The Lord’s Day
July 25, 2010
Reflection
We must always be accepted for Christ’s sake, or we cannot ever be accepted at all. This is not true of us only “when we believe.” It is just as true after we have believed. It will continue to be true as long as we live. Our need of Christ does not cease with our believing; nor does the nature of our relation to Him or to God through Him ever alter, no matter what our attainments in Christian graces or our achievements in Christian behavior may be.
It is always on His “blood and righteousness” alone that we can rest.
B. B. Warfield
Call to Worship Psalm 96: 1-6
Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. Sing to
the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his
glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is
the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. For all
the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. Splendor and
majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary.
Our
Prayers to God
Hymn of Praise
Invocation (followed by 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
Call to
Confession Luke 12:34
For where your treasure
is, there your heart will be also.
Prayer of
Confession
Father, we come to you this morning
as people who need to be renewed. We
need to be made whole. We confess that
we need You to heal us for we cannot heal ourselves.
We confess our wandering hearts. We run after acceptance, prestige, wealth,
order, pleasure and novelty in a desperate effort to heal our hearts. None of these can help us, and none can make
us whole. Yet we are slow to learn. Forgive us, we pray.
We confess our faithless hearts. We have looked for redemption everywhere but
in your arms. We haven’t looked there,
because we doubt Your love for us.
Forgive us, we pray.
Now, O Lord, accept our confession
and draw us near. We ask this not because
we deserve it, or even because of the honesty of our confession, but for the
sake of Jesus. You rejected Him, the
innocent, in order to embrace us, the guilty.
In His name we pray. Amen.
Silent
Confession
Call to Confession
2 Corinthians 5:21
God made him who had no
sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Songs of
Renewal
How
Great Is Our God
The splendor of the King, clothed in majesty
Let all the earth rejoice, all the earth rejoice
He wraps himself in light, and darkness tries to
hide
And trembles at His voice, and trembles at His
voice
Chorus
How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, all will see
How great, how great is our God
Age to age He stands, and time is in His hands
Beginning and the End, beginning and the End
The Godhead, Three in One, Father, Spirit, Son
The Lion and the Lamb, the Lion and the Lamb
Chorus
Name above all names…Worthy of all praise
My heart will sing how great is our God
Name above all names…Worthy of all praise
My heart will sing how great is our God
Chorus
God of Wonders
Lord of all creation, of
water, earth and sky
The heavens are Your
tabernacle. Glory to the Lord on high.
Chorus
God of Wonders beyond our galaxy.
You are holy, holy.
The universe declares Your majesty.
You are holy, holy.
Lord of heaven and earth (Lord of heaven and earth)
Lord of heaven and earth (Lord of heaven and earth)
Early in the morning, I
will celebrate the light;
And when I stumble in the
darkness, I will call Your name by night.
God of Wonders beyond our galaxy.
You are holy, holy.
The universe declares Your majesty.
You are holy, holy.
Lord of heaven and earth (Lord of heaven and earth)
Lord of heaven and earth (Lord of heaven and earth)
Hallelujah! to the Lord of Heaven
and Earth (4x’s)
Repeat Chorus
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Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
Confession of Faith The Nicene Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and
invisible; And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten
of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very
God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all
things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven,
and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; and
was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and
the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into
heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again,
with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no
end.
And I believe in the
Holy Ghost the Lord, and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father and the
Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who
spake by the Prophets. And I believe in one holy Catholic and
Announcements
(children age 4 through 1st grade may be
dismissed for children’s church)
Sermon “I am with you...I will watch over
you...wherever you go...” Genesis 28
Rev. Rick Searle
Meditation
& Response
Guidelines for Reception of Communion
Communion, also called
The Lord’s Supper or the Eucharist, is the family meal of Christians. We invite
all committed followers of Jesus Christ to partake of this sacrament: those who
are baptized members of a congregation that proclaims the gospel, who are at
peace with God and with their neighbor, and who seek strength to live more
faithfully for Christ. If you are not a Christian, or if you are not prepared
to share in this meal, we encourage you to spend this time in prayer. We hope
that this time is helpful to you as you consider your relationship with Jesus
Christ and with His people, the church.
Invitation to the
Lord’s Table
Prayers of Meditation
for Those Not Communing
If you are not able to receive Communion, please use this
time to meditate on one of the following…
Prayer for Those
Searching for Truth
Lord Jesus, you claim
to be the way, the truth, and the life.
Grant that I might be undaunted by the cost of following you as I
consider the reasons for doing so. If
what you claim is true, please guide me, teach me, and open to me the reality
of who you are. Give me an understanding
of you that is coherent, convincing, and that leads to the life that you
promise. Amen.
Prayer of Belief
Lord Jesus, I admit
that I am weaker and more sinful than I ever before believed, but through you I
am more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope. I thank you for paying my debt, bearing my
punishment on the cross, and offering forgiveness and new life. Knowing that You have been raised from the
dead, I turn from my sins and receive you as Savior and Lord. Amen.
Prayer of Commitment
Lord Jesus, you have
called us to follow you in baptism and in a life of committed discipleship in
your church. Grant that I may take the
necessary steps to be one with your people, and live in the fullness of your
Spirit. Amen.
The Lord’s Supper
Doxology
Benediction
Sermon
Text
Genesis
28
So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him and
commanded him: "Do not marry a Canaanite woman. 2 Go at once to Paddan
6 Now Esau learned that Isaac had
blessed Jacob and had sent him to Paddan Aram to take a wife from there, and
that when he blessed him he commanded him, "Do not marry a Canaanite
woman," 7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to
Paddan Aram. 8 Esau then realized how
displeasing the Canaanite women were to his father Isaac; 9 so he went to
Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Ishmael
son of Abraham, in addition to the wives he already had.
10 Jacob left
11 When he
reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set.
Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.
12 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top
reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
13 There above it stood the LORD, and he said: "I am the LORD, the God of
your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants
the land on which you are lying. 14 Your descendants will be like the dust of
the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north
and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your
offspring. 15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will
bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have
promised you."
16 When Jacob awoke from his sleep,
he thought, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of
it." 17 He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is
none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven."
18 Early the next morning Jacob took the stone
he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of
it. 19 He called that place
21 so that I
return safely to my father's house, then the LORD will be my God 22 and this
stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God's house, and of all that you
give me I will give you a tenth."
Please pray for...
Prayer
Families: Gilliland (Joe/Diane), Goode, Gray, Greene
Hispanic
Ministries: ESL
Christian
Education Ministries at church, home and school
Pregnancy: Andrea Callahan, April
Mogge
Engagements: Andrew Robinson & Christina Santivasci
Military: Jimmy
Achenbach (deployed), Jon Mattox, Noah Freeman, John Rhodes, David Washington,
Aaron Pugh, Rick Hendricks (deployed), Jeff Mitchell (deployed)
FPC Missions:
Church Ministry: WIC
Church Leaders &
Staff:
College Students: Thomas
Walker, Matthew Burleigh, Maryellyn Fenn,
Our Christian love and
sympathy to
Alison Belcher, Amy
Minish’s sister, hospitalized following a stroke
Bill Brazelton, who
suffered a stroke and is undergoing rehabilitation at NHC room 420
Priase the Lord for the
early release of Lee Anne Clark from the Mayo Clinic.. Continue to pray for her
as she recovers at home from a stem cell infusion.
The Burleigh family,
The Sawyer family, Gordon & Jean Johnson
Kathy Hudson, Doyle
McGee, Bernice Whitman,
Those being cared for at home or an extended
care facility: Vera Searle, Tommie
Underwood, Loretta Edwards, Emily
Bowie, Dottie
Brazelton
Those who
are battling cancer: Louisa Hensleigh
Clyce, Pete Mayes, Christy Strickland, Clifford Herndon, Carol Russell, Sheila
Hunt, Shirley Coker, LeaAnn Bostick
Ruling Elders
Jimmy Miller Boyce
Callahan Alan Robinson Phil Stumbo
Roy Flannagan Roger
Sawyer Peck
Mallory Jack Totherow
Teaching Elders
Rick Searle (Pastor) Erik McDaniel (Assistant Pastor)
Steve Mayes (Assistant Pastor of Church Planting)
Deacons
Vince Mattox Harry
Knight Trey Hudson
David Miller Shannon
Robertson Joby
Walker
Announcements
GOTE…The Youth Group and their families are
invited to go out to eat after Sunday School this morning at the Arby’s
in the
Attention
Officers…There is a Stated Meeting
this Tuesday, July 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the Yellow Room.
Paintball
anyone??? It's never a good
plan to arm teen-agers and permit them to shoot at you, but that's exactly what
we have in store this Thursday, July 29th, at Shocco Springs!
Hopefully some of our more expert warriors (Charlie Ping, David Miller, etc!)
can make it out to teach these youngsters a thing or two as well! We’ll meet at the church at 7:30 a.m. All participants need to fill out a waiver
and release form, available in the church office.
Frappes & Friends…The Youth Group will meet at
Faith Presbyterian Youth Saturday Soccer League…Mark your calendar and
set aside Saturday, August 7, for FPYSSL Skills Day. Registration forms for FPYSSL are available
in the church office. Pre-registration is appreciated
Sunday
School New Quarter…Sunday
School classes have resumed. Join us
this quarter as we focus on worship/doctrine by studying The Apostles’
Creed.
The College & Career Small Group...meets on Tuesday evenings this summer. We are
studying spiritual disciplines such as: Confession, Fasting, Meditation,
Prayer, and Worship. Come join us as we learn to seek God and to do His
will through a variety of spiritual disciplines that have been practiced by
Christians throughout time and around the world. We will meet this week at
IGNITE Calhoun County…Several pastors in the
area have been meeting together and praying that God would build the unity of
His Church in Calhoun County through periodically serving the people in our
community in various ways. We're calling our group
"IGNITE
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Hayes
Harrison (29th)
This Week’s Schedule
Sunday:
10:55
am Sunday School for all ages
12:00
noon GOTE
Tuesday: 10:00 am
6:30
pm Stated Meeting in the Yellow
Room
Thursday: 7:30 am Youth Group Paint Ball
Children’s Ministry
This Week: Infant
Worship: Donna Wadsworth & Sheena Sawyer
2-3
Year Worship: Peck Mallory & Kris Herndon
4
Yrs-1st grade: Jay
Walker & Susan Land
Next Week: Infant
Worship: Phyllis Berthiaume &
2-3
Year Worship: Jack Totherow & Deb Davis
4
Yrs-1st grade: Amy & Vic Minish
Deacon: This Week: Shannon
Robertson
Next
Week: John Davis
Usher/Greeter: This Week: David
Miller & Phil Stumbo
Next
Week: Phyllis Berthiaume & Mike Hill
Sunday School ~ Summer Quarter
Specific Course Teacher
Room
The Apostles’ Creed Erik McDaniel L14
Youth Boys & Girls Dameon Goode/Tim
Smith L11
Children grades 2nd – 5th Rick & Kathryn
Searle L2
Children age 4 – 1st grade Michelle Miller L3
Children ages 2 – 3 Ara Bain &
Maggie McDaniel Toddler Rm
Infants Bonnie
Schroeder, Deb Davis Nursery
Small Groups
|
Location/Group |
Contact |
Phone Number |
Meeting Time |
|
Golden
Springs |
Erik/Maggie McDaniel |
403-3969 |
call
for summer schedule |
|
Golden
Springs |
Ryan/Cindy
Todt |
240-7102 |
call
for summer schedule |
|
Ladies
Book Club |
Alice
Walker |
238-8558 |
Monthly
|
|
Women’s Bible Study |
Eliska
Mattox |
256-488-9176 |
call
for summer schedule |
|
College
& Career |
Erik
McDaniel |
403-3969 |
call
for summer schedule |
|
Choccolocco |
Dameon/Susan
Goode |
225-7711 |
call
for summer schedule |
|
Golden
Springs |
Charlie/Rosie
|
835-1011 |
Sunday
|
|
Men’s Bible Study |
Rick
Searle |
238-8721 |
call
for summer schedule |
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And
the joy that comes from knowing Him through the Gospel of Jesus Christ
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become...
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… a “Scriptural Denomination” which seeks to be scriptural
in both its teaching and its government.
We seek to
be biblical in our teaching. We earnestly strive to follow Christ and His Apostles. We are “Reformed” because we trace our roots
to those in the reformation who initiated the return to the teaching of the
apostolic church. We also believe the
purest and most consistent expressions
of biblical teaching are found in the great confessions of the early Reformed
churches, particularly the Westminster Confession of Faith with the Larger and
Shorter Catechisms.
This means
we believe in the Trinity. There is one
God who exists eternally in three Persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit. These three are one God, the
same in substance, equal in power and glory.
We believe
the Bible is the written Word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit and without
error in the original manuscripts. The
Bible is our infallible and divine authority in all matters of faith and life.
We believe
that all men are sinners and are completely unable to save themselves. There is nothing we can do in ourselves to
gain God’s favor. Therefore, we believe
in salvation by grace through faith in Christ alone.
We believe
in God’s sovereign grace in the salvation of men. God saves His people and draws them to Christ
through the Holy Spirit. The Spirit
convinces us of our sin, enlightens our minds and changes our wills, enabling
us to embrace Christ as He is offered in the Gospel. Because God has commanded us to preach His
message to all, we call on people everywhere to repent and trust in Christ.
We believe
that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, Who became man and lived and died
and rose again to atone for the sins of those who trust Him alone for their
salvation. Jesus Christ is the only
mediator between God and man.
We believe
the Holy Spirit gives Christians the daily strength and wisdom they need to
walk according to His will and to grow in holiness.
We believe
that Jesus Christ shall return personally, visibly, and bodily to judge all
mankind and to receive His people to Himself.
We also seek
to be biblical in our government. The form of church government we believe is
most biblical is called “Presbyterian.”
This means the local churches are governed by “presbyters,” or elders
who are elected by the people. This was
the kind of government the
There are
two kinds of elders: Teaching Elders
(who are pastors) and Ruling Elders (who are ordained laymen). The Elders of each local congregation form a
“Session.” This Session is entrusted
with the spiritual oversight of its congregation.
Representatives
from the session along with the ordained ministers of each of the churches in a
given geographical area compose the “presbytery.” The presbytery has oversight of the
ministries of those churches. Through
the presbytery, the work of many churches is coordinated and their combined
efforts enable them to extend the
The local
churches also send commissioners—elders and ministers—to the highest court of
the church, the “General Assembly.” The
assembly meets annually and enables all the churches to have a voice guiding
the spiritual and practical affairs of the entire denomination.
(Adapted from a CE&P publication.)