CHRIST COVENANT Presbyterian Church

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1 Contact Information Church Staff Staff members may be reached by calling the church office: Andrew Siegenthaler, Pastor Jonathan Knappenberger, Youth Director Brooke Jordan; Secretary Tracie Rakestraw, Children s Director brooke@christcovenantcullman.org tracie@christcovenantcullman.org Session The elders are elected by the congregation to be servant leaders and shepherds of God s people. They guide the direction and outreach of the church, oversee its teaching and worship, and care for the spiritual needs of the members. Please contact them if you need counsel or prayer. Brad Eidson Phil Gatlin be@eidsoninc.com philgatlin70@gmail.com Randy Hays Linton Newlin srhays@computerservicesnet.com lnewlin@magellanhealth.com Steve Nyquist Brandon Reeder steve@salientmd.com brandonkreeder@gmail.com Shane Sheffield Andrew Siegenthaler ssheff3@gmail.com andrew@christcovenantcullman.org Steve Turner turner1898@yahoo.com CHRIST COVENANT Presbyterian Church March 19, 2017 Diaconate The deacons are elected by the congregation to assist the elders, primarily by caring for the physical and material needs of church members and upkeep of the church facility. They also extend the love and generosity of Christ to those outside the church. Please contact them if you or someone you are concerned about has a physical or material need. Dale Bright Braden Cook dale@sjaonline.com bradenmcook@gmail.com Mike Durhan Kent Howze mmdurhan@hotmail.com khowze@peoplesbankal.com Wyatt Pettus Derek Rakestraw wyattpettus@gmail.com dt_rakes@bellsouth.net Bo Shirey boshirey@bellsouth.net You are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God s people and members of God s household. Ephesians 2:19 A Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)

2 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: All: SONGS OF PRAISE Order of Worship Rise up and sing, O people of God, for the day of your salvation has come Christ has broken the prison bars of death, hell, and sin. In weakness He came, as a sinless servant He lived among you; yet for all His love He was slain by the wickedness of men. Willingly He submitted Himself to death, that He might be pierced for your transgressions, and crushed for your iniquities. Worthy are You, O Lamb of God, for with Your blood You purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever. Amen. Arise, My Soul, Arise TEXT: Charles Wesley,1742 MUSIC: Kevin Twitt, 1996 Arise, my soul, arise, shake off your guilty fears; The bleeding Sacrifice in my behalf appears; Before the Throne my Surety stands, before the throne my Surety stands, My name is written on His hands. Arise, arise, arise, arise, my soul arise! Arise, arise, arise, arise, my soul arise! Shake off your guilty fear and rise. He ever lives above, for me to intercede, His all-redeeming love, His precious blood to plead; His blood atoned for every race; His blood atoned for every race, And sprinkles now the throne of grace. Five bleeding wounds He bears, Received on Calvary; They pour effectual prayers, they strongly plead for me; Forgive him, oh, forgive, they cry, Forgive him, oh, forgive, they cry, Nor let that ransomed sinner die! Adult Sunday School Classes We invite you to find a book or subject you want to study or a teacher you love and join us at 10:30 as we study God s Word together. Classes meet after the worship service. Acts Meets in the Chandelier Room Led by Randy Hays and Andy Starnes Open to everyone John Meets in the Session Room Led by Mike Burton Open to men of all ages Matthew Meets in the Gloria Edwards Room Led by Dixie Bergquist Open to women of all ages and stages of life My Shattered Dreams by Larry Crabb Meets in the Bell Tower Room Led by Diane Burton Open to women going through loss from death or divorce 2 Corinthians Meets in Fellowship Hall Led by Steve Nyquist Open to everyone Sermon on the Mount Meets in Classroom 4 Led by Phil Gatlin Open to everyone My God is reconciled; His pard ning voice I hear; He owns me for His child; I can no longer fear; With confidence I now draw nigh, with confidence I now draw nigh, And Father, Abba, Father! cry.

3 Church Membership Information & Classes During the Sunday school hour we have a class for those interested in church membership called the Inquirers Class. Please speak to Pastor Andrew after the service if you would like to attend. Nursery & Cry Room A nursery is available for infants through age four. There is also a cry room in the back of the sanctuary for mothers with young children. Counseling *Are you in a shameful or fearful situation and feel you have no one to talk to? *Are you battling an addiction to drugs, alcohol, sex, pornography, or gambling? *Are you in a violent or abusive relationship verbally, physically, or sexually? You are not alone. Go to and click on: Counseling Children s Sunday School Sunday school classes for all ages are held after the worship service. The children s classes use graded material that covers the big stories and themes of the Bible. Coordinator Steve Turner and Jonathan Haynes. Preschool Kristi Nyquist/Haley White Room 14 Kindergarten Jason & Melanie McCoy/Tracie & Nicki Rakestraw Room 15 1st Grade Hope Atchison/Holly Powell Room 12 2nd & 3rd Grade Randy & Tara Quinn/Kellen & Katie Thompson Room 8 4th, 5th, 6th Boys Wyatt Pettus/Rick White Room 9 4th, 5th, 6th Girls Joyah Pettus/Dana Starnes Room 6 Youth Sunday School The youth classes cover various biblical and theological topics. 7 th & 8 th Grade Jonathan & Amanda Knappenberger Youth House 9 th &10 th Grade John Knappenberger Youth House 11 th & 12 th Grade Brandon & Laura Reeder Youth House INVOCATION Psalm 45: Fairest Of All WORDS & MUSIC: Shane Barnard and Shane Everett, 2015 My heart burst at its banks, Spilling with beauty and goodness. I pour it out as a song to my King, Shaping the rivers into words. What grace pours from your lips, The sound calls the midnight to morning; The melody turns my winter into spring, I echo it now in my worship. Ten thousand strong, You re the fairest of all, Fairest in heaven and earth. Of the children of men You re the fairest of them, Fairest in heaven and earth. Your heart burst at the seams, Flowing with blood and with water. A song of love pouring out from the tree singing, For the joy set before me. You ransomed your bride On the day that you died, Ascended to heaven in glory. She stands clothed in white With her head lifted high singing, Come and return in Your glory. You ransomed your bride On the day that you died, Ascended to heaven in glory. We stand clothed in white With our voice lifted high singing, Come and return in Your glory. SCRIPTURE READING Ephesians 3:14-21 CONFESSION OF SIN Our hearts sing with joy, O Father, because we have been called the children of God. By Your mercy we have been adopted into Your family and by Your Spirit we may call You Abba Father. But we have abused the privilege of being your sons and daughters by sinning against You every day in word, in thought, and in deed. We have worshipped gods created in our vain imaginations; we have coveted when we should be giving; we have served ourselves when we should be serving others. Hear our humble confession, O Lord, and grant us new forgiveness so that we may give You new obedience. Amen.

4 ASSURANCE OF PARDON Sermon Notes SONG OF ASSURANCE King Of Love WORDS & MUSIC: Steven Curtin Chapman, 2016 With the hands that formed the world you washed our feet. Kneeling down, you laid aside your majesty And you said for us to go and do the same. So we serve for the glory of our King. You left heaven s throne to rescue what was lost, Stretching out Your mighty arms to bear the cross. Then you rolled away the stone, the victory won, And you said, go and tell the world what love has done. King of love, let your Kingdom come Reign in us, your daughters and your sons. Fill us up, till we overflow With your love until the whole world knows You are the King of Love. Give us hearts that long to see your justice done; Let the river of Your mercy flow through us; Let compassion be the loudest song we sing Till the day when every tongue declares you King. INTERCESSORY PRAYER OFFERING Please place visitor cards in the offering plate OFFERTORY SCRIPTURE READING John 19:16-27 SERMON COMMUNION SONG The Word Of Family In Christ Alone TEXT & MUSIC: Townend/Getty, 2002 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, when fears are stilled, when strivings cease! My Comforter, my All in All, here in the love of Christ I stand.

5 Pray for our Missionaries Reid and Kelli Jones serve on the campus of the University of Alabama, Huntsville with Reformed University Fellowship. The Jones have two girls, Lucy and Jordan. For spring break the Jones took their UAH students on a mission trip. March 14, 2017 We have enjoyed a remarkable and memorable week so far in West Montgomery with a fantastic group of ministries, including Common Ground Montgomery (founded by one of my old campus ministers) and New Walk of Life Church. Our group of 15 students and staff have enjoyed learning about the Civil Rights Movement through various tours and seminars, and we ve witnessed gospel-driven racial-reconciliation lived out in this neighborhood. Our students have served by providing physical labor in a local resource center for needy families in the neighborhood, and we ve spent our afternoons serving with the CGM kids in their after-school play and mentor programs. Our students are uniquely gifted to do both of those things so very well! I ll plan to send another in the coming days to attempt to get across all that we are learning together this week. We are so grateful for the opportunity to be a small part of these ministries for a few more days! We appreciate your prayers for our students, for Common Ground, and for New Walk of Life Church this week. COMMUNION CLOSING SONG 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: Till 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. My Raptured Soul WORDS: John Berridge, MUSIC: Clint Wells, 2005 If Jesus kindly say, And with a whispering word, Arise my love and come away, I run to meet my Lord. My soul is in my ears; My heart is all on flame; My eyes are sweetly drowned in tears, And melted is my frame. My raptured soul will rise up, And give a cheerful spring, And dart through all the lofty skies, To visit Zion s King, To visit Zion s King. He meets me with a kiss, And with a smiling face; I taste the dear, enchanting bliss, And wonder at his grace. A soft and tender sigh, Now heaves my hollowed breast; I long to lay me down and die, And find eternal rest. *BENEDICTION

6 This Week s Activities Today 4:00 p.m Session Meeting Wednesday 6:30 p.m Covenant Kids Covenant Groups Youth Group Friday 7:00 a.m. John DuBose Men s Prayer Group Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship Service & Communion 10:30 a.m. Sunday School Nursery Volunteers Schedule March :15 Lisa White, Hope Atchison 10:30-11:15 Janine Lee March :15 Kim Canaday, Lori Barlow 10:30-11:15 Nancy Bonds March Birthdays 21 Lisa White 26 Gary Cornelius 26 Kelley Johnson 27 Glenda Murcks 28 Jarett Anders Covenant Kids Reminder If you only paid for half of your child's meals last fall please send the remainder with your child as soon as you can. Meals are $20 (per child) for the year for nursery and $44 for year for 4 yrs - 6th. If you can't remember what you paid just please see me. ~Tracie Christ Covenant News 1310 St. Joseph Dr. NW Cullman, Alabama Rummage Sale It's time for SPRING CLEANING! You can clean your closets and storage units and let your unwanted items help raise support for our Honduras Mission Team. Sale dates for the Christ Covenant Rummage Sale are March 24-25th from 7:00am until 2pm. Items for the sale are being collected in the church basement now. Please prayerfully consider how you might support our "going" church members. If you'd like to volunteer to help prepare for the sale, please see Karena Haynes or Rick White. Christ Covenant 25th Anniversary Can you believe it? We re almost 25! We ll celebrate our 25th Anniversary as a church with special events the week of April 30 through May 7. Sunday, May 7 will be a special day you don t want to miss, so mark your calendars. If anyone has any pictures from the past, bring them by the office and we will have copies made and return the originals. We hope to make this a memorable week and anniversary. 25th Anniversary Planning: Martha Hasenbein, Julie Kennedy, Christie Bright Covenant Groups Covenant Groups are small groups that meet in homes for fellowship, encouragement, prayer, and to grow in our depth of love for one another and for Christ. Covenant Groups meet Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00 PM. You are welcome to join a Covenant Group at any time. Speak to any elder for more information. Covenant Groups resume Jan. 11. Mats for Kenya Relief Ministry Members and supporters at St. John s church have used about 100,000 plastic shopping bags to make over a 100 sleeping mats for the Kenya Relief Ministry to give to African families. Everyone is welcome to help make the mats on Tuesdays, 9 to 12 at St. John s. Deposit plastic bags in the container in the hallway next to the OCC bulletin board. Radio Program Listen to A Different Perspective, hosted by Pastor Tom Fillinger. Broadcast Monday through Friday on WKUL 92.1 FM at 11:30 am. Our goal is the reformation and renewal of the church in Cullman County and North Alabama. Tune in each day. Pray with us. Ask God to transform his church as only he can. Easy Online Giving Giving online is more convenient than ever. Some of the best features are mobile and text giving, automatic recurring donations, and customizable giving options. Creating an account is easy; just visit the church s website and click Give. For more information, pick up a copy of the printed instructions from the narthex. Precept: Lamentations Sorrow & Hope in the aftermath of rebellion against God. 3 weeks starting March 9th at the Bergquist home. Our number is Shorter Catechism Q What do we pray for in the fourth petition? A. In the fourth petition (which is, Give us this day our daily bread) we pray, That of God s free gift we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life, and enjoy his blessings with them.