Announcements

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Announcements For more details about all our activities, please pick up a flyer on the Visitor Information table in the breezeway, outside the sanctuary, or visit our website at www.fpccoralsprings.org. FPC Family Directory We are considering creating a new directory! This project will require some volunteer effort. If you would like to know more about this exciting project please contact Silvia Roy at [email protected] or 954-840-1220. Angel Tree Information Christmas is fast approaching and we need YOUR help to bless some children in need! Please stop by the Angel Tree tables in the breezeway today and pick up an angel. Each represents a gift request which comes from our school, church, and ESL families; children of prisoners through Prison Fellowship; as well as children in Broward County foster care. Please bring back the item by the date listed with the angel attached and we’ll do the rest! If you love to “shop ‘till you drop” or to wrap lots of gifts, we need you- so please see Sara LePorte today, or call 954-501-3911(C); 954-840-1126(W). We also are in need of Wal-Mart/Target gift cards, and of course, cash donations are always appreciated. Thank you in advance for helping to bring the joy of Christ’s birth to those in need. Volunteers needed to Decorate for Christmas Every year volunteers come to the church and do a beautiful job of decorating our sanctuary for Christmas. Please come, even if you can only spare a little time. Men, we have several things that need your assistance. The dates and times are as follows: Monday, December 1st from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Tuesday, December 2nd from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM and Wednesday, December 3rd from 10:30 to 3:00 PM. Women in the Church Join us for Joy - An Irish Christmas, Keith & Kristyn Getty in concert, at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church on Friday, December 5th. We will meet for dinner at a Panera just north of Coral Ridge at 5:00 PM. The doors open at 6:00 PM and the concert begins at 7:00 PM. Please call Joy Padgett at 954-383-2761 or see the WIC web page for more information and a link to purchase concert tickets. Pig Roast Fellowship Sunday Lunch Following the 11:00 AM service on December 7th, there will be a church wide lunch in the Cafeteria/Courtyard. Whole pigs, beef brisket, and hot dogs will be the main course. Please sign up in the breezeway to bring a side dish or dessert. All those attending, bring a cooler of drinks for your family. Come enjoy delicious food and a great time of fellowship. CSCA Christmas Musical The Coral Springs Christian Academy Drama Department will present Searching for the King, a one-of-a-kind dramatic Christmas musical. This dynamic contemporary story parallels the biblical story and delivers a powerful, relevant message. The exciting script juxtaposes one of the Magi (Mordecai) following the Star of Bethlehem, with Benjamin, a modern day soldier stationed in the Middle East, looking up at the same stars. Both are searching for the truth, and both find it at the foot of the manger. The musical will be held in the FPC sanctuary, Thursday, December 4th at 1:00 PM, Friday, December 5th and Saturday, December 6th at 7:00 PM. Tickets are available at the door. Adults: $7. Students: $3. For more information email Yesi Rodriguez at [email protected] or Monica Colon at [email protected]. Golden Eagles Luncheon Make your reservation today in the breezeway for the Golden Eagles Christmas Luncheon to be held Thursday, December 11th. The cost is only $8 per person and first time attendees may come free of charge. The luncheon will begin at 12:00 PM in the sanctuary. After lunch, we will be entertained by a hand bell choir and the CSCA Elementary School Chorus. Sign in on the day of the luncheon begins at 11:45 AM. The Spirit of Christmas Our annual Christmas spectacular, The Spirit of Christmas, will be performed Saturday, December 13th, and Sunday, December 14th, at 7:00 PM. This year’s concert will feature traditional Christmas carols and during the second half of the program a Christmas Family Opera, Amahl and The Night Visitors will be presented. This delightful production includes orchestra, dancers, soloists, choir, scenery, and costumes. The concert is a musical gift to our congregation and our community. General seating is free, however, there are reserved seats for $5.00 that will help offset expenses and benefit our Music Series Ministry. For reserved seating, see CJ in the breezeway after the worship service or email her at [email protected].

Building the Family of God -Ephesians 2:19-22 First Presbyterian Church is a reformed, confessional, ordinary means of grace congregation that exists to exalt God, edify and equip the saints, evangelize the lost, and extend the love, mercy, and mission of Christ locally and around the world. Reformed: We find our roots in the 16th century Protestant Reformation and affirm the five solas

of the Reformation: Sola Scriptura (Scripture Alone), Sola Fide (Faith Alone), Solus Christus (Christ Alone), Sola Gratia (Grace Alone) and Soli Deo Gloria (To the Glory of God Alone).

Confessional: As a member church of the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA), we embrace

and confess that the doctrine found in the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Shorter and Larger Catechism is the most faithful summary of scriptural teaching. The PCA’s slogan encapsulates well our beliefs: “Faithful to the Scriptures, True to the Reformed Faith, Obedient to the Great Commission of Jesus Christ.”

Ordinary Means of Grace: We believe God builds His Church and promises to bless Her

through His ordinary means of grace, which are: the Word (especially preaching), Sacraments (biblically regulated worship), and Prayer.

First Presbyterian Church is committed to the primacy of corporate worship. Regular attendance to the ordinary means of grace is vital for believers’ spiritual nourishment and growth in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. God’s people are therefore called to participate regularly in the Lord’s Day corporate worship, in dependence upon God’s Spirit who applies Christ’s benefits through His Word, prayer, and the sacraments. As such, we encourage you and your family to consider the various ministries, fellowship events, and educational opportunities, such as weekly Bible studies and Sunday school classes, as complementary to corporate worship, but never as replacement of corporate worship. (Adapted from St. Andrew’s Chapel Bulletin)

An Ordinary Means of Grace Congregation

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

E-mail: [email protected] For Emergencies: 954-461-7283 Office hours: Tuesday through Thursday 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Ministry Staff

Rev. Dr. Andrew J. DiNardo.............................................. Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Addison P. Soltau............................. Assistant Pastor, Teaching/Missions Rev. Michael S. Weltin.................................. Assistant Pastor, CSCA Chaplain Rev. Damon Palmer........................ Assistant Pastor of Administration and Assimilation Rev. Pablo Toledo..................................... Assistant Pastor, Spanish Ministries Rev. John Moore........................................ Assistant Pastor, Minister of Music Jason & Michelle Paugh............................................... Youth Directors Silvia Roy........................................ Administrative Assistant to the Senior Pastor Kathern Saltsman................................................Administrative Assistant Peter Dora............................................................. Facilities Manager Sara LePorte..........................................................Director of Nursery Teri Severine............................................. Director of Children’s Education Soyoung Park..............................................................Accompanist Jeanne Filosa.................................................................. Organist CJ Baik...................................................................Concert Manager

Coral springs Christian academy

954-752-2870/www.csca.us Joseph E. Sanelli......................................................... Head of School Rev. Michael Weltin.......................................................... Chaplain Abby Scavuzzo.............................................................. Admissions *Brian McKelligett, Clerk * Ed Barnhill III *Dr. Charles Carraher *Bob Demick *Ken Dowdall

*Gene Gionti, Chairman *Mike Attanasio,Vice Chairman *Brad Barnhill *John Fisher *Locksley Hudson *Matt Johnston *Dennis Kuyper

Ruling Elders

*Jim Raspolich *Wills Ryan *Dean Williams, Sr. Dr. Ed Barnhill, Jr. Peter Dora

Deacons

*Bob Logan *Jeff Ostroff *Larry Padgett, Jr. *Bruce Phegley *Jamey Poole *Bob Schiffbauer *Scott Seeburger

Dave Foster Carlton Lewis Greg Miseyko John Park Tim Vertz

*Bryan Tauzer *Dan Teeters *Joe Verderame Rich DeFilippo Don Dunkerley Jim Greer Brad Lindbergh

* Elders & Deacons currently sitting on Session or Diaconate

Handicap Accessible Restrooms are Available in Building A on the First Floor.

2251 Riverside Drive; Coral Springs, FL 33065 | 954-752-3030 | www.fpccoralsprings.org

Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. -Psalm 124:8

The Confession of Faith

We believe God determined, out of His mere good pleasure, to deliver His elect out of the estate of sin and misery, and to bring them into an estate of salvation by a Redeemer;

We believe Christ, as our Redeemer, underwent the miseries of this life, the wrath of God, the cursed death of the cross, and burial; and

THE LORD’S DAY November 30, 2014

Greetings and Announcements

8:25 AM and 10:55AM

During the Prelude, the congregation is invited to a season of silent and reverent preparation for corporate worship.

* The Gloria Patri

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. Amen

The Prelude Striking of the Hour

* Hymn of the Month No. 203 Hark! the Herald Angels Sing Wesley

Lighting of the Advent Candle

Scripture Reading

Jim and Jeanne Filosa (8:30 AM) Tim and Pat Kelly (11:00 AM)



We believe He rose again from the dead on the third day, ascended up into heaven, sits at the right hand of God the Father, and is coming to judge the world at the last day. Amen.

The Call to Worship

(pg. 453 in the pew Bible)

Isaiah 61:1, 2, 10, 11

Pastor Drew DiNardo

Pastoral Prayer Worship through Tithes and Offerings

The Invocation

* The Doxology

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel -arr. Hopson/Moore O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel! The Sanctuary Choir

The Introit

* The Opening Hymn No. 194

Psalm 14

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

-Neale

The Confession of Sin

Gracious Lord, we confess that we dishonor You in our words, thoughts and deeds. Depending on our strength, we stumble. Glorying in our own righteousness, we reject You. Turning our faces from You, we desire the things of this world to satisfy us. We pray now, Lord, for You to forgive all of our many sins; to cleanse the darkness from our lives, and to turn our faces and our hearts back towards You. We pray these things in the name of Your most precious son, Jesus Christ. Amen

The Assurance of Pardon

-Isaiah 49:13-16

“Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted. But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me.” “Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.”

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

Joy of Every Longing Heart arr. Larson Of the Father’s love begotten, ere the world began to be, He is Alpha and Omega, He the source, the ending He. Of the things that are, that have been, and that future years shall see, evermore and evermore! O that birth forever blessed, when the Virgin, full of grace, by the Holy Ghost conceiving, bore the Savior of our race. And the Babe, the world’s Redeemer, first revealed His sacred face, evermore and evermore! O ye heights of heaven adore Him, angel hosts His praises sing. Evermore! Pow’rs, dominions, bow before Him, and extol our God and King. Let no tongue on earth be silent, ev’ry voice in concert ring: joy of ev’ry longing hear. Hymn and chant and high thanksgiving, evermore and evermore! The Sanctuary Choir

The Offertory

* Doxology

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.

* Hymn of Response No. 195

**Our Spanish-speaking members may be dismissed to the cafeteria. (11 AM)

Joy to the World!

Watts

* Benediction Postlude

Today’s Service

Today begins the Advent Season, which includes four consecutive Sundays: November 30, December 7, 14, and 21 which culminates on Christmas Eve. In the liturgical church calendar, Advent and Lent are the two most important times of the year. Advent focuses on the birth of our Lord and Savior, who became man in order to live a perfect life for us, while Lent focuses on His death on the cross, where He substituted His perfection for our sinfulness in order to redeem us. This year, our Advent readings center around the prophecies of Isaiah concerning the coming of the Messiah, who brings light to the world. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world; the one who follows me will not walk in darkness but have the light of life.” Today Pastor Drew continues his sermon series “Christ in Isaiah” and is preaching a sermon entitled Christ in Isaiah: The Light, based on Isaiah 9:2. In Isaiah, “light” stands for God’s blessings, presence, and revelation. John writes in his gospel concerning Jesus: “He is the true light, which enlightens everyone and has come into the world” (John 1:9). Men however, have rejected that light, and so John writes later: “This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil” (John 3:19). And so this “light” is for believers, a great and wonderful salvation, but for those who reject it, darkness and separation from God. Our Hymn of the Month is Charles Wesley’s Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, which James Montgomery Boice believed to be the most theological of all the hymns in Christendom. The hymn text clearly presents profound biblical doctrine in poetic language. Ironically, Christmas carols as we know them now were abolished by the English Puritan parliament in 1627 because they considered the celebration of Christmas to be a part of a “worldly festival.” This resulted in a scarcity of Christmas hymns and carols written in the 17th and early 18th centuries. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing was one of the few written during this period. Wesley’s excellent text combined with the music of the great Christian composer, Felix Mendelssohn, has made this hymn a classic among Christmas songs. Like many of Wesley’s more than 6,500 hymns, the text clearly presents Christ as He is proclaimed in the gospel. The first stanza describes the angelic host praising the newborn Christ and inviting men to join them in their praise. The following verses present the truth of the virgin birth, the deity of Christ, His earthly humility, the immortality of the soul, and the new birth. Wesley’s carol is saturated with powerful scriptural ideas. The last three lines tell us why Jesus was born into the world: so we would not have to face eternal death; so He could raise us with Him; so that He could regenerate us into children of God. For all of this and more, Jesus deserves the combined praise of men and angels, “Glory to the newborn King!” For more than 200 years, believers have been enlightened and blessed by the picturesque manner in which Charles Wesley has retold the truths of our Savior’s birth. Please join your voice with ours in the exultant song of the angels, as we begin the Advent season, proclaiming your joy to yourself and to others that Christ dwells in you! “Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, risen with healing in His wings. Mild He lays His glory by, born that man no more may die, born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth. Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King.”

Offertory Prayer **Children in grades K-2 may be dismissed for Children’s Church. (11 AM)

Pastor Drew DiNardo

(Page 573 in pew Bible)

We believe the only Redeemer of God’s elect is the Lord Jesus Christ, who, being the eternal Son of God, became man, and so was, and continues to be, God and man in two distinct natures, and one person, forever; We believe Christ, as our Redeemer, executes the office of a prophet, of a priest, and of a king.

A Christ in Isaiah: The Light Isaiah 9:2

The Sermon

(from the Westminster Confession, Part II)

We believe our first parents, though created in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, sinned against God, by eating the forbidden fruit; and that their fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery;

Please join us for prayer at 5:30 p.m. and evening worship at 6:00 p.m.

Evening Service * Denotes congregation standing

Abimilech’s Curse Judges 9:22-57

Pastor Mick Weltin