Welcome to
Providence Presbyterian Church (PCA)
3301 - 34th Street • Lubbock, Texas 79410
— Bringing Christ’s Peace through Truth, Mercy, and Culture —
Rob Bailey, Interim Pastor/Teaching Elder
Ruling Elders
[email protected]
Al Bauerle • Peter Griffith • Dr. Mark Gring
Jeff Lashaway • Brandon Mulkey
Deacons
[email protected]
David Coons • Kevin Puckett • Dan Rolen
April 28, 2013
www.providencepca.org • [email protected]
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Sunday School (for all ages).
9:30 a.m.
Worship Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m.
Nursery is available for children up to 4 years
Vision Statement
We at Providence Presbyterian Church long to see God’s kingdom peace in Christ –
His shalom – come upon Lubbock and West Texas in greater fullness.
Mission Statement
Rob Bailey, Interim Pastor
3301 - 34th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79410
806/749-0455
www.providencepca.org
The community of Providence Presbyterian Church seeks, by our words and actions,
to love Lubbock, West Texas, and the world with the shalom of Jesus Christ. We want
to engage Lubbock and West Texas in the arenas of proclaiming truth, contributing to
and renewing culture, and practicing mercy with justice. We will seek to plant a
closely-networked series of medium-sized churches that will reflect both the city of
Lubbock and the heavenly city to come.
THE LORD’S DAY
April 28, 2013
* PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP
Hymn 111
* CALL TO WORSHIP
Psalm 99:1-2, 9
1
The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble!
He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
2
The Lord is great in Zion;
he is exalted over all the peoples.
9
Exalt the Lord our God,
and worship at his holy mountain;
for the Lord our God is holy!
This is My Father’s World
Words: Maltbie D. Babcock, 1901. Tune: Franklin L. Sheppard, 1915; Arranged by Edward Shippen Barnes, 1925.
* Congregation Standing
All music copied by permission of CCLI #2510011
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* HYMN 47
God the Lord is King
Words: From Psalm 99 - George Rawson, 1807-1889. Tune: Dale Wood, 1934-2003.
* INVOCATION AND 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.
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HYMN 34
The God of Abraham Praise
Words: Thomas Olivers, 1770. Tune: Jewish Melody, arranged by Meyer Lyon, 1770.
* CONFESSION OF FAITH
Minister: What do you understand by the providence of God?
People:
God's providence is His almighty and ever present power,
whereby, as with His hand,
He still upholds heaven and earth and all creatures,
and so governs them that leaf and blade,
rain and drought,
fruitful and barren years,
food and drink,
health and sickness,
riches and poverty,
indeed, all things, come not by chance
but by His fatherly hand.
Minister: What does it benefit us to know that God has created all
things and still upholds them by His providence?
People:
We can be patient in adversity,
thankful in prosperity,
and with a view to the future
we can have a firm confidence
in our faithful God and Father
that no creature shall separate us from His love;
for all creatures are so completely in His hand
that without His will they cannot so much as move.
– The Heidelberg Catechism, Q. 27 and 28
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CONFESSION OF SIN
Heavenly Father,
You are good beyond all thought,
but I am vile, wretched, miserable, blind.
My lips are ready to confess, but my heart is slow to feel,
and my ways reluctant to amend.
I bring my soul to you;
break it, wound it, bend it, mold it.
Unmask me to sin’s deformity,
that I may hate it, abhor it, flee from it.
I have seen the purity and beauty of your perfect law,
the happiness of those in whose heart it reigns,
the calm dignity to the walk which it calls,
yet daily I violate and condemn its precepts.
All these sins I mourn, lament, and for them cry pardon.
Grant that through the tears of repentance I may see more clearly
the glories of the saving cross. – Amen.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON IN CHRIST
Isaiah 45:22-25
22
“Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.
23
By myself I have sworn;
from my mouth has gone out in righteousness
a word that shall not return:
‘To me every knee shall bow,
every tongue shall swear allegiance.’
24
“Only in the Lord, it shall be said of me,
are righteousness and strength;
to him shall come and be ashamed
all who were incensed against him.
25
In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
shall be justified and shall glory.”
SCRIPTURE READING
Matthew 6:13 – “But deliver us from evil”
Matthew 4:1-11
The Temptation of Jesus
1
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness
to be tempted by the devil. 2And after fasting forty days
and forty nights, he was hungry. 3And the tempter came
and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command
these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4But he
answered, “It is written,
“‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
5
Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on
the pinnacle of the temple 6and said to him, “If you are
the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,
“‘He will command his angels concerning you,’
and
“‘On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”
7
Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not
put the Lord your God to the test.’” 8Again, the devil
took him to a very high mountain and showed him all
the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9And he said
to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down
and worship me.” 10Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone,
Satan! For it is written,
“‘You shall worship the Lord your God
and him only shall you serve.’”
11
Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and
were ministering to him.
OFFERING
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PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
SERMON
* HYMN
God Moves in a Mysterious Way
Words: William Cowper, 1774. Music: Alexander Reinagle (arr. © Bill Moore).
(Tune: RUF Version of How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds)
1. God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.
2. Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill
He treasures up His bright designs,
And works His sovereign will.
3. Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings on your head.
4. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
5. His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding ev’ry hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flow’r.
6. Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain;
God is His own interpreter,
And He will make it plain.
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Genesis 37:1-36
Joseph's Dreams
Jacob lived in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of
Canaan.
1
2
These are the generations of Jacob.
Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with
his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah,
his father's wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to
their father. 3Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of
his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him
a robe of many colors. 4But when his brothers saw that their
father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and
could not speak peacefully to him.
5
Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers
they hated him even more. 6He said to them, “Hear this dream
that I have dreamed: 7Behold, we were binding sheaves in the
field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright. And behold,
your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf.”
8
His brothers said to him, “Are you indeed to reign over us? Or
are you indeed to rule over us?” So they hated him even more
for his dreams and for his words.
9
Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and
said, “Behold, I have dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun,
the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” 10But
when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father
rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have
dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed
come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?” 11And his
brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in
mind.
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Joseph Sold by His Brothers
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Now his brothers went to pasture their father's flock near
Shechem. 13And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers
pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.”
And he said to him, “Here I am.” 14So he said to him, “Go now,
see if it is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring
me word.” So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he
came to Shechem. 15And a man found him wandering in the
fields. And the man asked him, “What are you seeking?” 16“I am
seeking my brothers,” he said. “Tell me, please, where they are
pasturing the flock.” 17And the man said, “They have gone away,
for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went
after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
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They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they
conspired against him to kill him. 19They said to one another,
“Here comes this dreamer. 20Come now, let us kill him and
throw him into one of the pits. Then we will say that a fierce
animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of
his dreams.” 21But when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of
their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.” 22And Reuben said
to them, “Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the
wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him” – that he might rescue
him out of their hand to restore him to his father. 23So when
Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the
robe of many colors that he wore. 24And they took him and
threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in
it.
26
Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill
our brother and conceal his blood? 27Come, let us sell him to the
Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our
brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him.
28
Then Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up
and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for
twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.
29
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not
in the pit, he tore his clothes 30and returned to his brothers and
said, “The boy is gone, and I, where shall I go?” 31Then they
took Joseph's robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe
in the blood. 32And they sent the robe of many colors and
brought it to their father and said, “This we have found; please
identify whether it is your son's robe or not.” 33And he
identified it and said, “It is my son's robe. A fierce animal has
devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces.” 34Then
Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and
mourned for his son many days. 35 All his sons and all his
daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be
comforted and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son,
mourning.” Thus his father wept for him. 36Meanwhile the
Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of
Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.
25
Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a caravan
of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing
gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt.
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All Scripture References from:
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV)
Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles,
A publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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* HYMN
Whate’er My God Ordains Is Right
©1998 David Braud Music. Words: Samuel Rodigast, 1675. Music: David Braud.
1. Whate’er my God ordains is right, Holy His will abideth.
I will be still whate’er He does, and follow where He guideth.
He is my God, though dark my road.
He holds me that I shall not fall
Wherefore to Him I leave it all
2. Whate’er my God ordains is right, He never will deceive me
He leads me by the proper path, I know He will not leave me
I take, content, what He hath sent
His hand can turn my griefs away
And patiently I wait His day
3. Whate’er my God ordains is right, though now this cup in drinking
May bitter seem to my faint heart, I take it all unshrinking
My God is true, each morn anew
Sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart
And pain and sorrow shall depart
4. Whate’er my God ordains is right, Here shall my stand be taken
Though sorrow, need, or death be mine, yet I am not forsaken
My Father’s care is round me there
He holds me that I shall not fall
And so to Him I leave it all
He holds me that I shall not fall
And so to Him I leave it all
SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
• We use real wine during this sacrament; we also provide grape juice
in the outer ring of the communion trays for those who prefer it.
• We hold the elements while they are being passed, so we can partake
together.
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* DOXOLOGY
Old Hundredth - Hymn 731
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.
* BENEDICTION
PPC Announcements
Friendship Registry
˜ Located on the end of the row is a friendship registry. Please let us
know of your attendance in worship this morning by filling out the
registry and passing it down the row.
John Smith’s Heidelberg Catechism Column
˜ The weekly Heidelberg Catechism column, which has been running
in the bulletin for the last several weeks, is on hiatus this week but
should return next week.
• For anyone who wishes to dig somewhat deeper into the
catechism, the Reformed Church in America website has the
entire catechism with proof texts at this link:
https://www.rca.org/Page.aspx?pid=372.
• A good commentary on the Catechism that covers the questions
and answers for each Lord's Day at somewhat greater length and
depth than John's comments is The Good News We Almost Forgot
by Kevin DeYoung, pastor of University Reformed Church,
East Lansing, MI. [The book is available at Westminster
Bookstore, www.wtsbooks.com.]
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Regular Activities
(Please refer to the newsletter for meeting dates.)
Ushers
˜ Serving today:
• Clint Bingham • Larry LaFreniere • Richard Parks
Tom Sell • Jason Sellnau
˜ Serving next Sunday:
• Peter Griffith • Mark Gring • John Haley
Dan Rolen • Dell Schipper
Sunday School
˜ In addition to our normal children and young people's classes, there are
two adult Sunday School classes.
• One class is doing a study of The Westminster Confession of Faith; this
class is team taught by several of our elders.
• In the other class, John Smith continues the study of the book of
Romans.
Community Groups
Nursery Workers
˜ Serving today:
• Infant to 23 months:
Paul Holloway • Dana Gring • Brynn Hunt
• 2-4 year old:
Kyla Sell • Carson Squires • Nathan Bingham
Greeters
˜ Serving today:
• C. J. and Shelley Baker • Jeff DiQuattro
˜ Serving next Sunday:
• Clint and Alexis Bingham • Blake Bingham
˜ Wednesday Night Small Groups and Children’s Classes: On the second
and fourth Wednesday nights during the spring and fall, we offer a
program of children’s catechism classes and small groups. Please contact
John Smith, [email protected], or visit the website for more
information.
˜ Sunday Lunch Bunch: A group meets on Sunday afternoons in the
Fellowship Hall. Contact Beverly Puckett, [email protected], for
more details.
˜ Young Professionals Gatherings:
(Contact CJ Baker, [email protected].)
• Informal gatherings every other Sunday night.
• Bible study held every other Thursday at the home of Tom and Kyla
Sell, 2915 - 19th Street.
Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) at Texas Tech
˜ For all the RUF activities, visit www.texastechruf.org. Steve Percifield is
the campus minister. Kaitlynn Jacobson is the RUF intern.
Men’s Activities
˜ All men are invited to participate in the Men’s Prayer Breakfast on
Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. at Market Street Café, 19th Street and Quaker
Avenue.
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Women’s Ministry
˜ Bible Study: An Evening Group meets every other Monday, 7:00 p.m.,
at Pam Coons’ home, 3523 - 57th Street. Contact Brenda Hayes:
[email protected], 441-0744 (cell).
˜ Wednesday Evening Accountability and Prayer Group: Meeting at11407
Trafalgar Avenue on the first and third weeks, the group starts at 8:00
p.m. sharp, then ends at 9:30 p.m. (no children, please); it is a time to
share what the Lord is teaching us in our quiet times/life, offer
accountability, and pray together. Contact Rebecca Mulkey:
[email protected], cell: 806-392-1050.
˜ Meal Ministry - Shared Joy, Shared Pain, Shared Meal: The women of
Providence bring meals to people in the church when needed - especially
births, deaths, hospitalizations, and illnesses. If you would be willing to
participate or need a meal, contact Wendy Wilkerson, 831-5447,
[email protected]. Meal requests will be registered at
www.TakeThemAMeal.com.
Confidential Financial Counseling Available
˜ Elder Al Bauerle, Dave Ramsey trained financial counselor, offers free and
confidential financial counseling to Providence Presbyterian Church
members. If you are interested in “get out of debt” planning or if you
would like “maximizing wealth so that you can give” assistance, Al can
help. For an appointment, contact Al at 806-281-8695 or
[email protected].
Greeter Coordinators
RUF at Texas Tech
Clint and Alexis Bingham
Steve Percifield, Campus Minister
[email protected]
[email protected]
Kaitlynn Jacobson, RUF Intern
Nursery Coordinator
[email protected]
Marissa Bingham
[email protected]
Pastoral Assistant
of Church Operations
Usher Coordinator
John Smith
Kirk Cunningham
[email protected]
[email protected]
Missions Committee
Pastoral Assistant
of Community Outreach
Kevin Puckett, Chair
[email protected]
Dan Rolen
[email protected]
Benevolence
[email protected]
Church Administrator
Newsletter
˜ Printed copies of the monthly church newsletter are available. If you
would like to be on the email list to receive the newsletter, please contact
Dana Gring: [email protected].
Dana Gring
[email protected]
Meal Ministry Coordinator
Wendy Wilkerson
[email protected]
Music Coordinator
CyberSpace
• Website: www.providencepca.org
• Church Directory Updates: PPC Community Page at Website
(Contact Dana Gring: [email protected])
• Prayer Ministry Google group: ProvidencePrayer (Coordinator: Sharon
Smith, [email protected])
• Women’s Ministry Google group: ProvidenceWM
• Facebook Group: Providence Presbyterian Church PCA, Lubbock, TX
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Brian Tate
Providence Prayer
Coordinator
[email protected]
Sharon Smith
[email protected]
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God Moves in a Mysterious Way
Scripture References: Psalm 62:1-8, Psalm 77;19; Romans 11:33
Sermon Notes
William Cowper (pronounced "Cooper;" 1731-1800) is regarded as one of the
best early Romantic poets. To biographers he is also known as "mad
Cowper." His literary talents produced some of the finest English hymn texts,
but his chronic depression accounts for the somber tone of many of those
texts. Educated to become an attorney, Cowper was called to the bar in 1754
but never practiced law. In 1763 he had the opportunity to become a clerk for
the House of Lords, but the dread of the required public examination
triggered his tendency to depression, and he attempted suicide. His subsequent
hospitalization and friendship with Morley and Mary Unwin provided
emotional stability, but the periods of severe depression returned. His
depression was deepened by a religious bent, which often stressed the wrath
of God, and at times Cowper felt that God had predestined him to damnation.
For the last two decades of his life Cowper lived in Olney, where John
Newton became his pastor. There he assisted Newton in his pastoral duties,
and the two collaborated on the important hymn collection Olney Hymns
(1779), to which Cowper contributed sixty-eight hymn texts. In addition to
his two hymns in the Psalter Hymnal, "There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood"
is also often included in modern hymnals.
Erik Routley compared this text to a Rembrandt painting, saying it had a dark
background with a strong streak of light falling across it. That is an apt
analogy. Cowper wrote "God Moves in a Mysterious Way" in 1773 prior to
the onset of one of his severely depressive states, which later that year led him
to an unsuccessful suicide attempt. The text was published in Newton's
Twenty-six Letters on Religious Subjects; to which are added Hymns (1774). It
was also included in Olney Hymns with the heading "light shining out of
darkness" and accompanied by a reference to John 13:7 in which Jesus says,
"You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand."
The first line indicates the focus of the entire text: God's ways may well be
mysterious to us, but God does act! He "works his sovereign will," and
someday "he will make it plain." In the meantime, even in periods of
profound doubt and despair, we may trust God's wisdom.
From: www.hymnary.org
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Prayers of Meditation
For Those Not Participating
in Communion
Prayer for Those Searching for 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 show me the reality of who You are. – Amen.
Prayer of Belief
Heavenly Father, I admit that I am more sinful than I ever before
believed, but, through Your Son Jesus, I can be more loved and
accepted than I ever dared hope. I thank You that He lived the life I
should have lived, and paid the debt and punishment I deserved.
Receive me now for His sake. I turn from my sins and receive Jesus to
be my Lord and Savior. – Amen.
Prayer for Those Struggling with Sin
Lord Jesus, help me to look to You as the fulfillment of all my needs,
and to turn from every false satisfaction to feed on You, the true and
living bread. Enable me to lay aside the sin that clings so closely, and
run with perseverance the race set before me, looking to You, the
pioneer and perfecter of my faith. – 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.