Worship Service. Call to Worship Psalm 100. *Hymn of Praise Before Jehovah s Awful Throne #62

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1 Sunday, August 19, 2018 Dr. Barry Cureton Shepherding Pastor Phill & Kelly Thomas Youth Directors

2 Worship Service Meditation Nehemiah 9:6 You alone are the LORD; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You. Prelude Welcome and Announcements Dr. Barry Cureton Silent Prayer of Preparation Call to Worship Psalm 100 *Hymn of Praise Before Jehovah s Awful Throne #62 *Invocation Confession of Sin Most Holy and Merciful Father, we acknowledge and confess before You our sinful nature prone to evil and slothful in good and all our shortcomings and offenses against You. You alone know how often we have sinned in wandering from Your ways, in wasting Your gifts, in forgetting Your love. O Lord, have mercy on us, who are ashamed and sorry for all wherein we have displeased You. Teach us to hate our errors, cleanse us from our secret faults, and forgive our sins for the sake of Your dear Son. And O most holy and loving Father, send Your purifying grace into our hearts, we ask You, that we may henceforth live in Your light and walk in Your ways, according to the commandments of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Words of Assurance Psalm 139:1-12 Songs of Praise In Christ Alone Praise Team In Christ alone my hope is found He is my light, my strength, my song This Cornerstone, this solid ground Firm through the fiercest drought and storm What heights of love, what depths of peace

3 When fears are stilled, when strivings cease My Comforter, my All in All Here in the love of Christ I stand In Christ alone, who took on flesh Fullness of God in helpless babe This gift of love and righteousness Scorned by the ones He came to save 'Til on that cross as Jesus died The wrath of God was satisfied For every sin on Him was laid Here in the death of Christ I live There in the ground His body lay Light of the world by darkness slain Then bursting forth in glorious day Up from the grave He rose again And as He stands in victory Sin's curse has lost its grip on me For I am His and He is mine Bought with the precious blood of Christ No guilt in life, no fear in death This is the power of Christ in me From life's first cry to final breath Jesus commands my destiny No power of hell, no scheme of man Can ever pluck me from His hand Till He returns or calls me home Here in the power of Christ I'll stand God of Wonders Marc Byrd/Hindalong Lord of all creation, of water earth and sky The heavens are Your tabernacle Glory to the Lord on high Chorus God of wonders beyond our galaxy You are holy, holy The universe declares Your majesty You are holy, holy Lord of heaven and earth Lord of heaven and earth

4 Verse 2 Early in the morning I will celebrate the light When I stumble in the darkness I will call Your name by night Bridge Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth! (3x) Chorus 2 God of wonders beyond our galaxy, You are holy, holy Precious Lord reveal Your heart to me Father holy, holy The universe declares Your majesty You are holy, holy, holy, holy I Will Call Upon the Lord Michael O. Shields I will call upon the Lord, Who is worthy to be praised. So shall I be saved from mine enemies. Shepherding Prayer The Lord liveth, and blessed be the Rock; And let the God of my salvation be exalted. The Lord liveth, and blessed be the Rock; And may the God of my salvation be exalted. CCLI Pastor Barry Offertory Thou Art Worthy Linda Runkles Pauline Mills. Garrett Harmon Sermon Scripture Jonah 1:1-2:2:1 [Children ages 4-2nd grade are dismissed for Wonders of Worship (Children s Church) with the Watkins] Sermon The Hues of Grace Rev. Ebenezer Afful *Closing Hymn When We Walk with the Lord #700 *Benediction Postlude *Those who are able, please stand.

5 The Elders welcome the opportunity to meet you, talk with you or pray for you after church. They will be stationed by the Communion Table following the service. We welcome to the pulpit again Rev. Ebenezer Afful. an unprofitable servant of the Great Lord Jesus Christ, currently teaching as a Professor of Religion at Stevenson University, MD and pastoring Berean reformed fellowship in Glen Burnie, MD. The only thing worthy of mention is the grace of certain knowledge of Jesus and the extraordinary privilege to be an extension of his ministry, in spite of my unworthiness, rather than all the accolades and training accumulated over the years as well as a deep interest in the communication of the Gospel of our Lord to a decaying world. 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. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE OFFICE Lisa Maddox will be out of the office Monday, August 20-Friday, August 24. Glenna Cureton will be filling in next week. Pastor Barry will be out of the office August to take Glenna to NYU. SMALL GROUP ANNOUNCEMENTS The Randallstown Small Group will be meeting on TODAY after the worship service for lunch and a movie. Bring your own sandwich, beverage and dessert or movie candy. Popcorn will be provided. The Acts 2:42 Small Group will be meeting after morning worship on Sunday, August 26th and will now be meeting on the 4th Sunday of each month. CHURCH PICNIC TODAY at 6:00 pm we will be having evening worship followed by a church picnic. Please bring your own picnic dinner and a dessert to share. Beverages and paper goods will be supplied by the church. The picnic will be moved indoors if the weather is bad.

6 CHOIR ANNOUNCEMENT Choir resumes Wednesday, September 6th from 7-9:00 pm in the sanctuary. We would love to have more singers of all parts to sing to the Lord new and not so new songs! For more information call Susan Smith at NURSERY CHANGES We are now offering childcare in the Noah s Ark Room for children ages 18 months to under four years old. For insurance purposes, we must have two volunteers (who are not married to each other) in both the Noah s Ark Room and the pink nursery during each service. Due to a shortage of volunteers and infants in the 0-24 month nursery (the pink nursery), a decision has been made to combine the older infants with the toddlers in the Noah's Ark room, and we will combine volunteer forces as well! Parents are welcome to use the pink nursery during the service as an additional Comfort Room but must accompany their children since the room will be unstaffed. We are hopeful that this will only be a temporary situation and we pray to have a fully utilized 0-24 month nursery in the future! Please consider volunteering - it is a great way to get to know covenant children and families that you have not yet had the opportunity to meet. The pink nursery will be staffed for the Sunday School hour; it also has its own privacy room for nursing Moms. Please Lisa Byrd with questions: lisawbyrd@gmail.com LABOR DAY PICNIC Liberty s Annual Labor Day Picnic will be held on Monday, September 3 rd, picnic grounds opening at 2:00 p.m. with dinner to be served at 4:00 p.m. Pray for good weather and great fellowship! Bring your chairs, beverages and eating utensils along with desserts or tomatoes. Tickets are on sale now. Cost is $8 per adult, $6 for children (ages 4-12), free for 3 and under, and maximum cost for your immediate family is $30. We want everyone to be able to attend, and if financial pressures would cause you to stay away, special event funding is available. (Contact Mark Fuhrer or Michael Anderson if you and your family would need financial assistance to attend.) FROM THE MISSIONS COMMITTEE The Missions Committee would like to invite you to an ice cream social on Sunday, September 9 th at 6:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Please bring your favorite ice cream topping to share. The Rarigs will be visiting with us at that time and will share their ministry with MTW in Australia.

7 SAVE THE DATE Friday. September 21 for a Praise Team Coffee House. FROM THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE In the PCA, every church shall elect persons to the offices of ruling elder and deacon in the following manner: At such times as determined by the Session, communicant members of the congregation may submit names to the Session, keeping in mind that each prospective officer should be an active male member who meets the qualifications set forth in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. After the close of the nomination period, nominees for the office of ruling elder and/ or deacon shall receive instruction in the qualifications and work of the office. Your nominating committee is asking that as you read 1 Tim 3:1-12 and Titus 1:6-9, as well as, Acts 6:1-7, you would consider who in our congregation possesses these credentials. We note the following qualifications from these passages: Character: Above reproach Blameless Husband of one wife Temperate Self-controlled Disciplined Respectable Hospitable Skill: Able to Teach Manage family well Sober Gentle, not overbearing Not quarrelsome Not a money lover Obedient, respectful children Good reputation Holy Keeper of Sound Doctrine Please contact one of the committee members if you have any recommendations. Committee Members: Barry Cureton, Oliver Dearden, Elizabeth Davidson, Christa Moges, Kurt Reiblich, Charlie Cate, Charlie Hancock, Sabrina Thomas

8 LIBERTY TURNS 50 Next year marks the 50 th Anniversary of Liberty Church! We want to celebrate such a marvelous milestone in the life of our church so the Session is looking for volunteers to form a planning committee to spearhead the effort. If you would like to help plan the celebration, please contact Pastor B at barry_cureton@libertychurchpca.org FORMING A NEW LIBRARY COMMITTEE The Chief (and solo) Librarian of Liberty Church, Jonathan Goedeke, wants to recruit more members of the library committee to help run the church library. Duties can include; 1) checking in and out books; 2) adding books to the collection; 3) keeping the library neat and organized, and 4) manning the library for 15 minutes after church for one Sunday every month. Interested parties may approach Jonathan Goedeke, who will arrange a time to train them on library procedures. YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS We are meeting tonight! Come join us! During the summer we are meeting EVERY Sunday evening for youth group. If you are interested in leadership, come at 5:30 for our leadership meeting. Youth group starts at 6:30 and ends at 8:30. THANK YOU Dear Liberty Family, Thank you for your prayers, flowers, cards and your love shown to me upon the passing of my dad. I sincerely appreciate your kindness. May God bless you all always. In Christ s Love, Sandy Womer

9 Schedule of Volunteers August 19 August 26 Nursery 9:30 a.m. Combined Nursery 10:30 a.m. Noah s Ark Room Sabrina Thomas Julie Crone, Amy Huey Donna Hancock Robin Moran Lock-up Oliver Dearden, Ken Stetson Fred Walker, Ben Weinreich Sound Anthony Anderson Daniel Hancock Greeters Pat Schlitzer, Mary Ellen Gannon Charlotte Crone Usher Team Leader Doug Womer Doug Womer Adult Sunday School Classes Women s Class/ Prayers of the Bible Genesis 1-11/ Sailing through the C s of Creation Westminster Confession of Faith Joyce Klein Charles Runkles Barry Cureton Fellowship Hall Fellowship Hall Parlor

10 Weekly Schedule Sunday, August 19 9:30 am Sunday School for All Ages 10:30 am Coffee Fellowship 10:45 am Worship Service 12:30 pm Randallstown Small Group/FH 6:00 pm Evening Worship 7:00 pm Church Picnic 6:30 pm Youth Group Tuesday, August 21 7:00 am Men s Bible Study/Denny s Wednesday, August 22 6:30 pm Prayer Group Thursday, August 23 7:00 pm Women s Prayer Meeting Sunday, August 26 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/FH 6:30 pm Youth Group MEN S WEDNESDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY is taking a break in August and will resume in September. Watch the bulletin for further details.

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