Month: April 2016

  • The King is Coming!

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    Members and Guests,

    Get excited about our first (in a long time) Vacation Bible School THIS summer!

    To register, find us in the Narthex on Sunday mornings during the month of June. You can also download the form below and send it in to the church office. Betsy Morgan is the registration contact. We need your forms by June 26th in order to ensure your child gets a t-shirt. Your family may also choose to invite a friend – please know we will do our best to accommodate all, but when we have reached our capacity, we will close registration.

    2016 Registration Form King is coming

    Save the Date PDF

     

  • Order of Worship – April 3 2016

    Call to Worship: Revelation 5:13

    Prayer of Adoration:

    Old Testament Lesson: Psalm 16

    Song: O Worship The King – Hymn 2 v.1,4-5

    Song: Lord Most High – CCLI #2037688

    From the ends of the earth, from the depths of the sea
    From the heights of the heavens, your name be praised
    From the hearts of the weak, from the shouts of the strong
    From the lips of all people, this song we raise, Lord

    CHORUS: Throughout the endless ages
    You will be crowned with praises, Lord most high
    Exalted in every nation, sovereign of all creation
    Lord most high, be magnified

    New Testament Lesson: 1 Peter 1:3-9

    Confession of Sin: From Psalm 51

    Pastor: Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love.
    People: According to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
    Pastor: Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
    People: For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
    Pastor: Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight;
    People: Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
    Pastor: Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.
    All: Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

    Assurance of Pardon: Acts 2:38-39

    Song: Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me – Hymn 499 v.1-4

    Scripture Reading and Prayer for the Church:
    Dr. Michael Calvert, Teaching Elder – Matthew 17:1-13

    Preaching of the Word: Dr. Michael Calvert, Teaching Elder
    “The Commander of the Lord’s Army” – Joshua 5:13-15

    Confession of Faith: The Westminster Confession of Faith: 33. 2-3.

    Pastor: At the last day those who are alive shall not die but shall be changed. All the dead shall be raised up with their selfsame bodies, and no other (although with different qualities), which shall be united again with their souls forever.
    People: By the power of Christ the bodies of the unjust shall be raised to dishonor. The bodies of the just shall be raised to honor by his Spirit and brought into conformity with Christ’s own glorious body.

    Communion*:

    Song: Nothing But the Blood – Hymn 307 v.1-4

    Benediction: 2 Peter 1:2

    Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord

    *Professing and baptized members in good standing of a Church in which Jesus Christ is proclaimed as Lord and Savior are warmly invited to join us in the celebration of the Lord’s Supper.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS:

    Guests: Welcome to Christ Presbyterian Church. We want to thank you for joining us for worship! If this is your first time visiting our church, please fill out a visitor card and place it in the offerings box at the back of the sanctuary. We’d like to send you some info about our church and our ministries. Also, if you have any needs or would like additional information, please see one of the elders or deacons, or send an email to christprespca@gmail.com.

    Spring Men’s Bible Study: The men’s study resumes tonight at 5 PM in the fellowship wing. Please join us!.

    Calendar/Other Announcements: As always, check the website www.christpreshamptoncove.org for additional news and upcoming events.

     

    PRAYER REQUESTS:

    Healing: Please pray for the health of the following individuals: Chris Smotherman, Elizabeth Holton, Janet Chou, Ramona Edwards, Katie Brown, Bill Cowley, Phillip Jones, Will Bower, and Suzanne Nimon.

    Bereavement: Please pray for Kathy Cooper, whose father died last week.

    Expecting/adopting parents: Please pray for the Johnson family as they continue in their adoption process.

    Ministries: Please pray for the following missionaries and ministries: Seth and Jessica Lewis (Ireland); Steve and Rita Williams (New Zealand); Reid and Kelli Jones (RUF UAH); Ken and Angie Burnett (FCA); Franky Garcia (seminary student).

  • Announcements – April 1 2016

    Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

    This coming Lord’s Day we will get back into the Book of Joshua as we consider the strange event recorded in 5:13-15. Here is the inspired story of the surprising encounter that Joshua had with a mysterious warrior who identified Himself as the “commander of the army of the Lord” (v. 14).  The One whom Joshua met and conversed with was, as verse 13 makes clear, well armed and ready for combat—“with his sword drawn in his hand.”

    While this episode is filled with mystery, it is nonetheless one of the most vital elements in the whole story of Israel’s entrance into the Land of Promise and her ultimate conquest of Canaan.  And, even more importantly, here we will find a most wonderful lesson regarding the New Covenant ‘Israel’—the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ—and how she is to worship and faithfully follow her Commander and King.

    New Topic For Adult Sunday School

    Beginning this Sunday and continuing until May 22 (the last week of Sunday School before our summer break), I will be teaching on ‘The Fruit of the Spirit’ in our Adult Sunday School class.  If you would like to secure a good resource for our study (and the one I will be using for our lessons), please follow the link below.  In this week’s lesson I will be tracing the Old Testament foundation for Paul’s teaching in Galatians 5:22-25. We meet at 9:15 AM in the Worship Center each Lord’s Day.

    http://www.amazon.com/Fruit-Spirit-John-W-Sanderson/dp/0875524311/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459456891&sr=8-1&keywords=sanderson+fruit+of+spirit

    Men’s Spring Bible Study Resumes This Sunday at 5:00 PM

    Our Men’s study of ‘Christ: Our Prophet, Priest, and King’ continues on Sunday evening with another look at ‘Christ our High Priest.’  We meet in the Education Building from 5:00 to 6:30 PM.

    I love you all and can’t wait to see you on the Lord’s Day!

    Mike