Sunday Morning Worship Service
March 7, 2004
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.
THE SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
Second Sunday in Lent
March 7, 2004
GREETING, WORDS OF WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
O Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
PRELUDE Stabat Mater Pergolesi
CALL TO WORSHIP Isaiah 58:6-8
Is not this the fast I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice;
to share your bread with the hungry;
to bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to clothe them?
Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
and your healing shall spring up quickly.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
*HYMN # 244 Let Us with a Gladsome Mind Monkland
*A TIME OF SILENT CONFESSION
*UNISON CONFESSION OF SIN –
Gracious Lord, we have not permitted your Spirit to stir us to greatness. To often, our lives have become closed to the breath of your new life within us. We are quick to accuse and slow to love; lacking in sacrifice, we store up our treasures here on earth; unwilling to hear your voice, we forget to heed your call to discipleship. We seek not the gifts of your Holy Spirit. Forgive us, we pray; raise us to newness of life. Enrich us with the desire to do your will, even as we serve you and our neighbor; for the sake of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON – 1 Tim. 1:15; 1 Peter 2:24
Hear the good news! The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, that we might be dead to sin, and alive to all that is good. I declare to you in the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.
In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Gloria Patri Hymn # 579
*PASSING OF THE PEACE
Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us forgive one another. The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. And also with you.
A MOMENT WITH THE CHILDREN OF THE CHURCH
Rev. Patricia Harvey
SHARING OF PRAYER CONCERNS
SCRIPTURE Luke 13:31-35
SERMON No Turning Back
The Reverend Marc Sherrod
DEDICATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
OFFERTORY O Dass Ich Tausend Besemer
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – THE APOSTLES’ CREED (TRADITIONAL)
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.
ANTHEM Remember Me Nygard
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE
GREAT THANKSGIVING AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
It is truly right and our greatest joy to give you thanks and praise, O Lord our God, creator and ruler of the universe. In your wisdom, you made all things and sustain them by your power. You made us in your image, setting us in your world to love and serve you and to live in peace with your whole creation. From generation to generation you have guided us, sending prophets to turn us from wayward paths into the way of righteousness. Out of your great love for the world you sent your only Son among us to redeem us and to be the way to eternal life. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with the choirs of heaven
and with all the faithful of every time and place, who forever sing to the glory of your name:
[The Sanctus will be sung by the choir.]
You are holy, O God of majesty, and blessed is Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. As one of us, he knew our joys and sorrows, and our struggles with temptation. He was like us in every way except sin. In him we see what you created us to be. Though blameless, he suffered willingly for our sin. Though innocent,
he accepted death for the guilty. On the cross he offered himself, a perfect sacrifice, for the life of the world. By his suffering and death, he freed us from sin and death. Risen from the grave, he leads us to the joy of new life.
We give you thanks that the Lord Jesus, on the night before he died, took bread, and after giving thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take, eat. This is my body, given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. In the same way he took the cup, saying: This cup is the new covenant sealed in my blood, shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this in remembrance of me. Remembering all your mighty and merciful acts, we take this bread and this wine from the gifts you have given us, and celebrate with joy the redemption won for us in Jesus Christ. Accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving as a living and holy offering of ourselves, that our lives may proclaim the One crucified and risen. Great is the mystery of faith:
[The memorial acclamation will be sung by the choir.]
Gracious God, pour out your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these your gifts of bread and wine, that the bread we break and the cup we bless may be the communion of the body and blood of Christ. By your Spirit unite us with the living Christ and with all who are baptized in his name, that we may be one in ministry in every place. As this bread is Christ's body for us, send us out to be the body of Christ in the world. Lead us, O God, in the way of Christ. Give us courage to take up our cross and, in full reliance upon your grace, to follow him. Help us to love you above all else and to love our neighbor as we love ourselves, demonstrating that love in deed and word in the power of your Spirit. Give us strength to serve you faithfully until the promised day of resurrection, when, with the redeemed of all the ages, we will feast with you at your table in glory. Through Christ, all glory and honor are yours, almighty Father, with the Holy Spirit in the holy church, now and forever.
[The Lord's Prayer will be sung by the choir.]
COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE Where The Rivers Meet Boertje
INTERCESSION FOR LENT
Jesus, remember us when you come into your kingdom. Hear our intercessions. For your church around the world, we ask new life.
For all who carry out ministries in your church,
we ask grace and wisdom.
For people who have accepted spiritual disciplines,
we ask inspired discipleship.
For Christians of every land,
we ask new unity in your name.
For Jews and Muslims and people of other faiths,
we ask your divine blessing.
For those who cannot believe,
we ask your faithful love.
For governors and rulers in every land,
we ask your guidance.
For people who suffer and sorrow,
we ask your healing peace.
[Silence.]
Holy God, your Word, Jesus Christ, spoke peace to a sinful world and brought humanity the gift of reconciliation by the suffering and death he endured. Teach those who bear his name to follow the example he gave us. May our faith, hope, and charity turn hatred to love, conflict to peace, and death to eternal life; through Christ our Lord.
HYMN # 502 Break of the World Is Mercy Broken Rendez A Dieu
*CHARGE AND BLESSING
*HYMN # 81 Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days
Lord, who throughout these forty days For us didst fast and pray,
Teach us with Thee to mourn our sins, And close by Thee to stay.
*All who are able may stand.
This worship service is broadcast on WKTS 90.1 FM at 12:30 p.m. today.
Bethel offers Sunday school for children and four educational opportunities for adults at 9:45 AM. Childcare (babies and preschool age) is offered at 9:45 and 11 AM. Restrooms are located in our Educational Building, first floor and lower level. Ushers can provide large print hymnbooks and activity sheets for children.
The Sanctuary Flowers today are provided by Bill & Bettie Shenk.
Our Liturgist for today is Jill McMaster.
Our Ushers/Greeters are Scott & Julie McGill.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
YOUTH SUMMIT PARTICIPANTS will leave church at 4:00 PM Friday. Chaperones: Denise Martin and Gary LeMaster.
MUSEUM TRIP – Children, Middle school and high school youth are invited to go to the museum in Knoxville to see the 911 Exhibit. Denise Martin is coordinating details. Leave today after church, eat lunch at Market Square, then go to Museum.
FUN LUNCHEON – March 9. Everyone is invited to our Fun Luncheon on Tuesday March 9, 12 noon. Mamie Rudolph, a former missionary to Brazil will talk to us a little bit about her experience as a missionary. Hope to see a big crowd at the luncheon. Parish Life.
BROCHURES are available for our Intergenerational Mission Trip to New Mexico in the narthex. Any questions? Contact Mark Banker or Pat Harvey. Information about the El Centro de los Niños Child Development Center is also in the narthex. Registration deadline is March 15!
THESE DAYS – April-June - are available in the narthex.
BETHEL RECORDS
Feb. 29 – Attendance 118, Contributions $3,499.70, Youth Mission Trip $10.00, Parish Nurse $100.00, H.O.M.E. $25.00, Two Cents a Meal $9.00
PARISH LIFE is sponsoring a trip to the Knoxville Opera on Sunday, April 18 at 2:30 to see THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Cost: Discount price $24 p.p. if we have a group of 10 or more. Please make reservations by March 8 by calling Kathy or Debbie at the office or Marianne Shadden 354-3609. You may also place your reservations in the offering plate (give the names of those planning to attend). We will carpool leaving Bethel at 1 p.m. Your checks made out to Bethel will be accepted after March 8.
| PLEASE PRAY FOR: Deb Hyder, Justin Trivette, Greg Murr, Christine Woods, Al & Dot Davis, Ella Winsbro, Charles Pickel, Ruth Moutoux, Florence Simmons, Susan Todd, Presbyterian Churches & Pastors - Knoxville- Graystone (Mark Knisley) & Maryville-Highland (Ann Owens Brunger) |
THIS WEEK
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY: BODY RECALL – 9-10 AM
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PANTRY SUNDAY
LENTEN STUDIES
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FUN LUNCH – 12:00 NOON |
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LENTEN STUDY IN FELLOWSHIP HALL – 10:00 AM
HANDBELLS – 5:30 PM
SESSION – 7:00 PM
CHOIR – 7:00 PM
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TAI CHI CLASS
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YOUTH SUMMIT |
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YOUTH MINISTRY INITIATIVE AFTER WORSHIP
LENTEN STUDIES
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