2014 10 26 by Calvary Baptist Church

THE PEOPLE OF CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH GATHER FOR

OCTOBER 26, 2014

THE WORSHIP

GOD

REFORMATION SUNDAY 11:00 A.M. We are an ecumenical, multi-racial, multi-ethnic Christian body that reaches out to the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ. To that end we strive to be welcoming, responsive, trusting and prayerful in everything we do.

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G ATHERING FOR W ORSHIP PRELUDE

The Peace May Be Exchanged, from Rubrics Dan Locklair (b. 1949) John Dautzenberg, Organ

WELCOME PROCESSION, HYMN 65

Elijah Zehyoue A Mighty Fortress Is Our God EIN’ FESTE BURG

CALL TO WORSHIP John Appiah-Duffell We gather today because we have been given much. “From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required.” We gather because we have high hopes for ourselves, our church, our world. “‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘therefore I will hope in him.’” We gather because the future is uncertain and the paths there unknown. “Your word, O God, is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Congregation standing; la congregación se pone de pie. Congregational responses in bold. Page numbers refer to sanctuary Bibles. Audio enhancement devices available for use during worship. Please ask an usher for assistance. Respuestas congregacionales en negrita. Las páginas se refieren a las Biblias en el santuario. Para Biblias en español o traducción del servicio en español, por favor hablar con un ujier.

We gather because you call to us, Lord. “O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!” We gather to worship God. INVOCATION

John Appiah-Duffell

PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST La paz del Señor sea contigo. Y contigo también. The peace of the Lord be with you. And also with you.

John Appiah-Duffell

CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE

Make Us One

MAKE US ONE

Make us one, Lord, make us one; Holy Spirit, make us one. Let your love flow so the world will know we are one in you. A TIME WITH CHILDREN MUSICAL MEDITATION

Erica Lea At the River, from Old American Songs Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990) Teresa Ferrara, Mezzo-Soprano

L IVING THE W ORD OF G OD HEBREW LESSON, P. 168

Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Erica Lea 1Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho, and the LORD showed him the whole land: Gilead as far as Dan, 2all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, 3the Negeb, and the Plain—that is, the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees—as far as Zoar. 4The LORD said to him, “This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants’; I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over there.” 5Then Moses, the servant of the LORD, died there in the land of Moab, at the LORD’s command. 6He was buried in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor, but no one knows his burial place to this day. 7Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died; his sight was unimpaired and his vigor had not abated. 8The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; then the period of mourning for Moses was ended. 9Joshua

son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands on him; and the Israelites obeyed him, doing as the LORD had commanded Moses.

10Never

since has there arisen a prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face. 11He was unequaled for all the signs and wonders that the LORD sent him to perform in the land of Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants and his entire land, 12and for all the mighty deeds and all the terrifying displays of power that Moses performed in the sight of all Israel. 1Subió

Moisés de los campos de Moab al monte Nebo, a la cumbre del Pisga, que está enfrente de Jericó; y le mostró Jehová toda la tierra de Galaad hasta Dan, 2todo Neftalí, y la tierra de Efraín y de Manasés, toda la tierra de Judá hasta el mar occidental; 3el Neguev, y la llanura, la vega de Jericó, ciudad de las palmeras, hasta Zoar. 4Y le dijo Jehová: Esta es la tierra de que juré a Abraham, a Isaac y a Jacob, diciendo: A tu descendencia la daré. Te he permitido verla con tus ojos, mas no pasarás allá. 5Y murió allí Moisés siervo de

Jehová, en la tierra de Moab, conforme al dicho de Jehová. 6Y lo enterró en el valle, en la tierra de Moab, enfrente de Bet-peor; y ninguno conoce el lugar de su sepultura hasta hoy. 7Era Moisés de edad de ciento veinte años cuando murió; sus ojos nunca se oscurecieron, ni perdió su vigor. 8Y lloraron los hijos de Israel a Moisés en los campos de Moab treinta días; y así se cumplieron los días del lloro y del luto de Moisés. 9Y

Josué hijo de Nun fue lleno del espíritu de sabiduría, porque Moisés había puesto sus manos sobre él; y los hijos de Israel le obedecieron, e hicieron como Jehová mandó a Moisés. 10Y

nunca más se levantó profeta en Israel como Moisés, a quien haya conocido Jehová cara a cara; 11nadie como él en todas las señales y prodigios que Jehová le envió a hacer en tierra de Egipto, a Faraón y a todos sus siervos y a toda su tierra, 12y en el gran poder y en los hechos grandiosos y terribles que Moisés hizo a la vista de todo Israel. PSALTER NO. 746

Psalm 90 Teresa Ferrara, Cantor

EPISTLE LESSON, P. 959

1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Allyson Robinson 1You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you was not in vain, 2but though we had already suffered and been shamefully mistreated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great opposition. 3For our appeal does not spring from deceit or impure motives or trickery, 4but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the message of the gospel, even so we speak, not to please mortals, but to please God who tests our hearts. 5As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed; 6nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others, 7though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children. 8So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us. 1Porque

vosotros mismos sabéis, hermanos, que nuestra visita a vosotros no resultó vana; habiendo antes padecido y sido ultrajados en Filipos, como sabéis, tuvimos denuedo en nuestro Dios para anunciaros el evangelio de Dios en medio de gran oposición. 3Porque nuestra exhortación no procedió de error ni de impureza, ni fue por engaño, 4sino que según fuimos aprobados por Dios para que se nos confiase el evangelio, así hablamos; no como para agradar a los hombres, sino a Dios, que prueba nuestros corazones. 5Porque nunca usamos de palabras lisonjeras, como sabéis, ni encubrimos avaricia; Dios es testigo; 6ni buscamos gloria de los hombres; ni de vosotros, ni de otros, aunque podíamos seros carga como apóstoles de Cristo. 7Antes fuimos tiernos entre vosotros, como la nodriza que cuida con ternura a sus propios hijos. 8Tan grande es nuestro afecto por vosotros, que hubiéramos querido entregaros no sólo el evangelio de Dios, sino también nuestras propias vidas; porque habéis llegado a sernos muy queridos 2pues

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Alleluia Robert F. Twynham (1930 - 2011) Teresa Ferrara, Cantor

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Adapted from Matthew 22

GOSPEL LESSON, P. 804

Matthew 22:34-46 Edgar Palacios 34Entonces los fariseos, oyendo que había hecho callar a los saduceos, se juntaron a una. 35Y uno de ellos, intérprete de la ley, preguntó por tentarle, diciendo: 36Maestro, ¿cuál es el gran mandamiento en la ley? 37Jesús le dijo: Amarás al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón, y con toda tu alma, y con toda tu mente. 38Este es el primero y grande mandamiento. 39Y el segundo es semejante: Amarás a tu prójimo como a ti mismo. 40De estos dos mandamientos depende toda la ley y los profetas. 41Y

estando juntos los fariseos, Jesús les preguntó, 42diciendo: ¿Qué pensáis del Cristo? ¿De quién es hijo? Le dijeron: De David. 43El les dijo: ¿Pues cómo David en el Espíritu le llama Señor, diciendo: 44Dijo

el Señor a mi Señor: Siéntate a mi derecha, Hasta que ponga a tus enemigos por estrado de tus pies? 45Pues

si David le llama Señor, ¿cómo es su hijo? 46Y nadie le podía responder palabra; ni osó alguno desde aquel día preguntarle más. 34When

the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” 37He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38This is the greatest and first commandment. 39And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” 35and

41Now

while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them this question: do you think of the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of 43 David.” He said to them, “How is it then that David by the Spirit calls him Lord, saying,

42“What

44‘The

Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet” ‘?

45If

David thus calls him Lord, how can he be his son?” 46No one was able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.

This is the Gospel of Christ. Thanks be to God. HYMN 291 Listen as the Choir sings the entire hymn. All join in singing a repeat of the hymn.

Señor, Yo Quiero Entrar O God, I Want to Enter

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND LORD’S PRAYER

Elijah Zehyoue

ADORACION

We invite and encourage everyone to pray aloud the Lord’s Prayer in your native language.

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. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Padre nuestro que estás en los cielos, santificado sea tu nombre. Venga tu reino. Hágase tu voluntad, como en el cielo, así también en la tierra. El pan nuestro de cada día, dánoslo hoy. Y perdónanos nuestras deudas, como también nosotros perdonamos a nuestros deudores. Y no nos metas en tentación, mas líbranos del mal; porque tuyo es el reino, y el poder, y la gloria, por todos los siglos. Amén.

SERMON

Gifts and Tests: What Are You Afraid Of? Allyson Robinson

OFFERING MY FEARS

Improvisation on HANSON PLACE John Dautzenberg, Organ

G IVING AND S ERVING

INVITATION MUSICAL OFFERING

Sarah Livingston Zion’s Walls, from Old American Songs Aaron Copland Teresa Ferrara, Mezzo-Soprano

HYMN 50

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! PRAYER OF DEDICATION

Sarah Livingston

B ECOMING D ISCIPLES INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP

Allyson Robinson

HYMN 707 We sing verses 1, 3 and 4.

MARCHING TO ZION

Marching to Zion

During the singing, we invite you to come forward if you wish to make a public commitment to join our community of faith. If you are interested in membership or have questions about Calvary, please contact the Church Office. WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS Allyson Robinson We give thanks that you have been guided by the hand of God to this community of faith. We pledge to love each other and to work to grow into the fullness of Christ together. Amen. BENEDICTION POSTLUDE

Allyson Robinson Improvisation on EIN’ FESTE BURG John Dautzenberg, Organ

Following worship, join us in Woodward Hall, left as you exit the Sanctuary, for lunch and a time of fellowship. All are invited to Calvary’s Quarterly Business Meeting beginning at 1:00 p.m. Scripture passages for November 2, All Saints Sunday, are Joshua 3: 7-17; Psalm 8; 1 Thessalonians 2: 9-13; Matthew 23: 1-12. Make Us One. Words and Music: Carol Cymbala, ©1991 Word Music, Inc. and Carol Joy Music c/o Integrated Copyright Group. Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow. Words: Thomas Ken, 1674; adapt. Gilbert H. Vieira, 1978. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House. All rights reserved. Words reprinted under CCLI #430459 and OneLicense.net #A-719662. Gifts and Test photo (c) stevendepolo, 2009 and Evan Bench, 2011, available under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license at https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/3703145222/ and https://www.flickr.com/photos/austinevan/6099658320.

REMEMBER IN PRAYER Teddi Angelov, Liubov Russell’s friend; Maria Bensussen, Ryan Harvey’s grandmother; Sara Bermúdez, Lorena Pereira’s mother; Cristina Chacón; Roberta Clyburn, Janice Glover’s sister; Carolyn Crumpler, Amy Shaw’s grandmother; Kimberly Durham-Bates; Radost Fortunova, Liubov Russell’s sister; Gail Ousley Gipson, Ben and Natalie Barrens Rogers’ friend; family of José Gonzalez in El Salvador; Jenny Goon; Janet Grove; Stephanie Gabriela Hernandez; Lucy Johnson, Jackie Wright’s grandmother; Sam Kanakry and Helen Lewis, Cheryl Branham’s friends; Michael Keller, Phil and Nancy Renfrow’s friend; Jennifer Lopez, Edgar Palacios’ niece; Lynne Mayfield, Jay Mayfield’s mother; Robin Myers and her family; Al Nielsen; Armando Pacheco, Amy Dale’s friend; Amelia Powell, Andrea Powell’s mother; Rochelle Powell, Eva Powell’s grandmother; Zac Riley, Paul Rice’s nephew; Scott Singley, Courtney Rice’s brother-in-law; Joe Stout, Holly Miller’s brother-in-law; Victoria Sulerzyski, Ellen Sulerzyski’s sister-in-law; Carol Sunde; Doris Vermilya; Earl and Jenna Wright, Isaac Wright’s parents. SPECIAL GIFTS have been made to the Shalom Scholarship Fund in honor of Courtney Rice and Holly Miller by Stacey Gaines-McCollom; and to the Flower Fund in memory of Marjorie Goon Lew by her husband, Abby Lew.

WORSHIP

GIFTS AND TESTS. You can think of everything in life as either a gift or a test, but how do you tell the difference? And how can you make the most of both? Next week we’ll begin our annual stewardship emphasis with a month-long look at Gifts and Tests, and try to see our responsibilities to God, to ourselves, and to one another in a new and liberating light.

TODAY

INTERESTED IN HANDBELLS? Join us down front in the Sanctuary immediately after worship for a brief interest meeting. We’ll make a plan and get ringing! Contact Cheryl Branham. QUARTERLY BUSINESS MEETING. Join us after worship for lunch and Quarterly Business Meeting, as we review the work of the church in the last quarter and look ahead to the coming year. Today the Board makes a recommendation for its 2015 structure, as we prepare a slate of candidates for election during the Annual Business Meeting, January 25, 2015. THE REFORMATION PROJECT is committed to supporting and affirming LGBT people in building a deep grassroots movement. Max Kuecker, National Field Organizer, is here today during Coffee Hour to share about the upcoming DC conference, November 6-8. Speakers include Rev. Allyson Robinson, Rev. Dr. Amy Butler, Dr. David Gushee, Matthew Vines, Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson, and Brandan Robertson. Wonder what the Bible says about LGBT relationships? Interested in meeting other Welcoming & Affirming Christians? This conference and organization are for you! Contact Max, mkuecker@reformationproject.org or Pastor Erica.

COMING UP

CALVARY’S CALENDAR OF EVENTS. Visit www.calvarydc.org/events/ for a current listing, or stop by the church office to pick up a complete listing of Sunday School classes and Small Group programs. CALVARY IS ON MEETUP.COM! Check out our group page and invite your friends to see Calvary events, http://www.meetup.com/Calvary-Baptist-Church-Downtown-DC-Small-Groups/ THE JOY OF THE LORD IS OUR STRENGTH! This powerful reminder from Nehemiah 8:10 is the theme for DCBC's Annual Gathering, Monday and Tuesday, October 27 - 28, Clifton Park Baptist Church, 8818 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring. Interested in serving as a Calvary delegate? Talk with Kathie Lansing.

LECTIONARY LUNCHES. Continue on a new day, Wednesday. Join us in the Library at 12:15 p.m. for 30 minutes each Wednesday as we discuss the scripture readings for Sunday. Bring your lunch or just your questions and comments. Contact Pastor Erica. NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE HOURS Want more conversation with a pastor? Have a spiritual question? A new joke to share? In the neighborhood? Join Pastor Erica this Thursday, October 30, 1:30-3:30pm at Chinatown Coffee Co. [475 H St NW] in Chinatown for Neighborhood Office Hours! Each Thursday Pastor Erica and/or Pastor Elijah will be at different locations around DC and available for conversation, pastoral care, whatever! Come for coffee & say hi! ZUMBA ON THURSDAYS. Join our group for Zumba this fall, Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. in Butler Hall. All fitness levels welcome as we dance our way into the holiday season. $5 per person; scholarships available. Contact Katie Harvey, katherine.s.harvey@gmail.com. FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB. Join us in the Chapel Friday, October 31, at noon, as our Resident Partner, the Friday Morning Music Club, continue its tradition of free Friday noon recitals. HAVE A FAIR TRADE HALLOWEEN! When you choose Equal Exchange chocolates, sourced fairly and directly from small-scale farmer co-ops, you make a positive difference while making children (and adults!) happy at Halloween. Most chocolate comes from cacao plantations in West Africa where forced child labor has been documented. If you order fair trade chocolate for Halloween from Equal Exchange (http://shop.equalexchange.coop/chocolate/chocolate-minis/organic-chocolate-minis-halloween.html) you can do good while eating well! Order through Baptist Fair Trade Project and a portion of your purchase goes to Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America. Visit http://equalexchange.coop/ourpartners/interfaith-partners/baptist-peace-fellowship-north-america.

MEET REV. DR. JOSEPH GLAZE and his wife, Rev. Jennifer Glaze Montgomery, Sunday, November 2,

2:00 p.m. in the Chapel. The Board has recommend Dr. Glaze to the congregation. Do you have a question for Dr. Glaze? Questions can be submitted to transitions@calvarydc.org or dropped by the church office.

BOOK LAUNCH AND VIDEO. Join us Friday, November 7, 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel, to hear Dr. Alice Rothchild, an ob-gyn who recently retired from Harvard medical school. She speaks about her book, On the Brink: Israel and Palestine on the Eve of the 2014 Gaza Invasion. See the film she produced, Voices Across the Divide, featuring interviews with diaspora Palestinians who describe their experiences in 1948, 1967, and in recent years.

MUSIC FOR KIDS. We’re on a short break, October 26 and November 2. Music for Kids resumes on November 9. Children of all ages are invited to sing with us as we prepare to lead in worship on December 7, Second Sunday of Advent. Contact Cheryl Branham. FESTIVAL CHOIR. If it’s November, it must be Festival Choir time! Rehearsals begin Sunday afternoon, November 9, and we bring special music in worship on the Third Sunday of Advent, December 14. All older kids, youth and adult singers are invited to join us. Contact Cheryl Branham for more info. ALL-CHURCH ADVENT WREATH-MAKING PARTY. Join us at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 23, in the Chapel. We’ll prepare a wreath and ready ourselves to celebrate Advent at home. $10 per wreath; scholarships available. Contact Pastor Erica. BECOME AN USHER: YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN OUR TEAM! Did you know that ushering at Calvary is one of the most important, fun and easy ways to serve? Contact Chuck Andreatta, andreatL13@gmail.com, to reserve your spot in the rotation. The need is great and the need is now.

CALVARY TRANSITIONS This year is a time of transition for Calvary. With lots of changes ahead, find updates here as well as on our website, Twitter, and Facebook page. For questions or suggestions about our transition, email transitions@calvarydc.org, call the church office, or visit calvarydc.org/calvary-transitions. UPDATES FROM THE CHURCH BOARD. On October 19, the Board announced the name of the candidate for Intentional Interim Pastor, Rev. Dr. Joseph Glaze. This is the culmination of many months of work, and we are grateful for your continued input, support, and prayers. In order to give the congregation enough time to meet and fully discuss the candidate, the Board has established the following schedule: November 2 2:00 p.m. in Chapel; opportunity to meet, greet and ask questions of the candidate. November 9 Calvary Conversation to discuss the candidate. November 16 Specially-Called Business Meeting immediately following worship to vote on the Intentional Interim Pastor. Please continue to pray for our church family, our future, and our leadership.

C HURCH S TAFF

Cheryl Branham Saw Ler Htoo Al Jeter Erica Lea Edgar Palacios Allyson Robinson Paul Rosstead Elijah Zehyoue

Director of Music (cbranham@calvarydc.org, ext. 136) Pastor, Calvary Burmese Church (lerhtoo@hotmail.com) Supervisor of Maintenance (ajeter@calvarydc.org, ext. 128) Pastoral Resident (elea@calvarydc.org, ext. 142) Associate Pastor (epalacios@calvarydc.org, ext. 103) Transitional Pastor (arobinson@calvarydc.org, ext. 121) Church Administrator (prosstead@calvarydc.org, ext. 127) Pastoral Resident (ezehyoue@calvarydc.org, ext. 133)

Susan Sevier

Deacon of the Week (songandseminary@gmail.com)

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