lord’s day, may 2, 2021
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Verse to Meditate On Ps. 27:4 ESV
“One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.”
Welcome/Announcements Nancy Stagge Prelude Call to Worship Heb. 7:23-25 *Praise Songs “May the Peoples Praise You” “Turn Your Eyes” *The Confession of Faith (from the Westminster Shorter Catechism in Modern English, Questions 35 and 36)
Q.35. What is sanctification? A. Sanctification is the work of God's free grace by which our whole person is made new in the image of God, and we are made more and more able to become dead to sin and alive to righteousness. Q.36. What benefits in this life go with or come from justification, adoption, and sanctification? A. The benefits that in this life go with or come from justification, adoption, and sanctification are: the assurance of God's love, peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Spirit, and growing and persevering in grace to the end of our lives.
Pastoral Prayer and 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.
*Hymn #585 “Take My Life, and Let It Be” (vv. 1-3) Welcome & Installation of 2021 Board Members *Hymn #585 “Take My Life, and Let It Be” (vv. 4-6)
Worship through the Giving of Tithes and Offerings/Prayer *Offertory Response #731 “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. Amen. Scripture Exodus 28:6-43 Sermon “The Heart of Christ Pictured” *Hymn #535 “O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus!” *Benediction * Please stand if you are able.
Lord’s Day, May 2, 2021
Please complete the Attendance Registration sheet and pass it down the row. Visitor cards
and prayer cards are located in the Attendance Register. Place visitor cards and prayer
request cards in the offering plate. We welcome your prayer requests.
Church Office Hours - week of May 3rd – May 7th Monday: Church Office closed Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Thursday: 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Direct website links to church bulletin information: • Prayer / Praise - https://www.lochravenpca.org/praise-
prayer-form/ • Giving - https://www.lochravenpca.org/giving/ • Calendar / Events - https://www.lochravenpca.org/our-
activities/ • Read the Bible in a year - www.lochravenpca.org/our-bible • WCF Shorter Catechism study
- https://www.lochravenpca.org/wcf-shorter-catechism/
PRAYER FOR MUSLIMS – APRIL 13 TO MAY 12, 2021 Especially during the month of Ramadan when Muslims are observing their month of Ramadan (April 13 to May 12) with prayer and fasting, we encourage you to pray for Muslims that they would come to know God and believe that His Son died for them. You can learn about this global movement of Christians praying for Muslims at www.30DaysPrayer.com.
WORSHIP, GROWTH AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Monday, May 3, 2021 12:00 p.m. ROMEO group 7:00 p.m. Children’s Ministry Team Meeting Tuesday, May 4, 2021 1:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting (in Fellowship Hall) 5:45 p.m. TOPS 6:30 p.m. Missions Committee Meeting Wednesday, May 5, 2021 7:00 p.m. Men’s Bible Study Thursday, May 6, 2021 NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER 7:00 p.m. Praise Team Rehearsal Friday, May 7, 2021 5:30 p.m. JAARS Mission Trip Meeting Saturday, May 8, 2021 10:00 a.m. Blanket Fleece Group 11:00 a.m. Music Recital All bulletin information is due into the church office no later than Wednesdays at 12 noon.
Church News YOUTH FOR CHRIST VIRTUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT YFC will be holding a virtual Fundraising Event online instead of a banquet this year. The date is May 5, at 6:45 p.m. Guest speakers are Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Megan Alexander. The musical guest will be Jordan Smith, season nine winner of The Voice. The link to register is as follows: https://app.mobilecause.com/form/fbGClg?vid=hr2wl
NEW DIRECTORIES We are planning to print new directories by early June, but the church office needs your help. Did you move last year? Change your phone number? Get a new email address? If so, please email the church office at [email protected] and let us know your new information so that it can be included in the new directory. If you do not have email, you may also call during office hours, at 410-661-5777.
Church Office Phone: 410-661-5777
Pastor Rev. David Milligan [email protected] Music Program Cheryl Pace, Accompanist Office Staff Nancy Barnes [email protected] Elders Keith Wawrzyniak, Clerk of Session [email protected] Deacons Joe D’Avella, Chairman [email protected]
Trustees Wayne Maddox, Chair [email protected]
Women’s Ministries: Brenda Mangels [email protected] Men’s Ministries: Nadim Warsal [email protected]
Christian Education: Brian Duty [email protected]
Youth: Brian Duty [email protected]
Child Care Coordinator: Brea Duty [email protected]
ADMNISTRATIVE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE LRPC
We are urgently looking for someone who is willing and able to serve as a bookkeeper for the church, either in a temporary or permanent capacity. Training will be provided, through June 30th, 2021. Duties include (but may not be limited to):
• Counting and recording tithes and offerings received on a bi-monthly basis.
• Preparing and taking deposits to Howard Bank.
• Recording and preparing checks for church bills.
• Recording and preparing checks for payroll (pastor, pianist, church secretary and pastor emeritus)
• Withholding appropriate payroll taxes and paying them quarterly.
• Recording and paying quarterly missionary support.
• Preparing monthly financial statements to provide to church leadership and members.
• Recording tithes and offerings received during the year, and using that information to create giving statements for end-of-year tax purposes.
• Preparing and sending W2's to church employees for end-of-year tax purposes.
• Preparing and sending 1099-NEC tax forms to church contractors for end of year tax purposes Preparing, recording and paying annual tax payments or fees to federal, state and local governments
• Other miscellaneous duties as assigned (one-off reimbursement requests, etc.).
Please contact Josh Stenger or Keith Wawrzyniak if you are interested or have any questions.
Staff and Officers
Small Group and Service Opportunities
May The Peoples Praise You
Verse 1
You have called us out of darkest night Into Your glorious light That we may sing the wonders of The risen Christ
Verse 2
May our every breath retell the grace That broke into our strife With boundless love and deepest joy With endless life
Chorus
May the peoples praise You Let the nations be glad All Your blessing comes That we may praise May praise the Name of Jesus
Verse 3
All the earth is Yours and all within Each harvest is Your own And from Your hand we give to You To make Christ known
Verse 4
May the seeds of mercy grow in us For those who have not heard May songs of praise build lives of grace To spread Your Word
Chorus
May the peoples praise You Let the nations be glad All Your blessing comes That we may praise May praise the Name of Jesus
Verse 5
This our holy priv'lege to declare Your praises and Your name To every nation tribe and tongue Your church proclaim
Chorus
May the peoples praise You Let the nations be glad All Your blessing comes That we may praise May praise the Name of Jesus
Bridge
Holy Holy is the Lord Almighty Worthy worthy is the Lamb who was slain Holy Holy is the Lord Almighty All creation praise Your glorious Name
Chorus
May the peoples praise You Let the nations be glad All Your blessing comes That we may praise May praise the Name of Jesus
Turn Your Eyes
Verse 1
Turn your eyes upon Jesus Look full in His wonderful face And the things of earth will grow strangely dim In the light of His glory and grace
Verse 2
Turn your eyes to the hillside Where justice and mercy embrace There the Son of God gave His life for us And our measureless debt was erased
Chorus
Jesus to You we lift our eyes Jesus our glory and our prize We adore You behold You our Savior ever true Oh Jesus we turn our eyes to You
Verse 3
Turn your eyes to the morning And see Christ the lion awake What a glorious dawn fear of death is gone For we carry His life in our veins
Chorus
Jesus to You we lift our eyes Jesus our glory and our prize We adore You behold You our Savior ever true Oh Jesus we turn our eyes to You
Verse 4
Turn your eyes to the heavens Our King will return for His own Every knee will bow every tongue will shout All glory to Jesus alone
Chorus
Jesus to You we lift our eyes Jesus our glory and our prize We adore You behold You our Savior ever true Oh Jesus we turn our eyes to You
End
Jesus to You we lift our eyes Jesus our glory and our prize We adore You behold You our Savior ever true Oh Jesus we turn our eyes to You
Oh Jesus we turn our eyes to You
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LRPC Children’s Ministry, led by newly appointed volunteer Children’s Ministry Director, Brea Duty
LRPC Children’s Ministry exists to glorify God and help the entire body of Christ to assist families
in raising their children to be lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ, so the next generation will know,
believe, and tell of “the glorious deeds of the Lord” and “set their hope in God” (Psalm 78: 4, 7).
Brea has attended LRPC since Spring of 2015, having been a previous member of Faith Christian
Fellowship, PCA and Chapelgate PCA after graduating college in 2005. Shortly after attending LRPC, Brea
began helping Jo Beck with the nursery and preschool Sunday School classes. In 2020, Brea completed
the 13-month Children’s Ministry (CM) Certification from the PCA Committee on Discipleship Ministries
(CDM). This was a mostly online program taught by CM leaders in the PCA covering topics such as
Reformed and Covenantal theology, child development, curriculum, church & family, disability ministry,
and worship training to name a few. Brea has also attended the 3-day PCA CDM CM Leadership Training
Retreat for the past 3 years at Ridge Haven in Brevard, North Carolina where she finds enthusiasm,
resources, worship, prayer, and encouragement to soldier on in this journey. This year’s retreat was just
last week where Brea received her Certification certificate at a small graduation ceremony.
Having not grown up in the church, yet desiring to teach her 3 children the ways of their covenant
keeping God, Brea felt ill-equipped and hungry for resources and wisdom. Feeling the nudge of the Lord
to step into leadership has not been an easy transition as she would much rather stand in the wings than
be center stage! In 2020, a newly formed CM Team began meeting to evaluate current ministry to
children at LRPC and look to the future. In the coming months, the CMT looks forward to sharing the
vision for CM, while praying that God lays it on your heart to tell the coming generation of the glorious
deeds of the Lord. Stay tuned for parent/teacher ministry training, coming in August, and keep praying
for God to capture the souls of our youngest members as they grow up in an ever-changing and
increasingly hostile world. May God bless this ministry and make resilient disciples of this next
generation.