The Lord’s Day in Worship COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Thirdd Sunday of Easter April 30, 2017 The four creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne and lives from aeon to aeon. This means that they render or ascribe to Him that which belongs to Him. They acknowledge that all these things are His, and cannot belong to any other. They acknowledge Him as God. Hence they do not do anything which is strange, but that which is natural and self-evident to their nature as creatures. They do not do anything which is particularly solemn or festal, but that which is supremely everyday. They do that which is proper to them and to all creatures from the very first. They do not know any other creaturely act but that which they fulfil with the threefold “holy.” To be sure, this is a liturgy, but it is the kind of liturgy which can find a true correspondence on earth on when earthly creatures join the heavenly with the same self-evident totality. —Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics III.3
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The Lord’s Day in WorshipC O V E N A N T P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U R C H
T h i r d d S u n d a y o f E a s t e rA p r i l 3 0 , 2 0 1 7
The four creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who
sits on the throne and lives from aeon to aeon. This means that
they render or ascribe to Him that which belongs to Him. They
acknowledge that all these things are His, and cannot belong to any
other. They acknowledge Him as God. Hence they do not do anything
which is strange, but that which is natural and self-evident to their
nature as creatures. They do not do anything which is particularly
solemn or festal, but that which is supremely everyday. They do that
which is proper to them and to all creatures from the very first. They
do not know any other creaturely act but that which they fulfil with
the threefold “holy.” To be sure, this is a liturgy, but it is the kind
of liturgy which can find a true correspondence on earth on when
earthly creatures join the heavenly with the same self-evident totality.
—Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics III.3
7 OPENINg HYmN
“Let Us Love And Sing And Wonder”
Let us love and sing and wonder Let us praise the Savior’s name
He has hushed the law’s loud thunder He has quenched Mount Sinai’s flame
He has washed us with His blood He has washed us with His blood
He has washed us with His blood He has brought us nigh to God
Let us love the Lord Who bought us Pitied us when enemies
Called us by His grace and taught us Gave us ears and gave us eyes
He has washed us with His blood He has washed us with His blood
He has washed us with His blood He presents our souls to God
Let us sing though fierce temptation Threatens hard to bear us down
For the Lord, our strong salvation, Holds in view the conqu’ror’s crown
He, Who washed us with His blood, He, Who washed us with His blood,
He, Who washed us with His blood, Soon will bring us home to God
Let us wonder grace and justice Join and point to mercy’s store
When through grace in Christ our trust is Justice smiles and asks no more
He Who washed us with His blood He Who washed us with His blood
He Who washed us with His blood Has secured our way to God
Let us praise and join the chorus Of the saints enthroned on high
Here they trusted Him before us Now their praises fill the sky
Thou hast washed us with Thy blood Thou hast washed us with Thy blood
Thou hast washed us with Thy blood Thou art worthy Lamb of God.
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7 PASSINg OF THE PEACE
Pastor: Alleluia! Christ is risen.
People: He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
Greet one another with words of peace and reconciliation such as
those above.
PREPARATION FOR COmmUNION
The “passing of the peace” precedes the Lord’s Supper as a liturgical reminder
of our unity as members of Christ’s body. 1 Corinthians 11:18-19 implores us
to not let factions and divisions remain in our midst. Thus, the peace calls us
to move toward our brothers and sisters as Christ moves toward us.
All who are united in Christ Jesus by faith and are baptized, communing
members of His visible Church are invited to come to the Lord’s Table. If you
are not communing but would like to participate, come forward and fold
your hands, and you will receive a prayer of blessing from the server.
mINISTRY ANNOUNCEmENTS Visitors, please take a moment to fill out the attendance cards
located in the pew racks.
You may read all of our ministry announcements on page 14.
Children are dismissed at this time.
mINISTRIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Children's Worship Information. Following the Sunday morning worship service, parents will find their children attending Children's Worship in the following rooms: 3K b C224 (available for the entire worship hour) 4K b C221 (available for the entire worship hour) Kindergarten b C227 (dismissed during the worship hour) 1st through 3rd grades b C316 (dismissed during the worship hour)
Today's guests. Please welcome all of our guests today serving with Reformed University Fellowship (RUF). Les Newsom, RUF Midsouth Area Coordinator, is our guest preacher today, and Kevin Twit, RUF Campus Minister at Belmont University and founder of Indelible Grace, is leading us in worship.
Officer Nominations. Please take a moment to submit nominations for the offices of Deacon, Elder, and Trustee, and also for our Nominating Committee (class of 2020). There is a form at the back of our Worship Guide, or you may visit covpres.com/nominations.
New members' Class. Our next new members' class is scheduled for Sunday, May 7, at 11:30 a.m. in the Dining Room. This is a time to learn about Covenant's beliefs and mission from our pastors. Lunch will be served, and nursery childcare will be available for children ages 5 and under. Please email Victoria Williams if you are interested in attending ([email protected]).
Celebration Stories. Ladies, join us May 9 at 11:00 a.m. in the Dining Room for a time to hear from the women of Covenant about the truths they have learned through the Bible Studies they have been involved in over the past year. This is an encouraging time as women share their hearts about what God has shown them through study and fellowship.
VBS: Wild, Wild West. Join us in the Wild, Wild West June 12-15! Email Laura Tucker ([email protected]) if you would like to teach, decorate, and more. It's gonna be a wild time following Moses through the wilderness while he experiences God's faithfulness and power. VBS is for ages 4k-4th grade and is Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m-12:00 noon. You may register for VBS at covpres.com/summer-programs.
THIS WEEK AT COVENANT: April 30-may 6, 2017
SUNDAY, April 309:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
mONDAY, may 18:15 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, may 35:30-7:00 p.m.6:00-7:15 p.m.7:30-8:45 p.m.
Gathered Worship (Sanctuary)Children's Worship | 3 years through 3rd gradeSunday School for all ages and stages(RUF Ministers and Interns will be sharing in classes)
Women's Prayer Time (E305)
Women's Study: From Garden to Glory (E303)Choir RehearsalMusicians' Rehearsal
Should you need pastoral assistance after our regular office hours, please contact our pastor on call at 205-874-3559 (Marty Crawford, May 1-7).
mORNINg PRAYER AND LORD'S PRAYER
And so Lord, we pray as Christ taught:
ALL: 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. Lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever, Amen.
gOSPEL READINg
Revelation 4
After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven!
And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a
trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take
place after this.” 2At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne
stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. 3And he who sat
there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around
the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. 4Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the
thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with
golden crowns on their heads. 5From the throne came flashes of
lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the
throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven
spirits of God, 6and before the throne there was as it were a sea of
glass, like crystal.
And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living
creatures, full of eyes in front and behind: 7the first living creature
like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living
creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like
an eagle in flight. 8And the four living creatures, each of them with
six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night
they never cease to say,
“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
who was and is and is to come!”
9And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and
thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and
ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated
on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They
All 2017 officers are set to roll off and must be nominated again to be considered for
another term. We encourage all officers to take one year off after serving two consecutive
three-year terms.
DAILY WORSHIP RESOURCES
These readings are provided as a personal, family or group worship resource. Use them along with your worship guide as resources for readings, prayers and hymns. Set in the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL), a schedule of daily Bible readings in accord with the Church year, these scripture readings are designed around a three-year cycle that will take you through the Old Testament once, the New Testament twice, and the Psalms frequently.
SUNDAY, THE LORD’S DAY • THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
Morning Psalm 148, 149, 150 Daniel 4:1-18 John 21:15-25
Evening Psalm 114, 115 1 Peter 4:7-11
mONDAY
Morning Psalm 25 Daniel 4:19-27 Luke 4:14-30
Evening Psalm 9, 15 1 John 3:19-4:6
TUESDAY
Morning Psalm 26, 28 Daniel 4:28-37 Luke 4:31-37
Evening Psalm 36, 39 1 John 4:7-21
WEDNESDAY
Morning Psalm 38 Daniel 5:1-12 Luke 4:38-44
Evening Psalm 119:25-48 1 John 5:1-12
THURSDAY
Morning Psalm 37:1-18 Daniel 5:13-21 Luke 5:1-11
Evening Psalm 37:19-42 1 John 5:13-21
FRIDAY
Morning Psalm 105:1-22 Daniel 6:1-15 Luke 5:12-26
Evening Psalm 105:23-45 2 John 1-13
SATURDAY
Morning Psalm 30, 32 Daniel 6:16-28 Luke 5:27-39
Evening: Psalm 42, 43 3 John 1-15
SUNDAY, THE LORD’S DAY • FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Morning Psalm 63, 98 Joshua 4:19-24, 5:1-9 Matthew 7:15-29
Evening Psalm 103 1 Peter 5:1-11
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