October 27, 2013 OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH. Spreading A Love for God and His Glory

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1 OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH The Presbyterian Church in America or The PCA is a distinctly evangelical denomination in the Reformed tradition. The Bible as the Word of God is the primary standard for our faith. The Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms, although subordinate to the Bible in their authority, set forth our understanding of biblical truth in a consistent, concise, and reliable form. In the Reformed tradition, there are five key tenets, among others, that we hold to: By Scripture Alone; By Christ Alone; By Grace Alone; By Faith Alone; and To God Alone be the Glory. We believe the Bible is the written word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit and without error in the original manuscripts. The Bible is the revelation of God s truth and is infallible and authoritative in all matters of faith and practice. We believe in the Holy Trinity. There is one God, who exists eternally in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Spreading A Love for God and His Glory October 27, 2013 There Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, Long live King Solomon! 1 Kings 1:39 We believe that all are sinners and totally unable to save themselves from God s displeasure, except by His mercy. We believe that salvation is by God alone as He sovereignly chooses those He will save. We believe His choice is based on His grace, not on any human individual merit, or foreseen faith. We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, who through His perfect life and sacrificial death atoned for the sins of all who will trust in Him, alone, for salvation. We believe that God is gracious and faithful to His people not simply as individuals but as families in successive generations according to His Covenant promises. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells God s people and gives them the strength and wisdom to trust Christ and follow Him. We believe that Jesus will return, bodily and visibly, to judge all mankind and to receive His people to Himself. We believe that all aspects of our lives are to be lived to the glory of God under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS MOMENT FOR MINISTRY: Young Life His Calling and Our Praise *CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 136:1-4; 1 Timothy 1:17 Leader: Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love All: endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever. Leader: Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever; to him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever. All: To the King of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever, Amen rd Avenue East Kalispell, MT Phone (406) Fax ( office@faithcov.com (*Indicates when to stand) We ask that you please turn off cell phones during the worship service. Thank you.

2 *BEHOLD OUR GOD Who has held the oceans in his hands? Who has numbered every grain of sand? Kings and nations tremble at his voice. All creation rises to rejoice. Behold our God, seated on his throne. Come let us adore him. Behold our King, nothing can compare, Come let us adore him! Who has given counsel to the Lord? Who can question any of his words? Who can teach the One who knows all things? Who can fathom all his wondrous deeds? *HOLY, HOLY, HOLY Hymn #100 *PRAYER OF PRAISE Who has felt the nails upon his hand, bearing all the guilt of sinful man? God eternal, humbled by the grave, Jesus, Savior, risen now to reign! CALENDAR TODAY 8:30 a.m. WORSHIP SERVICE 9:45 a.m. Coffee & Fellowship 10:00 a.m. Sunday School for All Ages 11:00 a.m. WORSHIP SERVICE 12:30 p.m. Corn Maze Fun Day, 173 Birch Grove Road East Wednesday Tuesdays Wednesdays Sundays 1st Sundays 1st Tuesdays 3rd Tuesdays 2nd & 4th Tuesdays THIS WEEK Men s Prayer Breakfast, 6:45 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall Senior High Youth Group, 7:00 p.m. at Neumanns (111 E. Bluegrass Dr.) Junior High Youth Group, 7:00 p.m. at the church LOOKING AHEAD Music practice, 6:30 p.m. Men s Prayer Breakfast, 6:45 a.m. Jr. & Sr. High Youth Groups (Sept.-May) Adult Small Groups (Sept.-May) Diaconal Offering Elder home visits Elders/Deacons meeting, 7:00 p.m. Elizabeth Women, noon, at Jo Anne Ross home, (Sept.-May) *BEAUTIFUL LORD When the storm is raging all around me, you are the peace that calms my troubled sea. When the cares of this world darken my day, you are the light that shines, and shows me the way. Oh the beauty of your majesty, on the cross you showed your love for me. Beautiful Lord, awesome and mighty, I m captured by this love I see. Beautiful Lord, tender and holy, your mercy brings me to my knees. It s your mercy that has made me free, beautiful Lord (continued on next page) Friday, Nov. 1 Saturday, Nov. 2 Tuesday, Nov. 5 Thursday, Nov. 7 Tuesday, Nov. 12 Thursday, Nov. 14 Sunday, Nov. 17 Tuesday, Nov. 19 FCC s Vigil day for 40 Days for Life Habitat for Humanity Work Day, 7:45 a.m. in Columbia Falls Trustees Meeting, 6:30 p.m. at the church Women s Ministry Committee Meeting, 4 p.m. at the church Fellowship Committee Meeting, 7 p.m. at the church Feed the Flathead, 5:30 p.m. at Central Christian Church Thanks Dinner, 4 p.m. in the fellowship hall Elder/Deacon Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at the church

3 ANNOUNCEMENTS (cont.) COMMUNITY KITCHEN FEEDING THE FLATHEAD: Those of you who are volunteering with Feed the Flathead will serve next on Thursday, Nov. 14 at Central Christian Church. If you have questions, contact Sharon Thompson or Joyce Schmautz. bach CANTATA: Bethlehem Lutheran will celebrate Reformation Sunday with a presentation of Cantata #80 by J.S. Bach within a service of Vespers on Sunday, October 27, at 4:00 pm at 603 S. Main St., Kalispell. Soloists include Wendy Marshall, Marcia Siblerud, Jonathan Bruce, and Micah Hunter, with Paul Gregory at the harpsichord and organ. A free will offering will be taken. SUNDAY SCHOOL AUDIO: If you missed one of Pastor Shane s Sunday School classes on Biblical Interpretation you can find the recordings of each class and the class handout at faithcov.com/ministries/sunday-school/biblical-interpretation/. For Prayer Chain requests or to be added to the prayer chain, please contact the church office at or to office@faithcov.com. OCTObER MINISTRIES DEACON OF THE MONTH... Ike Eistentraut NURSERY M.O.M. (Mom of the Month)...Carol Martin NURSERY COORDINATOR...Darcy Hearn Direct Nursery questions, concerns, praises, etc., to Darcy at *BEAUTIFUL LORD, cont. When my sin is all that I can see, your grace remains the shelter that I seek. And when my weakness is all I can give, your gentle Spirit gives me strength again. Oh the beauty of your majesty, on the cross you showed your love for me. (Chorus 2x) His Renewal and Our Hope COMMON CONFESSION OF SIN SCRIPTURE OF EXHORTATION: James 1:19-22 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness that God requires. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. All: Heavenly Father, save me entirely from sin. I am your child and I should bear your image. Enable me to recognize my death unto sin. When it tempts me, may I be deaf to its voice. Deliver me from the invasion as well as the dominion of sin. Grant me to walk as Christ walked, to live in the newness of his life, the life of love, the life of faith, the life of holiness. Forgive and kill these vices, have mercy on my unbelief, on my corrupt and wandering heart. (Taken from: The Valley of Vision) TODAY USHERS/GREETERS (8:30 AM)... Terry & Judy Fosbery SILENT CONFESSION OF SIN USHERS/GREETERS (11 AM)... Ken & Terry Miller CHILDREN S CHURCH (11 AM service only)...sharon & Zane Salyer WORSHIP NURSERY (8:30 AM)...Darcy Hearn WORSHIP NURSERY (11 AM infants)...karen Hunnicutt WORSHIP NURSERY (11 AM toddlers thru 3yrs)...Hanni Hanson FELLOWSHIP HOUR HOSTS...Amy Bennett & Jenny Heyboer COMMUNION PREP...Donelle Holderbaum COMMUNION CLEAN-UP...Theresa Paolini NEXT SUNDAY NOvEMbER 3 USHERS/GREETERS (8:30 AM)...Tom & Pat Tucker USHERS/GREETERS (11 AM)...Josh & Marlo Lancaster CHILDREN S CHURCH (11 AM service only)...sharon & Zane Salyer WORSHIP NURSERY (11 AM infants)... Tamie Jentz WORSHIP NURSERY (11 AM toddlers thru 3yrs)...Jenae Schmautz FELLOWSHIP HOUR HOSTS... Joani Eisentraut & Julie Thompson COMMUNION PREP... Carolyn Duncan COMMUNION CLEAN-UP...Mark Rice DECLARATION OF GRACE: Joel 2:32, 3:16 And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the LORD has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the LORD calls The LORD roars from Zion, and utters his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth quake. But the LORD is a refuge to his people, a stronghold to the people of Israel. *COMMON CONFESSION OF FAITH: The Nicene Creed - Hymnal page 846

4 *I HAVE BEEN REDEEMED When I am lost, when I am all alone, burdened by my sin and shame, there s one place I can go. I look towards the cross where my Savior died, suffered in my place, the perfect sacrifice, for me, so I can know. Now I am forgiven, I have been set free. Through the blood of Jesus I have been made clean. Now I know of his mercy because he died for me. I have been redeemed. (Repeat all; chorus twice) PRAYER, OFFERTORY & RESPONSE Reminder: please sign and pass the Attendance Register down the pew. 11:00 a.m. Service: Children ages 4-6 are excused for Children s Church (held downstairs in the Fellowship Hall) *WE GIVE THEE BUT THINE OWN Hymn #432 vs.1,2,4 *PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION His Word and Our Response Sermon: Pastor Lloyd Pierson Sermon Series: Learning From the Life of Solomon Sermon Title: Weaving the Stories Together Sermon Text: 1 Kings (See pages 6-8 for sermon outline and text) *AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS At the foot of the cross where grace and suff ring meet, you have shown me your love through the judgment you received; and you ve won my heart, and you ve won my heart. Now I can trade these ashes in for beauty, and wear forgiveness like a crown; Coming to kiss the feet of mercy, I lay ev ry burden down at the foot of the cross. ANNOUNCEMENTS LOCAL OR REGIONAL MINISTRY TO PRAY FOR: Eidsvold Lutheran Church, Somers, Pastor Wayne Pris MISSION PROJECT OR MISSIONARIES TO PRAY FOR: Pray for Seth and Rachel Park serving in Turkey with Pioneers. Pray for Rachel who is pregnant and their 2-year-old son Wyatt as they travel home on furlough this month. MOvE YOUR CLOCKS back REMINDER: Remember to move your clocks back one hour for this coming Sunday, Nov. 3, when Daylight Savings Time ends! CORN MAZE FUN DAY: Fall fun for everyone at the Fritz Corn Maze! Come explore the maze together and have a tailgate picnic lunch with hot chili TODAY, after the second service. Group rate for the maze is $3/person age 5 and up (children under 4 are free), Bring cool weather gear and a chair! The maze is on Birch Grove Road East off Hwy 2 and one mile south of Glacier Airport - watch for signs! THREE OR MORE LADIES GATHERINGS: Ladies of Faith Covenant are invited to connect in groups of three for conversation over coffee on a rotating basis this winter. Different trios will meet November, January and February. One coordinator per trio will be assigned each month to find a time and a place that works for their trio. A schedule will be sent out at the beginning of November. Sign up by TODAY to take advantage of this unique opportunity to connect with other wonderful women in our church! YOU ARE ALL INvITED to our ANNUAL THANKS DINNER on Sunday, November 17, at 4:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Our Thanksgiving Dinner is served family-style, and it s always a great time of fellowship and thanksgiving for all God has provided for us. We d love to have everyone join us. There are sign-up sheets downstairs in the fellowship hall for food to bring and clean up helpers (also very needed). Thanks in advance for signing up! GENERAL OFFERING SUMMARY THRU SEPTEMbER 30: Targeted Budget = $215,310.00; Offerings received = $229, DAYS FOR LIFE vigil: Faith Covenant s 24 hour prayer vigil committment will be Friday, Nov. 1, (Thursday midnight to Friday midnight) outside All Families Healthcare located at 1060 N. Meridian Rd. in Kalispell. You can sign up for one hour time slots (3 people per hour) in the foyer. It is requested that each person who signs up also signs the Statement of Peace that can be found next to the schedule. Men are needed to sign up for the late night time slots. For more information contact Ken Miller ( ) or the campaign website: All are welcome! HAbITAT FOR HUMANITY volunteer DAY: Faith Covenant is staffing a Habitat for Humanity work day on Saturday, Nov. 2. We will meet in Columbia Falls at the building site (5th St. West - see map at signups) at 7:45 a.m. until 4 p.m. You can volunteer for all or just part of the day. Lunch and drinks are provided. There is both inside and outside work to do so don t be afraid of the weather. There are jobs for men, women, and teens between the ages of 15 and 18 with parental permission. Sign up on the sheet in the foyer by October 31 so that we can let Habitat know how many are coming. (song continued on next page) (Announcements continued on next page)

5 Questions for Reflection and Discussion 1. What does it mean to say that while the book of Kings is history, that it was not written simply for the sake of history? 2. There are two levels of history going on in the book. We see human history from the Lord s perspective and his ultimate plan of salvation, and we see things from the human perspective of political intrigue, pettiness, and back room deals. What confusion can this cause the reader? How are we to keep them together and do justice to both levels? 3. How did King David s failure as a father lead to the conflict between the two brothers? 4. How does Nathan the prophet help us tie the upper and lower stories together? *AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS, cont. At the foot of the cross where I am made complete, you have given me life through the death you bore for me; and you ve won my heart, and you ve won my heart. Trade these ashes in for beauty and wear forgiveness like a crown. Coming to kiss the feet of mercy, I lay ev ry burden down; I lay ev ry burden down at the foot of the cross. CELEbRATION OF THE LORD S SUPPER Wine is located in the two outer rings;juice is located in the center ring. (See FCC Observance on below) PRAYER FOR THE CONGREGATION *A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD Hymn #92 *benediction 5. Consider: Recognition of providence evokes both anguish in the face of evil and exultation at Yahweh s triumph over evil. A scriptural historiography cannot be written in stoic calm; it must be written with sack cloth and ashes and with dancing and singing. Rev. Dr. Peter Leithart 6. In what way does the story of kings point us still forward to Christ? 7. How is Jesus able to bring the two levels of the story of your life together? LORD S SUPPER ObSERvANCE At Faith Covenant, the Lord s Supper is observed each Lord s Day as the climax of our worship service. We invite to the Lord s Table all those who are baptized disciples of Jesus Christ, under the authority of Christ and His body, the Church. By eating the bread and drinking the cup with us as a visitor, you are acknowledging to our church that you are in covenant with God. You also acknowledge that you are a sinner, without hope except in the sovereign mercy of God, and that you are trusting in Jesus Christ alone for your salvation. If you have any doubts about your participation, please speak to the pastor or one of the elders after the service. Wine and bread are the elements of the supper as instituted by Jesus Christ. We recommend the use of wine; however we offer both juice and wine in the tray to allow true liberty of conscience. The wine is located in the two outer rings and the juice is located in the center ring. All Music Copied Under CCLI License #

6 SERMON OUTLINE October 27, 2013 Sermon: Pastor Lloyd Pierson, Ph.D. Sermon Series: Learning From the Life of Solomon Sermon Title: Weaving the Stories Together I. What God wants matters History from above SERMON TEXT 1 Kings 1:1-53 (ESv) Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm. 2 Therefore his servants said to him, Let a young woman be sought for my lord the king, and let her wait on the king and be in his service. Let her lie in your arms, that my lord the king may be warm. 3 So they sought for a beautiful young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. 4 The young woman was very beautiful, and she was of service to the king and attended to him, but the king knew her not. 5 Now Adonijah...exalted himself, saying, I will be king. And he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. 6 His father had never at any time displeased him by asking, Why have you done thus and so? He was also a very handsome man, and he was born next after Absalom. 7 He conferred with Joab...and with Abiathar the priest. And they followed Adonijah and helped him. 8 but Zadok the priest and benaiah...and Nathan the prophet...were not with Adonijah. 9 Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened cattle... and he invited all his brothers, the king s sons, and all the royal officials of Judah, 10 but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or benaiah or the mighty men or Solomon his brother. II. Raising a family matters History from below 11 Then Nathan said to bathsheba the mother of Solomon, Have you not heard that Adonijah...has become king and David our lord does not know it? 12 Now therefore come, let me give you advice, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon. 13 Go in at once to King David, and say to him, Did you not, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? Why then is Adonijah king? 14 Then while you are still speaking with the king, I also will come in after you and confirm your words Then King David answered, Call bathsheba to me. So she came into the king s presence and stood before the king. 29 And the king swore, saying, As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul out of every adversity, 30 as I swore to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, saying, Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place, even so will I do this day And the king said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon. 34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet there anoint him king over Israel. Then blow the trumpet and say, Long live King Solomon! 35 You shall then come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, for he shall be king in my place. And I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah....Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, Long live King Solomon! - 7 -