*God, the Lord, a King Remaineth Trinity Hymnal 64
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Lord’s Day | October 15th, 2017
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Choral Call to Worship: Come Let Us Worship and Bow Down
*God, the Lord, a King Remaineth Trinity Hymnal №64
*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 31:1-9
The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him:
What are you doing, my son? What are you doing, son of my womb?What are you doing, son of my vows? Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.
It is not for kings, O Lemuel,it is not for kings to drink wine,
or for rulers to take strong drink, lest they drink and forget what has been decreedand pervert the rights of all the afflicted. Give strong drink to the one who is perishing,and wine to those in bitter distress;let them drink and forget their povertyand remember their misery no more. Open your mouth for the mute,for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously,defend the rights of the poor and needy.
*Praise Song Something Beautiful
Something beautiful, something good
All my confusion He understood
All I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife
But he made something beautiful of my life
(Repeat 3x)
Unison Confession
Almighty God, who is rich in mercy to all those who call upon You; hear us as we come to You humbly confessing our sins and transgressions; and imploring Your mercy and forgiveness. We have broken Your holy laws by our deeds and by our words, and by the sinful affections of our hearts. We confess before You our disobedience and ingratitude, our pride and willfulness; And all our failures and shortcomings toward You and toward our fellow men. Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; And of Your great goodness grant that we may hereafter serve and please You in newness of life; Through the merit and mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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
To God Be the Glory Choir
*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 Mark 8:14-21
Sermon Title: “The Leaven of Unbelief”
Dr. David Frierson, Sr.
*Please stand for the reading of God’s Word and hymns
*I Know Whom I Have Believed Trinity Hymnal № 705
*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.”
*Threefold Amen
Postlude
Sermon Notes
Introduction: What ties this text to the miracles of the loaves and fishes is bread. The Apostles forgot the bread for their travels. They get into a discussion of not having any bread. Yet, Jesus had just miraculously produced bread for thousands! What are they missing? The deeper spiritual lesson of the danger of the leaven of unbelief and evil. The metaphor of “leaven” in the Bible is used for the kingdom of Heaven and its expansion (Matthew 13:33) and for the growth and influence of unbelief and evil (1 Corinthians 5:6 – 8; Galatians 5:9).
- Jesus Turns the Focus to a Spiritual Lesson – Verses 14 - 16
- The issue that started all this is that the Apostles forgot food for their journey.
- Jesus points them to the real danger. Physical bread can be provided for but they need to understand the true issues.
- Jesus’ Exasperation and Warning – Verses 17 – 18
- The real danger is not running out of food but the insidious way unbelief and evil can destroy you. They are like leaven in bread. Beware!
- The believer lives by faith and not by sight.
- Jesus Showed Them Who He Was in the Miracles – Verses 19 – 21
- Remember the miracles and the surplus of food. You will be fed.
- Jesus has been privately instructing them as well as showing them Who He is and they still are worried about worldly concerns.
Conclusion:
- It is so easy to be distracted by worldly needs. But we are to be good soldiers who do not get distracted by the world (See 2 Timothy 2:4).
- The metaphor of leaven reminds us of the spiritual battles we are in. Our enemies are: the world, the flesh, and the Devil
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 14that 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.
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.
PRAYER REQUESTS - On the back of the Visitor Information Pew Cards there is a space to give the church your prayer requests. Fill the card out and drop it in the offering plate. We will be composing a prayer list for our Sunday evening prayer meetings. Don’t forget to put praises and prayers of thanksgiving on them as well.
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.
THANK YOU! - Pastor David and Suzette thank you for the Pastor Appreciation gift. Last Sunday was Pastor Appreciation Day and during the fellowship time we were recognized and given a nice gift. Thank you so much.
NOMINATIONS FOR DEACONS AND ELDERS - Nominations for Ruling Elder and Deacon will be taken for the next thirty days. There is a slip in your bulletin today to nominate men for these offices. 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.
LIONS CLUB PANCAKE SUPPER - The Leland Lions Club is sponsoring a Pancake Supper on Thursday, October 26 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The supper will be at the Leland United Methodist Church Christian Life Center. It is $7.00. There is dine-in and carry-out. Tickets will be available from Bart Freeland, Mark King, Ben Sayle, and Pastor David. Pre-school children are free.
THANKSGIVING BASKETS2017 – 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.
Fellowship Refreshments Volunteers
October 22 Need Volunteer
October 29 Martha Hammond
November 5 Teri Jernigan
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: $137,390.00
Tithes: 10/01&08/2017: $6,955.00
Sunday School Attendance: 10/08/2017 – 11
Worship Attendance: 10/08/2017 –32
Bible Study: 10/08/2017 - 11
Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA)
1865 South Main Street
Greenville, Mississippi
662-332-6074
covenantgreenville.org
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The Lord’s Day | October 15th, 2017