Sunday Morning Worship Service
June 11, 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
Holy Trinity
June 11, 2006
11:00 a.m.
GREETING, WORDS OF WELCOME, RITUAL OF FRIENDSHIP AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
The love of God has been poured into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
PRELUDE
CALL TO WORSHIP
Ascribe to God glory and strength. Ascribe to God the glory of God’s name.
We gather to worship God: In response to God’s power we cry “Glory!”
May the Lord give strength to the people.
May the Lord bless the people with peace!
PRAYER OF THE DAY
*HYMN #138 Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! Nicaea
*CALL TO CONFESSION
*UNISON CONFESSION OF SIN
Most Holy God, we cannot withstand the fullness of your glory. Our lives are faulty and frail. We do not live in holiness, but in sin. When we try to live rightly, we often fail. More often we do not try at all. How will our lives ever please you? How can we ever be free? But you are a God full of mercy. Cleanse us, forgive us, free us by your grace. Sanctify us by your Holy Spirit, that we may grow in holiness in the service of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
*WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Hear the good news! God has forgiven each one of us and calls us to take parts in the drama of redeeming love. Praise God, who accepts and uses our very human lives in the unfolding story of salvation and new life.
Thanks be to God. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven!
*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.
OLD TESTAMENT LESSON Isaiah 6:1-8
MOMENT WITH THE CHILDREN Kathy Banker
NEW TESTAMENT LESSON John 3:1-17
SERMON Faith & Fiction Rev. Marc Sherrod, ThD
*HYMN #324 Open My Eyes That I May See Open My Eyes
In life and in death we belong to God. Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel, whom alone we worship and serve. We trust in God the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life. The Spirit justifies us by grace through faith, sets us free to accept ourselves and to love God and neighbor, and binds us together with all believers in the one body of Christ, the church. The same Spirit who inspired the prophets and apostles rules our faith and life in Christ through Scripture, engages us through the Word proclaimed, claims us in the waters of baptism, feeds us with the bread of life and the cup of salvation, and calls women and men to all ministries of the church. In a broken and fearful world the Spirit gives us courage to pray without ceasing, to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior, to unmask idolatries in church and culture, to hear the voices of peoples long silenced, and to work with others for justice, freedom, and peace. In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit, we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks and to live holy and joyful lives, even as we watch for God's new heaven and new earth, praying, "Come, Lord Jesus!"
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 #132 Come, Great God of All the Ages Abbot’s Leigh
*CHARGE AND BLESSING
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Breathe on Me, Breath of God Hymn #316
Breathe on Me, Breath of God,
Fill me with life anew
That I may love what Thou dost love,
And do what Thou wouldst do.
*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 Kathy Banker.
The Ushers today are Teresa Hettrick & Carolyn McNew.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
There will not be Seniorcize classes this week, June 12, 14 and 16. Classes will resume June 19.
The monthly Fun Luncheon is a potluck luncheon open to everyone, which is held on the second Tuesday of each month. This month it will be held June 13th at noon in the Fellowship Hall. All are invited to share in this wonderful opportunity for good food and fellowship. Bring your favorite dish to share and a huge appetite.
The Wednesday morning Bible Study will resume this Wednesday, June 14.
Please welcome the mission trip participants back from their work in Bayou la Batre, Alabama repairing homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. They are: Burt Cunningham, Shelby Hickey, Matt Hines, Deb & Kerry Hyder, Frank Jones, Max LaDue, Gary Lemasters, Denise Martin, Carolyn McNew, Dave Nippert, Jim Schall, Eden & Jordan Sherrod, Benjamin Smith and Tonya Thomas
The boat races are returning to Kingston for the 3rd and 4th of July and the Youth Group is making big plans for lots of fun at Bethel during that time. They will be cooking and selling hot dogs and hamburgers and have a music concert in our parking lot. Youth from all around the area to will be invited to come enjoy the holiday with us. We hope you will also be able to join us in welcoming everyone to Bethel during this time. If you are interested in helping, please email Greg Murr at gregmurr@yahoo.com.
If you are interested in providing music for our worship service during the summer, please sign up on the bulletin board in the back of the sanctuary.
The state of Tennessee will hold its first sales tax holiday August 4–6. The following items will be exempt from sales and use tax: clothing with a price of $100 or less per item, school supplies with a price of $100 or less per item, and computers with a price of $1,500 or less per item. For more information visit www.tennessee.gov/revenue/didyouknow/salestaxholiday.htm.
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Doris Barber, Sue Carter, Al & Dot Davis, Bram Hyder, Bettie Shenk, Justin Trivette, Angela Wilson
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Bethel sympathy is extended to Lil Walton and her family in the death of Ted on Tuesday. Services were held at Kyker Funeral Home this past Saturday. The family requests that memorial donations be made to Bethel's building fund. Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.
The Mission Outreach Committee is collecting clothes for all seasons, household items, and toys to take to Sunset Gap. Please place all donations in the designated area in the Choir Room.
Meals for Muffins is an ongoing program to collect dried cat and dog food for the Roane County Animal Shelter. Please place all donations in the designated area in the Choir Room. Designated funds are also welcome.
THIS WEEK'S EVENTS
| Sunday |
June 11 |
Youth Group |
2:00 P.M. |
| Monday |
June 12 |
NO Seniorcize |
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| Tuesday |
June 13 |
Fun Luncheon
Evangelism Meeting
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12:00 P.M. 6:00 P.M.
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| Wednesday |
June 14 |
Bible Study
NO Seniorcize
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10:00 A.M.
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| Thursday |
June 15 |
Stewardship & Finance Meeting |
6:00 P.M. |
| Friday |
June 16 |
NO Seniorcize |
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| Sunday |
June 18 |
Father’s Day |
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Youth Group Cookout |
4:00 P.M. |
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