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The Lord's Day Sunday, February 21, 2021
YOUTH:
Contact Chandler
Welcome to
Machemehl for Downtown Presbyterian Church
more information.
Thank you for worshiping with us today.
YOUNG ADULTS: The vision of DPC is to see every avenue of downtown Greenville
Contact connected with the good news and loved well.
Jeff Heiser
Our mission is to uphold the gospel of Jesus Christ,
for information.
share life in small groups and find avenues of downtown to love.
WOMEN: Visitors, we are so glad you are here!
Contact Betsy
Norwood for more Please complete a Connect Card on the back of your bulletin
information. and drop it into a Welcome Box on your way out today
(tear off the back page if you wish to keep your bulletin).
MEN: Feel welcome to reach out to any staff member with questions.
Contact
Jeff Heiser
for information STAFF:
Jonathan Davis De McKinley
GIVING:
Available online.
Assistant Pastor Bookkeeper/HR
jdavis@downtownpres.org dmckinley@downtownpres.org
MORE Will Gray - Interim Ryan McMillen
INFORMATION: Executive for Church Leadership Music Director
downtownpres.org wgray@downtownpres.org rmcmillen@downtownpres.org
Brian Habig Betsy Norwood
PRAYER Pastor Women's Ministries Director
REQUESTS:
Prayer requests
bhabig@downtownpres.org bnorwood@downtownpres.org
can be sent to
prayer@ Jeff Heiser Adam Radcliff
downtownpres.org. Assistant Pastor Assistant Pastor
jheiser@downtownpres.org aradcliff@downtownpres.org
RESURRECTION Chandler Machemehl Abby Ream
PRES PLANT: Youth Pastor Church Life Coordinator
Contact Jonathan cmachemehl@downtownpres.org aream@downtownpres.org
Davis for more
information.
Tiffany Mauk Mary Young
Nursery Director Children’s Director
dpcnursery@downtownpres.org dpcchildren@downtownpres.orgPlease Take Note: Men's Bible Studies: 4-Groups | Mid-February through March Men's Ministry is kicking off this semester with small-group Bible studies called 4-Groups. Men in groups of four will meet to connect, study the Bible, and pray for each other. We will study James over six weeks, from mid-February through March. For more information, please visit downtownpres.org/men. Women's Bible Study | Thursday, February 25 | 10am | MBC Sanctuary Paige Brown, a gifted Bible teacher in the PCA from Nashville, will continue leading us in a Bible History Overview class for three more weeks. We will gather in the sanctuary at Monaghan Baptist from 10-11:30. For more information or to listen on your own, please visit downtownpres.org/women. Baptism | Sunday, March 7 | 8:30 & 11 am | MBC Members’ children will be baptized as members of our church body. Contact Abby Ream to participate. Communicants Class | Sunday, March 14, 21, & 28 | 2-3 pm | Venue Building This is a three-part class taught by a member of the session to partner with parents and reinforce what is being taught in the home about the gospel and church membership. After completing this class and an elder interview, children are invited to join the church as communing members, and invited to partake in the Lord's table on Sundays. Please reach out to any elder for a membership interview to occur prior to the start of the class, and contact Drew Goldsmith with any questions. Register at downtownpres.org/events-1. Women's Bible Studies | Back Porch Gatherings | Mid-March through April Please join us for our six week springtime Back Porch bible studies. This is a chance for you to meet with a small group of women on Monday evenings in a neighborhood close to you. We will fellowship, gather around God's word, discuss and spend time in prayer. We hope this will be a time of connection and friendship. If you are interested in attending or would be willing to host, please sign up at downtownpres.org/women. Diaconal Assistants In the weeks ahead, we will be sharing with you about implementing assistants for our deacons. This is a resource which our Book of Church Order provides, and which will help us care for our church family more effectively.
Reflections Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock. Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life. It is costly because it condemns sin, and grace because it justifies the sinner. Above all, it is costly because it cost God the life of his Son: “Ye were bought at a price,” and what has cost God much cannot be cheap for us. Above all, it is grace because God did not reckon his Son too dear a price to pay for our life, but delivered him up for us. Costly grace is the Incarnation of God. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship ...I bid farewell to all my dear fellow-sufferers for the testimony of Jesus, who are wandering in dens and caves. Farewell, my children, study holiness in all your ways, and praise the Lord for what He hath done for me, and tell all my Christian friends to praise Him on my account. Farewell, sweet Bible, and wanderings and contendings for truth. Welcome, death. Welcome, the City of my God where I shall see Him and be enabled to serve Him eternally with full freedom. Welcome, blessed company, the angels and spirits of just men made perfect. But above all, welcome, welcome, welcome, our glorious and alone God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost; into Thy hands I commit my spirit for Thou art worthy. Amen. - John Nisbet (1627-85), a Scottish Christian, in a written reflection, as he anticipated being martyred
Order of Worship
§ Call to Worship & Opening Prayer Philippians 2:9-11
Pastor: God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him § Congregation
the name that is above every name, Standing
All: So that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
§ Hymn of Adoration Crown Him With Many Crowns
Crown him with many crowns, the Lamb upon his throne. Words by Matthew
Bridges, 1851
Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own. Music by George
Awake, my soul, and sing of him who died for thee, Elvey, 1868
And hail him as thy matchless King through all eternity.
Crown him the Lord of life, who triumphed o’er the grave,
And rose victorious in the strife for those he came to save;
His glories now we sing, who died and rose on high,
Who died eternal life to bring, and lives that death may die.
Crown him the Lord of love; behold his hands and side,
Rich wounds, yet visible above, in beauty glorified;
No angel in the sky can fully bear that sight,
But downward bends his burning eye at mysteries so bright.
Crown him the Lord of years, the Potentate of time, “Ineffably sublime”
means
Creator of the rolling spheres, ineffably sublime. inexpressibly
All hail, Redeemer, hail! For thou hast died for me; awe-inspiring.
Thy praise shall never, never fail throughout eternity.Admission of New Members
8:30am Nic & Katlyn Larrieu Jim & Amanda Ryan
11am Lewis & Sarah Carl Matt Edwards
Sarah Kennedy Duncan Mercy Kershner
Membership Vows
You are here to make a public profession of faith, and to assent to the
following declarations and promises, by which you enter into a solemn
covenant with God and his Church.
1. Do you acknowledge yourself to be a sinner in the sight of God, justly
deserving his displeasure, and without hope save in his sovereign mercy?
2. Do you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and Savior
of sinners, and do you receive and rest upon him alone for salvation as he
is offered in the Gospel?
3. Do you now resolve and promise, in humble reliance upon the grace of
the Holy Spirit, that you will endeavor to live as becomes the followers of
Christ?
4. Do you promise to support the Church in its worship and work to the
best of your ability?
5. Do you submit yourself to the government and discipline of the
Church, and promise to study its purity and peace?Silent Confession & General Prayer of Confession
Almighty God, you have raised Jesus from the grave and crowned him
Lord of all. We confess that we have loved this world, and the things of
this world, even as we assured ourselves we were following your Son.
Forgive us and raise us from sin, that we may be your faithful people,
obeying the commands of our Lord Jesus Christ, who rules all things and
is head of the church, his body. Amen.
Assurance of the Gospel Philippians 3:20-21 Holy Bible, English
Standard Version,
copyright © 2001
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Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by News Publishers.
the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. Used by permission.
All rights reserved.
All songs used by
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License #2432089.
§ Hymn of the Gospel On Jordan's Stormy Banks
On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand and cast a wishful eye, Words by Samuel
Stennett,1787
To Canaan’s fair and happy land where my possessions lie. Music by
Christopher Miner,
1997, Arr. by
O'er all those wide extended plains shines one eternal day; Belmont RUF
there God the Son forever reigns and scatters night away. ©1997 Christopher
Miner Music
Refrain: I am bound (I am bound),
I am bound (I am bound),
I am bound for promised land. (Repeat)
No chilling winds nor poisonous breath can reach that healthful shore;
Sickness, sorrow, pain, and death are felt and feared no more. (Refrain)
When shall I reach that happy place and be forever blessed?
When shall I see my Father’s face and in his bosom rest? (Refrain)Intercessory Prayer & 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 the evil one. For thine is the
kingdom, and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Sermon Luke 14:25-35
Disowning 25
Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them,
and Owning 26
“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother
Rev. Brian Habig and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life,
he cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and
come after me cannot be my disciple.
If you are caring 28
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and
for a child and
need to step out
count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when
of the service he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to
with him/her, mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’
a cry room is 31
Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit
available for you
off the lobby. down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet
him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 And if not, while
the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of
peace. 33 So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he
has cannot be my disciple.
34
“Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be re-
stored? 35 It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is
thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
Guidelines for Reception of the Lord's Supper Words of
Institution,
Serving of the
The Lord’s supper, also called Communion or the Eucharist, is the Bread and the Cup,
Thanksgiving.
family meal of Christians. We invite all followers of Jesus to partake of this
sacrament: those who have believed the good news, have repented of their sins, *Trays marked
‘juice’ contain
and are baptized members in good standing with the Lord’s Church. If you are not
non-alcoholic
a Christian, or if you are not prepared to share in this meal, we encourage you to grape juice.
spend this time in prayer. We hope this time is helpful to you as you The unmarked
trays contain wine.
consider your relationship with Jesus and his people, the Church.
The bread is baked
and pre-sliced
Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy in a commercial
manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a person kitchen.
examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For anyone The crackers are
who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on gluten, nut, and
himself. (1 Corinthians 11:27-29) dairy free.
Prayers of Reflection for Those Not Partaking
Prayer for Those Searching for Truth: For those
comfortable
Lord Jesus, you claim to be the way, the truth and the life. Grant that I might be partaking:
undaunted by the cost of following you as I consider the reasons for doing so. If The ushers will
what you claim is true, please guide me, teach me and open me to the reality of who direct you to exit
your row.
you are. Give me an understanding of you that is coherent, convincing and that
leads me into the life you promise. Hand sanitizer is
available in front
of the communion
Prayer for Awakening: tables.
Lord Jesus, I have heard teaching from the Bible for years, and have been in church Individual crackers
for years, but very little of this seems real to me. Please show me the reality of what and cups of juice
or wine will be
you are saying. Unnerve me with the bad news. Captivate me with the good news.
distributed to each
Make what is familiar seem new. member partaking
in communion.
Prayer for Belief: Please take your
Lord Jesus, I admit that I am weaker and more sinful that I ever before believed, but bread and cup back
to your seat.
through you I am more loved and accepted than I ever dared to hope. I thank you
for paying my debt, bearing my punishment on the cross and offering forgiveness The pastor will direct
the congregation to
and new life. Knowing that you have been raised from the dead, I turn from my sins partake at the same
and receive you as Savior and Lord. time.§ Hymn of Response All I Have is Christ
Words and Music by I once was lost in darkest night, yet thought I knew the way.
Jordan Kauflin
©2008 Sovereign The sin that promised joy and life had led me to the grave.
Grace Praise (BMI) I had no hope that you would own a rebel to your will.
And if you had not loved me first, I would refuse you still.
But as I ran my hell-bound race, indifferent to the cost,
You looked upon my helpless state and led me to the cross.
And I beheld God’s love displayed, you suffered in my place.
You bore the wrath reserved for me, now all I know is grace.
Refrain: Hallelujah! All I have is Christ.
Hallelujah! Jesus is my life.
Now Lord I would be yours alone, and live so all might see
The strength to follow your commands could never come from me.
O Father, use my ransomed life in any way you choose,
And let my song forever be, "my only boast is you." (Refrain x2)
§ Benediction
Announcement Pastor: Let us go out to serve the world and our city as those
of God's blessing
upon his people. who love our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
All: Thanks be to God!
Ushers will guide
the congregation to
§ Dismissal
exit from rows.Connect
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