Manhattan
Presbyterian
Church
The Lord’s Day, May 31st, 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?
We 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 we
are wearing that particular Sunday, thus focusing us away from our 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
Engaged in Serving the Community
There are many opportunities in Manhattan to serve the community and we
see this as an important part of our being a blessing to the city. Rather than
starting new ministries for serving, we see great value in encouraging the
congregation to serve in local ministries that already minister to the needs of
the community. We will serve together seeking to meet the needs for food,
housing, counseling, crisis pregnancy, community improvement and all sorts
of other needs. In this way we can be salt and light to both those we are
serving and those who are serving along side of us.
We hope to be a presence in the community that conforms to what Jesus
taught in Matthew 5:14-16 when He encourages them saying, “You are the
light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a
lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the
house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may
see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”
If you’re interested in serving with any of the following we’d be happy to get
you contact with the proper people.
Community Meals - Serving meals to those in need in Manhattan.
HIS (Helping International Students) - Have them over for meal, help them
shop, be a friend, share your faith
Flint Hills Bread Basket - Help collect and distribute food to those in need
Life Choice Ministries - Pregnancy crisis
Habitat For Humanity - Building homes for those in need
CASA - Advocate for teenagers in the court system who have no advocate
Meals on Wheels - Delivery of food to those who can’t get out
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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 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
Serving Next Week (June 7th)
Musicians:
Piano: Nicola Lippert
Guitar: Jacob Black
Violin/Viola: Christine Durrett
Singers: Gail Carpenter, Andrew Campbell
Nursery: Danielle Fisher & Laura Hough
Usher: Kennedy Fisher
Greeter: TBD
Sanctuary Setup: TBD
Lord’s Supper Prep: TBD
Sound: Andrew Franks
Bread Baker: Amy Shanahan
Kids Bulletin: Danielle Fisher
Announcements: Morgan Casteel
“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
“Nothing can be more cruel than the leniency which abandons others to
their sin. Nothing can be more compassionate than the severe
reprimand which calls another Christian in one’s community back from
the path of sin.”
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“Resolved, to think much on all occasions of my own dying and of the
common circumstances which attend death. “
- Jonathan Edwards
Standing
God invites us
to worship Him,
we respond to
His invitation.
Call to Worship
from Psalm 117
Pastor: Praise the Lord, all Nations!
People: Extol Him, all peoples!
Pastor: For great is His steadfast love towards us,
People: The faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
All: Praise the Lord!
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HYMN OF ADORATION
Holy, Holy, Holy
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!
Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.
Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,
Only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
Perfect in power, in love and purity.
Standing
Revelation 4:8
“And 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!”
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity.
Words: Reginald
Heber (1783-1826)
Music: John B.
Dykes (1861)
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
The Apostles’ Creed
The Affirmation
of faith is a time
for us to
remember
together what we
believe.
I believe in God the Father Almighty
Maker of heaven and earth;
I believe in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father
Almighty. From there He will come to judge the living
and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
This is called the
Apostles' Creed
not because it
was written by
the apostles
themselves, but
because it
contains a brief
summary of their
teachings. It
dates back to at
least the 4th
century.
“catholic” in this
creed means the
true Christian
Church of all
times and all
places, which
ought not be
confused with
Roman
Catholicism.
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen. 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
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.
We Confess Our Sin
Lord Jesus, forgive us for not pursuing you as our Lord and our
God. We claim to be strong only to find our lives broken and
burdened. We seek our significance in things, supposing those
things could provide us lasting happiness. Yet, we are left
exhausted and restless. Have mercy on us, Lord, according to
your unfailing love. In the strong name of Jesus Christ our Lord
we pray, Amen.
See 1 John 1:9
for more on
confession.
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
Colossians 2:13–14
“And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the
uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him,
having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of
debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set
aside, nailing it to the cross.”
PSALMS, HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS
Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee;
let the water and the blood,
from thy wounded side which flowed,
be of sin the double cure;
Cleanse me from its guilt and pow’r
Not the labors of my hands
can fulfill thy law's demands;
could my zeal no respite know,
could my tears forever flow,
all for sin could not atone;
thou must save, and thou alone.
Standing
Psalms 61:1–3
“Hear my cry,
O God, listen
to my prayer;
from the end
of the earth I
call to you
when my heart
is faint. Lead
me to the rock
that is higher
than I, for you
have been my
refuge, a
strong tower
against the
enemy.”
Nothing in my hand I bring,
simply to the cross I cling;
naked, come to thee for dress;
helpless, look to thee for grace;
foul, I to the fountain fly;
wash me, Savior, or I die.
While I draw this fleeting breath,
when mine eyes shall close in death,
when I soar to worlds unknown,
see thee on thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee.
Words & Music:
Augustus Toplady
(1776)
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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: Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us forgive one
another. The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
People: And also with you.
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.
Travis Shanahan
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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 we give you today what is already yours. You
provide so much for us, blessings pressed down,
shaken together, running over. Thank you for giving us
the ability to give, and cheerful hearts to do it. 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 Call! Genesis 12:1-9
Pastor Paul Reynolds
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HYMN OF RESPONSE
Behold the Lamb of God
Behold the Lamb who bears our sins away
Slain for us and we remember
The promise made that all who come in faith
Find forgiveness at the cross
Chorus:
So we share in this bread of life
And we drink of His sacrifice
As a sign of our bonds of peace
Around the table of the King
The body of our Savior Jesus Christ
Torn for you eat and remember
The wounds that heal the death that brings us life
Paid the price to make us one
Standing
Also called
“Communion
Hymn”
1 Corinthians
11:24
“and when he
had given
thanks, he
broke it, and
said, ‘This is my
body which is
for you. Do this
in
remembrance
of me.’”
Chorus
The blood that cleanses every stain of sin
Shed for you drink and remember
He drained death's cup that all may enter in
To receive the life of God
Chorus
And so with thankfulness and faith we rise
To respond and to remember
Our call to follow in the steps of Christ
As his body here on earth
Words and Music:
Keith and Kristyn
Getty & Stuart
Townend
ccl# 11250329
Chorus
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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
John 1:1; 14
“In the
beginning was
the Word, and
the Word was
with God, and
the Word was
God….And the
Word became
flesh and dwelt
among us, and
we have seen
his glory, glory
as of the only
Son from the
Father, full of
grace and
truth.”
“ere” means
“before”
Words: Ancient Irish
poem from 8th
century
Arranged by David
Evans, 1927
Public Domain
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Of the Father’s Love Begotten
Of the Father’s love begotten, ere the worlds began to be,
He is Alpha and Omega, He the source, the ending He,
Of the things that are, that have been,
And that future years shall see, evermore and evermore!
O that birth forever blessèd, when the virgin, full of grace,
By the Holy Ghost conceiving, bore the Savior of our race;
And the Babe, the world’s Redeemer,
First revealed His sacred face, evermore and evermore!
This is He Whom heav’n taught singers sang of old with one accord;
Whom the Scriptures of the prophets promised in their faithful word;
Now He shines, the long expected,
Let creation praise its Lord, evermore and evermore!
O ye heights of heav’n adore Him; Angel host His praises sing;
All dominions, bow before Him, and extol our God and King!
Let no tongue on earth be silent,
Every voice in concert ring, evermore and evermore!
Christ, to Thee with God the Father, and, O Holy Ghost, to Thee,
Hymn and chant and high thanksgiving, and unwearied praises be:
Honor, glory, and dominion,
And eternal victory, evermore and evermore!
GOD SENDS US
Benediction
“The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face
to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up
his countenance upon you and give you peace.”
Benediction is
parting words
of Scripture to
encourage the
people of God
as they leave.
Numbers 6:24–26
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.
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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