Sunday Morning Worship Service
June 18, 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
A Celebration of Bethel's Mission Trip to
Mobile & Bayou la Batre, Alabama
June 18, 2006
11:00 a.m.
GREETING, WORDS OF WELCOME, RITUAL OF FRIENDSHIP AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
The whole earth is full of God's glory.
PRELUDE
CALL TO WORSHIP – Jim Schall
Why have you gathered here?
We have responded to the gospel of God’s love for us in Jesus Christ.
What do you hope to do here?
We hope to be united with the faithful of all ages, tongues, and races in praising the God of love and power.
With what mission will you be sent from this place?
To be God’s servants in serving humanity, to spread the gospel, and to resist the powers of evil. Let us then draw near to God, who promises to forgive us, to fill us with courage, and to be present with us in this world and in the world to come. Amen.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
*HYMN #367 Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love Chereponi
*CALL TO CONFESSION
Let us be mindful that, despite our best efforts and our many good excuses, we have failed to love our neighbor as completely as Christ desires. Let us confess our sins together.
*UNISON CONFESSION OF SIN
We gather today to confess our failure to be the people God has created us to be. O God, we are a wayward people. Too often we hear your call only to ignore it. We take perverse pleasure in destroying what you have created. We seek our selfish interests, personal pleasures, and short-term gains. We become enslaved by our desire for security. Forgive our lack of vision. Take away our stubbornness and our greed. Lead us in your ways, we pray, for your sake. Amen.
*WORDS OF ASSURANCE
God says to us: You are my chosen ones. I love you! I am proud of you! Stand firm in your renewed commitment. Know that God has forgiven us; God has called us by name; we are God's children. We have entered into covenant with God and will dare to live the life to which God has called us! Hear this Good News... In Jesus Christ we are forgiven!
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (Sing Three Times) Sanctuary
Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true;
With thanksgiving, I’ll be a living sanctuary for You.
*PASSING 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.
OLD TESTAMENT READING Amos 5:21-24 Shelby Hickey & Kerry Hyder
WHY WE WENT . . . Frank Jones & Gary Lemasters
MOMENT WITH THE CHILDREN Lost & Found Jordan Sherrod
EPISTLE READING I John 3:18-20 Benjamin Smith
WHAT WE LEARNED . . . Deb Hyder, Max LaDue, & Denise Martin
GOSPEL READING Matthew 25:31-46 Bert Cunningham
HOW WE FORMED COMMUNITY . . . Dave Nippert & Eden Sherrod
ANTHEM Eternal Father, Strong to Save Dianne Griffith
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – We Are All One in Mission Matt Hines
We are all one in mission, we all are one in call, our varied gifts united by Christ, the Lord of all. A single, great commission compels us from above to plan and work together that all may know Christ’s love. We all are called for service to witness in God’s name; our ministries are different, our purpose is the same: To touch the lives of others by God’s surprising grace so every folk and nation may feel God’s warm embrace. Now let us be united and let our song be heard. Now let us be a vessel for God’s redeeming word. We all are one in mission, we all are one in call, our varied gifts united by Christ, the Lord of all.
SHARING OF PRAYER CONCERNS
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND LORD’S PRAYER Rev. Dick Hettrick, D.Min.
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 Carolyn McNew
*HYMN It Only Takes a Spark Kurt Kaiser
It only takes a spark to get a fire going,
and soon all those around can warm up in its glowing.
That’s how it is with God’s love once you’ve experienced it;
You spread His love to everyone; you want to pass it on.
What a wondrous time is spring when all the trees are budding,
The birds begin to sing, the flowers start their blooming,
That’s how it is with God’s love once you’ve experienced it;
You want to sing, it’s fresh like spring, you want to pass it on.
I wish for you, my friend, this happiness that I’ve found,
You can depend on Him, it matters not where you’re bound.
I’ll shout it from the mountain top – I want my world to know;
The Lord of love has come to me, I want to pass it on.
*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 Ushers today are Bill & Marianne Shadden.
The flowers today are given by Dolores Sandmel.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
There will be a Men's BBQ at the John Knox Center, Saturday, June 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come early, bring your boat, lawn chair, and a hearty appetite! Enjoy a day at the lake with a plate full of barbeque brisket, coleslaw, baked beans, and dessert. Rev. Fritz Schilling will bring a short message at 11:30 a.m. with lunch at 12:00 p.m. Cost: $10. Please R.S.V.P. to the John Knox Center by this Wednesday, June 21 at 376-2236 or email admin@johnknoxcenter.org.
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 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 book club will not be meeting in June. The book for the July meeting is Sullivan’s Island: A Lowcountry Tale by Dorothea Benten Frank, a paperback copy is available at the Kingston Library. The July 27th meeting will take place at the home of Carol Brown beginning at 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested in attending is welcome.
FISH of Roane County, a volunteer nondenominational Christian based organization, is in urgent need of drivers. Volunteer drivers are only asked to transport persons who have no other resources to a doctor, hospital, or medical related appointment. Drivers may be reimbursed for gas expense if they so desire. Calls for help are received in the FISH central office where the United Way screens them before referring the client to a telephone volunteer who will confirm the appointment or need before contacting a driver. Please prayerfully consider this much needed volunteer opportunity. If you will help or know of others who might, please contact the FISH office at 882-9505 or 376-5340.
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Truman Anderson, Doris Barber, Sue Carter, Al & Dot Davis, Bettie Shenk, Justin Trivette, Angela Wilson, Carol Brown’s sister – Denyse Stutesman
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We would like to extend a special thank you to Bob Jones for playing guitar and to Jerry Harvey and Alf Rybka for the visual effects during our worship service today.
There will be a Father’s Day Cookout at the Murr’s today at 4 p.m. Directions: Turn right at Scot Oil on Highway 70 going out of Kingston toward Knoxville, 5 miles down Paintrock Ferry Rd till you get to Pickel Farm Rd on the right. Go through farm gate at corner of Paintrock Ferry and Pickel Farm Rd up hill. Gravel road is 1.2 miles long. Drive slow. This is where the Murr’s lake lot is and where the cookout is.
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.
THIS WEEK'S EVENTS
| Sunday |
June 18 |
Youth Group Cookout @ Murr’s
Session Meeting
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4:00 P.M.
6:00 P.M.
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| Monday |
June 19 |
Seniorcize |
9:00 A.M. |
| Tuesday |
June 20 |
Parish Life Meeting |
7:00 P.M. |
| Wednesday |
June 21 |
Seniorcize
Bible Study
Property & Personnel Meeting
Family Supper
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9:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
5:30 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
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| Friday |
June 23 |
Seniorcize |
9:00 A.M. |
| Sunday |
June 25 |
Youth Group |
2:00 P.M. |
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