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Celebration of Worship - October 14, 2018
Celebration of Worship—October 14, 2018
Gathering
Chiming of the Hour
Welcome and Announcements
† Passing of the Peace
Prelude
Call to Worship - (responsively)
One: Come here, where you are treasured.
All: We come here to treasure each other.
One: Come give your self to the community
All: and in so doing, we become more than the some of our parts.
Let us worship God.
† Hymn #5 (Glory To God Hymnal)
God the Sculptor of the Mountains
A time for meditation
† Response to meditation (hymn # 582—Glory To God Hymnal)
Glory to God whose goodness shines on me,
And to the Son whose grace has pardoned me,
And to the Spirit whose love has set me free.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be. Amen.
World without end, without end. Amen.
World without end, without end. Amen.
World without end, without end. Amen.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be. Amen.
Congregational Meeting
Ordination and Installation of Elders (see insert)
liturgy of the Word
Prayer for Illumination (unison)
O Lord, Your Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Give us grace to receive your truth in faith and love, and strength to follow on the path you set before us; through Jesus Christ, Amen.
† Hymn #452 (Glory To God Hymnal)
Open the Eyes of My Heart
First Reading
Job 23.1-9, 16-17
Today my complaint is again bitter;
my strength is weighed down because of my groaning.
3 Oh, that I could know how to find him--
come to his dwelling place;
4 I would lay out my case before him,
fill my mouth with arguments,
5 know the words with which he would answer,
understand what he would say to me.
6 Would he contend with me through brute force?
No, he would surely listen to me.
7 There those who do the right thing can argue with him;
I could escape from my judge forever.
8 Look, I go east; he’s not there,
west, and don’t discover him;
9 north in his activity, and I don’t grasp him;
he turns south, and I don’t see.
God has weakened my mind;
the Almighty has frightened me.
17 Still I’m not annihilated by darkness;
he has hidden deep darkness from me.
Second Reading
Mark 10.17-31
17 As Jesus continued down the road, a man ran up, knelt before him, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to obtain eternal life?”
18 Jesus replied, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except the one God. 19 You know the commandments: Don’t commit murder. Don’t commit adultery. Don’t steal. Don’t give false testimony. Don’t cheat. Honor your father and mother.”
20 “Teacher,” he responded, “I’ve kept all of these things since I was a boy.”
21 Jesus looked at him carefully and loved him. He said, “You are lacking one thing. Go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.” 22 But the man was dismayed at this statement and went away saddened, because he had many possessions.
23 Looking around, Jesus said to his disciples, “It will be very hard for the wealthy to enter God’s kingdom!” 24 His words startled the disciples, so Jesus told them again, “Children, it’s difficult to enter God’s kingdom! 25 It’s easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter God’s kingdom.”
26 They were shocked even more and said to each other, “Then who can be saved?”
27 Jesus looked at them carefully and said, “It’s impossible with human beings, but not with God. All things are possible for God.”
28 Peter said to him, “Look, we’ve left everything and followed you.”
29 Jesus said, “I assure you that anyone who has left house, brothers, sisters, mother, father, children, or farms because of me and because of the good news 30 will receive one hundred times as much now in this life—houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and farms (with harassment)—and in the coming age, eternal life. 31 But many who are first will be last. And many who are last will be first.”
Third Reading
I Peter 4.8-10
Above all, show sincere love to each other, because love brings about the forgiveness of many sins. 9 Open your homes to each other without complaining. 10 And serve each other according to the gift each person has received, as good managers of God’s diverse gifts.
Sermon Good Managers Rev. Dr. Matthew M. Fry
† Hymn #716 (Glory To God Hymnal)
God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending
† Affirmation of Faith (unison)
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord ; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the
forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
Pastoral Prayers
Silent Prayer
Corporate Prayer
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.
liturgy of the eucharist
Offering
(At this time, please take a moment to sign and pass the Friendship Register, then pass it back down the aisle so that we may match names with faces. Please in clude your address, email address, and telephone number.)
Offertory
† Doxology # 609 (Glory To God Hymnal)
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures high and low.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Praise God, in Jesus fully known:
Creator, Word and Spirit one.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
† Prayer of Thanksgiving (responsively)
Leader: Let us give thanks to the LORD our God.
People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
We sing out praises to you, God of grace and mercy, and we offer our commitment in response to your love. We pledge our trust and would find our worth in you. Mold us into those who would be worthy. Accept what we give as signs of obedience, and bless our efforts to be faithful. Amen.
Sending
† Hymn #767 (Glory To God Hymnal)
Together We Serve
† Charge and Blessing
† Postlude
This Week at NPC
Sunday, October 14, 2018
11:00 A.M. NPC Worship Service
12:00 P.M. POTLUCK IN THE PATCH!
1:00 P.M. NPC Committee Meetings
2:00 P.M. NPC Session Meeting
12:00-1 P.M. Kwang-Ya Bible Study, Covenant Room
1-2:30 P.M. Kwang-Ya Worship, Sanctuary
Monday, October 15, 2018
6:30 P.M. Boy Scouts
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
6:30 P.M. Community YOGA Class
7:00 P.M. Kwang Ya Counseling Class
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
6:00 P.M. NPC Wednesday Night Dinner (Kuhn)
& Bible Discussion
7:00 P.M. NPC Choir Practice
8:00 P.M. Kwang Ya Bible Study
Thursday, October 18, 2018
6:30 P.M. Community YOGA Class
7:00 P.M. Kwang Ya English Class
Friday, October 19, 2018
8:30 P.M. Kwang Ya Prayer Meeting
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Serving in the Church this Sunday, October 14th
Counters: Ushers: Lay Readers: Acolyte:
Diane Lewis Bob Norman Laura Lankford BJ Steele
Jan Garland Diane Lewis (Job 23:1-9, 16-17)
Wesley Henderson Drew Chiang
TBD (Mark 10:17-31)
Ringing of Hour: Laura Lankford & Kate Geerlings Nursery Volunteers: TBD
Serving in the Church next Sunday, October 21st
Counters: Ushers: Lay Readers: Acolyte:
Diane Lewis Jason Bernardo Jason Bernardo German Correa
Jan Garland Kerrie Bernardo (TBD)
Calvin Bernardo Nancy Caldwell
TBD (TBD)
Ringing of Hour: Laura Lankford & Kate Geerlings Nursery Volunteers: TBD
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thank you to everyone who has been working in the patch this week. We continue to need smiling faces to help staff the patch! Please sign up on the schedule in the Narthex. See Diane for more details.
There will be a congregational meeting TODAY to discuss and vote on a new slate of elders. We thank the outgoing class of 2018 elders, Wesley Henderson, Bob Norman and BJ Steele, for their service.
There is a Potluck luncheon planned for after church TODAY. Plan to stay awhile!
There will be Committee and Session Meetings today starting right after lunch.
Jack Crymes will be giving the message at the Contemporary Service next Sunday, October 21st.
You Are Special! Wednesday Night Dinner and Bible Discussion has resumed. We will be watching and discussing the Mr. Rogers biopic: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”
A possible Community Garden is in the initial planning stages. Are you interested in getting in on the ground floor! See Beth Miller for more info.
October Birthdays:
Joseph Crymes – 10/3, Tom Birmingham – 10/3, David Bartlett – 10/4,
BJ Steele – 10/17, Maryann Peterson – 10/24, Aife Chiang – 10/25,
Betsy Hixson – 10/26, Sandra Murray – 10/27
Gathering
Chiming of the Hour
Welcome and Announcements
† Passing of the Peace
Prelude
Call to Worship - (responsively)
One: Come here, where you are treasured.
All: We come here to treasure each other.
One: Come give your self to the community
All: and in so doing, we become more than the some of our parts.
Let us worship God.
† Hymn #5 (Glory To God Hymnal)
God the Sculptor of the Mountains
A time for meditation
† Response to meditation (hymn # 582—Glory To God Hymnal)
Glory to God whose goodness shines on me,
And to the Son whose grace has pardoned me,
And to the Spirit whose love has set me free.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be. Amen.
World without end, without end. Amen.
World without end, without end. Amen.
World without end, without end. Amen.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be. Amen.
Congregational Meeting
Ordination and Installation of Elders (see insert)
liturgy of the Word
Prayer for Illumination (unison)
O Lord, Your Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Give us grace to receive your truth in faith and love, and strength to follow on the path you set before us; through Jesus Christ, Amen.
† Hymn #452 (Glory To God Hymnal)
Open the Eyes of My Heart
First Reading
Job 23.1-9, 16-17
Today my complaint is again bitter;
my strength is weighed down because of my groaning.
3 Oh, that I could know how to find him--
come to his dwelling place;
4 I would lay out my case before him,
fill my mouth with arguments,
5 know the words with which he would answer,
understand what he would say to me.
6 Would he contend with me through brute force?
No, he would surely listen to me.
7 There those who do the right thing can argue with him;
I could escape from my judge forever.
8 Look, I go east; he’s not there,
west, and don’t discover him;
9 north in his activity, and I don’t grasp him;
he turns south, and I don’t see.
God has weakened my mind;
the Almighty has frightened me.
17 Still I’m not annihilated by darkness;
he has hidden deep darkness from me.
Second Reading
Mark 10.17-31
17 As Jesus continued down the road, a man ran up, knelt before him, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to obtain eternal life?”
18 Jesus replied, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except the one God. 19 You know the commandments: Don’t commit murder. Don’t commit adultery. Don’t steal. Don’t give false testimony. Don’t cheat. Honor your father and mother.”
20 “Teacher,” he responded, “I’ve kept all of these things since I was a boy.”
21 Jesus looked at him carefully and loved him. He said, “You are lacking one thing. Go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.” 22 But the man was dismayed at this statement and went away saddened, because he had many possessions.
23 Looking around, Jesus said to his disciples, “It will be very hard for the wealthy to enter God’s kingdom!” 24 His words startled the disciples, so Jesus told them again, “Children, it’s difficult to enter God’s kingdom! 25 It’s easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter God’s kingdom.”
26 They were shocked even more and said to each other, “Then who can be saved?”
27 Jesus looked at them carefully and said, “It’s impossible with human beings, but not with God. All things are possible for God.”
28 Peter said to him, “Look, we’ve left everything and followed you.”
29 Jesus said, “I assure you that anyone who has left house, brothers, sisters, mother, father, children, or farms because of me and because of the good news 30 will receive one hundred times as much now in this life—houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and farms (with harassment)—and in the coming age, eternal life. 31 But many who are first will be last. And many who are last will be first.”
Third Reading
I Peter 4.8-10
Above all, show sincere love to each other, because love brings about the forgiveness of many sins. 9 Open your homes to each other without complaining. 10 And serve each other according to the gift each person has received, as good managers of God’s diverse gifts.
Sermon Good Managers Rev. Dr. Matthew M. Fry
† Hymn #716 (Glory To God Hymnal)
God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending
† Affirmation of Faith (unison)
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord ; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the
forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
Pastoral Prayers
Silent Prayer
Corporate Prayer
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.
liturgy of the eucharist
Offering
(At this time, please take a moment to sign and pass the Friendship Register, then pass it back down the aisle so that we may match names with faces. Please in clude your address, email address, and telephone number.)
Offertory
† Doxology # 609 (Glory To God Hymnal)
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures high and low.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Praise God, in Jesus fully known:
Creator, Word and Spirit one.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
† Prayer of Thanksgiving (responsively)
Leader: Let us give thanks to the LORD our God.
People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
We sing out praises to you, God of grace and mercy, and we offer our commitment in response to your love. We pledge our trust and would find our worth in you. Mold us into those who would be worthy. Accept what we give as signs of obedience, and bless our efforts to be faithful. Amen.
Sending
† Hymn #767 (Glory To God Hymnal)
Together We Serve
† Charge and Blessing
† Postlude
This Week at NPC
Sunday, October 14, 2018
11:00 A.M. NPC Worship Service
12:00 P.M. POTLUCK IN THE PATCH!
1:00 P.M. NPC Committee Meetings
2:00 P.M. NPC Session Meeting
12:00-1 P.M. Kwang-Ya Bible Study, Covenant Room
1-2:30 P.M. Kwang-Ya Worship, Sanctuary
Monday, October 15, 2018
6:30 P.M. Boy Scouts
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
6:30 P.M. Community YOGA Class
7:00 P.M. Kwang Ya Counseling Class
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
6:00 P.M. NPC Wednesday Night Dinner (Kuhn)
& Bible Discussion
7:00 P.M. NPC Choir Practice
8:00 P.M. Kwang Ya Bible Study
Thursday, October 18, 2018
6:30 P.M. Community YOGA Class
7:00 P.M. Kwang Ya English Class
Friday, October 19, 2018
8:30 P.M. Kwang Ya Prayer Meeting
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Serving in the Church this Sunday, October 14th
Counters: Ushers: Lay Readers: Acolyte:
Diane Lewis Bob Norman Laura Lankford BJ Steele
Jan Garland Diane Lewis (Job 23:1-9, 16-17)
Wesley Henderson Drew Chiang
TBD (Mark 10:17-31)
Ringing of Hour: Laura Lankford & Kate Geerlings Nursery Volunteers: TBD
Serving in the Church next Sunday, October 21st
Counters: Ushers: Lay Readers: Acolyte:
Diane Lewis Jason Bernardo Jason Bernardo German Correa
Jan Garland Kerrie Bernardo (TBD)
Calvin Bernardo Nancy Caldwell
TBD (TBD)
Ringing of Hour: Laura Lankford & Kate Geerlings Nursery Volunteers: TBD
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thank you to everyone who has been working in the patch this week. We continue to need smiling faces to help staff the patch! Please sign up on the schedule in the Narthex. See Diane for more details.
There will be a congregational meeting TODAY to discuss and vote on a new slate of elders. We thank the outgoing class of 2018 elders, Wesley Henderson, Bob Norman and BJ Steele, for their service.
There is a Potluck luncheon planned for after church TODAY. Plan to stay awhile!
There will be Committee and Session Meetings today starting right after lunch.
Jack Crymes will be giving the message at the Contemporary Service next Sunday, October 21st.
You Are Special! Wednesday Night Dinner and Bible Discussion has resumed. We will be watching and discussing the Mr. Rogers biopic: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”
A possible Community Garden is in the initial planning stages. Are you interested in getting in on the ground floor! See Beth Miller for more info.
October Birthdays:
Joseph Crymes – 10/3, Tom Birmingham – 10/3, David Bartlett – 10/4,
BJ Steele – 10/17, Maryann Peterson – 10/24, Aife Chiang – 10/25,
Betsy Hixson – 10/26, Sandra Murray – 10/27