almighty God, whom by searchg we cannot fd out unto perfection, but who esus Christ has revealed yourself as Far, who by your Spirit has borne witness that we are ot heirs with Christ: Help us to confess our you our Far by livg as your children, our your Son by followg His steps, our your Holy Spirit by our obedience to his light with our souls; through esus Christ our Lord. Amen. I have longed for thy savg health, O Lord; Thy law is my delight, O Lord. O let my soul live it shall praise e, And thy udgments shall help me. Psalm 119: William Byrd/arr. Alfred Whitehead Postlude Fantasia G Maor, BWV S. Bach ( ) *Congregation stg +The congregation is vited to kneel CCLI License # Lord s Day September 23 Morng Worship Sunday School Choir ehearsal Mary Sabetto Weddg Shower Eveng Service Welcome & Announcement Elders Don Mellott Mark Aown Congregational Petitions Leaders Bill Berg Dave Shelden & 9:45 am 4:45 pm 4:00 pm 5:30 pm

5 Nursery Schedule Christa & Charlotte immk Ldsay & Mary Boyde Funches Amy McCoy & Emma St. ohn Dawn & Cessalie Darby Cfee/Tea Hosts Thom & Becky Wilson Beth ames obert & Kathryn Schuster Church Library Elizabeth immk Buildg Monitors Caleb Bestvater Steve Smith 9:45 am Prep for 11:00 Service 9:40 10:45 am Monday September 24 Better English on Sixth 6:50 8:30 pm Tuesday September 25 Women s Bible Study, Women s Fellowship oom 117 9:30 am 12:00 pm Women s Bible Study, Home Beth ames 12:00 2:00 pm Samson Society, Pastor ayburn s Office 7:00 8:00 pm Wednesday September 26 Prayer Meetg, 7:00 pm, sanctuary, a couple headed to Middle East speakg, Pray ten; for prayer is a shield to soul, a sacrifice to God, a scourge for Satan. ohn Bunyan ESL Writg Class, oom 302 5:45 6:30 pm No Sr. High Youth Group this eveng r. High Youth Group, oom 301 7:00 8:30 pm Choristers (ages 59), Choir oom 7:00 7:30 pm Choristers (ages 1014), Choir oom 7:30 8:15 pm Thursday/Friday September 27/28 Pacific Northwest Presbytery Meetg Here Lord s Day September 30 Morng Worship Sunday School Choir ehearsal Eveng Service Welcome & Announcement Elders Peter Chiou erry Savage & 9:45 am 4:45 pm

6 Congregational Petitions Leaders Mark Murphy Andrew Lee Nursery Schedule Becky Wilson & Shari ol achel Moore, Maggie & Aubren eis Dana Isenberger & Bonnie McCoy Kathy & Amy Lewis Cfee/Tea Hosts Blake & Terri Hurlbut Nancy owan ay & Carole Weigley Church Library Megan & Marilyn Schlaudraff Buildg Monitors Sam Aown Mike Pfefferle 9:45 am Prep for 11:00 Service 9:40 10:45 am Upcomg Events For details please see Information/Events on web site. October 6 Men Faith Oktoberfest October 9 Shower for ocelyn Éamon MacGregor October 1113 Women s etreat, Seabrook, WA October 20 C3 Mistries Trag October 21 Foundations Sunday School Class Begs October 26 Men s Night Prayer November 2 Harvest Party This Eveng We contue our sermons 2 Peter considerg an always timely important topic: How are we to thk speak those who teach falsehood The Lord s Supper will be served. The Lord s Supper is observed every Lord s Day at Faith Presbyterian Church alternatg between morng eveng services. The ficers have wanted to reta eveng communion not only because all Lord s Suppers explicitly mentioned New Testament were eveng, but as well to reforce importance Sunday eveng worship as a regular part observance Lord s Day. Mary Sabetto s Weddg Shower TODAY at 4:00! Come o celebration! Today Women s Fellowship room downstairs, we will get to know Mary better shower her with our love support as she marries our own ful, ay Burton. Baby Shower for ocelyn MacGregor Postponed Little Éamon Beowulf MacGregor decided to make his debut early!!! Therefore, due to this very happy change circumstances, baby shower for ocelyn MacGregor has been postponed until

7 Tuesday, October 9 th. So, if you haven t had a chance yet to contribute to group gift, n you now have a bit more time to do so. Contributions may be given to Khalia Bentson or can be placed gift box Narx. Please make checks out to Khalia, don t forget to sign card! Thankyou from Lewellen Family It happened aga. Not words you want to hear one year after almost 4 feet your son s testes twisted had to be removed. But none less, those were words Will said as he prepared to go to surgery I drove to Pullman. There can be no accountg for peace presence Christ that we both felt as he faced what could be a lifealterg surgery, except mercy Lord prayers sats here this body. Thankfully, diagnosis was correct, doctors were able to solve his issues with no surgery. Thank you for your love, support prayers. eff, ane Will Lewellen Mission to North America (MNA) Disaster esponse Hurricane Florence Although wds have decreased as Hurricane Florence has gone out to sea, resultg floodg contues to cause catastrophic damage particularly Virgia Carolas. MNA is askg we support our denomational relief efforts through prayer, fancial givg, relief supplies gog to serve affected areas. You may learn more about ways to become volved to support efforts fancially by gog to pcamna.org/disasterresponse. Men s Genesis 39 Class This Comg Sunday The Eight Evil Thoughts & Their emedies Part 1: Gluttony Next Sunday Men s Genesis 39 Sunday school class will beg a new series, focusg on Eight Evil Thoughts (which were later developed to Seven Deadly Ss ): gluttony, lust, greed, anger (wrath), sadness (selfpity), acedia, vaglory, pride. We will look at se categories s as understood by thoughtful leaders both early modern church. The goal will be both to exame each se temptations men face mselves, n to also consider how each se ss relates to contributes to many men s struggles with sexual s particular. This week we will spend first portion class troducg series, second portion troducg topic gluttony, third small group discussion on how se temptations affect our lives. We hope many men will be able to o us. Abigail s Daughters Sunday School class (formerly Women s Genesis 39) Our Sunday School class has a new name spired by one great heroes Faith, called by LOD to protect Kgly le Christ: Abigail (1 Samuel 25). This spired, courageous woman is prophetic, discerng beautiful. Abigail demonstrates courage humility through her actions words. She protects her family while protectg David s throne Messiah s royal genealogy. We would do well to follow footsteps Abigail, actg with obedient boldness gentleness all relationships God has given us. Please o us DeSoto Hall next Sunday, September 30 th, after 8:15 service. Our fascatg sister, Nancy Miller, will answer questions from class on morhood, teens more. Mors Encouragement Group For Mors Encouragement Group this year we will be readg Parentg: 14 Gospel Prciples That Can adically Change Your Family, by Paul David Tripp. You do not need to buy book to participate, re is no required homework! We will be readg chapters with group meetgs n discussg it toger. We will also take time to hear one anor s prayer requests pray for each or. Please come to have some fellowship with or mors, have a snack, be encouraged. We meet every 1st 3rd Thursday month with some variation (see below for

8 exact dates), from 9:3012:00 WIC room. Beg late is no problem is an expected part mom life! Childcare is provided. Here are remag dates for 2018/2019 year: Oct. 4, Oct. 18, Nov. 1, Nov. 15, Dec 6, an. 10, an. 24, Feb. 7, Feb. 21, March 7, March 21, Apr 11, Apr 25, May 9, May 23. Additionally, we will organize playdates outgs on a spontaneous basis. To receive all relevant announcements updates, you are encouraged to o list or Facebook group. If you have any questions or to be added to eir se groups, please contact Stacie Aown or achel Nicoletti. Men Faith Oktoberfest Signup begs Today! Our 9th annual Oktoberfest will be on Saturday, October 6th from 25 pm at home Ken Kvale. Our guest speaker this year will be ev. David Scott, Senior Pastor at our sister church esurrection Presbyterian Puyallup. David will brg a message entitled How to eboot Your Spiritual Life channelg thoughts from ohn Owen. David his wife Sara ir four children are well known to our congregation as David was on staff here at Faith 2007, as Assistant Pastor as he prepared to plant church Puyallup. A signup sheet will be available Narx today next Sunday, 30th. The cost is $8 for adults $5 under age 21. Teenage sons are most welcome. o us for a Delicious German cookout. If you have any questions, please contact Chad Isenberger. Adult Sunday School The Women Faith Class I (oom 117) Martyrs Missionaries Persecuted Church: In this Sunday School class we are readg stories books about past current missionaries persecuted Christians around world. We want to be aware plight persecuted church today to pray for m regularly. The Women Faith Class II (Covenant High School Office) We are studyg toger book Union with Christ by ank Wilbourne. The Word Faith Class (Sanctuary) Elder Mike Pfefferle contues his fascatg very valuable troduction to early Christianity. High School Sunday School (North Side DeSoto Hall) Pastor Nicoletti high school class contue second unit ir ongog study Dante s Dive Comedy: Dante s Purgatorio: An Allegorical Study epentance. Better English on Sixth ESL Sunday School (oom 304) Kathy Lewis facilitates Better English class where dividual American partners help each ternational who wishes to read or discuss material at an appropriate level English. Please contact Kathy or onathan Nichols if you would like to become a partner or assist Better English on Sixth any way. Explanation Cover Symbol Sce time eformation, burng bush has been a symbol Church. The Lat words are taken from Exodus 3:2 read... yet it was not consumed. In one his letters Samuel urford remds his correspondent, The bush has been burng se five thous years, no man yet saw ashes that fire.

9 Men Faith, Morng Prayer Meetgs & Devotions There are opportunities to meet with fellow Men Faith for prayer devotions each week: Wednesday morngs with Phil Perks: We meet at Old Town Anm cfee shop at 2312 N. 30th St., Tacoma. This group meets at 6 am for Bible readg prayer. After several years we contue to focus solely on Psalms which serve as a life guide. One ancient church fars, Athanasius wrote, Whatever your particular need or trouble, from this same book ( Psalms) you can select a form words to fit it, so that you...learn way to remedy your ill. Thursday morngs with Thom Wilson, 6:30 am at church. o us studyg through Book Acts as we pray for our concerns world around us. College & Career Community Groups College & Career is a young adult mistry Faith Presbyterian Church. The goal is to provide opportunities for young adults 18 older, wher sgle or married, to do life toger throughout week form deep Christian friendships. C&C Community Groups are weekly small groups that meet a home for dner fellowship. We have one group that meets on Thursdays at Nate achel Shelden s home at 6:30, anor group that meets on Tuesdays at Isaac Elsie Dye s home at 6:30. For more details, or if you re terested og a C&C Community Group, please contact one us we ll help you get connected! A emder about Parkg As a courtesy to our neighbors, please do not park on south side South 8th Street, on South Wnifred Street behd church, or where curb is pated yellow. Nursg Mors In addition to nursery rooms, oom #117 Women Church room, is open available for your convenience durg all Worship Services. The service can be seen heard WIC room. Hearg Assistance If you would like a device to help with hearg worship service, please see a Deacon.

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