First Presbyterian Church

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1 First Presbyterian Church KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - Founded For Christ in the Heart of Knoxville, the First Presbyterian Church seeks! to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ! to nurture those within its influence! to serve spiritual and human needs Jesus Christ The Bread of Life 17th Century Russian Icon Special Coffee Fellowship 9:15 a.m. Church School at 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Telephone (865) ! Fax (865) church@fpcknox.org Web Site: State Street, Knoxville, TN 37902

2 A Word of Welcome To all who are weary and seek rest; to all who mourn and long for comfort; to all who struggle and desire victory; to all who sin and need a Savior; to all who are idle and look for service; to all who are strangers and want fellowship; to all who hunger and thirst after righteousness; and to whosoever will come; this church opens wide her doors and offers her welcome in the name of Jesus Christ her Lord. ORDER OF WORSHIP NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 11:00 a.m. August 9, 2015 PRELUDE dthe PREPARATION OF GOD'S PEOPLEd...the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him! Habakkuk 2:20 Worship begins with the Prelude. As we reverently enter the pews, please use this time for quiet reflection and prayer, so that we, individually and as a great crowd of witnesses, may prepare ourselves to reaffirm our devotion to Him who is the author and finisher of our faith. WELCOME AND CONCERNS OF THE CONGREGATION INTROIT Become to Us the Living Bread (Hymnal #500) O Filii et Filliae CALL TO WORSHIP Isaiah 55:1-3 Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; People: And you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. People: Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. People: Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. Praise the Lord! People: The Lord s Name be praised! ^PROCESSIONAL HYMN 144 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus! Hyfrydol ^PRAYER OF CONFESSION (All) Gracious God, who provides for all we have needed, we give you thanks for daily bread: a community of faithful companions, a calling to purposeful living, a foundation of saints who went before us, a host of wise teachers and caregivers, an abundance of material blessings. Yet we seek after other breads breads that do not strengthen us for faithful living breads that distort our taste for you. Forgive our yielding to appetites that destroy and demean our faith. Forgive our gluttony of excess, where our demands for more and more means less and less for others. Restore in us a desire for what you provide. In the name of Christ, the Bread of Life, we pray. (Silent personal confession) MUSICAL RESPONSE (All) 565 Kyrie John Weaver Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

3 ^ASSURANCE OF PARDON ^CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (All) 579 Gloria Patri Greatorex Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen. ^PASSING OF THE PEACE Since God has forgiven us, we are free to forgive each other. Therefore the congregation is invited to turn to each other, saying: "The peace of Christ be with you," responding with And also with you. dthe PROCLAMATION OF GOD'S WORDd FIRST SCRIPTURE LESSON Proverbs 9:1-6 and 4:14-17 Ron Mayer (Pew Bible, OT Page 591) SPECIAL TIME WITH CHILDREN (three-year-olds through first graders may leave for Children's Church.) Brianna Cook ANTHEM Sanctus G. Faure SECOND SCRIPTURE LESSON John 6:48-51, Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord. (Pew Bible, NT Page 98) People: Thanks be to God. SERMON The Trouble with Bread (4) The Rev. Dr. William C. Pender dthe RESPONSE OF GOD'S PEOPLEd ^AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (All) The Apostles Creed (traditional) I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. ^HYMN OF RESPONSE 521 You Satisfy the Hungry Heart (Verses 1, 4 & 5) Finest Wheat (Congregation refrain only) PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD'S PRAYER Keli Shipley RECEPTION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS OFFERTORY ANTHEM En Prière G. Faure Lisa Jenkins, soprano ^DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION 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. ^HYMN 507 I Come with Joy Dove of Peace ^CHARGE AND BENEDICTION POSTLUDE ^Those who are able may stand Ushers will seat those who are waiting

4 NOTES ABOUT TODAY'S SERVICES The flowers today are presented to the glory of God and in honor of Phyllis and Ely Driver on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary. The Friendship Book is passed each Sunday for guests and members to sign. Guests names and addresses are used to acknowledge your presence and welcome you to worship. In expressing what it means to be a family of faith, the church appreciates your willingness to share this information with us! Officer in Charge: Sam Pittenger Deacon of the Week: Baker and Taker: Mary Spengler and Kelli Morelock THOSE WHO SERVE TODAY Nursery Workers: Becky Candino and Joanna Pennoyer Children s Church: Brianna Cook and Bill and Ginny Morrow LEADERS IN WORSHIP Dr. William C. Pender Senior Pastor Ms. Keli Shipley Youth and Young Adult Ministry Coordinator and Pastoral Assistant Mrs. Lisa Jenkins Temporary Choir Director Ms. Carol Zinavage Guest Pianist Jehovah-jireh (The Lord will provide) The Hebrew words written across the chancel are taken from the twenty-second chapter of Genesis which tells the story of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son. The words were first handwritten on the chancel wall in 1866 by one of the church members working to restore the war-ravaged and much-abused buildings after they were returned to the congregation by the government.

5 MEMORIALS Received by the church April 21 - August 5, 2015 FROM CONGO MISSION: Susie Ramsey (Sherri Allison s mother) Ms. Colleen Shannon HERITAGE, HEART AND HOPE CAMPAIGN: Robert Hunter Cagle Dr. and Mrs. Carswell and Cynthia Hughs Alex Campen (Mark Campen s father) Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Ginny Morrow Jeanne Davis ( Jack Davis wife) Mrs. Mary Stuart Neely Edward Hopson Horde Dr. and Mrs. Carswell and Cynthia Hughs Mary Elizabeth Kiger (Jack Kiger s mother) Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Ginny Morrow Mary Peoples Ogden Mr. and Mrs. Glen and Nancy Castle Mr. James Jean Patsy Harrill Pittenger Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Acree Mr. and Mrs. Gary and Paulette Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Dan and Sherry Brewer Mr. and Mrs. Ralph and Kay Brown Dr. and Mrs. Sandy and Hope Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Glen and Nancy Castle Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Christenberry, Jr Mr. and Mrs. Geoff and Suzann Emery Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP Dr. and Mrs. Jeff and Amy Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. David and Brenda Griffin Mr. John F. Haskins Mr. and Mrs. Woody and Elizabeth Henderson Mr. Mark A. Medley Dr. Kay Ogden Mr. and Mrs. Bobby and Lucie Polk Mrs. Susan Polk Ms. Sharon Potter

6 HERITAGE, HEART AND HOPE CAMPAIGN: Mr. and Mrs. Roger and Bennie Salem The Smartt and Stroud Family Mr. and Mrs. Duffy and Suzanne Stowers Susie Ramsey (Sherri Allison s mother) Mrs. Doy Barron Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Linda Garten Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Ginny Morrow Jane Hollingsworth Holly Watts Ms. Jan Boykin Mr. and Mrs. Glen and Nancy Castle Mrs. Alix F. Dempster Mr. Jay Hollingsworth Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mout McAfee Ms. Kim Wood McClamroch Mr. and Mrs. J. Randolph Miller Mr. and Mrs. Gaines Pittenger Mr. and Mrs. Bobby and Lucie Polk Ms. Susan Polk Mr. and Mrs. Roger and Bennie Salem Mr. William L. Seatz Ms. Anne L. Sprouse Mrs. Frank A. Tucker, Jr. and Family Mr. and Mrs. Allan and Donna Young Fayne Williams (Pam Teague s father) Mr. and Mrs. Glen and Nancy Castle Mr. and Mrs. Len and Becky Dwarshuis Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Mary Wilson Julius Payne ( Lanny Payne s father and Charles Payne s grandfather) Mrs. Judy Cagle Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Linda Garten Mrs. Mary Adair Horde Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Ginny Morrow Mrs. Mary Stuart Neely Mr. and Mrs. Roger and Bennie Salem Mr. and Mrs. John and Celeste Whaley Dr. and Mrs. Craig and Sue Wrisberg Willie Saddler (Carrie Wright s grandmother) Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Ginny Morrow FISH PANTRY: Mary Peoples Ogden Mr. and Mrs. Monte and Zoe Evans Patsy Harrill Pittenger Mr. and Mrs. Monte and Zoe Evans Fayne Williams (Pam Teague s father) Ms. Sherri Allison Mr. and Mrs. Monte and Zoe Evans Mr. and Mrs. Gordon and Laura Ford

7 JESUS FRIENDS CLASS: Jane Hollingsworth Holly Watts Mr. and Mrs. Gary and Paulette Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Mike and LeeAnne Demastus Mr. and Mrs. Monte and Zoe Evans Mr. and Mrs. James and Barbara Nixon Fayne Williams (Pam Teague s father) Mrs. Ellen Liston MEMORIAL FUND: Walter Tillman Pulliam Mr. George Wilson III Jane Hollingsworth Holly Watts Alpha Omicron Pi Mr. and Mrs. Donnie and Abby Bowlin Mr. and Mrs. James Jean Ms. Marian V. Kozar MUSIC FUND: Patsy Harrill Pittenger Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Griffin Julius Payne (Lanny Payne s father and Charles Payne s grandfather) Mr. and Mrs. Bob and Diana Samples Willie Saddler (Carrie Wright s grandmother) Mr. and Mrs. Bob and Diana Samples FLOWER FUND: Jane Hollingsworth Holly Watts Mr. and Mrs. Len and Becky Dwarshuis HONORARIUMS Received by the church April 21 - August 5, 2015 HERITAGE, HEART AND HOPE CAMPAIGN: Earl and Peggy Hagler Nancy Kelly Martha Kern William Pender Bob Samples Lars and Ailsa Schuller Becky Tate FROM COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS: Mary Adair Horde Mr. and Mrs. Gordon and Laura Ford