Worship Service. Ministry Minute Pulpit Search Committee Ted Peiffer. Nothing Without You Norman/Dane

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1 Sunday, August 12, 2018 Dr. Barry Cureton Shepherding Pastor Phill & Kelly Thomas Youth Directors

2 Worship Service Meditation Psalm 42:11 Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God. Prelude Welcome and Announcements Dr. Barry Cureton Ministry Minute Pulpit Search Committee Ted Peiffer Silent Prayer of Preparation Song of Ascent Nothing Without You Norman/Dane Praise Team Take my hands and lift them up For I have not the strength to praise You near enough See I have nothing, I have nothing Without You And take my voice and pour it out Let it sing the songs of mercy I have found For I have nothing, I have nothing Without You Chorus And all my soul needs is all Your love to cover me So all the world will see that I have nothing without You Take my body and build it up May it be broken as an offering of love For I have nothing, I have nothing Without You All my soul needs is all Your love to cover me So all the world will see that I have nothing

3 But I love You with all my heart With all my soul with all my mind And with all the strength that I can find Take my time here on this earth And let it glorify all that You are worth For I am nothing, I am nothing Without You Call to Worship Psalm 135:1-7, 13, 14, *Hymn of Praise Exalt the Lord #12 *Invocation Confession of Sin Nehemiah 1:5b-11a O LORD God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love Him and keep His commandments, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open, to hear the prayer of Your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel Your servants, confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against You. Even I and my father's house have sinned. We have acted very corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, the statutes, and the rules that You commanded Your servant Moses. Remember the word that You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples, but if you return to me and keep My commandments and do them, though your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there I will gather them and bring them to the place that I have chosen, to make My name dwell there. They are Your servants and Your people, whom You have redeemed by Your great power and by your strong hand. O Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who delight to fear Your name, and give success to Your servant today, and grant Him mercy in the sight of this man. Amen. Words of Assurance Psalm 121

4 Songs of Praise Overcome Chris Brown Mack Brock Steven Furtick Praise Team Now the darkness fades into new beginnings As we lift our eyes to a hope beyond All creation waits with an expectation To declare the reign, of the Lord our God Chorus We will not be moved when the earth gives way For the Risen One has overcome and for every fear There s an empty grave for the Risen One has overcome Verse 2 Now the silence breaks in the name of Jesus As the heavens cry, let the earth respond All creation shouts with a voice of triumph To declare the reign, of the Lord our God (chorus) Bridge He shall reign forever strongholds now surrender For the Lord our God has overcome who can be against us Jesus our defender, He is Lord and he has overcome (chorus) What a Beautiful Name Fielding, Ligertwood You were the Word at the beginning One with God the Lord Most High Your hidden glory in creation Now revealed in You our Christ What a beautiful Name it is What a beautiful Name it is The Name of Jesus Christ my King What a beautiful Name it is Nothing compares to this What a beautiful Name it is The Name of Jesus You didn't want heaven without us So Jesus, You brought heaven down My sin was great, Your love was greater What could separate us now

5 What a wonderful Name it is What a wonderful Name it is The Name of Jesus Christ my King What a wonderful Name it is Nothing compares to this What a wonderful Name it is The Name of Jesus What a wonderful Name it is The Name of Jesus Death could not hold You the veil tore before You You silence the boast of sin and grave The heavens are roaring the praise of Your glory For You are raised to life again. You have no rival, You have no equal Now and forever, God You reign Yours is the Kingdom, Yours is the glory Yours is the Name, above all names What a powerful Name it is What a powerful Name it is The Name of Jesus Christ my King What a powerful Name it is Nothing can stand against What a powerful Name it is The Name of Jesus What a powerful Name it is What a powerful Name it is The Name of Jesus Christ my King CCLI Shepherding Prayer Elder Michael Anderson Offertory The Secret Place Mark Fuhrer R. C. Sproul, Music: Jeff Lippencott Sermon Scripture Genesis 41:50-57 [Children ages 4-2nd grade are dismissed for Wonders of Worship (Children s Church) with the Watkins] Sermon The Thorn, Part 2: Joseph Rev Chuck Garriott

6 *Closing Hymn Whate r My God Ordains #94 *Benediction *Those who are able, please stand. The Elders welcome the opportunity to meet you, talk with you or pray for you after church. They will be stationed by the Communion Table following the service. We welcome to the pulpit Rev Charles Garriott who was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and educated at the University of Baltimore and Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. For over twenty years he pastored in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He develops ministry to those in government in Washington, D.C., state, and international capitals, under the auspices of Mission to North America, Presbyterian Church in America. He has authored Work Excellence: A Biblical Perspective of Work; Obama Prayer: Prayers for the 44th President and Rulers: Gospel and Government. He lives with his wife Debby in the District of Columbia. They have four children and six grandchildren. Sermon Audio: If you would like to re-listen to this week s sermon or any of Liberty s previous sermons you can find them online at sermonaudio.com.

7 Genesis 41:50-57 Sermon Scripture 50 And to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him. 51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father s house. 52 And the name of the second he called Ephraim: For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. 53 Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended, 54 and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 55 So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do. 56 The famine was over all the face of the earth, and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. And the famine became severe in the land of Egypt. 57 So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands.

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9 ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE OFFICE Pastor Barry will be out of town Wednesday, August 15 Saturday, August 18th to bring Glenna home from Boston. NURSERY CHANGES We are now offering childcare in the Noah s Ark Room for children ages 18 months to under four years old. For insurance purposes, we must have two volunteers (who are not married to each other) in both the Noah s Ark Room and the pink nursery during each service. Due to a shortage of volunteers and infants in the 0-24 month nursery (the pink nursery), a decision has been made to combine the older infants with the toddlers in the Noah's Ark room, and we will combine volunteer forces as well! Parents are welcome to use the pink nursery during the service as an additional Comfort Room but must accompany their children since the room will be unstaffed. We are hopeful that this will only be a temporary situation and we pray to have a fully utilized 0-24 month nursery in the future! Please consider volunteering - it is a great way to get to know covenant children and families that you have not yet had the opportunity to meet. The pink nursery will be staffed for the Sunday School hour; it also has its own privacy room for nursing Moms. Please Lisa Byrd with questions: lisawbyrd@gmail.com LADIES PAINT NIGHT Wednesday, August 15 6:30 7:00 pm Light refreshments & set up 7:00 9:00 pm Painting! Have you ever wanted to try your hand at painting? Join us Wednesday evening, August 15 when art teacher Karin Johnsson will lead us in a beginner friendly painting project. No experience needed! Space is limited-please call or Donna Hancock at /hancockclan@gmail.com to sign up or for questions. Suggested donation is $ (Donation is not required so please don t let cost keep you from signing up!) Please bring your own apron or smock. We will be painting with acrylic paints.

10 FROM THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE In the PCA, every church shall elect persons to the offices of ruling elder and deacon in the following manner: At such times as determined by the Session, communicant members of the congregation may submit names to the Session, keeping in mind that each prospective officer should be an active male member who meets the qualifications set forth in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. After the close of the nomination period, nominees for the office of ruling elder and/ or deacon shall receive instruction in the qualifications and work of the office. Your nominating committee is asking that as you read 1 Tim 3:1-12 and Titus 1:6-9, as well as, Acts 6:1-7, you would consider who in our congregation possesses these credentials. We note the following qualifications from these passages: Character: Above reproach Blameless Husband of one wife Temperate Self-controlled Disciplined Respectable Hospitable Skill: Able to Teach Manage family well Sober Gentle, not overbearing Not quarrelsome Not a money lover Obedient, respectful children Good reputation Holy Keeper of Sound Doctrine Please contact one of the committee members if you have any recommendations. Committee Members: Barry Cureton, Oliver Dearden, Elizabeth Davidson, Christa Moges, Kurt Reiblich, Charlie Cate, Charlie Hancock, Sabrina Thomas

11 MARK YOUR CALENDAR Church Work Day Saturday, August 18, 9 am to 12 pm. We need help with setting up the new picnic area for Labor Day. Contact Tommy Crone for more information. His number is on the back of the bulletin. MEN S MINISTRY Baltimore Rescue Mission Liberty men are invited this coming Saturday August 18th at 7pm for the monthly men s outreach to the Baltimore Rescue Mission. Transportation will be provided. If you are interested, please contact Jeff Watkins at or jefferydeanwatkins@gmail.com. CHURCH PICNIC Next Sunday, August 19th, 6:00 pm we will be having evening worship followed by a church picnic. Please bring your own picnic dinner and a dessert to share. Beverages and paper goods will be supplied by the church. The picnic will be moved indoors if the weather is bad. LABOR DAY PICNIC Liberty s Annual Labor Day Picnic will be held on Monday, September 3 rd, picnic grounds opening at 2:00 p.m. with dinner to be served at 4:00 p.m. Pray for good weather and great fellowship! Bring your chairs, beverages and eating utensils along with desserts or tomatoes. Ticket sales begin today and will continue weekly on Sundays thereafter. Cost is $8 per adult, $6 for children (ages 4-12), free for 3 and under, and maximum cost for your immediate family is $30. We want everyone to be able to attend, and if financial pressures would cause you to stay away, special event funding is available. (Contact Mark Fuhrer or Michael Anderson if you and your family would need financial assistance to attend.) FROM THE MISSIONS COMMITTEE The Missions Committee would like to invite you to an ice cream social on Sunday, September 9 th at 6:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. The Rarigs will be visiting with us at that time and will share their ministry with MTW in Australia.

12 LIBERTY TURNS 50 Next year marks the 50 th Anniversary of Liberty Church! We want to celebrate such a marvelous milestone in the life of our church so the Session is looking for volunteers to form a planning committee to spearhead the effort. If you would like to help plan the celebration, please contact Pastor B at barry_cureton@libertychurchpca.org SMALL GROUP ANNOUNCEMENTS The Randallstown Small Group will be meeting on Sunday, August 19th after the worship service for lunch and a movie. Bring your own sandwich, beverage and dessert or movie candy. Popcorn will be provided. FORMING A NEW LIBRARY COMMITTEE The Chief (and solo) Librarian of Liberty Church, Jonathan Goedeke, wants to recruit more members of the library committee to help run the church library. Duties can include; 1) checking in and out books; 2) adding books to the collection; 3) keeping the library neat and organized, and 4) manning the library for 15 minutes after church for one Sunday every month. Interested parties may approach Jonathan Goedeke, who will arrange a time to train them on library procedures. YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS We are meeting tonight! Come join us! During the summer we are meeting EVERY Sunday evening for youth group. If you are interested in leadership, come at 5:30 for our leadership meeting. Youth group starts at 6:30 and ends at 8:30. THANK YOU Dear Friends at Liberty, We would like to thank our Liberty family for the cards, calls, meals, and prayers during Bill s recent home-going. It was such an encouragement at a difficult time in our lives. Special thanks to those who prepared the luncheon after the funeral. The family and friends who attended truly appreciated the good food and time of fellowship. In Christ s Love, Mary Caldwell and family.

13 Schedule of Volunteers August 12 August 19 Nursery 9:30 a.m. Combined Nursery 10:30 a.m. Noah s Ark Room Maxine Saylor Joyce Klein, Erin Tracht Sabrina Thomas Julie Crone, Amy Huey Lock-up Tom Crone, Jamey Hoff Oliver Dearden, Ken Stetson Sound Nathan Goedeke Anthony Anderson Greeters Oliver & Fiona Dearden Pat Schlitzer, Mary Ellen Gannon Usher Team Leader Doug Womer Doug Womer Adult Sunday School Classes Women s Class/ Prayers of the Bible Genesis 1-11/ Sailing through the C s of Creation Westminster Confession of Faith Joyce Klein Charles Runkles Barry Cureton Fellowship Hall Fellowship Hall Parlor

14 Weekly Schedule Sunday, August 12 9:30 am Sunday School for All Ages 10:30 am Coffee Fellowship 10:45 am Worship Service 6:30 pm Youth Group Monday, August 13 7:00 pm Mercy Needs, FMC, Property, & Missions Committee Meetings Tuesday, August 14 7:00 am Men s Bible Study/Denny s Wednesday, August 15 6:30 pm Prayer Group Thursday, August 16 6:00 pm Men s Night Out/Smokies in Eldersburg 7:00 pm Women s Prayer Meeting Saturday, August 18 9:00 am Church Work Day 7:00 pm Men s Ministry/Baltimore Rescue Mission Sunday, August 12 9:30 am Sunday School for All Ages 10:30 am Coffee Fellowship 10:45 am Worship Service 12:30 pm Randallstown Small Group/FH 6:00 pm Evening Worship 7:00 pm Church Picnic 6:30 pm Youth Group MEN S WEDNESDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY is taking a break in August and will resume in September. Watch the bulletin for further details.

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