1My heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty;

I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me.

2But I have calmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother;

like a weaned child I am content. 3Israel, put your hope in the Lord

both now and forevermore.

Psalm 131 NIV

The Lord’s Day

September 27, 2020

God’s People Gather for Worship

“By God’s grace alone and to his glory alone, we exist to worship God in his greatness and his holiness with Gospel-driven passion and integrity…” (excerpted from FPC Rome Mission Statement)

Gathering As God’s People

Prelude Ms. Ellie Schwartz

Welcome and Announcements

Declaring God’s Praise

Unison Call to Worship Psalm 63

You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.

Song “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! 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 pow'r, in love, and purity.

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!

Song “In Christ Alone”

In Christ alone my hope is found He is my light my strength my song This Cornerstone this solid ground

Firm through the fiercest drought and storm What heights of love what depths of peace When fears are stilled when strivings cease

My Comforter my All in all Here in the love of Christ I stand

In Christ alone who took on flesh Fullness of God in help - less babe This gift of love and righteousness

Scorned by the ones He came to save 'Til on that cross as Jesus died

The wrath of God was satis-fied For ev'ry sin on Him was laid

Here in the death of Christ I live

There in the ground His body lay Light of the world by darkness slain Then bursting forth in glorious day Up from the grave He rose again

And as He stands in victory Sin's curse has lost its grip on me

For I am His and He is mine Bought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt in life no fear in death This is the pow'r of Christ in me

From life's first cry to final breath Jesus commands my destiny

No pow'r of hell no scheme of man Can ever pluck me from His hand 'Til He returns or calls me home

Here in the pow'r of Christ I'll stand 'Til He returns or calls me home

Here in the pow'r of Christ I'll stand

Confessing Our Sin and Embracing Our Forgiveness

Call to Confession

Prayer of Confession Psalm 51 Leader: Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. All: Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

Leader: For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.

All: Against you, you alone, have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are justified in your sentence and blameless when you pass judgment.

Leader: You desire truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.

All: Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Leader: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.

All: Do not cast me from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.

Assurance of Pardon

Offering Our Fellowship

Passing of the Peace

Interceding for God’s World

Prayer of the People and the Lord’s Prayer

ALL: 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.

Hearing God’s Word

Scripture Reading Psalm 131

Sermon “Cultivating a Quiet Heart” Rev. Jeff Chadwick

Scattering as Christ’s Church

Song “Amazing Grace”

Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me

I once was lost, but now I'm found Was blind but now I see

’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved;

How precious did that grace appear, The hour I first believed!

The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures;

He will my shield and portion be,

As long as life endures.

When we've been there ten thousand years, Bright shining as the sun;

We've no less days to sing God's praise, then when we'd first begun

Commissioning and Benediction

“You go nowhere by accident. Wherever you go, God is sending you.

Wherever you are, God has put you there. God has a purpose in your being there.

Christ lives in you and has something he intends to do through you as you go.

Believe this, beloved, and go in the grace, love, peace, and power of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. AMEN”

Benediction offered by Dr. Richard C. Halverson at the conclusion of weekly worship

services at the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Bethesda, Maryland

God’s People Scatter to Live as Faithful, Fruitful Followers of Jesus Christ

Ministry Updates WORSHIP SERVICE THIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27: A combined outdoor worship service will be offered online and at the church at 10:00 am. Rev. Jeff Chadwick will be preaching this week, using Psalm 131 as his text.

To access the service online directly, go to www.facebook.com/fpcrome or click the button you’ll find on our church web page, www.fpcrome.org. You do not need to be a Facebook user to access the service.

If attending in-person, we will have printed bulletins for the outdoor service.

To view or download the Order of Worship for Sunday’s service, go to the home page of the website, as well, and follow instructions there. Using this Order of Worship, you’ll not only be able to follow along in the service, but can participate actively as it includes words to songs and other elements we’ll be asked to join in speaking, praying, or singing. You can also download the provided sermon guides for children and middle schoolers.

VISITOR WELCOME – Thank you for worshiping with us today. Whether you are worshiping in-person or viewing our livestream, we want to welcome you into our midst. We would love to have the opportunity to answer any questions you may have about our ministries. Please visit www.fpcrome.org and click on the Connect Form link at the top of the home page. Our Connections team will contact you. We look forward to connecting with you!

PRAY for ME CAMPAIGN – “Rallying the Church around the Next Generation” - 40-50% of Students from good youth groups and families will drift from the Church after High School. In fact, research shows that adult believers are crucial in passing on faith to the next generation.

And whom better to invoke to work in the hearts of our students than the one, true, living God? PfMC is a movement designed to naturally create multi-generational relationships through prayer. Three adult believers from three different generations pray for one student (7th to 12th grade) for one year. If you would like to join this movement, please visit the church website by October 3. Prayer groups will be released to you via email on October 4th. Prayer guides will be available for purchase for $10.

STATED SESSION MEETING – There will be a Stated Session Meeting on Monday, September 28 at 6:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Session packets were emailed last week and are available now in the Church Office.

PRAYER REQUESTS – If you would like to be kept informed of the church’s prayer needs, email Tracy at tracyd@fpcrome.org to receive updated prayer requests. If you would like to submit a Prayer Request for you or someone you know that is in need, you may do so on our website at http://www.fpcrome.org/resources/personal-prayer-requests/.

CONTINUING OUR GENEROSITY – “The Lord loves a cheerful giver.” Since today’s service will be touch-less (no bulletins, hymnals, friendship pads), we will have plexiglass drop boxes at the entrance and exit areas of each service in which you may place your tithes and offerings. There are many other ways you can make your offering to the Lord— by giving through the mail, dropping off in a sealed envelope in the secure black mailbox outside the church office, or electronically by following this link: https://www.shelbygiving.com/app/giving/firs101214 or through the ShelbyNext Membership App on your mobile device. If you have not been connected through the ShelbyNext Membership app on your mobile device, contact Tracy at tracyd@fpcrome.org or leave a message with the church office and she will help you get set up.

JESUS CARE FOR CHILDREN 8 WEEKS THROUGH 2 YEARS OLD BEGINS – Sunday, October 4, during the 11:00 am Worship Hour we will begin Jesus Care for children 8 weeks through 2 years old. Reservations are required and will be open online at fpcrome.org starting Monday, September 28.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT FAMILY GATHERINGS RESUME THIS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 – Meal from 5:15–6:15: Shane’s Rib Shack will cater our boxed meal which will include a BBQ Sandwich, Chips, Baked Beans, and a cookie. The children’s menu will be the same. Reservations for the meal AND classes are required. Reservations are due no later than 3pm on Monday, September 28, no exceptions. Additionally, we will not be offering ‘to go’ meals at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The home page of our website (www.fpcrome.org) provides easy access to make your reservations. You may also email your reservation by that same deadline to info@fpcrome.org, or call the church office at 706-291-6033. Program from 6:15 – 7:15

• The Book of Ruth (Kenneth Studdard) • Untangling Emotions (Mandy Williams) • Marriage Small Groups (Dr. Jonathan Schwartz, Travis & Stephanie Hill, Nate & Jeannie King) • Bible Zone 2/3 Year olds (Faith Weaver) • Bible Zone 4/Kinders (Faith Weaver Friends) • Grades 1-3 (Lord Teach Me to Pray) • Grades 4-5 Girls (New Testament-Matthew to John) • Grades 4-5 Boys (New Testament-Mattew to John) • Communicants (6th grade)

Cost: Adults $7.00 – Students and Children $3.00 (Note: Family Max has increased to $25.00)

NEW FAMILY GATHERING STUDIES FOR ADULTS BEGIN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30:

- MARRIAGE SMALL GROUPS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS – Family Equipping Ministry Team is excited to announce that we will be offering marriage small groups on Wednesday nights at the church this fall (September 30 – November 18). These small groups will be based on a powerful sermon series delivered by one of today’s most gifted preachers, Alistair Begg. The series is called “We Two Are One.” Participants will be asked to listen to the sermons on their own, and privately discuss them together as a couple at home using a helpful discussion guide that will be provided. Then on Wednesday nights we will join together in our various small groups for a one hour session, where the group facilitators will lead discussion around the major theme of the week, and the participants will encourage one another. Please look for forthcoming information from the church regarding how to register for these groups. We have been praying about and preparing for this for a long time, and we are excited to finally present this opportunity to you! For more information, please contact Pastor Jonathan at jonathans@fpcrome.org. Pastor Jonathan and your Family Equipping Ministry Team

- THE BOOK OF RUTH – Join us beginning Wednesday September 30 for an eight week study of the book of Ruth. The book of Ruth is the story of a family that faces one tragedy after another. It seems as if the Lord has completely hidden Himself from their view. But there is more here than meets the eye. In the book of Ruth we have the story of God active in the lives of His people even when they don't recognize it. We see His purpose being unfolded through the ordinary events in the lives of very ordinary people. In fact you will find that the lives of the characters in the book of Ruth are quite similar to ours.

- UNTANGLING EMOTIONS LED BY MANDY WILLIAMS – How do you feel about how you feel? What are emotions? What does the Bible have to say about our emotions? Join us on Wednesday nights as we explore God’s gift of emotions and ways to engage, in healthy ways, the more difficult emotions like anger, fear, shame, guilt and sorrow. Please call the church office if you are interested in attending.

“Emotions are strange. They’re strange in that they can make us behave in ways we don’t want to. Strange in that they can flood through our bodies whether we like it or not.....Strange in that most of us don’t know (or even stop to ask) why we are feeling the way we are feeling most of the time” Untangling Emotions J. Alisdair Groves Winston T. Smith

Our worship services are broadcast weekly on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/fpcrome, and at 11 am on WLAQ FM 96.9 and AM 1410. Sermons may also be accessed on our web site at www.fpcrome.org.

Pray for Our Church Leaders and Missionaries THE CHURCH STAFF

Pastor Rev. Jeff Chadwick jeffc@fpcrome.org Pastor of Adult Discipleship Ministries Rev. Bill Pardue billp@fpcrome.org Pastor of Family Ministries Executive Director of Operations

Dr. Jonathan Schwartz Mrs. Phyllis Pemerton

jonathans@fpcrome.org phyllisp@fpcrome.org

Director of Student Ministries Assistant Director of Student Ministries

Mr. Jimmy Latham Mrs. Jordan Orr

jimmyl@fpcrome.org jordans@fpcrome.org

Assistant Director of Student Ministries Ms. Linda Oliver lindao@fpcrome.org Assistant Director of Student Ministries Mr. Oscar Palin oscarp@fpcrome.org Assistant Director of Student Ministries Mr. Brad Roberts bradr@fpcrome.org Director of Children’s Ministry Mrs. Andrea Sartorato andreas@fpcrome.org Director of Nursery Ministry Director of Connections Ministry/Missions Coordinator

Mrs. Nell Milner Mrs. Natalie Pettegrew

nellm@fpcrome.org nataliep@fpcrome.org

Director of Classic Music Ministries Dr. Aaron Rice aaronr@fpcrome.org Assistant to the Director of Classic Music Ministries Ms. Judy Powell 1jcjpowell@att.net Organist Director of Senior Adult Ministries/Visitation

Ms. Faye Kesler Mr. Martin Foster

lf.kesler@yahoo.com mfoster78@comcast.net

THE SESSION

CLASS OF 2021 CLASS OF 2022 CLASS OF 2023 Mr. Bill Brewster Mr. Greg Davidson Mr. Lynn Collier Dr. Paul Brock Mr. Frank Fleming Mr. Ryan Earnest

Mr. Frank Brown Mr. Tony Pemerton Mr. Ross Johnson Dr. John Pittman Mr. Hollis Reese Mr. Tim Morgan

Mr. Charlie Williams Mr. Gardner Williams Mr. Alan Storey

THE BOARD OF DEACONS

CLASS OF 2021 CLASS OF 2022 CLASS OF 2023 Mr. Rodger Duncan Mr. Caleb Babington Mr. David Abernathy Mr. Doug Holstein Mr. Larry Cagle Mr. Larry Brown Mr. Lance Maffett Mr. Brant Evans Mr. Rusty Chadwick

Mr. Roger Sartorato Mr. Joshua Jones Mr. Matt Claytor Mr. Charles Stevens Mr. Joshua Reese Mr. Chris Congdon

Dr. Frank Stegall, Jr. Mr. Lanny Thomas Mr. Cory Tucker

Mr. Jerome White

Mr. Sam Echols Mr. Cooper Evans Mr. John Goodrich

OUR MISSIONARIES

Dr. & Mrs. Paul Branch, EPC/ITEN – Guatemala Rev. & Mrs. Robert Shaffer, Entrust – Austria Atlanta Youth Project Wayne & Margaret-Elliotte Rebello, Serge – England Mr. & Mrs. Shawn Stewart, EPC Campus Outreach - Berry College Dr. Ellis Deibler, Wycliffe Bible Translators Rev. & Mrs. Phil Thrash, EPC Community Kitchen – Rome, GA Rev. & Mrs. John Fain, EPC/Pioneers - SE Asia Rev. & Mrs. David Walker, EPC/OC - SE Asia EPC World Outreach Cyrus & Diane Farmer, Cru Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Woodworth, EPC/ITEN Hands of Love – Bolivia Mrs. Judy Gill, Ethnos360 – Bolivia Mr. & Mrs. Randy H., EPC/Frontiers - SE Asia Power Ministry – Texas/Mexico Rev. & Mrs. Keith Haywood, OM Jesse & Bobbie – North Asia Family Resource Center – Rome, GA Mr. Kent Howard, FCA – Rome Travis & Stephanie Hill, BlueSky Kenya Good Neighbor Ministries – Rome, GA Dr. & Mrs. Guillermo Mac Kenzie, EPC – Argentina Tim & Karen, EPC/SEND – Muslim World Habitat for Humanity – Rome, GA Nate & Shanna Mast, BlueSky – Kenya John & Carlene, EPC – Muslim World Haven Health Clinic – Rome, GA Mr. & Mrs. George Mixon, Serge – Kenya Rob & Iris, EPC/Frontiers – Muslim World Hospitality House – Rome, GA Mr. & Mrs. Wallace Pouncy, Ethnos360 Sean & Angie, EPC/Pioneers – Muslim World Action Ministries – Rome, GA Rev. & Mrs. Julian Reese, InterVarsity – UT Knoxville Kirsten McClain, OMF Salvation Army – Rome, GA Raphael & Kaylee Sartorato, 100 Fold Studio Tim & Kim, EPC/Pioneers – Muslim World Davies Homeless Shelter – Rome, GA Gregg & Julie Nicholson, United World Mission – Thailand Azim & Anara Janbakiyev, EPC – Muslim World

Adger & Sandra M., EPC Muslim World/Refugees Dr. & Mrs. Michael Kuhn, EPC/ITEN

Ruth & Naomi Shelter – Rome, GA Restoration Rome – Rome, GA YoungLives – Rome, GA Project 2028 Church Planting – EPC Presbytery of SE