Preparation for Worship
WELCOMETOGRACECOVENANT!
Thank you for joining us today! We are an historic Presbyteriancongregation offering traditional worship and multiple ministriesfor persons of all ages. Please join us following worshipfor fellowship in the Social Room. Thank you for turning off your cell phones, pagers, cameras, and other electronic devicesfor the duration of morning worship.“Issues about culture are at the heart of Christian faith, becauseChristianity is about conversion. Conversion means turning.Conversion to Christ is about turning towards him. Before the timeof Christ, Jews had designed ways of welcoming Gentiles whorecognized the God of Israel and wanted to serve him in thecommunity of Israel. Proselytes were circumcised, and baptized,and they entered the life of Israel by seeking to obey the Torah.It would have been very natural for that first, entirely Jewish,community of believers in Jesus to maintain this system. But theearly church decided that Gentile believers in Jesus–although ex-pagans without the life-long training in doctrine and morality that Jews had–should not be circumcised, should not keep the Torah,and should be left to find a Christian lifestyle of their own withinHellenistic society under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Theywere not to be proselytes but converts.
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Andrew Walls,
TheCross-CulturalProcessinChristianHistory
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Psalm Prelude (Three Psalm-Preludes, No. 2, Set 1)
Herbert Howells
But the meek-spirited shall possess the earth: (1892-1983)and shall be refreshed in the multitude of peace.– Psalm 37:11
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Psalm 89:1-4
Pastor:
I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever;
People
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withmymouthIwillproclaimyourfaithfulnesstoallgenerations.
Pastor
: I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;
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yourfaithfulnessisasfirmastheheavens.
Pastor:
You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,I have sworn to my servant David:‘I will establish your descendants forever,and build your throne for all generations.’”
People:
PraisetheLord!
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