9:45am SERVICE March 29, 2020 MORE PEOPLE, MORE LIKE CHRIST
He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” -Luke 18:38
Address: 34605 N. Tom Darlington Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85266 Office 480.488.3384 / Fax 480.488.0850 Website: www.deserthills.org Facebook Desert Hills Presbyterian Church (Scottsdale, AZ) page 1
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT 9:45am, March 29, 2020
PRELUDE
Build My Life
Verse 1 Worthy of every song we could ever sing Worthy of all the praise we could ever bring Worthy of every breath we could ever breathe We live for You Verse 2 Jesus the name above every other name Jesus the only one who could ever save Worthy of every breath we could ever breathe We live for You We live for You
Younker, Martin, Kaple, Redman, Barrett
Chorus Holy there is no one like You There is none beside You Open up my eyes in wonder and show me who You are And fill me with Your heart And lead me in Your love to those around me Bridge I will build my life upon Your love It is a firm foundation I will put my trust in You alone And I will not be shaken
Yes I Will Verse I count on one thing The same God that never fails Will not fail me now You won't fail me now In the waiting The same God who's never late Is working all things out You're working all things out
Chorus Yes I will lift You high In the lowest valley Yes I will bless Your name Yes I will sing for joy When my heart is heavy All my days yes I will
Hogland, Smith, Fieldes Bridge I choose to praise To glorify glorify The name of all names That nothing can stand against
*CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: Lift up your voice and call out to God. People: We cry out, believing that God hears us. Leader: Come together and wait for God. People: We come together, trusting that God is still speaking. Leader: Surely God’s presence is here with us now. People: We wait in hope, for God’s steadfast love lifts our hearts. Leader: Come, worship the Lord. People: We celebrate the power of God that restores us.
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*HYMN #151
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
EIN’ FESTE BURG
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*AFFIRMATION
OF FAITH (Apostles’ Creed) I believe in God the Father Almighty, 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 sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence 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.
*GLORY
BE TO THE FATHER Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, amen.
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PRAYER OF CONFESSION O Holy God, we acknowledge to You, to ourselves, and to one another that we are not what You called us to be. We have not stood by our faith, shared our hope, or reached out with love. Instead, we have allowed ourselves to become blind to the world around us. Open our eyes that we may see the world as You see it, and know You as fully as we are known by You. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. ASSURANCE OF PARDON (1 Peter 2:24) Leader: Christ himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness; by his wounds we have been healed. Therefore, let us assure one another of God’s pardon. All: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Amen. ANTHEM Chancel
Out of the Depths (Psalm 130) Out of the depths I cry to thee, Lord, my sins bewailing! Bow down thy gracious ear to me, make thou my prayer availing. Mark not my misdeeds in thy book, gracious Lord, most holy; on my sins in mercy look; who can stand before thee? Hear my prayer, hear my cry, hear my supplication. Thou my hope, thou my light, thou my soul’s deliverance.
K. Lee Scott Choir
With thee there is forgiveness, Lord, love and grace abounding. The greatest thought or deed or word were else but empty sounding. All who in thy sight appear come in sinful measure; all before thee bow in fear seeking thy good pleasure. Hear my prayer, hear my cry, hear my supplication. Thou my hope, thou my light, thou my soul’s deliverance.
PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION Spirit of God, speak once again through the Words of Scripture that our listening ears may hear Your voice. Help us to place Your Word in our minds, treasure it in our hearts, choose it with our wills, and live it through our bodies. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen. page 4
SCRIPTURE READING Psalm 130 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you. I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption. He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins. Leader: This is the word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God!
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE 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, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. *HYMN #633 (sing twice)
Open Our Eyes, Lord
OPEN OUR EYES
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OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE OFFERTORY
Our God Verse 1 Water You turned into wine Opened the eyes of the blind There's no one like You None like You
Chorus Our God is greater Our God is stronger God You are higher than any other Our God is healer Awesome in power our God our God
Verse 2 Into the darkness You shine Out of the ashes we rise There's no one like You None like You
Bridge And if our God is for us Then who could ever stop us And if our God is with us Then what could stand against
*DOXOLOGY
#815 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
*PRAYER
Tomlin, Reeves, Myrin, Redman
OLD HUNDREDTH
OF DEDICATION
SCRIPTURE READING Luke 18:31-43 31 And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. 32 For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. 33 And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.” 34 But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said. 35 As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. 37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” 38 And he cried out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39 And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 40 And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him, 41 “What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, let me recover my sight.” 42 And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight; your faith has made you well.” 43 And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God. SERMON
“SEE NOW!”
Rev. Brett Everett
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*HYMN
#562
Be Thou My Vision
SLANE
*BENEDICTION
& RESPONSE Now unto Him #234 Now unto Him who is able to keep you from falling And to make you stand in His presence blameless and with great joy. To the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Be the glory and the majesty, dominion and authority, Both now and forever. Amen!
*POSTLUDE
Canonic Variations
J.S. Bach
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Today’s flowers have been provided by… Michele Sivets in memory of Rich Sivets. Scripture for April 5th Kings 9:13, Zechariah 9:9, Psalm 118:25-26, and Matthew 21:1-17
PRAYER REQUESTS BEREAVEMENT: Family of John Richards. Family of Mark Nelson. Skip & Nancy Swearingen for the passing of their son. Family of Barbara Shaw. ASSISTED LIVING & HOMEBOUND: Anne Wellington(9), Jeanne Frank(10), Ed Jensen(7), Don Paisley(10), Ruth Johnston(12), Lloyd Ferguson(6) HEALING: Richard Cook (8), Barbara Purnell (13), Will Broxterman, Jim Shaw (9), Marge Sutton(1), Doug McFetters(9), Len Gilchrist (10), Bill Allen(3), Jackie Badger(18), Ruth Blakeslee(8), John Dinsdale(9), Nathan Harber, Geni Miller(4), Mark Nelson(9) (#) Indicates Parish Shepherd number. MILITARY: Isaac Skinner, Isaac Corbett, Hunter Helvie, David Leibold, John Beach, Mike Efird, Chanteal Williams, Ethan Groce, Clark Benham, Conrad McDermott, Graham Benham, Joshua Billard, Christopher Bingham, Cade Brennan, Joshua Fielder, Elizabeth Fricker, Gregory Fricker, Joseph Galaviz, Jonathan Gilleland, Cherise (nee Harry) Smallcanyon, Timothy Harry, Aaron Heinricks, Ryan Leavitt, Kate Miller, Jonathan Mulder, Jacob Rath, Jason Rath, Ryan Toomey, Chris Skinner, and Tyrus Smedes. ARE YOU IN NEED OF PRAYER? DO YOU HAVE A JOY TO SHARE? Prayer cards are located in each pew pocket and around the campus or you may submit your prayer request online at deserthills.org. For those who have suffered a loss or who are going through a difficult time, Easter can be a time of painful loneliness and emptiness. If you are smiling on the outside but full of pain on the inside, and the joy of Easter seems far away, help is available. Our Walking Beside Ministry team is ready to provide confidential Christian care. We listen, care, encourage, and pray with and for you. To learn more, call one of our team members or Pastors.
WALKING BESIDE - A Visitation Ministry Barb Conti home: 480-419-8232 Joe Gilleland home: 480-575-8406 Moon Kahn cell: 480-391-2034
Sue Palmer Sara Ray Julie Wild
cell: 602-909-7964 cell: 480-888-6192 cell: 480-440-9022
How long has it been since you updated your will? Does it carry out your wishes? Does it leave any gift to the church to carry on its ministry after your death?
Plant a tree for your great-grandchildren to climb. Remember the DHPC Foundation in your estate plans.
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Message from The Session... Dear DHPC Family, The Session of DHPC has made the decision to maintain the existing church life schedule and practices in the following manner: •
Live worship on March 29 and April 5 will be suspended. The church will stream one worship service at 9:45 am. You can access live streaming by subscribing to the DHPC YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/channel/UC4esVFuHv_gtrIE82cR0WrQ or by following DHCP on Facebook.
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Live services for Maundy Thursday (April 9) and Good Friday (April 10) will be suspended. These services will be streamed at 7:00pm each day. Our leaders are working to create meaningful Holy Week services.
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An email will be sent in advance of each service with the links for live streaming and the Order of Service.
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All Bible studies, book studies and home groups are encouraged to meet via Facetime, Skype or other electronic means. Leaders may still, for example, provide lessons, questions, devotionals, etc. to keep their groups engaged.
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A Zoom Meeting account is being created for any group to access should they desire to meet online. Stay tuned for details!
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The church office and campus will remain closed to the public. Staff will still be onsite during nor mal office hours and will be answering the phone.
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Other resources are available at www.deserthills.org.
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The session will continue to re-evaluate the situation based upon recommend dations by the CDC and from our federal, state and community leaders.
The Session and staff will continue to seek new and creative ways to keep you connected to the church through email, social media and the church website. Please join us in praying for our church, community, country and the world during these trying times. May the hope and peace of Jesus Christ be with us all, The Session of DHPC
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STAY CONNECTED WITH DHPC! We provide several ways for our congregation to stay connected with the church: • The sermons are put on the DHPC website by Monday of each week so you can listen to the sermon on your computer, tablet or smart phone. Our website is www.deserthills.org • Sermon links are posted on the DHPC Facebook page and we will be streaming the service live on Facebook. • A link to the audio version of the sermon will be emailed each Monday. • A live version of the worship service can be accessed through the DHPC YouTube channel. Click on the link below to view and subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4esVFuHv_gtrIE82cR0WrQ. You may view the worship service on any day, any time. • We will provide a PDF version of the Order of Service including words to the hymns and scriptures.
SHOPPING ASSISTANCE We are here to assist you with your shopping needs! Please call the church office if you need assistance with groceries or supplies.
MESSAGE FROM FINANCE TEAM DHPC members are encouraged to mail their pledges to the church. The Finance team will be meeting each week. DHPC does not offer an electronic offering option. This decision was made for two reasons. First, the monthly and per transaction fee to the church would reduce the offering amount. Second, parishioners can elect on-line bill pay through their banking institution at no fee to them or the church. If you would like to set up automatic donations contact your bank. You will need to provide them DHPC's address (P.O. Box 874 Carefree, AZ 85377) your account number and your first and last name. Questions? Please contact…Bobi Tomlon, DHPC Controller at (480) 488-3384
THE CLAN OF CHRIST 38 YEARS & STILL COUNTING What about the coronavirus and our annual Spring visit to Leupp? The trip for April is cancelled. What is next then? Stay tuned for updates. We are working on it and are determined to keep our bond in Christ strong through these trying times. Questions? Contact Chuck Starnes at
(623) 261-8969 / cstarnes33@gmail.com --Please pray for our Leupp friends. The first coronavirus cases has been reported on the Navajo Reservation.
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A CALL TO DAILY PRAYER One of the ways we can remain connected through the next few weeks is through prayer. DHPC is inviting you to pause in the midst of your day in the comfort of your own home to join us daily from 7:00-7:30pm in a spirit of prayer for our church, state, nation and world during these trying times. Please pray through these specific requests (adapted from Lindsay Lowry’s article “Praying Through a Pandemic”) as well as add your own. Please pray... •That God would calm fears and that His people insight and wisdom to their congregations and would be reminded we have a different identity— communities. one of boldness, not of fear (2 Timothy 1:7). •For comfort, strength and support for the fami•That the Church (and specifically DHPC) would lies of those who have died and for those underbe a calming presence and radiant light in the face going treatment. of so much confusion and darkness – a people of compassion who intentionally reach out and love their neighbors. •For world leaders as they would be united for the common good and work with healthcare organizations and the medical community to develop next steps.
•For those whose jobs or hours have been cut due to economic downturn. •For parents who are struggling to work and care for their children. •For churches to create ways to reach out to families in their communities to provide for them and show them the love of Christ.
•For wisdom and insight for researchers and biol- •For God’s people worldwide to be unified as one ogists as they work to develop a coronavirus vac- Church as we minister to the world around us cine. who are living in fear of the unknown and are in •For patience, wisdom, and a gentle spirit for first- desperate need of guidance and lasting hope. responders, physicians and hospital staff around •That we as God’s people would be certain in the world who are tasked with triaging, testing, mind and heart of our hope in Christ and the and treating increasing numbers of people. truth that our Savior who died and rose for us •For church leaders that they might be the voice of reason, clarity, grace, and truth as they offer
has already overcome the world (John 16:33).
HYGIENE KITS - DONATIONS NEEDED DHPC continues to donate 120-130 kits each month to Phoenix homeless through our mission with Chaplaincy for the Homeless. The following NEW, UNOPENED ITEMS in TRAVEL SIZE are needed: * 2 oz. can shaving cream * packaged/boxed toothbrushes * 1oz. tubes of toothpaste
* shampoo * socks * washcloths
You may also make a monetary donation to help us purchase these items in bulk. Checks may be written to DHPC (please specify in the check memo box: “Hygiene Kit Collection, ID #84010”) page 11
CALENDAR Sunday, March 29 9:45 am Worship Service (Streaming on YouTube) Monday, March 30 9:00 am-5:00 pm Office Open for STAFF ONLY 9:00 am Bulletin Announcement Deadline Tuesday, March 31 9:00 am-5:00 pm Office Open for STAFF ONLY Wednesday, April 1 9:00 am-5:00 pm Office Open for STAFF ONLY Thursday, April 2 9:00 am-5:00 pm Office Open for STAFF ONLY Friday, March 27 9:00 am-5:00 pm Office Open for STAFF ONLY
UPCOMING LENTEN SERVICES PALM SUNDAY Sun., Apr. 5th 9:45am LIVE STREAM MAUNDY THURSDAY Thur., Apr. 9th, 7:00pm LIVE STREAM GOOD FRIDAY Fri., Apr. 10th, 7:00pm LIVE STREAM
Saturday, March 28 Office Closed
EASTER* Sun., Apr. 12th 6:30am Sunrise 8:15/9:45/11:10am
Sunday, March 29 9:45 am Worship Service (Streaming on YouTube)
* Easter events are subject to change.
APRIL WISH LIST Hi All, Attached please find a copy of our April Wish List. In light of the current situation you will see many new urgent items needed at this time at the food bank. Thank you all for your ongoing support. We appreciate your generosity in helping us to serve our community. Thank you, Michelle Reyes Administrative/ Warehouse Operations
URGENT ITEMS NEEDED AT THIS TIME… PASTA SAUCE CREAM SOUP LYSOL WIPES TOILET PAPER PAPER TOWELS GLOVES HAND SANITIZER Chili, Juice, Jelly, Canned Meats: Chicken, Tuna Chunky Soups, Rice, Peanut Butter & Jelly Pasta Sides (Rice A Roni, etc.) Bottled Juice
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