November 18, 2012 DEEPLY ROOTED IN FAITH (* for those able to stand)

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1 First Presbyterian Church encourages people to live their lives faithfully, daily, where they are, and with what they have been entrusted, to the glory of God. Our mission is to let our light shine and be beacons of hope, equipping people for life in the world. PRELUDE November 18, 2012 DEEPLY ROOTED IN FAITH (* for those able to stand) WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS CHORAL INTROIT Amigos de Cristo Children's Choir CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: O give thanks unto the Lord. Call upon God's name; make known God's deeds among the people. People: Sing unto God, sing psalms unto God; talk of all God's wondrous words. Leader: Glory in God's holy name; let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Prayer for the Day * PROCESSIONAL HYMN We Gather Together PH #559 LITANY OF THANKSGIVING (see insert) CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE PH #467 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! PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION

2 WELCOME THE CHILDREN This, this is where children belong, welcomed as part of the worshiping throng. Water, God's Word, bread and cup, prayer, and song: This is where children belong. CHILDREN S TIME Erika Ashenbrenner (Children may now be seated with their parents or those five and younger may leave for the nursery.) ANTHEM Prayer of the Children Bestor Chancel Choir GOSPEL READING Mark 13:1-8 The Word of the Lord. (pg 69, NT) Thanks be to God. SERMON "No Pain, No Gain" Jim Hawley *HYMN Today We All Are Called to Be Disciples PH #434 Prayers of the people and the lord's prayer (debts/debtors) congregational response PH #422 God, whose giving knows no ending, from Your rich and endless store, nature's wonder, Jesus' wisdom, costly cross, grave's shattered door: gifted by You we turn to You, offering up ourselves in praise; thankful song shall rise forever, gracious donor of our days. CALL TO OFFERING OFFERTORY (Please sign the Act of Friendship pad and pass it down the pew) * DOXOLOGY PH #592 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. *THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING (responsive) Leader: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Leader: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them to the Lord. Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

3 * HYMN Let All Things Now Living PH #554 * CHARGE AND BENEDICTION Congregational Response PH #555 All praise and thanks to God, Who reigns in highest heaven, to Father and to Son and Spirit now be given. The one eternal God, Whom heaven and earth adore, the God who was, and is, and shall be ever more. * POSTLUDE Welcome! We are delighted for your presence in worship today. If you do not have a church home, we hope you will consider becoming a part of this church! If you would like to be contacted by a member of the church, or receive more information about First Presbyterian, please leave your contact information on the Act of Friendship pad located in the pews. We have coffee, juice, donuts (and fellowship!) following worship in the parlor (the room behind the sanctuary), we hope you'll join us! CONGREGATIONAL CARE Tan Prayer Request Cards are used for prayer requests or concerns. As requests are received, the Board of Deacons will offer prayers. Blue We Care Cards are for messages of care to persons of the congregation, these cards will be mailed the following week. Cards are available in the pew racks. Please place the cards in the offering plate. Hospitalized: Jane Driver and Joy Mansfield Your prayer concerns can now be submitted online. Please visit and they will be forwarded to a pastor. Birthdays this week Maysin Griffith, Colby Hanzlicek, Jeanne Hawley 19 Sophia Ashenbrenner, Linda Salem 20 Maryellen Batt, Judy Edmands, Ivy Marsh 22 BillieJo Baringer, Sandie Montre, William Veitch 23 Annie Hayes, Will Hayes, Tina Styles 24 Kristy Yenkey 25 A. Jay Andersen, Tom Gates, Jack Jarvis, Duane Keast, Thatcher Keast Did we make a mistake? We want to correct it! sally@fpcsalina.org and we'll fix it.

4 COMING UP THIS WEEK: Sunday, Nov 18: following worship... Family Movie, Blair Hall, 11:30am Confirmation FAQs, Conf Rm, 11:30am Monday, Nov 19: Men's Group A, Conf Rm, 5:30pm Tuesday, Nov 20: Cares & Concerns, Hope Rm, 1:30pm NO Faith Matters Wednesday, Nov 21: Thanksgiving Worship, Chapel, 12:15pm Thursday, Nov 22: Happy Thanksgiving! FPC is Closed today and tomorrow! Sunday, Nov 25: Christ the King Sunday Worship, Sanctuary, 10:15am First Presbyterian Church: 308 S 8th St, Salina, KS 67401, Lead Pastor: Jim Hawley Discipleship & Congregational Care Pastor: Tom Reid Associate Pastor of Youth & Mission: Austin Ashenbrenner Music Director: Richard Koshgarian Organist: Angie Koshgarian Sunday Volunteers: Coffee Hosts: Nancy & Aubrey Linville Greeters: Ann & Harry Jett Bret Wallace Ushers: Marcia & Paul Anderson, Rosalie Short & Flo Van Meter Flower Deliverer: Sarah Payne Manor Bus Driver: Tom Jett Worship Service Recorder: J.R. Lidgett Do you want to volunteer? You now have the opportunity to sign up for Sunday volunteer spots for December and January. (The sign up sheet is located in the back of the sanctuary) Those spots left blank will be randomly assigned the week prior to the start of the new month. Thanks for your patience as we work together to support this vital ministry to FPC! Volunteers for next Sunday, Nov 25: Candlelighter: Cooper Cobb Coffee Hosts: Linda & Paul Johnson Family Greeters: Jane & Charley Weathers, Bette & Don Timmel Ushers: Jo & Shannon Buchanan Eva & Tom Winkler Flower Deliverer: Sarah Morris Manor Bus Driver: Paul Anderson For Your Information: FPC s Nursery, located on the second floor, is available for infants and children ages 5 and younger. Diane Arnder is the Nursery Supervisor. FPC encourages children ages 6 and older to attend worship. Worship bags for children of all ages are located in the lobby. When you are finished with the bag, please put it in the basket so that it can be replenished and straightened by a wonderful volunteer! Extra hymnals, including large print, and Bibles are available in the back of the sanctuary. Amplified hearing aid devices are also available. An usher will be happy to help if you need assistance. PH=Presbyterian Hymnal, STF=Sing the Faith Hymnal Visit for recorded worship services, current events and more!

5 Thanksgiving Litany (responsive) Leader: For the abundance of your gifts to us in the days that are past, and for the promise of steadfast grace in the days that are ahead, People: We give you thanks, O Lord. Leader: For life and health; for the strength of mind and heart; for the common things which come with every day and hour, People: We bless your name, O Lord. Leader: For home, for family, for friends, for all those blessings by which life becomes more meaningful and time more precious; and for the love which is ours in Christ Jesus our Lord, People: We give you thanks, O God. Leader: In grateful acknowledgement that these gifts of life are ours through your merciful grace, People: We give ourselves to you, O God, and praise thy name forever.

6 IT S TIME TO ORDER POINSETTIAS! The Board of Deacons invites you to share in providing poinsettia plants as Christmas gifts to nursing home and homebound members of the church. Plants will decorate the sanctuary. The cost is $13.00 per plant. You may pick up your plant for your own use following the 11:00 p.m. Christmas Eve service if you designate on the form below that you wish to do so. If you do not want to pick it up, the plant will be assigned before the service for delivery to a member or friend of the congregation. Please complete the form below and return it, with your payment, to the church office no later than Monday, Dec. 10. Please note on your payment that it is for a poinsettia plant. If you wish, you may order your poinsettia by ing office@fpcsalina.org FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - Poinsettia Order Form I would like to purchase poinsettia(s) at a cost of $13.00 per plant. I want to donate my plant for delivery to a member or friend of the congregation: YES NO I want to pick up my plant following the 11:00 p.m. worship service on Dec. 24 th : YES NO NAME of DONOR(S) GIVEN in MEMORY OF Or GIVEN in HONOR OF Return this form, with your payment of $13.00 per plant, to First Presbyterian Church, 308 South 8 th, Salina, KS no later than Monday, December 10.

7 A Bible Study for Everyday Living Living the Word Focus on Mark 13:1 8 Semicontinuous 1 Sam. 1: Sam. 2:1 10 Complementary Dan. 12:1 3 Ps. 16 Heb. 10:11 14, (15 18), Mark 13:1 8 WHAT is important to know? From Exegetical Perspective, Robert A. Bryant All of chapter 13 is rooted in Jewish apocalyptic thought, and central to such thinking is the belief that God controls history, that the world has become so evil that only God can save it, and that God will rescue the world from evil at the time of God s own choosing, establishing a new creation in which righteousness characterizes everyone in it. Such thinking was popular among first-century-ce Jews, but many were likely offended by Jesus prediction of the temple s destruction. WHERE is God in these words? From Theological Perspective, Emilie M. Townes Yes, we will be touched by the awful destruction of the apocalypse, as none escape its ravages, but for those who live with a faith that seeks a deep relationship with God one that does not rely on trite formulas or poorly developed doctrines we find, in and through God s grace, the pathway through devastation and suffering: salvation. For the time of destruction, which is an ending, is also a beginning for people of deep faith. The new life found in salvation helps to remind us that all things that have new life must also grow and change. SO WHAT does this mean for our lives? From Pastoral Perspective, Rodger Y. Nishioka So how does one survive the devastation of an aggressive cancer diagnosis or other illness, the crashing down of a building, or the aftermath of a natural disaster? How does one survive the loss of innocence? How does one live in the midst of competing voices, all full of passionate intensity, claiming that these are signs of the end of the age? Our focus must not be on the signs themselves, but rather on the one who is to come the one who enables us to look up after such devastation and claim the certainty of blessing. Things may seem to have fallen apart. It may appear that anarchy has been loosed on the world. Nevertheless, the center will hold and much to our amazement we will discover that we have much faithful work to do. Meeting Times: Wednesdays 10:00am & 7:00pm Sundays 9:00am NOW WHAT is God s word calling us to do? From Homiletical Perspective, Pete Peery Endure, hold out for God s goal, the goal that will be accomplished only in the coming of the Son of Man. The church needs to hear this message in this present age. The pressure on the followers of Jesus to be co-opted as champions for campaigns that promise salvation and glory is excruciating. Failure to join these campaigns, to raise even the slightest question about them, often leads to ostracism or worse. But enduring that pressure is only a birth pang. It is only a wrenching but promising experience that is to be endured in order to welcome the telos, God s goal and intention for the world that the Son of Man can and will bring.

8 Announcements: FPC Family Movie Event : Charlotte's Web Today, following worship, the Children and Families Committee is hosting a Family Movie Event! All families are invited to stay after worship and enjoy a pizza lunch and the movie Charlotte s Web in Blair Hall. Watching Charlotte s Web will help launch our special Advent Family Sunday School! Confirmation 2013 FAQs TODAY! following worship, Conference Room Confirmation is a time for young adults (grades 9-12) to dig deeper into their lives of faith: exploring questions of faith, looking closely at scripture, and learning more about being a part of the Church community. Parents and students are invited to this informational meeting where you'll learn the who, what, where, why and how's of Confirmation! Stewardship Update Today marks the conclusion of FPC's annual Stewardship Campaign! If you have not returned your pledge, it's not too late! Contact Sally today or sally@fpcsalina.org. Type Inc/Dec by Totals 3 as can 76 Pledges Same $182, New Pledges $4, Increased Pldges $10, $111, Decreased Pldges ($12,386.20) $35, Pledges Lost ($11,000.00) 135 Total ($12,881.20) $333, pledges still out: 77 for $292,681