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Manhattan
Presbyterian
Church
The Lord’s Day, May 24th, 2015
To all who are spiritually weary and seek rest; to all who mourn and long for
comfort; to all who struggle and desire victory; to all who sin and need a
Savior; to all who are strangers and want fellowship; to all who hunger and
thirst after righteousness; and to all who will come, this church opens wide her
doors and offers welcome in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Welcome
We are so excited you can be here today to join in worshipping the God
of the universe with Manhattan Presbyterian Church. We love God and
are thrilled to see God build this local church body for the furthering of
His Kingdom in Manhattan, Kansas. We know visiting a church can lead
to a lot of questions and we’d love to help you find answers so please
ask. Again, we’re really glad you’re here.
Sunday Information
Nursery
Nursery is provided on the north side of the building (to the right from the
entryway) for children 4 and under, but they are also always welcome in the
service.
Restrooms
Restrooms are located in the entrance hallway.
Children’s Church/Worship Training
In the future we plan to have a time for preparing older children for participating
in the Sunday worship service. This will allow children to worship with their
families before being dismissed prior to the sermon to learn more about how
and why we worship God. Currently they remain the whole service or go to the
nursery.
Why Robes?
Brian & Jon wear robes during the service which might seem odd. This has been
a tradition of the church for many centuries. It helps connect us to our past
heritage.
The robe also helps emphasize the office of the pastor and de-emphasize the
personality of the men in the pulpit. It serves to take notice away from what
Brian & Jon are wearing that particular Sunday, thus focusing us away from their
terrible fashion senses and onto Christ himself. At first it may seem odd, but
after a few services you won’t notice it, which is partly the point.
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LIFE IN MANHATTAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
NEWS & EVENTS
Sign Up for the MPC Weekly Update Email
Every week we send out an email with info about upcoming church events as
well as community events you might be interested in. If you are interested in
receiving this, fill out visitor card and place in the offering or visit
manhattanpres.com and click on the image for “Weekly Email Signup” on the
right side of the page.
Parish Groups
(Small Groups)
We are taking a break from bi-monthly meeting for the summer, but there will
be church-wide fellowship activities.
Nursery Helpers Needed
We are still in need of more people willing to serve in the nursery. The
commitment is about one Sunday every 2 months. Please let Danielle Catudal
know if you are able to help in this role: [email protected]
Book Club
Friday June 10th: Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys,
Friday June 17th (**NEW JULY DATE**): The Martian by Andy Weir, and
Friday Aug 7th: Bridge to Haven by Francine Rivers.
All clubs meet at 7:30p at Sarah Arnett's home.
Mens’ Study
We are discussing the Westminster Confession of Faith together. We are using
it as a framework for discussion together. No preparation is needed, no prior
knowledge necessary.
Our next bi-monthly gathering will be June 6th at 8:00a at Blue Stem.
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LIFE IN MANHATTAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Today we are highlighting one of our Core Values below, but you can learn
details of all of our Core Values & Distinctives at ManhattanPres.com
Eagerly Making Disciples of Christ
One of the last instructions Jesus left his disciples with is found in Matthew
28. Jesus tells them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to
me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to
observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to
the end of the age.”
We believe the Church is God’s means for accomplishing the task of making
disciples. Not as a program, but as His chosen people who are engaged in the
lives of others, all who are at varying stages of sanctification (Colossians 1:28).
We seek to be an evangelistic witness in the city of Manhattan, discipling
those who God calls to our care. Lord willing, in response to the grace
they’ve experienced, they in turn will become disciple-makers. Our hope and
vision is to see enemies of God drawn to His grace as He conforms them to
become His beloved children through faith in the gospel. This happens as we
teach the doctrines of grace in various settings and as we interact with each
other throughout the week learning how to encourage one another daily
(Hebrews 3:13) with the Word of God and prayer.
As a church in a college town we seek to foster in the congregation a love for
college students that draws them into our lives and homes, giving them a
tangible understanding of covenant community and church membership. Our
hope is that they will go from college with such a love for Christ’s Church that
they are actively involved in the local church wherever God may lead them.
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SERVING
Serving
If you would like to use your gifts and time to serve please let us know.
Serving Today (May 24th)
Musicians:
Piano: Alexia Machina
Guitar: Jacob Black
Singers: Sarah Arnett, Chris Earnshaw
Nursery: Hannah Campbell & Joe Catudal
Usher: Kennedy Fisher
Greeter: Mich Hotz
Sanctuary Setup: Kevin Hansen
Lord’s Supper Prep: Joe Catudal
Sound: Travis Shanahan
Bread Baker: Christine Durrett
Kids Bulletin: Danielle Fisher
Announcements: Will Arnett
Serving Next Week (May 31st)
Musicians:
Piano: Nicola Lippert
Guitar: Mike Benoit
Violin/Viola: Christine Durrett
Singers: Tricia Dunning, Kennedy Fischer
Nursery: Amy Shanahan & Morgan Casteel
Usher: Kennedy Fisher
Greeter: TBD
Sanctuary Setup: TBD
Lord’s Supper Prep: TBD
Sound: Andrew Franks
Bread Baker: Laura Hough
Kids Bulletin: Danielle Fisher
Announcements: Kristin Benoit
“For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom
as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.”
Galatians 5:13
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GOD CALLS US
Reflection
“As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that
have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I [God] will rescue
them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds
and thick darkness.”
-Ezekiel 34:12
“We cannot but admit that not even the least thing takes place unless it
is ordered by God. For who have ever been so concerned and curious as
to find out how much hair he has on his head? There is no one. God,
however, knows the number. Indeed, nothing is too small in us or in any
other creature, not to be ordered by the all-knowing and all-powerful
providence of God.
-Ulrich Zwingli
Standing
God invites us
to worship Him,
we respond to
His invitation.
Call to Worship
Psalm 95:6–7
Pastor: Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel
before the LORD, our Maker!
People: For he is our God, and we are the people of his
pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
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HYMN OF ADORATION
Be Thou My Vision
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, and I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High king of heaven, my treasure Thou art.
High king of heaven, my victory won,
May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O ruler of all.
Standing
Luke 12:34
“For where
your treasure
is, there will
your heart be
also.”
Philippians
3:7–8
“But whatever
gain I had, I
counted as loss
for the sake of
Christ. Indeed,
I count
everything as
loss because of
the surpassing
worth of
knowing Christ
Jesus my Lord.
For his sake I
have suffered
the loss of all
things and
count them as
rubbish, in
order that I
may gain
Christ”
Words: Ancient
Irish poem from
8th century
Arranged by David
Evans, 1927
Public Domain
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GOD CLEANSES US
Standing
Pastor Brian
Hough
Prayer of Adoration
This is a prayer of praise and adoration for who God is. This
prayer focuses on the glory and honor of our great and mighty
God, but also asks God to help us worship Him.
Lord’s Prayer
Each week after
the Prayer of
Adoration with
one voice we
Our Father which art in heaven,
pray the Lord’s
Hallowed be Thy name.
Prayer.
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.
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AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
Affirmation of Faith
Standing
Heidelberg Catechism Question 1
Pastor: What is your only comfort in life and death?
People: That I am not my own,
but belong with body and soul,
both in life and in death,
to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.
He has fully paid for all my sins
with his precious blood,
and has set me free
from all the power of the devil.
He also preserves me in such a way
that without the will of my heavenly Father
not a hair can fall from my head;
indeed, all things must work together
for my salvation.
Therefore, by his Holy Spirit
Catechism is a
strange word.
It’s basic
meaning is “to
teach orally.”
They are written
as a series of
questions and
answers
designed to
teach the
people of God a
summary of
what the
Scriptures
teach, also
called doctrine.
The Heidelberg
Catechism was
written 1563,
there are 129
Questions and
Answers.
he also assures me
of eternal life
and makes me heartily willing and ready
from now on to live for him.
Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen, amen
Gloria Patri is a
brief historical
praise to God
which clearly
sets forth
Trinitarian
understanding
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CONFESSION OF SIN
Sitting
We Confess Our Sin
Because sin is
so pervasive in
both our
corporate and
individual lives,
Christians are
called to come
before our
holy God with
honesty and
transparency,
confessing our
brokenness
and asking for
both
forgiveness
and healing
through Jesus
Christ.
Savior, we need you.
See 1 John 1:9
for more on
confession.
I believe, help my unbelief.
We are slow to learn and prone to forget.
We are pained by our graceless hearts, by our prayerless days.
Forgive us for our wealth of pride and poverty of love,
for our defiled conscience and wasted hours.
We have been given eyes to see and yet look away from your
beauty.
Make it our highest joy to study you,
to meditate on you, to gaze on you,
to sit like Mary at your feet,
to lean like John on your breast,
to appeal like Peter to your love,
to count like Paul all things as worthless compared to knowing you.
Amen
Silent Confession of Sin
The Words of
Assurance
declare the
good news
that all those
who hope in
Jesus alone to
make them
right with God
are forgiven,
not based on
their own
merits, but
based on
God’s promise
of salvation in
Christ.
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Words of Assurance
Romans 5:8
“God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us."
PSALMS, HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS
Isaiah 43
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you,
And the waves will not
Overcome you.
Do not fear,
For I have redeemed you,
I have called you by name,
You are Mine.
For I am the Lord your God (I am the Lord your God),
I am the Lord your God (I am)
The Holy One of Israel
Your Savior
For I am the Lord your God (I am the Lord your God),
I am the Lord your God (I am)
The Holy One of Israel
Your Savior
I am the Lord (do not fear) (2x)
When you walk through the fire
You’ll not be burned,
And the flames will not consume you.
Do not fear,
For I have redeemed you,
I have called you by name,
You are Mine.
Chorus
Standing
Isaiah 43:5–7
“Fear not, for I
am with you; I
will bring your
offspring from
the east, and
from the west
I will gather
you. I will say
to the north,
Give up, and
to the south,
Do not
withhold;
bring my sons
from afar and
my daughters
from the end
of the earth,
everyone who
is called by my
name, whom I
created for my
glory, whom I
formed and
made.””
Words: Isaiah
Music: Unknown
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PRAYER & FELLOWSHIP
Standing
Passing of the Peace
Members of the
congregation
greet one
another with a
sign of
friendship such
as, “The peace
of Christ with
you” and the
response, “And
also with you.”
Pastor: As God has given us peace through Jesus Christ, so
let us pass the peace of Christ to each other.
1 John 4
Sitting
Pastoral Prayer
The Pastoral
Prayer is a
prayer offered
by an elder
during the
service of
worship for,
and on behalf
of, the
congregation.
Pastor Brian
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WORSHIP THROUGH GIVING
We Give Our Tithes and Offerings
The offering is a way for Christians to support the church’s
mission and ministry. Christians give back to God a portion of
all the resources which God has given. We give as an act of
faith and gratitude in response to God’s grace to us. Sitting
We include
Tithes and
Offering in the
service because
we view it as a
means of
participating in
worship.
If you are guest
today please
feel no
obligation to
give.
Words for Reflection
Lord, with the action of this offering we tell your story:
how you have dealt generously with us,
how you have met our needs,
how you have heard our prayers,
how your goodness is from everlasting to everlasting.
Bless these offerings which are given in the name of
Christ, Amen.
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PREACHING OF GOD’S WORD
From the
English
Standard
Version
(London:
Crossway,
2010)
As the Bible is
the primary
means by
which God
speaks to and
edifies His
people, we
read and listen
to the
Scriptures
together in
worship. In
ancient Israel
and the early
church,
services of
worship were
organized for
the public
reading of
Scripture - a
practice vital to
building up the
community of
faith.
A sermon is not
just a teaching
for living; it is
mainly a time
when Christ
encounters His
people through
His Word.
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The Lord is My Shepherd Psalm 23
Pastor Brian Hough
Isaiah 40:8
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of
our God will stand forever.”
I. God Is A Faithful Shepherd
II. God is a Hospitable Host
III. Jesus is our Lord, Our Shepherd, Our Host
HYMN OF RESPONSE
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Standing
Come Thou Fount of every blessing
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it,
Mount of God's unchanging love.
Fount is short
for fountain or
water spring,
it’s
acknowledging
that God is the
source of every
blessing.
Here I raise my Ebenezer;
Hither by Thy help I'm come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood.
O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I'm constrained to be!
Let that grace now like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here's my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.
Ebenezer is
Hebrew for
“Stone of Help”
a way of
remembering
what God has
done.
1 Samuel 7:12
“Then Samuel
took a stone
and set it up
between
Mizpah and
Shen and called
its name
Ebenezer; for
he said, “Till
now the LORD
has helped us.”
Exodus 33:14
“And he said,
“My presence
will go with
you, and I will
give you rest.””
Word & Music:
Robert Robinson
(1758)
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GOD COMMUNES WITH US
The Lord’s Supper
Communion is a sign and seal for those who believe in Jesus Christ alone for
the forgiveness of sin. It's not for good people. It's for you if you believe and
embrace that you are worse and more messed up than you ever dare to admit;
and yet you are more loved and accepted by our Savior than you had ever
dared to hope - this is because of the life, the death and the resurrection of
Jesus for you. You will be invited to come forward. We serve wine, but also offer grape juice
for those who prefer for reasons of personal conviction. Children are welcome to come with their parents. Each child should talk with
the elders about his or her belief in Christ before taking the Lord's Supper.
Please contact us to do that at a future date. If you are not taking the Lord's Supper with use today, we don't want this to be
an awkward time. You can come forward and an elder will pray with you or you
may stay seated and pray one of the prayers provided on the next page. We're
glad you're here today. Words of Institution
Pastor: Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:
People: Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
Pastor: Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed for us.
People: Therefore, let us keep the feast.
Pastor: The gifts of God are for the people of God. Come eat and drink with
thanksgiving.
Prayer of Thanksgiving
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GOD COMMUNES WITH US
The prayers below are provided as guides for your
silent, individual prayer during the Lord’s Supper
PRAYER FOR THOSE SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH
Lord Jesus, you claim to be the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Grant that I might
be undaunted by the cost of following you as I consider the reasons for doing
so. If what you claim is true, please guide me, teach me, and open me to the
reality of who you are. Give me an understanding of you that is coherent and
convincing, and that leads to the life you promise. Amen.
PRAYER OF FAITH
Lord Jesus Christ, I admit that I am weaker and more sinful than I ever dared
admit, but through you I am more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope.
I thank you for paying my debt on the cross, taking what I deserved in order to
offer me complete forgiveness. Knowing that you have been raised from the
dead, I turn from my sins and receive you as my Savior and Lord. Amen.
PRAYER OF COMMITMENT
Lord Jesus, you have called us to follow you in a life of committed discipleship
in your church. Grant that I may take the necessary steps to be one with your
people, and live in the fullness of your Spirit. Amen.
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GOD SENDS US
Standing
Psalm 13:5–6
“But I have
trusted in your
steadfast love;
my heart shall
rejoice in your
salvation. I will
sing to the
LORD, because
he has dealt
bountifully with
me.”
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
O Love that will not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
That in thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.
O light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in thy sunshines blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.
O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain,
That morn shall tearless be.
O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life’s glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.
Words: George
Matheson 1882
Music: Christopher
Miner
ccl# 11250329
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GOD SENDS US
Benediction
“Now may the God of peace who brought again from the
dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the
blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything
good that you may do his will, working in us that which is
pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory
forever and ever. Amen.”
Hebrews 13:20–21
Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
praise Him all creatures here below;
praise Him above ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Benediction is
parting words
of Scripture to
encourage the
people of God
as they leave.
Doxology is a
hymn
containing an
ascription of
praise to God.
Thomas Ken, 1709
The Service of Covenant Renewal concludes
Go Love Your God
Go Love Your Neighbor
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LOVE GOD |
LOVE PEOPLE
Manhattan Presbyterian Church
115 Courthouse Plaza, Manhattan, Kansas 66502
Worship every Sunday at 4pm
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