WIEST MEMORIAL CHURCH
Serving Our Community
48 South King Street
Schoeneck, Pa 17578
www.wiestchurch.org
email:
717-336-5690
BAPTISM OF THE LORD SUNDAY JANUARY 10, 2016
“Baptism separates the tire kickers from the car buyers.”~ Max Lucado
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WELCOMING/GREETING ONE ANOTHER
9 AM Praise & Worship
*Worship Music Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble
*Worship Music Blessed Be Your Name
*OPENING HYMN O Worship the King (Verses 1-3) #73
Prayer to God
Call to Confession: Before the strength and glory of the living God our witness appears weak and uninspired. Before God’s power and majesty we can only bow to acknowledgment of our sin and unfaithfulness. Let us seek forgiveness from the Triune God.
Unison Prayer of Confession:
O God, who created us whole, we come in our brokenness to remember that we have been baptized. You have reclaimed us by water and the Holy Spirit’s fire, but we have wandered far from the inspiration you provide. We have lived as if there were no standards but our own self-interest. We have sought power by our own manipulations rather than accepted the strength you alone can provide. Refashion us in your image and empower us once more to follow Jesus as true disciples. Amen.
Time of Silent Personal Confession
Assurance of Forgiveness
Celebration of Birthdays and Anniversaries
Celebration of the Written Word
THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON Isaiah 43:1-7
THE LORD’S LITTLE PEOPLE
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Lois Wood
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 sins, as we forgive those who sin against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen
SHARING OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS
OFFERTORY INVITATION: All we possess comes from God’s hand. All that we share has been provided to us. We cannot give except as God has blessed us. Our offerings are first of all a response to God’s generosity. Let us glorify God through our gifts.
OFFERTORY
*DOXOLOGY #95
*OFFERTORY PRAYER
We worship you with our offerings, O God, even as we seek through them to bring good news, comfort, and healing to the afflicted, brokenhearted, and oppressed. May all the ministries and outreach of this church honor you and use well the resources you entrust to us. Amen.
CHOIR ANTHEM Keep Your Eyes on Jesus
HYMN OF PREPARATION Tell Me the Stories of Jesus #277
Celebration of the Spoken Word
THE GOSPEL LESSON Luke 3: 15-17, 21-22
MORNING MESSAGE High Expectations!
Pastor Lyle
Response to the Word
*CLOSING HYMN How Firm a Foundation (Verses 1-3) #529 *THE BLESSING:
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The lessons from the common lectionary for today are: Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22.
The lessons from the common lectionary for Sunday, January 17th are: Isaiah 62:1-5,
Psalm 36:5-10; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11.
SUNDAY MORNING OFFERING
AMT NEEDED EACH WK $1,395
OFFERING January 3rd $1,710
AMT OF OFFERING NEEDED TO DATE $1,395
AMT RECEIVED TO DATE… $1,710
LOAN BALANCE $16,422
Attendance - 47 Folks
What’s happening at Wiest?
Choir Practice – Mondays 7 PM
Bible Study – Tuesdays 9 AM (resumes January 12th)
Community Meal – Thursday, January 28th – 5 PM
Newcomers and Guests….welcome to Wiest Church. We’re happy to have you here today! You are invited to join in the activities of this Christian fellowship. If you are a newcomer today or a guest, instead of giving an offering, please fill out a yellow “Welcome” slip found in the book racks on each row of seating and place it in the offering plate when it is passed. Members please use the white slips.
Rest Rooms…are on both floors. Facilities on this level are found thru the door at the front of the Worship center, go straight ahead then on your right. Rest rooms are also found downstairs. Nursery and Childcare…little ones are welcomed to stay in the worship service with parents.
Wiest Church… Serving Our Community
www.wiestchurch.org
Become a Member:
We are happy you have chosen to worship with us today. If you would like to learn more about us, please fill this out, tear off, and put in the offering plate today.
Name(s)______
Yes I would like to talk with Pastor Lyle about becoming a member of Wiest Church. Phone #______email:______
Sermon Notes and Questions:
1. Isaiah tells the people of Israel not to fear for he has ______them.
2. Even though they will pass through waters, rivers, and _____, the Lord would be ____ them.
3. We could say that deliverance from ______in Isaiah might equate to deliverance from death to ____ in Luke.
4. One of the messages in both is to keep focused on the _____.
5. Luke’s is probably the most ______friendly of the four gospels.
6. John exhorted the people to ______; he also offered them ______.
7. Jesus ______after he was baptized. And the Holy Spirit descended as a _____.
8. Fire needs fuel, air and a ______to get started. For us the spark is the ______.
9. Jesus offers, but we must willingly _____ him.
10. Peter and John ______on the Samaritans, to activate the Holy Spirit, completing baptism.