Order for the Public Worship of God
The Twenty-seventh Day of September, Two Thousand and Nine
MissionUSA Sunday
PRESENTATION OF GIFTS TO GOD
HYMN OF MISSION: No. 580 “Lead On, O King Eternal”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lancashire
INSTRUMENTAL OFFERTORY: “Theme from ‘The Mission’”. . . . . . . . . . . E. Morricone
BENEDICTION
CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . King’s Weston
8:15 & 11:00 A.M. • The Sanctuary
tune to “At the Name of Jesus”
As you enter the Sanctuary, please assume a quiet and respectful attitude of worship.
Organ Postlude: “Finale from Sym. VI” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. M. Widor
Please turn off your cell phone.
Indicates congregation standing
INSTRUMENTAL PRELUDE: “Concerto for Oboe and Strings”. . . . . . . . . . . . A. Corelli
We consider it a privilege to have our children in worship with us. If your small children become restless and vocal, we invite you to the children’s room especially designed for them at the rear of the Sanctuary. They are also welcome in the nursery. Older children should also be encouraged to come to church prepared to stay in their pew throughout the service.
choral INTROIT: ”Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates” . . . . . . . . . . . arr. G. Statom text from Psalm 24 Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates: behold, the King of glory waits! The King of kings is drawing near, the Savior of the world is here.
Westminster Singers (8:15), The Chancel Choir (11:00) Gabriel C. Statom, Director of Music Call to Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ronald G. Sadlow PROCESSIONAL HYMN No. 53: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”. . . Lobe Den Herren EPISTLE LESSON: I Peter 4:11, Philippians 2:5-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Nash (8:15) Advance Memphis Dr. Kitty Lawson (11:00) Victims to Victory
If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coronation
O that with yonder sacred throng we at His feet may fall; We’ll join the everlasting song, and crown Him Lord of all; We’ll join the everlasting song, and crown Him Lord of all. prayer of ADORATION INTRODUCTION OF OUR MINISTRY PARTNERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward J. Foster Director, MissionUSA
CCLI License #252778
Instrumentalist: Shelly Sublett, oboe
Lenora Morrow, Organist
O blest the land, the city blest, where Christ the ruler is confessed! O happy hearts and happy homes to whom this King of triumph comes!
CONGREGATIONAL THREE-FOLD AMEN
One of our pastors will be available after the service to pray for you or to offer helpful direction regarding your spiritual life. He will be in the Gathering Room, which is the first room on your left as you exit the southwest door of the Sanctuary (closest to the pulpit). You may also send your confidential email to
[email protected] with questions about your spiritual life.
prayer oF THANKSGIVING AND DEDICATION
Dr. Joseph “Skip” Ryan
GREETINGS A WORD TO THE CHILDREN (8:15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chuck Ellingsworth Co-chair, CityServe 2009 prayeRS OF INTERCESSION 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.
Paraments
SOLO: ”I Am His and He Is Mine”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. P. S. Jones Loved with everlasting love, led by grace that love to know; Spirit breathing from above, Thou has taught me it is so. O this full and perfect peace from His presence all divine; In a love which cannot cease, I am His and He is mine. Heaven above is softer blue, earth around is sweeter green; Something lives in every hue Christless eyes have never seen! Birds in song His glories show, flowers with deeper beauties shine, Since I know as now I know, I am His and He is mine.
6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall
Sarah Jenkins, soloist GOSPEL READING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John 12:17-28 (page 1065 in pew Bible) All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the Word of our God stands forever. Amen.
SERMON PRAYER OF COMMITMENT
The Hour of Glory
The paraments for the CityServe conference are a deep, rich red, adorned with large, burning flames embroidered in three shades of gold thread and outlined with gold metallic stitches. This signifies the coming of the Holy Spirit to the disciples to give them power to take the Gospel to the world. The flames represent the tongues of fire which came to rest upon each of them. The red color of the cloth itself also represents fire. Three leaping flames are sewn in gold silk thread upon each Bible Marker.
Sunday Night Worship
His forever, only His; who the Lord and me shall part? Ah, with what a rest of bliss Christ can fill the loving heart! Heaven and earth may fade and flee, first-born 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.
We are pleased to have Skip Ryan serving as Preacher-in-Residence while Sandy Willson takes the second part of his sabbatical. Skip is the Chancellor and Professor of Practical Theology at Redeemer Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. A graduate of Harvard College, Skip studied at Union Seminary and the L’Abri Institute. He earned his Master of Divinity at Westminster Theological Seminary where he was also awarded the Doctor of Divinity degree. Skip served as founding pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, Virginia, and also as senior minister of Park Cities Presbyterian Church in Dallas. He has been active in world mission ministries serving on the staff of Asian Access and teaching at the Japanese Institute for Church Growth in Tokyo. Recently Skip and his wife, Barb, spent five weeks in Bundibugyo, Uganda. The Ryans have three children Christopher, Carey Elizabeth and Rebekah. Please welcome the Ryans to the Second family.
(Isaiah 40:6b, 8) Joseph F. Ryan
Tonight at CityServe’s concluding service, Ricardo Green, our Berclair Church Plant pastor, will share his vision for planting a church and reaching Hispanic families in our city with the Gospel.
Also, don’t forget about the CityServe Food Drive! Food pantries in our city are at very low levels and the need for food is escalating. Join us in collecting basic food items as well as some special requests for refugees in our city. A list of needed items can be found at www.2pc.org/cityserve. We will be accepting items after the service this evening.
Weekly Focus on Mission Partners
World Missions: When he was eleven years old, Juan Patt accepted Christ as his Savior. Soon after, he was certain of God’s calling to devote his life to preaching the Gospel and planting churches in his home country of Belize. After high school, he went to seminary in Merida, Yucatan, and graduated in 2000. Juan’s wife, Maria, has just begun a new job teaching accounting and other business courses at Cornerstone Presbyterian High School (a half hour from their home). Juan asks for our prayers as he studies for an October licensing examination. He was recently blessed to be invited to preach at Providence Church. He and Maria send warm greetings to the people of Second.
MissionUSA: We welcome our ministry partners who are in attendance at our worship services this morning. We also thank our conference committee and volunteers for participating and helping with CityServe weekend. Please pray that the conference has opened the hearts of many to continue serving in our city.
September Flowers
The flowers in the Sanctuary for the month of September are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of: Dr. W. K. Boren by his wife Pat, his children and grandchildren; Jack Cox by his wife Helen and his family; Nancy Crosby by her family; Fletcher Gilbert Johnson by his wife JoAnn, his children and grandchildren; Lucy Shaw by Richard, Cynthia, Winston and Patton Shaw; Libby and Rollin Wilson by Margaret Wilson.
Announcements
THE DOLLAR PROJECT: Kids at Second Children’s Ministry is excited to launch its Mission Focus Project for 2009-2010, The Dollar Project. We hope The Dollar Project will plant seeds of stewardship, service and Kingdom-building in our children in senior kindergarten through fifth grade. Next Sunday, October 4, we ask that each child bring just one dollar to Sunday School for their class mission project. Our ultimate goal is to open the hearts of our children to missions work and serving others. The Dollar Project will take place on the first Sunday of every month and each class will raise money for a specific ministry: Senior Kindergarten, Berclair Elementary School; First Grade, Neighborhood Christian Center; Second Grade, Refugee Empowerment Program; Third Grade, Brinkley Heights Program; Fourth Grade, Middle East Mission Focus (Hamd family); Fifth Grade, East Asian Mission Focus (Funkhouser family).
FALL INQUIRERS: You may have faith questions, wish to know more about Second, or you may be ready to pursue membership at 2PC. Perhaps you are a long-time member, but you still want to know more about church government, worship or doctrinal issues. Fall Inquirers is for you! The class is a series of five sessions: Friday evening October 23; Saturday morning October 24; Sunday morning and afternoon October 25; and Wednesday evening October 28. We would love for you to join us as we explore God and His church. Call the Inquirers Office at 454-0034, ext. 172 for details and registration information.
MIDWEEK: The Fall 2009 semester of MidWeek is in full swing, but it’s not too late to get involved! Wednesday evenings begin at 5 p.m. with a time of congregational prayer (Prayer Matters) in the Salmon Room. Dinner is in the Fellowship Hall from 5:30-6:15 p.m., followed by classes at 6:30 p.m. in various rooms across campus. Nursery is provided for children age 3 and under beginning at 5:30 p.m. The full list of classes and course descriptions is available at www.2pc.org/midweek. Season dinner tickets may be purchased in advance at The Bookmark bookstore, and tickets are also available at the door.
SINGLE PARENT PROGRAM: All single parents are invited to the Single Parent Program Wednesday, September 30, at 6:30 p.m. in C107 for a session on Teamwork led by Murff Galbreath. Candy Justice Willis will lead the October 7 session. Contact the Children’s Ministries Office at 454-0034 or email
[email protected] for more information. MISSION CLOSET DONATIONS: The ladies of Lydia Circle would like to remind everyone that items donated to the Mission Closet need to be current, clean and on hangers. Donations left in sacks are given to the Neighborhood Christian Center. The drop-off closet for all donations is located behind the Reception Desk in the B Building.
BAPTISM CLASS: Second’s Baptism Class will be held Wednesday, October 7, from 6:307:30 p.m. If you are interested in having your child baptized, please contact Dawn Curtis at 454-0034 or email
[email protected].
CITYSERVE EXPLORERS: CityServe Explorers will visit JIFF (Juvenile Intervention FaithBased Follow-up) on Friday, October 9, at 11 a.m., and we hope you’ll jump on the bus with us! JIFF is a ministry to repeat juvenile offenders. JIFF has graciously invited us to come for a tour and a lunch made in the vocational training culinary kitchen of the ministry. We will leave the west parking lot at 11 a.m. in the church van and return about
1 p.m. This is an opportunity to expand our vision and to see God’s work in Memphis. This is a great opportunity for men as well as women. Email
[email protected] to reserve a seat on the van or just meet us there: 254 South Lauderdale, 38122.
3M SENIOR ADULTS LUNCHEON: The next Senior Adults 3M (More Mature Members) Luncheon will be Monday, October 12, at noon in C310. The Westminster Academy High School Choir, under the direction of our own Christy Young, will provide a wonderful music program and there will also be a special word from Senior Adults Minister Andy Wells. To make a reservation call the church, 454-0034, no later than noon Wednesday, October 7. Come and bring a friend!
HANDBELL CHOIR: Second’s beloved handbell choir will begin rehearsals soon and would like to invite you to join them! We’ll kick off on Tuesday, October 13 at 7 p.m. For more information on this exciting music ministry, contact Terri Theil at ttheil@2pc. org or 454-0034. EVENSONG: The Chancel Choir will present “Choral Evensong: An Afternoon in Great Britain” on Sunday, October 18 at 4 p.m. This will be a service of worship and music in the traditional style found in the great British cathedrals. Join us! Firecracker Golf Scramble: The Recreation Ministry is hosting a golf scramble on Thursday, October 22 at 1 p.m. at The Links at Galloway. Online registration is available at www.2pcsports.org
MEN’S & WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDIES: Second offers many wonderful opportunities for the study of God’s Word throughout the week. Five different studies are available for women, and men meet for AMEN on Thursday mornings at 6:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The studies for women on Tuesdays are: Compass at 9 a.m. in C310; The Walk at 9:15 a.m. in C100; and After Hours at 5:30 p.m. in the B Building Reception Area. Renew meets on Wednesday mornings at 6:30 a.m. in C310 and A Mother’s Heart meets at 9 a.m. on Thursdays in C100. All study groups have started meeting for the fall semester, but it’s not too late to join! For information about AMEN, visit www.2pc.org/amen or contact Rebekah Carter at 454-0034 or
[email protected]. For information about all women’s studies, visit www.2pc.org/women or contact Nancy Webster at 454-0034 or
[email protected].
JR HIGH: Sign up for the Three Degrees Fall Retreat! Info will be available Sunday. Three Degrees meets Sunday nights at 7:15. Join us for Tuesday morning prayer at 6 a.m. at the Kauffmans’ home, 6153 Shady Grove Lane. Three Degrees Small Groups meet Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m.
SR HIGH: True North Small Groups meet on Sundays at 4:30 p.m. Join us for Tuesday morning prayer at 6 a.m. at the Kauffmans’ home, 6153 Shady Grove Lane. True North meets Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. KAIROS COLLEGE MINISTRY: The Kairos College Class meets Sunday mornings at 9:45 for music, fellowship, and teaching in our new room, E2121! Parents of college students meet for prayer on Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. in the Youth Conference Room. Contact Kathy Wilson at 454-0034 or email
[email protected] for more information. Visit Second’s College Ministry on the web at www.2pckairos.org.
Second Presbyterian Church Staff Leadership Team Adult Pastoral Ministries Rocky Anthony, Pastoral Executive Jon Becker, Evangelism Mike Gatliff, Middle Adults Mitchell Moore, Young Adults Tim Russell, Assistant Pastor Ron Sadlow, World Missions Mike Stokke, Young Couples & Discipleship Andy Wells, Senior Adults Sandy Willson, Senior Minister Student Ministries Staff Leadership Todd Erickson, Student Ministries Executive Sandy Hazelwood, Children Andrew Keasling, Youth Brian Lewis, Campus Outreach Robert O’Kelley, Recreation Wes Simmons, Pastor to College Students
Program Staff Leadership Scott Hanson, Program Executive Eddie Foster, MissionUSA Yvonne Hardin/Susan Warner, Women Gabe Statom, Music Robb Roaten, Communications Fenton Wright, Shalom Project Administrative Staff Leadership Harold Ware, Administrative Executive
