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A Service of the Word, Prayer, and Sacrament
The Welcome and Greeting
The Call to Worship
Leader:
People:
Leader:
People:
All:
Immortal, Invisible arr. Cindy Berry
Psalm 107:1,2,8,9
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
whom he has redeemed from trouble.
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
For he satisfies the longing soul,
and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
The Hymn of Praise Taste the goodness of the Lord: welcomed home to his embrace,
All his love as blood outpoured seals the pardon of his grace.
Can I doubt his love for me when I trace that love’s design?
By the cross of Calvary I am his and he is mine.
By the cross of Calvary I am his and he is mine.
Jesus Whispers
How Great Thou Art The Ministry Report Trinity Hymnal (TH) No. 44
Patrick Bush
The Reading of the Scripture John 20:19-23
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On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where
the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to
them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his
side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again,
“Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” 22 And when
he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you
forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is
withheld.”
The Preaching of God’s Word
Sent by the Son
The Collection
Alan Carter
Proverbs 22:9
Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
The Musical Offering Breathe on Me, Breath of God arr. John Innes
The Invitation: Words, Welcome, Warning 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night
when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said,
“This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also he
took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as
often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink
the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration,
And there proclaim, my God, how great thou art. Refrain
The Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Prayer of Adoration and Invocation
Isaiah 30:18
The Communion Hymns
Isaiah 44:21,22
How Deep the Father’s Love for Us My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less
My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus’ name.
TH No. 521
Refrain: On Christ, the solid rock, I stand; all other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
When darkness veils his lovely face, I rest on his unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale, my anchor holds within the veil. Refrain
His oath, his covenant, his blood support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way, he then is all my hope and stay. Refrain
When he shall come with trumpet sound, O may I then in him be found;
Dressed in his righteousness alone, faultless to stand before the throne. Refrain
On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand
On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand and cast a wishful eye
To Canaan’s fair and happy land, where my possessions lie.
All o’er those wide extended plains shines one eternal day;
There God the Son forever reigns and scatters night away.
Refrain: I am bound (women echo), I am bound (women echo),
(All) I am bound for Promised Land.
I am bound (women echo), I am bound (women echo),
(All) I am bound for Promised Land.
No chilling winds nor poisonous breath can reach that healthful shore;
Sickness, sorrow, pain, and death are felt and feared no more. Refrain
When shall I reach that happy place and be forever blest?
When shall I see my Father’s face and in his bosom rest? Refrain 2x
© 1997 Christopher Miner. Words: Samuel Stennett. Music: Christopher Miner. CCLI Song No. 3251573. CCLI License No. 2483564.
The Benediction
The Sending
The Distribution of the Elements
The Prayer of Confession
Remember these things, O Jacob,
and Israel, for you are my servant;
I formed you; you are my servant;
O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud
and your sins like mist;
return to me, for I have redeemed you.
We receive your great mercy, O God!
Kristy Booker
The Prayers of the People And when I think that God, his Son not sparing,
Sent him to die, I scarce can take it in,
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin. Refrain
The Offer of Forgiveness © 2004 Clint Wells Music. Taken from the Gadsby Hymnal #180. Words: Joseph Hart. Music: Clint Wells and Brian T. Murphy. CCLI Song No.
5398427. CCLI License No. 2483564.
When thro’ the woods and forest glades I wander
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees,
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,
And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze; Refrain
Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you,
and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
blessed are all those who wait for him.
His forever, only his – who the Lord and me shall part?
Ah, with what a rest of bliss Christ can fill the loving heart.
Heav’n and earth may fade and flee, firstborn light in gloom decline,
But while God and I shall be, I am his and he is mine.
But while God and I shall be, I am his and he is mine.
Thee we own, a perfect Savior, only source of all that’s good:
Every grace and every favor come to us through Jesus’ blood. Refrain
Hear the whole conclusion of it; great or good, whate’er we call;
God, or King, or Priest, or Prophet, Jesus Christ is all in all. Refrain
Refrain: Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee:
How great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee:
How great thou art, how great thou art!
The Call to Confession
Refrain: Jesus whispers this sweet sentence, “Son, thy sins are all forgiven.”
Faith he gives us to believe, hearing ears and seeing eyes.
When we live on Jesus’ merit, then we worship God aright;
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit then we savingly unite. Refrain
O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy pow’r thro’out the universe displayed.
Leader:
People:
Lamb of God, we fall before thee, humbly trusting in thy cross;
That alone be all our glory; all things else are vain and loss.
The Gathering Music
The Prelude
The Hymn of Rejoicing Loved with Everlasting Love Loved with everlasting love, drawn by grace that love to know,
Spirit sent from Christ above, thou dost witness it is so.
O this full and precious peace from his presence all divine;
In a love that cannot cease, I am his and he is mine.
In a love that cannot cease, I am his and he is mine.
Heav’n above is deeper blue; earth around is sweeter green;
That which glows in every hue Christless eyes have never seen.
Birds in song his glories show; flow’rs with richer beauties shine
Since I know, as now I know, I am his and he is mine;
Since I know, as now I know, I am his and he is mine.
arr. Tom Fettke
TH No. 703
The Postlude
Partaking of the Lord’s Supper at Faith
If you know and love the Lord Jesus Christ, are earnestly repentant of your sins,
are willing to renew your commitment to Christ, and are a member in good standing with a
branch of Christ’s church that preaches Jesus Christ as the only way to God the Father, we
welcome you to partake of this sacrament with us. An usher will dismiss rows starting at the
back of each section.
Please come forward using the center aisle, and wait until an usher directs you to one
of four stations. We encourage families to come together. Please take and eat a piece of bread
from the elder, and then take and drink a cup, consuming the elements while you are at the
front. Trays containing wine are marked with ribbon; plain trays contain grape juice. Return
to your seat by way of the outside aisle. If you cannot come forward, please ask someone near
you to alert a server, and an elder will bring the elements to you.
Children and adults who have not yet professed their faith in Christ or been admitted
to the Table are encouraged to come forward with their families for prayer. Children and
adults should partake only after professing their faith publicly.
Announcements
Carter Retirement Celebration: On August 28, please note there will be two services of
morning worship, at 8:45 and 10:30 a.m. Kingdom Communities (KCs) will not meet. A
retirement celebration for Alan and Sally Carter will begin at 5:00 in the evening.
Seeds Family Worship Event: Seeds is a music-based ministry that creates word-forword Scripture songs for families and leads multigenerational worship events. Join us
tonight at 6 p.m. for a wonderful evening of learning Scripture and singing praises to our
God. Everyone is encouraged to come! Contact Steve ([email protected]) for more
information.
The Youth Communicants Class begins on September 18. We will have a short
informational meeting for parents immediately after the worship service on August 21 for
those interested in having their children take the class. We will meet in room 114 on the
children’s wing. For more information, contact Steve Hood ([email protected]).
Kid’s Quest Catechism Classes: What if you could help provide our children with a
foundation that will last a lifetime and assist them in standing firm in their faith, not being
“tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine?” You can – by
teaching the catechism this fall! Be a part of investing in our children on Sunday nights.
Catechism classes will meet from 6:10 until 7:00, starting on September 11. Contact Steve
Hood to be a part of this important work ([email protected]).
Transformed Birmingham: The PCA Women’s Conference is scheduled for Friday,
September 9, 7-9 p.m., and Saturday, September 10, 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., at Briarwood
Presbyterian Church. Nancy Guthrie is the keynote speaker. The goal of this conference
is to encourage and equip all the women of the PCA and to build up women’s ministry
leadership. Women of all ages are invited to join us as we seek to be transformed through
studying Romans 11:33-12:2 together. Registration is $100 and includes lunch and two
workshops. For more details or to sign up, visit www.pcacdm.org/transformed2016/
transformed-birmingham/, or contact Katie Moody (475-5088).
GriefShare: If you’ve lost a spouse, parent, child, or family member, you have probably
found there are not many people who understand the deep hurt you feel. GriefShare is a
friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you and provide you with tools to
move forward. Meetings will be held at Faith, in Room 104, on Thursday nights from 7:00
to 8:45 p.m., September 8 to December 15, 2016. You are welcome to join us at any time.
Contact Pete Jackson (908-6529; [email protected]) or Martee Jackson (540-2090;
[email protected]) for more information.
Welcome, New Beginnings Academy! During the 2016-2017 school year, Faith will host a
tutorial service for children with mild to moderate learning differences. New Beginnings
uses modern research and methods to improve cognitive, social, and physical skills. For
more information, go to Empower4Kids.org.
The Staff
Alan Carter, Pastor
Martin Wagner, Executive Pastor
Carl Smith, Senior Assistant Pastor
Steve Hood, Director of Children’s Ministries
Patrick Bush, Director of Student Ministries
Jeri Marks, Financial Assistant
Russ Herren, Administrative Assistant / Publications
Rebekka Cunningham, Receptionist
Monica Merrill, Nursery Director
Brenda Potts, Director of Mother’s Day Out
Ginger Pettus, Assistant Director of Mother’s Day Out
Karen Appleby, Director of Choirs
Chris Appleby, Director of the Music Team
Ruth Baldwin, Pianist
Collin Newberry, Pianist
David Crabtree, Sound Technician
The Elders
Dicky Barlow
John Benner
Mike Booker
David Breland
Jerry Hackler
Eric Henry
Jim Hotten
Karl Potts
Hal Shepherd
Scotty Stanford
The Officers
The Deacons
Mike Cahoon
Brent Cobb
Brian Conley
Keith Cooke
Patrick Cunningham
Shaun DeCoudres
Jeff Dixon
Brent Dorner
Tom Gardner
James Goree
Steven Harry
Chris Ryan
Hudson Segrest
Tim Smith
Sammy Smoke
To All
who desire to worship and pray;
To all who are seeking and desire to find;
To all who are searching and want to know;
To all who sin and need a Savior;
To all who are wayward and need a Lord;
To all who are spiritually weary and seek rest;
To all who mourn and long for comfort;
To all who struggle and desire freedom;
To all who are lonely or strangers and want fellowship;
To all who hunger and thirst after righteousness;
And to whosoever will come,
Faith Presbyterian Church offers welcome
In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
This Week’s Prayer Focus
Worship: for hearts to commune with God through prayer
Community: for marriages in our congregation
Mission: for Urban Hope Community Church in Fairfield
Pastoral Transition: for our congregation: faith, unity, flourishing, patience, and growth
Faith Presbyterian Church
4601 Valleydale Road | Birmingham, AL 35242 | 205.991.5430
www.faith-pca.org
Dr. J. Alan Carter, Pastor
Exalting the King, Exhibiting and Extending His Kingdom
A Service of the Word, Prayer, and Sacrament
August 21, 2016