Suffolk Christian Church Pentecost Sunday Our Mission is to go and make disciples of Jesus Christ by sharing God s grace, love, and forgiveness. Because we love Christ we worship. Because we believe in His grace we disciple. Because we follow His commandments we serve. Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday, May 24, 2015 Please enter into a spirit of prayer and meditation as the Prelude begins. Prelude I ve Just Seen Jesus (Gaither) Mary Huber, Organist Carmen Halley, Pianist Chiming of the Hour Greetings and Welcome *Congregational Introit Ho ly Spir it, Thou Ar t Welcom e #387 Holy Spirit, Thou art welcome in this place. Holy Spirit, Thou art welcome in this place. Omnipotent Father of mercy and grace, Thou art welcome in this place. *Call to Worship Leader: Then I will pour out my spirit on all flesh, thus says the Lord. People: Send down your fire, O God! Leader: Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. People: Send down the rain of your love! Leader: Your old ones shall dream dreams, and your young ones shall see visions. People: Send down your Spirit, Lord, and breathe life in your people! Leader: In those days, I will pour out my spirit. People: And we shall be people of God. *Hymn of Praise Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah #682 (With optional last stanza setting.) *Invocation and Lord s Prayer *Gloria Patri Mission Moment Gathering Our Tithes and Offerings Offertory Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus (Kirkpatrick) *Doxology *Unison Offertory Prayer: Heavenly Father, you are the owner and we are the managers of all that you entrust to us. Help us to live for you each day and to generously share the time, talents, and treasures you have given us. We pray this in the name of Jesus, who gave us life eternal, Amen. Time With the Children Captured by God s Spirit Children May Leave for Children s Church *Hymn P entecostal P o wer Insert Call to Prayer Pastoral Prayer & Response Choral Anthem Alpha and Omega (Trice) Chancel Choir Scripture Lesson Acts 2:1-21 (Pew Bible Pg. 771) Response: Thanks be to God! Sermon Uncorked! Rev. Halley *Hymn of Dedication Ho ly Spir it, Light Divine #392 *Benediction & Choral Benediction *Postlude Dona Nobis (Mozart) *Carillon Postlude Hymns for Pentecost When the postlude begins, please greet the worshippers around you *Please stand as you are able The Flowers on the Altar are in Loving Memory of Dr. and Mrs. J. Parker Cross given by J. Parker Cross, Jr. The Flowers on the Pedestal are in Loving Memory of Hubert Howell Young, Sr. Ann Davidson Young given by Hubert and Christine Young Welcom e to Suffolk Christian Church! May the love of God bless you in this time with us. We invite you to worship with us again next week. If you are a guest today, please fill out a guest card and place in the offering plate. st Happy Birthday to Margaret Herring who celebrated her 91 birthday on Monday, May 18, 2015. Care and Concern Outreach Ministry - Please complete a card, located in pew holder, to identify any needs of our members and place it in the offering plate.
***Serving This Sunday*** Deacons Greeting: Jim McCrary, Beverly McGahee, Tom Savage Jim Thorsen, Jim Topping Deacons Delivering CDs: Linda Culliton, Edie Matthews Acolyte: Nathan Wilson Early Worship Deacon: Robert Boyce Audio Technician: Jonathan Martin Ushers: Rob Abernathy, Joey Briggs, Robert Whitmore William Bailey, Joe Jones, Bryce Jones Substitutes: Bob James, P. J. Fowler, Jimmy Fanny Jim Goben, Kenny Griffin, Calvin Jones House of Worship: Bill Bailey (today) Travis Johnson (next week) Counters: Debra Carr, Stephanie Remy Sanctuary Guild: Sharon Fanny, Herbert Briggs Care/Concern Volunteer: Mae Whitmore (539.0761) Children s Church: Wendy James, Peyton James Beginners Workers: Claudia Salmon, Diana McBride Nursery Workers: Logan Masters, Julia McBride Greeters After Worship: Rev. Halley - Side exit Pat & Jim Mann - North exit Robert Bangley - Front exit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stewardship Report We Are Walking By Faith Needed Weekly to Deliver Our Ministries:...$ 6,862.03 Received on May 17... $ 5,136.51 Needed Year To Date: $ 137,240.60 Received Year To Date: $ 123,967.31 Difference: - $ 13,273.29 Dimes for Missions...$289.70 April Mission Offering (CAPS)...$655.00 May Mission Offering (Food Pantry)...$363.00 Sunday, May 17, 2015 Sunday School...incomplete count 8:45 am Worship Service...19 11 am Worship Service...164 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Website: www.suffolkchristian.org Pat Hawn (webmaster@suffolkchristian.org) Worship on the Lord s Day Sunday, May 24, 2015 11:00 a.m. Suffolk Christian Church Rev. Michael D. Halley, Pastor 216 North Main Street Suffolk, Virginia 23434 757-539-9182
You are welcome to participate in any of the following activities at Suffolk Christian. Please call the contact person or the church office if you need more information. This week at Suffolk Christian Church Sunday 8:45 am Early Worship May 24 9:30 am King s Ringers (Sean Bilby, 539.6485) 10:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Child of God Choir (Sara Keene, 657.9201) 11:00 am Worship Service Thursday 6:45 pm Chancel Handbells (Sean Bilby, 539.6485) May 28 7:00 pm Men s Chorus (Bob Crute, 771.4044) 7:00 pm House of Worship (Jim Shank, 934.2096) 7:30 pm Chancel Choir (Janet Rock, 925.5777) Friday 11:30 am Suffolk Meals on Wheels Delivery May 29 Deliverers: Carmen & Michael Halley (Cheryl Griffin, 934.1724) 6:00 pm Young Adult Fellowship Group, Go and Tell - Saints Alive Center (Neal Davis, 434.637.3520; Jes, 757.235.6905) Monday May 25 Church Office Closed in observance of Memorial Day 10:00 am Memorial Day Service at Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery 11:00 am Memorial Day Service at Cedar Hill Cemetery, with special commemoration of Vietnam War veterans Saturday 3:00 pm Children s Trip to see Annie May 30 (Priscilla Bunch, 539.8930) Sunday 8:45 am Early Worship May 31 9:30 am King s Ringers (Sean Bilby, 539.6485) 10:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Child of God Choir (Sara Keene, 657.9201) 11:00 am Worship Service ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Tuesday 2:00 pm Saints Alive (Carmen Halley, 539.3922) May 26 3-5 pm Food Pantry Distribution (Pat & Jim Mann, 539.1751; Stephanie Remy, 285.5708) 7:00 pm The Praying Church Wednesday 11:30 am Young At Heart Adult Fellowship May 27 Red, White and Blue Memorial Day Picnic in the Fellowship Hall. Program by Sweet Assurance from Hillcrest Baptist Church. Cost is $10 per person. Sign up sheet located on bulletin board. (Evelyn Jones, 539.7264) 7:30 pm Narcotics Anonymous Meeting June 7 June 14 June 21 June 18-22 Coming Events Graduate Sunday Music Sunday Father s Day CentriKid and Mission Fuge at Ridgecrest, NC June 27 6:30 pm Community Movie Night and Supper
May 24, 2015 In the Hospital (Mission Hospital, Ashville NC) Martha Dailey Hobbs (Obici) - Brenda Harmon (neighbor of Sarah Burford) Prayer Concerns Jane Pritchard... Kitty Martin... James Habel... Jenny Smith... Debra Carr...Tim Thorsen... Steve Redd... Muriel Shumate... Tom Ashcraft... Margaret Heuberger... Robin Riddick Blanchard (wife of Randell Blanchard) On Going Prayer Debbie Spivey David & Dot Darden Forrest Cathey Milton Liverman (friend of Jim Thorsen) Deployed CPL Spencer Best, USMC (husband of Lindsay Goben Best) LCPL Langdon Conklin, USMC (grandson of Jack & Eloise Byrd) Extended Family & Friends Prayer Concerns Jimmy Parr (son of Sue Parr)...Patsy Morris Vance (friend of Eloise Byrd)... Melinda Gregory (sister of Earl Scott, friends of Evelyn & Calvin Jones)... George Lazarus (neighbor of Tim & Lynne Copeland)... Memory Williams (friend of Carman Goben)... Rosalind Cutchins (neighbor of the Worrell s)... Louie Vanderslice (son of Hannah Fleming s dance teacher)... Wayne Turner (cousin of Cheryl Griffin)... Frank Foster (friend of Curtiss & Betty Johnson)... Lyndia Horton Wagner (former co-worker of Pat Hawn)... Chris Horton (mother of Lyndia Wagner)... Elaine Abernathy (Rob Abernathy s aunt)... Richard & Linda (friends of Shirley Talbert)... Jeannie Arado (friend of Nita Wyatt)... Samantha Bright (granddaughter of Jimmy & Becky Bradshaw)... Chris and John... Norm King (friend of Judy & Floyd Twiford)... Joseph Murphy (husband of Marion Murphy)... Sydnee Christensen (granddaughter of co-worker of Bob James)... Sanford Worsham (daughter of Monica Barnes, friends with Kathy Parker)... Brian Ringgold (the husband of Terry McGahee s niece)...conrad Upright (grandfather of Brandon Upright)...Rick Pearce (son of Riddick Pearce & nephew of Judy Eure)... Lisa Gray - (niece of Betty Mazie)...Bill (neighbor of the Rogge Family)... Clark Thompson and Patrick Annas (friends of Jim Hancock, Mills Staylor, Glenn Ellis, Linda Culliton)... Peggy Bass (friend of Curtiss & Betty Johnson)...Phyllis Cornell (friend of June Hood)... Doris Bailey (sister of Margaret Saunders)...Buddy & Lynne Wood (friends of Jane Marie & Jim Dailey)... Dot Rhodes (friend of Anne Potter) In order to keep our list updated, our prayer requests will remain on the list for 4 weeks and then will be removed unless the prayer request is renewed. Please call the church office 539.9182 or email office@suffolkchristian.org to renew a request. Skilled Care (Nansemond Pointe) Nancy Chalkley, Doris Gardner (aunt of Priscilla Bunch) (Autumn Care) -- Patricia Griggs; Joe Duke (former member of church staff) (Lake Prince Woods) Randolph Copeland, Louise Boone, Alice Grieder (mother of Diane Grieder), Howard Boone (Consulate Health, Windsor) S. A. Pylan Home Bound Jane Pritchard, Shirley Crump, Nancy Fulgham, Dorothy Judkins, Margaret Ramsey, Rita Redfern, Vernon Taylor, Margaret Herring Assisted Living (Hillcrest) Marjorie Wilkinson (Village at Woods Edge) Pete Kidd (Chesapeake Place) Millie Strickland
Acts 2:1-21 New International Version (NIV) When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. Utterly amazed, they asked: Aren t all these who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues! Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, What does this mean? Some, however, made fun of them and said, They have had too much wine. Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It s only nine in the morning! No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but Thou art mighty; Hold me with Thy pow'rful hand; Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more, Feed me till I want no more. Open Thou the crystal fountain, Whence the healing stream doth flow; Let the fire and cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through; Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer, Be Thou still my strength and shield, Be Thou still my strength and shield. When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside; Bear me through the welling current, Land me safe on Canaan's side; Songs of praises,songs of praises I will ever give to Thee, I will ever give to Thee, John Hughes Peter Williams William Williams W ords: Public Domain Music: Public Domain CCLI License # 563168 The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God!
Pentecostal Power Lord, as of old, at Pentecost, Thou didst Thy power display, With cleansing, purifying flame, Descend on us today. Refrain: Lord, send the old-time power, the Pentecostal power! Thy floodgates of blessing, on us throw open wide! Lord, send the old-time power, the Pentecostal power! That sinners be converted and Thy Name glorified! All self consume, all sin destroy! With earnest zeal endue Each waiting heart to work for Thee; O Lord, our faith renew! Refrain: Speak, Lord! Before Thy throne we wait, Thy promise we believe, And will not let Thee go until The blessing we receive. Refrain: Words & music written by Charles H. Gabriel, first published in Great Revival Hymns No. 2, 1912. Public Domain Holy Spirit, Light Divine Holy Spirit, Light divine, Shine upon this heart of mine. Chase the shades of night away; Turn my darkness into day. Holy Spirit, Pow r divine, Cleanse this guilty heart of mine. Long hath sin without control Held dominion o'er my soul. Holy Spirit, Joy divine, Cheer this saddened heart of mine. Bid my many woes depart; Heal my wounded, bleeding heart. Holy Spirit, all divine, Dwell within this heart of mine. Cast down every idol throne; Reign supreme, and reign alone. Andrew Reed Louis Moreau Gottschalk W ords: Public Domain Music: Public Domain CCLI License # 563168