Concerns of the Church
Welcome to GOVERNMENT STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Visitor and Member cards are located in the pew racks and may be completed during the Ritual of Friendship and returned with the offering. Childcare is available for infants to three years old in the nursery. New Members are welcomed by profession of faith, reaffirmation of faith, or transfer of membership. We invite you to speak with our minister for further information.
Worship Volunteers
Usher Captain: Sunday Assistant: Nursery: Wee Worship: Sanctuary Preparer: Prayer Chain Contact: Next Week’s Sunday Assistant:
Ashford Kettler Frank Trice | Katherine Ogburn Sally Ericson Beth McKee Harriett Boster Charlotte Crockett 478.1003 / 591.7902 Frank Trice | Katherine Ogburn
Calendar
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY CHRIST THE KING NOVEMBER 25, 2018 | 11AM
Meals on Wheels | Monday—Friday 11AM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 9:30a Sunday School Cherub & Children’s Choir 11:00a Worship | Mission Market Wee Worship 4:00p Choir Rehearsal
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 7:00a Men’s Bible Study | Library 6:00p Handbell Rehearsal 7:00p Choir Rehearsal SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 | Advent I 9:30a Advent Breakfast 11:00a Worship | Communion
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 7:00a Bible Study home of Rudy Nordmann
7:45a Women’s Bible Study home of Ann Adams
10:00a Women’s Bible Study | Frist Rm
Young Adult Christmas Brunch Sunday, December 9 following worship. Place to TBD based on attendance. Please RSVP to Mary Herndon at mhnordmann@gmail.com
Supper Club Christmas Luncheon Sunday, December 9 at Guesnard House following worship. The meat course will be provided, please bring a favorite Christmas side-dish.
LECTIONARY READINGS FOR DECEMBER 2 Jer. 33:14-16 Psalm 25:1-10 I Thess. 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36
Known as the mother of Presbyterianism in southern Alabama, GSPC was founded in 1831. Worship has continued on this site since 1836 when the sanctuary, a National Historic Landmark, was completed. Member PC (USA).
Office Hours
Rev. Paul Phillips
Monday—Thursday 8AM-2PM
pastorpaul@gspcmobile.org
Friday 8AM-12PM
Director of Music & Organist
Interim Pastor
Tommy Watts tommy@gspcmobile.org
Lois McNorton Office & Property Manager lois@gspcmobile.org
Dawn Hearn Bookkeeper bookkeeper@gspcmobile.org
Shawn Walker Director of Children’s Ministry shawn@gspcmobile.org
300 GOVERNMENT STREET | MOBILE, ALABAMA 36602 251.432.1749 | gspcmobile.org
Called to SERVE WE ARE CALLED BY THE SPIRIT TO GLORIFY GOD, SO THAT ALL MAY BECOME JOYFUL DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST.
GATHERING
OFFERING | RITUAL OF FRIENDSHIP
DECLARATION OF PARDON
CHIMING OF THE HOUR | 11AM
PLEASE COMPLETE THE VISITOR AND MEMBER CARDS LOCATED IN THE PEW RACKS AND RETURN WITH THE OFFERING.
THE PEACE
PRAYER OF THE DAY SILENT God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, you gave us your Son, the beloved one who was rejected, the Savior who appeared defeated. Yet the mystery of his kingship illumines our lives. Show us in his death the victory that crowns the ages, and in his broken body the love that unites heaven and earth. We ask this through your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. VOLUNTARY
The Sanctuary Choir
Crown Him King!
Cindy Berry
Crown Him! Crown Him the King! Earthly kingdoms rise and fall, but the God of the universe is Lord overall. So we lift up our voices and joyfully sing to the Ruler of Heaven, the mighty King of kings. Crown Him King! Crown Him Lord! The Messiah, the great “I AM!” Sing, “Holy, holy, holy, worthy is the Lamb.” His kingdom is everlasting; He reigns upon the throne. All blessing and honor, glory and power be long to Him alone. Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon His throne. Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own. Awake, my soul, and sing of Him who died for thee, and Him as thy matchless King through all eternity. WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE PEACE MAY BE EXCHANGED WITH THOSE AROUND YOU.
Come, Christians, Join to Sing vs. 1
MADRID
PROCLAIMING THE WORD
RESPONSE | DOXOLOGY
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION FIRST READING
Revelation 1:4b-8
New Testament p. 230
Psalm 132:1-18
Old Testament p. 542
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. SERMON
Dwelling Place
Rev. Lauren Peters
PLEASE TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO REFLECT UPON GOD’S WORD.
THANKSGIVING Crown Him with Many Crowns
Grace and peace to you, from Jesus, the Risen One.
TRADITIONAL
I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth;
Grace and peace to you, from the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last.
SENDING CHARGE AND BLESSING HYMN 265 VOLUNTARY Prelude in D Major
who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Grace and peace to you, from the One who brings the new heaven and the new earth.
O Lord, our praise hardly seems to match the wondrous measure of your mercy. Our lips can never express the depth of gratitude which our hearts feel. Under the shadow of your wings our souls have learned to rejoice. Goodness and mercy have followed us all the days of our life. We thank you that we are made to be dependent, that none of us can live totally alone. But most of all we thank you for you are dependable, naming us one by one and supplying all that we require, out of the treasure stores of your eternal grace. Amen.
Jesus Shall Reign
and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord;
Let all the faithful shout for joy!
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING UNISON
DIADEMATA
THE APOSTLES’ CREED UNISON
Let all the faithful shout for joy!
OLD HUNDREDTH
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
CHILDREN’S SERMON SECOND READING
W.F. Mozart/arr. Hopson
Praise the Lord, be joyful! Shout forth his glory. God is merciful, the Shepherd, kind and true. God is the One Creator, come with songs rejoicing. Praise the Lord; O be joyful; come with songs rejoicing.
RESPONSE | HYMN 267
HYMN 268
THE PEOPLE’S RESPONSES ARE IN BOLD.
The Sanctuary Choir
Praise the Lord, Be Joyful!
And also with you.
Ann Adams
CALL TO WORSHIP
CHORAL ANTHEM
The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell;
DUKE STREET
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven,
Let all the faithful shout for joy!
and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
Grace and peace to you, from Jesus, who is both the lamb and the lion. Let all the faithful shout for joy!
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church;
Grace and peace to you, from Jesus, risen to rule with God over all things.
the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins;
Let all the faithful shout for joy!
the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
HYMN 1
INDICATES AN INVITATION TO STAND AS YOU ARE ABLE. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR THE DURATION OF THE SERVICE.
RESPONSE | HYMN 581
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!
NICAEA
PRAYER OF CONFESSION UNISON Risen Christ, you are Lord of Lords! You are King of Kings, and no one works like you! We proclaim your kingdom with our lips and voices, but not so much with our living. Too often the things we want are rulers of our lives. Too often our own needs get all our attention and not the needs of others. This is not what life in your kingdom should look like. Christ our King, you did not come to condemn, but to love. Love us in the power of your forgiveness, and make our lives a witness to your tender kingship. Amen. A TIME OF SILENT CONFESSION.
Glory Be to the Father
GLORIA PATRI
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION THE LORD’S PRAYER UNISON 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.
Celebrating in Worship GSPC extends welcome and thanks to Rev. Lauren Peters, director of the UKIRK ministry of South Alabama, for supplying the pulpit today.