ORDER OF MORNING WORSHIP May 28, 2017 MEDITATION Our Lord we pray that Your presence would be so strong among Your people this morning that the secrets of our hearts would be revealed and we would humbly worship the Savior who freely offers forgiveness and cleansing to us. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? - Romans 8:31-32 GREETING and ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL to WORSHIP In general, sin is the worst of evils, the evil of evil and indeed the only evil. Nothing is so evil as sin, nothing is evil but sin No evil is displeasing to God or destructive to man but the evil of sin. Sin is worse than affliction, than death, than the devil, than hell. Affliction is not so afflictive, death is not so deadly, the devil is not so devilish, hell is not so hellish as sin is. Therefore our prayers should be more to be delivered from sin and if God hear no prayer else, yet as to this we should say. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. The Plague of Plagues, 1669 - Ralph Venning HYMN PRAYER of INVOCATION SONGS of PRAISE and WORSHIP (on screen) Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken By Faith, We See the Hand of God CORPORATE CONFESSION (on screen) #4 All Praise to God, Who Reigns Above O Gracious God, we confess the darkness of our hearts. We have complained in the face of Your mercies. We have been blinded to all Your good gifts. O Lord, have mercy upon us. Give us the gift of repentance and enable us to turn away from discontentment, And in its place give us contented hearts, So that we might glorify the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
SONGS of PRAISE and WORSHIP (on screen) O Praise the Name The Law of the Lord Is Perfect MISSIONS FOCUS CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER OFFERING DOXOLOGY Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heav nly host: Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. The Lord s Prayer Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done On 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 the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. - Matthew 6:9-13 GREETING (Children 3-4 years old may leave for Children s Church - room 134) SPECIAL MUSIC God Himself Is With Us - Adult Choir SCRIPTURE Jeremiah 52:1-11 SERMON HYMN Why Will You Die? Pastor Doug Kittredge #642 Be Thou My Vision My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Those who are far from You will perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You. But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all Your deeds. - Psalm 73:26-28 BENEDICTION
NOTES Lord s Day May 28, 2017 Why Will You Die? Jeremiah 52:1-11 A young man goes into a movie theatre and shoots unarmed theatre goers knowing that he will be killed himself. Why? Historically, murderers run away in an act of selfpreservation. Think of John Wilkes Booth who after assassinating Abraham Lincoln fled for twelve days before being killed by a Union soldier in Maryland. By contrast, the attack at the theatre could only be viewed as an intentional act of suicide. The focus is on gun control but the deeper issue was why had he so despaired of life? The number of suicides has increased particularly among the young. It is the second leading cause of death between those 18-25. More teens and young adults die from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease combined. Hope does not naturally spring eternal in the human breast. I. Choose Life Jeremiah 52:1-3 A. A choice was given to Zedekiah by Jeremiah the prophet Jeremiah 34:1-5 1. Surrender to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon 2. He would die in peace and be honored 3. But Zedekiah ignored the reality of the living God. This is the first step to choosing death. B. But Zedekiah defied God and rebelled against Babylon Jeremiah 52:3 1. Government is appointed by God and rulers are under His authority Romans 13:1 2. God removes kings and raises up kings Daniel 2:20-21 3. Choosing to defy God-given authority and isolating yourself from others is the second step II. Demoralized A. The Czech sociologist Thomas Masaryk in the first scientific sociological study recorded these statistics in the book Suicide and the Meaning of Civilization in 1881 1. Protestant nations such as England, Scotland, and the Netherlands in 1881 had the lowest suicide rates 2. He concluded, Christianity became the true teaching of life; the gospels teach the love of life and not death. Thus new message rescued and saved the dying pagan world; Christianity nipped in the bud the morbid suicide tendency of ancient polytheism and returned life to man. 3. The social mass phenomena of suicide are to be explained... as a tragic result of the prevalent irreligiosity of the masses... and the great tensions of the progressively growing moral anarchy... feeding a pessimistic world view. On the other hand, Masaryk asserts, Christians have a moral support, are happy, satisfied and reconciled to life, but only a few can find a support in life comparable to that found in Christian faith. B. The rise in suicide in the USA corresponds to the dismantling of the morals of the USA. 1. This is literally what is meant by a nation being de-moralized 2. God sets before His people hope in His moral law Deuteronomy 30:15-16 3. Choose life Deuteronomy 30:19 Zedekiah chose death Jeremiah 52:2 C. God s law is good Romans 7:12 1. Because the law defines the character of God which will never change Matthew 5:17-18 2. To disobey even one command offends the person who gave the law James 2:10 3. God has made us in His image so we have an innate knowledge of God Romans 2:14-15 4. To violate the law of God damages who you are as an image because of God John 16:8-10; Romans 1:32
5. The result of guilt anger alternately focused on others and on oneself Genesis 4:5-8. Sin is like a wild animal that will leap on you and devour you 6. Is this generation in the USA like the one described in Proverbs 30:11-14? Such a generation is guilt-ridden filled with envy and self-pity 7. Such people are not helpless; the solution is to repent of sin and trust Christ 1 John 1:7-9 D. Reality is what is left after vain imaginations evaporate into thin air 1. Abortion is considered health care 2. Changing laws to accommodate those who cannot accept their gender is to encourage suicide 3. Repentance to God and faith in Jesus Christ alone brings life 2 Peter 3:9; Acts 17:30-31 III. God s Grace Jeremiah 52:31-34 A. For 45 years, God provided a shepherd after God s own heart to call Zedekiah and Israel to repentance and life Jeremiah 3:15 1. Christian discipline 2 Corinthians 7:12 2. Lawlessness results in loneliness Matthew 24:12 3. God s plan for reconciliation in Matthew 18:15-18 is essential to knowing the care of others B. God provides a Savior Jeremiah 52:31-34 1. God had promised a son of David to always rule on the throne of David 2 Samuel 7:16 2. The imprisonment of Jehoiachin 2 Kings 24:8-12 3. Captive for 37 years Jeremiah 52:31 4. He took him into the royal palace Jeremiah 52:32-34 5. Jehoiachin had a son from which line the Messiah Jesus Christ was to be born Matthew 1:11-16 The hope of the gospel is lived out in the community of Christ s local church that seeks to love God by honoring His commandments John 14:21 Upcoming Sunday School Classes Covenant of Discipleship (Pastor Doug s office) Bible: Hebrews (fireside room) Theology: The Truths We Confess (room 217) Marriage: When Sinners Say I Do (room 100) How to Study the Bible (room 219) NLIC GIVING General Fund Faith Promise Weekly Budget $12,937 $2,288 Giving last week 12,790 3,122 +/- for week - 147 834 +/- fiscal year 39,864-1,805 Online Giving Available at www.nlicc.org/online-giving Next Week s Nursery Attendants - 6/4 10:00 am Ray and Tami Mattozzi John and Judy Hinson 6:00 pm Steve and Kathryne Marple Prayer Chain - Have a prayer request contact either Krystal Dowell 786-4218; adowell8@msn.com or Kathy Wilson 891-7235; r2wilson22@hotmail.com. Deacon on call this week: e-mail: nlicc@nlicc.org Craig Cuddy 412-1799 (Next week: Jeff McConnell 372-3956) Contact Information Senior Pastor Douglas Kittredge* 371-9254 nlicc@nlicc.org Associate Pastor Sean Whitenack* 379-5385 sean@nlicc.org Assistant Pastor Sam Capitano College Ministry Josh Storms Anacari Storms 419-8873 samcapfamily@gmail.com 287-6570 jstorms743@gmail.com 273-4198 anacariglobal@gmail.com Elders: Dan Deaconson* 786-0389 deacd@verizon.net Chris Garcia (757) 641-6242 chrisgarcia001@hotmail.com George Giddens* 891-5522 gggiddens41@gmail.com Nathan Henriksen 737-5050 Nathan.Henriksen@gmail.com Kim Lorei 287-5778 kimlorei@verizon.net Bob McMichael** 825-2511 rmicah68@aol.com Parker Page* (540) 684-2002 parker.page@gmail.com Larry Plating 412-9513 lplating@gmail.com Joe Plaia* 604-1854 jplaia@alumni.ufl.edu Bob Rumbaugh* 419-7308 rumbaughbob@gmail.com Eric Schroeder (856) 296-1751 eric.b.schroeder@gmail.com Mark Shigley* 898-3166 shigleym@aol.com Jay Storms* (571) 408-1043 bj_storms@comcast.net Skip Tyler 891-4696 wtyler9087@gmail.com * denotes currently serving on session **denotes elder emeritus FOOD PANTRY IMMEDIATE NEEDS (3/12) Tea bags, canned fruit, cereal, pancake mix, macaroni & cheese, peanut butter & jelly, canned vegetables, toiletries
CALENDAR of EVENTS TODAY 9:00 am Children and Adult Sunday School Classes 10:00 am Worship Service - Pastor Doug Kittredge preaching 6:00 pm Evening Service - Paul Hepperle speaking 7:00 pm Senior High Youth Discipleship (youth room) / Junior High Youth Group (room 217) 7:00 pm Elder-led Prayer Time with Chris Garcia (room 142) THIS WEEK Monday Memorial Day (Office Closed) Tuesday 5:15 pm Youth Choir (music room) 6:15 pm NO Sanctuary Bells (begins again in September) 7:15 pm NO Adult Choir (begins again in September) Wednesday 4:00 pm NO Pioneer Girls (begins again in September) 7:00 pm NO Christian Service (Boys) Brigade (begins again in September) Thursday 7:00 pm Foundations Community Group Bible Study (manse 1) 7:30 pm College Bible Study (1708 Franklin Street) Friday 7:00 pm Session Meeting (room 217) 7:00 pm Deacons Meeting (room 215) Saturday 9:00 am AM Praise Team Rehearsal (sanctuary) 6:00 pm Youth Choir Dress Rehearsal NEXT SUNDAY 9:00 am Children and Adult Sunday School Classes 10:00 am Worship Service - Pastor Doug Kittredge preaching 6:00 pm Evening Service - Youth Choir musical: Ready To Fly 7:00 pm Senior High Youth OASIS / Junior High Youth Group (room 217) 7:00 pm Elder-led Prayer Time with George Giddens (room 142) FUTURE June 5 7:00 pm Congregational Meeting for the 2017-2018 annual budget (room 100) June 8 6:00 pm Dinner to honor High School graduates (RSVP to church office) June 10 7:15 am Women s Hike at White Oak Canyon Falls (contact Heather O Hara or Vickie Hepperle) June 10 10:00 am Central Virginia Justice Initiative (room 219) June 11 6:00 pm Service to honor High School graduates June 16-17 7:00 pm Auditions for Fiddler On the Roof (until 9 pm) June 17 8:00 am Men s Breakfast (fireside room) June 17 2:00 pm Baby Shower for Liz Rumbaugh at Lorei home: 5215 Leavells Crossing Drive, 22407 June 21 7:00 pm Missions Committee Meeting (room 215) June 24-July 1 Cherokee Missions Trip June 25 6:00 pm Colombia Trip Report July 17-21 Vacation Bible School September 9 Talents to Treasures: Women s Mini Conference October 13-14 Fiddler On the Roof Dinner Theater NEW LIFE KOREAN CHURCH SERVICES This week s Fighter Verses (memorization): Proverbs 6:22-23 (fighterverses.com) Sunday 1:00 pm Worship (sanctuary) Wednesday 7:30 pm Bible Study (room 203) Library Hours: Sundays 8 :50-9 :10/ /9 :45-10/11 :30 - Noon Saturday 6:00 am Prayer (sanctuary) Daily 5:30 am Prayer (Tues.-Fri.) sanctuary
Prayer and Praise This Memorial Day Weekend, we praise God for those who have given their lives in defense of our nation s freedom. We pray for those in the Air Force: Matt Oberlin, Patrick Oberlin; Army: Christopher Prevost; Marine Corps: Jeff Hamilton, Jared Hasson, Caleb Reed and J T Schultz. Praise God and congratulations to the 2017 College Graduates: Brian Marple (Liberty University, BS in Exercise Science); Paige Marple (James Madison University, MA in Accounting); Heather Hepperle (Germanna Community College, Associates in Mechanical Engineering) and Spencer Lopes (Regent University, BS in Business Marketing). We praise God for our high school and college graduates. Please let us know if you have a graduating student this year. Pray for our Colombia team. The team is Kim Lorei, Tristan Lorei, Tony Morales and Josh and Mafe Sedlak. Tristan left on May 12 for a summer internship. The rest of the team left on Thursday. Praise God for the servant leaders who faithfully serve year after year. We give thanks for Larry and Barbara Plating as they retire from serving as Christ Covenant School directors after 11 years of service. Pray for Pastor Sean and Julie as they travel back from Colorado. Pray for Jonathan Rumbaugh as he completes Basic Training for the Army Reserves on June 1. Pray for Liz as she awaits the birth of her baby in July. Pray for Jimmy Horn who is in Mary Washington Hospital. Praise God for Kehilet Haderech congregation in Karmiel, Israel as they move into a new building on June 8. Pray for Vacation Bible School. We are currently looking for servant leaders who want to impact the lives of children. VBS is scheduled for July 17-21. Announcements and Events Pastor Doug will host a dinner with the High School Graduates on Thursday night, June 8 at 6 pm at Sakura s on Plank Road. If your child plans to attend, please use the tear-off sheet to indicate and RSVP or call the church office. Learn a hands-on way to share your faith. Robin Wilson will be teaching his Sharing Your Faith Workshop with James Stewart at Salem Baptist Church from Evangelism Explosion on June 3 at 9 am. If you would like to participate, contact Robin at rwilson@eeworks.org. Our church Lost n Found is overflowing with the change of season. Please check the Lost n Found (in coatrack near Education Wing) for your missing items. Unclaimed items will be donated to Goodwill on Monday, June 5. The Baby Shower for Liz Rumbaugh will be held on Saturday, June 17 from 2-4 pm at Lorei home. Please RSVP with Mafe Sedlak 540-656- 6181 or Lucinda Lorei 540-273-4523. Liz is registered at Target and Buy Buy Baby. Bulletin folding assistance is needed on Friday, June 2. Sign up on the tear-off sheet. Prayer Request and Praise Date: This request is for Pastors and Elders only To Sign Up 2017 Graduates (name) (school) (Degree) Will attend HS Graduates Dinner with Pastor Doug (June 8th) (name ) Would like to be a Greeter Sunday morning Help fold bulletins on June 2 Would like to place flowers at the altar on Occasion: Date: For:_ Name: Phone: (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY) Need a Bible? We have Bibles available in the back of the sanctuary.. Please turn off or silence your cell phones when entering the Worship Service. Sermons and Bulletins are posted on the church website weekly at: www.nlicc.org
We Are Glad You re Here! Thank you for worshiping with us today. Please let us know of your presence. May God richly bless you! Date First and Last Name First and Last Name Family Members (Children) Email:_ Street/Apt City/State/Zip Telephone - Residence/Cell 1st visit? 2nd visit? 3rd visit? Permanent residence/here until Desire a local church home Home church What brought you to our church? Update directory information Comments Please check appropriate groups: Pre-K/K Grades1-3 Grades4-6 Jr High Sr High Age18-24 25-40 41-55 Over 55 I D LIKE INFORMATION OR INTERESTED IN: Care Group Sunday School Youth Group Missions Young Adult/College New Members Class Women s Ministry Baptism Men s Ministry Call me Music Ministry Appointment with Boys Brigade Pastor or Elder Pioneer Girls Church Membership Would like to be added to church mailing list New Life in Christ Church Sunday Service Times: Adult & Children s Sunday School Worship Service Evening Service Korean Worship Service 9:00 am 10:00 am 6:00 pm 1:00 pm Our Address: 11925 Burgess Lane Fredericksburg, VA 22407 (Behind the Spotsylvania Towne Center Mall) Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm Monday-Friday Ministry Team: Douglas Kittredge, Senior Pastor Sean Whitenack, Associate Pastor Samuel Asirifi-Addo, Church Planting Intern Jonathan Allison, Music Director, Office Admin. Christine Fulcrod, Assistant to Senior Pastor, Ass t Administrator Veronica Allison, Assistant Music Director Dayra Rumbaugh, Office Assistant Marcia Vastine, Bookkeeping Pam Lopes, Biblical Counseling: hopeforchangeva @gmail.com Josh Storms (540)287-6570, College Outreach Anacari Storms (540)273-4198, College Outreach Office 786-4848 - After Hours 786-3346 Fax 540-786-7091 Email: nlicc@nlicc.org