LIBERTY CHURCH, PCA. Praising God Connecting with His People Advancing His Kingdom. Sunday, January 14, 2018

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1 LIBERTY CHURCH, PCA A congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America Sunday, January 14, 2018 Praising God Connecting with His People Advancing His Kingdom Dr. Barry Cureton Shepherding Pastor Phill & Kelly Thomas Youth Directors

2 Worship Service Meditation 1 Corinthians 12:27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. Welcome and Announcements Pastor Barry Silent Prayer of Preparation Call to Worship Psalm 117 *Hymn of Praise All Hail the Power #218 1 st Tune *Invocation *The Lord s Prayer Confession of Sin God Be Merciful to Me #415 Silent Prayer of Confession between verses 4 & 5 Words of Assurance Ephesians 2:8-10 *Songs of Praise Overcome Jeremy Camp Praise Team Verse Seated above, enthroned in the Father s love Destined to die, poured out for all mankind God s only Son, perfect and spotless one He never sinned but suffered as if He did Pre- All authority Every victory is Yours X2 Savior, worthy of honor and glory Worthy of all our praise, You over-came Jesus, awesome in power forever Awesome and great is Your name, You overcame

3 Verse Power in hand speaking the Father s plan You re sending us out, light in this broken land Pre- All authority Every victory is Yours Bridge We will overcome By the blood of the Lamb And the word of our testimony, Ev ryone overcome x2 It is Well With My Soul Verse When peace like the river attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll, Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul. It is well, (It is well,) With my soul, (With my soul,) It is well, it is well with my soul. Verse Though Satan should buffet, though trails should come Let this blest assurance control That Christ has regarded my helpless estate And has shed His own blood for my soul Verse My sin - O, the bliss of this glorious thought My sin - not in part but the whole Is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul

4 Verse And, Lord Haste the day when the faith shall be the sight The clouds be rolled back as a scroll The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend Even so - it is well with my soul. CCLI Shepherding Prayer Elder Michael Anderson *Hymn of Thanksgiving How Great is Our God Chris Tomlin The splendor of the King, Clothed in majesty Let all the earth rejoice, All the earth rejoice He Wraps Himself in light, and darkness tries to hide And trembles at His voice, and trembles at His voice. How great is our God, Sing with me How great is our God, and all will see How great, How great is Our God Age to age He stands and time is in His Hands Beginning and the End, Beginning and the End. The Godhead, Three in One, Father, Spirit, Son The Lion and the Lamb, The Lion and the Lamb Name above all names, Worthy of our praise My heart will sing how great Is our God Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee; How great Thou art, how great Thou art! Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee; How great Thou art, how great Thou art! CCLI

5 Receiving of Tithes and Offerings Offertory Hail to the Lord s Anointed Choir Timothy Shaw Sermon Scripture Ephesians 1:1-2 [Children ages 4-2nd grade are dismissed for Wonders of Worship (Children s Church) with Steve and Becky Vega] Sermon Pastor Barry Cureton The Church s One Foundation: Coming Attractions *Closing Hymn The Church s One Foundation #270 *Benediction (followed by an opportunity to pray with the elders) *Postlude 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. Hurricane Donations Update: The Mercy Needs Committee would like to thank the congregation for their generous outpouring of support for Americans affected by recent hurricanes. For helping those affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, we have raised $1,646. These donations will be channeled through MTW's Mission to North America Disaster Response organization to help PCA congregations in San Juan and Dorado, Puerto Rico.

6 Directory Due to an error in printing Larry & Donna Jordana s and phone information is missing from the new directory. If you would like to contact them you can reach them at or csbjordana@aol.com. March for Life The National March for Life is next Friday, 19 Jan. Also upcoming the 40 Days vigil calendar is available for sign-ups, with the campaign starting Feb 14. Please contact Carol Byrd for more information. To the Congregation Dear Liberty Church, Thank you very much for the beautiful flower arrangement. It looked so pretty on my table for Christmas. It is truly wonderful to have such great friends and to know everyone is praying for me. This was so unexpected but I am truly grateful. Thanks again Love, Sally Mitchell A thank you from CPC for the Benefit Christmas Concert: Dear Pastor Barry: Thank you hardly seems adequate in light of what was done for the CPC last weekend. On behalf of the Board of Directors, the staff and our precious clients, we are truly grateful for all the hard work that clearly went into the events. And especially grateful that Liberty chose us. Please convey our thanks and our accolades to all the musicians, singers, and production crew. Everyone did a superb job. May God bless each and every one of you. Gratefully, Carol A. Clews Executive Director of the Center for Pregnancy Concerns

7 Save the Date! Prayer and Praise Service Praise and Prayer Service followed by a Fellowship Dinner on Sunday, January 21 st starting at 6 PM. Please join us for a special season of concerted prayer for our church for revival and renewal in the New Year. For the dinner we need about 5 people to sign up to bring chili for 8-10 people. If you would like to supply another part of the meal, please sign up to bring either a side dish, bread and chili toppings (cheese, sour cream, guacamole), or a dessert. Beverages and dinner ware will be supplied by the church. You can either sign up by visiting the website or via a sign up sheet located at each exit. We also appreciate and help setting up or cleaning up! Congregational Meeting On January 28 th we will have our semi-annual congregational meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to elect officers and a Nominating Committee and to vote to receive the year end reports. Standing for Reelection as Elder: Glenn Cote Standing for Reelection as Deacon: Chris Byrd John Kitchen Will Somers Standing for Election as Deacon: Mark Fuhrer Below is a short bio written by Mark: My family came from Warren, Pa. Mom was a Baptist and Dad attended the Evangelical United Brethern Church. We moved to Pittsburgh and joined Mount Hope United Presbyterian Church, where Mom taught Sunday school and Dad was a trustee and a choir member. I joined that church on my 13th birthday. We moved a few times, to Cherry Hill, NJ, Vienna, VA, and then back to Pittsburgh, always attending a UPC church. Then we left during the "great divide" and joined a church with a more "PCA" statement of faith. By this time I was in college, having some lively discussions with my Methodist Religion profs! After I entered the real world, I did not join any particular church for years. However, God, in His providence, guided me from Catonsville to Reisterstown, and the Fuhrers moved into a house two doors away from Oliver and Fiona Deardon! Jackie and I finally found Liberty and became happy members. We both feel called by God to serve and glorify Him. We are involved in several programs and being considered for Deaconship is a blessing, for which I am grateful.

8 Year End Reports The Reports will be sent out online next week and hard copies will be available next Sunday. Pictorial Directories The new Pictorial Directories are here and are on the back table with name labels. Please feel free to pick yours up today. Youth Group Please check our Google Calendar for dates and times for Youth Group Event in Let Phill or Kelly know if you want to be on the distribution list. Sermon Notes

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10 Schedule of Volunteers January 14 January 21 Nursery 9:30 a.m. Nursery 10:30 a.m. Toddler 10:30 a.m. Lisa Byrd Peggy Walker, Beth Harlan Scott & Becky Goedeke Linda Anderson Meghan Ruch, Becky Vega Meghan Ruch, Erin Tracht Lock-up Werner Kloetzli Werner Kloetzli Sound Anthony Anderson Anthony Anderson Greeters Alan & Barbara Hunzeker Ken & Debbie Stetson Usher Team Leader Kurt Reiblich Kurt Reiblich Adult Sunday School Classes Colossians Charlie Cate Fellowship Hall Westminster Confession of Faith Barry Cureton Barry s Office CLV Concert - Today at 3 pm If you missed the Christmas concert or would like to hear some of it again, please join us as the Choir takes the concert on the road to Carroll Lutheran Village. Today s performance is at 3 pm in Krug Chapel and there will be a reception afterwards. Lovely music, food, and fellowship; it s a win-win!

11 Weekly Schedule Sunday, January 14 9:30 am Sunday School for All ages 10:30 am Coffee Fellowship 10:45 am Worship Service 12:30 pm Acts 2:42 Small Group 3:00 pm CLV Post-Christmas Choir Concert and Reception Monday, January 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/Office Closed 7:00 pm Sykesville Small Group Tuesday, January 16 6:00 am Men s Bible Study/Denny s 7:00 pm Battalion/Chapelgate PCA Wednesday, January 17 6:30 pm Prayer Group 7:00 pm Stockade/LCS Pioneer Girls/FH 7;00 pm Choir/Sanctuary 7:00 pm Men s Bible Study/Parlor Thursday, January 18 6:00 pm Men s Night Out 7:00 pm Women s Bible Study Sunday, January 21 9:30 am Sunday School for All Ages 10:30 am Coffee Fellowship 10:45 am Worship Service 5:30 pm Youth Group Leadership 6:00 pm Praise and Prayer Service 7:00 pm Chili dinner, Fellowship Hall

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