First Presbyterian Church
10th Sunday In
Ordinary Time
JOE R.
BLEVINS, Pastor
The purpose of First Presbyterian Church is to
glorify God in Jesus Christ through worship, evangelism, discipleship, fellowship
and service.
We Gather To Worship God
Prayer of
Preparation: (Silent)
God of grace,
fill us with a sense of Your presence, that we may love You more deeply, and
serve You more completely, and thereby truly worship You in Spirit and in
truth; In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Organ
Prelude Adam
Mason
“Enter His Courts With Praise!”
The Life of the Church Jim Richards
*Hymn of Praise
Hymnal no. 466
“O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing”
We Are Renewed By God’s Grace
Confession of Sins (In unison)
Merciful God,
we confess that we have often failed to be an obedient people. We have not done Your
will, we have broken Your law, we have rebelled against Your love. We have often neglected those who are less
fortunate, and we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. Forgive us, we pray, and free us for joyful
obedience; Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Assurance of
Pardon Rev. Joe Blevins
*Praise
Response
Hymn no. 2042
“I Believe in
God Almighty”
(Sung to tune
We Unite In Faith and
Concern
Prayer Meditation “Cares Chorus” Hymn pg. 2215
Prayers of
the People and the Lord’s Prayer Hymnal pg. 16
We Present Our Offerings
Doxology (Please remain seated) Hymnal no. 592
(ushers come forward to receive offering)
Organ Offertory “Sweet Hour of
Prayer” Bradbury/Clark
Prayer of Dedication
We Give Attention to God’s Word
Music Meditation
Scripture
Matthew 22:
34-40 pg. 25
Luke 4: 14-19 pg. 61
Sermon Rev.
Joe Blevins
“God’s
Purposes for the
Church: Worship”
We Go in Christ’s Name
*Hymn of
Dedication “Shine, Jesus, Shine” Hymn
2173
*Benediction Rev. Joe Blevins
*Organ Postlude arr. Jim Capel
“Guide Me, O
thou great Jehovah”
*(Congregation Stands)
(Please note hymns with 3 digits are in the hardback
hymnal and
4 digit numbers
are in the small soft cover book)
OUR GREETERS TODAY ARE TOM AND INEZ VAUGHAN
THE ELDER AT
THE DOOR IS GENE WILLIAMS
We joyfully welcome all who visit with
us today. If you would like to become a
member of First Presbyterian, see the pastor or the elder at the door. If you would like to have someone pray for
you or with you, you will find prayer volunteers in the Prayer Room after the
service of worship. (The Prayer Room is to the left of the Narthex as you exit the
sanctuary) Have a wonderful Day in the
Joy of The Lord.
Announcements
We
welcome members and visitors who are worshiping with us this morning. So that we can have a record of your
attendance, please sign the red book located at the end of each pew and pass it
on to others on your row.
The
flowers in the sanctuary this morning are given to the Glory of God and in
honor of Harry Ormand’s 80th birthday and his grandson, Jason
Dupree’s 26th birthday by their families.
Please continue to keep the following
individuals and their families in your prayers Bessie Andrews, Katherine
Birdsong, Kathryn Bowles, Cass Dayton, Jo Daniel, John and Virginia Ferguson,
Norman Gardner, Charlie and Martha Jewell Mixon, Lindsey Moss, Courtney Phelps, Dick Strouss, Dick and Betty
Waggoner.
New Pictorial Directory
Remember! The Photograph Dates for our church pictorial
are coming up. Olan Mills will be at the
church on June 21 and June 22. We would
like to thank the congregation for their overwhelming support. To date we have signed up the largest number
we have ever had. Thank you again for
your support and cooperation. If
you have not reserved your time to be photographed won’t you please do so. We are pushing for 100% participation. It won’t be complete without you! Each family photographed will receive a
complimentary directory and a free 8X10 custom color portrait from Olan
Mills. Because of the video image
proofing you will only make one trip to the church. Please plan 45 minutes to one hour for the
entire process. All pose selections for
the directory, your free 8X10, and any purchases you may wish to make will be
completed at this time. If you wish to
bring friends or family who do not attend this church you may instruct the
photographer to make separate poses for the directory. For groups of 8 or more please schedule 2
appointment times. Due to insurance no
pets are allowed.
If
any church family has an immediate family member in the military we will
include them on a special military page.
Please contact Ruth Presley for further details.
Thank You
Jo Daniel would like to thank the congregation for
their prayers, cards and food that were given during her recent illness.
The following is the schedule for meetings the week of
June 5 thru
Sunday
Sunday
Evening Bible Study
Monday
Men of the Church
The Men of the Church will gather for their annual
fish fry on Monday, June 6 at
Tuesday
Birdsong
Jenkins Circle
Wednesday
Congregational Life
Meeting
Family
Night Supper
For
our program Rev. Joe and Sara Blevins will discuss their recent trip to
Thursday
Witness
and Outreach Meeting
Tear Off Below For Wednesday Night Supper
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Please indicate below the number
attending and place in the offering plate. (standing
reservations are no longer accepted)
Name:____________________________________________
#Adults________ #Children
____
Upcoming Events
Plans are underway for VBS 05. We will be on a Serengeti Trek where “All the
Kids will be Wild about God. The trek
will take place July 10-July 14 from
Kids
Festival
On