Nassau Presbyterian Church February 10, 2019 9:15 and 11:00 am
Gathering God calls us together to offer praise, acknowledge sin, and celebrate our adoption as forgiven children. Prelude Organ Concerto in F Major George Frideric Handel HWV 295 I. Larghetto Introit Be Still and Know That I Am God Hymn 414 At the sign you may stand. Hymn indicates the red pew hymnal Glory to God. Bold text is read or sung in unison. Be still and know that I am God. Be still and know that I am God. Call to Worship Deuteronomy 6 : 4 8 Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. Come, people of God, let us worship God with all our hearts, with all our souls, and with all our might! Opening Hymn I Sing the Mighty Power of God Hymn 32 Prayer of Confession Eternal God, in whom we live and move and have our being, whose face is hidden from us by our sins, and whose mercy we forget in the blindness of our hearts: Cleanse us from all our offenses, and deliver us from proud thoughts and vain desires, that with reverent and humble hearts we may draw near to you, confessing our faults, confiding in your grace, and finding in you our refuge and strength; through Jesus Christ your Son. Amen.
Assurance of Forgiveness Friends in Christ, hear and believe the good news of the Gospel. In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Thanks be to God. Response of Praise Know That God Is Good Hymn 659 Shona text verse, followed by English verses Words of Welcome Anthem 9:15 Jesus Loves Me William B. Bradbury arr. Mark Loria *Jesus loves me! This I know, for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong. They are weak, but he is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so. Jesus loves me! This I know, as he loved so long ago, Taking children on his knee, saying, Let them come to me. *Congregation will be invited to join at repeat. Anthem 11:00 Be Thou My Vision arr. Bob Chilcott Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, Be all else but naught to me, save that thou art; Be thou my best thought in the day and the night, both waking and sleeping, thy presence my light. Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word; Be thou ever with me, and I with thee, Lord; Thou my soul s shelter, and thou my high tower; raise thou me heavenward, O Power of my power. Be thou and thou only the first in my heart; O Sovereign of heaven, my treasure thou art; Great heart of my heart, whatever befall, still be thou my vision, O Ruler of all.
Proclaiming the Word We encounter the Word in speech and song as we interpret and expound scripture. Time with Children 9:15 Children may leave for Church School classes. Teachers and ushers can assist in finding classrooms. 11:00 Children pre-kindergarten or age four to grade three may leave for Worship Explorers in Room 302. Prayer for Illumination God of abundant life, your grace is our daily bread. Nourish us by your Word and fill us with your Spirit so that we may grow in faith and love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. First Scripture Lesson Luke 5 : 1 11 pg 62 Second Scripture Lesson Psalm 139 pg 577 Sermon Second Thoughts Anne Stewart Thanksgiving We respond by presenting our offerings, setting the table, lifting prayers, and praising the triune God. Sermon Hymn You Are Before Me, Lord Psalter 139 D, pg 912 Affirmation of Faith Psalm 23 (KJV) The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Offertory Pilgrims Hymn music Stephen Paulus (from The Three Hermits) text Michael Dennis Browne Even before we call on your name to ask you, O God, When we seek for the words to glorify you, you hear our prayer. Unceasing love, O unceasing love, surpassing all we know. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Even with darkness sealing us in, we breathe your name, and through all the days that follow so fast, we trust in you, Endless your grace, O endless your grace, beyond all mortal dream. Both now and forever and unto ages and ages, Amen. Doxology G & # Œ œ œ œ Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow All Blessings Flow C Am7 Dsus D œ œ œ œ w Œ œ œ œ Praise God, from whom all bless- ings ßow; praise Christ, all G D & # œ œ Am7 œ œ Dsus w D Am7 Œ œ œ œ peo - ple here be - low; praise Ho - ly Spir - it ev - er - D G Am7 œ œ œ œ & # G w C Am7 G Œ œ œ œ œ œ Am7 ú D ú G w more; praise Tri - une God, whom we a - dore. Text 1988 Neil Wetherhogg; music 2008 Hal Hopson; reprinted for convenience from Glory to God 2013 Westminster John Knox Press. Prayers of the People and the Lord s Prayer The Lord s Prayer is recited in the language closest to your heart. The common English text may be found in the hymnal on pg 11, the traditional, pg 35; Spanish, pg 40; and Korean, pg 45.
Sending We follow the Word into the world, sent forth with God s blessing to lives of service and love. Closing Hymn God, Be the Love to Search and Keep Me Hymn 543 Benediction Response Going and Coming Joachim Schwartz Postlude Organ Concerto in F Major George Frideric Handel HWV 295 II. Allegro Preacher Anne Stewart Anne Stewart is Associate Vice President for Communication and Deputy to the President at Princeton Theological Seminary. She is a graduate of Princeton Seminary (MDiv) and Emory University (PhD, Old Testament). Anne is a Presbyterian minister and the author of Poetic Ethics in Proverbs: Wisdom Literature and the Shaping of the Moral Self. Liturgists David A. Davis Corrie Berg 9:15 Lauren McFeaters 11:00 Time with Children Corrie Berg Musicians Joyful Noise 9:15 Emily Vite, director Carol Choir 9:15 Cantorei 11:00 Camille Ladendorf, soloist Ingrid Ladendorf, director Adult Choir Noel Werner, director Michael Ryan, student organist Cover Hands, a linocut by Elizabeth Steele Halstead. Flowers The flowers in the Sanctuary are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Robert B. Rodgers by his wife and children.
The Week Ahead February 11 February 17 Monday, Feb. 11 1:00 pm Nassau Stitchers Conference Room Tuesday, Feb. 12 9:30 am Staff Devotions Niles Chapel 10:30 am Staff Meeting Conference Room 1:00 pm GraceNotes Singers Kingston Presbyterian Church 5:30 pm Presbytery of New Brunswick Ewing Presbyterian Church Wednesday, Feb. 13 4:00 PM Homework Hangout Room 302 4:15 PM Carol Choir 4:15 PM In Choir Bible Study Conference Room 4:15 PM Joyful Noise Nile Chapel 5:15 PM Choir 3 4 5 5:15 PM Choir Family Co-Op Dinner 7:30 PM Adult Choir Thursday, Feb. 14 9:00 Am Stretch Center Pray Room 301 10:00 am Al-Anon Conference Room; Library 5:00 PM Handbell Coaching and Training Room 202 5:30 PM Nassau Festival Ringers Room 202 6:45 PM Nassau Chamber Ringers Room 202 7:00 PM Youth Ministry Committee Conference Room Friday, Feb. 15 7:00 am Women s Early Morning Bible Study Contact Carol Wehrheim 7:30 Am Men s Breakfast Saturday, Feb. 16 No Scheduled Events Sunday, Feb. 17 9:15 am Education for all ages and classrooms 9:15 am Worship Sanctuary 10:15 am Fellowship 11:00 am Worship Sanctuary 11:15 AM Worship Explorers Room 302 5:00 PM Cantorei 5:00 PM Middle School Fellowship Room 302 5:30 PM Breaking Bread Music Rehearsal Niles Chapel 6:00 PM Youth Dinner 6:30 PM Breaking Bread Niles Chapel 6:40 PM Middle School Choir 6:40 PM Senior High Fellowship Room 302 7:30 Pm Breaking Bread Dinner Tending the Flock Birth Charlotte Lily Hammell, daughter of Mary and Darren Hammell on January 18, 2019 in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Death David Allen, brother of Deborah Thomas on February 1, 2019 in Evanston, Illinois.
TODAY AT NASSAU Education for all ages 9:15 am Niles Chapel and Classrooms Worship 9:15 am Sanctuary Mission Fair: Love Your Neighbor 10:15 am Worship 11:00 am Sanctuary Worship Explorers 11:15 AM Room 302 New School for Music Study Faculty Recital 2:30 PM Sanctuary Cantorei 5:00 PM Middle School Fellowship 5:00 PM Room 304 Breaking Bread Music Rehearsal 5:30 PM Niles Chapel Youth Dinner 6:00 PM Breaking Bread 6:30 PM Niles Chapel Middle School Choir 6:40 PM Senior High Fellowship 6:40 PM Room 302 Welcome to Nassau Church Children.Children are always welcome in our services of worship. Childcare is available for infants and toddlers in the Nursery (Lower Level), 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Church School takes place during the 9:15 AM service. Classes for age 2 and grades 6 to 12 begin at 9:15 AM. Preschoolers to grade 5 participate in the first part of the service and are then dismissed to their classes. All classes conclude at 10:30 AM. Worship Explorers is a child-focused alternative worship setting during 11:00 AM worship for children age 4 to grade 3. Children attend the first part of the service and are then dismissed to Room 302 (Third Floor). Order CDs of the service. Stop by the sound room. Connect to our online community life. Visit nassauchurch.org for information and join our Facebook group for community life. Follow our Facebook page and Twitter and Instagram feeds (@ nassauchurch) for news, recaps of events, and snapshots of life at Nassau. Connect to pastors or staff. Contact the office. Online giving. See Give Now on the website or give via the Church Life app. Accessibility. The church lot has reserved parking, and there are six reserved street spaces on Sundays. Ramp access to the building is from the parking lot. Ask an usher for an assistive hearing device, a largeprint bulletin or hymnal, an accessible pew, or a wheelchair. Ushers can also direct you to the elevator to access other floors. 61 Nassau Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08542 609-924-0103 nassauchurch.org Printed on 10% pcf recycled paper. Please recycle.