Lord s Day April 15, 2018

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1 Lord s Day April 15, 2018 FAITH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Presbyterian Church in America 620 South Shirley Tacoma, Washington Ministers: Robert S. Rayburn, Steven A. Nicoletti fpc@faithtacoma.org

2 Lord s Day April 15, 2018 Upon entering the sanctuary please maintain silence for the sake of the congregation s preparation for worship, and please make sure electronic devices are off or using silent mode. Prelude God of Grace and God of Glory (Cwm Rhondda)...arr. Paul Manz ( ) Welcome and Announcements +Silent Prayer O Almighty God, from whom every good prayer comes, who pours out on all who desire it the spirit of grace and of supplication: Deliver us, when we draw near to you, from coldness of heart and wanderings of mind, that with steadfast thoughts and kindled affections we may worship you in Spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Call to Worship *Hymn of Praise to God God Shall Arise (Psalm 68:16) +Confession of Sin Silent Prayer Corporate Prayer We, O Lord, have been a stiffnecked people who love unfaithfulness. We have loved other gods before you and become their servants. We have not worshipped you in spirit and in truth and so we have mocked your glory in heaven. We have used your name in vain and profaned your reputation on earth. We have desecrated your Sabbath because we have not trusted you to give us rest. We have not honored our fathers and mothers and so we have proved ourselves rebels. We have hated our neighbors and murdered them in our hearts. We have made adulterers of ourselves in the lust of our eyes or in the deeds of our flesh. We have stolen honor and wealth and privileges that are not ours. We have lied and falsely accused for we love gossip more than truth. We have coveted blessings you wisely and righteously gave to others. O Lord, have mercy on us for we have not kept your law. In Jesus Name, Amen. Assurance of Pardon The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin. Exodus 34:67 (ESV)

3 *Hymn of Faith in Jesus Christ Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness No. 520 *Confession of Faith Q. No one in this life can obey the Ten Commandments perfectly: why then does God want them preached so pointedly A. First, so that the longer we live the more we may come to know our sinfulness and the more eagerly look to Christ for forgiveness of sins and righteousness. Second, so that, while praying to God for the grace of the Holy Spirit, we may never stop striving to be renewed more and more after God s image, until after this life we reach our goal: perfection. Heidelberg Catechism No. 115 Worship of God with Tithes and Offerings Variation on Freu dich serh, o meine Seele Johann Pachelbel ( ) We praise you, O God, our Redeemer, Creator; In grateful devotion our tribute we bring. We lay it before you, we kneel and adore you; We bless your holy name, glad praises we sing. With voices united our praises we offer, To you, great Jehovah, glad anthems we raise. Your strong arm will guide us, our God is beside us; To you, our great Redeemer, forever be praise. Julia Cady Cory (1902) Tune: Kremser *Congregational Petitions and the Lord s Prayer Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Matthew 6:913 (KJV) Scripture Lesson Exodus 20:117 (ESV p. 61) Sermon The Ten Commandments The Lord s Supper The general order of communion will be back to front, with the balcony coming first. As the minister begins to serve those distributing the elements, that is your signal to come forward. However, individuals may commune at any time during the distribution of the elements. Wine will be found in the outside tray, grape juice in the inside tray. If you need to be served in your pew, please notify an elder or deacon. Gluten free bread is available upon request.

4 You are welcome to participate in the Lord s Supper if you are a baptized Christian, a follower of Jesus Christ, and a faithful member or adherent of this or some other congregation, recognized as belonging to the fellowship of Christian believers. If this does not describe you, we are glad you are here and commend to you this prayer for your use during the time of the Lord s Supper. My Father, I could never have sought my happiness in your love, unless you had first loved me. Your Spirit has encouraged me by grace to seek you, has made known to me your reconciliation in Jesus, has taught me to believe it, has helped me to take you for my God and portion. May he grant me to grow in the knowledge and experience of your love, and walk in it all the way to glory. Blessed forever be your fatherly affection, which chose me to be one of your children by faith in Jesus: I thank you for giving me the desire to live as such. In Jesus, my brother, I have my new birth, every restraining power, every renewing grace. It is by your Spirit I call you Father, believe in you, love you; strengthen me inwardly for every purpose of my Christian life; let the Spirit continually reveal to me my interest in Christ, and open to me the riches of your love in him. Amen. Jesus, Sun of Life, my splendor, Jesus, thou, my friend most tender, Jesus, joy of my desiring, Fount of life, my soul inspiring, At thy feet I cry, my Maker, Let me be a fit partaker Of this blessed food from heaven, For our good, thy glory, given. Jesus, Bread of Life, I pray thee, Let me gladly here obey thee, By thy love I am invited, Be thy love with love requited; From this supper let me measure, Lord, how vast and deep love s treasure. Through the gifts thou here dost give me As thy guest in heaven receive me. J. Franck/G. F. Handel Hymn Teach Me, O Lord, Thy Holy Way No. 532 Reading of Scripture 1 John 4:712, 1319 (ESV p. 1023) *Hymn That Man Is Blest Who, Fearing God (Psalm 1) No. 558

5 *Benediction +Silent Prayer Grant us, Lord, we beg you, to think and do what is right; so that we, who cannot do anything good without you, may be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Postlude Lord, speak to me, that I may speak In living echoes of thy tone; As thou hast sought, so let me seek Thine erring children lost and lone. O teach me, Lord, that I may teach The precious things thou dost impart; And wing my words, that they may reach The hidden depths of many a heart. Amen. Frances Havergal/Robert Schumann from Masterwork Introits & Responses ed. & arr. by J. E. Bacak *Congregation standing +The congregation is invited to kneel CCLI License # Lord s Day April 15 Morning Worship Sunday School Choir Rehearsal Evening Service Welcome & Announcement Elders Steve O Ban Ryan Gross Congregational Petitions Leaders Paul Bentson Andrew Lee Nursery Schedule Christina & Charlotte Jimmink Kjerste Whaley & Erika Skrivan Savannah Jackson & Sadie Hanks Kathy Lewis & Honor Tamminga & 9:45 am 4:45 pm 9:45 am

6 Coffee/Tea Hosts Doug & Janie Davey Tina LeFebvre Tamara Woodard Church Library Felicity Matsuda Building Monitors Ken Rowan Steve O Ban Prep for 11:00 Service 9:40 10:45 am Monday April 16 Better English on Sixth 6:50 8:30 pm Tuesday April 17 Ladies Bible Study, WIC Room 117 9:30 am 12:00 pm Samson Society, Pastor Rayburn s Office 7:00 8:00 pm Wednesday April 18 Prayer Meeting, 7:00 pm, Sanctuary, Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer. John Bunyan ESL Writing Class, Room 302 5:45 6:30 pm Sr. High Youth Group, DeSoto Hall 7:00 8:30 pm Jr. High Youth Group, Room 301 7:00 8:30 pm Choristers, Choir Room 7:00 8:15 pm Thursday April 19 Session Meeting, Conference Room 6:30 pm Lord s Day April 22 Morning Worship Sunday School Choir Rehearsal Evening Service Welcome & Announcement Elders Ryan Gross Mike Pfefferle Congregational Petitions Leaders Andrew Milton Craig Morse Nursery Schedule Emily Downie & Rachel Nicoletti Wendy Kvale & Leanne Van Gilder Katrina & Mackenzie Knight Denise Welch & Haylee Darby & 9:45 am 4:45 pm 9:45 am

7 Coffee/Tea Hosts Jim & Stacey Sheridan Joseph & Mary Matthiessen Ray & Carole Weigley Church Library Brandon Welch Building Monitors Joe Lethbridge Nathan Sukhia Prep for 11:00 Service 9:40 10:45 am Upcoming Events For details please see Information/Events on the web site. April 28 Women in the Church Spring Tea May 6 Family Fun Luncheon May 12 Men of Faith Spring Breakfast May 13 Anniversary Sunday May 17/18 Pacific Northwest Presbytery Meeting May 18 Covenant High School Spring Concert & Art Show May 19 Women in the Church Field Trip May 20 Pentecost Sunday June 1 Covenant High School Commencement This Evening Continuing our sermons in 1 Peter, we ask why Peter, in speaking of a holy life, started where he did! Evening Prelude Begins at 5:40 p.m. Each Sunday evening prior to the worship service, musicians begin the prelude at 5:40 pm. Noah Shelden, having just won a Washington State Music Teachers Association Piano Performance competition, will play Debussy. Men of Faith Spring Breakfast The Men of Faith Annual Spring Breakfast will be May 12th at 8 am. We are delighted to announce our guest speaker will be Rev. Jason Davison. The cost is $8 to attend. A sign up will be set up in the Narthex today. Festeggiamo con gusto at the next Family Fun Luncheon! Join us at Ristorante di Italiano in DeSoto Hall after the worship service on Sunday, May 6. Signups start next week, April 22, and end April 29th. Look for the signup sheet in next week s bulletin and place it in the Family Fun Luncheon box in the narthex. Opportunities to help are available: sign up to bring bread, salad, antipasto fixings or help with food preparation or clean up. Don t miss this fun event! If you have questions contact Barbi David or Marcia Brodersen. Deacons Community Resource Guide The Deacons are compiling a community resource guide which will be made available to congregants and individuals who come to the church seeking assistance. The guide will provide contact information and descriptions of free or discounted services in Pierce County including food banks, short and longterm housing, medical and dental care, faithbased pregnancy services, ESL, drug and alcohol rehab, financial counseling, job assistance, and much more. If

8 you are aware of a service or organization which you wish to be included in the guide, please contact Nate Shelden. Barnabas Project As a congregation, we would like to shower no, flood our beloved DeMass family with encouragement and reminders of how they have blessed us through the last twentyfour years. Please start thinking about what you would like to impart to Pastor DeMass and his family in both words and pictures. Please start prewriting now so you will be ready when the final is due (date to be determined); the final form needs to be written on acid free paper that will be provided at the right time in an array of colors. Please find pictures of you and members of the DeMass family; furthermore, put your family name, the event title, and the date on the pictures if you can. Christian Heritage Family Discipleship and Homeschooling Conference This event starts April 26 th and continues until the 28 th of April at Overlake Christian Church in Redmond, WA. Kathryn Schuster reports, One thing I love about it is being able to peruse curriculum and get my hands on it to see if it is a fit. Since my boys will be with me, I can make sure whatever I think of buying excites them as well. Ken Ham and Carlton McLeod are the main speakers. It is always a delight to see how many others are homeschooling and meet more Godfearing people. Check this link out: Ladies Spring Tea and Fashion Show by Pairs The Ladies Spring Tea and Fashion Show by Pairs will be held on Saturday, April 28th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. All women are welcome whether you are a mother, daughter, or grandmother young and old alike! Our guest speaker, Diane Collins, will be speaking about Sorrow and Love. This year our fashion show will be by pairs, either a mother & daughter, or grandmother & granddaughter, sisters, cousins, or friends you decide! There will be a $100 cash prize for the winning pair! Contact Shari Roland to participate in the fashion show. Please bring a teacup to use with or without a saucer. We need teapots, so let Carole Weigley know if you can loan us a teapot. Be sure to sign up in the Narthex today or next Sunday, April 22nd, so we will know how many ladies to prepare for. Presently, no child care will be available. Explanation of the Cover Symbol In the Greek language of the early Christian era abbreviations were typically the first and last letters of words, often with a superscription to indicate the missing letters. IC is a standard abbreviation of IHCOYC, the Greek Jesus, XC the abbreviation of XPICTOC, Christ; NIKA means He conquers. The symbol then reads Jesus Christ Conquers by the Cross or Jesus Christ Victor.

9 Adult Sunday School The Women of Faith Class I (WIC Room 117) We are reading and discussing Song of the Nightingale: One Woman s True Story of Faith and Persecution in Eritrea by Helen Berhane. The Women of Faith Class II (Covenant High School Office) We are studying together the book Alive in the Spirit by A.W. Tozer. The Word of Faith Class (Sanctuary) Pastor Rayburn continues with A Survey of the Old Testament. High School Sunday School (North Half of DeSoto Hall) Pastor Nicoletti and the high school class continue their yearlong study of Dante s Divine Comedy. Better English on Sixth ESL Sunday School (Room 304) Kathy Lewis facilitates the Better English class where individual American partners help each international who wishes to read or discuss material at an appropriate level of English. Please contact Kathy or Jonathan Nichols if you would like to become a partner or assist Better English on Sixth in any way. Summer Singing Camp Registration, July Registration for the annual children s day camp is now open. Go to acmusicians.org for more information. Flyers are available in the narthex. Questions See Ron Bechtel. Men of Faith, Morning Prayer Meetings & Devotions There are opportunities to meet with fellow Men of Faith for prayer and devotions each week: Wednesday mornings with Phil Perkins: We meet at Old Town Anthem coffee shop at 2312 N. 30th St., Tacoma. This group meets at 6 am for Bible reading and prayer. After several years we continue to focus solely on the Psalms which serve as a life guide. One of the ancient church fathers, Athanasius wrote, Whatever your particular need or trouble, from this same book (the Psalms) you can select a form of words to fit it, so that you...learn the way to remedy your ill. Thursday mornings with Thom Wilson, 6:30 am at the church. Join us in studying through the books of Ezra and Nehemiah as we pray for our concerns and the world around us. College & Career Community Groups College & Career is a young adult ministry of Faith Presbyterian Church. The goal is to provide opportunities for young adults 18 and older, whether single or married, to do life together throughout the week and form deep Christian friendships. C&C Community Groups are weekly small groups that meet in a home for dinner and fellowship. We have one group that meets on Thursdays at Nate and Rachel Shelden s home at 6:30, and another group that meets on Tuesdays at Isaac and Elsie Dye s home at 6:30. For more details, or if you re interested in joining a C&C Community Group, please contact one of us and we ll help you get connected! Meals on Wheels The purpose of Meals on Wheels is to provide meals for those families needing extra help due to illness, death in the family, adoption or childbirth. If you know of a need, please contact Kathy Haass, Alisha Bennett or the church office. Meal needs will be requested via TNT (This n That), the church s announcement system. To receive TNT s, please contact the church office. Thank you! Nursing Mothers In addition to the nursery rooms, Room #117 the Women in the Church room, is open and available for your convenience during all Worship Services. The service can be seen and heard in the WIC room. Hearing Assistance If you would like a device to help with hearing the worship service, please see a Deacon.

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