PROCLAMATION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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1 PROCLAMATION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Morning Worship, p.3 11 a.m. To Live is Christ, to Die is Gain Rev. Ben Falconer preaching Mr. Jeremy Johnson assisting Evening Prayer Service 6 p.m. Church News, p. 8 September 6, 2015 To Glorify God & EnJoy Him Forever.

2 Welcome The Lord s Day Sunday, September 6, 2015 Welcome to Proclamation Presbyterian Church, a congregation committed to the historic Christian faith. We believe that the Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God, and that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God who became man, was crucified as the atoning sacrifice for the sins of His people, on the third day was raised from the dead, and one day will come again in power and great glory. Our desire is to glorify God by teaching His Word faithfully, living for Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit, and bearing fruit for His Kingdom. Later in the service, there will be an opportunity for you to record your attendance with us in the Service of Friendship pad. If you are visiting with us, we especially encourage you to sign your name and address so that we can greet you personally. We look forward to meeting you after the service. During our worship time, please remember that we come to worship a Holy God who gives us the grace to live for Him. Kindly turn all cell phones and pagers off during the service. There are large print Bibles and hearing assist devices available in the narthex. Also, for our Chinese, Korean and Spanish-speaking visitors, there are bibles showing the text in your language and English side-by-side. Please return the bible to the narthex after the service. While children of all ages are warmly welcomed in our worship service, for your comfort and convenience, we have childcare (Nursery and Toddler) available during the Sunday School hour and during the worship service, and a cry room for families with nursing infants and/or active babies located in the right rear of the sanctuary. Children seven years of age and younger are invited to take part in Children s Church, for which they will be dismissed immediately after the Children s Message. 2

3 MORNING WORSHIP Preparation for Worship: Meditation and Prayer Prelude Ryan Kelly Musical Selection Welcome and Announcements Silent Meditation CALL TO WORSHIP* Psalm 146:1-5 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, PRAYER OF INVOCATION* HYMN OF PRAISE AND ADORATION* Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah Hymn No. 57 * Congregation stands. Songs used with permission. CCLI All Scripture references, unless otherwise noted, taken from ESV 3

4 Q 36: DECLARATION OF FAITH* Westminster Shorter Catechism, Questions What benefits in this life accompany or flow from justification, adoption and sanctification? A: The benefits in this life which accompany or flow from justification, adoption and sanctification are: assurance of God's love, peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Spirit, progress in holiness, and perseverance in it to this life's end. Q 37: What benefits do believers receive from Christ at death? A: The souls of believers are at their death made perfect in holiness and immediately pass into glory; and their bodies, being still united to Christ, rest in their graves until the resurrection. Q 38: What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrection? A: At the resurrection Christ will immediately raise up in glory all believers; he will openly acknowledge and acquit them in the day of judgement, graciously rewarding them according to their works of faith, and they will enter into the full enjoyment of God for all eternity. CONFESSION OF SIN Galatians 3:10 For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them." ASSURANCE OF PARDON Galatians 3:13-14 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us--for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree"-- so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith. 4

5 WORSHIP IN GIVING Record of your Presence Please sign the blue attendance pad found in the pew back in front of you, pass it down the pew for everyone to sign and then return it to the end of the pew from which it was passed. Holy, Holy, Holy Sarah Seaman-Whitehead, flute; Gideon Whitehead, classical guitar John Dykes OFFERTORY HYMN* Doxology Hymn No. 731 PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE OFFERING* READING THROUGH THE BIBLE Psalm 45, p.471 in the pew Bible; Elder Jim Browne Congregation will read the even numbered verses. HYMN* Christ, of all My Hopes the Ground Hymn No. 518 PASTORAL PRAYER OF INTERCESSION SERMON SCRIPTURE Philippians 1:18b-26, p.980 in the pew Bible 5

6 To Live is Christ, to Die is Gain Notes: SERMON Rev. Ben Falconer HYMN OF RESPONSE* Jesus, I Live to Thee Hymn No. 516 COMMUNION Gluten-free communion wafers are available for congregants who desire to take them during the Communion Service. You can find them in a box on the windowsills in the back of the sanctuary. 6

7 INVITATION TO THE LORD S SUPPER We welcome you to our Communion service this morning and invite to the table all those who believe in Jesus Christ and are members in good standing in a Bible-believing church. It is our custom to hold the elements and commune together. *If you have not yet embraced Jesus Christ by faith, we invite you to reflect on one of the following prayers. Prayer for those searching for Truth: Lord Jesus, you claim you are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Please guide me by your Holy Spirit and open my heart and mind to receive the life you promise. Give me grace to repent of my sin and trust in your perfect sacrifice on my behalf. Teach me what it means to faithfully follow you as Lord. Amen. Prayer of Faith: Lord Jesus Christ, I confess that I am sinful. I have sinned by thought, word, and deed. But through your sacrifice I am loved and accepted by my heavenly Father. Thank you for paying my debt on the cross and for taking the punishment I deserve. I turn from my sins and trust in you as my living Savior and Lord. Amen. Words of Institution & Distribution of Bread and Wine Nothing But the Blood When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Sarah Seaman-Whitehead, flute; Gideon Whitehead, classical guitar Robert Lowry Isaac Watts CLOSING HYMN* When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Hymn No. 252 BENEDICTION* Postlude Foll owing the ser vice, Elder Jim Browne wi ll be avai la bl e to pray with you at the front of the san ctuar y. If you have a pastor a l need during the week, ple ase cont act the church office,

8 News Compassion Fund Collection Please note Our Compassion Fund Offering will take place at the same time as our General Offering this morning. The reason for the change is to allow time immediately following the Lord s Supper to respond to God s wonderful gift to us by singing our praise and thanks in song. Therefore, we will be combining the two offerings into one prior to the sermon. That means that every gift to the Compassion Fund must be put in an offering envelope and designated as such on the outside of the envelope. Any undesignated cash gift in the offering plate will be counted toward the General Offering. If you would like to contribute to both, please use two envelopes and mark each envelope according to the type of gift you d like to make. Thank you for your flexibility as we make this change in the way we collect for the Compassion Fund. Thank you Reception for Dave Garner Sunday, September 13, 10:30am After the Ministry Fair, all are welcome to come to the Main Lobby next Sunday when we officially thank Dave Garner for his ministry to us as Pastor of Teaching. New Adult Sunday School Electives Prayers in Paul s Writings The secondary resource for this class will be D.A. Carson s book A Call to Spiritual Reformation which was written to help us (1) reform our personal and corporate prayer lives and (2) listen afresh to Scripture in order to better understand how to apply God s instruction regarding prayer to our lives, homes and church. The class will be taught by various elders and staff and will meet in the Beechwood Chapel (Room 250). If you want to purchase a copy of Carson s book, please sign up on the clipboard in the narthex. Proclamation 101 Class If you are new to the church and are considering joining Proclamation, or if you have been here for years but would like a refresher on what we believe and how that plays itself out in our daily lives, join us for this new 11-week class beginning September 27 at 9:30am. Ben Falconer will be the primary teacher, but many other staff and elders will be involved. The list of topics can be viewed on the narthex table. * If you d like to attend, please sign the list on the narthex table or contact Annette in the church office (annette@proclamation.org). Please let us know by September 20 so that we can have materials for you for the first day of class. Sunday School Open House and Ministry Fair September 13 On Sunday, September 13, tables in the slate hallway will hold information about the various ministries and opportunities for service at Proclamation. Representatives from the ministries will be there to answer questions. Parents Starting at 9:30 am, you re invited to visit your child s Sunday School classroom to hear about the upcoming year. At 10:00 am, adults are invited to Room 243/245 to hear about the Fall Sunday School electives and Wednesday evening activities. 8

9 Special Presentation by Rev. Akira Sato Wednesday, September 9, 7 pm The Bryn Mawr Japanese Church will host Rev. Akira Sato, pastor of Fukushima First Baptist Church in Japan. Rev. Sato s church was located within 3 miles of the Fukushima First Nuclear Power Plant and was destroyed by the tsunami that devastated the area in March, His presentation will take place in Room 243/245. English translation will be available. Women s Monthly Bible Study to begin Monday, September 14 This group meets at the home of Brenda Cuzzolina in West Chester on the first Monday of the month (except for Sept.) at 7:00 pm. They will be using the book A Woman s Wisdom by Lydia Brownback. Note: To avoid inevitable winter weather cancellations, the group will not meet in December, January or February. If you d like to participate, please contact Brenda at Adult Choir - Open Rehearsals - Wednesday, September 9 and 16 Praise the Lord in song! Proclamation s choir season begins with open rehearsals on Wednesday night, Sept. 9 and Sept. 16 from 7-9 PM, and continues throughout the year. Musical experience highly desired, but not required! If you enjoy singing to your Maker and want to share your joy with us, come see how God will use your music for His glory! Contact Roger Cocking (rcocking2@gmail.com) or Annette Hunsaker (annette@proclamation.org) if you have questions. Children s Music Programs Sundays, 4:00 pm It s that time again time for our ringing and singing choirs for children and youth. We have a great year planned for everyone. Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 20, 4:00 5:30 pm in the Music Suite for our Welcome to Choir Party for new and returning choristers/ringers in kindergarten through grade 8, AND their families. We ll do some singin, ringin, movin and groovin as one musical family in Christ. If you re not sure about joining us, this is a good day to try it out. Find out more about our Christmas and worship music, Mothers Day musical, aquabells and other weird handbell tricks, and try out a menagerie of percussion instruments. Did we mention that your entire family can come too on the 20th? They ll have fun seeing and doing our activities right along with us. Check out the Music Ministry section on the church website for more details about our children/youth music ministry and ways that the entire Congregation can volunteer to help us. Why not bring a friend or two along. See you on the 20th as we praise God together with his gift of music! The Bible Club at the Union League of Philadelphia The Union League s bi-weekly Bible Club for the fall and winter term will be studying the life changing topic of the nature and attributes of the God of all creation. The Club will again be taught by faculty members of Westminster Theological Seminary. The first meeting is on Friday, September 18, Each meeting is a self-contained message. Come when you can and guests are welcome. When: The first and third Friday of each month through December 4th. Time: 12:00 pm 1:00 pm Place: Fell Room at the Union League of Philadelphia, 140 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA Price: $19.00 per person includes lunch, tax and gratuity. For more information, please contact Proclamation members Roger Herrell or Elie Haupt. 9

10 PPC COLLEGE MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES Here are 5 ways you could help with college ministry this fall at Proclamation: Labor Day Picnic, September 7th Noon 3:00pm on Haverford Campus. Intervarsity will be hosting a meet and greet Bar- B-Que for students on the Haverford Campus. PPC will be helping with food. We are looking for people desiring to make connections with new students to come to the meet and greet. We also need someone to help with the grill. Expecting about 30 students. If interested, please see Caroline Fijan at the planning meeting today after the morning service in the narthex. College Lunch at the Falconers, September 27th We are in need of volunteers to help make homemade lunch and homemade desserts. Mentor a Student There is probably no more effective or rewarding way to get involved with college ministry than meeting with a student one-on-one for a hour every week or two. We are looking for men and women of any age that have a love for the Lord, his Word, and a heart to invest their time in the life of a student. Ben Falconer will host a mini-training session on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 8:30-9:30am. Contact Annette Hunsaker at church office if interested. Prayer Wanna get your feet wet in college ministry and do not know where to start? Pray and walk the campus. Emma Shaw of Haverford InterVarsity will be leading a time of intercessory prayer for students and Christian life on the Haverford College campus. Drive the Church Van on Sundays Volunteers needed to drive church van once a month to pick up students wanting to come to church from local college campuses. Contact Caroline Fijan (cfijan@gmail.com, ) or Pam Hallman at church office if interested in serving in any of these ways. CityTeam Food items needed Would you add one or more of the following items to your grocery list this week for CityTeam? There is a need this month for: pork&beans, baked beans, pasta sauce, peanut butter, baby food stages 1 & 2, canned tuna in water. Note: There s a handy grocery list on the narthex table. Bring the item(s) to our Donations Room and place them on the shelf marked CityTeam. Thank you! Childcare volunteers needed for ESL classes We need baby sitters for the upcoming ESL classes which are held Monday mornings from 9:45 to 11:15am here in the Proclamation Education Building starting September 21st. It is appreciated if you can help us once or twice a month. Please contact Yoshie Lee if you are willing to assist the Japanese ministry in this way. (yoshie@proclamation.org ~ church office x230) 10

11 Delaware County Pregnancy Center Walk for Life September 26 Delaware County Pregnancy Center is having its annual Walk for Life at Ridley Creek State Park on Saturday, September 26th. Walkers are still needed to help raise funds for much needed operating expenses. This is our 30th year and by God s grace, we will continue to make friends for life by sharing the gospel with them. Contact Proclamation member Chuck Frick at or go online at fundeasy.com to register (enter Charles Frick under Find a Fundraiser. Your help will be greatly appreciated! Prayer Needs Our Church Family Carol & Mike Holmes, Elizabeth & John Hornick, Annette & Charlie Hunsaker, Bill Hyland, Jibu Idicula, Joshua Jacobs, Rachel & Jeremy Johnson Those Serving in the Military Andrew Fijan Georgia, Elizabeth Josephson Bremerton,WA, Rob Martin VA Peter Mitchell Sensitive area, Mark Daniel Mitchell Tennessee, Tim Wik Pittsburgh Jennifer DeHuff, Cru, New York City Please pray for us this semester: For the 4 Fashion Institute of Technology Club officers to follow-through with their responsibilities (required by the school) ASAP so that FIT Christian Fellowship can exist again this fall! We may be the only Christian group currently active at FIT. Wisdom as we follow up with 15+ students who have actively pursued our clubs for fellowship Continued enthusiasm in the Parsons / New School group for promoting our club on campus and to see the fruit of these efforts. For my students to be pro-active in spiritual flourishing this semester, not just proud of their own efforts and achievements, at these prestigious fashion & design schools My communication with students to be less frantic, and more clear and intentional. A new young staff couple who is reporting to The New School to work with me! My deficit in financial support as I have lost at least a few hundred in monthly support this summer. I need to meet new people who have a heart for these students. Thank you for praying for me! 11

12 General Information Pastor on Call: Today: Chris Keidel ( ) / September 12-13: Dave Moneymaker ( ) Visiting with us today? We are always happy to have you with us and to enjoy your fellowship. If you have questions, please feel free to speak with one of our pastors or one of our elders. To help us learn how we might serve you, please fill out the Visitor Card in the pew back and drop it in the offering basket or leave it at the Welcome Desk. Childcare: While children of all ages are warmly welcomed in our worship service, for your comfort and convenience, we have childcare (Nursery and Toddler) available during the Sunday School hour and during the worship service and a crying room for families with nursing infants and/or active babies located in the right rear of the sanctuary. Children seven years of age and younger are invited to Children s Church. Audio CD or DVD recordings of today s sermon and adult Sunday School classes are available for a small donation ($3/$5). You may order at the media table located in the Resource Room (across from the Parlor) immediately following the 11 am service, and pick up the following week (usually). If you desire a recording from a prior week, use the order forms that are available on the table. Today s sermon message will be available for playback online starting tomorrow at the church website You can find the sermon under Sermons on the homepage. For more recordings, click on Sermons & Talks under the Media heading in the main menu. This Week at Proclamation Today 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 12:30pm 6:00pm Monday Tuesday 11:00am Wednesday 7:00pm 7:00pm Thursday 7:00pm Prayer for the Church Fellowship Time Morning Worship Japanese Congregation Lunch Evening Worship Church Office Closed Staff Meeting Chancel Choir Rehearsal Presentation by Rev. Akiro Sato Missions Committee Meeting Friday 6:00 pm Japanese Praise Team Rehearsal Saturday 9:00am Men s Bible Study Next Sunday September 13 Prayer for the Church 9:00am in the Parlor Reception for Dave Garner 10:30am Main Lobby Morning Worship Ben Falconer s message will be A Life Worthy of the Gospel (Philippians 1:27-30). Evening Ben Falconer s message will be Let it be Known This Day (I Kings 18). 12