PARTICIPATING IN WORSHIP TODAY Rev. Karla Shaw, Senior Pastor Evan Gratz, Director of Community Life Elder Susie LaDow Alicia McMillan, Interim Director of Worship and Music/Organist Bryan Verhoye, Pianist/Music Associate Deacon Greeters: Jim Cress, Kathy Zorn, Eddie Dees April Ushers: Mike Long, Eddie Dees, Kathy Zorn, Jean Murphy, Beth Roach, Merideth Blair, Lori Fritzer, Evelyn Cintas Media Ministry: Fred Daugherty, Cheryl Louie, Jonathan Seifert, Erich McMillan VISITORS Please complete a Welcome Card from the pew pocket, so that we may become acquainted and serve you. Place the card in the offering or hand to an Usher. We’re glad you are here! PRAYER is a powerful source of comfort and healing. We invite you to bring to our attention those in need by contacting the church office, or noting your prayer request on the Welcome Card. Place the card in the offering or hand to an Usher. TODAY’S FLOWERS are given by the Michalek family in honor of Art and Dimi Michalek’s 40th wedding anniversary. The floral arrangements were created by Kristine and Karen Vandenberg. PRAYER QUILT MINISTRY: Prayer Quilts are gifts of love and prayers for those in special need. Please come forward and tie your prayers into the quilts. To request a quilt, please contact Louise Lucas at
[email protected], or Joanne Albrecht at (619) 222-1585. LIFE EVENTS: Muriel Kimball passed away April 21, 2018. No services are planned. A memorial service for Muerl Norton is scheduled for Friday, May 11, at 11:00 am in the Sanctuary. A memorial service for Donis Lovett is scheduled for Thursday, May 24, at 10:00 am in the Sanctuary.
Rev. Karla Shaw, Senior Pastor Rev. Alex Wirth, Associate Pastor Rev. Dr. Chris Lenocker, Parish Associate Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church 2128 Chatsworth Blvd., San Diego, CA 92107 ■ (619) 223-1633 pointlomachurch.org
A Service of Worship April 29, 2018
8:30 a.m. Sanctuary
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Order of Worship - 8:30 a.m. Please remember to silence your cell phones and refrain from flash photography. Thank you.
Prelude
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee Bryan Verhoye, pianist
arr. M. S. Kelsey
Welcome and Life of the Church *Songs of Praise
Make Room within My Heart, O God Lord, I Need You
Invocation Ministry of Music
Scripture Reading
Rev. Karla Shaw No. 559 (1,2) Evan Gratz
God’s Word Children’s Choirs Alicia McMillan, director Matthew 22:37-40 (Page 25 in the pew Bible)
Allen Pote
Children’s Sermon (Children to Sunday School) Ministry of Music
Little Wheel a-Turnin’ New Covenant Choir
Evan Gratz Theron W. Kirk
Invitation to Christian Stewardship Offertory
A Refuge, Peace Alicia McMillan, organist
Gwyneth Walker
*Doxology (Old Hundredth) Elder Susie LaDow
Prayer of Confession (In unison, followed by silent prayer) We pray as often as we meet, that we might “perfectly love You.” Indeed we have been commanded from the beginning, to love You with all our hearts and all our souls and all our minds and all our strength. But we confess . . . we love You imperfectly; we love You with a divided heart, with a thousand other loves that are more compelling, with reservation and qualification, and passion withheld and devotion impaired. Lead us past our shabby compromises and our cheap devotion; lead us into singleness of vision and purity of heart, that we may will one thing, and answer back in love to Your great love for us. Let us bask in Your freedom to be fully Yours, and so trusting fully our own. We pray through the Lord Jesus who loved You singularly, perfectly, fully—to the end. (Silent prayer) Amen. Reprinted from Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago
Affirmation of Grace
*Response He Is Exalted (Children come forward)
Song of Preparation
I Surrender All
Sermon
The Shema: An Undivided Heart Psalm 86:11-12
Call to Prayer
No. 579 (1,3,4)
Pastor Karla
Change My Heart Oh God
Pastoral Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. *Closing Hymn
God Is My Great Desire
No. 336 (1-3)
*Benediction Postlude:
The God of Abraham Praise
*Please stand, if you are able.
arr. M. Burkhardt
