Sunday Morning Worship Service
February 19, 2006
TO OUR GUESTS, we extend a warm welcome. We invite you to participate in signing our Friendship Folder, adding your address and phone number if you'd like to receive our church newsletter or a pastoral call. When we pray the Lord's Prayer at Bethel, we say "sins...sin against us" rather than "debts..." or "trespasses..."; during "a time for sharing" we welcome prayer requests from the congregation. On first Sundays each month, all who put their trust in Christ and who have received baptism in any Christian church are invited to share his sacred meal. We are glad you are with us. Please come again.
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Last Sunday after Epiphany
February 19, 2006
11:00 a.m.
GREETING, WORDS OF WELCOME, RITUAL OF FRIENDSHIP AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
This is the day the Lord has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
PRELUDE Meditation Bell Choir
CALL TO WORSHIP
According to his commandment:
We remember his death,
We proclaim his resurrection,
We await his coming in glory.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
*HYMN #263 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise St. Denio
*CALL TO CONFESSION
When we are in bondage, God offers to set us free. When we are poor, God in Christ identifies with us and offers us riches money cannot buy. When we are lonely and discouraged, the Holy Spirit is our Comforter, pointing us beyond ourselves. Everyone who calls on God, our Creator and Parent, for help will be saved. Let us together seek the healing only God can provide.
*UNISON CONFESSION OF SIN
Gracious God, our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo. Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgment. Set us free from a past that we cannot change; open to us a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace to grow more and more in your likeness and image; through Jesus Christ, the light of the world. Amen.
WORDS OF ASSURANCE
We have seen the Light. We have heard the call. We will dance in the Light with our God.
Thanks be to God! In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Amen.
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Gloria Patri Hymn #578
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
ANTHEM Rejoice Bell Choir
SCRIPTURE READING 2 Corinthians 1
SERMON Yes and Amen Rev. Bill Shenk
*HYMN #391 Take My Life Hendon
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
Do you believe in God the Father?
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
SHARING OF PRAYER CONCERNS
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND LORD’S PRAYER
DEDICATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
*DOXOLOGY Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Hymn #592
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. Amen.
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
*HYMN #420 God of Grace and God of Glory CWM Rhondda
*CHARGE AND BLESSING
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Let There Be Peace on Earth
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me,
Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be.
With God as our Father, brothers all are we,
Let me walk with my brother, in perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me, let this be the moment now,
With every step I take, let this be my solemn vow,
To take each moment and live each moment in peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me!
*POSTLUDE
*All who are able may stand.
Bethel offers Sunday school for children and four educational opportunities for adults at 9:45 A.M.
Childcare for babies and preschool age children is offered at 11:00 A.M.
Restrooms are located in our Educational Building on the first floor and the lower level.
Ushers can provide activity sheets for children and large print hymnals if needed.
The Liturgist today is Dan Hyder.
The Ushers today are Carolyn McNew and Nelda Toon.
The flowers are given by Dan & Cathy McDowell.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please welcome Rev. Bill Shenk to the pulpit today while Rev. Marc Sherrod is on leave.
Attention High School Youth, grades 9-12! Youth Summit will be held March 10-12 in Gatlinburg. Registration Forms are available on the counter in the narthex. The cost of $95 per youth will be split between the youth and Bethel Registration forms and money are due to the church office TODAY!
Loaves and Fishes Experience will be held March 17 - 18 at Maryville College. Packets with registration forms are available on the counter in the Narthex or at www.presbyteryeasttn.org. Registration forms and money are due to the church office TODAY!
We join the Dungan family in grieving the death of Maggie’s father, John Mohr.
Our Wednesday morning Bible study continues this Wednesday at 10 a.m. as we consider Matthew’s Gospel and the opening verses of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5. All are welcome!
There will be Gospel Singing to benefit the Hands of Mercy Food Bank on Saturday, February 25 at Young’s Chapel Church Fellowship Hall on Lawnville Road, _ mile north of I-40, Exit 355. The concert begins at 7 p.m. and features the Living Stones Quartet and the Chapel Voices. Admission is free. Please bring a donation of non-perishable food.
We will welcome Rev. Michael Sivale to Bethel on Sunday, February 26. He is a missionary in our denomination on furlough from Brazil. Rev. Sivale will speak with all interested adults in Mark Banker’s Sunday School Class as well as during worship.
There will be an Ash Wednesday worship service Wednesday, March 1 at 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday begins forty days of fasting, preparation and spiritual discipline leading up to the resurrection of our Lord.
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Doris Barber, Sue Carter, Wanda Carter, Al & Dot Davis, Francis Pickel, Bettie Shenk, Marnie Shields, Justin Trivette, Margaret True, Evelyn Waldrup
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Make sure to mark you calendars for the next Super Saturday on March 4. Doug Brown’s lecture is titled “Cherokee 101 Lite.” We will meet at 9 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall in a very informal setting, with coffee and some goodies. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Thanks to the following who have agreed to be on the Design and Development Committee: Julie Bunch, Laura Dailey, Ken Dungan, Gary Griffith, Jerry Harvey, Gary Lemasters, Karen Schall, Dave Stevenson, and Phil Walsh. In addition, the youth will select a representative to join the committee.
THIS WEEK'S EVENTS
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Monday
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Feb 20 |
Office Closed
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Seniorcize
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9:00 A.M.
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| Wednesday |
Feb 22 |
Seniorcize
Bible Study – Matthew’s Gospel
Bell Choir Practice
Choir Practice
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9:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
5:45 P.M.
7:15 P.M.
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| Thursday |
Feb 23 |
Book Discussion Group
Newsletter Deadline
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1:30 P.M. |
| Friday |
Feb 24 |
Seniorcize
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9:00 A.M.
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| Sunday |
Feb 26 |
Luncheon w/ Michael Sivale |
12:00 P.M. |
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