Kirk in the Hills. A Christ-centered Community Called to Deepen Faith, Serve Others and Foster Fellowship

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1 Kirk in the Hills A Christ-centered Community Called to Deepen Faith, Serve Others and Foster Fellowship S, J 26, 2014 T S E"" Hands down, the single most impressive leader in the history of the world is Jesus of Nazareth No leader ever built a higher-impact team in a shorter period of time with less talent to work with. No leader ever instilled deeper values or inspired people more than Jesus Christ in many cases, enough for them to die for the cause. Certainly no leader has ever changed the course of human history the way Jesus did and is still doing, more than two thousand years later. Bill Hybels Norman M. Pritchard, Pastor William L. Adams III, Associate Pastor Troy Hauser Brydon, Associate Pastor Carol A. Tate, Associate Pastor James F. Anderson, Pastor Emeritus Glenn A. Miller, Director of Music & Organist Dennis N. Curry, Associate Director of Music & Carillonneur

2 W $%&' & K( H$$) W $%&' & *&)" at Kirk in the Hills! We are glad to have you with us today for worship. If this is your first visit to the Kirk welcome! Please introduce yourself to a pastor after worship. P ) concerned about children becoming restless in the service are invited to worship in Cedarholm Chapel where there are crib- and baby chair- stands, and the service is relayed on a TV monitor. A-& T& ) S /% The call of the first disciples of Jesus makes a suitable scripture to keep in mind as we ordain and install the new officers the congregation elected at the annual meeting two weeks ago. The call begins with God s free grace, continues in Jesus presence and is fulfilled in lives of faithful ministry inspiration for every call to discipleship, whether taken up by church officers or church members. T &$$&*0 " invites us to prepare our hearts for worship and our lives for faithful living: Almighty God, by grace alone you call us and accept us in your service. Strengthen us by your Spirit and make us worthy of your call; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. T $&* ) & )% $ are presented to the glory of God in loving memory of Bill and Sally Singleton by their son, Dan Singleton and family. H' N& ) Come Sing, O Church in Joy is a prize-winning hymn! Brian Dill entered a competition to find a hymn to express the theme of the Presbyterian Church s Bicentennial General Assembly, Celebrate the Journey, and his hymn won! Washington Gladden s hymn, O Master Let Me Walk with Thee is a moving prayer asking God to make us faithful in taking on the tasks God sets before us in the Christian life. Gladden was a 19th century Congregationalist pastor. We are Called to be God s People was wri:en in 1973 by Thomas Jackson, a professor emeritus of Campbell University, North Carolina and is set to music by Franz Joseph Haydn. A%&$ ) scheduled to serve at the 9:00 a.m. worship service are: Katie Wei@el, Team Captain; Charlo:e Beggs, Karolyn Buescher, Peter Buescher, Cameron Hay, Cate Hay, C. J. Hay, Caroline Manning, Clark Meek, Cora Sharp. At 11:00 a.m. are: Emma Fickel, Team Captain; Katie Adams, Joel Fickel, Ursula Fuller, Jamie Greene, Cameron Maxwell, Cooper Stahl, Arrie Timmer. U) ) scheduled to serve at the 9:00 a.m. worship service are: David Littleton, Captain; Thomas Baker, Co-captain; William Baker, C. Robert Blank, Jr., Mitchell Bonnett, James Devlin, Buck Drummond, Todd Emerson, Robert Geusic, James Healy, Phillip Jia, Rodney Mays, Ford Meiser, George Rock, Peter Russ. At 11:00 a.m. are: James Keeling, Captain; Douglas Waldo, Co-captain; Jerome Allen, Josh Bitterman, Ralph Collins, Dorman Dickerson III, Dwight Gammons, Christopher G. Graham, Hsin-Hong Huang, G. Lenard Johnston, John Little, Steven McCollum, Thomas O Hara, Jr., Gregory Pond, Peter Shaw, Stuart Shuster, Maynard Timm. S " M) ) are available for personal, confidential prayer in Melrose Chapel on the left-hand side of the pulpit. H 2 0 A)))% U) are available upon request from an usher.

3 F'$ S /% & W&)" & G& Nine o clock, Sanctuary God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:9 G 0 * R / % The pre-service music reflects the theme of todayʹs worship and offers a reflective atmosphere in which to prepare for worship. O" 0 V&$ ) Sarabande with Variations Aria George Frideric Handel Charles Callahan W&)""0 J& The ringing of the bell signals the start of worship. Please stand and join in the opening hymn. * O" 0 H' 430 Come Sing, O Church, in Joy! Darwall s 148th * O" 0 P (said together) We bow before you, loving God, acknowledging the goodness that has brought us here. You have given us our lives and we want to make space for discipleship. You have given us this day and we want to make time for worship. You have brought us here, giving us faith in Jesus and calling us to follow Jesus as we live our lives. Please forgive us when we doubt your love or forget your call. Help us day by day to set our hearts on saying and doing things that show that Jesus is our Lord. We pray in Jesus holy name. * A))% T G& I) W$$0 & F&0/ U) * O P) & G & G& ) F&0/ )) Puer nobis To God the Father, God the Son, and Holy Spirit, Three in One, May every tongue and nation raise, an endless song of thankful praise. W $%&' 3

4 S%" R 0) John 1:40-42 (Pew Bible, NT, page 92; The New Adventure Bible, page 1165) As we read last Sunday, an earlier meeting between Jesus and Peter helps explain the immediate response we see in our next reading. Matthew 4:12-23 (Pew Bible, NT, page 3; The New Adventure Bible, page 1055) The calling of the first four disciples. W& * C$ (Children up through Grade 3 are invited to come forward to the front of the sanctuary for this part of the service. They will then be dismissed to classrooms in the Abbey.) A ' My Song Shall Be Alway of the Loving-Kindness Godfrey Sampson (Text printed on page 6.) S '& LEADERSHIP AND DISCIPLESHIP Dr. Pritchard R )"&0 F O 0 Our giving is an offering to God. All offerings, whether made in the worship service or outside of it, are part of our worship of God and are used to support the Kirk s ministry here and in other parts of the world. P & D %& The prayer puts into words the faith we display through the offering we make to God. S&$& The Lord is My Light (Text printed on page 6.) Jesse Donner, tenor Frances Allitsen * D&O&$&0 Old Hundredth Praise God from whom all blessings flow, Praise him all creatures here below, Praise him above ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. O& I)$$& & D %&) (C$)) & 2016) Ann Barth, Helen Campbell, Jane DiEus, Wendee Haugh, May Jia, Kay Maxwell, Cathy Paulson, Dennis Sova, Carolyn Steffen, Hana Yousif, Tristan Davis (Youth Deacon), Arrie Timmer (Youth Deacon) P ) & T()0/0 I % ))& Catching the note of thanksgiving from the Doxology, we now bring prayers of thanks to God and seek God s blessing on needs in the world. T L& ) P (said together) ( debts, debtors ) 4

5 A&% ' ) * C$&)0 H' We Are Called to Be Godʹs People Austrian Hymn We are called to be Godʹs people, showing by our lives his grace, One in heart and one in spirit, sign of hope for all the race. Let us show how he has changed us, and remade us as his own, Let us share our life together as we shall around his throne. We are called to be Godʹs servants, working in his world today; Taking His own task upon us, all his sacred words obey. Let us rise, then, to his summons, dedicate to him our all, That we may be faithful servants, quick to answer now his call. We are called to be Godʹs prophets, speaking for the truth and right, Standing firm for godly justice, bringing evil things to light. Let us seek the courage needed, our high calling to fulfill, That the world may know the blessing of the doing of Godʹs will. C0 B %& Please take your seats as the pastor gives the congregation a charge to live the life of faith and then speaks words of Godʹs blessing on all gathered. C$&)0 V&$ The service ends with notes of praise and affirmation on the organ. We encourage worshippers to remember that this closing music is the conclusion of worship. Please be respectful of those who wish to remain in a worshipful frame of mind. Trumpet Tune Charles Callahan * Congregation standing We encourage worshippers to greet one another as they leave and assist visitors in finding their way to the coffee hour or to one of the Passport 2 Faith Christian education classes. Visitors are welcome to look in on any Sunday. 5

6 A ' T O) My Song Shall be Alway of the Loving-Kindness Godfrey Sampson (Psalm 89) My song shall be alway of the loving-kindness of the Lord: With my mouth will I ever be shewing thy truth from one generation to another My song shall be alway of the loving-kindness of the Lord. The Lord is My Light Frances Allitsen (Psalm 27) The Lord is my light and my salvation, Whom then, shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life, Of whom then shall I be afraid? Though an host of men were laid against me, Yet shall not my heart be afraid; And tho there rose up war against me. Yet will I put my trust in Him. For, in the time of trouble, He shall hide me in His tabernacle, Yea, in the secret places of His dwelling shall He hide me, And set me up upon a rock of stone. The Lord is my light and my salvation, Whom then, shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life, Of whom then shall I be afraid? 6

7 T&$ S /% & W&)" Eleven o clock, Sanctuary God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:9 O" 0 V&$ ) Sarabande with Variations Aria I& Day by day, dear Lord, of Thee three things I pray: To see Thee more clearly, love Thee more dearly, Follow Thee more nearly, day by day. George Frideric Handel Charles Callahan Harold Friedell * P&% ))&$ H' 430 Come Sing, O Church, in Joy! Darwall s 148th * P & A&& P & C& ))& (in unison) Eternal God, rich in love and goodness, you deserve from us our first and our best, but often all we offer are the leftovers from our lives. Forgive us, we pray, our distracted busyness, our inadequate testimony, our compromised commitments and our misdirected enthusiasms. By your grace renew us, we pray. Restore in us the joy of believing and the confidence which comes from living in grace and in faith, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. K E$ )& Lord have mercy upon us. Christ have mercy upon us. Lord have mercy upon us. A))% & P& Herbert Sumsion * G$& P Puer nobis To God the Father, God the Son, and Holy Spirit, Three in One, May every tongue and nation raise, an endless song of thankful praise. W $%&' C&$ P & I$$'& Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me; Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Living God 7

8 Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. S%" R 0) John 1:40-42 (Pew Bible, NT, page 92) As we read last Sunday, an earlier meeting between Jesus and Peter helps explain the immediate response we see in our next reading. Matthew 4:12-23 (Pew Bible, NT, page 3) The calling of the first four disciples. A ' My Song Shall Be Alway of the Loving-Kindness Godfrey Sampson (Text printed on page 6.) SERMON LEADERSHIP AND DISCIPLESHIP Dr. Pritchard * H' 357 O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee Maryton P ) & & T ) O 0) The ministry of the Kirk is supported by the contributions of members and friends. All offerings, whether given during the service or outside of it, are part of the act of worship of God. * P & D %& S&$& The Lord is My Light (Text printed on page 6.) Jesse Donner, tenor Frances Allitsen * D&O&$&0 Old Hundredth Praise God from whom all blessings flow, Praise him all creatures here below, Praise him above ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. O& I)$$& & E$ ) (C$)) & 2016) Greg Adams, Emily Belcher, Cheryl Fuller, Richard Llope, Jeffrey Rogers (Class of 2014), Philip Taylor, Linda WeiNel, Emma Fickel (Youth Elder) I)$$& & T) ) (C$)) & 2016) Brian Coburn, Phillip Kneen, Jonathan Lau, David LenN, Brian McKeen, Stuart Shuster P ) & T()0/0 I % ))& T L& ) P (in unison; debts, debtors ) A&% ' ) * R % ))&$ H' We Are Called to Be Godʹs People Austrian Hymn (Text printed on page 5.) C0 B %& C$&)0 V&$ Trumpet Tune Charles Callahan * 8 Congregation standing