Suffolk Christian Church Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Our Mission is to go and make disciples of Jesus Christ by sharing God s grace, love, and forgiveness. Our Vision: We Worship. We Disciple. We Serve. Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday, August 10, 2014 Please enter into a spirit of prayer and meditation as the Prelude begins. Prelude Holy Ground w/ Jesus Above All Names Mary Huber, Organist Carmen Halley, Pianist Chiming of the Hour Greetings & Welcome *Congregational Introit His Name Is Wonderful #118 His name is Wonderful, His name is Wonderful, His name is Wonderful, Jesus my Lord; He is the mighty King, Master of everything, His name is Wonderful, Jesus my Lord. He s the Great Shepherd, The Rock of all ages, Almighty God is he; Bow down before Him, Love and adore Him; His name is Wonderful, Jesus my Lord. Copyright 1959, renewed 1987 by Manna Music - TEXT/MUSIC: Audrey Mieir - CCLI License #563168 *Call to Worship Leader: Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. People: Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Leader: Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. People: Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. (Psalm 105:1-4) *Hymn of Praise In My Heart There Rings A Melody #502 *Invocation and Lord s Prayer *Gloria Patri *Invocation and Lord s Prayer Mission Moment The Journey of a Dollar Bill Gathering Our Tithes and Offerings Offertory Christine Comer Suite In G Major Prelude and Allemande (Bach) *Doxology #815 *Unison Offertory Prayer O merciful God, your hand is always open to satisfy the needs of every living creature. Make us ever thankful for your loving providence, and grant that we may be faithful stewards of your bounty. We pray this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Time With the Children Hide and Seek *Hymn Because He Lives #358 Call to Prayer Pastoral Prayer and Response Special Music The Offering (Burritt) Christine Comer Scripture Lesson Ruth 4:9-17 (Pew Bible pg. 190) Response: Thanks be to God! Sermon To Provide and Protect Rev. Halley Summer Sermon Series: Love Secrets from Bible Marriages *Hymn of Dedication The Old Rugged Cross #327 *Benediction *Postlude Fight the Good Fight (Wilson) Mary Huber, Organist When the postlude begins, please greet the worshippers around you *Please stand if you are able The flowers on the Altar are in loving memory of Ruby Fowler Knight Paul J. Fowler, Sr. Sallie and Herbert Massengill Welcome 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. th Happy Birthday to Marjorie Wilkinson who celebrates her 90 birthday on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. 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: Corky Harry, Kim Comer, Tom Savage Billy Wyatt, Mack Wright Deacons Delivering CDs: Kim Comer, Beverly McGahee Acolyte: Nathan Wilson Early Worship Deacon: Donnie Weaver Audio Technician: Edie Mattews Ushers: Charles Johnson, Robert Bangley, Jim Culliton Corky Harry, Tom Savage, Dave Remy Substitutes: Bob James, P.J. Fowler, Jimmy Fanny Jim Goben, Kenny Griffin, Calvin Jones Balcony Ushers: Christine Comer, Douglas Parr House of Worship: Travis Myles (today) Mel Hemphill (next week) Counters: Vicki Winslow, Peggy Hemphill Sanctuary Guild: Sharon Fanny, Herbert Briggs Care/Concern Volunteer: Emily King (539.7964) Children s Church: No Children s Church Beginners Worker: Claudia Salmon Nursery Worker: Logan Masters Greeters After Worship: Rev. Halley - North exit Grace & Tom Atkins - Side exit Joey Briggs - Front exit Worship on the Lord s Day Sunday, August 10, 2014 11:00 a.m. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ General Fund Stewardship Report January - June income - $175,041.30 January - June expenses - $175,236.20 2014 Pledges to date: 101 for $235,826.00 2014 Budget pledge goal: $256,000.00 Dimes for Missions - $495.80 July - Operation Blessing International Relief Fund $513.00 August - Meals on Wheels - $285.00 Sunday, August 3, 2014 Sunday School...63 8:45 am Worship Service...14 11 am Worship Service...139 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Website: www.suffolkchristian.org Pat Hawn (webmaster@suffolkchristian.org) 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 Tuesday 2:00 pm Saints Alive (Carmen Halley, 539.3922) August 12 3:00 pm Food Ministry (Pat & Jim Mann, 539.1751; Stephanie Remy, 285.5708) Co m in g Eve n ts August 19 1:00 pm Saints Alive Potluck (Carmen Halley, 539.539.3922) 3:00 pm Budget Committee Meeting (Stephanie Remy, 285.5708) Wednesday 10:30 am Youth Park Mission Activity at August 13 Coulbourn Park ( Erin Kessinger, 934.2325) 7:00 pm Board of Deacons (Wendy James, 377.9063) 7:30 pm Narcotics Anonymous Meeting Thursday 9 am - 3 pm Youth Fellowship Beach Day at August 14 Virginia Beach (Erin Kessinger, 934.2325) 7-8 pm SCC Growth Campaign (Charlie Henderson, 934.0643 Friday 11:30 am Suffolk Meals on Wheels Delivery August 15 (Deliverers Kim Parr, Sue Parr, Ed Britt) (Cheryl Griffin, 934.1724) August 20 12 noon Seniors Lunch and Musical Program Cost for the meal - $8.00 each Sign up sheet located on bulletin board (Millie Strickland, 757.692.9429) August 21 7:30 pm Men s Chorus (Rev. Bob Crute, 771.4044) August 24 4-7 pm Back to School Pool Party at the home of Julie and Bobby Masters (Priscilla Bunch, 539.8930; Erin Kessinger, 934.2325) Saturday 2-4 pm th 50 Wedding Anniversary Celebration August 16 honoring Carmen and Michael Halley - Fellowship Hall 7-9 pm Youth Fellowship at the Kessingers (Erin Kessinger, 934.2325) Sunday Tenth Sunday After Pentecost August 17 8:45 am Early Worship 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Service September 7 Promotion Sunday 12 noon Potluck Lunch sponsored by Christian Education Board (bring a side dish to share, chicken and beverage will be provided) (Amy Hott, 242.4849)
August 10, 2014 Hospital Wes Alexander (Sentara Norfolk General) Debbie Spivey (Virginia Beach General) Mary Lou Bradshaw (Southampton Hospital) Prayer Concerns Mary Emily Dailey - discharged from hospital to Nansemond Pointe Rehab Nancy Lord - discharged from hospital to home Mary Ann Rose Robert Whitmore Wanda Thorsen Herbert Briggs Leslie Nelms III Pray for peace in the Holy Land Eddie Hawn Bill Bailey Bobby Johnson Nita Wyatt Haywood Briggs David Darden On Going Prayer Larry Banton... Forrest Cathey Deployed AOAN Bryce Taylor, USN (nephew of Sara Keene) Codie Newberry (nephew of co-worker of Cheryl Ashcraft) Extended Family & Friends Prayer Concerns Caroline Hope Upton, age 1, of Raleigh, NC (great niece of Sam Jiles)... H. P. Pat Beale - Halifax Hospital (brother of Mike & Ronnie Beale)... Conrad Upright (grandfather of Brandon Upright)... JJ (website prayer request submitted July 28)...Connie Warren Efird (Aunt of Wendy James)...Ken Walker (friend of Jim & Carman Goben)... Caroline Nixon (daughter of Dae & Bill Nixon)... Janet L. Riehl (daughter of Bill & Muriel Shumate)... Paulette Cherry (mother of Dana Bilby)... Dean Bridger (neighbor of Nita & Billy Wyatt)... Brian Ringgold (married to Joanna, niece of Terry McGahee s sister, Carolyn s daughter)... Milton Liverman (friend of Jim Thorsen)...Jamie Charles (website prayer request submitted July )... Danny McIntire (friend of Tommy & Cheryl Ashcraft)... Connie Walker (sister-in-law of Judy Eure)... Dickie Bunch (brother of Eloise Byrd)... JoAnna Bates (sister of Betty Johnson)... Margriet Wolfert (friend of daughter-in-law of Nancy & Marcy Pichel)... Fran Winslow (sister inlaw of Johnnie W inslow)... Grayson Kirby & his family (friends of The Oliver s)... Pat Parker (cousin of Sarah Burford & Margaret Herring)... Anne K. Potter D Addio (Anne Potter s step-daughter)... Joseph Murphy (husband of Marion Barrett Lenkerd Murphy)... Judy Shumadine (neighbor of Priscilla Bunch)... Virginia Savage Walker (aunt of Richard Savage and Tommy Savage)... Barry Hicks (friend of Janet & Richard Rock)... F. J. Brinkley (friend of Eloise & Jack Byrd)... The Flagler Family (friends of Pat Hawn)... Betty & Dave Potter (friends of Jane Marie & Jim Dailey)... Debra Bunch Lauder (niece of Eloise Byrd)...Nancy Solis (friend of Beth Simpkins)... Judy Burris (friend of Janet Rock) Skilled Care (Nansemond Pointe) Doris Gardner (aunt of Priscilla Bunch) (Autumn Care) -- Patricia Griggs, Beulah Johnson (mother of W eeks Parker) (Lake Prince Woods) Louise Boone, Alice Grieder (mother of Diane Grieder) (Consulate Health Care, Windsor) S. A. Pylan Home Bound Nancy Fulgham, Louise Howell, Dorothy Judkins, Margaret Ramsey, Rita Redfern, Vernon Taylor, Randolph Copeland Assisted Living (Hillcrest) Marjorie Wilkinson (Kings Grant House, Virginia Beach) Ruth Howell (Lake Prince Woods) Howard Boone (Village at Woods Edge) Pete Kidd (Lake Prince Woods) Rev. Zach Deal, Jr. (father of Zack Deal) (Chesapeake Place) Millie Strickland In Sympathy Our Christian love and sympathy to the following: Vicki and Johnnie Winslow on the death of her uncle, James Jason Jones of Smithfield, on July 30, 2014.
Scripture Ruth 4:9-17 In My Heart There Rings A Melody Then Boaz announced to the elders and all the people, Today you are witnesses that I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelek [uh-lim-uh-leck], Kilion [KILL-ee-un] and Mahlon [MAY-lun]. I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite [MO-uh-bite], Mahlon s widow, as my wife, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from his hometown. Today you are witnesses! Then the elders and all the people at the gate said, We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah [EFF-ruh-tuh] and be famous in Bethlehem. Through the offspring the Lord gives you by this young woman, may your family be like that of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah. So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he lay with her, the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. The women said to Naomi: Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel! He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth. Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him. The women living there said, Naomi has a son! And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David. The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God! I have a song that Jesus gave me, It was sent from heav'n above; There never was a sweeter melody, 'Tis a melody of love. Chorus In my heart there rings a melody, There rings a melody with heaven's harmony; In my heart there rings a melody, There rings a melody of love. I love the Christ who died on Calv'ry, For He washed my sins away; He put within my heart a melody, And I know it's there to stay. 'Twill be my endless theme in glory, With the angels I will sing; 'Twill be a song with glorious harmony, When the courts of heaven ring Elton M. Roth Words: 1924. Renewed 1951 Hope Publishing Company Music: 1924. Renewed 1951 Hope Publishing Company CCLI License # 563168
Because He Lives God sent His Son they called Him Jesus; He came to love, heal and forgive. He lived and died to buy my pardon; An empty grave is there to prove My Savior lives. Chorus Because He lives I can face tomorrow; Because He lives, all fear is gone. Because I know He holds the future, And life is worth the living Just because He lives. How sweet to hold our newborn baby, And feel the pride and joy he gives; But greater still the calm assurance: This child can face uncertain days Because He lives. And then one day I'll cross that river; I'll fight life's final war with pain. And then, as death gives way to vict'ry, I'll see the lights of glory And I'll know He reigns. 1971 William J. Gaither, Inc. (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) CCLI License # 563168 The Old Rugged Cross On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, The emblem of suff'ring and shame; And I love that old cross, where the dearest and best For a world of lost sinners was slain. Chorus So I'll cherish the old rugged cross, Till my trophies at last I lay down. I will cling to the old rugged cross, And exchange it some day for a crown. O the old rugged cross, so despised by the world, Has a wondrous attraction for me; For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above To bear it to dark Calvary. In the old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine, A wondrous beauty I see; For 'twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died To pardon and sanctify me. To the old rugged cross I will ever be true; It's shame and reproach gladly bear. Then He'll call me some day to my home far away, Where His glory forever I'll share. George Bennard Words: Public Domain Music: Public Domain CCLI License # 563168