Worship: Participating in worship today are Pastor Steve Schorr and ? The Sanctuary Flowers are given today to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Dorothy and Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. by Doug, Karen, Douglas, Mauri, Claire, Bradley, Sarah, Daniel and Megan. With joy and thanksgiving, the Sacrament of Baptism will be received today by Lucas Teague Hawkins, Jr., son of Anna and Lucas Hawkins; grandson of Suzanna and Mark Hawkins and Debbie and Jim Ramsey; nephew of Ben Hawkins, Carrie and Grant Hawkins, and Katherine and Michael Gilmore; Campbell Katherine Davis, daughter of Chelsea and Kyle Davis; granddaughter of Karla and Jad Davis and Debbie and Tom Burger; great granddaughter of Janet and Tom Burger, Billy Jean Davis, and Patty Jacob; niece of Cara and George Millas, Clayton Burger, Jake Davis, and Kali Davis; cousin to Cotton Burger, Caroline and Bennett Millas, and Case Davis; and Wyatt Thomas Phillips, son of Sarah and Bryan Phillips, brother of Lynlee Alice Phillips; grandson of Margaret and Ronnie Williams; great grandson of Harriet and Bill Faudree and Barbara and Ed Williams; nephew of Ellen and Corey Wheeler and Price Williams; great nephew of Ellen and Larry Bell; great great nephew of Margaret Cowden and Mary Patterson.
PLU Gatherings: If you missed your designated PLU meeting, there will be makeup gatherings on Wednesday, February 25 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 1 at 9:30 a.m. Both make-up meetings will meet in Lynn Hall. Musica Sacra will present “An Afternoon with the Baroque Masters”, Sunday, March 1 at 3:00 p.m. in our Sanctuary. The free concert will feature works by Vivaldi, Handel’s Water Music and the Bach Magnificat. For more information, please contgact Greg at
[email protected].
Loving and leading all people to deeper life in Jesus Christ
Serve: Prayers of Intercession are requested for Cris Kelly, Decker Dawson, Paul Dowling, Jack Armstrong, Herb Ware, Rose Ann Hughston, Sarah Gulick, Emily Gulick, Edith Wisehart, Meg Branson, Charlotte Seay, Terry Hall, Tim Thompson, Fred Westmoreland, Bob Billhimer, Lynne Ray, Charles Priddy, Carolyn Winkler, and Betty Irby. Please pray for military personnel deployed for Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan): Michael, Casey, Carlos, Megan, Drew McKelwaith, Chris Miles, David Thornhill, Hank Hortenstine, Tom Wolters, Mike Neu, Hunter D. Martin, Damon Darnell, Steven Castellon, Kyle Humphries, Justin Robinson, Capt. Andrew Plucker, Members of 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, Alan Austin, Jr., Jake Dement, Clayton and Jason Slover, Sloan Kelly, Devin Mata, James Evetts Haley, IV, David Bell, Capt. Cam Moury, Adam Weathers, Matthew Welsh, Capt. Michael Moore, Capt. Drew Schildwachter, 1st Lt. Alex Bablich, Lt. Cory Sheeron, Gary Smith, Lt. Chuck Jansen, Lt. Michael Porcelli, and Taylor Franklin. Bereavement Needs Volunteers: Our volunteers help serve coffee, punch and cookies during receptions following the memorial services and occasionally help serve a luncheon. Also, it’s just nice to be there to help the family get settled prior to the service. It is a very short time commitment and helps so many. If you can spare an hour or two once in a while, please email Margaret Williams at margaret@ rewilliams.com.
Welcome to First Presbyterian Church 800 W. Texas Midland, Texas 79701 (432) 684-7821 Web Site: www.fpcmid.org Sunday Worship 8:15 a.m. – Sanctuary 9:30 a.m. – Sunday School 11:00 a.m. – Sanctuary 11:00 a.m. – The Bridge in Lynn Hall
Lent Small Group for Young Adults: Join us in Room 228 (upstairs above the track) on Sunday evenings from 7:00-8:00! We will be diving into the book of James and using it as a tool for community-building fellowship. Hope to see you all there!!
Senior Pastor Associate Pastor of Christian Nurture and Family Ministry Associate Pastor of Mission and Evangelism Associate Pastor of Administration Youth Program Coordinator Youth Ministry Staff Minister of Music Music Associate Director of Student Ministries and Bridge Music Director of Older Adult Ministry Director of Children’s Ministry Director of Nursery Ministry Director of Recreational Ministry Director of Operations
Congregational Meeting on Sunday, March 1, 2015: Session has called a Congregational Meeting for Sunday, March 1, 2015 in the Sanctuary following the 11:00 a.m. worship services for the purpose of (1) seeking the congregation’s approval for Session’s decision to initiate the Reconciliation and Dismissal Process with Tres Rios Presbytery; and (2) any matters that may arise from Item (1).
Additional information and audio and video sermons may be found on our web site: www.fpcmid.org Sermon CDs or DVDs may be ordered by filling out an envelope in the pew or calling the church office. Radio Ministry: KMCM-97 Gold (FM 96.9) at 11:00 a.m. Watch the 11:00 a.m. Sanctuary worship service live at www.fpcmid.org
Invite: The Permian Basin String Quartet will present a concert titled “Cross-Cultural Inspirations” today, Sunday, February 22 at 3:00 p.m. at the Wagner Noel. Tickets may be purchased online at www.etix.com.
Steve Schorr Shannon Weisenfels Walter Thompson Mary Beth Anton Becky Holmes Joey Willis Gregory Pysh Rebecca Sawyer Mac McCoy Susie Mauldin Chrissie Mee Taresa Kellogg Scott Kain Jeremy Olive
Thankful, oil on canvas, by Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1894
February 22, 2015 8:15 a.m. “The Prayer-Filled Life”
Service for the Lord’s Day February 22, 2015 8:15 a.m.
First Scripture Reading
Welcome! We are glad you are here! Loving and Leading all people to deeper life in Jesus Christ is the mission of FPC. We trust during this time of worship you will sense God’s presence. May the praise, the prayers, the music, and the Word of God give you Joy and confidence during the week ahead!
Preparation for Worship Looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.
*Prayer of Thanksgiving
Time with Children
Second Scripture Reading
Mark 1:35-39
Pg. 35
John 15:1-13
Pg. 109
Sermon
“The Prayer-Filled Life”
Musical Response
“Calm to the Waves” Please sing twice
Prayers of the People 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.
*Call to Worship Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, said Jesus. And let the one who believes in me drink. As the Scripture has said, Out of the believer’s heart shall flow streams of living water.
Offering Musical Offering “Great is Thy Faithfulness” Collie Roland, tenor; Tristan Davis, bass-baritone
Italian Hymn
There are many times we think we love you well, O God. But upon hearing your call to love you with all our heart, and all our mind, and all our strength, we confess that our love for you is a diluted love, made insipid and flat by lesser loyalties and a divided heart. Our love seems pure only for brief moments; soon our affections are drawn away.
*Doxology
“Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” 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.
*Closing Voluntary
“Fanfare”
Guy H. Eldridge
In his book Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster notes that “in our day the Spirit of God is sovereignly bringing together steams of life that have been isolated from one another for a very long time.” These six streams, or “movements,” or “traditions” are rooted in the life of Jesus and describe how God’s Spirit has moved upon individuals and groups of people with a particular mission. During the season of Lent we will delve more deeply into the six “streams” so that we might discover a balanced vision of Christian faith and practice. Some of us have had more experience or practice in a few of the streams, but we have room to grow in other areas. So for the next six weeks we have opportunity to assess our faith and practice and be challenged to grow more Christ-like by learning about and applying the others streams. The six streams are:
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thine own great presence to cheer and to guide; Strength for today, and bright hope for tomorrow Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside. Refrain Thomas O. Chisholm
“Return to God” Please sing twice
*Response in Song “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all.
Worship Note:
Summer and winter and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above; Join with all nature in manifold witness, To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.
*Assurance of Forgiveness
Love can exclude no race or creed if honored by God’s name; Our common life enbraces all whose Maker is the same. *Charge and Benediction
*If able, please stand.
Refrain: Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided. Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!
Forgive us! In deep mercy spare us, despite of our lost first love for you. In grace rekindle our love for you. Help us to see anew Jesus’ love for us. Amen.
arr. Lloyd Larson
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father; There is no shadow of turing with Thee, Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not, As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be.
*Confession of Sin
*Congregational Response
Let us recall that in our midst dwells Christ, God’s holy Son. As members of each body joined, in him we are made one.
Let us forgive each other’s faults as we our own confess, That we may love each other well in Christian gentleness.
Paul Manz
“Calm to the Waves”
“Come, Thou Almighty King”
St. Anne
Let strife among us be unknown; let all contentions cease. Be God’s the glory that we seek; be his our only peace.
Welcome and Parish Concerns
*Hymn No. 139
“Where Charity and Love Prevail”
Where charity and love prevail, there God is ever found; Brought here together by Christ’s love, by love we thus are bound.
Hebrews 12:2
“Aria” Rebecca Sawyer, organ
Musical Call to Worship
Pastor Steve Schorr
We must imitate Christ’s life and his ways if we are to be truly enlightened and set free from the darkness of our own hearts. Let it be the most important thing we do, then, to reflect on the life of Jesus Christ. Thomas a Kempis Entrance Voluntary
*Hymn
Old Hundreth
The Prayer-filled Life The Virtuous Life The Spirit- Empowered Life
The Compassionate Life The Word-Centered Life The Sacramental Life
