Sunday, September 16, 2018 Dr. Barry Cureton Shepherding Pastor Phill & Kelly Thomas Youth Directors
Worship Service Meditation Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen. Prelude Welcome and Announcements Dr. Barry Cureton Silent Prayer of Preparation Song of Ascent Lord, I Need You Matt Maher Lord, I come, I confess Bowing here I find my rest Without You I fall apart You re the One that guides my heart Chorus Lord, I need You, oh, I need You Every hour I need You My one defense, my righteousness Oh God, how I need You Where sin runs deep Your grace is more Where grace is found is where You are And where You are, Lord, I am free Holiness is Christ in me (to chorus) Bridge Teach my song to rise in You When temptation comes my way And when I cannot stand I ll fall on You Jesus, You re my hope and stay (to chorus)
Ending You re my one defense, my righteousness Oh God, how I need you My one defense, my righteousness Oh God, how I need you Call to Worship Psalm 96:1-10 *Hymn of Praise Ye Servants of God #136 *Invocation *The Lord s Prayer pg. xii Confession of Sin Psalm 51: 1-17 Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against You, and You only have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight that You may be found just when You speak and blameless when You judge. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me. Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me hear joy and gladness; that the bones You have broken may rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall be converted to You. Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Your praise. For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart These O God, You will not despise.
Words of Assurance 1 Peter 2:9, 10 Shepherding Prayer Elder Michael Anderson *Songs of Praise Beautiful, Scandalous Night Bob Bennett Praise Team Go on up to the mountain for mercy To the crimson perpetual tide Kneel down on the shore, be thirsty no more Go under and be purified Follow Christ to the holy mountain Sinner sorry and wrecked by the fall Cleanse your heart and your soul in the fountain that flows For you and me and for all Chorus At the wonderful, tragic, mysterious tree On a beautiful scandalous night, you and me Were atoned by His blood and forever washed white On a beautiful scandalous night Verse 2 On the hillside you will be delivered At the foot of the cross justified And your spirit restored by the river that pours From our blessed Savior's side (chorus) Blessed Be Your Name Matt & Beth Redman Blessed Be Your Name In the land that is plentiful Where Your streams of abundance flow Blessed be Your name Blessed Be Your name When I'm found in the desert place Though I walk through the wilderness Blessed Be Your name
Pre-Chorus: Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise When the darkness closes in, Lord Still I will say Chorus Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your name Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your glorious name Verse 2 Blessed be Your name When the sun's shining down on me When the world's 'all as it should be' Blessed be Your name Blessed be Your name On the road marked with suffering Though there's pain in the offering Blessed be Your name (to pre-chorus) Bridge You give and take away, You give and take away, My heart will choose to say: Lord, Blessed be Your name! (repeat) (to chorus after 2x) CCLI 578579 Offertory He Giveth More Grace Linda Runkles Arr. Mark Hayes He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater, He sendeth more strength as the labors increase; To added afflictions He addeth His mercy, To multiplied trials He multiplies peace. [Refrain:] His love has no limits, His grace has no measure, His power no boundary known unto men; For out of His infinite riches in Jesus He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again.
Sermon Scripture 1 Thess. 1:1-10 [Children ages 4-2nd grade are dismissed for Wonders of Worship (Children s Church) with Denise Madden & Maxine Saylor] Sermon Gospel Consequence, Part Two Rev Chuck Garriott Witness *Closing Hymn I Love to Tell the Story #387 *Benediction Postlude *Those who are able, please stand. Today we welcome to the pulpit Charles Garriott. Chuck was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and educated at the University of Baltimore and Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. For over twenty years he pastored in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He develops ministry to those in government in Washington, D.C., state, and international capitals, under the auspices of Mission to North America, Presbyterian Church in America. He has authored Work Excellence: A Biblical Perspective of Work; Obama Prayer: Prayers for the 44th President and Rulers: Gospel and Government. He lives with his wife Debby in the District of Columbia. They have four children and six grandchildren. The Elders welcome the opportunity to meet you, talk with you or pray for you after church. They will be stationed by the Communion Table following the service. Sermon Audio: If you would like to re-listen to this week s sermon or any of Liberty s previous sermons you can find them online at sermonaudio.com. ANNOUNCEMENTS SMALL GROUP ANNOUNCEMENTS The Randallstown Small Group will meet on the following dates for lunch and a movie. More information will be coming later. 9/30, 10/21, 11/18 and 12/16. We hope you can bring a sandwich and join us. Beverages and dessert will be provided.
SAVE THE DATE Friday. September 21 for a Praise Team Coffee House. ATTENTION MEN OF LIBERTY You are invited to the 22nd Annual Carroll County Christian Men's Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, October 6 from 8:00-10:00 a.m. at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Hall, 2030 Pleasant Valley Rd South, Westminster 21158. The keynote speaker is Mark Stephens, Mid-Atlantic Coordinator at Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Tickets are $15 each, Students and Pastors Free. For tickets call Carl Hancock 410-795-4599 or Paul Weitzel 410-795-3841. FOCUS ON MISSIONS Liberty PCA Missionary Update: We have supported Stephen & Berenice Rarig, missionaries with MTW, for over 20 years in western Australia (Perth). In that time, they have started a seminary, trained pastors from many denominations, grown their presbytery, as well as working with other denominations to reach people with the Gospel. Further, Berenice has not only developed as a well-known Christian artist, mentoring others, but also using the Arts as a means to communicate the Gospel to cultures around the world and use Christian Art to influence it, to the Glory of God! Through the Lord s miraculous hand, they have worked themselves out of a job in Australia, i.e. God has raised up leaders through their efforts to carry on the work without them. God has given them a new challenge: To rebirth the Church in the South Pacific. The Rarigs have set up a team to revitalize and regrow the church there, including using the Arts to engage the culture. It is just beginning. They reported this to us last Sunday night, at the Ice Cream social. However, they have a significant need to refill support reserve (MTW Project 16501) of $9000; they do not have enough money to get paid in October. If you wish to help them with this need, you can designate money to Missions Rarigs in the regular Sunday offering or make a contribution on line at the MTW website. There, you can also read about the Project, using the MAKE Collective (project 96232); they need $18,000 more to get a matching grant. They have other needs as well, that a Missions Committee member can tell you about (like the Time Piece Art fund). Please pray for them: 1) For God to guide them is the birthing of this new ministry, 2) raising the funds to get it started, 3) preparing to travel back.
A SCUF REUNION! If you were involved in the SCUF group led by Mark and Carolyn Hammett, we would love to reconnect with you at a reunion on September 29th, 3 to 7 p.m., at St. Stephen s Church. For the reunion, we are asking each person OR family to bring a side dish to share. The main dish, desserts and drinks will be provided for a small fee. Single: $8 Couple: $15 Family: $25 To RSVP, please mail a check to Mark Hammett, 6034 Oakland Mills Road, Eldersburg, MD 21784. Please direct questions to Carolyn Hammett at stamping@qis.net. SPOTLIGHT ON LIBERTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL This month, Liberty Christian School welcomed 180 children as it began its thirty-eighth year as a ministry of Liberty Church. God has blessed the school with consistent enrollment, financial stability and tremendous teachers and staff. Our mission continues to be: Partnering with Christian parents to provide a quality Christ centered education. It is a blessing to minister to these children that God has given us to love, educate and to share the Gospel with. This summer major improvements were made to the school. We renovated several classrooms, the media center and the office. We were able to enhance security and beautify the landscape in the front of the school. We would like to see the church and school become more involved with each other since the school is a ministry of the church. To that end, we are having a luncheon for the congregation in the school following the worship service on LCS Sunday, October 14 th. It will be an opportunity for all to see the improvements to the school and to meet some of the teachers, parents and students of LCS. We also are planning a worship service for the church and the school on Friday night October 19 th. Please pray for the school, that it would have the fragrance of the knowledge of Him everywhere. (II Cor. 2:14)
Schedule of Volunteers September 16 September 23 Nursery 9:30 a.m. Combined Nursery 10:30 a.m. Noah s Ark Room Lisa Byrd Peggy Walker, Beth Harlan Linda Anderson Meghan Ruch, Becky Vega Lock-up Charlie Hancock, Steve Vega Tom Crone, Jamey Hoff Sound Zach Dugan Nathan Goedeke Greeters Alan & Barbara Hunzeker Ken & Debbie Stetson Usher Team Leader Geof Smith Geof Smith Adult Sunday School Classes Hebrews Charles Cate Fellowship Hall Westminster Confession of Faith Barry Cureton Parlor New Adult Sunday School class beginning September 23. Plan to take a short-excursion into the Old Testament looking at the prophet Elijah, a gifted man of God yet very human. He spoke God s judgment on Israel during the reign of wicked King Ahab ( Kings 17) but he has an important message for New Testament believers. Join us during the Sunday School hour.
Weekly Calendar Sunday, September 16 9:30 am Sunday School for All Ages 10:30 am Coffee Fellowship 10:45 am Worship Service 12:30 pm Nominating Committee Meeting Tuesday, September 18 7:00 pm Battalion/Chapelgate PCA Wednesday, September 19 6:30 pm Prayer Group 6:30 pm Stockade and Pioneer Girls 7:00 pm Choir 7:00 pm Men s Bible Study Thursday, September 20 7:00 pm Women s Bible Study/Fellowship Hall 6:30 Men s Night Out Sunday, September 23 9:30 am Sunday School for All Ages 10:30 am Coffee Fellowship 10:45 am Worship Service 12:30 Acts 2:42 Small Group