Sermon Notes. Worship Service

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1 Worship Service Sermon Notes Meditation Return, O faithless sons; I will heal your faithlessness. Behold, we come to you, for you are the Lord our God. Jeremiah 3:22 Prelude Welcome and Announcements Pastor Barry Silent Prayer of Preparation Song of Ascent Be Thou My Vision Praise Team Eleanor Henrietta Hull Mary Elizabeth Byrne Verse 1 Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art Thou my best thought, by day or by night Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light Verse 2 Be Thou my wisdom, be Thou my true Word I ever with Thee, and Thou with me Lord Thou my great Father, I Thy true son Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one Verse 3 Be Thou my shield, and my sword for the fight Be Thou my dignity, be Thou my might Thou my soul s shelter, and Thou my high tow r Raise Thou me heav nward, O pow r of my pow r

2 Prayer List FOR OUR CHURCH FAMILY AND NEEDS IN THE BODY Pray peace and comfort for the Kitchen family on homegoing of Martha Kitchen-Nolan. Pray for Chuck Cullen whose bladder cancer is early stage and the next step is immunotherapy. Pray for Peggy Khera who continues chemotherapy. Pray for Sandy Womer s father, Bob, Bill Caldwell and Alice Hancock who are in hospice care. Continue to pray for: Erich Hofmann, Buck Bohmer, and Nelda Ring. Pray for Sarah Kraus (South Korea) and Hannah Cate (China) as they teach English. FOR EXTENDED FAMILY AND FRIENDS Pray that the health of the Rueger triplets would continue to improve. Pray for God s wisdom and guidance for the pulpit search committee. Pray for the leaders of our church. LIBERTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Pray for LCS teacher, Sonya Corum who fractured her pelvis. Pray for the Administration to lead well and to be guided by the Holy Spirit. OTHER PRAYER REQUESTS Pray that the Lord will bring revival to our country. Pray for our National, State, and local leaders. (1 Timothy 2:1-3) Pray for those around the world who are being persecuted for their faith. Pray for first responders; such as, firefighters and police, who respond to emergency situations. Pray for safety and success in helping people in different situations. Pray for soldiers in harm s way and those traveling. Give them safe travel. Pray for the soldiers loved ones waiting at home and that the Lord will provide for their needs. Amen Verse 4 Riches I heed not, nor man s empty praise Thou mine inheritance, now and always Thou and Thou only, be first in my heart High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art Verse 5 High King of heaven, when vict ry is won May I reach heaven s joys, O bright heaven s Sun Heart of my own heart, whatever befall Still be my vision, O Ruler of all Call to Worship Psalm 84:1-4 *Hymn of Praise Lord of the Worlds Above #302 *Invocation Confession of Sin Psalm 51 Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the greatness of Your compassion, blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against You, You only, I have sinned, and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified when You speak, and blameless when you judge. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me...purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow...hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from Me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit (Silent Confession) The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. Words of Assurance John 10:14-16, 27-30

3 Receiving of New Members Baptism of Mark Harlan Mark Harlan & Emmy Maddox Hymn of Response Blessed Be the Tie that Binds #285 verses 1-3 and 6 Shepherding Prayer Elder Chuck Klein Songs of Praise Forever Praise Team Chris Tomlin Verse 1 Give thanks to the Lord Our God and King For He is good He is above all things Sing praise sing praise Verse 2 With a mighty hand And an outstretched arm For the life that s been reborn Sing praise, sing praise Sing praise, sing praise Chorus Forever God is faithful Forever God is strong Forever God is with us Forever, forever Verse 3 From the rising to the setting sun WEEKLY SCHEDULE SUNDAY, MARCH 18 9:30 am Sunday School for All Ages/Missions Sunday 10:30 am Coffee Fellowship 10:45 am Worship Service 6:00 pm Prayer and Praise Service and Dinner, Fellowship Hall 6:30 pm Youth Group, The Block House MONDAY, MARCH 19 7:00 pm Sykesville Small Group 7:00 pm, LCS Board Meeting TUESDAY, MARCH 20 6:30 am Men s Bible Study/Denny s 7:00 pm Battalion at Chapelgate 7:00 pm Praise Team Practice WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 6:30 pm Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm Stockade Pioneer Girls Choir Men s Bible Study THURSDAY, MARCH 22 7:00 pm Women s Bible Study FRIDAY, MARCH 23 6:30 pm F.I.S.H. (Fellowship In Student s Homes) SUNDAY, MARCH 25 PALM SUNDAY 9:30 am Sunday School for All Ages 10:30 am Coffee Fellowship 10:45 am Worship Service 3:00 pm Worship Service at Carroll Lutheran Village

4 VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE MARCH 18 MARCH 25 Nursery 9:30 a.m. Linda Anderson Donna Hancock And by the grace of God We will carry on Sing praise, sing praise Sing praise, sing praise (chorus) Nursery 10:30 a.m. Meghan Ruch, Becky Vega Lynn Smith, Mary Ellen Gannon Overcome Chris Brown Mack Brock Steven Furtick Toddler 10:30 a.m. Lock-up Sound Greeters Nye & Kiley Hammer Fred Walker, Ben Weinreich Zach Dugan Alan & Barbara Hunzeker Christa Moges, Liz Davidson Chris Byrd, Charlie Hancock Anthony Anderson Ken & Debbie Stetson 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 Usher Team Leader SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS SCHEDULE PSALMS 1-14 Steve Madden & Charlie Cate 9:30 AM Fellowship Hall Dear Liberty Family, Geof Smith Westminster Confession of Faith Barry Cureton 9:30 AM the Parlor Geof Smith Women s Class Prayer s of the Bible Joyce Klein 9:30 AM Fellowship Hall Thank you for prayer, food, cards, visits and phone calls following my sister s death. You are a loving body of believers. God bless each of you! Sally Preece 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) CCLI

5 Offertory With Those Hands Liberty Choir Ruth E Schram Sermon Scripture John 21:15-19 Sermon The RE-CLAIMER in CHIEF Rev. Ebenezer Afful *Closing Hymn I am Thine, O Lord #713 *Benediction Postlude We welcome once again to our pulpit, Rev. Ebenezer Afful who has been a wonderful blessing to us! Ebenezer is currently teaching as a Professor of Religion at Stevenson University, MD and pastoring Berean Reformed Fellowship in Glen Burnie, MD. He says this by way of introduction: The only thing worthy of mention is the grace of the certain knowledge of Jesus and the extraordinary privilege to be an extension of His ministry, in spite of my unworthiness - as well as a deep interest in the communication of the Gospel of our Lord to a decaying world 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. teaches on such areas as God s character, the nature of humanity and our eternal destiny, what is the church and a right society. We are currently about half way through and already we ve seen how our Confession applies to our salvation and personal heart issues, current trends in worship, witnessing, human sexuality, and creationism - just to name a few applications. Who says studying doctrine is boring, dry or irrelevant? Come find out what all the excitement is about! Even though this class is required for new leaders, anyone is welcome! We especially want to encourage everyone who teaches a class or leads a small group or study to attend - men and women - so that you are well versed in the great doctrines of our faith! This interactive class utilizes Williamson s Study Guide for the Westminster Confession of Faith. Study questions are provided in advance to aid us in our discussion of understanding of the WCF chapters. If you want more information or want to order a study guide, please contact Pastor Barry. Woman s Class on Prayers of the Bible Led by Joyce Klein, Meets in the Fellowship Hall Prayer is our direct means of communication with God. Susan Hunt, in her book, Prayers of the Bible, Equipping Women to Call on God in Truth, takes us directly to God s Holy Word to explore prayers and see how they highlight the story of redemption. These biblical prayers equip us to know God s nearness and to call on Him in truth. This book gives practical application to the Redeemed Woman who desires to bow lower and draw nearer to God in prayer. FOCUS ON MISSIONS Pray for Ben Weinreich as he serves on a short-term mission construction project with Serge Ministry. Pray for the health and safety for the teams and for Ben as he manages construction teams.

6 As with all promotions, my family members are excluded. Prize to be determined based on what Pastor B might find during Spring cleaning. Winner to be announced once we have one. Jesse Harlan was the winner of our last challenge! (The guys are catching up!) Have fun figuring it out! NEW! A TEEN CHALLENGE What was Paul praying to happe Paul s joy in the Ephesian believers is all throughout his greeting. Paul congratulates their faith in Christ Jesus and their love for each other. Paul also makes a profound prayer on the behalf of the Ephesian believers. What was one thing Paul prayed for concerning the Ephesian Christians in Chpt 1:15-23? The first person to Phill or Kelly before next Friday the 23rd with the correct answer will receive a prize. You can us at pinemphl275@aol.com or river_otter11@msn.com. ADULT SUNDAY CLASSES: LEARN, GROW AND BE EQUIPPED! Psalm Study Charlie Cate and Steve Madden, teachers, Meets in Fellowship Hall We are beginning the study of Psalms by looking at selected Psalms from the 1st book of Psalms (1-41) to glean from them their importance in the Canon of Scripture and learn how the different genre of Psalms can inform our devotion and prayers. This will be just the beginning of what we hope to be a many year intermittent study of all of the Psalms! The Westminster Confession of Faith Study Led by Pastor Barry, Meets in the Parlor Although written nearly 500 years ago, the Westminster Confession of Faith is just as timely today as when it was first written, since it crystallizes the timeless truths of Scripture. Divided into 32 chapters the Confession is a foundational document of our Reformed Faith and ANNOUNCEMENTS PART-TIME JOB OPENING GAL OR GUY FRIDAY The church office is looking for additional help on an as need basis (usually Thursdays and/or Fridays) for someone experienced in performing secretarial duties answering phones, typing, filing. Knowledge of Microsoft Office necessary and Excel is a plus! If you have flexibility in your schedule we encourage you to apply. If interested, please contact Pastor Barry or Lisa Maddox to apply. Job is paid hourly. OPEN HEARTS MINISTRY UPDATES: Our regular ministry meetings will be on the 2nd Sunday of the month, at 6pm in the fellowship hall. Thank you to all who assisted with cleaning out the area for the new Blessings Closet during the church work day. Now we hope to fill it! Donations needed: Gently used children s clothing (Newborn to Youth Large), children s shoes, and blankets. Feel free to put donations in a box next to the Mercy Needs donations boxes. MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR TWO SPECIAL HOLY WEEK EVENTS Maundy Thursday Service, March 29 7:00 PM Christ in the Passover and Celebration of the Lord s Supper Chaim Ministries will be presenting the meaning of the Passover and how it is fulfilled in Jesus, our Messiah. This special presentation will be followed by the celebration of the Lord s Supper. A love offering will be taken during the presentation to support the ministry of Chaim which is a PCA endorsed ministry to the Jewish community. If you wish to contribute to the offering, please make your check out to Rev. Rick Anderson

7 Sunday, April 1 Easter Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt 9:00 AM We want to encourage our young families and also reach out to the community so as part of our annual Easter Breakfast we will be having a special Easter Egg Hunt for children pre-school through elementary school which our youth ministry will be helping with as a service project. The Easter Egg Hunt will be starting around 9:30 AM and will be held, weather permitting, around the school yard. Our youth will be setting up the area and hiding the eggs and escorting the children as they go on the hunt. There may even be some special eggs hidden that will be a surprise! If the weather is not conducive for an outdoor hunt we will have it in part of the gym. Details are still in the works but here is what you need to know for now: Plan on coming and inviting family and friends to the breakfast and the service afterwards. Our Easter service will be at the same time, 10:45 am and will be an excellent opportunity for your unchurched family and friends to hear the Gospel. Next week, we will have invitations available for you to use to invite others. Just let us know how many to expect when you sign up for the Breakfast in the coming weeks. You will need to include the number of children expected as well. Donate candy to stuff the plastic eggs. Baskets will be available at each of the church exits to drop off candy please, no candy containing nuts or peanuts. The donated candy should be able to fit in a plastic Easter egg (which the Pioneer Girls will be filling as one of their projects). Also note: Pastor Barry prefers dark chocolate over milk chocolate just sayin. Sign up to bring a baked good or egg casserole or orange or apple juice and condiments (jelly, cream cheese, etc). The church will provide paper goods. Helpers would also be much needed to help set up and decorate tables, and clean up. Contact Pastor Barry or Margaret if you would like to help. Depending on the number who sign up, the breakfast will be either in Fellowship Hall or in the School Family Center aka the gym. Most importantly pray that the Lord will bless us with good weather, excellent attendance and an effective outreach! Also note: As the first Sunday of the month is Easter Sunday, we will not be celebrating the Lord s Supper on April 1st, but instead, you will be able to have communion at the Maundy Thursday service so please plan to come and celebrate the Lord s Supper with us as a conclusion to a moving and meaningful Seder presentation by Chaim ministries. NEW CHALLENGE So rich a passage, so little time! Pastor Barry couldn t get to all of his points in his last sermon Knowing the King based on Ephesians 1: As a follow-up he would like to offer a new contest to see who can be the first to answer this somewhat challenging question. Here it is: We mentioned last week that Paul prays that the Ephesians would comprehend in a deeper way the hope of their calling (verse 18). Given the context of the chapter 1, we stressed one aspect of our calling - our election from eternity past (verses 4-5); however, that is just one aspect of our calling. What other ways are we called that you can find in the New Testament? The first person to Pastor Barry after Sunday s service with the correct answer will receive a prize. You can him at barry_cureton@libertychurchpca.org. Contest Rules: No age limit but if you are two years old and get the answer, Pastor B will be highly skeptical that you didn t have some help. However, you can make it a family project.