Lord s Day September 2, 2018 FAITH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Presbyterian Church in America 620 South Shirley Tacoma, Washington 98465 Ministers: Robert S. Rayburn, Steven A. Nicoletti 253-752-7601 fpc@faithtacoma.org www.faithtacoma.org
Lord s Day September 2, 2018 Upon entering sanctuary please maintain silence for sake of congregation s preparation for worship, and please make sure electronic devices are off or using silent mode. Prelude Lift up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates..... Johann A. Freylinghausen (1670-1739), arr. David N. Johnson Welcome and Announcements +Silent Prayer Praise Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. But Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love. Praise Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! from Psalm 147 (ESV) Call to Worship *Hymn of Praise to God Stand Up and Bless Lord No. 15 +Confession of Sin Silent Prayer Corporate Prayer Merciful God, we humble ourselves in your presence, confessing our unworthiness and sinfulness in your sight. We have broken your holy law. We have not sought first your kingdom and righteousness. We have been anxious and troubled about many things, and have neglected things that belong to our peace. We have not loved our neighbor as ourselves, or done to ors as we would that y should do to us. Most gracious God, our heavenly Far, who has given your Son, Jesus Christ, to save your people from ir sins; forgive us, we beg you; cleanse us from all unrighteousness, and renew a right spirit within us: through grace of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen. Assurance of Pardon Who shall bring any charge against God s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is one who died more than that, who was raised who is at right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Romans 8:33-34 (ESV) *Confession of Faith Q. Why do you say that by faith alone you are right with God? A. It is not because of any value my faith has that God is pleased with me. Only
Christ s satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness make me right with God. And I can receive this righteousness and make it mine in no or way than by faith alone. Heidelberg Catechism No. 61 *Hymn of Faith in Christ When Weary, Seeking Rest No. 632 Worship of God with Tis and Offerings Laudate Dominum... W. A. Mozart (1756 1791) Gloria Patri Glory be to Far, and to Son, and to Holy Ghost; As it was in beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen. *Congregational Petitions and Lord s Prayer Our Far 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 kingdom, and power, and glory, forever. Amen. Matw 6:9-13 (KJV) Scripture Lesson Philippians 2:12-13 (ESV p. 981) Sermon Distinct but Inseparable: Faith and Works Offering for Deacons Fund Allegro Vivace, Opus 100.. Friedrich Burgmüller (1806 1874) The Lord s Supper The general order of communion will be back to front, with balcony coming first. As minister begins to serve those distributing elements, that is your signal to come forward. However, individuals may commune at any time during distribution of elements. Wine will be found in outside tray, grape juice in inside tray. If you need to be served in your pew, please notify an elder or deacon. Gluten free bread is available upon request. You are welcome to participate in Lord s Supper if you are a baptized Christian, a follower of Jesus Christ, and a faithful member or adherent of this or some or congregation, recognized as belonging to 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 time of Lord s Supper. O Heavenly Far, teach me to see that if Christ has pacified you and satisfied divine justice he can also deliver me from my sins; that Christ does not desire me, now justified,
to live in self-confidence in my own strength, but gives me law of Spirit of life to enable me to obey you; that Spirit and his power are mine by resting on Christ s death; that Spirit of Life within answers to law without; that if I sin not I should thank you for it; that if I sin I should be humbled daily under it; that I should mourn for sin more than or men do, for when I see I shall die because of sin, that makes me mourn; when I see how sin strikes at you, that makes me mourn; when I see that sin caused Christ s death, that makes me mourn; that sanctification is evidence of reconciliation, proving that faith has truly apprehended Christ; You have taught me that faith is nothing else than receiving your kindness; that it is an adherence to Christ, a resting on him, love clinging to him as a branch to tree. Amen. Mercy, Lord, have mercy upon us, Lord, our God, have mercy upon us. Christ, show Thy mercy unto us. Christ, attend to us, Hear Thou our fervent prayer, Hear Thou our prayer, Lord of creation, Almighty God of heaven, Lord, have mercy on us. Blessed Redeemer, Redeemer of all mankind, Mercy show unto us, Great Holy Spirit, Lord most Holy, hear us. Holy Trinity! Three in One God! Mercy show unto us; Lord of heaven, show Thy mercy unto us. W. A. Mozart/ed. and arr. by W. Ehret Hymn Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me No. 500 Reading of Scripture Philippians 3:7-16 (ESV p. 981) *Hymn The Son of God Goes Forth to War
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We have laid up our love and our treasures above, Though our bodies continue below; The redeemed of Lord shall remember His word, And with singing to Paradise go. Hallelujah we sing to our Far and King, And His rapturous praises repeat; To Lamb that was slain, Hallelujah again; Sing all heaven and fall at His feet. Charles Wesley/arr. A. Parker Postlude Recessional on St. Anne. Gordon Young (1919-1998) *Congregation standing +The congregation is invited to kneel CCLI License #751114 Lord s Day September 2 Morning Worship Sunday School Choir Rehearsal Evening Service Welcome & Announcement Elders Paul Darby Steve Jack Congregational Petitions Leaders Sean Kelly Phil Lewis Nursery Schedule Hilary Kvale & Emily Downie Rachel Nicoletti & Erika Skrivan Katrina Knight & Marcia Brodersen Connie Pfefferle & Nancy Miller Coffee/Tea Hosts Jim & Stacey Sheridan Tina LeFebvre Ray & Carole Weigley Church Library Felicity Matsuda & 9:45 am 4:45 pm 6:00 pm 9:45 am 6:00 pm Prep for 11:00 Service 9:40 10:45 am
Building Monitors Andrew Lee Kirk Benston 6:00 pm Monday September 3 - Labor Day, church office closed Tuesday September 4 - Samson Society, Pastor Rayburn s Office 7:00 8:00 pm Wednesday September 5 - Prayer Meeting, 7:00 pm, sanctuary, If a friend comes to visit m, y have time, y make time, even at cost of sacrifice, for sake of enjoying converse with him but day after day, month after month passes, and re is no time to spend one hour with God. -- Andrew Murray - Sr. High Youth Group, DeSoto Hall 7:00 8:30 pm - Jr. High Youth Group, Room 301 7:00 8:30 pm Thursday September 6 - Knitting Friendships, Room 117 1:00 3:00 pm Saturday September 8 - Better English on Sixth Training, Room 301 9:00 am 12:00 pm Lord s Day September 9 Morning Worship Sunday School Choir Rehearsal Evening Service Welcome & Announcement Elders Steve O Ban Paul Darby Congregational Petitions Leaders Cliff Kendall Tadd Bentson Nursery Schedule Shari Roland & Hannah Lawty Evelyn German & Leanne Van Gilder Kath Hannula & Ali Nichols Wendy & Honor Tamminga Coffee/Tea Hosts Zach & Katie Raines Joseph & Mary Matthiessen Jim & Shari Roland & 9:45 am 4:45 pm 6:00 pm 9:45 am 6:00 pm Prep for 11:00 Service
Church Library Brandon Welch Building Monitors Jim Irwin Andrew Milton 9:40 10:45 am 6:00 pm Upcoming Events For details please see Information/Events on web site. September 11 Women s Fall Bible Studies Begin September 13 Women s Ministry of Faith Kick-Off Dinner September 19 Choristers Rehearsals Resume September 20 Mors Encouragement Group Resumes September 23 Mary Sabetto Wedding Shower September 27/28 Pacific Northwest Presbytery Meeting at Faith October 6 Men of Faith Oktoberfest This Evening From 2 Peter 1:12-15, evening sermon will focus on spiritual grace of a steel-trap memory! Isaiah 58 -- Next Sunday, September 9th, 9:45 am On Sunday, June 10th, Faith Presbyterian launched a new initiative called Isaiah 58. If you pour yourself out for hungry and satisfy desire of afflicted, n shall your light rise in darkness and your gloom be as noonday, (v.10). The purpose of initiative is to facilitate and encourage connection of our church members to local opportunities to serve widows, orphans, immigrants, refugees, and poor in like-minded ministries. Instead of having a ministry fair of tables as we did in June, next Sunday we will convene in Sanctuary during Sunday School hour. We will meet Pastor Dan Samuelson and hear about his heart for refugees; local ministry he built called Welcome Home (www.welcomehome.buzz); and our collaboration potential with him, his church, his ministry and now, Better English on 38th, hosted at his church. Explanation of Cover Symbol The Shield of Holy Trinity: Found frequently in stained glass windows of medieval churches, this emblem expresses Christian doctrine of triunity of Almighty God. Positively, two affirmations are made about each person of Godhead. Reading from center circle outward: God (Deus) is (est) Far (P is for Pater), God is Son (F is for Filius), and God is Holy Spirit (SS is for Spiritus Sanctus). Reading from outer circles inward: The Far is God, Son is God, and Holy Spirit is God. Negatively, two affirmations are likewise made about each person of Godhead. Reading clockwise and counter-clockwise from one outer circle to or two: The Far is not (non est) Son or Holy Spirit, Son is not Far or Holy Spirit, and Holy Spirit is not Far or Son.
MORE BETTER ENGLISH Do you use English language on a regular basis? You re qualified to be a great student partner for our Better English programs! You could help with Better English on Sixth on Monday nights, or Better English on Thirty-Eighth on Thursday nights, or both. Both programs run weekly from 6:50 to 8:30 and follow a school calendar with similar breaks and ending in May. Although not at all technical or grammatically advanced, we do have a training and orientation for how to be a great partner. This year you can attend that training eir here at Faith on September 8 th or at Tacoma Nazarene Church (3640 South M Street, location of our new Better English on 38th program) on September 15 th. Both trainings are 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. This ministry is so much fun and so easy that you will not even think of it as a ministry night! Please contact jonathan@betterenglishonsixth.org Mary Sabetto Wedding Shower Come, Sunday, September 23, as we celebrate Sabbath and God s oldest institution initiated by him at creation - Marriage! Mary Sabetto and Ray Burton are getting married September 29th, and we would love to invite all women of church to a wedding shower in WIC room 117 from 4:00-5:30 pm on September 23, to share in ir joys. Look for box in narx in weeks before shower to donate to a group gift. Battle of Books XII Results Congratulations to this year s Battle of Books winning team: The Triumvirate of Books (Viola James, Claire Mellott, and Kate Mellott). The grade-school kids did a fantastic job reading 990 total books this summer. We want to recognize following five who achieved 100-book challenge: Ava Downie, Dannica Martin, Silas Papadopoulos, Jed Shelden and Ezra Skrivan! Women s Ministry of Faith Ladies, new year for Women s Ministry is fast approaching. We have two major events coming up that will provide excellent opportunities to get to know one anor and to find out how you can be involved in women s ministry here at Faith. Our Kick-off Dinner will be held on Thursday, September 13 in DeSoto Hall. Dinner will begin at 6, with our meeting to follow at 7. The dinner is free, but we need you to sign up, so we know how many to prepare for. Please save this date and sign up to join us as we introduce you to Women s Ministry events and many ways you can be involved. The Fall Women s Retreat at Seabrook, WA is coming up on October 11-13 (Thursday - Saturday). Space is limited, and best rooms/beds go fast. So please sign up as soon as possible. Dawn Darby will be speaking on Friendships: Closer Than a Sister. If you want to get to know or women better and be more connected with your sisters here at Faith, se are excellent ways to build and deepen your relationships. You can sign up at Women s Ministry table in Narx.
Mors Encouragement Group Mors Encouragement Group will resume our twice-monthly meetings on Thursday, September 20. This year we will be reading Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family, by Paul David Tripp. You do not need to buy book to participate, and re is no required homework! We will be reading chapters within group meetings and n discussing it toger. We will also take time to hear one anor s prayer requests and pray for each or. Please come to have some fellowship with or mors, have a snack, and be encouraged. We meet every 1st and 3rd Thursday of month with some variation ( exact calendar will be posted on church website), from 9:30-12:00 in WIC room. Being late is no problem and is an expected part of mom life! Childcare is provided. If you have any questions, please contact Stacie Aown or Rachel Nicoletti. C3 Ministries Trainings C3 Ministries equips and empowers us congregation of Faith Presbyterian to be instruments of God s care and comfort for our brethren and our community. C3 Ministries preparation will emphasize se practical ways to give care and comfort: Building Relationships Entering into Grief Understanding Poverty Recognizing Status (race, foreigner, etc.) We will start this fall with 2-hour trainings one Saturday each month in September, October and November. Starting in January 2019, we will meet quarterly for training refreshers, encouragement, prayer, etc. Fall Training Dates September 22, October 20, November 10 9 11 AM, FPC, DeSoto Hall If you d like to participate in this ministry, contact: Andrew or Sandy Milton Choristers Calling all singers, aspiring singers, makers of joyful noise and those who wish y could, between ages of 5 and 14. Choristers rehearsals are starting up again on September 19. Mrs. McMillan and Mrs. Rayburn are teaming up for your first semester back with hope that Mrs. Rayburn eventually will learn enough to be able wisely to guide se young people on her own perhaps even by January! We are sticking with Wednesday evening rehearsals during prayer meeting and are planning to divide group into two. Children ages 5 9 will begin evening for rehearsal from 7:00 7:30 pm. Children ages 10 14 will begin ir rehearsal at 7:30, stopping at 8:15. We hope this will give each age group exactly what y need to increase ir musicality ir knowledge of and love for music. We want ALL our children to love singing to learn how to sing and how to sing well. Parents, please sign up your children in narx. Women s Ministry Bible Study Opportunities This fall we are offering two different Bible Studies for women at Faith. Please consider joining one. One of best ways to get to know or women is through a Bible study. If you are able to attend, please contact leader to let her know your intentions.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study, Dawn Darby Leader On Tuesday, September 11, 2018, we will begin our study of John Bunyan s famous Pilgrim s Progress, which is, next to Bible, most published book in English language. If you have never read it before, here is your chance to study it toger. Derek Thomas, ologian and pastor, says with considerable gravitas, You will not get into heaven having not read Bunyan s Pilgrim s Progress. If you have read it, clearly you are safe, but we d love you to come and share your insights with group. If you can join us, please get an unabridged copy with both parts Christian and Christiana. We meet every Tuesday morning from 9:30 - noon, downstairs in Women s Ministry Room, for study, prayer, and fellowship. Childcare is provided. Tuesday Afternoon Bible Study, Beth James Leader Join us for a time of prayer and studying God s Word, every Tuesday 12-2pm, beginning September 11. We ll start with a 6-lesson series from books of Samuel on Growing A Heart for God by John Ortberg. It s available on Amazon - paperback or Kindle formats. Meeting at home of Beth James. No childcare available. Adult Sunday School The Women of Faith Class I (Room 117) Martyrs and Missionaries and Persecuted Church: In this Sunday School class we are reading stories and books about past and current missionaries and persecuted Christians around world. We want to be aware of plight of persecuted church of today and to pray for m regularly. The Women of Faith Class II (Covenant High School Office) We are studying toger book Union with Christ by Rankin Wilbourne. The Word of Faith Class (Sanctuary) Many of us have heard of prominent evangelical leaders who have converted eir to Roman Catholic Church or Orthodox Church. Most recent, for example, host of radio program Bible Answer Man, Hank Hanegraaff, converted to Orthodoxy. Usually, argument given is that those two churches represent a more ancient and auntic form of Christian faith. Elder Mike Pfefferle, making special use of Covenant College Professor Ken Stewart s award winning new book In Search of Ancient Roots, will examine this claim. You will find this a fascinating and very valuable introduction to early Christianity. High School Sunday School (North Side of DeSoto Hall) Pastor Nicoletti and high school class will begin second unit of ir ongoing study of Dante s Divine Comedy: Dante s Purgatorio: An Allegorical Study of Repentance. Better English on Sixth ESL Sunday School (Room 304) Kathy Lewis facilitates 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. 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 Anm 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 Psalms which serve as a life guide. One of ancient church fars, Athanasius wrote, Whatever your particular need or trouble, from this same book ( Psalms) you can select a form of words to fit it, so that you...learn way to remedy your ill. Thursday mornings with Thom Wilson, 6:30 am at church. Join us in studying through Book of Acts as we pray for our concerns and 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, wher single or married, to do life toger throughout 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 anor 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 family, adoption or childbirth. If you know of a need, please contact Kathy Haass, Alisha Bennett or church office. Meal needs will be requested via TNT (This n That), church s e-mail announcement system. To receive TNT e-mails, please contact church office. Thank you! Nursing Mors In addition to nursery rooms, Room #117 Women in Church room, is open and available for your convenience during all Worship Services. The service can be seen and heard in WIC room. Hearing Assistance If you would like a device to help with hearing worship service, please see a Deacon.