Providence Presbyterian Church

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1 Welcome to Providence Presbyterian Church (PCA) Jim Angehr, Pastor/Teaching Elder Ruling Elders Al Bauerle Peter Griffith Dr. Mark Gring Brandon Mulkey Dell Schipper On Sabbatical: Tim Milovich and Lonnie Snider Meeting at the Seventh Day Adventist Center 53 rd Street and Elgin Avenue Sunday School (for all ages)... 9:30 a.m. Worship Service... 10:30 a.m. Nursery is available for children up to 4 years Vision Statement We at Providence Presbyterian Church long to see God s kingdom peace in Christ His shalom come upon Lubbock and West Texas in greater fulness. Mission Statement The community of Providence Presbyterian Church seeks, by our words and actions, to love Lubbock and West Texas with the shalom of Jesus Christ. We want to engage Lubbock and West Texas in the arenas of proclaiming truth, contributing to and renewing culture, and practicing mercy with justice. We will seek to plant a closelynetworked series of medium-sized churches that will reflect both the city of Lubbock and the heavenly city to come. Providence Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church in America September 13, 2009 James Angehr, Pastor P. O. Box Lubbock, Texas /

2 THE LORD S DAY September 13, 2009 * CALL TO WORSHIP Revelation 5: And they sang a new song, saying, * PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP Hymn 53 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Words: Based on Psalm 103, Joachim Neander, Tune: Stralsund Gesangbuch, Worthy are you to take the scroll And to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, 10 and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth. 11 Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing! 13 And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever! 14 And the four living creatures said, Amen! and the elders fell down and worshiped. * Congregation Standing All music copied by permission of CCLI # Page Page 2 -

3 * HYMN What Wondrous Love Is This Public Domain. Words and music: American folk hymn. 1. What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul! What wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss To bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul, To bear the dreadful curse for my soul. 2. When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down, When I was sinking down, sinking down, When I was sinking down beneath God s righteous frown, Christ laid aside His crown for my soul, for my soul, Christ laid aside His crown for my soul. 3. To God and to the Lamb, I will sing, I will sing; To God and to the Lamb I will sing. To God and to the Lamb Who is the great I Am; While millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing; While millions join the theme, I will sing. 4. And when from death I m free, I ll sing on, I ll sing on; And when from death I m free, I ll sing on. And when from death I m free, I ll sing and joyful be, And through eternity I ll sing on, I ll sing on, And through eternity I ll sing on. HYMN 295 Crown Him with Many Crowns Words: Matthew Bridges, Tune: George J. Elvey, 1865 * INVOCATION - Page Page 4 -

4 CONFESSION OF SIN Minister: O Lord, my every sense, member, faculty, affection, is a snare to me. People: I can scarce open my eyes but I envy those above me, or despise those below. Minister: I covet honor and riches of the mighty, and am proud and unmerciful to the rags of others; People: If I behold beauty it is a bait to lust, or see deformity, it stirs up loathing and disdain; Minister: How soon do slanders, vain jests, and wanton speeches creep into my heart! Am I comely? What fuel for pride! People: Am I deformed? What an occasion for repining! Minister: Am I gifted? How I lust after applause! People: Am I unlearned? How I despise what I have not! Minister: Am I inferior? How much I grudge other s preeminence! People: Am I rich? How exalted I become! All: You know that all these are snares by my corruptions, and that my greatest snare is myself. My apprehensions are dull, my thoughts mean, my affections stupid, my expressions low, my life unbeseeming. Keep me ever mindful of my natural state, but let me not forget my heavenly title, or the grace that can deal with every sin. OFFERING CONFESSION OF FAITH Question: What is sanctification? Answer: Sanctification is a work of God's grace, whereby they whom God has, before the foundation of the world, chosen to be holy, are in time, through the powerful operation of his Spirit applying the death and resurrection of Christ unto them, renewed in their whole man after the image of God; having the seeds of repentance unto life, and all other saving graces, put into their hearts, and those graces so stirred up, increased and strengthened, as that they more and more die unto sin, and rise unto newness of life. Westminster Larger Catechism 75 NEW TESTAMENT READING Acts 2:1-4 The Coming of the Holy Spirit 1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV), Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, A publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ASSURANCE OF PARDON IN CHRIST - Page Page 6 -

5 * HYMN 106 Father, Father of All Things Words: Lyn Riley, Tune, Neil Riley, SERMON Acts 2:1-13 I knew we had to try To reach up and touch the sky, baby. Whatever happened to you and I, That I don't want to go home? Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes "I Don't Want to Go Home" Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. Surely some revelation is at hand; Surely the Second Coming is at hand. The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi Troubles my sight: a waste of desert sand; A shape with lion body and the head of a man, A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun, Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it Wind shadows of the indignant desert birds. The darkness drops again but now I know That twenty centuries of stony sleep Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle, And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, louches towards Bethlehem to be born? PRAYER OF INTERCESSION William Butler Yeats, "The Second Coming" - Page Page 8 -

6 * HYMN 726 Spirit of the Living God Words and Music: Daniel Iverson, * GLORIA PATRI Hymn 735 Glory be to the Father, And to the Son, And to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, Is now, and ever shall be, World without end. Amen, Amen * BENEDICTION Prayers of Meditation For Those Not Participating in Communion Prayer for Those Searching for Truth Lord Jesus, You claim to be the way, the truth, and the life. Grant that I might be undaunted by the cost of following You as I consider the reasons for doing so. If what You claim is true, please guide me, teach me, and show me the reality of who You are. Amen. Prayer of Belief Heavenly Father, I admit that I am more sinful than I ever before believed, but, through Your Son Jesus, I can be more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope. I thank You that He lived the life I should have lived, and paid the debt and punishment I deserved. Receive me now for His sake. I turn from my sins and receive Jesus to be my Lord and Savior. Amen. Prayer for Those Struggling with Sin Lord Jesus, help me to look to You as the fulfillment of all my needs, and to turn from every false satisfaction to feed on You, the true and living bread. Enable me to lay aside the sin that clings so closely, and run with perseverance the race set before me, looking to You, the pioneer and perfecter of my faith. Amen. SACRAMENT OF THE LORD S SUPPER We hold the elements while they are being passed, so we can partake together. - Page 9 - Prayer of Commitment Lord Jesus, You have called us to follow You in a life of committed discipleship in Your church. Grant that I may take the necessary steps to be one with Your people, and live in the fullness of Your Spirit. Amen. - Page 10 -

7 Follow-up Questions to the Sermon 1. How does material in Yeats' "The Second Coming" invert and distort aspects of what the Bible teaches about creation and redemption? See images such as the "Spiritus Mundi," "desert sand," "darkness," and many more. For what purpose does Yeats deploy these inversions? 2. In Acts 2:2-3, Luke is careful to tell us that upon the disciples came events like a mighty wind and like divided tongues. Do those comparisons mean that wind and fire were not present at Pentecost, only something approximating them? 3. Examine the list of nations represented at this Pentecost. Is this an occurrence only for Jewish people? 4.Is speaking in tongues for the church today? 5.Are you a part of this Pentecost? Are you practicing its values? PPC Announcements Friendship Registry Located on the end of the row is a friendship registry. Please let us know of your attendance in worship this morning by filling out the registry and passing it down the row. Church Fellowship Lunch Today Today is our monthly Second Sunday Fellowship Lunch. Please join us! - Page 11 - Family Promise Our next week to serve with Family Promise will be September 27- October 4. Join us for a short organizational meeting after church today. (Or look for Wendy during lunch!) In the mean time, check your schedule to see if you might be available to provide food, visit with the families, or spent the night. If you have any questions, contact Wendy at or wendy@thsc.org. Theological Study Postponed Pastor Jim will be in Dallas from this Monday through Wednesday to attend the biannual meeting of the PCA's Southwest Church Planting Network. As a result, the theological study this Tuesday is canceled, to resume two weeks from then. Arts & Culture Night All adults are invited to Art on Texas Avenue for your continuing Arts & Culture education. On this Friday, September 18, at 8:00 p.m., Laura Lewis will give a presentation entitled Picturization and Piety: The Underpinnings of Paintings and Such. RSVP to Dana or LubbockPCA@yahoo.com by this Wednesday, September 16. Consider inviting someone who might not otherwise attend a Christian event. The gallery is at 1506 Texas Avenue. Space is limited. Information/New Members' Class Those wishing to just find out more about the church or how to join Providence are invited to four Sunday new members' gatherings on September 20, October 4, October 18, and November 1. The first and second meetings will be at the Angehr household ( nd Street, ), and we are seeking a host home for the third and fourth. Because food will be served, RSVP by the Wednesday before. Please contact Emily (emilyangehr@gmail.com) if you would be interested in bringing food to share. If there are any that are unable to come to these meetings but are interested in exploring membership, talk to Pastor Jim.

8 Youth Ministry Fellowship In order to engender the habit of our youth getting together regularly, we will hold a monthly fellowship, fun, and prayer time for junior and senior high children. This month, Josh and Chelsea Collins invite them to their home, th Street on Saturday, September 26, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Congregational Meeting, Next Sunday, September 27 All are invited to an informational congregational meeting after the church service on next Sunday, September 27. Our recently introduced building commission (Jim Angehr, Al Bauerle, Tom Sell, Jeff Klein, and Jeff Lashaway) will cast a vision for pursuing ownership of a church facility, detail criteria in place for evaluating properties, and discuss a capital campaign for a building. Midweek Homemeetings Providence offers two midweek homemeetings that are open to everyone. Both of these homemeetings will be held on the first, third, and fifth Wednesdays of the month (except for holidays and vacations). The next meetings will be this week. The first will involve two houses: the Dalton home (10208 Nashville) and the Sartin home ( th Street). On alternating nights, one house will host the adults and the other will serve as a place for young children to play, with an adult to supervise. Jeremy Dalton will lead the adult discussion time; the first book to be studied will be Hebrews. The meeting will last from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., with child drop off occurring at 6:20 p.m. Contact Erik at erik.sartin@gmail.com for more details. The second homemeeting will be at the Angehr home ( nd Street), from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. Children are welcome at this study, as well; the kids will be in an adjacent room to the adults. The discussion will be led by Jim, and the homemeeting will begin with the book A Journey Worth Taking, an examination of how the Christian life fulfills our human aspirations. Ask Jim (Jim@providencepca.org) for more information. Ushers Ushers serving today: Peter Griffith Jeff Klein Jeff Lashaway Brandon Mulkey Ushers serving next Sunday, September 20: Rob Looper Kevin Puckett David Coons Dell Schipper Greeters Greeters serving today: Jeff Lashaway Richard King Greeters serving next Sunday, September 20: Allen and Becky Hoksbergen Nursery Workers Nursery Workers serving today: Infant to 23 months class: Vanessa Dalton Christie Mulkey Linda Hardwicke 2-4 year old class: Kelly Percifield Rebecca Hardwicke Nursery Workers serving next Sunday, September 20: Infant to 23 months class: Emily Angehr Marissa Bingham Edith Zamudio 2-4 year old class: Alyssa Boren Naomi Snider Regular Activities (Please refer to the newsletter for meeting dates.) Community Groups Small groups meet during the week. A group meets on Sunday afternoons at the Gring household. Contact Mark or Dana Gring at for more details. - Page 14 -

9 Young Adults, Grad Students, and Young Professionals A group meets every other Sunday evening for fellowship and prayer. Contact Chelsea Collins at: chelseapillsbury@hotmail.com or A Young Adult Bible Study is held on alternate Thursdays, 8:30 p.m., at the Sells home (corner of 19 th and Elgin, phone: ). The study is led by Sean Cunningham, who can be reached at or raidergator@gmail.com. This fall s study will cover the book of Philippians. Midweek Homemeetings are open to everyone. These are held on the first, third, and fifth Wednesdays of the month (except for holidays and vacations). The meetings will be held this week. One homemeeting is at the Dalton home (10208 Nashville) and the Sartin home ( th Street). On alternating nights, one house will host the adults and the other will serve as a place for young children to play (with adult supervision). Jeremy Dalton is leading a discussion on Hebrews. The meeting is 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., with child drop off at 6:20 p.m. Contact Erik at erik.sartin@gmail.com for more details. The other homemeeting is at the Angehr home ( nd Street), from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. Children will be in an adjacent room to the adults. Jim is leading the discussion, currently on the book A Journey Worth Taking. (Jim@providencepca.org) for more information. Theological Study Group Pastor Jim is leading a theological discussion group, which is studying volume 3 of Herman Bavinck's Reformed Dogmatics Sin and Salvation in Christ. The meetings will occur every other week on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. in Classroom 7 at the church building, last for roughly an hour and a half, and cover about a chapter of Bavinck at a time. Contact Pastor Jim for additional details. - Page 15 - Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) at Texas Tech RUF is gearing up for the fall. The first Large Group Meeting of the Fall will be this Wednesday, September 9, at 8:00 p.m., at AG 214. Visit for more information. Steve Percifield is the campus minister. Men s Activities All men are invited to participate in two weekly activities. The Men s Bible Study meets at 7:00 a.m. every Tuesday at Sugar Brown s, th Street. The Men s Prayer Breakfast is on Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. at Market Street Café, 50 th Street and Indiana Avenue. All men, aged 12 and up, are welcome to a monthly Men s Gathering, on the second Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., at the Lubbock Boys & Girls Club, th Street. This gathering is to encourage one another in our roles and responsibilities in life. For more information, contact Peter Griffith, 5griffiths@sptc.net. Women s Ministry Bible Studies: Regular Bible study groups are open to all women. The Morning Group meets on Wednesdays. Every other Wednesday is a time for Bible/Book Study at 10:00 a.m. at the Angehr's home, nd Street. On alternating Wednesdays is a time of fellowship and lunch (start time 11:00 a.m., location varies). Childcare is provided. Contact Emily Angehr ( or emilyangehr@gmail.com) for more details. The Evening Group meets two Mondays each month at 7:00 p.m., at the Griffith State Farm Insurance Office, 409 Frankford Avenue. For more information, contact Brenda Hayes: hayes_bs@yahoo.com, (cell) or (office).

10 The Plainview Group usually meets on Tuesdays, at 3:45 p.m., at the home of Charlotte Nop. For more information, contact Charlotte at Monday Morning Exercise Group: Every Monday morning, women are invited to follow Nikki Sartin, a certified personal trainer, in a 45- minute workout at 9:00 a.m. at Founders Park in Vintage Township. Children are welcome. Contact: Nikki Sartin nikki.sartin@gmail.com. Monthly Prayer: A monthly prayer session is held the last Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in Classroom 1. Meal Ministry - Shared Joy, Shared Pain, Shared Meal: The women of Providence bring meals to people in the church when needed - especially births, deaths, hospitalizations, and illnesses. If you would be willing to participate, contact Becky Schipper. (Participating can be as simple as making brownies or as involved as a whole meal.) If you need a meal, also contact Becky Schipper at Newsletter Copies of the monthly church newsletter are available at the entry table. If you would like to be on the list to receive the newsletter, please contact Dana Gring: administrator@providencepca.org. CyberSpace Google group: ProvidencePrayer Facebook Group: Providence Presbyterian Church, Lubbock Website: RUF Pastor at Texas Tech Steve Percifield ruf@providencepca.org Church Administrator Dana Gring administrator@providencepca.org Sunday School Peter Griffith, Superintendent Music Coordinator Brian Tate Pianist Trent Tibbit Greeter Coordinator Richard King Nursery Coordinator Faith Tate Usher Coordinator Jeff Klein Family Promise Outreach Wendy Wilkerson Prayer Chain Contact Emily Angehr emilyangehr@gmail.com Women s Ministry Coordinator Laura Cunningham Laura.L.Cunningham@gmail.com