COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Lord’s Day | October 29th, 2017
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Choral Call to Worship: Come Let Us Worship and Bow Down
*A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Trinity Hymnal № 92
*Prayer of Invocation and Thanksgiving
*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.
Old Testament Reading Proverbs 31:20-31
She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet.She makes bed coverings for herself;her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known in the gateswhen he sits among the elders of the land.
She makes linen garments and sells them;she delivers sashes to the merchant. Strength and dignity are her clothing,and she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom,and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her householdand does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed;her husband also, and he praises her:"Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all." Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands,and let her works praise her in the gates.
*Praise Song O Come, Let Us Adore Him
O come, let us adore Him, o come let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.
We’ll praise His name forever, We’ll praise His name forever
We’ll praise His name forever, Christ the Lord.
We’ll give Him all the glory, We’ll give Him all the glory
We’ll give Him all the glory, Christ the Lord.
For He alone is worthy, For He alone is worthy,
For He alone is worthy, Christ the Lord.
Unison Confession
Jesus, Lamb of God, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Bearer of our sins, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Redeemer of the world, grant us peace. Amen.
From: Angus Dei, the oldest known Christian prayer.
Private Confession
Assurance of Pardon
Almighty God, who of His great mercy has promised forgiveness of sins to all those who with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto Him, have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayers of the People
Tithes and Offerings
Please place the Contact Card in the offering plate.
The Offertory
Standing on the Promises Special Duet: Pastor David and Suzette
*Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise him above, ye heav’nly host:
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
*Prayer of Dedication for Tithes and Offerings
Sermon 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Sermon Title: “Reformation Teaching”
Dr. David Frierson, Sr.
*Please stand for the reading of God’s Word and hymns
*How Firm a Foundation Trinity Hymnal № 94
*Benediction 1 Thessalonians 5:23
“Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Postlude
Sermon Notes
Introduction: Beyond food itself what do we need in this life? We need to be educated and instructed in the Truth. A note from Albert Einstein went on auction this week for $1.56 million dollars. It was Einstein’s advice on life to his bellboy because he didn’t have any money to give him. I clicked on the story thinking it must be something very profound. What did it say?
- The Source of the Scriptures – Verse 16a
- That little word “all.”
- Scripture is “breathed out” by God. What does it mean?
- The Use of the Scriptures – Verse 16b
- The Bible is living and active because it’s empowered by the Holy Spirit.
- The Bible teaches, reproofs us, corrects and does everything necessary to train us in righteousness. It is the tool for sanctification.
- The Results of the Scriptures – Verse 17
- The Bible’s stated purpose is to make us complete in our faith and equipped to do the good works that God has prepared beforehand for us to do.
- The Bible is not given to us simply to give us knowledge or Bible facts. It is a training manual for action.
Conclusion:
- The Bible’s source is God Himself. It is God breathed.
- Everything the Bible teaches is from God and true. But not everything about life is in the Bible.
- The Bible is our “only infallible rule of faith and practice.” (See Westminster Confession 1, paragraph 2). Nothing needs to be added to the Bible or taken from it.
Welcome
Welcome to Covenant Presbyterian Church. We are a church that is resolved, as the Apostle Paul said, to know nothing but Jesus Christ and Him crucified. This means we are a community seeking to discover just how amazing the love of God is, as we see it in the Gospel.
We are glad you are here, and we hope that you will find that there is a place for you at CPC as we worship Christ together.
Please introduce yourself to us by filling in a Guest Card, which you should find in the pews in front of you. These cards simply help us to know who you are, and how we can best serve you.
Announcements
LADIES’ BIRTHDAY LUNCH - Join us at South Main Deli on Tuesday, November 14th at noon as we celebrate November birthdays.
CHRISTMAS CANTATA - The choir will do a Christmas Cantata this year to add to our celebration of the Savior’s birth. Following the musical, we will have a congregational Christmas party. Mark your calendar for Sunday, December 3, 5:00 p.m.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS - Next weekend Daylight Savings Time ends. Turn your clocks back one hour Saturday night.
OPEN HOUSE AT THE PASTOR’S AND SUZETTE’S - The congregation is invited to the Open House on Sunday, November 19 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. In this wonderful season of thanksgiving let’s get together and enjoy some time together. Their address is 304 Crittenden St., Greenville. It is the first street after Sherman’s Restaurant.
WEEKLY PRAYER MEETING AND BIBLE STUDY - In celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation we are studying the 1500’s. The Reformation changed world history. The Reformation restored the Gospel to the church. We will be learning about Martin Luther and other key figures in the Reformation. Our schedule is: Choir Practice – 4:15 p.m. and Reformation study and prayer 5:00 p.m.
2018 CHURCH DIRECTORY - We need to update contact information if it has changed. Email addresses especially seem to change often. Please send William or the Pastor any changes to your contact information or that of your children. We especially need the emails of our college students. We want to keep them informed of happenings here at Covenant. Deadline for new pictures and contact information is November 30. No new information will be accepted after this date.
NOMINATIONS FOR DEACONS AND ELDERS- Nominations for Ruling Elder and Deacon will be taken until November 15. There are nomination slips on the table in the foyer next to the bulletins. Please fill it out and give it to the Pastor or Clerk of Session Bill Callaway. The requirements for church officers are found in; 1 Timothy 3:1 – 13; Titus 1:5 – 9. The Pastor will provide training for new nominees and the election will be December 17. All nominees must be examined and approved by the Session before they can stand for election.
THANKSGIVING BASKETS 2017 – Washington School Key Club and CPC are teaming up again this year to put together Thanksgiving baskets. Please bring your canned goods to CPC by Wed. Nov. 15th, we will distribute them on Sat. Nov. 18th in the morning. Volunteers are need on the 18th for refreshments (donuts, pigs in a blanket, OJ and milk) that morning.
VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY? - For Veteran’s Day weekend we want to list all our members who are veterans and those who are in active duty. Please get this information to Pastor David or William Callaway. Pastor David’s email: and William’s email: Veteran’s Day is November 11 and is observed that weekend.
THANKSGIVING MEAL – November 12th, sign-up sheet is in the Fellowship Hall.
PASTOR PREACHING SATURDAY. - Pastor David will be preaching next Saturday, November 4 at the DRMC Hospice Memorial Service. The service will be at 2:00 p.m. at the Washington Convention Center. Sara Jones will be decorating the main table and helping organize the service.
Fellowship Refreshments Volunteers
November 5 Teri Jernigan
November 12 Need Volunteer
November 19 Need Volunteer
This Week’s Schedule
Sundays
Adult and Youth Sunday School - 9:30 AM
Fellowship - 10:30 AM
Worship - 11:00 AM
Choir 4:15 PM
Bible Study and Prayer 5:00 PM
Tuesdays
Men’s Prayer 6:00 AM
October Birthdays
Brenda Santmyer October 2
Pastor David October 6
Elizabeth Jones Tullos October 9
Van Johnson October 10
Lucy Gillespie Freeman October 18
Anne Callaway October 19
Ross Jernigan October 20
Jeanette Nelken October 26
2017 Tithes/Offerings/Attendance
YTD offering/tithes: $144,185.00
Tithes: 10/22/2017: $3,545.00
Sunday School Attendance: 10/22/2017 – 14
Worship Attendance: 10/22/2017 –36
Bible Study: 10/22/2017 - 9
Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA)
1865 South Main Street
Greenville, Mississippi
662-332-6074
covenantgreenville.org
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The Lord’s Day | October 29th, 2017