The First Presbyterian Church of Jackson To Glorify God, And Enjoy Him Forever
The Lord s Day The Twenty-third Day of June, Two Thousand Thirteen MORNING WORSHIP Eight-Thirty and Eleven O Clock Senior Minister The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Assisting Minister The Reverend Mr. William E. Dempsey Minister of Discipleship At the time of the Greetings and Announcements and during the Prelude, the congregation is invited to a season of silent and reverent preparation for corporate worship. The Greetings and Announcements (8:20 and 10:50 a.m.) The Prelude Menuet...Eric Thiman Connie S. Wadsworth, Organist The Introit Almighty God Of Our Fathers...Will James The Call to Worship * The Psalm of Praise No. 10 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! (Psalm 150) The Prayer of Adoration and Invocation The Scripture Reading Jeremiah 33:1-26 (Pew Bible pages 662-663) * The Hymns No. 34 The God of Abraham Praise (Stanza 3 only) He by Himself hath sworn, I on His oath depend; I shall, on eagles wings upborne, to heav n ascend. I shall behold His face, I shall His pow r adore, and sing the wonders of His grace forevermore. No. 521 My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less (Stanza 3 only) His oath, His covenant, His blood support me in the whelming flood; when all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay. On Christ, the solid rock, I stand; all other ground is sinking sand, all other ground is sinking sand. The Public Profession of Faith The Biblical Basis The Introduction of New Members The Question of Membership The Prayer The Declaration The Blessing * The Hymn No. 353 I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord The Presentation of God s Tithes and Our Offerings The Offertory Not What My Hands Have Done... David Schwoebel With Kathryn Edwards, Pianist Not what my hands have done, can save my guilty soul: Not what my toiling flesh has borne can make my spirit whole. Not what I feel or do can give me peace with God; Not all my prayers and sighs and tears can bear my awful load. Your voice alone, O Lord, can speak to me of grace; Your power alone, O Son of God, can all my sins erase. No other work but Yours, O Lord, no other blood will do; No strength but that which is divine can bear me safely through; I praise the Christ of God; I rest on love divine; And with unfaltering lip and heart, I call this Savior mine. My Lord has saved my life and freely pardon gives: I love because He first loved me, I live because He lives. I praise the Christ of God; I rest on love divine; And with unfaltering lip and heart, I call this Savior mine! OneLicense.net A-#713437 The Prayer of Illumination The Reading of Holy Scripture Hebrews 9:15-28 (Pew Bible page 1006) The Sermon Better...Dr. Duncan For This Reason He Is the Mediator of the New Covenant The Hymn of Response No. 246 Man of Sorrows! What a Name The Benediction The Response Glory To The Trinity...Charles Callahan The Postlude Postlude in F #...Gordon Young *The ushers may seat latecomers Congregation standing
Evening Worship Six O Clock Presiding Minister The Reverend Mr. David T. A. Strain Minister of Teaching and Mission Assisting Minister The Reverend Mr. William F. Joseph III Minister of Congregational Care The Announcements and Words of Preparation (5:50 p.m.) The Prelude Invocation...S. Karg-Elert William Wymond, Organist The Call to Worship The Hymn of Praise No. 38 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise The Invocation The Evening Hymn Beneath The Cross Of Jesus (See Evening Guide) The General Assembly Report Ruling Elder Dr. Samuel Hensley * The Greetings The Evening Prayer Ruling Elder Alan Futvoye The Presentation of God s Tithes and Our Offerings The Offertory Jesus, Lover of My Soul The Wolfe Family: Kim, Natalie, Julie, Sarah, and Stephanie Wolfe The Young Children s Devotional For children currently in 4 -year-old 3rd grade Sunday School The Song No. 674 I Need Thee Every Hour (Stanza 2) The Children s Catechism No. 120 Q. What is the sixth request? A. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. The Scriptures Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 22:39-46; 1 Corinthians 10:12-13; Hebrews 4:15; James 1:2-3, 13-14, 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8 The Meditation...Billy Dempsey, Minister of Discipleship The Prayer... (The children dismissed following the prayer) The Hymn No. 535 O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus! (Stanzas 1 and 2) The Prayer of Illumination The Reading of Holy Scripture Esther 5:1-14 (Pew Bible page 413) The Sermon Sudden Reversals Gallows Humor...Mr. Strain The Benediction and Response No. 535 O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus!. (Stanza 3) O the deep, deep love of Jesus! Love of ev ry love the best: Tis an ocean vast of blessing, Tis a haven sweet of rest. O the deep, deep love of Jesus! Tis a heav n of heav ns to me; and it lifts me up to glory, for it lifts me up to Thee. The Postlude Praise God, Christians, All Together Johann Peter Kellner *The ushers may seat latecomers Congregation standing To All Our Visitors We are delighted that you are here with us today. Our hope is that your understanding and love of Jesus Christ will grow because of your visit. To answer any questions you might have, please come by our Greeting Courtyard through the doors on the south side (right side as you face the pulpit) of the sanctuary after the 8:30 a.m. or the 11:00 a.m. worship service. We would love to meet you.
The Scripture Reading A Guide to the Morning Service The Book of Consolation: The Davidic Covenant (Jeremiah 33:1-26) The best of all promises The Book of Consolation ends with further promises for the hope and future of Israel and Judah. Although Jerusalem is about to be destroyed, in coming days it will be fully restored to become the City of God. The project of urban renewal described in this oracle of restoration is bound up with the messianic promise of the coming king the Branch of David, the Lord our righteousness who by the promise of the everlasting covenant will reign on God s throne forever (vv. 12 18). The covenant promise of eternal salvation is just as certain as all Jeremiah s prophecies of judgment against Jerusalem. (Literary Study Bible, Crossway) The Introduction of New Members During the morning services, a group of new members will openly confess their trust in Jesus Christ, Son of God and Savior of sinners, as He is offered in the gospel. They were received into the membership by the Session on the afternoon of June 2. This Sunday they are presented to the congregation. Listen closely to the five questions of membership. They beautifully summarize key points of Christian faith and discipleship. And be sure to welcome these brothers and sisters, heartily. Matthew Henry once said: When we take God for our God, we take His people for our people. Taking our church membership vows seriously is one way we can show that we understand this truth. 1. Do you acknowledge yourselves to be sinners in the sight of God, justly deserving His displeasure, and without hope save in His sovereign mercy? 2. Do you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and Savior of sinners, and do you receive and rest upon Him alone for salvation as He is offered in the Gospel? 3. Do you now resolve and promise, in humble reliance upon the grace of the Holy Spirit, that you will endeavor to live as becomes the followers of Christ? 4. Do you promise to support the Church in its worship and work to the best of your ability? 5. Do you submit yourselves to the government and discipline of the Church, and promise to study its purity and peace? The Psalm, Hymn, and Spiritual Songs Hallelujah! Hallelujah! We begin our worship this morning by singing together this wonderful text which is based off the concluding hymn of praise in the Psalter, Psalm 150. Today, we sing it to the well-known tune Alleluia (that of Mighty God, While Angels Bless You ). The God of Abraham Praise After hearing the Jewish cantor, Meyer Lyon, sing the traditional Jewish doxology Yigdal Elohim ( magnify the Lord ), in the Duke s Place Synagogue, London, England, Thomas Olivers prepared an English paraphrase of it in twelve stanzas (around 1770). Olivers reportedly said, I have rendered it from the Hebrew, giving it, as far as I could, a Christian character, and I have called on Leoni [the cantor Lyon] who has given me a synagogue melody to suit it. This text begins by praising God for His sovereignty and faithfulness to His people (st. 1-2). God gives His people a land of milk and honey, an image that becomes a rich metaphor for the new creation (st. 3-4) in which angels sing, Holy, holy, holy, and all creatures join in praise to God (st. 5). Notice how Olivers employed many biblical references in this hymn, especially from Exodus 3 and the great doxologies in Revelation 4, 5, and 7. Man of Sorrows! What a Name Philip Bliss, composer of the tune to When Peace Like a River (or It is Well with My Soul ), wrote both the lyrics and the music to this well-known and loved meditation on the atoning work of Jesus Christ. It is a wholly suitable response to the morning sermon text and message.
Sunday FPC THIS WEEK SUNDAY JUNE 23, 2013 Pre-Service Announcements 8:20 a.m. in the Sanctuary Prayer for Worship Service 9:00 a.m. and 10:50 a.m. in M133 The Learning Resource Center 9:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. (Library only) Sunday School 9:40 a.m. 10:40 a.m. in various locations College Sunday School 9:50 a.m. in the College House Pre-Service Announcements 10:50 a.m. in the Sanctuary The Learning Resource Center 5:30 p.m. 5:55 p.m. (Library only) Pre-Service Announcements 5:50 p.m. in the Sanctuary Senior High Insight 7:30 p.m. at the home of the Moores (4233 North Honeysuckle Lane) Monday Tuesday NCC Summer Superstars 9:00 a.m. in the Scout Room Christian Education Committee Meeting 12:00 noon in SC213A Student Ministry Man Night (Open Gym) 4:00 6:00 p.m. in the Gym College Basketball Night 8:00 p.m. in the Gym NCC Summer Superstars 9:00 a.m. in the Scout Room Staff Meeting 9:00 a.m. in the MS The Learning Resource Center 10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Mission Mississippi Planning Lunch 11:30 a.m. in PH Employee Handbook Committee Meeting 12:00 noon in WH205A Wednesday NCC Summer Superstars 9:00 a.m. in the Scout Room The Learning Resource Center 10:00 a.m. 6:25 p.m. Family Night Supper 5:00 p.m. in MH Junior High Discipleship Groups 5:00 p.m. on the playground Worship Committee Meeting 5:00 p.m. in WH204 Peru Summer Mission Team Meeting 5:30 p.m. in WH202 Children s Activities 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. on the playground/gym The Choir 5:50 p.m. in MS Children s Classes 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. first floor SC Mid-Week Bible Study and Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. in LH Young Adults Basketball Night 8:00-10:00 p.m. in the Gym Thursday Friday Saturday Moms of Students Prayer Breakfast 8:30 a.m. in YH NCC Summer Superstars 9:00 a.m. in the Scout Room The Learning Resource Center 10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. NCC Summer Superstars 9:00 a.m. in the Scout Room Men s Prayer Breakfast 7:30 a.m. in MH CH - College House MH - Miller Hall WH - Westminster Hall LH - Lowe Hall MS - Music Suite HC - Hutton Chapel M - Main Floor PH - Patterson Hall LRC - Learning Resource MCR - Ministers YH - Youth House Center Conference Room SC - Study Center SR - Session Room
ANNOUNCEMENTS II THESSALONIANS 3:1 Finally, brethren, pray for us. Davy and Pey C. Church planting in Asia. For a mailing address, please contact the outreach department. Joshua and Sara Parks Martin- serving as RUF Campus Minister at Louisiana State University. Mailing address: 2101 Springstone Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70810; Email: jmartin@ruf.org FLOWERS The flowers in the Sanctuary are given in grateful remembrance of the life of Matt Uithoven by his family, Joe, Susan, Luke, Garrett, and Rivers. IN MEMORIAM Mr. John A. Smith June 19, 2013 NEW MEMBERS On Sunday, June 2, we welcomed the following members into our fellowship: Mr. and Mrs. Dorman J. (Susan) Davis, Miss Brighton Patrice Goode, Miss Genevieve Sharpe Hurst, Mr. David Randolph Luter, Mr. Myles Tucker Little, and Mr. and Mrs. William J. (Marilyn) Witt. Mr. Jason T. Wegener, Mr. Jeremiah David Wegener, and Mr. John Michael Wegener joined as associate members. SUMMER RUF Attention all college students (including rising freshmen)! We will continue our Summer RUF Bible Study on Tuesday, June 25, at 7:00 p.m. at the home of the Jordans (9 Pond Side Drive). Jeff Jordan, Mississippi College RUF campus minister, will be speaking on Sinful Anger. The theme for the summer is Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate. Bring friends! THURSDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP Recent college graduate? New to Jackson? Young Adults, please join us Thursday, June 27 at 7:00 pm for Thursday Night Fellowship. This is our mid-week large group Bible study targeting singles and married couples, with an RUF large-group feel to it. This summer we will be going through a series entitled, Gospel Community: the One-Anothering Nature of the Church. We will be at the home of Alan and Tricia Walters (1514 Riverwood Drive). Contact David Felker at 601-850-8650 for more details, bring some friends, and come on out. BASEBALL CAPS FOR PERU Our short-term mission team will be leaving for Peru on June 28. Thank you to everyone who donated magic markers! We have enough markers, but we are still in need of baseball caps. If you would like to help with this project, please place your donated items in the Baseball Caps for Peru drop box located near the information desk. BAPTISM The next baptism is scheduled for Sunday, July 21, 2013. Space is available for both worship services. To make your reservation, please contact Shannon Craft at 601-326-9243 or email her at shannonc@fpcjackson.org. WIC YEARBOOKS We re working on the W.I.C. Yearbook, due out this August, and we need to make sure your most current addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses are listed. Please check this year s W.I.C. Yearbook. If you have changed any of those this year and not notified the church, please do so that we can have all your correct information. You may email omegas@fpcjackson.org or call 601-973-9115.
THE CHURCH DIRECTORY Church Offices: web site - www.fpcjackson.org 1390 N. State Street WLBT TV3 10:00 A.M. Sunday Jackson, Mississippi 39202 WBWV TV14 Memphis 601-353-8316 FAX 601-973-9119 THE SESSION WBIW Prattville, AL The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III, Senior Minister John A. Crawford, Clerk James S. Armstrong J. Mark Baird D. Kyle Ball McNeill Bartling III Bryant R. Boswell John H. Bowen III Max P. Bowman Forrest G. Bratley, Jr. Donald G. Breazeale John P. Buchanan Don B. Cannada Al P. Chestnut Stuart H. Clarke C. David Cleland William S. Cook Robert A. Cunningham T. Doug Dale, Sr. Arthur P. Davis Stephen M. Edwards James D. Elkin T. David Elkin George R. Fair Kenneth G. Fairly W. Craig Flowers Marcial D. Forester, Jr. L. H. Fulcher, Jr. Alan F. Futvoye Claude W. Harbarger William K. Harper Samuel D. Hensley Paul Hurst W. Wayne Husband W. Harper Keeler Crane D. Kipp Ralph H. Lord Robert Y. Love, Jr. Wiley P. Lowry, Jr. A. William May George W. May, Jr. John H. McVey, Sr. Robert B. Mims J. Longstreet Minor III James L. Moore William McNeill Moore Doyle B. Moorhead J. Lee Owen, Jr. Joel G. Payne, Jr. William D. Payne, Sr. William M. Penn Thomas I. Rice III Richard L. Ridgway Stephen W. Rosenblatt Richard W. Russ A. Jerry Sheldon Jerrald L. Shivers Mark A. Sorgenfrei Paul H. Stephenson III Marvin E. Stockett William O. Stone, Jr. Daniel B. Story II Orrin H. Swayze, Jr. Tian C. Teh Denny A. Terry Timothy M. Threadgill Jim B. Tohill Noel K. Toler, Jr. R. Barry Vickery Alan H. Walters T. Calvin Wells A. Terrel Williams Marcus M. Wilson Mark J. Windham Elders Emeriti: Thomas H. Bowen, Jr.; Victor B. Clark; Robert F. Cooper, Jr.; William H. Cox, Jr.; Allan G. Edgar, Jr.; Owen C. Elder, Jr.; Frank H. Hagaman; W. Jefferson Hamm, Sr.; Homer Lee Howie, Sr.; Leland Hume, Jr.; H. Richard Johnson, Jr.; Leon E. Lewis, Jr.; Dickson R. Liddell; William A. Long, Jr.; C. Eugene McRoberts, Jr.; Sidney A. Robinson, Jr.; Lewis Van Ness Rusling; Joel E. Varner Douglas M. McDaniel Chairman G. Bailey Adams John H. Allgood III Kirkpatrick Anderson F. Hall Bailey David M. Baird Kenneth C. Ball Charles F. F. Barbour William H. Barbour III James M. Bateman Lewis W. Bell Victor E. Blaylock David L. Bowling Walter J. Brand P. Sharkey Burke, Jr. Beau Burrow C. Glen Bush, Jr. V. Reid Cotten John L. Cox Paul L. Cox John A. Crawford, Jr. J. Holt Crews William L. Crim, Jr. Edward J. Currie, Jr. Thomas D. Dale, Jr. Guy H. Davant III John Daniel Davis David B. Day Robert G. Dye, Sr. Robert G. Feild David H. Fulcher W. Douglas Garland III Willard Benton Gregg Zeb King Henson L. Lawrence Houchins, Jr. THE DIACONATE James R. House III Carey A. Johnston J. Dallis Ketchum Terry R. Levy Michael M. Manning R. David Marchetti Victor H. Meena, Jr. Robert A. Miller James L. Moore, Jr. J. Walter Newman IV J.T. Noblin J. Lee Owen III Leroy H. Paris II R. Phillip Parker Charles R. Porter III Benjamin W. Roberson S. Craig Robinson Cy Rosenblatt Deacons Emeriti: T. Oscar Burris, Jr.; R. Barry Cannada; Larry W. Edwards; Charles R. Gardner; Billy C. Greenlee; Gary J. Herring; J.O. Manning, Jr.; Boyd Thompson; Joe P. Uithoven; Richard B. Wilson, Jr.; Wirt A. Yerger, Jr.; Donn E. Young THE SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:40-10:40 A.M. Mr. William O. Stone, Jr., General Superintendent Mr. Jim Prince, Special Ed. Coordinator Mr. & Mrs. Crane Kipp, Churchtime Coordinators Mrs. Hall Bailey, Information Desk Coordinator THE CHURCH PROGRAM THE SUNDAY SERVICES: * Sunday School... 9:40 A.M. * Morning Worship... 8:30 & 11:00 A.M. * Evening Worship... 6:00 P.M. Senior High Insight... 7:30 P.M. Communion... 2nd Sunday in January, April, July and October Baptism...3rd Sunday in January, March, May, July, September, and November New Members Received.1st Sunday in February, April, June, August, October, and December at 5:15 p.m. in PH *THE MID-WEEK BIBLE STUDY AND PRAYER MEETING:...Wednesday, 6:30 P.M. Family Night Dinner... Wednesday, 5:00-6:15 P.M. Adult Bible Study...Wednesday, 6:30 P.M. Junior High Discipleship Groups...Wednesday, 5:00 P.M. Children s Activities...Wednesday, 5:30 P.M. *THE CHOIR REHEARSAL...Wednesday, 5:50 P.M. THE WOMEN IN THE CHURCH: *Administrative Council...First Monday, 9:30 A.M. *Circles...Second Week THE MEN OF THE COVENANT...First Thursday, 11:45 A.M. THE SCOUTS: Boy Scouts (Troop 18) (Weekly)...Monday, 7:00 P.M. THE SESSION MEETING...Second Monday, 7:00 P.M. THE DIACONATE MEETING...Second Monday, 5:30 P.M. * A nursery for infants and pre-school children is maintained by the Church. R. Weston Russ Bryan B. Rutledge Malcolm Saxon III Kenneth C. Seawright Jeff W. Skelton John Lowe Smith William F. Sneed Stewart C. Swayze L. Ford Terry Robert L. Thomas Michael T. Tramel J. Wilbourn Vise Arthur C. Wadsworth Joseph W. Wadsworth H. Coles Wilkins, Jr. Joseph T. Wilkins III Neil T. Witherow Walter R. Wofford, Jr. John H. Young III