First Presbyterian Church For Christ in the Heart of Charlotte Founded in 1821 Order of Worship Fourth Sunday in Lent March 11, 2018 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. You are invited to use the time before the service to prepare your heart and mind for worship. In consideration of others, please silence your cell phones. Preparation Prelude Plein jeu and Cromorne sur la Taille François Couperin Words of Welcome Choral Call to Worship Adoration The Reverend Katherine Kerr arnsberg God, reveal your presence; gladly we adore you, and with awe appear before you. Holy is your temple; all within keep silence; humbly bow with deepest reverence. You alone now we own as our God and Savior. Praise your name forever. *Hymn No. 415 Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy restoration
Large-print hymnals and Bibles are available. Please let an usher know if you would like one. The rosebud in the sanctuary celebrates the birth of Asher Paul Cox, son of Michael and Christina Cox. 5 Call to Confession Confession Call to Prayer (choir sings first, then congregation joins) & # # 6 8 Prayer of Confession All: The Reverend Katelyn Gordon Cooke œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ Come, bring your bur - dens to God; come, bring your bur - dens to God; & # # œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ come, bring your bur - dens to God, for Je - sus will nev - er say no. Merciful God, Forgive us when the distance between our head and our heart is the longest, hardest journey of all. Forgive us when we know the right answers, but we do not follow with right action. Forgive us when we know you are God, but we are too afraid to trust you. Forgive us when we know our neighbors need us, but we remain unconvinced our little lives can make a difference. Assurance of Pardon One: Friends, believe the good news. All: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Reagan is the daughter of David and Christy Priester. Meyer is the son of Ian and Lindsay McNabb. The 11 a.m. service is televised over WSOC-TV, Channel 9, this morning and streamed live at www.firstpres-charlotte.org. *Response (Hymn No. 215, stanza 1) wondrous love What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul, what wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss to bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul, to bear the dreadful curse for my soul! Sacrament of Baptism (9 a.m.) Hymn No. 188 Sacrament of Baptism Reagan Haley Priester (11 a.m.) Meyer James McNabb jesus loves me 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. *Apostles Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. Children in kindergarten through 2nd grade may leave for First Church. They will return to the sanctuary during the last hymn. Younger children may go to the nursery.
Prayer for Illumination Proclamation Scripture Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 pew Bible pg. 559 One: This is the word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God. The sanctuary flowers are given to the glory of God and in honor of the marriage of Allison Claire Coggins and William Lee Robertson, III on March 10, 2018. Anthem None Other Lamb Joseph Roff None other lamb; none other name; none other hope in heaven or earth or sea; none other hiding place from guilt and shame, none beside thee. My faith burns low; my hope burns low; only my heart s desire cries out in me; by the deep thunder of its want and woe cries out to thee. Lord, thou art life though I be dead; love s fire thou art, however cold I be. Nor heaven have I, nor place to lay my head; nor home, but thee. Amen. Scripture John 3:11-21 pew Bible pg. 94 Sermon The Promise of Eternal Life The Reverend Pen Peery *Hymn No. 209 My Song Is Love Unknown love unknown Response Recognition of Seniors (11 a.m.) Prayers of the People The Reverend Pen Peery The Reverend Erika Funk Stewardship of Life Presentation of Tithes and Offering Offertory Anthem God So Loved the World John Stainer God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoso believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life. *Doxology (Hymn No. 606) old hundredth Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise him all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. *Prayer of Dedication and 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. Sending Forth *Hymn No. 634 To God Be the Glory to god be the glory *Charge and Benediction *Benediction Response Amen danish Postlude Dialogue on the Grands Jeux François Couperin A time of personal prayer is offered following both services. If you would like to pray with a pastor and a member of our prayer team, please meet them in the sanctuary overflow area after the 9 a.m. service or in the chapel following the 11 a.m. service. * Please stand if you are able.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CLASS OF 2018 Lake Norman Charter High School Charlotte Latin School The McCallie School Charlotte Country Day School Davis Lane McMillan Charlotte Latin School Charlotte Country Day School Paxton Riley Williamson Reese Torstrick Davy Rayner Elizabeth Carter Pandos John Owens Emily Orrell Ansley Nurkin Charles Alexander Mayo Jack Woods Mallory Anna Elizabeth Mack Kate Leo Hannah Leo Abigail Justis Matthew Johnson Will Hull Will Griffin Abigail Kennedy Giles Adele Robertson Campbell Matthew M Cauley Fryling Jack Bitter Alexandra Fauber Ayer
*Hymn No. 415 1 Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, weak and wounded, sick and sore; Jesus ready stands to save you, full of pity, love, and power. Refrain: I will arise and go to Jesus; he will embrace me in his arms. In the arms of my dear Savior, O there are ten thousand charms. Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy 3 Come, ye weary, heavy laden, lost and ruined by the fall; if you tarry till you re better, you will never come at all. (Refrain) 4 Let not conscience make you linger, nor of fitness fondly dream; all the fitness he requireth is to feel your need of him. (Refrain) 2 Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome; God s free bounty glorify, true belief and true repentance, every grace that brings you nigh. (Refrain) *Hymn No. 209 1 My song is love unknown, my Savior s love to me, love to the loveless shown that they might lovely be. O who am I that for my sake my Lord should take frail flesh, and die? 2 He came from heaven s throne salvation to bestow; the world that was his own would not its Savior know. But O my Friend, my Friend indeed, who at my need his life did spend! My Song Is Love Unknown 3 Sometimes we strew his way, and his sweet praises sing, resounding all the day hosannas to our King. Then Crucify! is all our breath, and for his death we thirst and cry. 4 Unheeding, we will have our dear Lord made away, a murderer to save, the prince of life to slay. Yet steadfast he to suffering goes, that he his foes from thence might free. 5 Here might I stay and sing, no story so divine: never was love, dear King, never was grief like thine. This is my Friend, in whose sweet praise I all my days could gladly spend. 6 You shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Allelu, alleluia! *Hymn No. 634 1 To God be the glory; great things he has done! So loved he the world that he gave us his Son, who yielded his life an atonement for sin, and opened the life-gate that all may go in. To God Be the Glory Refrain: Praise the Lord, praise the Lord; let the earth hear his voice! Praise the Lord, praise the Lord; let the people rejoice! O come to the Father through Jesus the Son, and give him the glory: great things he has done! 2 Great things he has taught us; great things he has done, and great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; but purer and higher and greater will be our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see. (Refrain)