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Pastor..................................................... Reverend Carol Asher Home Phone: 744-7864 E-mail: clsasher2@aol.com Ministers.............................................................. All Members Director of Music............................................ Secretary............................................................. Diane Lamper Ukama/Partner........ |
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This Week in Our Church Family
Boldface = Church-sponsored events
Sunday (1/24) 10:00 am Worship and
11:00 am Fellowship and Refreshments in Gilpatric Hall
Monday (1/25) 9:00 am T’ai Chi
Tuesday (1/26) 7:30 am Spirituality
5:30-6:30pm
Wed. (1/27)
Thursday (1/28) 6:30 pm T’ai Chi
Friday (1/29) Fishing
Saturday (1/30) Fishing
Sunday (1/31) 10:00 am Worship and
11:00 am Fellowship and Refreshments in Gilpatric Hall
Thank You to Today’s Volunteers
Usher: | Robin Michaud | Nursery Care: | Gabby Smith |
Liturgist: | Kim LeBlanc | Greeters: | Dave and Lynne Sias |
Acolytes: | Travis Manville and | Fellowship Hosts: | Kent and Mary Alice Warner |
January 24, 2010 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship
Large print bulletins available—please ask an usher.
An asterisk (*) indicates “Please stand if you are able.”
Gathering for Worship
PRELUDE “Soul, Adorn Yourself With Gladness” Cruger
IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH (announcements)
PREPARING THE WAY
Entering into Worship
CHORAL INTROIT
RESPONSIVE CALL TO WORSHIP
L: We give praise and thanks to God.
P: Who has delivered us from futility and from darkened understanding.
L: We do not live in alienation from God;
P: We are not callous;
L: For we seek to put off our old nature and be renewed in our hearts and minds,
P: Putting on the new nature, created after the likeness of God,
L: A nature revealed to us in Jesus Christ.
All: Let us worship together!
*OPENING HYMN “All My Hope on God Is Founded” Hymn #88
*GATHERING PRAYER (in unison)
Giver of all good gifts, we thank you for your presence deeply embedded in our lives, and for entering our lives fully in your human face of Jesus Christ. You know our uneasiness with the claims that faith makes upon our lives, yet you linger with us in our struggle and we know we are not alone. We are thankful that you have not abandoned us and that your Spirit continues to comfort us in our search for truth. Encourage us to live the truth we find and guide us to seek the truth yet undiscovered. We are thankful for the bonds of love and faith, which connect us with other seekers around us and with you, as we live in this family of faith. We pray together, as Jesus taught us, saying: “Our Father…”
*LORD’S PRAYER (using “debts”)
CHILDREN’S STORY “A Pile of Little Things”
*PASSING OF THE PEACE
(Children will leave to go to their classes at the beginning of this greeting time.)
*HYMN “All the Way My Savior Leads Me” Hymn #559
A Time of Sharing
PRAYER JOYS AND CONCERNS
Even people who don’t believe in prayer will make an exception when
tragedy strikes.
ANTHEM “Come Bless The Lord” Lau
CALL TO PRAYER
“Lord, listen to your children praying; Lord, send your Spirit in this place.
Lord, listen to your children praying. Send us love, send us power, send us grace.”
PASTORAL PRAYER
CHORAL RESPONSE
MOMENT FOR
which benefits retired ministers and missionaries. Also being offered is
Disaster Relief for
OFFERING
Organ Offertory “Here Am I” Damon
*Doxology (sung by the people)
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise God, all creatures here below,
Praise God, above, ye heavenly host,
Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. Amen
*Prayer of Dedication
Reflecting on God’s Word
SCRIPTURE Luke 4: 1-13 p. 61 NT
SERMON “Into the Desert”
Sending
*CLOSING HYMN “If You Will Trust in God to Guide You” Hymn #565
*BENEDICTION
ORGAN POSTLUDE “
Don’t Ever (Laine Parsons)
Don’t ever try to understand everything -
Some things will just never make sense.
Don’t ever be reluctant to show your feelings -
When you’re happy, give into it!
When you’re not, live with it.
Don’t ever be afraid to try to make things better -
You might be surprised at the results.
Don’t ever take the weight of the world on your shoulders.
Don’t ever feel threatened by the future -
Take one day at a time.
Don’t ever feel guilty about the past- what’s done is done.
Learn from mistakes you might have made.
Don’t ever feel that you are alone...
There is always somebody there for you to reach out to.
Don’t ever forget that you can achieve so many of the things you can imagine -
Imagine that!
It’s not as hard as it seems.
Don’t ever stop loving
Don’t ever stop believing
Don’t ever stop dreaming your dreams.
Can Anybody Hear Me?
A man climbs to the top of the snow covered mountain, wondering, “Can God really hear me from here?” So he yells: “God, what should I do with my life?”
“Feed the hungry, strive for justice, work for peace,” says a big voice from somewhere.
“Oh,” said the man. “I was just testing.”
“I know,” said the voice. “So was I.”
Tempted to Play God
Both Adam and Jesus were tempted by the chance to play God. Whereas Adam stepped over a line and found humanity a curse, Jesus stayed behind the line and made humanity a blessing. One tried to be God; one was content to be a human being. The irony is that the one who tried to be God did not do too well as a human being, while the one who was content to be human became known as the Son of God.
The Decoy
The February 26,1974 edition of Insight told the story of Major William Martin, a British subject who is buried near Huelvo on the southern coast of
The Allies had invaded
Major Martin’s body washed ashore, and Axis intelligence operatives soon found him, thinking he had crashed at sea. They passed the secret documents through Axis hands all the way to Hitler’s headquarters. So while Allied forces moved toward
Satan works with more cunning than even the Allied plan, getting us to fight many temptations in places where the real battle isn’t. Often, temptations hurt far most where we least expect them.
“Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. Everything old has passed away. See, all things have been made new!” 2 Corinthians 5:17
This verse is for you to think about and learn. Adults, please help your smaller children learn the part that is bolded.
Announcements
Welcome to all!
The Bible says: “Draw near to God and God will draw near to you” (James 4:8). May all barriers between God and ourselves be removed. Let us open our spirits to the Spirit of God and discover the power and peace of God surging within us. Blessings on all! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Pledge Cards
Do you know where your pledge card is? Your commitment to the financial health of our church is essential—please turn in a card indicating your giving for 2010 in the offering plate or to the church office. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fund-raiser at Fishing
The youth will be selling “hot stuff” (hot coffee, hot chocolate and hot dogs) near the
We will again sponsor the
Souper Bowl—a small way to make a big difference
Twenty years ago, a youth group in NC realized that much food was enjoyed by those watching the Super Bowl game… yet MANY people didn’t have even a bowl of soup to eat. These youth have continued to challenge churches all over the country to give one food item and one dollar on Super Bowl Sunday (February 7th) to be given to a local food pantry. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Help with newsletter
Volunteers are needed Thursday, January 28th at 1:00 PM to help collate the newsletter.
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Christmas Fund
THE CHRISTMAS FUND benefits those who have served the church as professional leaders. This offering provides bonus checks at Christmas-time, emergency grants for crises faced by low-income clergy and widowed spouses, and supplements small pensions and health-plan costs for clergy in need; church leaders with no expectations of growth in earning power are able to cope, with your help. Our January mission is THE CHRISTMAS FUND. Please say “thank you” to those professional leaders who have served us well in the past and share some of your blessings by contributing generously to the CHRISTMAS FUND. God is still speaking (through you!)
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Disaster Relief
Money from the interdenominational offering One Great Hour of Sharing has already been sent to