THE GATHERING
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev. Heather Williamsen
We are grateful for your presence and invite you to participate in the worship, program, and service life of Briarwood Presbyterian Church.
*Worshipers are invited to stand, if able.
+Usher will seat you.
Please remember to turn off all cell phones while in the sanctuary.
INVITATION TO WORSHIP
Use this time to make the transition from getting here to being here. Relax your body, quiet the inner dialogue of your mind, open yourself to the Spirit of God moving in our midst, and prepare to worship God joyfully with the body of Christ gathered here today.
VOLUNTARY Now Thank We All Our God Cherwien
CHORAL INTROIT
OPENING PRAYER
Almighty God, whose sovereign purpose none can make void, give us faith to be steadfast amid the tumults of this world, knowing that your kingdom shall come and your will be done, to your eternal glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
+* HYMN 371 Lift High The Cross
CALL TO CONFESSION
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Almighty and merciful God, we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against your holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done. O Lord, have mercy upon us. Spare those who confess their faults. Restore those who are penitent, according to your promises declared to the world in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O merciful God, for his sake, that we may live a holy, just, and humble life to the glory of your holy name.
Silence for personal confession
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
* GLORIA PATRI Hymnal p. 579
YOUNG DISCIPLES’ TIME Dr. Ben Mathes
ANTHEM Deep, Deep Love Dengler
Deeper than the nails driven into His hands,
Is the love of a Father who gives His only Son.
Deeper than the thorns pressing into His brow,
Is the love of a Son who dies for ev’ry one.
Love, so amazing, deep, deep love.
Love, so divine, deep, deep love.
Love never failing to hear my call
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
Deeper than the spear piercing into His side,
Is the love of God who takes away my sin.
Deeper than the pain of the mob’s bitter words
Is the love of the Savior who only says “forgive.”
Love so amazing, deep, deep love.
Love so divine, deep, deep love.
PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION
GOSPEL LESSON
Matthew 4:18 - 22 Pew Bible p. 3
THE WORD OF THE LORD
Thanks be to God.
SERMON “Lord, You Want Me To Do What??”
* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH “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.
* HYMN 443 O Christ, the Great Foundation
MISSION PRESENTATION Elder Baxter Hogue
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND LORD’S PRAYER Rev. Williamsen
PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
OFFERTORY Let All Things Now Living Hobby
* DOXOLOGY
* PRAYER OF DEDICATION
THE SENDING
* HYMN 302 I Danced in the Morning
* CHARGE Dr. Mathes
* CHORAL BENEDICTION
* POSTLUDE March Triomphale Karg-Elert
IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
CONTINUING IN PRAYER FOR: Audie Dodson, Sarah Banta, Myra Cook, John Curtis, Norma Forrest (Wayne’s mother), Doris Harvill (Joy Lightsey’s mother), Wanda Helm, Jane Hogue, Margaret Kosick, Kelly Sikes, J.T. Simmons, Scott Steele, Joyce Stuart, and Kitten Ward.
MISSIONS: Dr. Barbara Nagy, Lisa & Werner Schobesberger, Dr. Mike Parker, and Dr. Ben Mathes.
MILITARY SERVING OVERSEAS: SSgt. Justin Cox– Afghanistan
CHURCH CALENDAR
SUNDAY, November 18
9:00 a.m. – Sunday School, Choir
10:00 a.m. – Youth Bake Sale
10:25 a.m. – Morning Worship
TUESDAY, November 20
6:30 p.m. – Briarwood Community Thanksgiving Service
THURSDAY, November 22
Office Closed
FRIDAY, November 23
Office Closed
SUNDAY, November 25, Christ the King Sunday, Communion
9:00 a.m. – Sunday School, Choir
10:00 a.m. – Fellowship Time
10:25 a.m. – Morning Worship
11:30 a.m. – Youth Lunch & Program
Elders this week: Sandy French & Walterine Odom Elders next week: Jane Gerber & Tom Wagner
Extended Session Volunteers this week:
Sarah Banta Susan Dorsey
Extended Session Volunteers next week:
Theda Ruff Wendel Ruff
Flower Team this week: Stephens, Harber, Colman
Flower Team next week: Gerber, French, Wedderstrand
Sanctuary preparation this week: Nancy Bailey
Sanctuary preparation next week: Rosanne Fischer
Sound Technician: Kyle French
USHERS
Carol Alexander (Capt.) George Forkin (Capt.)
Paul Shelton Hugh Hogue
Joretta Meyer Lynn Davis
Danny Griffith
GUEST MINISTER: This Sunday we welcome The Rev. Dr. Ben C. Mathes, President of Rivers of the World. Rev. Bowdler is away visiting his parents in Virginia.
RECEIVING NEW MEMBERS: Following the worship service each week, Elders meet to receive new members in the church office located on the southwest side, behind the sanctuary. We welcome everyone who trusts in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and who desires to be an active part of our family of faith.
THANKSGIVING SERVICE: Join us as we host this year’s Briarwood Community Thanksgiving Service. The service is set for 6:30pm on Tuesday, November 20. The other churches in the Briarwood community participating are: Briarwood Baptist, Briarwood United Methodist, Community of Christ, and First Christian Church. Participating ministers—Rev. Gary Strehlow, Pastor Liz Crabtree, Rev. John W. Shearer, and Rev. David Ray.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: Wednesday Night Fellowship will not meet this week. The church office will be closed Thursday and Friday. Rev. Bowdler will return to the pulpit on Sunday, November 25.
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE: Large-print bulletins, Bibles and hymnals and individual listening devices for improved sound are available in the back of the sanctuary. Also, knitted shawls are on the front row of each section. Please use them for your personal comfort during the service.
RADIO BROADCAST: Each Sunday morning at 10:00 on WYAB, 103.9 FM radio you can hear Briarwood’s worship service from the week before. The broadcast is only 30 minutes and features the sermon and other parts of the morning worship as time permits.
CHILDREN’S OPPORTUNITIES: A nursery is provided in the Education Building for babies and young children. Pagers are available; ask your nursery caregiver. Worship childcare is for children up through the first grade. Following the Young Disciples’ Time they will be escorted from the sanctuary. Second graders and older shall remain in the sanctuary.
MARY MARTHA DAY: Please note that MMD will be held next week on Tuesday, November 27th. We will be making Christmas tray favors for UMMC.
THE SESSION
Class of 2013 Class of 2014 Class of 2015
Carol Busbee Mark Bailey Anne Dreher
Baxter Hogue Wayne Forrest Danny Griffith
Suzanne Stephens Sandy French Marcia Magee
Tom Wagner Jane Gerber Billy Miller
Walterine Odom Susan Sumrall
Administration Committee Moderator Carol Busbee (‘13)
Commitment Committee Moderator Jane Gerber (‘14)
Education Committee Moderator Susan Sumrall (‘15)
Mission Committee Moderator Baxter Hogue ('13)
Worship Committee Moderator Marcia Magee ('15)
Clerk of Session Mark Bailey (‘14)
Church Treasurer Art Magee
CHURCH STAFF
Senior Minister Charles Bowdler 601.956.4553
Parish Associate Bill Smith 601.366.5994
Parish Associate Heather Williamsen 769.610.6660
Youth Director Christopher Barnhardt 601.966-2548
Children’s Activities Director Dawn Barnhardt 601.692.7366
Choir Director Barney McCann 601.857.6090
Organist Judy Foster 601.856.4062
Office Manager Audie Dodson 601.992.6791
Sexton Larry Coleman 601.559.5345
Financial Assistant Brenda Hyde 601.212.7421
Childcare Josie Moore 601.955.9503
PASTOR EMERITUS MISSIONARIES
John Kirstein Dr. Barbara Nagy
Lisa & Werner Schobesberger
The Little Light House Christian Development Center
601-956-6131
Putting God First
Obedience to Christ’s Commands
Caring for Peoples’ Needs within the Church
and the Community
Briarwood Presbyterian Church
Morning Worship 10:25 a.m.
Liturgical Color: Green
November 18, 2012
620 Briarwood Drive
Jackson, Mississippi 39211
601.956.4553
www.briarwoodpres.org