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First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
                                     january 12, 2020
                                          10:30 a.m.

                       BAPTISM OF THE LORD SUNDAY

            The Service for the Lord’s Day
         Please sign the Welcome Pad and pass it along the pew.
Turn off all cell phones, and refrain from using cameras during worship.
          Let us prepare our hearts and minds to worship God.

    Prayer of Preparation
        Holy God,
        You sent your Son to be baptized among sinners,
        to seek and save the lost.
        May we, who have been baptized in his name,
        never turn away from the world,
        but reach out in love to rescue the wayward;
        by the mercy of Christ our Lord,
        who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
        one God, now and forever. Amen.
First Presbyterian Church
The Vision of God

Voluntary: Thaxted.....................................................................Tom Trenney (b. 1977)
                                         John Alexander, organ

Welcome & Congregational Life................................................................... Nate Sell

* Call to Worship
        Leader: 	The voice of the Lord is over the waters,
        People:	and in the temple God’s people say: Glory!
        Leader:       The heavens opened, the Spirit descended,
        People:	and a voice sounded: This is my Beloved Son.
        Leader: 	Do not fear, for the Lord has spoken:
        People:	I have called you by name; you are mine.

* Processional Hymn: O God Beyond All Praising........................................... thaxted

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* Prayer of Adoration

                               The Confession of Sin

* Call to Confession and Prayer of Confession....................................... Myles Fish
       Merciful God, In baptism you promise forgiveness and new life, making
       us part of the body of Christ. We confess that we remain preoccupied with
       ourselves, separated from one another. We cling to destructive habits, hold
       grudges, and show reluctance to welcome one another. We allow the past to
       hold us captive.
       In your loving-kindness, have mercy on us, and free us from sin. Fulfill the
       promises of our baptism so that we may rise to new life, and live together
       in grace. Amen.

               A brief period of silence is reserved for personal confession.

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* Assurance of Pardon

* The Peace
		Leader:       Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us forgive one another.
			             The peace of Christ be with you.
      People:   And also with you.

       As you share the good news of forgiveness in Jesus Christ, please offer
            one another these words: “The peace of Christ be with you.”

Congregational Response: No. 475 – Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
                                                                            nettleton

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We Hear God’s Word

Prayer for Illumination

The Word Read: Isaiah 42:1-9.........................................................................(see page 11)
                                         Reader: Murphy Townsend

                                  Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
                                  Congregation: Thanks be to God.

A Time for Children.................................................................................. Donna Chase

Anthem: Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized................ arr. by Kenneth Lowenberg
                                                          based on “Caithness” Scottish Psalter, 1635
                                                 Chancel Choir
         Christ, when for us You were baptized,
         God’s Spirit on You came,
         As peaceful as a dove and yet
         As urgent as a flame.
         God called You “My beloved Son,”
         The suff’ring servant true,
         Sent You the kingdom to proclaim,
         God’s holy will to do.
         Straightway and steadfast until death
         You then obeyed God’s call
         Freely as Son of Man to serve
         And give Your life for all.
         Baptize us with Your Spirit,
         Lord, Your cross on us be signed,
         That, likewise in God’s service we
         May our freedom find.
                             – Text: F. Bland Tucker (1895-1984)

The Word Read: Acts 10: 34-48....................................................................... (see page 12)
                                  Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
                                  Congregation: Thanks be to God.

Sermon: A New Tribe........................................................................................ Nate Sell

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We Respond to God’s Word

* Hymn of Response: No. 307 – God of Grace and God of Glory................... (see page 13)

* Affirmation of Faith................................................................Alexandra Mauney
        God’s redeeming work in Jesus Christ embraces the whole of human life:
        social and cultural, economic and political, scientific and technological,
        individual and corporate. It includes the natural environment as
        exploited and despoiled by sin. It is the will of God that the divine
        purpose for human life shall be fulfilled under the rule of Christ and all
        evil be banished from creation. Biblical visions and images of the rule
        of Christ, such as a heavenly city, the household of God, a new heaven
        and earth, a marriage feast, and an unending day culminate in the image
        of the kingdom. The kingdom represents God’s triumph over all that
        resists the divine will and disrupts God’s creation. Already God’s reign
        is present as a ferment in the world, stirring hope in all people and
        preparing the world to receive its ultimate judgment and redemption.
        With an urgency born of this hope, the church applies itself to present
        tasks and strives for a better world. It does not identify limited progress
        with the kingdom of God on earth, nor does it despair in the face of
        disappointment and defeat. In steadfast hope, the church looks beyond
        all partial achievement to the final triumph of God. Amen.
                 		                                  – from the Confession of 1967

Prayers of the People concluding with 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 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.

Offering

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Offertory: Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts............................K. Lee Scott (b. 1950)
                                       Chancel Choir
       Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts, Thou fount of life, thou light of heav’n,
       From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to thee again.
       Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood; Thou savest those that on thee call;
       To them that seek, Lord, thou art good; to them that find thee, all-in-all.
       Our restless spirits yearn for thee where’er our changeful lot is cast;
       Glad, when thy gracious smile we see, blest, when our faith can hold thee fast.
       Come, holy Jesus, and ever with us stay; Make all our moments calm and bright;
       Chase the dark night of sin away, shed o’er the world thy holy light!
                                      – attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153)

* Congregational Response: Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
                                                                             lasst uns erfreuen

* Prayer of Dedication

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* Hymn of Sending: No. 317 – In Christ There Is No East or West................ (see page 14)
           As we bear the Word into the world, we turn to face the back doors of
                     the church as we hear the charge & benediction

* Benediction and Charge............................................................................... Nate Sell

Voluntary: Toccata..................................................................Eugene Gigout (1844-1925)
                                           John Alexander, organ

                                      Today’s Worship Leaders
                               Nate Sell, Cynthia Price Pastoral Resident
                                   Myles Fish, Director of Stewardship
                         Alexandra Mauney, Sid & Cathy Batts Pastoral Resident
                              Donna Chase, Director of Christian Formation
                                     Murphy Townsend, Lay Reader
                             Lizzie Albert and Emma Forbes Fields, Acolytes
                         John Alexander, Director of Music and Principal Organist
                                              Chancel Choir

                “O God Beyond All Praising” Text: William Chatterton Dix; Music: Michael Perry.
     “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” Text: Robert Robinson; Music: Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music.
               “God of Grace and God of Glory” Text: Harry Emerson Fosdick; Music: John Hughes.
        “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” Text: Thomas Ken; Music: Geistliche Kirchengesäng.
         “In Christ There Is No East or West” Text: John Oxenham; Music: African American Spiritual.

                                        * Let us rise in body or spirit.
                     Music reprinted by permission under OneLicense.net A-707283.

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ABOUT THIS MORNING’S FLOWERS: The chancel flowers              THE MINISTRY OF MEMBERS – Membership in the
are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Dr.      Church of Jesus Christ is a joy and a privilege. It is also a
& Mrs. Carlton McKenzie Harris and Mr. Carlton McKenzie        commitment to participate in Christ’s mission. A faithful
Harris, Jr. by R. Ross Harris.                                 member bears witness to God’s love and grace and
                                                               promises to be involved responsibly in the ministry of
THE LITURGICAL COLOR WHITE seen through the
                                                               Christ’s Church. Such involvement includes: • proclaiming
parament on the lectern and the pastors’ stoles signifies
                                                               the good news in word and deed; • taking part in the
the special days of the redemptive work of Jesus Christ.
                                                               common life and worship of a congregation; • lifting one
FLOWER DATES AVAILABLE – You can honor or                      another up in prayer, mutual concern, and active support;
remember a friend or family member by donating                 • studying Scripture and the issues of Christian faith and
flowers for our Sunday morning worship service in the          life; • supporting the ministry of the church through the
Sanctuary. The flowers are accompanied by a note in the        giving of money, time and talents; • demonstrating a new
bulletin explaining their significance. The following dates    quality of life within and through the church; • responding
are open: March 29; May 17; June 28; July 26; August 23;       to God’s activity in the world through service to others;
December 27. Contact Carolyn Yow, 336.478.4768 or              • living responsibly in the personal, family, vocational,
cyow@fpcgreensboro.org to learn more.                          political, cultural, and social relationships of life; • working
                                                               in the world for peace, justice, freedom, and human
OUR 10:30 AM SANCTUARY WORSHIP SERVICE IS                      fulfillment; • participating in the governing responsibilities
LIVE-STREAMED on the web, and can be accessed at               of the church; • and reviewing and evaluating regularly
fpcgreensboro.org/streaming-live, or via our Facebook          the integrity of one’s membership, and considering ways
page. You can also sign up for reminders and alerts at         in which one’s participation in the worship and service of
livestream.com/fpcgreensboro, and you can stream the           the church may be increased and made more meaningful.
service on mobile devices by installing the Livestream app     (from the Book of Order)
(free account sign-in required).
                                                               FPC 101: If you are thinking about exploring your faith
OVERFLOW PARKING: Our neighbor Hanes Lineberry
                                                               with us, attend this four-week series on what it means to
allows us to use its parking lot for overflow on Sunday
                                                               be a disciple of Christ in our faith community. Sundays,
mornings and other occasions. Please do not park there if
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KINDERGARTEN AND FOURTH-GRADE STUDENTS
RECEIVED BIBLES today in Sunday school, as part of our
elementary milestone classes. Kindergarteners will be
recognized during the children’s message in Rejoice!, and
fourth-graders will be recognized during the children’s
message in the Sanctuary                                                         IN MEMORIAM
THE SAFETY OF FPC members and visitors is a priority                           Flossye Terrill Turner
for our ushers and greeters, who receive training in
                                                                                  January 8, 2020
Session-adopted procedures. Please let them know if
you observe anything that might require their attention.

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WE WELCOME YOU to the worship of God
and to our community of faith. We are a church of         NEXT WEEK
growing disciples believing that worship is at the
center of all we are and do as Christians.
                                                          IN CHURCH SCHOOL
                                                                                 January 19, 9:15 a.m.
IF YOU ARE A VISITOR, we encourage you to
wear a name tag, available in the blue Welcome            • T ED Talks Faith will watch Stella Young’s talk
notebooks on your pew.                                      “I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much”
                                                            and Alexandra Mauney will discuss the ways
VISITORS AND MEMBERS, please sign the                       in which our understandings of ability and
attendance pad in the Welcome notebooks. We                 disability affect how we live in relation to God,
care about how folks are doing and try to pay               self, and neighbor. Meets in Corl 305.
attention when our members haven’t worshiped              • R
                                                             ev. Gerald W. Donnelly continues a series of
with us in a while. And please note the names of            discussions on Jesus’ Parable of the Prodigal
others on your pew and say “Hello!”                         Son. In addition to the parable itself, this
                                                            class will draw inspiration from Rembrandt’s
FAMILIES can find comfortable seating, a nursing            painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son, and
screen, and a live feed of the service in the Myers         from Henri Nouwen’s book of the same name.
Loyalty Room behind the Sanctuary. Parents must             YMBC meets in Redhead Hall.
supervise children.                                       • In the Commitment Class, Mary Ellen Poe,
                                                             Development Coordinator at Church World
IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN, we offer ways to make
                                                             Service Greensboro, leads a discussion on
worship meaningful for them:                                 refugee resettlement in Greensboro and the
 Nursery care is provided for infants through age 4          impact of 18,000 planned arrivals for 2020.
                                                             Memorial 100, the Blair Hagan Room.
 on the first floor of Mullin Life Center. Our Child
 Protection Policy helps ensure our care is safe,         • In the Homebuilders and Faith Matters Class,
 loving and appropriate.                                    Neil Dunnavant will lead a discussion on the
                                                            Global Church and History of World Missions.
 Children in Worship bags: Young children are invited       Myers Loyalty Room, Smith 242.
 to choose from an assortment of crayons, coloring
 books, and other activities to create their own          • S andie Gravett continues a discussion on
 worship bag for the service. These items are located       “Lessons from the Book of Malachi” in the
                                                            Agape Class, meeting in the Garden Room,
 on a cart in the Tower Room. Please ask an usher for       down the hall from the Welcome Center.
 assistance, if needed. Bags should be returned to
 the cart after the service.                              • S eekers Class continues a study of Exodus in
                                                            Vaughn Conference Room, Main 125.
 Worship Enrichment: After the children’s message,
 ages 4 to 7 are invited to follow adult leaders to the   • Confirmation Parents do not meet January 19,
 Children’s Space in the Welcome Center for Worship          with class resuming January 26.
 Enrichment. Children will return to the sanctuary        FELLOWSHIP IN THE WELCOME
 after the sermon.                                        CENTER with coffee & snacks:
 Restrooms, including a family room, are located          8:45-10:30 a.m., hosted by Hearts and
 off the hallway behind the pulpit and chancel. We        Minds Circle, Jeanne Peele.
 encourage young children to be accompanied by
 parents any time they leave the Sanctuary.

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Isaiah 42:1-9
        Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul
        delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the
        nations. He will not cry or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street;
        a bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not
        quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not grow faint or be
        crushed until he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands
        wait for his teaching.
        Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them
        out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath
        to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it: I am the Lord, I
        have called you in righteousness, I have taken you by the hand and kept
        you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations,
        to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the
        dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. I am the Lord, that
        is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols. See, the
        former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before
        they spring forth, I tell you of them.

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Acts 10: 34-48
         Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows
         no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is
         right is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people of
         Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all. That message
         spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that
         John announced: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy
         Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all
         who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses
         to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death
         by hanging him on a tree; but God raised him on the third day and
         allowed him to appear, not to all the people but to us who were chosen
         by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from
         the dead. He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that
         he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. All the
         prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives
         forgiveness of sins through his name.”
         While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard
         the word. The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were
         astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on
         the Gentiles, for they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God.
         Then Peter said, “Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these
         people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” So he ordered
         them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they invited him
         to stay for several days.

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TEXT: Harry Emerson Fosdick, 1930, alt.                                                              CWM RHONDDA
MUSIC: John Hughes, 1907                                                                                  8.7.8.7.8.7.7   13
317    In Christ There Is No East or West
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TEXT: John Oxenham, 1908, alt.                                                                                    MC KEE
MUSIC: African American spiritual; Jubilee Songs, 1884; adapt. Harry T. Burleigh, 1940                                 CM
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COMING UP
     at Fi r s t P re sb y t e ria n
 JANUARY 12-JANUARY 19, 2020 • MORE AT FPCGREENSBORO.ORG

                 ELEMENTAL: AS REFLECTED IN PIANO MUSIC, concert by
TODAY            Stephanie Emberley. 2 pm, free. Work that speaks to Spirit, Fire,
                 Water, and Earth, by Bach, Liszt, Schumann, and more. Free.

                 PRIORITY REGISTRATION begins for Weekday Preschool
 MON             for 2020-2021, for church members and current families.
                 MONDAY BOOK CLUB 10:30, Solarium, Tara Westover's
                 Educated: A Memoir, facilitated by Nancy Mitchell.

                 TUESDAY BOOK CLUB 1:30, Garden Room, Charles
                 Frazier's Varina, facilitated by Penne Prigge.
 TUES
                 NEW GROWING DEEPER STUDY OF ROMANS begins,
                 led by Doug Key and Walt Howell. Every other Tuesday
                 through May, 5:30-6:30 pm in the Bride’s Room. Info:
                 doug@dougkeyartist.com.

                 FELLOWSHIP DINNER: 5 pm in Mullin Life Center: Caesar salad,
                 buttered noodles, broccoli, chocolate mousse. Children’s option
 WED             available. Tickets: receptionist@fpcgreensboro.org or 336.478.4799.
                 VESPERS – 6 pm, Memorial Chapel, with Danny Massie's series on
                 the Ten Commandments.
                 BIBLE STUDY: Alexandra Mauney continues a study of Bonhoeffer's
                 The Cost of Discipleship, 6:30 pm in Main 125.

                 MEN WHO ENJOY READING AND DISCUSSING NOVELS:
THURS            join Neil Dunnavant, Nate Sell & Matt Logan for a winter
                 evening discussing Nate’s favorite novel, Jayber Crow, by
                 Wendell Berry. Led by Dr. Richard Smith, English teacher
                 & local running coach. 5:30-7 pm, Double Oaks on
                 Mendenhall Street. Hors d’oeuvres & beverages served.

                FPC
                                  Interested in membership? Attend FPC 101, a
BEGINS                            four-week series on what it means to be a disciple
 NEX T                            of Christ in our faith community.

SUNDAY          101               Sundays, January 19 & 26 and February 2 & 9
                                  9:15-10:15 am.
                             RSVP: 336.478.4799 or receptionist@fpcgreensboro.org.
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AS MLK DAY APPROACHES, several of our faith partners invite us to services
honoring his ministry:
                       • Shabbat at Temple Emanuel, with the Rev. Dr. Darryl
                          Warren Aaron, pastor of Providence Baptist Church, and
                          High Point University's Genesis Gospel Choir. January 17
                          at 7:30 pm, 1129 Jefferson Road.
                       •W  orship Service hosted by the Pulpit Forum, January
                          19 at 4 pm at United Institutional Baptist Church, 802 E.
                          Market St.
                       • Worship Service hosted by Saint James Presbyterian,
                          with Rev. Hanna Broome, co-chair of the N.C. Poor
                          People's Campaign. January 20 at noon, 820 Ross Ave.

                   AND IN THE WEEKS AHEAD
JANUARY 19                                 6 pm, Memorial Chapel. Hear the
Ten Thousand Villages pop-up store         familiar stories in a new light, become
in Welcome Center.                         acquainted with the less familiar ones,
                                           and open yourself to seeing the world
JANUARY 20                                 turned upside down by Christ. Led
Church offices closed for MLK, Jr. Day     through the spring by Danny Massie
Summer youth trip deposit deadline:        and FPC staff.
Rising 9th-graders through just            Parable Talk Back: After vespers, talk
graduated seniors, June 14-20 in New       more with the preacher and have
York and July 26-August 1 in Montreat;     refreshments in the Blair Hagan Room
and rising 7th- and 8th-graders,           behind the chapel.
Passport Camp in Danville June 28-July
3. Info: fpcgreensboro.org/youth or        FEBRUARY 2
kmurray@fpcgreensboro.org.                 Youth-sponsored Souperbowl
                                           Luncheon in Redhead Hall after
               JANUARY 25                  worship. Soup is free; donations
             Parents’ Night Out.           accepted for youth missions. There
             Play, pizza, devotion         are to-go containers if you can’t stay. If
             & Frozen, for infants         you have a favorite soup to share, sign
             through fifth grade.          up at fpcgreensboroyouth.org; click the
             $10/child, $15/ages           Upcoming tab for the link. Wear your
             2 & under, $30/family         favorite jersey for Super Bowl Sunday!
             max. RSVP by January 21:
lwitherspoon@fpcgreensboro.org.            FEBRUARY 5
                                           Women's new six-week study
JANUARY 29                                 of Ephesians begins, 3:30-5 pm
A new series on the parables of            Wednesdays in Main 125. Led by Peggy
Jesus begins in our vespers services,      Rice, peggyrice01@bellsouth.net.

                        February 23 is Mullin Forum Sunday with guest preacher
 SAVE THE DATE:         Rev. Dr. Luke Powery, dean of Duke University Chapel.
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