June 24, 2012 by Cityview Presbyterian Church

Fourth Sunday After Pentecost

June 24, 2012

Welcome to Cityview Presbyterian Church

Community Life: After the Service

To Our Guests: Visiting a church can be an intimidating experience. We are glad that you are here, and we hope to remove as much of that awkwardness as we can from your visit to Cityview. Our worship service usually lasts about 75 minutes. This worship guide will help you navigate the service. There are short paragraphs on the next page to explain each part of the service. The service is designed to be accessible to you, whether you’ve spent years in the church or you’ve never been to a church service in your life. During the service, we will try to help you understand how the message of Jesus can apply to your life today. If you are new to Cityview or just visiting, we would love to know that you were here. We have clipboards next to each row: we call those our “Connection Cards”. Connection Cards are a way for you to let us know whatever information you might want us to know and to request any information from us that you might need. Pastor Dan Adamson (dadamson@cityviewchicago.org) is available to answer questions, as well.

Each week, we linger for fellowship with one another. Please join us for refreshments in the cafeteria.

Community Groups In addition to weekly worship, we offer small groups (community groups, men’s and women’s bible studies, book studies) that meet throughout the week. We want all of our members and regular attenders to be intentional about building trusting and meaningful spiritual relationships. For a complete list of our small groups, please visit our website (www.cityviewchicago.org) or fill out one of our “connection cards” for more information.

For Children: Children of all ages are welcome in the worship service. Nursery is provided during the service for children 2 years of age and younger. Children ages three through 5 grade are given the choice of attending Sunday school classes beginning during the greeting portion of the service. th

If you have any questions about children’s ministry at Cityivew, please contact Children’s Ministry Coordinator Hilary Clark (hilary.r.clark@gmail.com).

Cover Image: Trifoil and Triquetra by Elizabeth Steele Halstead. Reprinted by permission from Visuals for Worship, ©2006, Faith Alive Christian Resources All songs used by permission CCLI License #11041992 Scripture reprinted from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission.

The Liturgy Preparing for Worship The goal of our time of gathering is to engage with God together, listening to him in his Word and speaking to him in prayer and song. Because we often enter this time tired, overwhelmed and distracted, we take a few moments at the beginning of our meeting to prepare to meet God in worship. Call to Worship We need to be “called” to come and worship God because we default to thinking the world revolves around our needs and agendas, and also because we struggle to believe that God truly wants us to draw near to him. The call to worship focuses our attention on God and prepares us to meet him. Confession of Sin The Scriptures declare that each of us has failed in the way we act toward God and each other. We confess our sin to be honest and transparent about this reality and to admit our ongoing dependence on the mercy of God through Jesus. We confess as a community to show our unity even in our brokenness. Assurance of Grace We confess our sins not just to admit what is true, but also to be reminded again of the truth that Jesus came into this world to save sinners; and all of our sin has been forgiven through him. Every week, following our confession, we hear God speak to us in Scripture of this forgiveness so that our faith might be strengthened. Worship Through Giving Because money is so powerfully tied to our hearts, this is a valuable expression of worship as we acknowledge that everything we have comes from God and belongs to him. If you are visiting with us, we are just glad you are here- please do not feel obligated to give. The Sermon Some view the Sermon as a way to get principles for “right” living. In reality, as we open the Scripture we corporately encounter Christ. Therefore, as you listen, pray to be open to the Spirit’s leading, exhortation, encouragement, and healing. Communion Communion, also called the Lord’s Supper or the Eucharist, is the family meal for Christians. We welcome all Christians - those who look to Christ alone for salvation, who are in good standing with His Church, and who seek strength to live more faithfully to their Savior - to join in this sacrament. The Benediction God always gets the last word in our encounter of worship. For Christians, it is always a word of blessing and sending to live our lives in the light of the reality of the Gospel of Christ. 3

ORDER OF WORSHIP “Q. What is true faith? A. True faith is not only a sure knowledge by which I hold as true all that God has revealed to us in Scripture; it is also a wholehearted trust, which the Holy Spirit creates in me by the gospel: that God has freely granted, not only to others but to me also, forgiveness of sins, eternal righteousness, and salvation. These are gifts of sheer grace, granted solely by Christ’s merit.” Heidelberg Catechism “To say ‘justification by faith’ is merely another way of saying ‘justification by Christ’. Faith has absolutely no value in itself; its value lies solely in its object. Faith is the eye that looks to Christ, the hand that lays hold of him, the mouth that drinks the water of life.” John Stott

God Calls Us Call to Worship – from Isaiah 43: 19-21 Leader:

Let us worship God, who has done great things.

People:

We rejoice in our God, who made a way through the desert of this world.

Leader:

Let us worship God, who has caused streams of mercy to flow in the wasteland.

People:

We are the people God has formed through Christ; we worship him, and we rejoice!

Leader:

Let us worship God in spirit and in truth.

People:

We praise God for the grace that has saved us. Alleluia! We rejoice!

Leader:

Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

People:

And also with you!

Prayer of Adoration Leader:

Lord God, we have come to worship you as sinners in need of your forgiveness. We come tired from our work, in need of refreshment and re-creation. We come with worries, in need of your guidance. But first, please lift us out of our preoccupation with our own needs. Allow us to see you with the eyes of faith, and to hear with the ears of understanding what you say to us. Make us thankful for all the good we have received from you. Awaken in us a longing to do what is right. And make us aware of the great company, past, present, and to come, with whom we join to worship you.

All:

Amen.

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Words and Music: David Leonard and Leslie Jordan

God Cleanses Us Prayer of Confession Leader:

Holy God, you answer those who realize their need for you.

All:

But we have been proud in spirit, inflated with pride in our own self-sufficiency. We have forgotten how needy we are.

Leader:

Holy God, you promise to comfort those who mourn.

All:

But we have not mourned as we should. We have insulated ourselves from those around us - from their pain, needs, loneliness, and suffering.

Leader:

Holy God, you say you will satisfy those who hunger and thirst for justice.

All:

But we have hungered after comfort, prestige, and possessions of this temporal world. We have been quick to pass judgment and place blame, rather than giving mercy, even as we have received mercy. Merciful Father, create in us a clean heart and renew our spirit, that we may love you and love our neighbor as we should. In the name of Christ Jesus, we ask. Amen.

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Assurance of Grace- based on 1 Timothy 1:15 Leader:

Here are words you can trust, words that merit full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. To all who confess their sins and resolve to lead a new life, he says, “Your sins are forgiven.” Beloved, I declare to you that in Christ Jesus your sins are forgiven.

All:

Thanks be to God!

Leader:

Brothers and Sisters, you have heard God’s holy demands and have confessed your sins to him. Do you believe that Jesus Christ, by his perfect life, sacrificial death, and glorious resurrection has atoned for your sins and satisfied the wrath of God for you?

All:

We do.

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, the power and the glory, for ever and ever.

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Words and Music: Isaac Wardell and Joseph Pensak

Opportunities and Concerns Passing of the Peace - from John 13:34 Leader:

Hear the teaching of Christ: “A new command I give you, that you love one another as I have loved you.” The peace of Christ be with you all.

All:

And also with you!

God Speaks To Us Sermon Text – Hebrews 10:35-11:10; 12:1-2 35

Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised. 37 For, “Yet a little while, and the coming one will come and will not delay; 38 but my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.” 39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls. (11:1) Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. 4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. 5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. 8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. (12:1) Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Leader: All:

This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God!

Sermon

These Three Remain: Faith, Hope and Love Reverend Geoff Ziegler, Trinity Presbyterian Church Hinsdale

These Three Remain: Faith, Hope and Love For the next few weeks, Cityview is partnering with other Chicago-area churches in our denomination for this sermon series, exploring faith, hope and love. A guest preacher from each of the participating churches will share about this topic during the month of June.

God Strengthens Us Confession of Faith- The Apostles Creed Leader:

Christian, what do you believe?

All:

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. Â

Prayer of Thanksgiving and Consecration Leader:

The Lord be with you.

All:

And also with you.

Leader:

Lift up your hearts.

All:

We lift them up to the Lord.

Leader:

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

All:

It is right to give him thanks and praise.

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Prayers for Reflection Prayer for those searching for truth Lord Jesus, you claim to be the way, the truth, and the life. As I consider the reasons for doing so, grant that I might be undaunted by the cost of following you. If what you claim is true, please guide me, teach me, and open to me the reality of who you are. Give me an understanding of you that is coherent, convincing, and that leads to the life that you promise. Amen.

Prayer for those struggling with sin Lord Jesus, grant that I may see in you the fulfillment of all my need, and may 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 faithfully follow you in life. Amen.

Prayer of commitment Lord Jesus, you have called us to follow you in baptism and 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.

Prayer of belief Lord Jesus, I admit that I am weaker and more sinful than I ever before believed, but through you I am more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope. I thank you for paying my debt, bearing my punishment on the cross, and offering forgiveness and new life. Knowing that you have been raised from the dead, I turn from my sins and receive you as Savior and Lord. Amen.

Doxology Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore Him! All that hath life and breath, Come now with praises before Him. Let the Amen Sound from His people again, Gladly for aye we adore Him.

God Commissions Us Hymn of Benediction

New Wonders

Look again, at the cross !Where you are found and lost! Make a new song of praise! Fill your cup, at the mouth of the spring !and new wonders we will sing! as the Spirit blows the embers of our hearts !Tell the story, of Jesus, the Christ! and his promises we write !on the doorway of our house !hold the mirror, and remember your own face !brother, do not forfeit grace! as the Savior, pleads your pardon with his blood. Look around, every sparrow, every flower! all creation, sings out loud, of a grand design! You are small, but you are filled with breath and life !If you seek, then you will find !As the Father, looks with favor on his child.! Oh, the Savior pleads your pardon with his blood.! And the spirit blows the embers of our hearts. Words and Music: Sandra McCracken

Benediction

The benediction is not a prayer but a pronouncement- a time with open hands to receive the good word pronounced over you.

Dismissal Leader:

Let us go now to serve the world as those who love our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

All:

Thanks be to God!

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Around Cityview

Serving This Week Sound Greeters Bread

Summer Book Study- This Wednesday night, June 27, a group is meeting at the Adamsons to continue discussing The Trellis and the Vine. If you are planning to attend this week, read chapters 4-5.

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Concert in the Park- On Monday, June 25, meet at Millennium Park to hear the great world music of Occidental Brothers Dance Band International and Chico Trujillo. Music begins at 6:30 pm, meet anytime after 6:00. Feel free to bring picnic dinner and/or drinks.

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Friday Night Cookout- Join us Friday, June 29th at the Adamson’s (1539 W Jackson Blvd). Come at 7 p.m. Bring meat to grill and drinks or side to share. Contact Dan for more information.

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Job Coaching at Breakthrough Urban Ministries Breakthrough is looking for a few volunteers to help lead its guest employment training classes this summer. Classes include resume building, mock interviews, and general job searching skills. The course starts in late June and runs through early August. Contact Joel Avila at joel.p.avila@gmail.com

Evan Devries Drew and Stacy Gordon Lynda Adamson

Snacks

Karen Lee

Nursery

Peggy Adamson

Sunday School

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Monet Ball

Serving Next Week Sound Greeters Bread Snacks Nursery

Josh Koonce Drew and Stacy Gordon Kylene Young Peggy Adamson

Sunday School

Contacts

May 2012 Congregational Giving* Actual Monthly Giving: Budgeted Monthly Giving: Difference: Actual YTD Giving: Budgeted 2012 Giving YTD: Difference:

CITYVIEWCHICAGO.ORG $ 8,121 $ 12,250 $ (4,129) $ 45,602 $ 61,250 $ (15,648)

*In addition to congregational giving, 20% of our overall operating budget is currently comprised of financial support from other churches and individuals. Our budgeted congregational giving represents 80% of the overall operating budget.

Dan Adamson, Pastor dadamson@cityviewchicago.org Jenny Avila, Administrative Coordinator jenny.n.avila@gmail.com Herb Bowsher, Financial Administrator bowsher@comcast.net Hilary Clark, Children’s Ministry Coordinator hilary.r.clark@gmail.com Carolyn Koonce, Social Coordinator carolyn.groenewold@gmail.com Paul Leo, Service & Outreach Coordinator contactpaulleo@gmail.com Paul-David Young, Music Coordinator music@cityviewchicago.org 16