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St*  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler t  Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  January  7*  1990 

Mr.  Robert  Weisenstein,  Liturgist 
Mr-  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Mr*  Roland  Thompson,  Saxophonist 
Acolytes ;   Mike  Kay  arid  Chris  Shearer 

ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chi  filing  of  the  Hour 
Anno  unc  erne  nt  s 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 

Prayer  Requests 
♦Processional  Hymn.  No.  7  "Great  God,  We  Sing  Your 

Mighty  Hand" 
♦Ascription 
+ Exhortation 

♦Confession  (In  Unison j  0  Thou  Who  art  from  everlasting  to 
everlasting,  without  beginning  or  end  of  days; 
replenish  us  with  heavenly  grace,  at  the  beginning  of 
this  year,  that  we  may  be  able  to  accept  all  its  duties, 
to  perform  all  its  labors,  to  welcome  all  its  mercies, 
to  meet  all  its  trials,  and  to  advance  through  all  it 
holds  in  store  for  uh  with  cheerful  courage  and  a 
constant  mind-   0  Lard*  let  us  not  be  separated  from 
Thee,  either  by  joy  or  sorrow,  or  by  any  sin  or  weak- 
ness of  our  own.  forgive  us,  and  keep  us  in  Thine 
eternal  love,  through  Christ  our  Lord.   Amen. 
+Kyrie 

+Assurance  of  Pardon 
Call  to  Prayer;   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  Yau 
People  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  -  Let  us  pray* 
Requiem  Observance  and  Prayer 

Mrs.  Rosco  Gould,  Merle  S,  Harmon,  Joseph  Hampton, 
Mr.  &   Mrs.  Carl  Hoffman,  William  Winters  and  William 
Hockenberry 

Friends:   Mary  DeBroad,  Vera  Hockenberry,  Samuel  P. 
Christy  and  Carrie  Sanderson  i*fl.-.; 
Hymn  No.  614  "Tor  All  the  Saints" 
Children's  Moment 

Giving  of  our  MtheS  and  Offerings 
Offertory 
+DoKology   page  332 


Piano  Anthem:  "No  Other  Name/All  Hail  the  Power  of  Jesus 

Name" 
Scripture;   James  lj  21-25 
Sermon:   "Does  It  Work?" 
+ Invitational  Hymn  No*  370  "0  God,  Our  Help  In  Ages  Past" 
+ Choral  Benediction   "Shalom  to  You" 
♦Benediction 
+postlude 
***■#*#       +Congregation  Standing       ****** 
The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placedby  Mr- 
and  Mrs.  Leroy  Andrew  Jr.  and  Family  in  memory  of 
Lerqy  Andrews  Sr- 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Alvin  Tait  will  greet  our  members  and  guests 

at  the  door  this  morning. 
Ushers  for  today  are  Marty  Henry,  Walter  Hollefreund, 

John  Snow  and  Jeff  Snyder. 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  B5  with  e  visitors. 
Nursery  will  he  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Linda  Patsy. 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Dick  Mangel* 
The  Hospital  Visitation  Team  for  this  week  will  be  Bill 

Snyder  and  Dick  Mangel. 
UPCOMING  MEETINGS:  -Tuesday  Jan.  ,9th  -  Sunday  School  ~    \ 
teachers  meeting  at  7  P.M*  Please  comej 
-Monday  Jan.  8th  -  Property  Committee -""^ 

meeting  at  7  P.M. 
-Audit  begins  at  2  P.M.   See  office  for 

your  scheduled  time.   January  17thj  1  f 
-Jan.  18th  Music  Committee  will  meet 
following  choir  practice  at  S:30  P.M. 
-^YEARBOOK  INFORMATION  is  due  in  now.   All  committee  chair- 

men  must  report  who  the  new  chairman  is  for  1990, 
^■NOMINATIONS  for  Elders  and  Deacons  will  be  made  this  month. 
Please  put  down  your  nomination  on  a  slip  of  paper  and 
drop  in  the  offering  plate.  Paper  is  found  in  back  of 
the  pews . 
At  the  Choral  Benediction  we  would  like  the  congregation  to 
join  us.  The  words  are:   Shalom  to  you  now,  Shalom  my 
friends ,  May  Cod's  full  mercies  bless  you,  my  friends, 
In  all  your  living  and  through  your  loving,  Christ  be 
your  shalom,  Christ  be  your  shalom. 
At  the  dost*  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 
life.  This  Invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christ,  to  pray*  to  meditate,  or  to  seek  counseling. 
The  Altar  Is  open  to  everyone,   The  Pastor  will  assist 
you  if  y0u  desire. 

)  I 


COMMUNITY  BIBLE  CHURCH  -  SAGAMORE,  FA.  -  JANUrtRV  •>,  1997 

PRELUDE 

GREETINGS/jOTS/ANNonjJCEMEHTSA'RATE!!  REQUESTS 


'HYMN 
PRAYER/OFFERING 

•DOXOLOGY 
DISMISAAL  OF  JUNIOR  CHURCH   -  K   TO  llyre 

"ORAL  PRAYER 
HYMN 

SCRIPTURE:     JAMES  1:21-25 
SERMON:      "DOES  IT  WORK?" 

.ST.   PAUL'S,    BUTLER   -  1/7.90 
-  HYMN 
■  BENEDICTION 
*FOSTMJDE 


SCRIP*.  JAKES  1:21-25;  SEEM:  "DOES  I?  WORK?" 

(THIS  MAN  HAKE  A  "THIG-A -MA-JIG") 

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'A?  If   IT?    DTI/,   IT  WORK?    A'!f-<   LY-.    IN   WAT  CH   IS????? 
CH  If   LIV   ORflNISM  HADE   OF  OTffl   LIV   ORGANISMS   WH/KBEP  IT  GO 
/OUT  LlT  ORGNI SMS-PEOPL.   TH/CH  IS '  JUf   BLPG.EDTFAC g 
.-■^T-  MAKf  CH  f-  CH  if'  JJEPEH  Off'  PEP  WORK/B~' 
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HE  TALK  2EA   INDIVID  XPTAN  &   HIS  CAL  ?LIF  HOLINES  &■   SERVIC 
VS  ?l=FILTHMES=FILTH/niRT.THAT  WH/SOIL  CLOTHES /BODY 
PftTlSlTSlTPTP  CFF  IJK'pIRTY   CLOTHES 

Fir,mNEfA^cKENji:s--Kc:oT  leaking  -  '.-'ax  in  th/eab 

"tHATWHA/UD  MAK  US   DEAF  TO  HEAR 

EMSftAFT  WClfeBIBL-MANNR   OF  LIV   UF.  PLANT  W/IN   AS   SEED 
1  '',/AT-    fP"    WWGRAHTRfT     FOR  O'S  WORD 
''^Wn^^J^W^'W7  oFF  Mt'-.DAXS,,  Mr,--  JgS 

■   TRIP  OFFFIIiTH  OF  WOPL.fc   RECEIV   ^NCRAFTD  WORD 

PU7,  I"1  WORK???    HOV  WUD  IT  AN3ER??? 
IT  DEPENDS  ON  U  &  UP  CHURCH  ft  WAT  CH  If  TO  0 
•'f   PASTOR,    CHURCH   SIGN  &    KEVEPf   PCTNT  TO  CEHTARY) 
MANY  CH'S   p   PEP?  R   II   PEP  TC  UP  CH?   OR   If  TH/CH  PEP  TQ  U??? 

IT   If   ONLY   AS   ALIV   Af  U  R  VII L  TO  MAK   IT 
VSS  2?-?t»=WHY  JAMEfi   SAY   MAN?? 

-;E   SEP  IE   UBD  WOMAN   f  AM  SNALOGY  WUDNT  HOLD  TRU 

'■  C'S   SELF, AS   IS:MITE  NOTIC   ONE  EAR  BIGGR.NOSE  TOO  BIG , 
j f  [IN, '.■■'ART  ON  NOSE T ETC 
NO   USE  WOMAN   BCUZ  VIUD  COVR   W/MAK1IP   DO  SUMTH  BOUT   IT. 
BUT  MAN  ACPT  AS   If  ,fiOFS    AWAY  ?■■   IjGETS  WAT  LKS  LIK ,  ( AVG  MAN ) 
CONTRAST'THIS   TO    -  VS~2f;=B'EAD 

= T flOKETH -PEER   INTENTLY  AT   -  STOOP  OVR  &  EXAMIN 
t"TaITH  ISN'T  CONTENT  JUS  LK  &  C  LIK  MI 
K  CLOSLY 


'  ??   ~~  PEPF  LAW  0F  LIBRTY  fe  f'lkT  Ifl  THIS???? 
ROMANS    '':'•'  = 


2/ 
RCKANS   8;? 
fotrxxisxw™±8sx»nsrxlcBX 

THIS  IS  PAUL'S  ANSR  TO  "WAT  IS  TH/PERF  LAW."  OR,    "THAAW  OF  LIS" 

PERF  LAW   IS  CHRIST 
'"  "^'V.'AS   TH/PERF   HUMN   BEING  G  V'ABTD  HTS   CBFATTN   OF  RAH  2B 

■I  WAS  "ABL  2LIV  UPTC, Sc  FULFIL  FVRY  RSOUIR  G  HAD  '♦HAN 
AND  IT  IS   ONLY  THRU  Th7s'h'e'd BLUD~OF~JS   XP  HAN  CANB  SET  FREE  FROK 

■;  WsW^'W/iSl^RrnrL  DF.T-  -rattn  fr/god  that  sin 

:TyTWVf ~~  ~— - 

'  FHPF  JK  XP  thfp  is  TR/m-l  LAWtTHAAW  of  lirpty.  freedom 
FR/STN  fr   ITS  CCNSEaUENCFS 

T- "'thatT  part  of  our"Tjvs  as  vje  uv  fa  day???    it  shots 

P  ME   Ai-'A'.   fHA,f  ^^ff  ^ 1  StTWE' ff'trtl  CRFATINS  &  WE  HAV   bin  set 
E  SHPDB 

(TLUS   5YR   01.15  RCV  PROCLAIMING  PEOPLE  WFR   FBRGIVN) 

FVN  THO  HIS  KCTHR  WAS  EMBARASD  HE  HAP  IT  RITE 
kS   STRING   A    "^UTH 

V~IN   XP'S   HAH*Tf,I,   MANK    TS   FORGTVN 
BUT  NOT  EVR0NE  A WAR   OF  THAT   OR  EVN  CARES   TO  KNO  IT 
BUT  LIK  ""HAT  CHILD  -  THERE  -  OUT  THERIS  WHER  TH/MESAO  NEEDS   2B 
3TVM  " 

DUK  TH/CHURCH  WORK???   ONLY  IF  ITS   INDIVIDUL  HEHBRS   WORK   AT 
|  ■■RING  THEft  FAITH 

(ILUS   OF  YNO   KAN   8-   ALL  AUDIFNC   CLAPPD  EXCEF  ONE  MAN) 

....-1 WWII       P    >*^IW         II  I         !■!"■  ■*»— ^ — I  m-"  ■ 

IS  G   ABL  2APLAUD  WAT  tf.E  R    DO  .ITLTH^ntRCH? 
WHOM  R  WE   SEEKING  TO  PLEAS? 

TH/DORS   &   WTNI'OMS  CPM  %  CLOS: 

TTTS  GO  OFF  Sr   ON,    BELLS   RING  &•   THIS   CONG   IS   IN  MOTIN 

-flUT  ifflvfwmtm 

WOT  15  TT???  hctTdo  VfE  ANSR??? 

'li  WK-'.JTl'IMJ  TO  UHaUG  OUR  INACTIVTY  IF  WE  R  GILTY  OF  THAT??? 

GOD  INVITES  US  NOT  JUS  2B  HEARERS  Ov   TH/WORD,  BUT  DOERS  ALSO 


fTlue   THTNGAVAJir,) 
exampl  of  Ch 

vs  21= 
filthines=K*KipXBdMSOTL  CLOTHES/BODIES 
put  off=STRIP  OFF  LIK  CLOTHES 

7MNES?WICKDNES+MEDSENSE*WAX  IN  TH/EAB 

TMPLANT=PLACE  IN  LIK  SEED 

(Ilus  Ch/sipn  &  pt  othr  way  2  oentary)-  Wher  is  Ur  Ch? 

vss  22-2^ 

Contrast  vs  25 

Rom  8:2-Perf  Law 

(Ilus  5yr  old  boy  suprmarkt-In  Xp's  Nam  TJ  T?  *+Givn) 

(Ilus  ynp  man  violin, evrone  aplaud  cept  one  old  man) 


"Hoes  Tt  Work? 
Scripture;   James   lj?l-?S 
(Tills  man  mak   +lThin;pama.1ifr") 

Suml  has  ?=ed   th/Ch   ip  lik   thirjdor's/windas   opn/shut/helB  P   run*, 
'  lite.*;  bo  on/off=but  wat  is   it?     Duz  it.  work? 

ansr  Ivs   in  wt    th/Oh  is=?defin  simplv  is  ?say  it  liv  orjmism 
wfldup  othr  liv  orpnism?   2keeE  it   *o 

<ut  othr  liv  ormisms-peo,Ch  is   jus  word, bide, odific 
feo  is  wat   maks   th/Ch  fc   th/Ch  is  depend  on  thOE  peo  work  &  B 
activ 
this  precis ly  wat  James   talk  bout  this  Sorip 
he  talk  £ea  Individ  Xpian  fc  his  cal   is   ?lif  hilines  &  nervic 
vs  21=intrest  ?note  word  4- Filthines/wickdnes  means   filth/dirt 

wh/soila  clothes/oodys 
word  usd  ''tsput  asid^strip  off  lik  clothing 
so  he  say=STOIP  OFF  THAT  WH/SOLIS  CLOTHS  OR  SODYfl 
But  word  4=Filthines/wickdnes  has  root  mean  wh/usd  medicl  sense 
R-   that  medicl  sens   means   wax  in   the  ear 
So  seem  James  say=BLIKVRS   SHUD  STRIP  OFF, OR  AWAY  FH/SELVS   rtNYTH 
WH/rfIL  STOP  OH   KAK   DEF  THER  HEARING 
ft  wat  is  reasn  4this?   So*  IN  HUMILTY  HECSIV  WORD  IMPBAUTD=2lB 
Word  ImplautdtsG's  Word,Th/Bible»wh/has  w/in  raesap  aalv  &  mannr  of 
liv  Kpiaft  lif 

Implant^means   £plac  w/inTplant  lik  seed 
S'B  Word  implant  us  by  K  £p 
we  no  born  w/naturl   desir     read/dipes  G'e  Word 
that  hunpr/thirst  aftr   things   of  G  implan  w/in  by  H  Sj>  spk  2 
our  harts  &  livs 
it,  wen  cum  2knowledp  salv   thru  Js  Xp,receiv  Hira  as  L  R-  Sav  that 
Spin  hav  hunpr/thirst  b  G*e  Word 
our  human  nes  mav  mak   us  deny  this  &  may  delay  fr  put  off  sertth 
of  G's  Word  ^davs/wks /perhaps  yrs 
V     *   why  James  say  we  2strip  off   filth   this  worl   &■  receiv  impl 

?  th/ouest=Duz  Tt  Work?,   how  sud  TT  ansr? 
it  very  much  depen  wher  iTr  ch   is 
(Tlus  paFtr,ch/sipn,&  sim  point  othr  direetin) 

Wher  is  Or  ch?  Is   it   ded?  Or  is   it  aliv?   It  is  only  as  aliv  as  TJ 
R  wil  ?mak  it 
Vbs  2P-?4-Tiotic-James  sH.y-WAN,do  TJ  ^na  whv  man  not  woman? 

sumone  sed  if  w-to  woman  analpy  wudnt  hoi   tru 
(Sxampl-man  lk,C  warts  ;moles;anevn  ears,lrr  nose, etc) 
he  ^?et  &  walk  way-if  womn,wud  seek  2corec,covrup,but  avp  man 
Ik  fc  quikly  4(fet 
Contrast  thla=ve  25 

th/contras    this=in  ordr  kman  2B  wat   shudB, peers  intently 
intently=actuly  stoop  ovr  2C  very  closly  wat   Ik  at 


2/ 

man  who  seek  work  9t    faith  no  conten   jus  2^  mere   imar  in  mirror 
ouiklv  ^ffnttn 

Nf\mus  Ik  closlv  at   it 
Th/Perf  Taw;Th/Law  if  I  ibrty  _wat   la   rerf  law, law  of  librty": 
Rom  8;?=Th/perf  Jam  is  Jo   Xn 
He  oerf  hurnn  B  0  wantd   J+Mis  creatin  of  man  2^ 
,       was  abl   ?liv  up?   fulfilinp  evrv  reauir  Ci  had   'tifian 
ft-  it  only  thru  ^hed  blud  Ja  Xr  man  canH  set   free    fr/bondar  ain  &r 
sp/deth  ,per>ratin   fr/G  that   sin  brines  w/it 
so   thru  Jfl  Xp  ther  is  Nu  law=th/Law  of  librty, fredum  fr/sin  & 
its   com^eouences 
is  that  a  part   our  livs  as  liv  them  ea   day? 
R  we  awar  thru  Js  Xr  we  P  nu  creatine, that  we  bin  set   free? 
fllus  5yr  old  boy  R  suprmarkt=In  Xp's  N«me  U  R  Vivn) 
evn   tho  fflothr  embar5,bov  had  it   rite 
he  was  stat   truth 
it  is  in  Xp's  Name  all  mank  ip  'fjrivn^but  not  evrone  is  awar  of 
that  or  evn  cares  2kn0  it 
but  lik  that  child, ther, out   ther  is  wher  th/mesae;  needs  2B  piv 
r.  it  only  thru  tnembre  Ch  Js   Xp  mesa*  wil  3  «lvn 
Duz  The  church  Work? 
only  if  its  individ  raembrs  wor^  £shar   ther   faith 
(Tlua  yn?  man  play  violin  fc  evrone  clap  cept  one  old  man*) 
Ts  G  abl   2aplaud   wat  we  R  do  in  th/Ch7 
Whom  R  we  seek  2pleas^ 
th/dors  npn/clos;windows  opn/clos jlitee   po  oo/off;bells  rinp  & 
th/conp  is  in  motion 
But  DUz  It  Work? 
Wat  is  it? 
How  do  we  ansr? 
"R  we  wil  ?chn*r  our  inactivty  if  we  ttilty  of  that? 
.r     nvits  us  not  25  jus  hearers   of  thAordtbut  doers  alec 


"Does  It  Work*" 

Scripture:  James  1:21-25 

(Illustration  of  Man  makin  a  "thinpamajip") 

There  is  a  storv  told  of  a  man  who  worked  in  a  plant  in  machine  repair.   His  job  was  to 
fix  the  wheels  and  Pears  and  wirinp  to  keen  the  machines  running.   He  thus  had  a  vast 
knowledge  of  this  type  of  thin*  and  he  liked  to  do  that.   So  he  was  always  brinpinp  home 
scrapped  wheels  and  fears  and  thincs.   His  next  door  neiphbor  noticed  him  brinpinp  these 
things  home  and  asked  about  it.  The  man  replied,  "I'm  poinp  to  make  something  special  with 
them.  Time  went  on  and  the  neighbor  noticed  the  man  working  in  his  basement.  After  some 
time  the  man  met  his  neiphbor  in  the  yard  and  asked  him  to  come  into  the  basement  because 
he  wanted  to  show  him  what  he  had  made.   He  explained  that  he  had  taken  a  spare  room  of  the 
basement  and  he  had  ounte  finished  this  project.  He  ushered  the  neighbor  in  the  door  and 
asked,  "Well,  what  do  you  think  of  it?"  The  man  looked  at  all  of  the  pears,  and  wheels, 
and  cops,  and  lights  and  asked,  "Does  Tt  Work?"   "Does  It  Work,"  shouted  the  man,  of  course 
it  works.  Watch!"  And  with  that  he  threw  a  few  switches  and  the  whole  room  came  to  life. 
Vheels  were  turning,  and  pears  were  shifting,  bells  were  ringing,  liphts  were  point?  off 
and  on,  little  windows  and  doors  he  had  made  were  opening  and  closing.  The  niephbor  looked 
at  it  for  a  time  and  then  asked,  "What  is  it?" 

Someone  has  said  that  the  church  is  much  like  this.  Doors  and  windows  are  opened  and  closed, 

bells  are  runp,  lights  go  off  an  on,  "But  what  is  it?"  "Does  TT  Work?"   The  answer  lies  in 

what  the  church  is/  To  define  it  simply  is  to  say  that  it  is  livinp  organism  made  up  of  many 

other  livinp  orranisma  which  keep  it  going.  With  out  the  other  livinp  orpanisma,  people, 

church  is  just  a  word,  or  a  building,  an  edifice.  People,  is  what  makes  the  church.  And  the 

church  is  dependent  upon  those  people  workinp  and  being  active.  That  is  precisely  what  James 

is  talkinp  about  in  this  Scripture  for  this  morninp. 

He  is  talkinp  to  rkr  each  individual  Christian  and  his  call  is  to  a  life  of  holiness  and 

service.  In  the  21st  verse  he  says,  "Therefore  puttinp  aside  all  filthiness  and  all  that  re- 
mains of  wickedness,  in  humility  receive  the  Word  implanted,  which  is  able  to  save  your 
souls." 

It  is  interesting  to  note  that  the  word  James  uses  for  "Filthiness"  means  "filth,  or  dirt, 

which  soils  clothes  or  soils  the  body."  And  the  word  he  uses  for  "putting  aside,"  means  to 

strip  o*"f  like  clothinp.   So  he  is  sayinp,  "Strip  off  that  which  soils  your  clothes  or  bodies. 

But  the  word  which  is  used  for  "filthiness  and  wickedness"  has  a  root  meaning  which  is  used  in 

a  medical  sense.  That  sense  means  wax  in  the  ear.  So  it  seems  that  James  is  sayinp  that 

believers  should  strip  off,  or  awav  from  themselves  anythinp  which  will  stop  us,  or  make  deaf 

their  hearing/  And  what  is  the  reason  for  this?  So  that,  "In  humility  receive  the  Word 
implanted,  which  is  able  to  save  your  souls." 

The  Word  imwanted  is  God's  Word,  the  Bible,  which  has  within  it  the  message  of  salvation  and 
the  manner  of  living  the  Christian  life.  The  word  used  for  "implanted"  is  a  word  that  means 
to  plant  within  such  a»  a  seed.  God's  Word  is  implanted  within  us  by  His  Holy  Spirit.  We 
are  not  born  with  a  natural  desire  to  read  and  digest  God's  Word,   That  hunper  and  thirsting 
after  the  things  of  God  is  planted  within  by  the  Holy  Spirit  speaking  to  our  hearts  and  lives. 
Tt  is  when  we  come  to  the  knowledge  of  salvation  through  Christ,  receive  Him  as  Lord  and  Sav- 
ior that  we  beein  to  have  a  hunger  and  thirst  for  God's  Word.   But  our  humanness  may  make  us 
deny  this  and  we  may  delay  and  put  off  the  searching  of  God's  Word  for  days,  weeks,  and  perhap 
years.   That  is  why  James  says  that  we  are  to  strip  off  the  filth  of  this  world  and  "Receive" 
the  implanted  Word,"  To  the  question,  "Does  Tt  Work?"  how  would  you  answer?  Tt  very  much 


-?- 

depends  on  where  your  church  is. 

(Illustration  of  pastor,  church  sign,  and  sign  pointing  in  another  direction) 

A  minister  tells  of  when  he  was  young  in  the  ministry  and  after  (retting  a  small  congregation 
started,  he  put  a  nice  sign  on  the  main  road  IwsSistK  one  block  from  the  church.  It  had  an 
arrow  pointing  toward  the  church  with  the  name  and  the  invitation  to  attend.   After  a  few 
weeks  went  by  he  decided  to  check  on  the  sign  and  said  that  he  was  humiliated  to  discover 
that  someone  had  pulled  the  sign  up,  turned  it  around  and  the  arrow  pointed  to  a  cemetary 
across  the  road. 

Where  is  your  church?  Is  it  dead?  Or  is  it  alive?  It  is  only  as  alive  as  you  are  willing  to 

make  it.  ,, 

the 

James  tells  us  the  solution  for  making  g  church  work  is  simply,  "But  prove  yourselves  doers 

of  the  Word,  and  not  merely  hearers  who  delude  themselves.   For  if  anyone  is  a  hearer  of  the 

Word  and  not  a  doer,  he  is  like  a  man  who  looks  at  his  natural  face  in  a  mirror;  for  once 

he  has  looked  at  himself  and  gone  away,  he  has  immediately  forgotten  what  kind  of  person  he 

was,"  verses  ?2-2'+. 

Notice  James  says  "A  man."  Do  you  know  why  he  uses  a  man  as  the  example!  Someone  has  said 

that  if  he  wrote  "A  woman,"  the  analogy  wouldn't  hold  true.  James  is  using  the  illustration 

of  a  man  looking  in  a  mirror.   He  sees   himself  as  he  is.   He  notices  that  maybe  one  ear  is 

bieger  than  the  other,  or  it  is  not  the  same  rtixfcuZB  place  on  the  side  of  his  head;  or,  his 

nose  may  be  rather  larce ;  or,  he  mav  have  a  wart  on  his  chin;  or  one  eyebrow  is  different 

than  the  other  and  so  on.  James  uses  "a  man"  because  that  someone  who  said  if  he  used  a  woman 

the  woman  would  "reek  to  correct  or  cover  up  the  mole,  or  wart,  or  whatever.  But  the  average 

man  will  accent  his  face  for  what  it  is  and  walk  away  from  the  mirror  and  ouickly  for?et  that 

he  has  warts,  or  moles,  or  freckles,  or  whatever. 

Contrast  this  to,  "The  one  who  looks  intently  at  the  perfect  law,  the  law  of  liberty,  and 
abides  by  it,  not  having  become  a  forgetful  hearer,  but  an  effectual  doer,  this  man  shall 
be  pleased  in  what  he  does,"  verse  25. 

The  contrast  is  this:  in  order  for  that  same  man  to  be  what  he  should  be,  he  has  to  peeer  in- 
tently at  what  he  is  looking  at.  '"he  word  "intently"  means  to  actually  stoop  over  to  see 
very  closely  what  you  are  looking  at.   The  man  wh©<  is  seeking  to  work  at  his  faith,  isn't  con- 
tent to  just  see  it  as  a  mere  image  in  a  mirror  quickly  forgotten.  No,  he  must  look  closely 
at  it.  And  what  is  he  looking  closely  at?  "The  perfect  law,"  rsxwststxSxKwsxaatitisxiti  "The 
law  of  liberty,"  is  what  James  calls  it.  What  is  the  perfect  law?  Or,  the  law  of  liberty? 

Paul  answers  that  by  saying  in  his  letter  to  the  Romans,  chapter  8,  verse  2:  "For  the  law  of 
the  Spirit  of  life  in  Christ  Jesus  has  set  you  free  from  the  law  of  sin  and  death." 

The  Perfect  law  is  Jesus  Christ.   He  was  the  perfect  human  being  that  God  wanted  His  creation 

of  man  to  be.  Jesus  was  able  to  live  up  to  fulfill  every  requirement  that  God  had  for  man. 

And  it  is  only  through  the  shed  blood  of  Jesus  Christ  that  man  can  be  set  free  from  the 

bondage  of  sin,  and  the  spiritual  death,  separation  from  God  that  sins  brings  with  it. 

So  through  Jesus  Christ  there  is  the  new  law,  the  law  of  liberty,  freedom  from  sin  and  its 

consequences.  Is  that  a  mart  of  our  lives  as  we  live  them  each  day?  Are  we  aware  that 

through  Jesus  Christ  we  are  new  creations,  that  we  have  been  set  free? 

(Illustration  of  "5  year-old-bov  proclaiming  that  people  were  forgiven) 

A  member  of  a  church  which  uses  a  craver  of  confession  and  an  assurance  of  pardon  tells 
that  after  the  confession  the  minister  announces,  "In  Christ's  name,  you  are  forgiven,"  and 
the  congregation  repeats,  "In  Christ's  name,  you  are  forgiven."  This  member  tells  of  going 


-5- 

shopping  in  a  super  market  with  her  5  year-old-son.  She  was  embarrassed  because  he  was 
going  from  shopper  to  shopper  proclaiming,  "In  Christ's  name,  you  are  forgiven." 

Even  though  his  mother  was  embarrassed,  the  little  boy  had  it  right.   He  was  stating  a  truth. 

It  is  in  Christ's  name  that  all  mankind  is  forgiven.  But  not  everyone  is  aware  of  that  or 

even  cares  to  know  it.   But  like  that  child,  there,  out  there  is  where  the  message  needs  to 

be  given.   "Does  the  church  work?"  Onlv  if  its  individual  members  work  sharing  their  faith, 

*  *  * 

(Illustration  of  voung  man  playing  violin  and  everyone  clapped,  but  one  old  man) 

Many  years  ago  a  young  couple  had  their  first  child,  a  boy.  As  the  boy  began  to  prow  Miey 
noticed  he  had  musical  talent.   He  could  plav  the  violin.   Thev  wanted  the  best  teacher  thej 
could  pet  and  were  told  there  was  an  old  Swi^s  maestro  who  used  to  teach  but  was  now  re- 
tired. When  the  maestro  heard  the  bov  plav  he  recognized  he  had  abilitv  and  decided  to 
teach  him.   The  boy  was  just  eight-vears-old  at  that  time.   For  ten  years  his  teacher  worket 
with  him  almost  everv  dav.  Then  came  the  time  for  his  debut.  His  parents  booked  Carnegie 
Hall.   The  press  and  all  the  important  neople  came.   The  lights  dimmed  and  the  young  man  arki 
stepped  on  that  stage  and  from  the  first  note  to  the  last  he  held  the  crowd  mesmerized. 
When  he  finished  the  crowd  rose  to  their  feet  and  filled  the  hall  with  their  cheers  and  ap- 
plause. Yet  the  boy  ran  offstage  crying.  The  stage  manager  veiled,  "Get  back  out  there. 
They  love  you.  They  are  all  cheering  and  applauding."  The  boy  answered,  "There  is  one  who 
is  not."  The  stage  manager  rushed  out  to  look  and  then  came  back.   He  said,  "OK,  so  one  ol< 
man  is  not  applauding.  You  can't  worry  about  what  one  old  man  thinks  when  the  rest  of  the 
world  loves  you."  The  boy  replied,  "But  you  don't  understand.  That  old  man  is  my  teacher, 
my  leader." 

Is  God  able  to  applaud  what  we  are  doing  within  the  church?  Whom  are  we  seeking  to  please? 

The  doors  and  windows  open  and  close;  lights  go  off  and  on;  bells  ring,  and  this  congregation 

is  in  motion.  But  "Does  it  Work?"  "What  is  it?"  How  do  we  answer?  Are  we  willing  to  chanp< 

our  inactivity  if  we  are  guilty  of  that?  God  invites  us  not  just  to  be  hearers  of  the  Word, 

but  doers  also. 

...  (ALTERNATIVE  ENDING  WITH  ILLUSTRATION  OF  MI  RVED  FOE  07"  kO   V 

IN  AFRICA  AND  HI."  REI     M  E) 


3t,    Paul's    United    Church   of   Christ 
Butler i    Pennsylvania 
Rev,    Ralph  Link,    Pastor  January   14,    1990 

Mr.    Robert    We is ens te in,    Liturgist 
Mr.    Dale    Rice,    Minister  of  Music 
Mr.    Roland  Thompson,    Saxophonist 
Acolytes:     Chrig  Shearer  and  Hike  Kay 

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ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11; 00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Announcements 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 

Prayer  Requests 
•Processional  Hymn  No*  335   "Holy  God,  We  Praise  Thy  Name" 
'Ascription 
•Exhortation 

"Confession  ( In  Unison)  Eternal  Father >  teach  us  in  the 
days  of  this  year  to  discover  the  preciouaness  of 
dne.   Keep  us  from  squandering  our  hours  in  senseless 
thought  and  useless  activities.   Help  us  through  good 
books,  clean  conversation,  and  creative  action  to  so 
number  our  days  that  we  nay  get  a  heart  of  wisdom,  and  a 
life  devuted  to  thy  reconciling  ministry  in  the  world; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.   Amen. 
*Kyrie 

•Assurance  of  Pardon 
•Praise:   Leader  -  Dlessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  -  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever, 
'Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 
Children's  Moment 

Hymn  No*  35  "Near  to  the  Heart  of  God" 
Call  to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
people  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  -  Let  us  pray. 
Morning  Prayer 

Giving  of  our  Tithes  and  Offerings 
•Poxology  -  page  392 
Anthem:   "Glory  to  God  Almighty" 
Scripture:   Exodus  2-4;  9— IB 
Sermon:   "For  Him:  R  &  H'1 
•Invitational  Hymn  No.  2      "How  Great  Thou  Art" 
•Choral  Benediction  "Shalom  to  You" 
*  Benediction 
•Postlude     J 


The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 

Mrs,  Alma  Killean  and  family  im  memory  of  Ralph  KiXlean. 
Mr,  Sr  Mrs.  Mike  McDonald  will  greet  our  members  and  guests 

at  the  door  this  morning. 
Ushering  today  will  be  Alta  Kradcl,  Lois  Stokes,  Donna 

Stewart  and  Alma  Dally. 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Kelly  Mangel  and  Anna 

Gonzalez. 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Jim  Gannon. 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  95  with  8  visitors. 
Sandy  Sheppeck  and  Kathy  Goda  will  be  visiting  the  hospital 

this  week. 
Hospitalized:  ///r  - 

MARK  YOUR  CALENDARS:   IMPORTANT  MEETINGS! ! ! ^   — 

Monday  -  Property  Committee  will  meet  at  7   P.M.  along  with 
the  women  who  are  interested  in  changes  that  may 
take  place  in  the  kitchen. 
Tuesday  -  Activities  Committee  will  meet  at  7  P.M.   We  need 
all  of  you  there  to  plan  for  our  activities  for 
this  time  of  the  year- 
Wednesday  -  Auditing  of  the  books  will  begin  at  2:00  P.H, 
Please  check  the  schedule  in  the  office  for 
your  appointed  time. 
Thursday  -  Chancel  Choir  at  7:00  P.M.   We  need  more  voices. 
Music  Committee  meeting  following  choir  at 
v  B:30  P.M. 

^YEARBOOK  INFORMATION  is  due  in.   If  you  have  not  ;ret  with 
your  committees  and  selected  a  chairman  please  do  so  as 
.    soon  as  possible, 

^•NOMINATIONS  for  Elders  and  Deacons  will  be  made  This  month. 
Mark  yonv   nomination  and  drop  it  in  the  offering  plate. 
Paper  is  provided  in  the  back  of  the  pffss*  ^At/tc   J\>> 
X YOUTH  SOUP  S  SANDWICH  will  be  held  on  January  28th 
following  the  church  service. 
Please  join  in  the  singing  of  the  Choral  Benediction  at 
the  end  of  the  service.   The  words  are:   Shalom  to  you 
now,  Shalom  my  friends,  May  God's  full  mercies  bless 
you  my  friends.  In  all  your  living  and  through  your 
loving,  Christ  be  your  Shalom,  Christ  oe  your  Shalom. 
At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 
life.   This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept- 
Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate,  or  to  seek  counseling.; 
The  Altar  ia  open  to  everyone.   The  Pastor  will  assist 
you  if  you  desire. 


Community  Bible  Church  -  Sagamore,  Pa.  -  January  21,  1996 

PRELUDE 

GREETINr.s/jOYS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRAYER  REQUESTS 


•HYMN 

PRAYER/OFFERING 
•DOXOLOGY 

PASTORAL  PRAYER 

HYMN 

SCRIPTURE:     EXODUS  2^:9-18 

SERMON:    "FOR  HIM:  R  fc  R" 

ST.   PAUL'S,   BUTLER,   1/1 V90 

'HYMN 

•       FDICTION 
'OSTLUDF 


SCRIP:    EX    2U:9-lS;    SERM:    "FDH   HIM:    R   S-  R" 

(IMS  MAID,   DILIGENC  OF  CLEAN  t  -HER  GLOHY) 
WEST  CAT  ASK  QtlES:    WAT   IS  TH/CHTEF  END  OF  MAN? 
ANSR:    TH/CHTEF  END  OF  MAN   IS  2GLORFY  G  t,  2ENJ0Y  HIM  '•EVER 
HOW  HAPN?  ANSR  SIMPL.ONLY  G  CAN  MAK  POSIBL 
"     '  HUS   SEEK   HOW  G    DUZ  THIS  2UNDRSTAN 
XHIP  GHD  EXAMPL  2ANSH   QDES  HEGAHD  CHIEF  END  OF  MAN 
VSS  Q-llaG  REVEAL  SELF  30  THEY  C  HIM.BUT  NO  t)Y 

TRANSPARENT  PLATFORM.VS   1O.N0  1TNDRST  COMPLET.BUT  G  REVEAL  SELF 

TOTS   HEVET.ATTN  OF  HIS   GLOPT  ^^^^ 

VSS  15-17-HERE  AGIN   "GLORY  OF  GOD",    BBT  WAT  IS  HIS  GLORY???? 
"HIS  ESSENC,TH/PERSN  OF  0   m  BH/CAN  FIND  HTM.DISCOVR  HIM 

&  IT   IS  HIS  ESSENC   IN  WH/HE  CAN  TAK   PRTD.LIK   MAID  HER  CLEANING 
WHY  G  CHOOZ   SHOW/GIV  HIS  GLORY?      ANSP.HE  IS  GOD 
BGTN  OF  LAW  HE  fflW  AM  THE  LORD  TOUR  GOD 
TELS  WHO  HE   TS.WE  T.ERN  HE   DESIH  2B  WORSH/SKRVD  ABUV  ALL  ELSE 
GOD  GIVS  GLORY  PHTMSELF  *  IT  IS  *HTM  G  DW,  EYEHTH,*  WHY  SHUDNT  HI 
WE  R  HERE  ON  ERTH  ONLY  THRU  HIS  PERHISIV  WIL 
£0  1ST  THING  KNi    BOUT  G  13   IT  1ST  OF  ALL  *«HIM  HE  GIVS  HIS  GLORY 
FISST  IF  ALL  a  DD7.  THIS  FOR.»EVELATTON 

0  WANTS   EA,EVB   PERSN  WALK  THIS   ERTH  2TRULY   KNO  HIM 
ISA  «:8-I  AM  THA.THAT  IS  MY  NAM:I  WIL  NOT  GIV  MY  GL  2AN0THR 
HE  SHOWS  HIS  GLORY  2GIV  REV  OF  SELF 
PS  M310-B   STIL  %  INO  THAT   I    AM  G 
PS  100;J«KNO  YE  THAT  THL  HE  IS  GilT  IS  HE  THAT  HATH  MADE  US,*  NO! 

WE  ODHSELVS  :WE  P.  HIS  PEO  t  TK/SHEEP  OF  HIS  PASTOR 
EA  THEZ  VSS  k   MANY  OTHES  GIV  US  TH/REV   OF  GOD 
TH/DLT  REV   WAS  JS  XP  t,  ALTHO  JS    FINAL  REV   OF  G,THAT  REV  CANB 
A  PERSNL  ONE   IN  LIF  OF   EVRONE  I   ONLY   POSIBL   IF  WIL  2SEEK  G  THHB 
(ILOS  P.O.   LE  TOUHNEAO  %  DIBECTIN  OF  H  SP)  HI" 

COIT"£nENC?  QUIRK  OF  FATS?  NO.G'S  REV  2HTM  t  HE  ABL  GLORFY  0 
(I    '•■lIJ  TOTONEAU  GIV  90*  INCOME  AT  HIS  DETH) 

G  WANT  REVEAL  SELF  ON  PERSNL  BASIS  2EA  OS, SO  MAY  GLOBFT  HIM  WHIL 
LIV  HERE  ON  ERTH  -  L  IT  ItHIHSFAF  HE  GIVS  US  THIS  REV 
BUT  W/P.EV  WAT  DO?,  a  EXPEC  ERAS? 
VS  1S.WAT  C  HERE  IS  MOSES  RESPONS   -  HE  DID  WAT  a  ASKD  OF  HIM 
VSS  5  I  7-RSSPONS  IS  WAT  G  WANTS  FB/THOZ  RECEIV  HIS  REV 
REV  IS  WAT  0  BTVS  ".HIMSELF  ^SHO  HIS  GLORY  t  RESPONS  WAT  G  WANTS 
FS/BLIEVRS 
WAT  KIND  RESPON  DUZ  G  WANTxTHAT  SHICH  WIL  GLORIFY  HIM 
WAT  IS  TH/CHIEF  END  OF  MAN   -  2GL0RIFY  GOD-ONLY  DUN  BY  LIV  XPIAN 
(ILOS  PBEACHR  PR  ON  WAT  IS  A  XPIAN  I  BOY'S  RESPONS)  LIFE 

RFSPTNS  G  WANTS  FR/TfS  IS  2TEL  HTM  W/OTTR  LTVS  WE  R  HIS 
LATTSt  PAPT  OF  OAT  QUESTTNS    ANSR    IS»  AMD  TO  ENJOY  HIM   FOREVER 
HOW  CAN  ENJOY  G  FOREVER? 
ONLY  TRUE  PERSNL  RELATSKIP  W/JS  XP 
G  ASKS  OS  PRESPONn  PHIS  REV  BY  TAK  JS  XP  AS  SAV  I  LORD. 
I     WAT  IS  A  XPIAN?  CAN  WE  ANSR-TT  IS  SUMONE  LIK  MT         ??? 
'  WAT  IS  A  XPIAN*     TELL  HIM  WAOUP  LIFE 


(Ilus  maid  8-  »BEB  r-LORY) 

,„,tri_t.  rBt.chis.n  asks=WAT  IS  TH/CHIEF  END  OF  MAN? 
A™/CHIEE  END  OF  MM.  IS  2GL0RTFY  G  ft  2EHJ0Y  HIM  ".EVP. 


-  Translucent  Blu*  rlatfonn 


VSS  9  -11 
Sapphire 

'    it5i""c.LORY  OF  G??   -  Hia  esseac, Reran  of  G  in  -h/can   find  Hia 
1st  Commel  AM  TH/LORD  TO  GOD 

i^L-sIiTm'tha'hat  "  k  "**«  «i  »«  =»  «  aMiY  2N0THE 

Pb  ^6:10=B  STIL  8.  KNO  THAT  I  AM  GOB 

•>.  ™.™o  YE  THAT  TH/L  HE  IS  G-.IT  IS  HE  THAT  HATH  MADE  US,& 
fc°  «  5dBSH*S.W  B  HIS  PEO  ft  TH/SHEEP  OF  HIS  FASTUB 
tllu*  R.G.LeTorneau  &  H  Sp  dirM  **il  asleep) 
It  is  FOR  HIM  -  HIMSELF   -  G  fcivs  Hevelatin 
Va  18       RESPONSE 
vsa  3,   7 

Cat  Qi2eat=WAT  CHIEF  END  MAN?     1st  part   -  2GL0RIFT  GOD 
(Ilus  Wat  in  a  Xpian  8,  boy's  reapoos) 
TEL  HIM  MAMA,   TEL  HIH 


Scripture:  F>xedus  ?^;9-l8 
f  Tlu*^  of  Mtid  and  "her  p-lory11) 

Th/'-stminntr  Cot  ask?  cuest=WVr  IS  WSffiEF  END  OF  MAN? 
&         ^sr=KAN*S  CHTF^  ENI>  IS  2GLOHFY  G  ft  2LDV  RIM  ^EVR 
To  frlorfy  G  fc  to  luv  Rim  **evr  -  Hew  can  that  hapn?? 
rh/simpl   sner  is  that  G  Himself  can  onlv  mak   that   posibl 
but  we  mus.   s<-ek   ?C  how  1   duz  thii   in  ordr  ?undretan 
Our  Scrip  this  mora  is  *ud  e*ampl   '♦aner   th/nues  rerar  chief  end 
of  man 
it  one  of  many  example  hew  G  shows   self  5man  &  th/purpos  of  it 
Kos>Aarn,sons-Abihu,Badab ,&  TOeldrs  wer  cal  by  G  2th/Mt  Z 
receiv  th/Law 
Vss  g-ll-HEAD  -  3  reveal   S#3 f  ?them   in  such  way«wer  abl  3C  Him 
&  yet  didnt  d.y 
We  canot  undrntan  how  this  hapn  k  wat    form  this   tuk, 
ther   thcz  who  hav  descrih  ae  G  stan  on  platform   transparent 
Sapphire, or  blue 
Blue  was  color  used  by  roylty  of  that  day 
All   thie  was  Revelation  of  His  Glory 
vsa  15-17=PFA^  -  here  srin  is   th/Glory  of  G 
But  wat  is=Th/Glory  of  G?? 
As  simply  ao  can  put  it, it  is   that  essene   of  G,that  Fersn  of 
G  in  wh/we  can   find  Him, or  discovr  Hira,S-  it  is  that  esenc   in 
wh/He   can   tak  prid 
jug  as  maid  tuk  prid   in  her  work  &  cal  it   her  Glory, so  S   take 
prid  in  Hie  Glory   -  it   is  Gfs   esenc, strictly  His 
Bat  why  duz  G  chooz  2*iv   or  she  His  Glory?? 

Aoar-He   is  GOD 
Put' ther  mor  2it   than   jus   that  stamen-in   th/very  bep-in  of  th/Law 
th   lfl*  Comandmen  Btrin=T   AM  TH/LOPP  rm  GOD 

"-at   telle  who  He  1e  S-  we   lern  He  desirs  2B  worshipd  8,  servd 
*F  'uv  evrthin  iit  els  in  thie  worl 
0  ^ivs   His  Glerv  U   ^imself-it  ie  For  Him  that  G  (Sub  evrth  ft 
why  (thudnt  He?? 
We  P.   on   this  erth   onlv  thru   His   permisiv  wil  &  so  1st   thinjr 
we  kno  bout  G  is   that  it  is  l»t  of  all  For  Hin  He  friv  His  Hie 
£-  th/purpos  of   do    that    is    ?fnld 
it  iB  FIRST  of  all  '^revelatin 
G  wants  Reveal   Self  2mank  so  evrv  persn  who  walks   this   erth 
mav  trulv  kno  Hi* 
Dsa   croph    insrir  writ*!    AH  TH/L.THAT   TS  MY  NAM:I   WIL  NOT  GIV 
MY  GLORY  TO  ANOTHP.    -  Isa    k?-S 

all  that  G  <3uz   is   Zsho  <*th  Hie  Glory??friv  Rev  of  Himself 
He  inspir  Ps  writ=B  STIL  &  KNO  THAT  I   AM  G   -  4r":10 
KNO  YETHAT  TH/L  HE  IE  G:IT  If7  HI  THAT  HATH  MADE  US  ,8,  NOT  WE 
ODRSELVSlWE  P  HIS  PEO  &  TH/SHEEP  OF  HIS   FA5TDH    -  100:3 
ea   thez  vsa  &  many  othrs  cud  ouot   fnd   throut   His  Word  jrivs   us 
th/Rev  Pf  G  &  then  of  core,th/ult   rev   is  jfivn  thru  Jfl   Xp 


althe  Js  was   final  rev  of  G,that  revelatin  is  ft  canB  a  persnl     2/ 
one   in   th /li f  of  evrone 
that  only  posibl  wen  persn  wil  2eeek  g  thru  Hi* 
fllus    "  "  .TeToumeau  f,   directin  of  H  Ep  whil  as,lpep) 


i  ThftT 


.2  wud  say  it  quirk  of   fate  or  coincident   -  Rut  was  it??? 


(TO,*  -  was  Q'fl  rev  2  Mr.   LeTourneau  &  he  abl  (tlorfv  G  thru  it 
it   tim  his   deth,Vr,   LeToitrneau  was  elv  00*  incom  Pworlt  of  th/L 
ft  wants   reveal   »5elf  2ea  us  on  rersnl  basis  so  we  may  aloffv  Eil 
whil  li'v  here  on  erth 
It  is  FOP   HT^, ^Himself  that  He  riv^   His  revelatin 
hut  w/this  revelatin  wat  duz  G  expec   of  us??? 
vs  l8=Wat  C  here   is  Moses  response   -  he  ditf  wa»-  Q  ask   of  him 
in  vs  3-  R-  in  vs  ?=T?ESFON'S  ifi  wat  G  desirs   fr/thoz  who  hav  receiv 
Kis   revelatin 
REVELATIN  is  wat  G  Rivs   -  FOR   HIM,   'i  Himself^sho   ifie  Glerv,fc  it 
is  BE8PCHSE  wh/He  desire   fr/Blievrs 
but  wat  kind  of  Respons   dua  G  want?? 
altho  peo  alonp  w^oses   declar  thev  wud  obey  p,  do  vat  G  wantd , 
w/in  short  periud   tim  they  wer  roak  ftoldn   iaatr  ^worship 
th/Pespons  wh/G  wants  is   that  wh/wil  plorfy  Him 
th/Cat  aueetrWat   is  th/chief  end  of  man?  -  S-  1st  part  ie^TO  GLO- 
RIFY GCD 
we  can  only  dothis  by  striv  2liv   th/Xpian  lif 
Cllus   preachr  ask   quest=WAT  IS  A  XPTAN  &  littl   boys  respons) 
Th/Rtfipons  G  wants   fr/us  is  2  TELL  HIN  w/our  livs  that  we  R  Kia 
thAattr  part   of  Cat  quest  is=TO  EHJOY  HIM  FOREVER 
How  can  we  en.ioy  G  ^evr? 
Only  thru  a  persnl   relatahip  w/js  3fp 
G  asks  us  ^respond  ?.   His  Revelatin  by  tak  Js  y.p  «s  our  Sav  &  Lord 
Vat  is  a  Xpian? 
Car      -  ansr   -  IT  tr  SHMONE  LIK  ME??7? 
Wat   Is   A  Xpian? 
Tell  Him  w/tTr  lif 


"For  Him:  R  &■  S" 

Scripture:  Exodus  2^:9-18 

(Illustration  of  maid  and  diligence  in  her  cleanine) 

A  man  tells  of  a  friend  who  employed  a  maid  to  fee  do  the  cleanine  of  their  house.  This  maid 
was  so  diligent  in  her  work  that  this  family's  house  became  known  for  being  immaculately 
clean.   The  maid  Aid  this  without  any  prompting  on  the  rart  of  the  man  and  woman  of  that 
house.  They  never  had  to  worry  about  the  rooms  beintr  cleaned,  furniture  dusted  and  polished 
and  floors  swept,  silver  polished,  and  so  on.  Someone  asked  the  maid  whv  she  did  such  a 
good  ,iob.   She  replied,  "because  I've  (tot  a  glory."   Her  work  was  something  that  she  took 
pride  in.   Strexrxxxsd  Wtjat  she  did  and  how  she  did  it  pave  her  a  sense  of  satisfaction  and 
to  her,  that  was  what  she  called  "her  rlorv." 

The  Westminster  Cateshism  asks  the  question,  "What  is  t>e  chief  end  of  man."  And  the  answer 

is:  "Han's  chief  end  is  to  clorifv  Rod  and  to  eniov  Him  forever."   "To  slorify  God,  and  to 

enjoy  Him  forever."  How  can  that  happen?  The  simple  answer  is,  that  God  Himself  can  only 

make  that  possible.  But  we  must  seek  to  see  how  God  does  this  in  order  to  understand. 

Our  Scripture  this  mornintr  is  a  cood  example  aJbrftgctxicinimrxmutMii  for  answering  the  nuestion 

regarding  the  chief  end  of  man.  It  is  one  of  manv  examples  how  God  shows  Himself  to  man  and 

the  purpose  of  it. 

Moses,  Aaron,  his  wons  Abihu  and  Nadab,  alone  with  seventy  elders  were  called  by  God  to  the 

Mount  to  receive  the  Law.  We  read  of  this  in  the  9th  through  the  11th  verses,  (Pead  thiB 

portion).  God  revealed  Himself  to  them  in  such  a  way  that  they  were  able  to  see  Him  and  yet 

not  die.   We  cannot  understand  what  form  this  took.   There  are  those  who  have  described  it  as 

God  standing  on  some  sort  of  platform  of  transparent  sapphire,  or  blue.  All  of  this  was  a 

revelation  of  His  glory. 

Then  in  this  Scripture  there  is  a  second  revelation  of  God  as  we  learn  from  verses  15  through 

17,  (read  these  verses).  Here  again  we  read  of  "The  Glory"  of  God,  But  what  is  "The  Glory 

of  God?"   As  simply  as  we  can  put  it,  it  is  that  essence  of  God,  that  Person  og   God  in  which 

we  can  find  Him,  or  discover  Him,  and  it  is  that  essence  in  which  He  can  take  pride.  Just 

as  the  maid  took  pride  in  her  cleaning  and  called  it  "her  glory,"  so  God  takes  pride  in  His 

Glory.  But  why  does  God  choose  to  show  or  give  His  Glory?  The  answer  is  that  He  is  God. 

But  there  is  more  to  it  than  just  that  statement.  In  the  very  beeinnine  of  the  Law,  the 

first  commandment  is  the  statement,  "T  am  the  Lord  your  God."  That  tells  who  He  is  and  we 

learn  that  He  desires  to  be  worshiped  and  served  ahove  everything  else  in  this  world.   God 

Fives  His  Glory  for  Himself.   It  is  "For  Him"  that  God  does  everything,  and  why  shouldn't  He? 

We  are  on  this  earth  only  through  His  remissive  will.   And  so  the  first  thing  we  know  about 

God  is  that  it  is  first  of  all  "'For  Him,"  that  He  eives  His  Glory.   And  the  purpose  of  doing 

that  is  twofold.   It  is  first  of  all  for  "Revelation,"  God  wants  to  always  reveal  Himself  to 

mankind  so  that  each  and  every  nerson  who  walks  this  earth  may  truly  know  Him,   Isaiah,  t*e 

prophet  was  inspired  to  write,  "I  am  the  Lord,  that  is  My  name;  I  will  not  give  My  glory  to 
another,"  Isaiah  '+2:8. 

All  that  God  does  is  to  show  forth  His  Glory;  to  give  Revelation  of  Himself.  He  inspired  the 

Psalmist  to  write  of  Himself;  "Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am  God,"  W  :10;  "Know  ye  that  the 
Lord  He  is  God:  it  is  He  that  hath  made  us,  and  not  we  ourselves;  we  are  His  people  and 
the  sheep  of  His  pasture,"  100:3. 

Each  of  these  verses  along  with  many  other  we  could  quote  found  throughout  His  Word  gives  us 


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the  Revelation  of  God.   And  then  of  course,  the  ultimate  Revelation  is  given  through  Jesus 
Christ.  Although  Jesus  was  the  final  Revelation  of  God,  that  Revelationis  and  can  be  a  per- 
sonal one  in  the  life  of  evryone.   Th-st  is  onlv  possible  when  a  person  is  willing  to  seek  God 
through  Hin. 

(Illustration  of  R.  G.  LeTourneau  and  direction  of  Holy  Spirit) 

P.  G.  LeTourneau  was  a  great  Christian,  but  he  wasn't  always  that  wav.   He  had  the  sub- 
contracting job  for  building  the  Hoover  Dam,  but  he  had  underestimated  the  cost  because  he 
tan  into  solid  rock  and  to  fulfill  his  commitment  cost  him  all  he  had  and  he  was  bankrupted 
He  turned  to  God  and  this  turned  his  life  around.  The  more  he  made,  the  more  he  (rave  to  tb 
Lord.  Napoleon  Hill  tells  if  traveling  with  Mr.  LeT  urneau  for  lyi  years.  One  night,  after 
LeTourneau  had  finished  his  lecture,  they  went  to  the  airport  and  pot  into  his  private 
plane  and  took  off.   Mr.  LeTourneau  closed  his  eves  and  began  to  pray  silently,  and  in  his 
prayers  he  fell  asleep.   In  his  sleep,  LeTourneau  reached  into  his  pocket,  took  out  a  note- 
book and  a  pencil  and  wrote  something  in  the  book,  and  then  put  it  back  without  opening  his 
eyes.   When  they  landed,  Mr.  Hill  saiiJ  to  Mr.  LeTourneau,  "Do  you  remember  writing  in  your 
notebook?"  He  said,  "No,"  and  then  quickly  reached  into  his  pocket,  pulled  out  the  note- 
book and  was  shocked  to  see  what  he  had  written.   He  said,  "That's  the  answer  I've  been 
searching:  for!   That's  the  solution  to  the  problem!   The  invention  is  now  complete!"  And 
he  was  able  to  build  his  huge  earth -moving  machines.  This  is  how  the  breakthrough  came  to 
him. 

There  are  those  who  would  say  it  was  a  quirk  of  fate,  or  a  coincidence.   3ut  was  it?  No,  it 

was  God's  revelation  to  Mr.  LeTourneau  and  he  was  able  to  glorify  God  through  that.  At  the 

time  of  his  death,  Mr.  LeTourneau  was  giving  90  percent  of  his  income  to  the  work  of  the  Lord. 

God  wants  to  reveal  Himself  to  each  of  us  on  a  personal  basis  so  that  we  may  Glorifv  Him  while 

we  live  here  on  earth.   Tt  is  "For  Him,"  for  Himself  that  He  gives  His  Revelation. 

But  with  this  Revelation  what  does  God  expect  of  us?  The  lPth  verse  of  our  Scripture  tells  us 

(Read  this  verse).  What  we  sep  here  is  Moses1  Response.  He  did  what  God  asked  of  him.  But 

we  can  also  see  this  if  we  look  back  to  the  beginning  of  this  Scripture,   In  the  ^rd  verse  we 

read,  "And  all  the  Tieople  answered  with  one  voice,  and  said,  'All  the  words  which  the  Lord  has 
spoken  we  will  do." 

And  in  the  7th  verse  we  read,  "Then  he  took  the  book  of  the  covenant  and  read  it  in  the  hear- 
ing of  the  people;  and  they  said,  'All  that  the  Lord  has  spoken  we  will  do,  and  we  will  be 
obedient.'" 

Response  is  what  God  desires  from  those  who  have  received  His  Revelation.   "Revelation"  xn& 

t!«titxV»Kjtpan3fRV  is  what  God  gives  "For  Him,"  for  Himself,  to  show  His  glory,  and  it  is 

"Response"  which  He  desires  from  believers.  But  what  kind  of  Response  is  does  God  want? 

Although  the  people  along  with  Moses  declared  tha*  would  obey  and  do  what  God  wanted,  within 

a  short  period  of  time  they  were  making  a  golden  image  to  worship.   The  Response  which  God 

wants  is  that  which  will  glorify  Him.   The  catechetical  question  is, "What  is  the  chief  end  of 

man?"  And  the  first  part  is  "To  glorify  God."  We  can  only  do  this  by  striving  to  live  the 

Christian  life. 

(Illustration  of  preacher  preaching  on  "What  is  a  Christian"  and  little  boy's  response) 
A  little  boy  sat  in  church  with  his  mother  and  listened  to  a  sermon  entitled,  "What  is  a 
Christian?"  Every  time  the  minister  asked  the  question,  he  banged  his  fist  on  the  pulpit 
for  emphasis.   Each  time  this  happened  it  built  up  tension  within  the  boy  and  he  finally 
whispered  to  his  mother,  "Mama,  do  you  know?  Do  you  know  what  a  Christian  is?" 
"Yes,  dear,"  she  replied.   "Now  sit  still  and  be  quiet." 

Finally,  as  the  minister  was  winding  up  the  sermon,  he  again  thundered,  "What  is  a  Christ- 
ian?" and  banged  especially  hard  on  the  pulpit.  This  time  it  was  too  much  for  the  little 
boy,  so  he  .iumned  up  and  cried  out,  "Tell  him,  Mama,  tell  him." 


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The  "Response  God  wants  from  us  it  to  "Tell  Him"  with  our  lives  that  we  are  His,   The  latter 
part  of  the  «**HKtt*txKsi-x*KKJrtiani  answer  to  the  catechetical  Question  is,  "To  enjoy  Him  for- 
ever?" How  can  we  enjoy  God  forever?  Only  throueh  a  personal  relationship  with  Jesus  Christ. 
God  asks  us  to  Xwpa   Respond  to  His  Revelation  by  taking  Jesus  Christ  as  our  Savior  and  Lord. 
Whqt  is  a  Christian?  £Kxx*x«ntttxa£x][x  Can  we  answer,  "It  is  someone  like  me'.'"   What  is  a 
Christian?  Tell  Him  with  your  life! 


St.  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler,  Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  January  21,  1990 

Mr-  Robert  WeisenStein.  Llturglst 
Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Mr*  Roland  Thompson,  Saxophonist 
Acolytes:   Wesley  Miller  and  Hay  Gamble 
+  +  +  +■  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  ■•-  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  + 

ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Ann  o  uric  eraent  s 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 

Prayer  Requests 
•Processional  Hymn  No.  9  "Teach  Us  What  We  Yet  Kay  Be" 
"Ascription 
*Exhortation 

*Confession  {In  Unison}  0  thou  who  didst  cause  thy  star 
to  shine  on  kings  in  realms  afar,  we  pray  that  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  world  become  the  kingdom  of  thy  Son. 
Teach  us  to  speak  the  Word  of  the  Gospel  in  the 
Strange  lands  of  business  and  science,  of  school  and 
shop,  that  we  may  be  the  instruments  through  which 
thy  will  may  be  done-   Forgive  our  abuse  of  the 
name  Christian  by  hoarding  it  for  ourselves  and  not 
sharing  it  in  all  areas  of  our  lives.   These  things 
we  ask  in  His  name.   Anen. 
•Kyrie 

^Assurance  of  Pardon 
•Praise:   Leader  -  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  -  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever. 
-Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 
Children's  Moment 

Hymn  No.  328  "Begin,  My  Tongue,  Some  Heavenly  Theme" 
Call  to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
People  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  -  Let  us  pray. 
Morning  Prayer 

Giving  of  our  Tithes  and  Offerings 
"Doxology  -  page  382 
Anthem:   "What  A  Friend  We  Have  In  Jesus" 
Scripture:   Genesis  1 
Sermon:   "For  Him:  Form" 
•Invitational  Hymn  No.  404   "0  Love  That  Will  No  Let  Me 
Be" 


♦Closing  Chimes 
*Benediction 
"Boa tlude 
+  +  +  +  +  +       ""Congregation  Standing      +   +  ++   +   +- 
The  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by  Vicki 

Winrader  in  honor  of  her  mother  and  father,  Mr.  4  Mrs. 
Robert  Winrader. 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Rob  Vinroe  will  greet  our  members  and  guests 

at  the  door  this  morning. 
Serving  as  Ushers  today  will  be  members  of  the  Youth  Group. 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Margaret  Emery. 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Joe  Youngblood. 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  106  with  12  visitors. 
Paul  Riemer  and  Donley  Martin  will  be  visiting  the 
.    hospital  this  week. 
/■Hospitalized:   Harold  Kennedy  in  BMH. 


^>Dates  to  Hark  Down-; 

Monday,  Jan.  22nd  -  Property  Committee  and  Women  who 
are  interested  In  fixing  up  the  kitchen,  please  come 
at  7:00  P.M. 

Thursday  at  6:15  P.M.  the  children   and  youth  will 
meet  for  choir  rehearsal. 
fetfEARBOOK  INFORMATION  is  needed  this  week.   Plans  are  to 

begin  its  publication* 
^^NOMINATIONS  for  Elders  and  Deacons  may  be  made  this  nonfehu 
Use  the  paper  provided  in  the  back  of  the  pews  and 
nominate  someone  you  think  would  serve.   Drop  it  in  the 
offering  plate. 
January  27th  -  Youth  Bowl-a-tbon.   Sign  up  with  one  of  the 
youth  as  their  sponsor. 
29th  -  Youth  will  sponsor  a  Soup  &  Sandwich  lunch- 
eon in  the  hall  following  the  church  service . 
February  4   -  Congregational  Dinner/Meeting  will  be  held 
immediately  following  church  in  the  hall . 
14   -  Valentine  Dinner  will  be  held  in  the  church 
hall  at  6:30  P.M.   You  have  a  choice  of 
Roast  Beef  or  Stuffed  Chicken  Breast.   Price 
Is  $9.00  per  person.   See  Chervyl  Martin  to 
make  your  reservations. 
At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 
life.  This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate,  or  to  seek  counsel ingi 
The  Altar  is  open  to  everyone.   The  Pastor  will  assist 
you  if  you  desire. 


pmuns 

.... 

NEXT  amciv   -  BAJTISH  YMM   POOL  -  <*  P.M. 


•HYMN 

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■■   IK   AT  BEGIN  OF  BIBL  -  GfflESIS  1:1 


Teaehr  Newton  Hi   Skul.Masa  *+clafi  on  Hibl  as  literatur 
SODOH  &  GGKORAH  WER   I.UVR5 
JEZEBEL  WAS  AHAB'S  DONKY 
4  HORSMEN  HI  APEARD  ON  TH/AOROPOLIS 
NT  QCSPLS  WES  WRIT  BY  MT,KARK,LUTKR  8-  JN 
EVE  WAS  CRFATP  FR/AN  APPL 
■T°   WAS  BAPTIZP  BY  MOSES 

ar,      Ituk  priz  of  misinfontiatin   fr/ynr  man   top  5*  Krad  elao 

Suestin=WAT  WAS  GOLGOTHA? 
GOLGOTHA  WAS  TH/NAM  OF  TH/GIANT  WHO  SLEW  TH/APOSTL  DAVID 

Robt  Jastrow-araoetie  scientist   frAufc^G  ft-  TH/ATRONOMERS 

A  SOOND  EXPL  MAY  EXIS  4  TH?EXPLOSIV  BIRTH  OF  OUR  UNIVERS  .BUT 
IF  IT  DUZ.SCIENC  CANOT  FIND  OUT  WAT  TH/EXPLANATIN  IS.   THE 
SCIENTISTS  PURSUIT  OF  TH/PAST  ENDS  IN  TH/MOMEN  OF  CHEATIN. 
THIS  IS  AN  EXCEEDINGLY  STRNG  DEVELOP,  UNEXPECTD  BY  ALL  BUT  THE 
THEOLCGINS.   THEY  HAV  ALWAYS  ACPTD  TH/WORD  OF  TH/BIBL=TN  TH/BGIN 
G  CSEATD  TH/ftVN  &  TH/ERTH.     2WHICH  STY   AHaUSTIN  ADBD  WHO  CAN 
UNDRST  THIS  MYSTRY  OP  EXPL  IT  2CTHRS?     TH/HEVELCP  IS  UNEXPECTC 
SCOZ  SCTENC  HAS  HAD  SUCH  EXTRAOHD  SDCES  IN  TRACING  TH/CHAIN  OF 
CAUS  A-  EFEC  BAKWARD  IN  TIM, ...NOW  WE  WTJD  LIKE  2PUSSU  THAT  IN- 
QUIRY FARTHR  BAK  IN  TIM.BDT  TH/BAFIER  2FASTHS  PROGRES   SEEMS 
TNSURMCUHTBL.      IT  IS  NOT  A  MATTR  OF  NCTHR  YH,NOTHH  DECAD  OF 
WORK.NOTHR  KEASURMEN.NOTHF.  THECRY:AT  THIS  TIM  IT  SEEMS  AS  THO 
SCTENC  WIL  NEVR  B  ABL  2RAIS  TH/CUSTAIN  ON  TH/MYSTRY  OF  CREATIN. 
4TH/SCTENTTS  WHO  HAS  LIVD  BY  HIS  FAITH  IN  TK/PCWR  OF  REASN.THE 
STORY  ENDS  LIK  A  BAD  DREAM.  HE  HAS  SCJLD  TH/MUNS  OF  IGNORNC, 
HE  IS   ABOUT  2CONQUR  TH/HTGHES   FEAKrAS  HE  POLS  HIMSELF  OVH  THE 
FINAL  ROK  HE  IS  GRESTD  BY  A  BAND  OF  THEOLCGINS  WHO  HAV  BIN 
SITTING  THER  "tCENTURIES 


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Great 

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Bpin  of  Creatin,not  Bfein  of  time 
is=BAFA   -  a   ful  aii«el 

simples   formsSCUT  DWN.2MAK  FUL 


t=  cA=FORKLES  «RTB=T0W  HOO  -  CONFDSIN,NUTH,WILDNES,WAST 

VOID  =HEB=WO  BOO  HOO  -SB  EMPTY, AN  UNDISTING  RUIN.WILDRNES  , 
WASTLAND 

TB  2B=SP  cap  -  DEITY 

V6B    3-5 

WYCLIFTE  HIBL  COWTOfTARY 
MEN  OF  SCIENC  REVEAL  OOR  X8HXSYXI  GALAXY  CONTAIN  KOB  THAN  100 
MILION   STARS, £  THAT  OUR  SUN   IS  150TRIL  MILES  FH?TH/CENTR  OF  OUR 
GALAXY.   OOR  GAI.AXY  IS  ONE  OF  SMAL  CLUSTS  OF  19GALS ,TH/NEAEEST  OF 
WHICH  IS   30MIL  LITE  YRS  ER/DS ,  150TRIL  MILES.  OOR  RESEARCH  SCI- 
ENTISTS B¥  USE  POWRTUL  TELSCCPS  HAV  MADE  5EASNBLY  SUR  THAT  THER 
E   KOR  THAN  A   BIL  GALS.  THEY  ESTIMAT  TH/NUMBR   OF  STARS  IN  THEZ 
GALS  AS  CLOS  2-100QUINTIL.   TH/CANDL  POWR  OF  ONE  OF  THEB  GALS  IS 
EQUAL  2THAT  OF   llOOMIL  SUNS.      AS  A   MAN  LKS   ON  THIS  VAST  CHEATIN 
E,  OPS  VAT  HE  C'S   W/TNSPIHD  WRITRS   ACT  ITS  ORION, HIS  HART  HUSB 
FILLED  WITH  AWE  ,'- 


"For   Him:   Form" 
Scripturat  Genesis  1 
(Tlus  of  Bible  knwledc:  &  confusin) 

this   jus  smal  sainpl  of  confusin  wh/surouns  anyth  Jiib  2day 
A  Irp  part   that  confusin  has  ?do  w/fac  we  liv  very  scinetif  ajre 
ft  scienc   pride  self  of  pet  at   truth  of  mattr  ft  lay  evrth   bare 
wA  ndisputbl   facs 

enc  has  not  ft  canot   acpt  Bib  acnt  of  creatin  ft   this  has  caus 
lrpst  area   of  confusin 
■fFxampl   of  Robt  Jastrwa  -  ajmoetic    -  ft  quot  on  Creatin) 
Duznt  that  snd   lik  at  leas  one  of  th/evolutinists  is  wil  2admit 
reluctntly  theory  of  evclutin  is  vronp? 
ft  it  is   ,1ub   that   theory  wh/haa  ft  is  caua   th/prohs  in  eocity  2day 
if  we  Bliev  theory  of  evolutin  we  hav  no  need  k  God, ft  if  hav  no 
need   k  God, than  anyth   poes  ft  ther  is  no  rt  or  wronp,ft  ther  is 
no  need  k   fear  of  punishment 
But  on  th/othr  hand)  if  we  vu  evrth  as  B  creatd  by  G»then  lif  taks 
on  nothr  diraensin  ft  th/serch  ^mean  &  truth  Bhin  that   theorv  Beume 
imperativ 
1st  vs  of  Bibl   reads=RFAD 
th/word=BEin  duznt  slpnfy  cert   def  time 
It  is  Blievd  word   is  usd  k   th/tin  wen  G  Bpan  2creat 
millins,or  hundrds  of  millins  of  vrs  may  hav  elapsd  3k  0  aetuly 
startd  P-reat 
put   import   thin*  is  G  was   ther   fr/th/verv  1st 
How  He   cam  iriS  B  no  one  can  say, ft  actulv  that   is   immaterial 
Wat  is   mor  import   is   that  0  did   th/crentinp 
Word  k  Create   is^BA^A 

this  word   is  uad   exclusivly  k  God  ft  nevr  aplyd  .?man 
it  meana^A.  Fill  Miracl,?:  in  its  simples   forai=2cut  dwn,2mak   ful 
a  tufc  wat   ther  was  of  mattr  ft  atoms  ft  cut   then  dwn,or  mad   them 
ful 

*  He  creatd  no  one  knows, but  we  do  kno  it  was  G  who  did   it 
t,  so  shud  all  mank  kno  it  was  G 
vs  S^FORMHra   in  Heb=TCW  HOO  -  ft  it  means  confusin, nuth,wildnes, 
wast 
VOID  in  HebfcWO  BOO  HOO  -  &  it  means  2B  empty, an  undistinp; 
ruin, a  wildrnes,wastlan.,enipy 
From  wat  was  FORKLFS  ft  VOID  0  creatd  ft  He  did  it  in  His   own  in- 
imitabl  way 

vs  2B=If  U  hav  newr  versin  of  Bib  U  wil  note  Sp  cap  6  this  dun  2 
indiaet   DEITY 
Here  it  indicats   th/very  Being  of  G 
we  talk  of  G  B  Spjat  Pent  wen  Ch  was  born  th/Sp  of  G  raanifes  2 
disci ps  in  Jeru 
In  ea  instanc   that  Sp  of  G  was  His  Breath 
G  litrly  Breathd  Creatin  in2  existenc,so  all   th/inivers  has 
a  portin  of  G  w/in  it 


U  canot  Ik  any  of  nsturl  ordr  of   things  ft  not  C   thAandwork     2/ 
of  tH?Creatr 

th/worl  &  all   that   in   it  litrly  contain  th/areath,or  Sp  of  G 
va    '5-5-7hen  read  piec   by  frlorius  piec   evrth  put  in?  plac 
ft  ea   tin  was  acvtbl   2  God 
th/creatin  on  kfb  day  had  2dn  w/creatin  vast  solar  systm 
4a  V  kno  wat   that  systm   is???? 
(I       /  siz  solar  systr   fr/Vycliffe  Bibl  Commentary) 
This  ifl   onlv  one  amal  part  of  vast  creatin  G  did 
th/Creatin  story  roes  on  ft  tels  of  th/nak  of  nvnenseas, plants, 
aniinlB,fish,ft  ult  creatin  of  man 
aftr  ea  part  we  read  Q  deelar  it  as  *ud 
end   of  chap  tel  us=Vs    31-RFAl) 
th/mean  here   is  simlar  2us  Bay=£ud(Bettr,Best 
As  creatin  move  on  undr  G's  directin  it   ^ets  bettr  %  bettr 
But  why  irud  G  go  2bothr  of  hav  recorded? 
ansr  is  1st  of  all  He  want  £reveal  self  2  th/only  port  of  crea- 
tim   that  cud   respond  2that  luv  ft  it  was  man 
one  ajrin  fflus  say  G  creatd  FOP   HIM   -  For  Himself 
this  not  selfish  motiv  but  want  2shar  Self  w/specil  creatin 
wh/was  man 
in  ordr  kmnn  ?en,1oy  fiia  creatr  evrth  had  2B  &  hav  propr  shape 
or   FORM 
so  G  creatd   evrth  perf  in  FORM  ^man  2use  ^  en.loy 
But   w/intel  G  eivn  man,tfan  continulv  usd  Intel  wrongly  ?ouest  how 
creatin  aetuly  cum  in?  existenc 
it    fr/this  we  hav   th/unrndly  theorys  if  evolutin, atheism, araos- 
ticism,etc 
but  0  has  also  spok  arin   this  ^  we   find  record   in  Rom  1 
vsb  l8-P0=EFAP 
P  sav  Q  bin  reveal  ?mank  fc   ther  no  exeup   anyone  say-T   dont   kno 
anvth  bout  fl 

'  i  rev  of  self  canB  seen  in  sun, moon, Stars , trees, flowrs, sea 
e.  anywher  anyone  Ike 
So  ther  no  excus 
Wen  anvone  Iks  any  part  natur  &  asks.=How  did   this  hapn?  he  is 
Opn  ?  Grs  rev  &  G  can   then  reveal  slf  ^thr 
but   if  he  atributs   creatin  2  th/Bir  banp  theory, or  Explain, 
then  G  is   out   of  pictur  R  P  adds=T?FAD  vss  21-23 
Q  wants  flan  2kno  Him,2cum  2  Hi« 
that  why  rrovid   rev  aftr  revl  $  record   them  all 
&  we  hub"  say  a*in  chief  end  man  is  aiuv  G  &  enjoy  Him  **evr 
He  creatd  k  l-   fr/Himself  ^jriv  us  FORK  ft  OFPP  insted   of  conf  & 

chaos 
G  wants  us  2C   Him  ft  2kno  Him  in  evrth  of  Uf 
(Tlus  of  teachr  tel  students  observ  unnoticd   flowr) 
Who  C's   th/unnoitcd  littl   flowr  bloom  in  woods  in  ■*«  Spring? 
Perhaps  no  hu*n  B,but  <i  C'b  it  &  rivs  it  as  evidenc   His  luv 
He  reveals  self  arnd  us   evrday=Do  we  C   Hint     l«  we  kno  Him  thru 
prtes  rev  of  all?     All  He  wants  ^^l^^p^Sttw^  ^ 
fK_   *Lt  ms  mor  of  His  luv     Cum  2Him  2day  &  res  or  jyT         


"For  Him:  Form" 

Scrioture:  Genesis  1 

{Illustration  of  ^ible  Knowledge  and  Confusion) 

A  teacher  in  N»wton  High  School  in  Massachusetts  was  going  to  teach  a  class  on  the  3ible 
as  literature  and  he  conducted  a  quiz  of  high  school  SB  juniors  and  seniors  who  were  going, 
to  attend  college  on  their  Biblical  knowledge.   These  were  the  answers  he  received: 
Sodom  and  Gomorrah  were  lovers 
Jezebel  was  Ahab's  donkey 

The  Four  Horsemen  appeared  on  the  Acropolis 

The  New  Testament  Gospels  were  written  by  Matthew,  Mark,  Luther  and  John 
Fve  was  created  from  an  apple 
Jesus  was  baptized  by  Moses 
but  the  answer  which  took  the  pr;  ze  of  misinformation  was  riven  by  a  young  man  who  was 
academically  in  the  top  %   of  the  graduating  class.   The  question;  "What  was  Golgotha?" 
The  answer:  "Golgotha  was  the  name  of  the  giant  who  slew  the  anostle  David." 

This  is  ,1ust  a  small  sample  of  the  confusion  which  surrounds  anything  Bibliacl  todav.   A  larg< 

part  of  that  confusion  has  to  do  with  the  fact  that  we  live  in  a  very  scientific  ape  and 

science  prides  itself  on  getting  at  the  truth  of  the  matter  and  laying  everything  bare  with 

indisputable  facts.   Science  has  not  and  cannot  iint  accent  the  Biblical  acount  of  creation. 

This  has  caused  the  larpeet  area  of  confusion.   Here  is  what  a  scientist  who  calls  gimself  an 

"agnostic"  in  religious  matters  has  to  sav  about  creation  as  he  wrote  in  His  book  "God  and 

the  Astronomers."  His  name  is  Robert  Jastrow: 
"A  sound  explanation  may  exist  for  the  explosive  birth  of  our  universe,  but  if  it  does, 
science  cannot  find  out  what  the  explanation  is.  The  scientist's  pursuit  of  the  past  ends 
in  the  moment  of  creation.  This  is  an  exceedingly  strange  development,  unexpected  by  all  br 
but  the  theologians.   They  have  always  accepted  the  word  of  the  Bible,  "In  the  beginning, 
God  created  the  heaven  and  the  earth."  To  which  St.  Augustine  added,  "Vfho  can  understand 
this  mystery  or  explain  it  to  others?"  The  development  is  unexpected  because  science  has 
had  such  extraordinary  success  in  tracing  the  chain  of  cause  and  effect  backward  in  time 
....  Now  we  would  like  to  pursue  that  inquiry  further  back  in  time,  but  the  barrie  to  far- 
ther progress  seems  insurmountable.  It  is  not  a  matter  of  another  year,  another  decade  of 
work,  another  measurement,  or  another  theory;  at  this  moment  it  seems  as  though  science  wil! 
never  be  able  to  raise  the  curiain  on  the  mystery  of  creation.  For  the  scientist  who  itx«x 
has  lived  by  his  faith  in  the  power  of  reason,  the  story  ends  like  a  bad  dream.   He  has 
scaled  the  mountains  of  ignorance,  he  is  about  to  conquer  the  highest  peak;  as  he  pulls 
himself  over  the  final  rock,  he  is  greeted  by  a  band  of  theologians  who  have  been  sitting 
there  for  centuires." 

Doesn't  that  sound  like  at  least  one  of  the  evolutionists  xk   is  willing  to  admit  reluctantly 

that  the  theory  of  evolution  is  wrong?  And  it  is  just  that  theory  which  has  and  is  causing 

the  problems  in  our  society  today.  Tf  we  believe  the  theory  of  evolution  we  have  no  need  for 

God;  and  i£  we  have  no  need  for  God  then  anything  goes  because  there  is  no  right  or  wrong, 

and  there  is  no  need  for  fear  of  punishment.  But  on  thr  other  hand,  if  we  view  everything 

as  being  created  bv  Rod,  then  life  takes  on  another  dimension  and  the  search  for  meaning  and 

truth  behind  that  theory  becomes  imperative. 

The  very  first  verse  of  the  Bible  reads,  "In  the  beginning  God  created  the  heavens  and  the 
earth,"  Genesis  1:1. 

The  word  "beginning"  does  not  signify  a  certain  definite  time.  It  is  believed  that  the  word 
is  used  for  the  time  when  God  began  to  create.   Millions,  or  hundreds  of  millions  of  years 
may  have  elapsed  before  God  actually  started  to  create.   But  the  important  thing  is  that  God 
was  there  from  the  very  first.   How  He  came  into  being  no  one  can  say,  and  actually  thqt  is 


-2- 

immaterial.  What  is  more  im  portant  is  that  God  did  the  creating.  The  word  for  "created"  is 

the  Hebrew  word  "BAWA".   This  word  is  used  exclusively  of  God  and  can  never  be  applied  to 

man.   It  means  "A  full  miracle,"  and  in  its  simplest  form,  "to  cut  down,"  or,  "make  full." 

God  took  what  there  wasof  matter  and  atoms  and  "cut  them  down,"  or,  ''made  them  full."  How  He 

created  no  one  knows.  Rut  we  do  know  that  it  was  God  who  did  it,  or  we  should  know  that  God 

did  it. 

We  next  read,  "And  the  earth  was  formless  and  void,  and  darkness  was  over  the  surface  of  the 
deep,"  verse  2A. 

Formless  in  Hebrew  is,  "TOW  HCO  -  (To  Hou)"  and  it  means  confusion,  nothing,  wildness,  waste." 

an  undistinguishaole  ruin. 

Void  in  Hebrew  is,  "WO  BOO.Hpp  -  [Wa  Bp  Hou)"  and  it  means  to  be  emntv.  The  earth  was  nothing 

an  undistinguishable  ruin  *  ° 

a  wilderness,  a  wasteland,  empty*  and  from  it  God  created.   But  He  did  it  in  His  own  iniiritabli 

way.  The  end  of  verse  2  tells  us,  "And  the  Spirit  of  God  was  moving  over  the  surface  of  the 
waters,"  verse  2B. 

If  you  have  a  newer  version  of  the  Bible,  you  will  note  that  the  word  Spirit  is  capitalized. 
This  is  done  to  indicate  Deity.  Here,  it  indicates  the  very  being  of  God,  We  talk  of  God 
being  a  Spirit.  At  Pentecost  when  the  church  was  born,  the  Spirit  of  God  was  maiifested  to 
the  disciples  in  Jerusalem.   In  each  instance,  that  Spirit  of  God  was  His  breath.  God  litera- 
lly Breathed  creation  into  existence.   So  all  of  the  universe  has  a  part  or  portion  of  God 
within  it.  Y(.u  cannot  look  at  any  of  the  natural  orders  of  things  and  not  see  the  handiwork  a: 
of  the  Creator.  The  world,  and  all  that  is  in  it,  literally  contains  the  Breath,  or  Spirit  of 
God. 
Verse  3,  points  out,  "Then  God  said,  'Let  there  be  light,'  and  there  was  light,"  and  further, 

"And  God  saw  that  the  light  was  good;  and  God  separated  the  light  from  the  darkness.  And  God 
called  the  light  day,  and  the  darkness  He  called  niuht.  And  there  was  evening  and  there  was 
morning,  one  day,"  verses  4-5. 

Then  we  read  piece  by  glorious  piece  everything  is  put  into  place.  And  each  time  it  was 

acceptable  to  God.  The  creation  on  the  fourth  day  had  to  do  with  the  creation  of  the  vast 

solar  svstem.  Po  you  know  how  vast  tha*-  system  is? 

(Illustration  of  the  size  of  solar  system) 
From  the  Wycliffe  Bible  Commentary  we  read: 
Ven  of  science  reveal  that  our  galaxy  contains  mre  than  100  billion  stars,  and  that  our 
sun  is  lTO  trillion  miles  from  the  center  of  our  galaxy.   Our  galaxy  is  one  of  a  small  c 
cluster  of  19  galaxies,  the  nearest  of  which  is  30  million  light  years  from  us  (150  tril- 
lion miles,  Our  research  scientists,  bp  using  powerful  telescopes,  have  made  reasonably 
sure  that  there  are  more  than  a  billion  galaxies.   They  estimate  the  number  of  stars  in 
these  galaxies  as  close  to  100  quintillion.  The  candle  power  of  one  of  the  galaxies  is 
equal  to  that  of  400  million  suns.   As  a  man  looks  on  this  vast  creation  and  compares 
what  he  sees  with  the  inspired  writer's  account  of  its  origin,  his  heart  must  be  filled 
with  awe" 
This  is  only  one  small  part  of  this  vast  creation  which  God  did.  The  creation  account  goes  on 
and  tells  of  the  making  of  the  earth,  the  heavens,  the  seas,  plants,  animals,  fish,  and  the 
ultimate  of  creation,  man.  After  each  part  we  read  that  God  declared  it  good.  The  end  of  the 
chapter  tells  us,  "And  God  saw  all  that  He  had  made,  and  behold,  it  was  very  good,"  vs  31. 
The  meaning  here  is  similare  to  our  saying,  "good,  better,  best."  As  the  creation  went  on  and 
moved  forward  under  God's  direction  it  got  better  and  better.  But  why  would  God  go  to  the 
effort  of  having  this  recorded?  The  answer  is  that  first  of  all  He  wanted  to  reveal  Himself 


to  the  only  part  of  creation  that  could  respond  to  His  love  and  that  was  wan.  Once  again  we 
must  say  that  God  created  "For  Him,"  for  Himself,  Not  a  selfish  motive,  but  wanting  to  share 
Himself  with  His  special  creation  which  was  man.   In  Oder  for  man  to  enjoy  His  Creator,  every- 
thing had  to  have  a   proper  form  or  shape.  So  God  created  everything  perfect  in  Form  for  man 
to  use  and  enjoy. 

But  with  the  intelligence  that  God  has  (riven  man,  man  has  continually  used  that  intelligence 
wrongly  to  question  how  creation  actually  came  into  existence.  It  is  from  this  that  we  have 
the  ungodly  theories  of  evolution,  atheism,  ap-nosticisnr  and  so  on.  But  God  also  has  spoken 
against  that  and  we  find  that  recorded  in  Paul's  letter  to  the  Romans  in  chapter  one. 
Paul  writes  beginning  at  the  18th  verse,  (read  verses  18-20}.   He  is  saying  that  God  has  been 
revealed  to  all  mankind  and  there  is  no  excuse  for  anyone  to  say  "I  don't  know  anything  about 
God."  God's  revelation  of  Himself  can  be  seen  in  the  sun,  the  moon,  the  stars,  trees,  flow- 
ers, the  sea,  anvahere  one  looks.   So  there  is  no  excuse.   When  a  person  looks  at  any  part  of 
nature  and  begins  to  question  "how  did  this  happen,"  he  then  is  open  to  God's  revelation  and 
God  can  reveal  Himself  further.   But  if  he  attributed  all  of  creation  to  some  wild  theory  of 
a  "Big  bang,"  or  "Fxulosion,"  then  God  is  shut  out  of  the  picture  and  Paul  adds,  (read  verses 
21-23). 

God  wants  man  to  know  Him,  to  come  to  Him.  That  is  whv  He  provided  revelation  after  revela- 
tion and  recorded  them  all.  When  Psul  wrote,  "Thev  did  not  honor  Him,"  he  is  saying  that 
thev  did  not  glorify  God.   And  we  must  say  once  ae-ain  that  the  chief  end  of  man  is  to  love  Goc 
and  glorify  Him  forever.  He  created  for  and  from  Himself,  to  give  us  "Form,"  and  order  in- 
stead of  confusion  and  chaos.  God  wants  us  to  see  Him  and  know  Him  in  everything  of  life. 
(Illustration  of  teacher  telling  students  to  observe  unnoticed  flower) 

Who  sees  the  unnoitced  little  flower  blooming  in  the  middle  of  the  woods  in  the  Spring?  Per- 
haps no  human  being,  but  God  sees  it  and  gives  it  as  evidence  of  Hir  love.   He  reveals  Himseli 
all  around  ue  everyday.   Do  we  see  Him?   Do  we  know  Him  through  the  greatest  revelation  of 
all?  *11  that  He  wants  from  us  is  our  love  in  return,  and  He  will  then  give  us  more  of  His 
love.   Come  to  Him  today  and  rest  in  that  creative  love. 


St,  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler  t   Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  January  28,  1990 

Mr-  Robert  Weisenstein,  Liturgist 
Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Mr.  Roland  Thompson,  Saxophonist 
Acolytes;   Ray  Gamble  and  Wesley  Miller 
*4-t-+*  +  +  +  +  +  +  4-  +  +  4  ++  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  ■*■+■  + 

ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude  "Praise  to  God  the  Father"  &     "Rock  of  Ages" 
Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Announcements 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 

Prayer  Requests 
•Processional  Hymn  No.  49?  "Like  a  River  Glorious" 
♦Ascription 
♦Exhortation. 

♦Confession! In  Unison)   Lord  God,  Our  Father,  in  your 
light  do  we  have  light,  and  in  your  love  do  we  find 
lave.   Show  us  the  path  anew,  and  lead  our  wayward 
feet  thereon.   Give  to  us  purer  hearts,  and 
cleaner  lives,  and  Let  us  live  as  our  Saviour  and 
your  Son  taught  us  to  live.   For  we  pray  this  in 
His  name.   Amen. 
♦Kyrie 

♦Assurance  of  Pardon 
Praise:   Leader-  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People-  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever* 
♦Gloria  Patri  -  page  L42 
ChildrenHs  Moment 

Hymn  No.  466  "What  a  Friend  We  Have  in  Jesus" 
Call  to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
People  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  -  Let  us  pray. 
Morning  Prayer 

Giving  of  our  Tithes  and  Offerings 
*Daxology  -  page  382 
Anthem:   "What  A  Friend" 
Scripture:   James  2;  21-24 
Sermon:   "For  Him:  A  Friend" 
'Invitational  Hymn  Wo*  220  "I've  Found  a  Friend, 

0  Such  a  Friend'* 
♦Closing  Chimes 
•Benedict"  i 


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♦Postlude  "Festive  March" 
++++++         "Congregation  Standing     ++++++ 

The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 

Mrs.  Isahel  Eichhorn  in  memory  of  husband  George. 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Dick  Dally  will  greet  our  members  and  guests 

at  the  door  this  morning. 
Serving  as  Ushers  today  will  be  Dick  Mangel,  Don  Kingsley, 

Donley  Martin  and  Dick  Dally. 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Marie  Henry. 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Mike  Roper- 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  H2  with  12  visitors. 
Jim  Gannon  and  Virginia  Mangel  will  be  visiting  the 

hospital  this  week.       fl£k 
Hospitalized.  ^  ,.  v  q^^      £  Wfc/W  tf<-A 
UPCOMING  DATES  TO  MARK;  *-fT       Vtt , .. 

February  4  -  Congregational  Dinner  immediately  after 
the  morning  church  service. 
5  -  Benevolence  Committee  will  meet  at  7  P.M. 
7  —  Council  meeting  at  7  P,M, 
16  -  VBS  Preview  of  material  and  programs  will 
be  held  in  Rehoboth  Hall  at  7  P.M. 
FEBRUARY  14th  -  Valentine  Dinner  this  year  will  be  held 
in  Rehoboth  Hall  at  6  r 10  P.M.   You  have  a  choice  of 
Hoast  Beef  or  Stuffed  Chicken  Breast.   Price  is  $9.00 
per  person,  and  you  can  make  your  reservations  with 
Mrs.  Chervyl  Martin. 
MOODY  BIBLE  CONFERENCE  -  it  is  time  for  the  men  of  the 
church  to   consider  going  to  the  Moody  Bible  Institute 
Conference  May  29th  through  June  1st.   Please  let  the 
office  know  as  soon  as  possible  if  you  would  like  to 

We  will  turn  in  the  reservations  by  mid  February. 
0MI NATIONS. .. ...  today  is  the  last  day  to  make  nominations 

for  Elders  and  Deacons.   Please  give  this  your 
attention,  and  make  your  nominations  today.   Drop  your 
list  in  the  offering  plate.   Give  carefull  consideration 
to  those  who  would  serve. 

At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 
life.  This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate,  or  to  seek  couseling. 
The  Altar  is  open  to  everyone.  The   Pastor  will  assist 
you  if  you  desire . 


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COMMUNITY  BIBLE  CHURCH  -  SAGAMORE,  PA.  -  JANUARY  PB,    I996 

PRELUDE 

GREET! NGS/JOYS/ANNOUNCEKENTS/FR AYER  BEQUESTS 


♦HYMN 

PRAYER ?OFFERING 
*DOXOLCGY 

PASTORAL  PRAYER 

HYMN 

SCRIPTURE:     JAMES  2:?l-2k 

SERMON:      FOR  HIM1  A  FRIEND" 

ST.  PAUL'S,  BUTLER  1/28/90 

•    "NDICTION 
.  jSTLUDE 


T^w    f***tt4-y 


SCRIP:   JAKES  2:21-;"4;   KERM:   "FtR  HIM:    A  FRIEND" 

(IMS  KN7GHT.L  OR  CASTL,*  MAKING  BNEMTES) 

ANYONE  CAN  MAK  ENMYS.TAKS  SPECIL  EFORT  2MAK  FRENDS 
6  CALLD  HAN,   SIS  NAM  ABRAM 
GENESIS  1?  WE  READ  OF   THAT  CAIi 

1     '  L.JAMES  ASKS  QUESTIN 

Vi>  P2.N0T  TRY  SAT  ABRAHAM  MADE  RITUS/JJSTIFYD  BCUZ  OE  WORKS 
WAT  SAT    IS   ABRAHAM   BL^EV   MAT  3  SAT   DWN  2LAST   DETAIL 
BUT  WHY  WUD  HE  BLIEV  IF  SAC   ISAAC  0  Willi  STIL  FULFIL  PROM  OF 
INDMFBL     DESCENDS   IF  KIL  OFF  1ST  OWE??? 
DIFI  2ANSR,BUT  SHHHCW   ABE   HUS   HAV   BLIEV  G  WUD  RESURECT  ISAAC 
ALSO  DIFI  4US  2VIS0LIZ  IF  WE  WUD  DO  THAT  IF  WE  RECEIV  CAL  FR/G 

BUT  THIS  WAT  ABE  DID         

VS  2VJAMES   QUOTE  HERE  FR/flBT  15:fi 

»S   21B-HE  WAS  CALLED  TH/FREND  OF  COD  

2CTHR   TIMES   IN  SCHIf-  READ  THIS   -   2  CHRON  20:7;    I84IAH   41  :fl 
ter«  ie  deepf  t>i»n  joo   frend 
SRK  IS-PHILOS  THEO,    WH/MEANS  LOVER  OF  GOD 
FAITH  SO  STRNG.SO  DEEP  LIK  A  CLOS  INTIHAT  W/GOD 

SAME  WORD  IS  HEED  OF  JS  WHER   IN  GCSPL  ACCTS   IS  CALLED      

"TH/FREND  OF   STNWRS" 
SPECIL, DEEP  RELATSRIP 
JS  LOVS  THOZ  WH  ENMYS  OP  GOD  JUS  AS  3  LOTS  THOZ  WHO  HATE  HIM 
THIS  RFLATSHIP  ABE  HAD  W/QOD, UNIQUE, SPECIL 

gar  why  a  do  this????? 

ANSR  ONCF.  AGIN  IS  FOR  HIMSELF   IN   ORDR  2SH0W  HIS  GLORY   2WORLD 
DID  IT  THRR  CREATIN.THEN  START  DO  THRO  INDIVIDS  1   ABE  WAS  1ST 
G  START  HIS  WORK  THRO  ABE  I  FH/HIM  WOD  CUM  RACE  OF  PEO  WHO 
WER   G'S  &   WHO  WUD  GIV  GLORY  2HIH  AS  LIV   i,   SERV   HIM 
<ILUS  MARK  TWAIN  t  EVPYONE  HE  KNEW  EXCEPT  SOD) 
F~  BIN  RND  SUMONE  SEEM  KNO  EVERCNE?? 
.     I  DO  THEY  KNOW  GODT     DO  WE  KNOW  GOD?? 
CAN  IT  B  SED  OP  US  "WE  R  FRENDS  OF  GOD??" 
CAN  ONLY  B  KED  TP  WF  SPEND  TIME  W/HJM.GET  TO  KNO  HIM,LOV  HIM 
HOW  MUCH  TIME  DO  WE  SPEND  TALK  TO  HIM, NOT  IN  PRAYR.BTJT  JUS  SHO 
OUR  LOV  BY  THINK  OF  HIM  EACH  DAY??? 
HE  IS  TH/ONE  WHO  WIL  STAY   BY   OUR   SIDE  NO  MATTR  WAT  C1RCUMS  LIF 
(ILUS  SAM  RAYBURN  t  BEING  SPECIL  FREMD  TO  SOMEONE  IN  NEED) 
HOW  MUCH  DUK  a  MEAN  TO  CS  t  R  WE  WIL  DROP  EVRTH  2SERV  &  LUV  HIM 
(ILUS  ON  GRIFFITH  t,  LaSE  SON  GREG   IN  19179 
G  CAN  MAK  SAME  CLAIM  ON  US 
HAV   TAKN  WAT  G  GIVN-RITUSNES/JUSTIF/THRO  JS 

BUT  G  CAN  CRY  TO  OS«I  HAV  SAC  MY  S  Ml  FOR  YOU.DONT  U  CARE 
IF  DID  CARE  LIVS  WTTD  B  LIVD  CIOSR  2HIM  t  CUD  B  USD  OF  US  "WE 
R  CALLS  TH/FRENDS  OF  GOD 
G  SHOWD  HIS  GLORY  2ABE  AS  START  OF  FHENDSHTP  W/THOIS  WHO  LUV 
RIM  RE  C  CONTINUES  THAT  SHOW  OF  GLORY  THRU  JS  XP  i  SEEKS 
tH»T  RFXATSHIP  W/tJS  OF  FRENDSHIP 


GEN   12:1-'  G'S   CALL  TO  ABRAM 

VSS  1-V  CONTRARY  WAT  MAY  BLIEV   -  ABRAM  NOT  GODLY  MAN 
LTV  IDOLTRUS  HOME 
LTV  IN  IDOLTRHS  NATIN 
LIV  AMONG  IDOLTRHS  PEOPL 

JT  G  CAL    ,TOL  LV  F'S  HOUS  t,  G  WUD  MAK  GRT  NATIN  OF  HIH 
ItaABBAM  75  SEN   DEPART  HARAN 
ABRAM  WELTHY  HAN 
HAD  HOR  THAN  COD  POSIBL  USE 
YET  ANSR  CAL  OF  G.WENT  2F0REIGN  PLAC, 
BLIEV  PROMIS  MADE  TO  HIM, BY  A  GOD  HE  DIDNT  REALY  KNOW 
THAT  IS  FAITH 
HUT  FAITH  IS  ONLY  PROMPTED  BY  SUMTHIN  THAT  IS   BLIEVABLE 
SUHKOW  AHRAK  MTIS  HAV  BIN  OIVN  SPECIL  REVLATIN  FR/GOD     THAT 
PROMPT   PUL  OP  STAKS  I  GO  STUNG  COUNTRY  2LIV 
REVLATIN  NO  RECORD  IN  SCRIP 
STEVEN  IN  SERMN  RECORD  ACTS  7,    SPKS  OF  THIS  I  TELS  GOD  APEAR 
2ABRAM  IN  MESOPOTAMIA 

s™°™aS?,sJ!m1,  SELF  l  FJ1PH;  W/ROT  "KPONS  FR/RIS  CBEATIN 
SPOK  OF  HIS  CREATTN  RFVEAL  HIS  GLORY 

NOW.THTS  INTSTANC  C  GOD  REVEAL  HIS  GLORY  TO  A  MAN 

THIS  REV  WAS  SPECIL  PLAN  WHERBY  WUD  HAV  DESCENDS  2NUMRUS  2 

COUNT 

AND  HOW  THRU  HIM  ABRAM  ALL  TH/VORL  WUDB  8LESSD 

KNOW  STORY  HOW  ABRAM  IMPATIENT  <tHEIR  MESS  THINGS  OP 

BUT  G   IN  SPITE  OF  ALL  THIS    DID  BLES   ABRAM  I  OAV  SON 

THEN  CHANG  NAME  TO  ABRAHAM  -  FATHER  OF  KHIBHU  MULTITUDES 

THIS  SON  WAS  BGIN  OF  DESCENDS 

THEN  a  MAK  STRUG  REOOF.S  t  READ  IN  GEN  22:l-2 


ABRAHAM   DID  FVRTHING  COD  TOLD  HTM  TO 

VSS   9-10=ABRAHAM  IN  COMPIJ1TE  OBEHIENC   TO  OOD'S  REQUEST 
G  THEN  INTRVEN  I  PROVID  A  LAMB 
TH/POINT  IS  TOUT  ABE  KNU  THIS  START  OP  PROM  G  MADE  2HIM 
YET  WAS    PERECTLY  WILING   2SACRIFIC   HIS  ONLY   SON 
<       5TIN   IS   "WHY?" 
hi«RE  IT  TS  THAT  JAMES  GIVSUS  TH/ANSR  IN  21st  VS  THIS  MORN  SCRII 


(Ilus  kni(?ht,lord  of  catl  R-  NO  HAV  SNMYS  IN  TOST 

TT  W  w<n 

James  2:21 
2:22 

2:2"?A 

2:2^B 
2  Cftron  20:7 
Isa  41:8 

Gr=PHILOS  THEC  -  Lover  of  God 

(Ilus  Mark  Twain  &  kno  evrone  but  G) 

(Ilus  Sam  Rayburn  <!■   frend  in  trubl) 

(Ilus  Jn  Griffith  $  loBe  son  in  1937) 
I    SACBIFICD  MY   SON  4-U  PEOPL! 
DONT  U  CARE??? 


For  Hira:    A.  Friend" 
Scripture:   James  2:2l-2^ 
(Ilua  knight, lord  of  castl  ft  mak  enemys) 
Anyone  can  raak  enemya.it   taks  specil   efort   2mak   f rends 
fi  calld  a  man {his  nam  was   Abram  ft  in  Gen  12read   that  call 
vsa  1-Vcontrary  2wat  may  think  Ab  was  not   eodlv  man 
^      "Liv  in  idoltrus  hom.idoltrus  natin,a«onr  idoltrus  peo 
oat  G  cal  &  ask  2  lv   f's  horn  ft  G  wud  mak   grt  natin  of  him 
vs  U=&b  ansr  that  cal  ft  obey 
be  waa  very  welthy  man  ft  had  nor  anyth   than  cud  posibly  Use 
yet  ansr  Cal   of  G  ft  went  2forei(m  nlac.flliev  prom  made  £him  by 
a  G  be  dldnt  fcesly  kno 
that   is  FAITH 
But    faith  is  only  pronn  by  aottth  wh/BlieMjl 
sumhov  Ab  muF  receiv  specil   rev   fr/G  wh/proniB  pul  staks  ft  go 
gtrnjr  country  2liv  basd   on  rrom 

we  no  kno  that  rev, no  record  in  Scrip, but  Stephn  in  serin  he 
preach  record  in   Acts  7  -  spks  of  this  ft  tel  G  apear  2Ab  in 
Mesopotamia 
We  hav  apokn  B  rev   self  ft  expec   that  rev  2R  respond  2   fr/His 
Creatin 

We  spok   Hie  '-■Reatin  rev  His   jrlory  ?nt»n 

ft  now  this   inatanc   insted   rev  H   frenrl,it  rev  Glorv  5  a  man 
2that  man  He  rev  he  wud  hav  descends  2nunrus   ?mentin  ft  thru  him 
til  worl  wudR  bles 
we  all  kno  Btcry  haw  Ab   Pcum  impat  ft  tak  mattrs  own  hands  & 
mess  it  up 
Hut  G  in  spit   that  bles  Ab.piv  son,&  ehng:  nam  2  ABPAHAK 
Gen  22:1-2=G  jriv  ardrs 
vge  9-10=Ab  did  all  ask  ft  G  intrven  provid  lam 
but  pt  this   is  Ab  knu  this  start  of  prom  2him  ft  yet  perf  wil 
sic  only  son  ft  quest  is  WHY???? 
it      .nes  friv  ansr  ft  tel  us  2:21 
vs  22^expl  w/ansr 
Jam  no  try  say  Bcuz  works  part  of  Ab  he  made  ritus,or  Just  in 
site  of  G 
wat  he  say  Ab  Bliev  wat  G  instruc   2do  ft  he  wil  2folo  G'e  in- 
struce  dwn   21as  detail 
Now  why  wud  he  Bliev  if  he  wer  2sac   Ts«   G  wud   fulfil   prom  2piv 
Ab  inumrbl  descends? 
Ansr=Ab  Bliev  G  deman  sac   of  Is.  but  wud  aumhow  resurec  TS  2 
ful f il  prom 
it  dif  *+us  3 put  selve  in   Ab's  plac   ft  vioulia  if  we  wud  litrly 
B  wil  2offr  one  our  childrn  if  receiv  cal   fr/G   ?do  so 
but   that  exac  wat  Ab   did  ft  Ja«  ad  wrrd   fr/Gen  15:&-{vs  23A) 
Hcua  Ab  acpt  by   faith  wat  G  ask  of  him  G  art  or  reckn  Ab  as  B 
ritus.or  made  rt  in  pite  of  a  ?f  jam  add-TB   2^H 


2othr   tim  Scrip  read   this^2  Chron  2C:7j   Tsa  J-»l :8  2/ 

Ah  cal^Frend  of  Q  but   term  has  much   deepr  mean  than   jus   frend 
Gr=PHILP£  THTCC  litrly  mean=LrV5  OF  G 
Ab's    faith   so  deep, so  stra£  he  lik  intimat  of  g 
sam  word  usd  of  Ja  as    frend   of  sinnrs  &   it  mean  specil,deep 
relatship 
"^  luvs  thoK  who  R  enmys  of  G,Jus  as  G  luvs  worl  wh/hatas  Hi» 
so  specil   relatahip  wh/Ab   en^oy  w/G  was  specil/unioue 
Hut  why  did  C  do  this? 
ansr  lys  in   fae,G  once  arin  did   it=FQr  Himself  in  ordr  2sho  His 
trlory  2th/worl 
He  did  it   trenrly   thru  creatin, ft  then  start   do  thru  sum  individe 
such  as   Ab  who  was  1st 
G  start  work  in  Ab's  lif  ft   fr/him  was  Scum  race  of  peo  who  wei 
G'a  ft  who  wud  piv   i*-lorv  2Him  as   thev  liv  ft  serv   Him 
(t1ub  Mark  Twain  ft  kno  evrone  cert  3) 
Think  how  tru  this  of  menv  oeo 
T  bin  rnd  sum  peo  &  sur  IT  hav  also  who  seem  ^krio  almos  evrone 
they  Tfi^et  -  But  do  thev  kno  <"i???? 
V>o  we  kno  G,.R  can  it  P  sed  of  us  We  S   rrenda  of  G????? 
that  can  onlv  H  sed   if  we  spen  tim  w/^iar  ft  ^et  ?kno  Hirr 
ft  that  can  only  tak  plac  if  we  wil  2surendr  tim  ?.  Him 
How  much   tim  do  we  spen  dur  busv  wk  comun  w/G???? 
How  oft  do  we   turn  2our  Frend   in   thots,rathr   than  Jus  prayr  ft 
talk  2Him,ft  luv  Hin  Ub  th/only  One  who  stay  by  our  sid  no  znsttr 
wat  eircums   of  lif  mayB????? 
(Ilus  Sam  Rayhurn  ft  his   frend) 
How  much   duz  G  mean  ?us? 
H  we  wil  ?drop  evrth  that  seem  of  mor  import  2serv  ft  folo  Kim??* 
(Ilua  Jn  Griffith  ft  losing  son  in  193?) 
ft  G  can  mak  that  sam  claim  upon  many  ua 
oh  itv.t^we  hav   takn  wat  He  has  cicn: 
<       f  is   just.ritusnes   thru  Js  Xp 
but  U  can  cry  out=I  sac   My  Son  *tU  peer!    I>ont  IT  care???? 
Bcuz  if  we   did  careour  livs  wudB  livd  closr  2Him  than  they  H 
It  cudB  sed  of  us=We  R  Galld  Th/Frend  of  G 
G  showd  His  vbxcje  alory  2  Ab  at  start   of  a    frendship  w/tho* 
who  luv  Him 
He  continues   2sho  Glory  thru  Js  Xp  ft  peeks  that  relatship  w/ua 
of  frendship 


"For  Him:  A  Friend" 
Scripture:  James  2:21-2'* 

(Illustration  of  knight,  lord  of  castle,  and  making  enemies) 

In  medieval  times  there  was  a  knight  who  returned  to  the  castle  at  *wilight.  He  was  in 

a  state  of  total  disaaray.   His  armor  was  dented,  his  helmet  was  falling  off,  his  face 

was  bloody,  his  horse  was  crippled  and  he  was  just  about  fallinfr  out  of  the  saddle. 

When  it  was  announced  that  he  had  returned  the  lord  of  the  castle  ran  out  to  meet  his 

bloody  warrior.   "What  happened  to  vou.  Sir  Knieht?"  the  lord  asked 

"Oh,  sire,  I  have  been  laboring  in  your  service,  robbing  and  plundering  and  pillaging 

your  enemies  in  the  west." 

"You've  what."  cried  the  lord.   "I  don't  have  any  enemies  in  the  west." 

"Oh,"  said  the  knight.  "You  do  now!" 

Anyone  can  make  enemies.   It  takes  a  special  effort  to  make  friends.  God  called  a  man. 

His  name  was  Abram.   In  the  12th  chapter  m  of  Genesis  we  read  of  that  call.  Moses  wrote: 

(read  verses  1  through3).  Contrary  to  what  we  may  think,  Abram  was  not  a  godly  man.  He 

was  living  in  an  idolatrous  home,  an  idolatrous  nation,  and  among  an  idolatrous  people. 

But  God  called  him  and  told  him  to  leave  his  father's  house  and  God  would  make  a  (treat 

nation  of  hin.   So  it  is  that  we  read  in  the  'tth  verse,  "So  Abram  went  forth  as  God  had 
spoken  to  him;  and  Lot  went  with  him.   Now  Abram  was  seventy-five  years  old  when  he 
departed  from  Haran." 

Abram  was  a  very  wealthy  man.  He  had  more  of  anything  than  he  could  possibly  use.  Yet  he 
answered  the  call  of  God  and  went  to  a  place  that  Jibx  was  foreign  to  him,  believing  a 
promise  made  to  him,  by  a  God  that  he  didn't  really  know.  That  is  faith.  But  faith  is 
only  prompted  by  something  that  is  believable.  Somehow,  Abram  must  have  received  a  specia: 
revelation  from  God  that  prompted  him  to  pull  up  stakes  and  go  to  a  strange  country  to  live 
based  on  a  promise.  We  don't  know  what  that  revelation  was,  it  is  not  recorded  in  Scrip- 
ture. But  Stephen  in  his  sermon  recorded  in  Acts  7,  speaks  of  this,  and  tells  that  God 
appeared  to  Abram  in  Mesopotamia. 

We  have  spoken  of  God  revealing  Himself  and  expecting  with  that  revelation  a  Response  from 
Hie  creation.  We  spoke  of  His  creation  revealing  His  Glory.  And  now  in  this  instance  we 
see  God  revealing  His  Glory  to  a  man.   To  that  man  He  revealed  a  special  plan  whereby  he 
would  have  descendents  too  numerous  to  count,  and  that  through  him  all  of  the  world  would 
be  blessed.   We  all  know  the  storv  how  Abram  became  impatient  seeking  for  an  heir;  and  how 
he  took  things  into  his  own  hands  and  messed  the  plan  up.  But  God,  in  spite  of  that  did 
bless  Abram  with  a  son  and  changed  his  name  to  Abraham,  This  was  the  beginning  of  his 
descendents,  but  it  is  then  that  God  made  a  strange  request  of  Abraham.  We  read  of  this 
in  the  '2nd  chapter  of  genesis  in  the  first  two  verses,  {read  22:1-2). 

Abraham  did  everything  as  God  had  told  him  to,  and  we  read  in  verses  9  &  10,  (read  these). 
God  then  intervened,  and  provided  a  lamb.  Hut  the  point  is  that  Abraham  knew  that  this 
was  the  start  of  the  promise  God  had  made  to  him,  and  yet  he  was  perfectly  willing  to 
sacrifice  this  only  son.  And  the  question  is  "why?"  It  is  James  who  gives  us  the  answer. 

He  asks  the  question,  "Was  not  Abraham  our  father  justified  by  works,  when  he  offered  up 
Isaac  his  son  on  the  altar?"  verse  21. 

And  then  he  explains  with  an  answer,  "You  see  that  faith  was  working  with  his  works,  and  as 
a  result  of  the  works,  faith  was  perfected,"  verse  22. 


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Jamee  is  not  trying  to  sav  that  because  of  works  on  the  part  of  Abraham  that  Abraham  was 
Bade  righteous,  or  justified  in  the  sight  of  God.  What  he  is  saying  is  that  Abraham  be- 
lieved wha^  God  instructed  him  to  do  and  that  he  was  willing  to  follow  God's  instructions 
down  to  the  last  detail.  Now  why  would  he  believe  that  if  he  were  to  sacrifice  Isaac  that 
God  would  still  fulfill  His  promise  to  give  Abraham  innumerable  descendants?  The  answer  is 
that  Abraham  simply  believed  that  God  was  demanding  the  sacrifice  of  Isaac,  but  that  God 
would  somehow  resurrect  Isaac  to  fulfill  His  promise.   It  is  difficult  for  us  to  put  ourselvei 
in  Abraham's  place  and  visualize  that  we  would  literally  be  willing  to  offer  up  one  of  our 
children  if  we  received  a  call  from  God  to  do  so.   But  that  is  exactly  what  Abraham  did 

James  adds  the  words  from  Genesis  15:6,  "And  the  Scripture  was  fulfilled  which  says,  'And 
Abraham  believed  God,  and  it  was  reckoned  to  him  as  righteousness,'  verse  23A. 

Because  Abraham  accepted  by  faith  what  God  asked  of  him,  God  accounted,  or  reckoned  Abra- 
ham as  being  righteoustp  or  made  right  in  His  sight.   And  James  adds,  "And  he  was  called 
the  friend  of  God."  verse  23B. 

Two  other  times  in  Scripture  do  we  read  of  this.  In  2  Chronicles  20:7,  and  in  Isaiah  <*1:8, 

Abraham  is  called  "A  friend  of  God."  But  the  term  has  a  much  deeper  meaning  than  just  a 

"friend."  In  Greek  it  is  "PH1L0S  THBO"  which  literally  means,  "Lover  of  God."  Abraham's 

faith  was  so  deep,  so  strong,  that  he  was  like  a  close  intimate  of  God.   The  same  word  is 

used  of  Jesus  where  in  the  Gospel  accounts  He  is  called,  "A  friend  of  sinners."  It  means  a 

special  and  deep  relationship.   Jesus  loves  those  who  are  the  enemies  of  God,  just  as  Cod 

loves  the  world  which  hates  Him.  And  so  the  special  relationship  which  Abraham  enjoyed  with 

God  was  special  and  unique. 

But  why  did  God  do  this?  The  answer  lies  in  the  fact  that  God  once  again  did  it  "For  Himself 

in  order  to  show  His  rlory  to  the  world.   He  did  it  generally  through  Creation,  and  then  He 

started  doing  it  through  some  individuals  such  as  Abraham  who  was  the  first,   God  started 

His  work  in  Abraham's  life  and  from  him  was  to  come  a  race  of  people  who  were  God's  and  who  w 

would  give  glory  to  Him  as  they  lived  and  served  Him. 

(Illustration  of  Mark  Twain  and  everyone  he  knew) 

Mark  Twain  once  traveled  to  Europe  and  he  took  his  little  daughter  with  him.   Everywhere 
he  went  he  was  greeted  by  people  that  knew  him  and  he  knew  them.  There  were  kings  and 
oueens,  and  princes,  and  prime  ministers,  and  heads  of  state.  Fach  time  he  met  someone 
his  daughter  was  duly  impressed.  But  one  night  when  they  were  all  alone  she  asked  him  a 
very  profound  question.  She  said,  "Papa,  you  know  everyone  but  God  don't  you?" 

Think  how  true  this  is  of  so  many  people.  I've  been  around  some  people  and  I'm  sure  you  have 

also  who  seem  to  know  almost  everyone  they  meet.   But  do  they  know  God?   Do  we  know  God  and 

can  it  be  said  of  us,  "We  are  friends  of  God?"  That  can  only  be  said  if  we  are  willing  to 

spend  time  with  Him  and  get  to  know  Him.  And  that  can  only  take  place  if  we  are  willing  to 

surrender  our  time  to  Him.   How  much  time  do  we  spend  during  our  busy  week  communing  with 

God?  How  often  do  we  turn  to  our  "^riend"  in  our  thoughts,  rather  than  just  in  prayer 

rah±x  talking  to  Him  and  loving  Him  for  beinp-  the  only  One  who  will  stay  by  our  side  no 


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matter  what  the  circumstances  of  life  are? 

(Illustration  of  Sam  Rayburn  and  making  breakfast  for  a  friend) 

Sam  Rayburn  was  the  speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives  longer  than  anyone  else.   One 
of  his  friends  lost  a  teenage  daughter  and  early  the  next  morning  Rayburn  rapped  on  his 
door.  "I  just  came  by  to  see  xty.i-xsmti&xkrlrpxjm*   what  I  could  do  to  help,"  The  father 
replied,  there  was  nothing  he  could  do.   "Well,"  Rayburn  said,  "have  you  had  your  hEsskx 
faratxxst  coffee  this  morning?"  The  man  replied  that  they  had  not  taken  time  for  breakfast. 
So  Sam  Rayburn  went  into  the  kitchem  and  proceeded  to  make  breakfast  for  the  family.  The 
man  came  in  and  said,  "Mr  Speaker,  I  thought  you  were  supposed  to  have  breakfast  at  the 
",'hite  House  with  the  president  this  morning?"  "Well,  I  was,  but  I  called  the  President 
and  told  him  I  had  a  friend  who  was  in  trouble  and  I  couldn't  come." 

How  much  does  God  mean  to  us?  Are  we  willing  to  drop  everything  that  seems  of  more  import- 
ance to  serve  Him  and  follow  Him? 

(Illustration  of  John  Griffith  and  losinjr  son  in  19^7) 

Back  in  ll'*-'?   a  Bant  Missouri  man  held  the  job  as  controller  of  a  railroad  drawbridge  across 
the  Mississippi  River.   His  name  was  John  Griffith.   One  flay  in  the  summer  of  that  year  he 
took  his  eight -year-old  son  Grep  with  him.  At  noon,  he  put  the  bridge  up  to  allow  boats 
to  pass  while  they  ate  their  lunch  sitting  on  the  observation  deck.   Time  passed  ouickly. 
Suddenlv  he  was  startled  bv  the  shrieking  of  a  train  whistle  off  in  the  distance.   He 
looked  at  his  watch  and  it  was  1:07  which  meant  that  the  Femrhis  Fxpresss  with  four  hundred 
passengers  on  board  was  roaring  toward  the  raised  bridsre.   He  ran  back  to  the  control  tower 
Just  before  he  threw  the  switch  he  looked  down  to  see  if  there  were  anv  ships  below.   But 
what  he  saw  caused  him  to  freeze  in  his  tracks.   His  son  firec  had  slipped  on  the  observa- 
tion deck  and  had  fallen  into  the  massive  gears  which  operated  the  bridee.   His  left  leg 
was  caught  in  the  cogs  of  the  two  main  Bears,   He  desperately  thought  of  a  rescue  plan. 
But  he  knew  it  was  impossible  for  there  was  the  train  whistle  again,  that  much  closer.   He 
knew  what  he  had  to  do.  And  he  covered  his  eyes  with  his  left  arm  as  he  threw  the  Milt 
master  switch  forward.   The  bridee  just  lowered  in  time  and  the  train  roared  over  the 
bride-e.  He  looked  down  and  could  see  the  passengers  in  the  train,  reading,  looking  out 
the  window,  women  drinkine  coffee  in  the  dining  car  and  not  one  of  the  people  even  locked 
up  at  the  control  tower,  or  noticed  the  bridge  for  that  matter.  With  tears  streaming  down 
his  face  he  cried  out  in  heart  wrenching  agony  -  "I  sacrificed  my  son  for  you  people! 
Don't  you  care?"  The  train  rushed  on  into  the  distance  and  no  one  heard  the  anguished 
cry  of  that  father  in  his  grief. 

And  God  can  make  that  same  claim  upon  many  of  us.  ch  sure,  we  have  taken  what  He  has  given. 

Ours  is  justification,  righteousness  before  God  through  His  Son  Jesus  Christ.  But  God  can 

cry  out  to  us,  "I  sacrificed  My  Son  for  youlpeople!   Don't  you  care?"  Because  if  we  did 

care,  our  lives  would  be  lived  closer  to  Him,   It  could  be  said  of  us,  "We  are  called  the 

friend  of  God."  God  showed  His  glory  to  Abraham  as  the  start  of  a  friendship  with  those  who 

love  Him.   He  continues  that  show  of  elory  through  Jesus  Christ  and  seeks  that  relationship 

with  us  of  friendship. 


Et.  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler ,  Fennsy  lvani  a 
Rev.  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  February  -3,  L990 

Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Mr.  Roland  Thompson,  Saxophonist 
Acolytes:   Jimmy  Shearer  and:  Nicole  Werrison 

+  +  J-  +  +  +  -«-  +  -r++  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  + 

ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Announcements 
Congregational  Greeting 

Joys 

Prayer  Requests 
•Processional  Hymn  No.  96  "Great  Is  Thy  Faithfulness" 
■•Ascription 
♦Exhortation 

•Confession  (In  Unison)  Our  Father,  now  that  we  have  seen 
and  known  the  manifestation  of  your  Son  and  our  Lord, 
we  pray  that  it  may  become  more  evident  in  our  lives. 
Refute  the  prejudice  that  makes  us  hate  others; 
upset  the  selfishness  that  blinds  us  to  the  debt  we 
owe  our  fellowman:  disturb  the  complacency  that 
keeps  us  from  your  service;  and  cleanse  us  from  all 
that  would  offend  you.   Help  us  Lord  to  become 
mare  faithful  to  you  in  all  that  we  do.   We  pray 
this  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  and  Savior  Jesus 
Christ.   Amen. 
*kyrie 

■Assurance  of  Pardon 
•Praise:   Pastor  -  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  -  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever. 
•Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 
Children's  Moment  with  Bob 
Hymn  No,  56  "God  Will  Take  Care  of  You" 
Call  to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
People  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  -  Let  lis  pray. 
Morning  Prayer 

Giving  of  our  Tithes  and  Offerings     "Only  Believe" 
*Doxology  -~  page  392 
Anthem:  "With  Thankful  Hearts" 
Scripture:   Exodus  2:  23-25 
Sermon:   "For  Him:  Promises  Kept" 


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"Invitational  Hymn  No.  580   "There  Shall  be  ShowErs  of 

Blessing" 
•■Closing  Chim.es 
•Benediction 
"Postlude 
+  +  +  +  +  ■*         'Congregation  standing      +  +  +  +  +  + 
The  oeautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 

V.rS.    Mid  ['irTenderfer  in  memory  of  Jack  Di  efenderf'.  — . 
Mr,  &  Mr;?.  David  Weyand  will  greet  our  members  and  guests 

at  the  door  this  morning- 
Ushering  today  will  be  Marty  Henry,  John  Snow,  Walter 

Hollefreiind  and  Jeff  Snyder- 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Cathy  Sheppeck. 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Marty  Henry. 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  132  with  13  visitors- 
Lloyd  Link  and  Ray  Isherwood  will  be  visiting  the 

hospital  this  week. 
Hospitalized:  I'i-pf^z       JV.  t 
MEETINGS  THIS  WEEK: 

Monday  at  7  P,M,  —  Benevolence  Committee  will  meet. 
Wednesday  at  7  P.M.  -  Council  Meeting 
SPAGHETTI  DINNER  will  be  hosted  by  the  Activities  Commltte* 
on  Saturday,  February  10th  from  4:30  to  7  P.M.   We 
would  like  to  have  a  few  more  helpers  also.   Please 
spread  the  word  and  bring  a  friend  when  you  come.   This 
Is  "all  you  can  eat"  Italian  spaghetti.  fift-P 
VALENTINE  DINNER  is  set  for  February  14th  in  Rehoboth  Hall  - 
Hake  your  reservations  with  Mrs.  Chervyl  Martin*   The 
cost  is  $9.00  per  person  with  a  choice  of  Roast  Beef  or 
Stuffed  Chicken  Breast.   Deadline  is  February  11th.  Let' 
all  join  in  an  evening  of  fellowship  and  good  f~od. 
VBS  Preview  of  m^'rerial  and  programs  will  be  :-^ld  in 

Rehoboth  Hall  -an  February  L6tJl  at  7  P.M.  All  those  who 
may  be  interested  in  helping  out  with  VBS  is  welcome  to 
attend  and  .get  ideas. 

Today  begins  the  Choirs  answers  to  your  requests.   These 
requests  will  be  sung  during  the  taking  up  of  the 
offering.  This  will  be  done  ~m   the  first  Sunday  of  the 
month-   So  keep  your  requests  coming. 

At  the  clus-j-  jf  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  t: 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 
life.  This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christf  to  pray,,  to  meditate,  or  to  seek  counseling. 
The  Altar  is  open  to  everyone.   The  Pastor  will  assist 
you  if  you  desire. 


.  -  .'i  ur 

KN0WCT5MENTS/fc*AYIII 
BAPTISM  TODAY  -  l»:00  PMH,   MDIAHA  YMCA  FOOL 


•HYMN 

•BOXOKXSI 

RATER 

HYMN 

TOHEi      EXODUP  2:21t?5 

1  :      "TOR  HIMs   PROMISES  KEPT" 

ST.   PAUL'S,   RUTLER 


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I.TV  MIDIAH  ItOJTRS 

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RFCORTffi  THE 

WENT  MEAN  nor  fBLIVIIK  20ROAHS  B*t,JtIS  MEAN  TICF  RT  k  GOD  2SET 
PLAN  ITI  MOTE! 

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NOW  WAT  SCRIP  XX  "V  — 


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I  ~  thAwes  r,  i 

'IF  MP/S  LK   AT  THAflOL  PICTIJR  VH/nnE  BIBLE 


STARTING  IN   TJH-,   3r<i  SIIAPTR  OF  GIJI  WE  HAT 
T^i/rwrfis  rp  a  svtpr 

CSC  raVIi'.  A   StTCSSOK  ON,  HIS  TUPON  WHO 
[TLB  FOREVB 
TF  LK  AT  PUOFfl   OF  ISAIAH  U    HAV  ?GKT  PROMS 
WIl/CUD  ONLY  FIT  ONE  FFRSN 
i;      HAP  7,   ys  l^  WE  ^EAl-  •"   HEAD  THIS 


V 

ISA  7:l't-'r"/NAHE  IKMAmrFX  MS  AM.".  "Sop  WITH  US" 
'mHA^  CTTB    PER5N    EVF   AFKAItl)  OK  ACTF.B  LIK  COD  ON  KKTHir! 

.-r    »t|    F^E™   .,,-jj.r   CIIPTF.T" 

THEN  IN  ISA  g-.f.-7-W,   BEAD READ  T:IEr,F.  VI-! 

■'■  TIN  OF  THIS  HAS  BEEN  FULFILLED,  WHILE  TH/REST  OP  IT  IS 
'    FIXLED  IS  B'S   ETERNAL  KINGDOM 

THAAND  FLOWING  v/HILK  P-  HCWET.I3  TB.JE.mmU3LAr2IigP' 
"TT'lr  TH1>U  ■"nAUFI''PING  ft  BETH  OF  J£  THAT  '.IK  CAN  HAV  THAT  HE- 

thsii  xr  vffi  cat:  hav  th/forgivnf^  of  oot  sihi  ,a  f.totity  '.'/god 

BITS'  IN  a  THP.D  XP  WE  HAV  EOT!  HOW  *  IN   ETHHTI  TH/FOLO"IH~  WHICH 
AN   UNKNOWN  WRITR  HAH  VRITTN    ' 
-  VE  HAV   IN  yP"> 


nnr  ni  "  '■'   plr  »  Ton_p«CT  "BL'LlfYTKM" 

B'S   PLAN  f:  ""'  BLOT  THER  IS 

MOB  TO   IT 
THIS  PIN   Prop,  OF  MAS   T-:M  THRU 

Israelites  BLTEvr  C:  :mr  pf.itvh  them  fk/bo'TOF,  a-  tben  ' 

'■/'  P'  THEY  NEFP  Vi/no  nrobs  aplM 
'H  fbAhfh  tc  9oT'"GJnf.s  fulfil  all  UK  S  /BDI  kohoti 

OF  TH/FINAI.  PAY  WH/ABF  B  COHPLFTP  EW  AS  0  *  I  LIV 

■'PVEAL  '  TH/REST  QF_IHS  1  I 

(ILL'S  GOETHE  -mOTE  BOI!T  BHli^KINO  OF  OOP'S  KEAHT) 
TUAlFXIVRAK^PF  FF.0  OP  1,-TI   Mr,  Tll/rltWTi  V"/'"1'  'vn  ™  TH/OPO.-,S 

^Q5oflDll''lT  FOB  "HIHSEIf  ».  IT.ISA.WAJi.JSUftEV 
Ttn.FTIWT  OF  MANY  PROMISES  MADE,   Rtrr  !    r:" 


(Ilus  ;rnf  farmr  &  ask  girl  mary  him  &  proms  made) 
BHIRir,]  JOS  &  MEN  ASK  NE  AGIN 


G£R=alien  strngr 


He  alien  strngr  the  Mid  ?.-  not  real  homeland=homeik 


SKM-ther 
Raraeses  XI   3gin  opresin 
THUOHIS=dottr  rais  Koa 
ST     IS^nephew  she  gardian 
7j,    aftr  Thurrie  dy-^ethos  rul  uppr  Egypt-latr  all  Egypt 

l80O's  song  Egyptins: 

TH/CHIEF  OF  THAlLAG.TH/CHTEF  OF  TK/VILAG,MAY  7H/D0GS  TEAS  HIM, TEAR 

HTM.TEAH  HTM. 
ho-s/ftii-lB^THFY  STABV  US  .THEY  STARV  US, THEY  BFAT  OS, THEY  BEVT  DS 
ChorUE=BDT  THE»>S  0!C  ABDV, THERE   CNF   AEUV  WHO  WIL  PUNISH   THEM  WEI, 
WHO  WIL  PUNISH  TREK  WEL 

Ch   3-Angl  of  L=pre-incarnat   apearnc  Ja 

vs  *4=G  &  Lord-  Js  agin 

VB.1    5-7 

(Tlus  Geo  Jelinek  &  pronel  WIL  WORK  h  <?   ) 

fllus  girls   »..  pennies  hav   -  I  HAV  mi, My  PAI5  PRCK  giy  "jmor) 

Exampl  mi-^takn  notin  bout   Land  Flo  Milk/Honey 

(Ilus  Goethe  quote: 
IF  I  WER  G,THIS  WORLD  OF  SIN  &  SCFTRING  WITD  BS4K  HY   !I«T 


"For  Him:   Promises  Kept™ 
rlpturei    Exodus  2:21-25 
CIlus  yng  fsrmr  promiseB  girl  2fix  evrth  if  she  wil  many  him: 
her  ansr=Do  thoz  thing  then  ask  agin! 
That   girl  was  smart  Bcuz  so  easy  mak  proms-mor  dif  2keep  them 
But  ther  One  who  has  made  all  kinds  proms  *,  has  neyr  missd  one 
'       all   kno  story  how  Koa  born/raisd  by  Phar's   dottr 

then  hpw  kil  Egyptin.&   flee  •,  Bcum  shepherdr  4   -  'toyrs 
Whil   ther  mary  Zipporan,hav  son  nam  Gershom 
nam  indicat  Koa   in  Kidian  homsik  '+  Egyp  3cuz  GER=alien, strngr, 
SHOM»ther 
Mob  say=he  alien, strngr  ther.E:  it  not  nia  real  lomlano 
vs  2>i=peo  la.  bin   in  Egpt  oyr  ".00  yrs  S-  war  now  liv  as  bondslays 

th/W  who  evntly     led   them  out  had  bin  liy  Mldian  **oyrs 
RAMESES   II   was  Fhar  who  Bgun  opresin 
he    fathr  of  THIlOPIS-th/princes  who  rescu  "os  8,  raisd  as   ran 
Opresin  sumwat   lessnd  wen  Mob  3  raisd  in  royl  cort  prob  tnru 
influ  of  THtlORIS 
but  wen  Kos    fled  she  withdrew  deep  disspmnt  2-Dr.pr  Egypt 
wher  she  exerclz  govt  as  gardian  of  infant  Nephew  SSTHOS 
she  recognii  him  as  her  heir 
7YT  aftr  this   nroCRIS  dyd  Iv  nephe-  SETH0S   ?rul  Uppr  Egypt 
Wen  Fhar  dy  seyrl  yrs  latr.SBIHOS  now  rul  all  of  f.gypt  1MM 
he  now  rul  th/aliens   Sin  grndfathr  sot   2crueh,F,  sine  he  knu 
his  aunt  had   raisd   Koa, A  Jew  who  had  causd  her  much  *>P»«*. 
hi-  Lai  Wresin  *  persecute  of  Jew.   that  much  mor  viogrus 
,„  -.'pep.,  i-rotins  w»r  otil  use  slay  labr  use  own  peo  t,  sing  song. 
V/Tuf  0fPth/yila„th/chief  of  th/yilag,may  th/doga  tear  him, 
tpar  him.    tear*   hifii 

then  boys  wud  sing  one  part   (,  girls  othr  8,  chorus  went: 
-hey  stary  us, they  star-  us.thevigat  us, they  beat  us 
,    then  both  sing  ?gethr-3ut  ther's  one  abuv.thers  «M  one  abuv. 
■.il  punish   them  wel.who  wil   punish   them  wel. 
This  wPperhaps  a   few  chngs  may  wel  hay  bin  cry  of     =^-  - J^ 
burdns  war  inoreas  8,  harshr   treatmen  was   giyn  Bcu^  SEEHOS  angr 

So™sKread  Vs  S.-they  cry  out  *  this  1st  ti.  read  this  »  the, 
^irrlT^^ltll^Jl^^r  herd   them  Bj  *  obliyius 
al     it  sa  Ither  conditin   such,,  ti.  wa,  ^      "^     ^n  motin 

this  also  wat  men*,  wen  read  wat   followers   ?^-25 
8   war   them  all  tim-He  no  asleep  or  ignor   ther  plite 

tsrir«°s  %&  %%s — * "-  ^ tei  - of  piaB 

^^ITl  »  Z\t HI  was  ore-inoarnat  apear  of  Js 

It intreat   Snote   Angl  of  L  apear  in  bush  burn  8,  this  sunlar 
jam   in    fiery   fumac  in  buk   ran  wher   ther  'tmen  seen  by  King 


vs  **=5ay  both  Lord, 8-  God  &  agin  this  indicatin  of  apear  Js  Xp  2' 
Vss  5-7=Here  G  tel  ^os  of  prom  He  hsd  made 

(Ilus  Geo  Jelinek  g-  prom=I  wil  work  %-&  farrar  tak  up  on  it) 
G  duznt  need  2watch  wat  He  says, or  did  say-He  nevr  makS  proms  Ke 
wil  not  keep 

(Ilus  2girls  cp  mony  hav  &  prom  of  one  dad  ?giv  nor  mony) 
Tr   exacly  how  G  is-He  promises  &  His  promises  R  kept 
h^.evr.ther  thoz  who  wud  say,altho  G  delivr  peo  of  Is,  i,   tuk 
in2  wat  cal=Prom  Land  they  nevr  did  hav  land-Flo  Milk  &■  Honey 
&  that  is  tru 
but  we  need  2  Ik  Byon"d=Bcuz  that  prom  is  one  w/many  ovrtones 
l+thoz  w.narro  vu  pt  ment  land  jus  Bh   them  wh/certiy  didnt  match 
that  dssrciptin 
G's  plans  R  many  faceted  g,  having  lnc  rang  outlk 
wen  G  prom  land  of  per fee  tin  He  cudnt  hav  ment  earth  Bcuz  man  had 
causd  G's  ions  perfec  2  Bcum  imperf  &  taint  w/sin 
thus  G's  prom  was  2B  sumth  wh/only  He  cud  bring  bout 
it   wen  G  prom  He  wud  send  delivrer  peo  Is.  may  pt  at  Mos  &  sed 
G  ment  him 
or  cud  hav  Ik  ea  king  lik=Saul,Dav,Sol  &   thot  G  ment  them 
but  in  ea  instanc  thez  men  simply  wer  not  prom  one  ?set  free 
but  read  G's  prophs  fc  note  how  many  thez  fulfil  in  lif  Js  Xp  we 
can  put  all  this  2gethr  &  C  how  Q  fulfil  prom  of  land  Milk/Honey 
It  land  G  provid  etrnty  w/Him 
WilB  land  G  provid  wen  creat  Nu  Hvn  8,  Nu  erth  as  prom  Rev, 
G's  plan  salv  seem  2simpl  2sum  who  want  2Bliev  ther  mor  ?it  than 
wat  it  is 

thiF  bin  prob  of  man  dwn  thru  all  the?  apes 
th/peo  Ts.  Blievd  3  was  £o  ?delivr  frAondae  ?,   then  provid  evrtt 
need  ?•  no  probs  api.n 
But  G  hap  fulfil  as  He  sed  w/exceptin  of  final  days  wh/R  being 
complet  as  II  H  liv 
As    eveal  His  Gl^ry  2   Mos  it  was^  Him,'*  Himself  sp  He  cud 
wesx   res  of  plan 
Goethe  eed=IF  I  WES  G,THIE  WORL  OF  SIN  it   SUFFR  WUD  BRAK  HY  HART 
It  did  brk  G's  hart  —  On  th/Cross 
th/delivranc  of  th/peo  of  IS.  was  model  wh/u;timatly  led  2 
th/Cros  of  Js  Xp 
He  did  it  h   Himself  &  it  was  the  revelatin  ?.•  complet  fulfilmen 
of  Promises  Kept 


"F»r:Him:  Promises  Kept" 

Scripture:  Exodus  2:21-25 

(Illustration  of  youn?  farmer  ^nd  promises  he  will  keep  if  she  married  him) 

A  young  bachelor  farmer  said  to  this  special  rirl,  "I  f  you  will  marry  me  I'll  tret  all 
the  lBtest  farming  equipment  to  make  things  easier  for  us,  I'll  put  plumbing  in  the  house, 
I'll  get  a  new  milking  machine  for  vou,  I'll  get  a  new  washer,  and  drier,  and  dishwasher. 
I'll  fix  evervthing  so  your  work  will  be  easier." 
The  rirl  answered,  "Henry,  suppose  you  do  all  of  those  things  and  then  ask  me  apain." 

And  that  pirl  was  smart.   It  is  so  easy  to  make  promises,  but  it  is  more  difficult  to  keep 

them.   But  there  is  One  who  has  never  made  a  promise  that  He  didn't  keep. 

We  all  know  th«  story  of  Moses  how  he  was  born  and  raised  by  Pharaoh's  daughter.   And  then 

how  ho  had  to  flee  for  his  life  because  he  killed  an  Egyptian  who  was  physically  abusing  a 

fellow  Jew;  and  how  he  was  a  sheepherder  for  forty  years.  While  there  he  married  Zipporah 

and  she  Rave  birth  to  a  son.   In  our  Scripture  we  read  that  Moses  named  this  son  "Gershom," 

KhislixiitKSHS  The  name  which  Moses  eave  his  son  gives  an  indication  that  Moses  in  Midian  was 

homesick  for  Egypt.   "Ger"  means,  "alien,  stranger,"  "Shorn"  is  related  to  "there."  Thus, 

Moses  is  sayinc  that  he  was  an  alien,  a  stranger  there,  it  was  not  his  real  homeland. 

"Now  it  came  about  in  the  course  of  those  many  days  that  the  king  of  Fgypt  died.  And  the  son. 
of  Israel  sighed  because  of  the  bondage,  and  they  cried  out;  and  their  cry  for  help  because 
of  their  bondape  rose  up  to  God,"  verse  23« 

The  people  of  God  had  been  in  Eprypt  as  bondslaves  for  over  ^00  years.   They  were  still  God's 

people  even  thouph  they  were  severely  oppressed.  The  one  who  would  eventually  lead  them 

out  of  bondage  had  fled  F>ypt  and  had  been  living  in  Midian  for  kO   years.  Rameses  II  was  the 

Pharaoh  who  began  the  oppression.   He  was  the  father  of  TBCORIS  the  princess  who  rescued 

Moses  and  raised  him  as  her  son.   The  oppression  was  somewhat  lessened  while  Moses  was  being 

raised  in  thp  roval  court  and  this  was  probably  due  to  the  influence  of  TFTTCRTS.   But  when 

Moses  fled  ""WTTPPTS  withdrew  in  deep  disarcpointment  to  Upper  Egypt  where  she  exercised  the 

government  afxjt  as  a  puardian  of  an  infant  nephew  SETHOS,  whom  she  now  recotrnized  as  her  liii 

heir.   Seven  years  after  this  THUORT.S  died  leavinsr  her  nephew  Sethos  to  reign  in  Upper  Egypt. 

When  the  Pharaoh  died  several  years  later,  Sethos  now  ruled  all  of  Egypt.   Since  he  now  ruled 

the  aliens  his  grandfather  Rameses  IT  tried  to  crush,  and  since  he  probably  knew  all  about 

the  Jew  his  aunt  had  raised  and  who  caused  her  such  anguish,  his  zeal  for  the  oppression  and 

persecution  of  the  Jews  was  that  much  more  vigorous.   In  the  l800's  the  Egyptians  were  still 

using  slave  labor  using  many  of  their  own  people.  A  song  surfaced  which  was  sun?  by  these 

slaves  which  indicates  their  feelings  toward  their  masters.  The  words  were;  "The  chief  of 

the  village,  the  chief  of  the  village,  may  the  dogs  tear  him,  tear  him,  tear  him." 

Then  the  boys  would  sing  one  part  of  the  chorus  and  the  girls  would  sing  the  other.   The 

chorus  went  like  this:   They  starve  us,  they  starve  us,'  'They  beat  us,  they  beat  us,'  to 

which  they  would  both  sing,  "But  there's  BjMxskBTB  some  one  above,  there's  some  one  above, 

who  will  punish  them  well,  who  will  punish  them  well."  This  with  perhaps  a  few  changes  may 

well  have  been  the  cry  of  the  Israelites  as  their  burdens  were  increased  and  harsher  trea- 

ment  was  riven  to  them  because  of  Sethos 's  aneer  concerning  Moses.  The  Israelites  cried  out',' 

and  here  we  read  for  the  first  time  that  this  cry  must  have  been  a  unified  cry  from  all  of 


-2- 

them.   It  was  a  united,  unified  cry  of  the  people  which  rose  up  to  God. 

Moses  then  records,  "So  God  heard  their  groaning,"  verse  2*+A.   This  doesn't  mean  that  God 

was  oblivious  to  their  groaning  before.  All  it  is  savin*  is  that  their  condition  was  such 

that  the  time  was  right  for  God  to  set  His  plan  into  motion.  This  is  also  what  is  meant 

when  we  read  what  follows,  "And  God  remembered  His  covenant  with  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob, 
And  God  saw  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  God  took  notice  of  them,"  Verses  24B-25. 

God  was  aware  of  them  all  the  time.  He  was  not  asleep  ar  ignoring  their  plight.  The  time 
was  now  is  what  the  Scripture  is  saying. 

Thus  it  was  that  God  provided  the  opportunity  to  appear  before  Moses  and  tell  Moses  of  His 
plan.   So  Moses  was  taking  care  of  the  sheep  and  we  read  in  the  2nd  verse  of  chapter  % 
(Read  this  verse. 5f  The  angel  of  the  Lord  we  must  point  out  was  mx   a  pre-incarnate  appearance 
of  Jesus.   It  is  also  interesting  to  note  that  in  this  passage,  the  "Angel  of  the  Lord"  ap- 
peared in  the  midst  of  this  burning  bush  which  is  similar  to  the  three  men  in  the  fiery  furnj 
ace  as  told  in  the  book  of  Daniel .  The  king  looked,  and  instead  of  three  men  in  the  fire, 

there  were  four.   So  here  God  speaks  to  Moses  from  the  bush  and  Moses  answers,  "Here  1  Am." 
God  called,  He  revealed  Himself  aerain  and  He  is  lookintr  for  a  response.   The  **th  verse  also 
tells  us,  "When  the  Lord  saw  that  he  turned  aside  to  look,  God  called  to  him."  Notice,  it 
uses  both  the  names,  "Lord"  and  "God."  Asain,  this  is  an  indication  of  an  appearance  of 
Jesus  s^jrmtx   Christ. 

Then  God  speaks  to  Moses,  (read  verses  5-7).  Here  God  is  telling  Moses  of  a  promise  He  had 
made. 

(Illustration  of  newly  elected  member  of  Kansas  House  of  Pepresentatives) 
George  Jelinek  was  elected  as  a  member  of  the  Kansas  House  of  Representatives.  During  the 
campaign  he  had  distributed  handbills  which  wcii  promised,  "I  will  work  for  you." 
Later  he  said,  "One  farmer  told  me  he  voted  for  me  and  now  he  needed  some  help  putting  up 
alafalfa,"   And  he  said  he  went  out  and  helped  the  farmer.   "But,"  he  said,  "I'm  going  to 
have  to  watch  what  I  say." 

Cod  doesn't  need  to  watch  what  He  says  or  did  say.  He  never  makes  a  promise  that  He  will 

not  keep. 

(Illustration  of  two  little  girls  comparing  how  much  money  they  had)    said  to  the 
Two  little  girls  were  talking  about  how  much  money  they  had.  The  one  axkerixthK  other, 
"I  have  five  pennies,  how  many  do  you  have?"  "I  have  ten,"  the  other  girl  said.   xXttex 
"Let  me  see,"  the  first  girl  said.  The  little  girl  opened  her  hand  and  the  other  tfirl 
counted  the  pennies  and  said,  "You  only  have  five."  "T  know,"  she  answered,  "but  my 
Caddy  told  me  he  would  give  me  five  more  tonight.   So  I  have  ten." 

That  is  exactly  how  God  is.  He  promises  and  His  Promises  are  Kept. 

However,  there  are  those  who  would  say  that  although  God  delivered  the  people  of  Israel  and 

took  them  into  *hat  was  called  "The  Promised  land,"  they  never  dad  have  a  land  ""Flowing  with 

milk  and  honey."   And  that  is  true.   Rut  we  need  to  look  beyond.   That  promise  was  one  with 

many  overtones.  For  those  with  a  narrow  viewpoint  it  meant  ,1ust  the  land  before  them  which 

certainly  didn't  match  that  description.   But  God'p  planf  have  alwavs  been  many  faceted  and 

havine-  a  long  ranpe  outlook.  When  God  promised  a  land  of  perfection  He  couldn't  have  meant 

this  earth  because  man  had  caused  God's  perfection  to  be  tainted  with  his  sin.  Thus,  uod's 

promise  was  to  be  something  which  onlv  He  could  bring  about.   And  when  God  promised  that  He 


-it- 
would  send  a  deliverer  the  people  of  Israel  may  have  pointed  at  Moses  and  said  that  God  mean 
him.  Or  they  could  have  looked  at  each  of  the  kings  like  Raul,  David,  and  Solomon  and  though 
God  meant  them.   Hut  in  each  instance  these  men  simply  were  not  the  promised  One  to  set  them 
free.   But  reading  God"s  prophecies  and  noting  how  many  of  these  were  fulfilled  in  the  life 
of  Jesus  fThrist;  and  knowing  that  He  died  and  rose  from  the  grave,  we  can  put  all  of  this 
together  and  see  how  God  has  fulfilled  His  promise  of  a  land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey. 

It  is  a  land  which  God  has  provided  in  eternity  for  every  believer.  But  it  is  also  a  land 
which  will  be  when  God  creates  the  new  heaven  and  the  new  earth, 

God's  plan  of  salvation  seems  tofisimple  to  too  many  who  want  to  believe  there  must  be  more 
to  it  than  what  it  is.  This  has  been  the  problem  of  man  down  through  all  of  these  agea. 
The  people  of  Israel  believed  that  God  was  going  to  deliver  them  from  bondage  and  then  was 
going  to  provide  everything  they  needed  without  any  problems  again.  But  God  has  fulfilled 
all  He  has  said  He  would  do  with  the  exception  of  the  final  days  which  are  being  completed 
even  as  you  and  I  live . 

As  God  revealed  His  glory  to  Moses,  it  was  "For  Kim,"  for  Himself  so  that  He  could  reveal 
the  rest  of  His  plan.  It  was  Goethe  who  said;  "If  I  were  God,  this  world  of  sin  and  suffer- 
ing would  break  my  heart."  It  did  break  God's  heart  on  the  cross.  The  deliverance  of 

the  people  of  Israel  was  the  model  which  ultimately  led  to  the  cross  of  Jesus  Christ.  He 
did  it  "For  Himself"  and  it  was, the 'revelation  and  complete  fulfillment  of  "Promises  Kept." 


St.  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler,  Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  February  11,  1990 

Mr,  Robert  Weisenstein,  Liturgist 
Mr,  Dale  Rice,  Minister-  of  Music 
Mr,  Roland  Thompson,  Saxophonist 
Acolytes:   Nicole  Merrison  and  Jimmy  Shearer 
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OREER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Announcements 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 

Prayer  Requests 
"Processional  Hymn  No.  21   "Love  Divine,  All  Loves  Excelling' 
■"Ascription 
•Exhortation 

•Confession  (In  Unison)   0  God,  we  confess  to  you  our 
grevious  sins  as  memterr  oi  your  Church.   We  have  not 
led  3  life  worthy  of  the  calling;  we  have  been  over- 
protective  of  ourselves,  and  not  enough  concerned  for 
others.   we  have  used  your  word  of  truth  to  accomplish 
our  own  ends,  and  not  to  fulfill  your  Will.   We  have 
been  noisy  when  we  should  be  silent,   we  have  not 
obeyed  your  Word  read  and  preached  to  us .  0  Father, 
Head  of  the  Church,  cleanse  us  and  keep  us  accountable 
to  you.   Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  Amen. 
•Kyria 

'Assurance  of  Pardon 

•Praise:   Leader  -  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  -  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever. 
"Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 

Children's  Moment 

Hymn  No .  108   "Rock  of  Ages,  Cleft  for  Me" 

Call  to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
People  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  -  Let  us  pray* 

Morning  Prayer 

Giving  of  our  Tithes  and  Offerings 
•■Doxalogy  -  page  362 

Anthem:    "It  la  No  Secret" 

Scripture:   Exodus  29:  42-46 

Sermon:  "For  Him:  A  Home" 
♦Invitational  Hymn  No,  96   "I  Know  Who  Holds  Tomorrow" 


•Choral  Benecistion  "Shalom  To  You"   (congregation  join  in! 
•Benediction 
"Postlude 
+  +■  +  +  +  +■        *Congregation  Standing      +  +  +  +  +  + 
The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  George  Pflugh  in  memory  of  Pan. 
The  arrangement  of  flowers  has  been  given  in  memory  of 

Mrs.  Grace  Riddle  by  her  grandson,  Dave  Krebs. 
Miss  Vicki  Winrader  will  greet  our  members  and  friends  at 

the  door  this  morning. 
Ushering  today  will  be  Jeanne  Snyder,  Judy  Shearer,  Mid 

DLefenderfer  and  Helen  Crawford. 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Dawna  Hhodaberger. 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Joe  Youngblood. 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  113  with  8  visitors. 
Rick  Vinroe  and  Art  Snyder  will  be  visiting  the  hospital 

this  week,  q  ^j- 
Hospitalized:  ^Uldene  Dodds  in  BMH  also  Gottlob  Kradel 


PROPERTY  COMMITTEE  will  meet  Tuesday  evening  at  7:30  P.M. 
Mary  Martha  Circle  is  still  collecting  Campbell's  labels 

and  old  sheets  to  make  bandages  to  be  sent  overseas  to 

missionary  work.   If  you  have  any  please  see  members  of 

the  Mary  Martha  Circle, 
^Laymen^s  Dinner  "Youth  Night"  will  be  held  February  15th  a* 

St.  John's  Reformed  Church,  493  Evans  City  Rd .   Tickets 

>are  $5.00  and  may  be  purchased  from  Jake  Harmon. 
Daily  Bread  Booklets  and  the  1939  Yearbooks  are  in  the 
Narthex  for  you  to  pick  up. 
J^SUHDAY  SCHOOL  TEACHERS  AND  ELDERS  are  having  a  meeting  in 
■v    Tuesday  evening  at  7; 00  p. M,   We  need  everyone  there  I II 
^VALENTINE  DINNER  -  Wednesday  at  6:30P.M.   Today  is  the  las- 
day  to  make  your  reservations  with  Mrs.  Chervyl  Martin, 
Pri^e  is  $9.00  per  person  with  a  choice  of  Roast  Beef 
or  Stuffed  Chicken  Breast. 
^FRIDAY,  FEBRUARY  16th  at  7:00  P.M.  there  will  be  a  preview 
of  all  tfBS  material  in  Rehoboth  Hall.   We  hcpe  that  we 
will  see  some  of  you  out  to  help  with  VB5- 
At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 
life.   This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate,  or  to  seek  counseling. 
The  Altar  is  open  to  everyone.  The  Pastor  will  assist 
you  if  you  desire. 


COMMUNITY   BIBLE  CHURCH    -   SAGAMORE,    PA.    »   FEBRUARY   Htl^S 

PRELUDE 

GHEETI NGS/JOYS/aNNOUNCEMENTs/praYER  REDUESTS 

JSAJBR   FROM  KANSAS    LEGISLATURE 

LENT  BEGINS  NEXT  WEDNESDAY  FEB  21,    LORD'S  SUPPER  NEXT  SO! 

SUNDAY??7 


•HTHN 

PRATER/OFFERING 
•BOXOLOGY 

PASTORAL  PRATER 

NYKN 

SCRIPTURE:   EXODUS  ^9:^^.'^6 

SERMON:  *m  "FOR  HIM:  A  HOME" 

ST.   PAUL'S,   BUTLER   -  J/11/90 
■HYMN 
•BENEDICT!  *N 

TOSTLUDE 

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SCRIP:   F.X  a9l*2-lrfi   SEBM:    "FOR   HIM:    A   HOW:" 

tILOS  FAULT  SETUP  TENT  *.  RPES  FOR  CAMPING   -  SIMPL  RULE) 

PEO  KOV  OUT  EGYPT  &  CAMP  LONG  WAY 
KDS  BCUM  VERY  ADEPT  AT  SETUP  -  BRK  CAMP  l  MOVE 

MOSES  BIN  SDMON  MT  SINAI   BY  GOP  FOR   ?ND  TIME 
am  TEL  HIM  WAT  HK  EXPEC  OF  TH/PEOPL 

CB...    25  CONVERSATTN  GOD  HAD  W/M6SES   -  READ  VSS  1-9 

VS  %2-TFNT  OF  MEET  NOTHR  TERM  FOR  TABRNACL 

HE  TELS  MEET  WAHEM     &  SPK  WAHEM  IN  TAB 
VSS  IH-UWfAB  2SERV  AS  MMET  PLAC  TWEEN  6     J.  HIS  PSOPL 
Vss  W-45«WUD  KNO  THRU  TAB  WHO  THIS  G  WAS 

IT  U  CURRENT  IN  Mint  HEADING  BIBL  THRU  IN  A  TH.RECOGNIZ  THIE 
TORTIN   OF  SCRIP  READ  THIS   PAST  WEEK, 
THE7,  CHAPS  TEL  CONSTRUC  OF  TAB 
SUM  OF  IT  TEDIUS  READ  BUT  IN  DETAILS  CAN  C  EACH  PART  HAS 
DEF  MEAN  8-  PURPOS  k  WAT  G  WUD  EVENTULY  REVEAL 
CHAP  UO  TEL  IN  DETAIL  OF  MOSES  ERECTING  TH/FINISHD  PRODUCT 
TELS  IN  DETAIL  HOW  MOSES  DID  IT  OR  SAW  THAT  IT  WAS  DUN 


VS  8»G  HELAT5  2M0SES  HIS  DESIR 

IN  HEBREW  SANCTUARY  MEANS: 

A  CONSECRATE  THTNG  OR  PLACE 

ESPECILY  A  PALACE  OP  5ANCT0ART  -  WHFTHfl  OF  JEHOVAH  OH  IDOL! 
OK  ASYLOM 
A  CHAPEL,  A  KALLOWKD  PART,  HOLT  PLACE 

G  «SK  HIS  PEOPL  CONSTRUC  PLACE  SO  CAN  DWEL  W/THEH 
BGIN  JOFNY  -  PILLAR  OF  CLOUD  -  PILLAR  OF  EIRE 
NOW  WANT  B  W/THEM  MOR  INITIMAT  WAT  WUD  REVEAL  SELF  BETTR 
SO  O  GIT  SPECIF  INSTROC  CONCERN  BILB  OF  TABRNACLE 
HEBREW  TABERNACLE  MEANS: 
A  TENT 
A  COVERING 
A  RESIDENCE 
A  HOME 

THDS  GOP  TEL  HOSES  BE  DESTR  IAV  A  HOKE  AMONG  HTS  PEOPL 
Q  GAV  INSTRFCS  4BUHNT  OFTR  AS  RED  IN  SCRIP- 
TS k2   TEL  OS  -  (READ) 


J 


8   DIF  TIMES    REAP  CHAP   "tO   ROW   MOSES   SAW  TO   IT  HJMTH  WAS   DON 
SCRIP  TEL  OS  "  JDS  AS  TH/LORD  HAD  COMaNDED  MOSES" 

END  VS   55.WF  READ  "SO  MOSES  FINISHED  THE  WORK" 
TTtai  READ:    -  VSS  *A-*8 

TV'    THINGS   HAPPN   WEN  G   SANTCTFY  OR   DEDICAT  TAB 
-      '  SUHTHTN  INSID 
ONE  PC  FVHN  IN  HOLT  OF  HLOTS  -  ARK  OF  COVENANT 
SQHAR   BOX    -  BOX  WAS   ARK   t   LID  MEHCT   SEAT 
IIWCXBEXBEIilMTJKXS 

ON  LID  TWO  GOLD  ANGELS  BOW  2WARD  EA  OTHR  t  AS  BOW  WINGS 
SWEPT  UPWARD  t   MET  OVR   MERCY   SEAT 
AT  TIM  OF  DEO  G  HOVS   IK  H  OF  HOLTS  I   DWELT  UNDP  ANGLS  WINGS 
TAB  HAD  NO  WINDOWS  It  HI   PR   HAD  GO   IN?  H  OF  HOLTS  2MINSTR 
HOW  DID  HE  C?? 
NO  FLICKRTNG  OIL  LAMP  THER, JUS  DARK  ROOM 
ABL  2C  BCUZ  GLORY  OF  G  LIT  ROOM  W/HIS  PRESENC 
THINK  WAT  THAT  EJTFERTENC     MtTS  MENT  2TSAT  PR 
HE  KNU  HE   IN    PRESENC   OF  ALKITY  GOD 
G'S  LITE  TRANSFTGUR  EVRTF  IN  TABRNACL 
WAT  HAPPN  ?BDSH  WEN  G  SPK  W/MOSEK  ????? 
WAT  HAPPN  WEN  MOSES  WENT  IN  2SPK  W/GOE  7??? 

LITE  TRANSFIGUR  8BSH  t,  TO6  TRANSEIGUR ,  1   FACE  OF  MOSES  THANSFIGUH 
HIS  FACE  SHOWN  WE  R  TOLD  I  HE  HAD  ?PtfT  VEIL  ON  2C0VR  IT 

BUTY  OF  TAB  NOT  IN  INTRICAT  WORK  MAN  CUD  DO  W/GOLD/TAPSTRY 

OR  WOOD 
EVRTK  WAS  TRANSFORHD  BY  LITE  OF  G'S  PRESENC  I  THIS  WAS  BUTY  OF 
TABRNACL 

BUT  SUMTHIN  HAPPN  OUTSIDE  AS  WELL 

VSS   ^-^-CLOUD  ACTILY  SUBDU  G'S  GLORY  BCUZ  IF  PEO  HAS  SEEN  FULL 

"jMGTH  TOD  BIN  CONSDM  Wo  HAN  CAN  C  G  DIRECTLY  I  LIV 
Th^1  WHY  THIK  VEIL  RECHIR  IN  TAB   -  STODU  COMPLET  LITE  OF  GOD 
LATR  SOL  BUILD  BttTTFUL  MAGNIE  TEMPL  TO  GOD  -  VEIL  OF  TEMPL 
G'S  GLORY  TRANSFER  2TEMPL  FR/TABRNACL 
G  REVEAL  2PH0PH  EZEK  WAT  HAD  TAKN   PLAC   DWN   THRU   THE  TERRS 
TOLD   DIG  HOLE   IN  TEMPI.  WALL   -  DID  SO  i  HOLE  WAS  ON  WALL  THAT 
ENTR  HOLY  OF  HOLIES  t  G  SHO  DEKECRATIN  WHAAKN  PLACE  THER 
70   MEN  EA  W/CENSR    BDRN   INCENS   FALS  G'S 
NORTHRN  ENTRANC  TEMPL  GSP  WOMN  WEEP  4TAMMUZ  BABYLONIAN  GODDESS 
25  HEN  W/BAKS  TO  THAEHPL  WORSHIP  SUN  GOD 
VTHIS  G  WAS  2TAK   HIS  GLORY     FR/H1S  HODS  I  HIS  PEOPLE 
EZEK   11:22-2J.THEH  THE  CHERUBIM  LIETD  UP  THER  WINGS  W/TH  WHEELS 
BSID  THEM,   I  TH/GLORT  OF  TH/G  OF  ISR  HOVRD  OVR  THER.   AND  THE 
GLORY  OF'  TH/LORD  WENT  UP  FK/HS  MIDST  OF  TH/CITT.t,  STUD  OVR  THE 
HNTN  WHAS  EAST  OF  THE  CITY 

NOW  WAT  IS    EZEKIEL  SAYING    -  TURN  HAGOAI   2 


EZEKIEL  IE  SAY  GLORY  OK  G  WENT  OUT  THBU  EAST  GATE   OF  TEMPL 
IN  JEE 
IT  THRU  EAST  RATE  PEO  WENT  INTO  KIDRON  VALLY  t,  WW  TAJ*  BOUT 
IS  HT  OF  OLIVES     -  THEZ  PROMINENT  IN  ERTHLY  MINSTRY  JK 
G'S  QLOBY  HOVRD  OVR  THAT  MT  -  MT  OF  OLIVES  I,  THEN  TAKN  AWAY 
G'S  GLORY  DTSAFEAHD  ENTTRLY  FR/ISRAEL 
■"HEN  THEY  WENT  INTO  BABYLONIAN  CAFTIVT  FOR  70  YEARS 
WE       HEY  RETURN  READ  OF  REBII.D  TEMPL, BUT  NO  READ  RETURN  OF  GLORY 
OF  GOD  TO  TH/TEMPL 
HAGGAT    PROPH  WROT  TN  MAP  t   HIS  PROPHECY  VERSES  «t-9  -  READ 

VS  7=DESTR  OF  ALL  NATINS  IS  TH/PROTISn  MESSIAH 

WAT  G  IS  SAY  IS  ONE  BAY  HIS  GLORY  WILB     REVEAL  AGIN  IN  THAT  MX 

NATTON 
NOT  IN  A  BUSH, NOR  IN  TRANSFIGUR  MAN  LIK  MOSES, NOT  A  TABRNACL, 
NOR  IN  A  TEMPL,    BUT   IN  A   PERSON 

THAT  PERSON  HAS  APEART)  ONCE  TO  TH/WCRLD.BUT  ULTIMATLY  IN  RISTHY 

HE  WIL  APEAR  COMPLETLY  %,  FULLY  2ALL  MANIC  AT  TIKE  OF  G'S  CHOOZINI 

ULUS  WIVES  WAIT  ^HUSBANDS  CUM  HOK  FR/FISH  AT  SEA) 
TJIAT  IS  PT  WE  R  AT  RITE  NOW 

'tK/WORL  WAITD  AS  G  REVEAL  SELF  THRU  TAB, THRU  MEN.THR  TEMPL  t 
THRU  JS   XP 
BUT  HE  TUK  SIS  GLORY  AWAY  FR/WOBL  t,  WE  CAN  ONLY  HAV  TH»T  GLORY 
AGIN  THRO  JS   XP 
BUT  HIS  PROMTS  IS   THAT  ONE  DAY   HE  WIL  RETURN   2REVEAL  HIS  GLORY 
<tALL  WORL  2C   -  WE  R   2N0T  ONLY  B  WAITING  WE  R   2B  WATCHING   ItAPEAR 
.     0  HAS  DON  ALL  THIS  TOR  HIMSELF   S0  ™  mw'  TABMUfJL.OR  »«  A 
|     HOME  V/BR     DDZ  HE  KAV  A  HOME  IN  UR  HART?? 
IF  NOT  MAKE  ROOM  FOR  HIM  TODAY 


(Ilus    famly  setup  camp) 

WI  HAV  OBI  SIKPL  RULE.. WEN  WE  GET  TO  TH/CAHPGROUND, 
NOBODY  ODES  TO  TH/BATHROON  UNTIL  TH/CAKP  IS  SETUP 
Ex  25j1-9 

- 

Sai      iary=A  CONSECRATD  PLAC/THING: 

ESPECIALY  A  F/1LACE  OR  SANCTL'SAI     WHTHH  OF 
'"<:f  OB  SttitR  IDOLS 
ASYLUM, CHAPEL, HALLOWD  PLAC.HOLY  PLAC 

A      TFtT 
Co  VF&IVt 


Vs  7.DBSIJ!    OF  All,  NATINS    -  MESSIAH 

(Tins  wives  who  wer  watching) 
I   HAV  BIN  WAITING  FOR  YOU 
YES, BUT  TH/C7HER  J-'EM'S  VTVS   WER  WATCHING   ^TBEM 


]/U        V-7 '-  l-hltrirkf      1 


Chap  **Q  tel  detail  Mas  erec   finish  produc 
8timeB=JUE    AS  TH/L  HA3  CQKANDED  NOSES 

vbb   33-38 

2 things  hapn  wen  G  sanctfy/dedicat 

,lk  of  Cot 
bnx=ARK 

Lid=M5PCY  SEAT 
?gold  angels  &  G  dwelt  undr  ther  wings 

OUTS  IDF 
Vs   Vf-35 

Fzek  tliK»2S  saw  70men  censors  burn  incens  2fals  pnc 
25  men  baks  StempV   worship  aun  god 
weffin  weep  *|   Tammu?   Raby  prcddess 

Fsek  11:22-33 
G'b  Gl   ry  djaapenr 
VOyrs  Baby  captiTrty-r«tttrafrebil(I,but  no  Gl^ry 

tfflgpai  2:^-9 
vs  7-Desir  of  Natina 


"For  Him:    A  Home" 
Scripture:   rxodus  10.1,2-hf. 
(Ilus   famly  setup  camp  in  record   time) 

Th/peo  Ts .  had  povd   out  E^ypt  movin   thru  wildrnes  &  camp  alorrp  vt 
wav 
they  probBcum  ver  adep  at   sepup  camp  &  then  brk  camn  ?-  mDV  on 
HOT   bin  sumon   2Ht,    "inai  2nd   tins  by  G,d  spok  2him  tel  him 
wat    He   expec  of  peo 
EX  ^tl-Qsccnvrsatin  w/G 
0.   relets   2  Moses=Vs   "-READ 
in  Heh  word=SAN"TTTARY=a   consecratd  thinfr/nlsce,espeeily  a   pslac 
or  sanctuary  whthr  of  Jehovah   or  idols, or  asvlum;chaFel;hallowd 
plac;    holy   place 
G  ask   His  peo  construe  plac  so  He   cud  dwel  w/then 
Xen  they  1st  B*an  wildrnes   jurny  G  was  w/them  as  evidencd   in 
pillr  of  cloud  &  th/pillr  of  fira 

Now, He  wantd  ?D  w/them  in  way  wh/wud  reveal  Him  2them  much  hett: 
So  G  Riv  Hos  specif  in3trucs   concern  bild   of  this  Tabrnacl 
Heb  word  l+-Tabrnacl=A  tent, covring,reeidenc, home 

thus  (.  was  tel  ties  He   desir  2hav  a  HOME  amonn  His  peo 
G   pav   instrucB  <tburnt  offr  f,  it  in  '»2nd  vs  our  Scrip  M  read-REA' 
rh/T-nt  of  Meetinc  is   jus  nothr  tern  <i-Tabrnacl 
G   tels   of  meet  w/them  14  spk  w/then  in  Tabrnacl 
Then  G   tels   them=READ  Vss   tJ-Wl 
th/Tab  was   2furnish/serv   th/functin  of  B  meet  plao   tween  G-peo 
G  sed   this  as  read*V.SS   'ij-hf  ^HE^D 
They  wud  kno  thru   this  Tab  who  G  waB 
Nex  chaps  Ex  tel  of  constructs  of  Tab,";  if  H  R  curent  in  Ur 
read   thru  of  Bib  't  yr,U  wil  recal   jus   this  pas  wk  U  red   of  the 
constructin  of  Tab 
Sum  of  it  tedius  read, but  in   thiz   details  U  can  C  ea  part  had 
d    "  mean  &  purpos   "twat  0  wud  reieal  eventuly 
>4C       ipat   1  us   in  detail   of  Hos  erec   th/finish  produc 
it  tel  detail  how  Hop  did  it  or  saw  that  it  was  dun 
Sdif  tines  -ead  in   this  ch»f».TUS  A?  TH/LORD  HAD  CCMANDED  H0S8S 
evrth  was  dun  as  3  wantd   it   dun 
end  Ve  ?3="iEAD  thru  vs  ^8 
ther  H  2thine  wh/hapn  wen  G  Eanctifyd  or   dedicatd  Tab 
lst=surath  hapn  insid 

ther  was  fx«ix*»  ««  Pc    furn  in  th/HolT  °r  Ho115" 
that  was=Th/ARK  Pr  ThAoVEKANT  -  it  souar  box 
th/W  was  Th/ARK  t,  th/lid  was   Th/KFnnv  "PAT 
on  thAid  wer  2eold   wis   in  bow  positin  ?,  as  bowd   ther  wings 
swep  upward   P.  met  ovr   th/METTY  SEAT 
At   th/ti»  of   th/dedicstin  G  movd   in2  th/Holy  of   Holys  S,  dwelt  nc 
undr  th/anpls  winjis 
th/Tab  had   no  window?  S    th/Hi   Pries  had   2go  in?   th/Holy  of   .lolys 
2ffinstr 
How  did  he   11   Ther  was  no   flickrinr  til  lamp  in  ther, jus  a 
dark  room 


But  he  sol   20   --.'•?    th/Glory  of  th/Lord  lit   that   room  w/His  2/ 

P Think  wat   that   exper  mus  hav  meet  2th/pries  who  entr   that  H  Plac 
He  knu  he  was  in   th/presenc   of  Almity  G 
G'e  lite   transf  purd  evrth   in  th/Tab 
wat  hann  2th/bush  wen  S  spok  2Kos?   iat  haon   2Mos  wen  spok  w/G? 
f    lite   transfipird  th/bush  t,  it   transfifrard    th/face  or  Mos 
.  ..Jbuty  of  th/Tab  was  not  in  its   intricat  work  that  man  cud 
produc  w/taoestry  '■   cold   ».-  wood 
evrth  wan   transformd  by  th/Ht*  of  G'c  presenc  ',   ther  was   th 
outy  of  th/Tab 
But  sumth  hapn  outsid  as  wel=Vss   Tt-35 
',     th/cloud  actuly  subdued  C's  ?lory,bcuz  if  peo  had  seen   ful  stm* 
they  wud  hav  bin  eonsiad  kno  man  can  C  G  directly  8-  liv 
fiat   is  why  thik  veil  was  r»ffuird  in  Tab  t.  Tempi 
it  aervd  as  means  .'subdu   th/compl  lite   of  G 
Latr.Sol  bilt  butiful/rrairnif  Temp  2-G  f,  G's  irlory  was   transferrd 
?that  ""emp   jus  as   it  had  bin  ir.   th/Tab 
But  C   reveal  2»ek  wat  had  hapn  dwn   thru  yrs  8,  at  one  pt  was   toi 
2difr  hole   in   Tempi  wal 
He  did  so  f,  holwes  on  th/wal   of  th/Holy  of  Holys 
G  showd  hi«.  th/deeecratin  wh/tato  Flac    ther  f,  he  saw  70men 
ea  w/censr  burn  incens  2.    fals   pods 
at   th/northm  entranc   2  th/Templ  -as  a  prp  of  womr   weeF  '.-Tammu! 
th/Babylonlan  goddess ihe  also  saw  Z5  men  w/baks  2  Tempi  worship 
sun  Eod 

Uthis.G  had  2tak  His  Glory  fr/His  hous 
Eiek  li:22-2J-Szek  is  say  th/Glory  of  G  went   thru  E  Rat  of  Tempi 

*itJtto«  E  pat  peo  went  in2  Kidron  valy  E,  Ht  he   tak  bout  is   Kt 
°G'01Fl"y  hnvrd   ovr   that  mt  t,  then  was   takn  away.disapear  en- 
t      h.y   fr/Israel 
it   then  Is.   went  in2  Babylonian  captivty  l*-?Oyrs 
wen   thev   return  rebilt   templ.but  no  read  G's   rlory  retnrn 

^  V^ltWf^atinris  bettr  read  Ss=Th/r.sir  of  all  Katins 
as  Kinp"  Jam^s   rendr   it 
th<a-I>sir  of  All  Natins  is  th/promisd  Messiah 
wa""?ii  rav  L   that  one  day.His  riory  wilB  reveald  ajnn  in 
that natin.not  in  a  bush.nor  in  a  mere  humn  lik  Hos.not   in  . 
Tab, nor  a   tearl.but  in  a   person  u..t-»  He  will 

that  nersn  ap-ard   once   in  th/worl  ,but  ultmatly  in  hl.-try   He  will 
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"for  Him:  A  Home" 
Scripture:  Exodus  ?°:k?~kf 

(Illustration  of  family  settinr  up  camp  in  record  time) 

A  family  station  wapon  loaded  to  the  hilt,  pulled  into  the  cara-Fround  and  parked  on  the 
only  remaining  campsite.   The  car  came  to  a  stop  and  six  children  jumped  out  and  immediately 
began  to  unload  the  car  and  pitch  the  tent.   When  the  tent  was  set  up,  the  three  boys  ran 
off  to  gather  firewood  and  the  three  girls  set  up  the  camp  stove  and  the  cooking  utensils. 
In  no  time  flat,  they  had  everything  set  up  with  a  fire  going,  and  all  prepared  for  their 
stay  there.   A  nearby  camper  had  watched  all  of  this  with  arc-eat  interest  and  he  marveled 
at  the  organized  system  the  parents  must  have  worked  out  with  the  children.   He  spoke  to  the 
father  and  said,  "That  was  a  super  display  of  teamwork."  The  father  replied,  "Well,  we  do 
have  a  special  system.   We  have  just  traveled  150  miles  from  our  hone  and  we  just  have  one 
simple  rule,  when  we  eet  here nobody  goes  to  the  bathroom  until  camp  is  set  up." 

The  people  of  Israel  had  moved  out  of  Egypt  moving  through  the  wilderness  and  camping  along  the 

way.   They  had  probably  become  very  adept  at  setting  up  camp  and  then  breaking  camp  to  move  on. 

When  Hones  had  been  summoned  to  Mt.  Sinai  the  second  time  by  God,  God  spoke  to  him  telling  him 

what  He  expected  of  the  people.  We  read  in  the  25th  chapter  of  Exodus  this  conversation  God 

had  with  Hoses.   Beginning  at  the  first  verse  we  read,  (read  verses  1-9).  God  relates  to 

Moses,  "And  let  them  construct  a  sanctuary  for  He,  that  I  may  dwell  among  them,"  verse  8. 

In  Hebrew  the  word  sanctuary  means,  "a  consecrated  t1  ing  or  place,  especially  a  palace  or 

sanctuary  (whether  of  Jehovah  or  idols),  or  asylum;  a  chapel,  a  hallowed  part,  holy  place." 

God  is  asking  that  His  people  construct  a  place  so  He  can  dwell  with  then.   When  they  first 

began  their  wilderness  .journey,  God  was  with  them  as  evidenced  in  the  kxssi  pillar  rf  cloud 

and  the  pillar  of  fire,   Nov,  He  wanted  to  be  with  them  in  a  way  which  would  reveal  Him  to 

them  much  better,   ^o  Go^  ?ave  Hoses  specific  instructions  concerning  the  building  of  this 

Tabernacle.   The  Hebrew  word  for  Tabernacle  means,  "A  tent,  a  covering,  a  residence,  a  home." 

Thus,  God  was  telline  Hoses  that  He  desired  to  have  "A  Home,"  among  His  people. 

God  gave  the  instructions  for  the  burnt  offering  and  it  is  in  the  h?   verse  of  our  Scripture 

that  we  read,  "It  shall  be  a  continual  offering  throughout  your  generations  at  the  doorway  of 
the  tent  of  meeting  before  the  Lord,  where  I  will  meet  with  you,  to  speak  to  you  there." 

"The  tent  of  netting"  is  just  another  term  for  Tabernacle.  God  tells  of  meeting  with  them 

and  speakinc  with  them  in  the  Tabernacle.   Then  God  tells  them,  "And  I  will  meet  with  the  sons 
of  Israel,  and  it  shall  be  consecrated  by  My  glory.   And  I  will  consecrate  the  tent  of  meet- 
ing and  the  altar;  I  will  also  consecrate  Aaron  and  his  son?  to  minister  as  priests  to  Me. 
verses  k$-hk. 

The  Tabernacle  was  to  serve  the  function  of  being  a  meeting  place  between  God  and  His  people. 

God  said  this  as  we  read,  "And  I  will  dwell  among  the  sons  of  Israel  and  will  be  their  Gcd. 
And  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  tveir  God  who  brought  them  out  of  the  land  of  Eeypt, 
that  I  might  dwell  aaons*  them;  I  am  the  Lord  their  God,"  verses  k^-kk. 

They  would  know  through  this  Tabernacle  who  God  was. 

The  next  chapters  of  Exodua  tell  of  the  construction  of  the  Tabernacle  and  if  you  are  current 
in  your  readinp  through  of  the  Bible  for  the  year,  you  will  recall  that  just  this  past  week 
you  read  of  the  construction  of  the  Tabernacle,   "ome  of  it  is  tedious  reading,  but  in  those 
details  you  can  see  that  each  part  had  a  definite  meaning  and  purpose  for  what  God  would  even- 
tually reveal. 


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The  '40th  chapter  of  exodus  tells  us  in  detail  of  Hoses  erecting  the  finished  product.   It  tells 

in  detail  how  Hoses  did  it,  or  saw  that  it  was  done.   Eight  different  times  we  read  in  the  '40th 

chapter  how  Koses  saw  to  it  that  something  was  done  and  Scripture  tells  us,  "Just  as  the  Lord 

had  commanded  Hoses,"  Everything  was  done  as  God  wanted  it  done.   At  the  end  of  the  33r'd  verse 

we  read,  "Thus  Moses  finished  the  work.   Then  the  cloud  covered  the  tent  of  meeting  because  the 
cloud  had  settled  on  it,  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  filled  the  tabernacle,  XKXZKx-x$$flx$%x 
And  throughout  all  their  journeys  whenever  the  cloud  was  taken  uc  from  over  the  tabernacle, 
the  sons  of  Israel  would  set  out;  but  i f   the  cloud  was  not  taken  up,  then  they  did  not  set 
out  until  the  day  when  it  was  taken  up.  For  throughout  all  their  journeys,  the  cloud  of  the 
Lord  was  on  the  tabernacle  by  day,  and  there  was  fire  in  it  by  night,  in  the  sight  of  all  the 
house  of  Israel,"  verses  33B-3?. 

There  are  two  things  which  happened  when  God  sanctified,  or  dedicated  the  taoernacle. 

First,  something  happened  inside.   There  was  one  piece  o^  furniture  in  the  XsdrXBSXBf  Holy  of 

Holies.  That  was  the  Ark  of  the  Covenant.   It  was  a  sauare  box.   The  box  was  the  Ark,  and  the 

lid  was  the  Mercy  Seat.   On  the  lid  were  two  gold  angels  in  a  bowing  position  and  as  thev  bowed 

their  wings  swept  upward  and  met  over  the  tflercv  Seat.   At  the  time  of  the  dedication,  God  moved 

into  the  Holy  of  Holies  and  dwelt  under  the  aneel's  wings.   The  tabernacle  had  no  windows  and 

the  high  priest  had  to  go  into  the  Holy  of  Holies  to  minister.   How  did  he  see?   There  was  no 

flickering  oil  lamp  in  there,  just  a  dark  room.   But  He  was  able  to  see  because  the  Gl  ry  of 

God  lit  that  room  with  His  presence.   Think  of  what  that  experience  must  have  meant  to  the 

priest  who  entered  that  Holy  Place.   He  knew  that  he  was  in  the  presence  of  God.   God's  light 

transfigured  everything  in  the  tabernacle.   What  happened  to  the  bush  when  God  spoke  to  Moses? 

What  happened  to  Moses  when  he  went  in  to  speak  with  God?  The  light  transfigured  the  bush,  and 

it  transfigured  the  face  of  Koses.  The  beauty  of  the  tabernacle  was  not  in  the  intricate  work 

that  man  could  produce  with  tapestry  and  gold,  or  wood.  Everything  was  transformed  by  the 

ligfct  of  God's  presence  and  therb  was  the  beauty  of  the  tabernacle. 

But  something  also  happened  to  the  outside  as  well.  Verses  J>k   and  35  tell  us,  (Read  these). 

The  cloud  actually  subd  ed  God's  glory  because  if  the  people  had  seen  it  full  strength,  they 

would  have  been  consumed,  for  no  man  could  see  God  directly  and  live.   That  is  whv  a  thick 

veil  was  required  in  the  tabernacle.   It  served  as  a  means  to  subdue  the  complete  light  of  God. 

was  transferred 
later,  Solomon  built  a  beautiful  and  maginificent  temple  to  God.  God's  ri.ory  rasa,, to  that 

temple  just  as  it  had  been  in  the  tabernacle.   But  khitXKiHix  God  revealed  to  Ezekiel  the 

prophet  what  had  taken  place  down  throuph  the  years.   At  one  point  he  was  told  to  dip  a  hole 

in  the  temple  wall.   He  did  so  and  that  hole  in  the  wall  was  on  the  wall  that  entered  the  Holy 

of  Holies,   God  showed  him  the  desecration  which  had  taken  place  in  there.   There  were  ?0  jskibsI 

mpn,  each  with  a  censor  burning  incense  to  false  gods.   At  the  northern  entrance  to  the  temple 

was  a  group  o*-  woBen  weering  for  Tammuz  the  Babylonian  goddess;  he  also  saw  25  men  with  their 

backs  to  the  tenrole  worshiping  the  sun  god.   For  this,  Cod  was  to  take  His  glory  from  His 

house.   Ezekiel  tells  in  the  11th  chapter  of  his  prophecy  in  verses  22  and  23,  "Then  the  cheru- 
bim lifted  up  their  wings  with  the  wheels  beside  them,  and  the  glory  of  the  God  of  Israel  kmn 
hovered  over  them..  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  went  up  from  the  midst  of  the  city,  and  stood 
over  the  mountain  which  is  east  of  the  city." 


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Ezekiel  is  saying  thst  the  glory  of  God  went  out  through  the  East  gate  of  th  =  temple  in  Jeru- 
salem.  It  was  through  the  East  Gate  that  people  went  into  the  Kidron  Valley,  and  the  mountain 
he  is  talking  about  is  the  Mount  of  Olives.   God's  glory  hovered  over  that  mountain,  and  then 
was  taken  away,  disappearing  entirely  from  Israel.    It  was  then  that  Israel  went  into  Baby- 
lonian captivity  for  70  years.  When  they  returned  they  rebuilt  the  temple  but  we  do  not  read 
of  the  glory  of  God  returning  to  that  temple,  Haggai  the  prophet  then  wrote  in  the  2nd  chapter 
of  hie  prophecy,  in  verses  ^-9.   In  verse  7,  that  phrase,  "Wealth  of  all  nations,"  is  better 
read  as,  "The  Desire  of  all  nations,"  as  the  King  James  renders  it.   This  "Desire  of  all  nation: 
is  the  promised  Messiah.  What  God  is  saying  is  that  one  day,  His  glory  will  be  revealed  again 
in  that  nation,  jtjt  not  in  a  bush,  nor  in  a  tx&SKxaizie  transfigured  man  like  Moses,  nof  a  taber- 
nacle, nor  in  a  temple,  but  in  a  person. 

That  person  has  appeared  once  to  the  world,  but  ultimately  in  history  He  will  appear  completely 
and  fully  to  all  mankind  at  a  time  of  God's  choosing. 

(Illustration  of  wives  waiting  for  their  husbands  coming  home  from  fishing  at  sea) 

After  days  at  sea,  the  skipper  of  a  Scotch  fishing  boat  was  bringing  his  boat  toward  shore. 
as  the  boat  neared  the  shore  the  men  could  Tee  people  standing  on  the  dock  and  they  knew  thos< 
people  were  the  loved  ones.  The  skipper  looking  thrcueh  his  glass,  identified  some  of  the 
women,  saving,  "I  see  Tom's  Mary,  Bill's  Margaret,  and  so  on."  One  man  was  very  anxious 
because  his  wife  was  not  there.   He  left  the  boat  with  a  heavy  heart  and  began  to  trudge  up 
the  hill  to  his  home.   There,  ahead  of  him  he  saw  a  light  in  his  cottage.   As  he  opened  the 
door,  his  wife  ran  to  greet  him,  saying,  "I  have  been  waiting  for  you,!" 
He  replied,  "Yes,  but  the  other  men's  wives  were  watching  for  them." 

That  la  the  point  we  are  at  right  now.   The  world  waited  as  God  revealed  Himself  through  His 

_  Tabernacle,  through  men,  through  His  temple,  and  throueh  Hi  Jesus  Christ.   But  He  has  taken  His 

glory  away  from  the  world  and  it  is  onlv  through  Jesus  Christ  that  we  can  have  that  glory  from 

God.  But  His  promise  is  that  He  will  one  day  return  to  reveal  His  glory  for  all  the  world  to 

see.  Ve  are  to  be  not  only  waiting,  but  to  be  watching  for  His  coming.  God  has  done  all  of 

this  "For  Him,"  For  Himself,  so  that  He  might  Tabernacle,  of  have  SA  Home"  with  us.   Does  He 

have  a  home  in  your  heart?  If  not,  make  room  for  Him  today! 


St.  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler,  Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  February  18,  1990 

Mr*  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Mr*  Roland  Thompson,  Saxophonist 
Acolytes:   Heron  Hewis  and  Toni  Jo  Patsy 
+  +  +  +  +  *  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  ++  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  + 

ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Announcements 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 

Prayer  Requests 
'Processional  Hymn  No*  349  "0  for  a  Thousand  Tongues  to 

Sing" 
•Ascription 
•Exhortation 

•■Confession  (In  Unison)  0  Thou,  whose  tender  mercies  are 
over  all  thy  works,  humbly  and  sorrowfully  we  pray  for 
thy  forgiveness.  For  every  weakening  and  defiling 
thought  to  which  our  minds  have  given  harbor;  for 
every  word  spoken  hastily  or  in  dark  passion;  for 
every  failure  in  self-control;  for  every  opportunity 
we  have  lost  to  do  goodj  and  for  loitering  feet  and 
procrastinating  wills,  grant  that  as  the  days  go  by, 
thy  Spirit  may  more  and  more  rule  in  our  hearts 
giving  us  victory  over  these  and  all  other  sinful 
ways.   This  we  ask  in  Jesus'  name.     Amen. 
•Kyrie 

♦Assurance  of  Pardon 
*Praise:  Pastor  -  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  -  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever, 
♦Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 
Children's  Moment 

Hymn  No-  479   "Fill  Thou  My  Life,  0  Lord  My  G-od" 
Call  to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
People  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  -  Let  us  pray* 
Morning  Prayer 

Giving  of  our  Tithes  and  Offerings 
♦Doxology  -  page  382 
Anthem:   "I  Believe  In  A  Hill  Called  Mount  Calvary" 

(organ  and  saxophone" 
Scripture:   Hebrews  1:  1-4 
Sermo;   /"Far  Him:  A  Son" 


"Invitational  Hymn  Mo*  345   "Crown  Him  with  Many  Crowns" 

'Closing  Chimes 

•Benediction 

•Postlude 

##•  +  **-       *  Congregation  Standing      »  +  *»*« 
The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Bab  Weisenstein  in  memory  of  Loved  Ones, 
Mrs.  Linda  Patsy  will  greet  our  members  and  guests  at  the 

door  this  morning. 
Ushering  today  will  be  done  by  some  of  the  Youth  Group, 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Carol  Pedersen. 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Dick  Mangel. 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  120  with  9  visitors. 
Bob  Weisenstein  and  Daryl  Merrison  will,  be  visiting  the 

hospital  this  week. 
Hospitalized:   Gottlob  Kradel  and  Esther  Fair  in  BMK\ 

Ouess  what  some  of  you  missed  on  Wednesday  evening  here 
at  the  church.   We  won't  tell,  but  maybe  you  can  plan  to 
be  with  us  next  year  for  the  Valentine  Dinner.   Thanks 
to  Chervyl  4  Donley  Martin  for  a  job  well  done. 

■^we  need  some  help  with  the  Sunday  School  program.   If  you 
would  like  to  be  a  part  of  this,  please  see  the  office 
or  Mrs.  Marge  Smiley*   We  need  teachers  and  helpers. 
Let's  do  this  "for  the  children."  )f&-f      jHt%S* 
Remember  to  save  your  Campbells  labels  as  well  as  old  sheet: 
or  fabric  that  you  don't  need.  The  Mary  Martha  Circle 
is  making  bandages  for  the  missionaries  overseas.   Get 
them  to  lone  Pflugh. 
I!i»  Daily  Bread  booklets  and  the  new  Yearbooks  are  in  the 
Narthex  for  you  to  pick  up. 

^tfen..,.it  is  time  for  you  to  respond  tc  the  office  if  you 
would  be  going  to  the  Moody  Bible  Institute  Pastor's 
Conference .   We  would  like  to  send  in  the  reservations 
by  next  week.   Please  let  us  know.!! 


At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 
life.   This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate,  or  to  seek  counseling. 
The  Altar  is  open  to  everyone.  The  Pastor  will  assist 
you  if  you  desire. 


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GOD  REVEALED  HIS  nil  HY  TO  KATIKTNI)  THRU  J! 

CiLur  kino  irn'is  «iv  of  francs  i  "only  con  if  (man*") 

SOD  SATS i 

"i  ah  cm   lord,  ?;at  ir  my  WAw:,  i  -il  not  ci  ■ 


1  \-i  kp-.p 


.  ■   ,rm,ATTCiK  Of  T"  "t<'hy  t.-.  pits  THEcmiLJS  ■ 


God ,  Coma 
rest  vb  1 

JamiRon/Fttvcet/RrowTi  ouot: 

2  Hoah.TH/OUARTR  OF  TH/VoRL  2WHICH  MESIAH  SHUD  BLCNG  WAS  REVEALD: 
2AB  TH/NATIN:2JAC071  IH/ISIB:  ?DAV  S  ISA  TH^AMLY:  2MICAH  TH/TOWN: 
2T>«1«  TH/JvXAC  TIM:    2MAL   T'!/CUM  OF  TH/ftBtfUnt :    THRU  JONAH  HIS    BURIAL  & 

>.      Lectin  •  etc. 

Seven  Excelenciea  as  Jn  MacArthur  cals  them 


/■/AeS 


/»."  H/V 


C-CREATOR-J"*'/'-?/^-'-   ^«'     *">*-«*> *"  */*-""     */v 
A-RADIANC  of  GLOBY         **•'    »*"    *""     "*"'• 


J-'^J      ftr/rtvi- 


2B-H1  IF 
2C- 
7A- 
Ies  "12:6=1  AM  rT,HAORD,THAT  10  KY  NAM:I  WIL  NOT  OIV  HY  GLORY  2ANCTHR 

I  AW  TH/LORD^ADOKOY  -  &  that  means  only-GCD 

JB-RSPRESTATTN 

O.S .LEWIS  quote:    fr/Kere  Christianity: 

A  "AN  WHO  WAS   MBit  A- HAH  fc  SED  TH/SORT  OF  THINGS  JS  SED  WUDNT  B  A 
GRT  MORAL  TEA";HR,    HE'D  EITHF  B  A   LUNATIC  OH   THA.EVL  W/A  HAN  WHO  SAYS 
HE'S  A  POACHD  EGG  -  OR  ELS  HE'D  P  TH/BEVIL  OF  HELL.   0  MUS  HAK  UR 
CHCIC.  EITHS  THIS  MAN  VAS,&  US,   TH/SON  OF  GOD.OR  ELS  A  MADMAN  OR 
5UMTHIN  WORS 

Radianc   in  Brk   -  Character 
SEAL 
IMPREST!.'  OF  TH/SEAL 

3C -UPHOLDS  ALL 

JN  MACARTHUR   :.ITT-Fr/Compiieiitary  on   Hebrews: 

DEI  <tEIAMPL  VAT  INSTAN  DESTRUCTIN  WUD  TAK  PLAC  IF  TH/ERTHS  ROTATII 
SLOWD  DWN  JUS   A   LITL  BIT.    TO/SUN   HAS  A   SURFAC   TEMP  OF  12, MO  DEGREES 
FAHRENHEIT.    IF  IT  WER   ANY  CLOSR  WE  WUD  BURN  UP: IF  IT  WEB   FARTHF  AMY 
I       TOD  FHEEZ.   OUR  GLOB  IS  TILTD  ON  AN  EXAC  ANGL  OF  23DES8EES  .PROVID- 
ING US  W/FOUR  SIAS5S.   IF  I?  WEP  NOT  SO  TILTD  VAPORS  FR/THE  OCEANS 
WUD  MOV  NORTH  8-  SOUTH  &  DEVELOP  INS  MONSTROUS  CONTINENTS  OF  ICE. 
ir  TH/MOCN  DID  NOT  RETAIN  ITS  EXAC   DIETANC  FR/TilE  ESTH  TH/CCEAN  TIDES 
WUD  INUNDAT  THAAND  COKPLETLY  TWIC  A    DAY.  ■ :  ISST  FLUDING  OF 

CORSE  .TH/OTHRS  WUDNT  KATTH  AS  FAR  AS  WE  R  CONCERND.     IF  TH/OCEAN 
FLORS  WES  MERLY  A  FEW  FT  DEEPS  THAN   THEY  R,TH/CABBN   EIOYID  t  CXYON 
BAIANC  OF  THATTHS   ATHOSPHER  WPDB  COMPLFTLY  UPSET,!,  NO  WTML  OP  PLANT 

LIF  Cm      v      .  "H/ATKOSFHER  DID  NOT  RETAIN  ITS  PRESEN  DENSITY, BUT 

THINND  OOT  KVN  A  LITL, MANY  OF  TH/METEOSS  WH/NOW  HARKLESLY  BURNUP  WEN 
IHBI  HIT  TH/ATH06PBSS    HID  CONSTANTLY  BOMBARD  US. 
3D-Furificatin  of  sins 
3E-S9t   down 
Unknown  author  wrot=I   ASKD  JE   HOW  MUCH  ,4E  LIJVD  ME. 

HE  STRETCHD  OUR  HIS  ARMS  8,  SEL  —  THIS  MUCH AND  DIED 


am    pi;-  w,-  fh'  each  of  us  fFfr,cm.y  thri'    ; 


"For  FTi»i    L  Son" 
Scripture:   Hebrews   1:1-'- 
C-r  has  alway  wantd  Sreveal   S»lf  emank 
TH/authr  of  Hebe  Btfin   lettr  w/eiirrl  nam=GOn 
this   folo  by  coma  wh/mean  we   R   ?paus   ther 
that  nam=G  maks  us   stop/think  whom  it  Is  we  read  bout 
he   then  go  cne  2writ=BEAD*-rest  vs  1 
G     ;>ok   thru  crest-n  S    rerenl   self  thru  it; 
■Je  spolc  ?-Ab  fc  Ab  saw  Hie  fflory; 

He   reveal  self  in  bum  bush  2-Mos  ft   thru  that  bush  reveal  Ufa 
Blory  ,?-Kos 
Then, reveal   *lory  thru  Tab  &  latr   thru   tempi -so  wat  authr  say 
here  is  absolutly  corec 

Rut   *o  on  2say  G   did   this   thru   prophs  in  many  PortindTmanv  ways 
Listn  how  He  did  this=tllus  Jafrison/Fawcet/Brown  com   op  Hebs) 
sa  thez  cen  inspir  by  G  2c  aeprat  rev  of  final  fflory  PB>  reveal 
by  G 

'..'en  authr  writ=IN  TrlEZ  LAS   DAYS  HAS  PPOKH  ZUS  IK   HIS  SON-he  simple 
say   fr/tim  wen  wrot   this  up  Spresen  ti«  ft  until  CH  aKe  endP  w/?nd* 
return  of  Js  Xp,G  has  spokn  2alJ  Blievrs  w/pruf  of  Je  as  C's  Son 
Then  writr  lists  7thin#E  bout    this   ^on 
Jb  HscArthar  in  hie  comentary  on  Hebs  caii   them-FXCELENCYS 
1-vs  28=heir  -  this  lojricl  sine  Je  declard=S  of  G 
law  of  heirfjhip/inheritanc   is  ^eldea  son  or  lstborn  ?H  heir 
sine  Js  was  bothtstan  reasn   He  is  heir  2kinffdm  of  0 
All  Fathr  hap   is  Hia 
?-vs  2C^nade  world   -  this  wat  Apostl  Jn  say  vs  ?  chap  1-PEAO 
Js  was  at  very  Bjiin  of  cre&tin  w/G  mak  ft   form  all  of  creatin 
Ther  nevr  was   tim  wen  Js  was  not   in  exietenc  £  rfis  QUA  ib2  worl 
in   flesh »wh/celbrat  as   Incarn*tin/y?nas,was  nerly  humn  manifest*' 
of  Q  reveal   ffia  Glory  cnmrletly  2man 
'*vs   ~^=3aciianc  of  ni  ry  -  Mere  hav  wat  cudB  posiblv  conceiv  as 
prnb   or  difculty 
ies  wk  red   fr/rsek  ft  acfct  how  gLcxy  of  n>  was  tskn   fr/templ  ft 
th/peo  rf  Tp. 
that  plory  was  nevr  seen  aprin  &  Hag  wrot   irlorv  wud  Iday  return 
His   proph  ?fald=l?t  -phort   ranjr  pruph,then  lnp-  rang-  proph 
this  mean  he   dimply  C  sumth   no  eompletly  un^rstan^vet  knu  G  wud 
fulfil    it:  sum  tim 
neithr  did  he  undrstan  his  proph  noB  corapletly  fulfil  at  Itim 
All   this   in  hands  Q  &  lik  all  prophs   this  vher  he   lef  it 
So  it  is  we  read   this   Serip*HE  IS  TH/RAPIANC  OF  G*S  QLQR? 
fc  here  wher  dif  aris  Bcuz  in  lea  kP :8  -  HEAD 
did  G  mak  mistak?  Did   Ha  say  that  ft  latr  chn#  Bifl  mind?   Or  did 
He  say  one   thing  ft  do  anothr? 
Q  sed  exacly  wat   :&e  ment;Pe  no  say  it  here  &  then  say/do  sumth 
latr  on 
Wen  He  sed=Be  is   thAOHD,He  say   T   AM  ADCWOY«ft  this  means  GOD 
He   emphasia   He  wil  not  shar  Glory  w/anyone  els  &  that  mean  He 
no  rais  anyone  2   His  level 


He  say   t>r   is  OHLY  OKr  0(ft  that   if   HTHSEET  2/ 

*+-Txac  ^epresentatins  authr  spel   this  out  bout  Jb  -  ve  JB 
Js  is=T?adianc   Bia   irlory  or  shin  M:h  r,*s   clorv  inP  Xtsxxmtwx  lif 
of  man  a iri  n 
this  Js,^!.^  radianc  of  G's   (rlory  i.s^Th/eaxac   repr  G*s  aatur 
Who  was  Js?  ^uest  bin  askd  o-vr  R-  ovr  agin 
{     ->t  ly  CJ3.LEWIS  ftr/hera  Xpiantyl 
AS  G   in   th/fleeh 
this   tim  G  no  send   Jus  nothr  man  lik  Ab/Moa  Sreveal  His   glory 
nor  did  reveal  self  thru  scecil  sipn  lik  burn  bushjnor  was  He 
seen  in  dwel  plac   lik  Tab/Tempi 
this   tim  He  cam  in  humn   form-bu*-   He  cam  persnly 
?■  go  bak  2word=RADIA*J"»in  Hrk  has  mean  wh/charactr 

Charactr  wat  mak  perr.n  wat  he   is  &   in  Hrk  charactr  mean  2thinps 
lst=it  is   ?EAL,   S   ?nd-it   is  jnark/itnpresin  of  th/^eal 
wen  seal  pres   in?  hot  vax  i*   lef  imprewin-wen  hardn  th/sign  of 
th   seal   cudH  plainly  peen 
Js  is   th/impresin  of  th/sealaGCD 
Wen  U  Ik  at   Him  -th/impresin,  U  C  th/seal=GPTJ,so  Je  is  G  in   flesh 
5-vs   5C=UpholfJ  all   trin-s  -  authr  say  Js  was  in  on  creatin, but   He 
it  is  who  holde  it  all  ?F3thr 
fr;uot  Jn  MacArthur  fr/comentary  on  Hebs) 

it  is  Js  Xp  who  sustain  K  rr.onitors  all  t^is  5  jaaintaine  th /balance 
neOesary   4-nur  survivl 

6-vs  3E=Purificatin  of  sins   -  writr  nerly  aay  sacrif  self  2purfy 
ffiank   fr/ain 
did  this  by  deth  of  Keif  on  cros 
this  sac   requir  by  G  2,1ustfy  man   in   His  site 
G  Himself  did   that-it  was  For  Him   that  He  cam  in2  worl  2B 
recopniz  a.^^A  Son 
w/this   identy,man  cud  aproach  G  w/out   fear  of  deth  Bcuz  PTk  at  G 
r«ent  deth 
5      jmsel*1  made   f  ia  po^ibl  Hcu?   His   luv 

-vs   JE»S«t  dwn   -  in  Tab/Tempi  pries  cud  no  sit   dwn  3cuz  no  seat 
his   jab  was  Zsac^acsac   -  ovr  ft  ovr  agin  he  sac 
but  Je  as  our  priest  sac  ^nce  ft-  then  sat  dwn 
on  croa  exclaimd-TT  IS  FINTSHD  ft  w#n  He  ascend  in2  hvn-sat   dwn 
ther   He   is    at  Kt  hand    of  G,or  th/seat  of  authroty  &   powr 
Unkno   *iuthr  sav=I    AGKD  JS  HOW  MUCH  HE  LUVD  HE.    HE  ;iTHETCKD  OUT  HIS 

ARKS  &  SED  *■  THIS   KOCH &    DIED 

G  reveald   glory  once   a^in  thru  Js   >p  2mank 
we  kno  that  speeil  luv  only  thru  Him 
He   invits  ea  uri  cum  2Him  Bona   that  was  Hip   speeil  jrift  2   th/wor 
it  waa^FOR  HIM:   A  SON 
ft  it  was  'ms  as  we   jus  celbrat   few  mnths  aro-^Untc-  us  a  Son  frivn 
He   did   it   4-ua,^  II  ?r  He  persnly 


"For  Him:  A  Son" 

Scripture:  Hebrews  1:1-4 

God  has  always  wanted  to  reveal  Himself  to  mankind.  The  author  of  Hebrews  begins  his  letter 

vdth  the  simple  name  "God,"  This  is  followed  by  a  comma  which  means  we  are  to  pause  there. 

That  name  "God"  makes  us  stop  and  think  of  whom  it  is  we  are  reading  about.   He  then  goes  on 

to  write,  "After  He  spoke  long  ago  to  the  fathers  in  the  prophets  in  many  portions  and  in  many 
ways,"  verse  1. 

God  spoke  through  Creation  and  revealed  Himself  through  it;  He  spoke  to  Abraham  and  Abraham 
saw  His  Glory;  He  revealed  Himself  in  the  burning  bush  to  Moses;  and  through  that  bush  He  re- 
vealed His  Glory  tc  Moses.   Then,  He  revealed  His  glory  through  the  Tabernacle  and  later  in  the 
temple.   Sc  what  the  author  is  sayingiH  here  is  absolutely  correct.   Hut  he  goes  on  to  say 
that  God  did  this  through  the"prophets  in  many  portions  and  many  ways."  Listen  how  He  did  this 

The  Biblical  Commentators  Jamieson,  Fausett  and  Rrown  putlined  in  their  commentary  on  Hebrews: 
To  Ncah,  the  quarter  of  the  world  to  which  Messiah  should  belong  was  revealed;  to  Abraham 
the  nation;  to  Jacob  the  tribe;  to  David  and  Isaiah  the  family;  to  Micah  the  town;  to  Daniel, 
the  exact  time;  To  Malachi,  the  coming  of  the  forerunner;  through  Jonah,  His  burial  and  re- 
surrection, etc," 

^ach  of  these  men  was  inspired  by  God  to  see  a  separate  revelation  of  the  final  Glory  to  be 

revealed  by  God,  When  the  author  writes,  "In  these  last  days  has  spoken  to  us  in  His  Son," 

he  is  simply  sayinir  that  *rom  the  time  when  he  wrote  thit   up  to  this  present  time  and  until  the 

church  age  is  ended  with  the  second  return  of  Christ,  God  has  spoken  to  all  believers  with  the 

proof  of  Jesus  Christ  as  God's  Son.   Then  the  writer  lists  sever,  things  about  this  Son,  John 

■ —  ^aeArthur  calls  them  "seven  excellencies." 

The  first  is,  "He  was  appointed  heir  of  all  things."  This  is  logical  since  Jesus  is  declared 

"The  Son  of  God,"  The  law  of  heirship  is  for  the  eldest  son,  or  the  firstborn,  to  be  the  heir, 

^ince  Jesus  was  both,  then  it  stands  to  reason  that  He  is  the  heir  to  the  kingdom  of  God,  All 

that  the  Father  has  is  His. 

The  second  thing  or  excellency  about  Jesus  is,  "Through  whom  He  also  made  the  world,"  vs  2C. 

This  is  what  the  Apostle  John  is  saying  in  the  3rd  verse  of  the  first  chapter  of  his  Gospel. 

He  wrote,  "All  things  were  made  bv  Him;  and  without  Him  was  not  anything  made  that  was  made," 

OF 

Jesus  was  at  the  very  beginning,  the  creation  with  God  making  and  forming  all  of  creation. 

There  never  was  a  time  when  Jesus  was  not  in  existence,  and  His  coming  into  the  world  in  the 
flesh  which  we  celebrate  as  the  Incarnation,  Christmas,  was  merely  the  human  manifestation 

of  God  revealing  His  Glory  completely  to  man. 
T  e  next  excellency  of  Jesus  is,  "And  He  is  the  radiance  of  His  Glory, "vs  >A.   Here  we  have 
what  could  possibly  be  conceived  as  a  Biblical  problem,  or  difficulty.   Last  week  we  read  from 
Ezekiel  aotixKatfjcatixiHxw  and  his  account  of  how  the  Glory  of  God  was  taken  from  the  temple  and 
the  people  of  Israel.  That  glory  was  never  seen  again.   Haggai  wrote  that  the  Glory  of  God 

would  one  dav  return.   His  prophecy  was  twofold.   It  was  first  a  short  range  prophecy  and  a  1 
long  range  prophecy,  ft   This  means  that  he  simplv  was  seeine  something  that  he  did  not  com- 
pletely understand,  yet  he  knew  that  God  would  fulfill  it  sometime.  Neither  did  he  understand 
that  his  pro^hecv  would  not  be  completely  fulfilled  at  one  time.   All  of  this  was  in  the  hands 
of  ^od  and  like  all  nrophets,  that  io  where  he  left  it. 


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So  it  is  that  we  read  in  the  letter  of  Hebrews  that  "He  is  the  radiance  of  (God's)  glry." 

Here  is  where  the  difficulty  arises.   In  Isaiah,  the  <+?nd  chapter  the  Bth  verse,  God  declared; 

"I  am  the  Lord,  that  is  Ky   Name;  I  will  not  give  Ny  Glory  to  another."  Now  did  God  make  a 

mistake?  Did  He  say  that  and  later  change  His  mind?  Or  did  He  say  one  thing  and  do  another? 

God  said  exactly  what  He  meant.   He  didn't  say  it  here  and  then  say  or  do  something  else  later 

on.   When  He  said  "He  is  the  Lord,"  He  is  saying  "I  am  ADONOY,"  This  means  God.   And  He  is 

emphasizing  that  He  will  not  share  His  elory  with  anyone  else.  That  means  He  will  not  raise 

anyone  to  His  level.  He  is  sayinp  there  is  only  ONI1;  GOD,  and  that  is  Himself.  An*  the  author 

of  Hebrews  shells  this  out  about  Jesus  when  he  adds  the  next  excellency  skant  where  he  states: 
"And  the  exact  representation  of  His  nature,"  ve  3b. 

He  says  that  Jesus  is  the  "radiance  of  His  glory,"  or  the  shinine  forth  of  God's  illory  into  the 

life  of  man  again.   And  this  Jesus,  this  radiance  of  God's  Gl~ry  is  "The  exact  reoresntation  of 

God&s  nature."  Who  was  Jesus?  That  question  has  been  asked  over  and  over.   It  was  C.  S.  Lewif 

who  wrote:  A  man  who  was  merely  a  man  and  said  the  sort  of  things  Jesus  said  wouldn't  be  a  [re- 
great  moral  teacher.   He'd  either  be  a  lunatic  -  on  the  level  with  a  man  who  says  he's  a 
poached  egg  -  or  else  He's  be  the  devil  of  hell.  You  must  make  your  choice.   Either  this 
man  was,  and  is,  the  Son  of  God,  or  else  a  madman  or  something  worse." 

From  Mere  Christianity 

Jesus  was  God  in  the  flesh.   This  time  God  didn't  send  just  another  man  like  Abraham  or  Voses 
to  reveal  His  glory;  nor  did  He  reveal  Himself  through  a  special  sign  like  a  bush  burning;  nor 
rfiat  was  He  seen  in  a  dwelling  place  like  the  Tabernacle  or  the  temple.   This  time  He  came  in 
a  human  form,  but  He  came  personally.   And  going  back  to  the  meaning  of  the  word  "radiance," 
in  Greek  it  has  a  meaning  which  is   has  to  do  with  character.   Character  is  what  makes  a  person 
what  he  is.   This  is  speaking  of  Jesus  being  the  essence  of  God's  character.   And  in  Greek 
character  means  two  things.  first,  it  is  a  seal,  and  second  it  means  the  mark  or  the  impress- 
ion of  the  seal.  When  a  seal  was  pressed  into  hot  wax,  it  left  an  impression.  When  the  wax 
hardened  the  sign  of  the  seal  is  plainly  seen.  Jesus  is  the  impression  of  the  seal  -  God. 
When  you  look  at  Him,  the  impression,  you  see  the  seal  -  God.   He  is  God  in  the  flesh. 
The  next  excellency  of  Jesus  is,  "Upholds  all  things  by  the  word  of  Hes  power,"  vs  Jc. 
The  author  is  sayinc  here  that  Jesus  not  only  was  in  on  the  creation,  but  it  is  He  who  holds 

it  all  together.   John  HacArthur  writing  about  this  says: 

Consider  for  example  what  instant  destruction  would  take  place  if  the  earth's  rotation  slowed 
down  just  a  little.  The  sun  has  a  surface  temperature  of  12,000  degrees  Fahrenheit,   If  it 
were  anv  closer  to  us  we  would  burn  up;  if  it  were  any  farther  away  we  would  freeze.   Our 
globe  is  tilted  on  an  exact  angle  of  23  degrees,  providinc  us  with  four  Reasons.   If  it  were 
not  so  tilted,  vapors  from  the  oceans  would  move  north  and  south  and  develop  into  monstrous  cc 
continents  of  ice.   If  the  moon  did  not  retain  its  exact  distance  from  the  earth  the  ocean 
tides  would  inundate  the  land  completely,  twice  a  day.   After  the  first  flooding  oT   course, 
the  others  wouldn't  matter  faras  far  as  we  would  be  concerned.  If  the  ocean  floors  were 
merely  a  few  feet  deeper  than  they  are,  the  carbon  dioxide  and  oxygen  balance  of  the  earth's 
atmosphere  would  be  completely  upset,  and  no  animal  or  plant  life  could  exist.   If  the  atmos- 
phere did  not  remain  at  its  present  density,  but  thinned  out  even  a  little,  many  of  the 
meteors  which  now  harmlessly  burn  up  when  they  hit  the  atmosphere  would  constantly  bom^bard 
us. 

It  is  Jesus  Christ  who  sustains  and  monitors  all  of  this  and  maintains  the  balances  necessary 

for  our  survival. 
The  next  excellency  of  Jeus  is,  "When  He  had  made  purification  of  sins."  The  writer  is  merely 

tl     1  P 


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saying,  that  He  sacrificed  Himself  to  curify  mankind  from  the  stain  of  sin.   He  did  this  by 

the  death  of  Himself  upon  the  cross.   This  was  the  sacrifice  that  was  required  by  God  to 

justify  man  in  His  sight.  God  Himself  did  that.   It  was  for  Him,  that  Ee  came  into  the  world 

to  be  recognized  as  "A  Eon."  With  this  identity,  man  could  aprroach  to  God  without  fear  of 

death  because  man  had  looked  on  God.   God  Himself  made  this  possible  because  of  His  love. 

The  last  excellency  the  writer  lists  is,  "He  sat  down  at  the  rieht  hand  of  the  Majesty  on  digh,' 
vs   3E. 

In  the  Tabernacle  and  the  temple,  the  priest  couldn't  sit  down  because  there  was  no  seat.   His 

job  was  to  sacrifice,  sacrifice,  sacrifice.  Over  and  over  again  he  sacrificed.  But  Jesus  as 

our  Priest  sacrificed  once  and  then  sat  down.   On  the  cross  He  exclaimed,  "It  is  rinished," 

and  when  He  ascended  into  heaven  He  sat  down.  There  He  is  at  the  right  hand  of  God,  or  the 

seat  of  authority  and  power. 

An  unknown  writer  says:  "I  asked  Jesus  how  much  He  loved  me.   He  stretched  out  Hi?  arms  and 
said,  'This  much'  and  died." 

God  revealed  His  Glory  to  mankind  once  again  through  Jesus  Christ.  We  can  know  that  special 

love  only  through  Him.   He  invites  each  of  us  to  come  to  Him  because  that  was  His  special  gift 

to  the  world.   It  was  "For  Him:  A  Son."   And  it  was  for  us  as  we  just  celebrated  a  few  months 

ap-o,  "For  unto  us  a  Son  is  given."   He  did  it  for  us,  you  and  me  personally. 


St.  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler t    Pennsylvania 
Rev,  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  February  25,  1990 

Mr.  Robert  Weisenstein,  Liturgist 
Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Mr.  Roland  Thompson,  Saxophonist 
Acolytes:   Ton!  Jo  Patsy  and  Meron  Hewis 

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GRDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude  "Prayer" 
Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Announcements 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 

Prayer  Requests 
♦Processional  Hymn  No,  547  "The  Church's  One  Foundation" 

•Ascription 
•Exhcrtation 

•Confession  (In  Unison]   Almighty  and  most  merciful 
Father;  we  have  erred  and  strayed  from  Thy  ways 
like  lost  sheep.   We  have  followed  too  much  the 
devices  of  our  own  hearts.   We  have  offended 
against  Thy  holy  laws.   We  have  left  undone  those 
things  which  we  ought  to  have  done ;  and  we  have 
done  those  things  which  we  ought  not  to  have  done 
and  there  is  no  health  in  us.  We  confess  all  of 
this*  knowing  there  is  forgiveness  in  Thee, 
which  we  ask  now  in  Jesus*  name.     Amen, 
•Kyrie 

•Assurance  of  Pardon 
•Praise:   Leader  -  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  -  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever 
•Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 
Children's  Moment 

Hymn  Mo.  446  "Prayer  Is  the  Soul's  Sincere  Desire" 
Call  to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
people  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  -  Let  us  pray. 
Morning  Prayer 

Giving  of  our  Tithes  and  Offerings  "The  Benediction  of 
•Doxology  -  page  332  Aaron" 

Anthem:   "What  Gad  Can  Do" 
Scripture:   Ephesians  1:3-14 
Sermon:   "For  Him:  Believers" 
"Invita* '  inal  Hymn  No.  128   "Face  to  Face" 


"■Closing  Chimes 
•Benediction 

•Postlude  "Rejoice  In  The  Lord'" 
++++++       'Congregation  Standing      ++++++ 
The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  Altar  have  been  placed  by 

Mrs.  Marge  Smiley  in  memory  of  Lcved  Ones. 
Mrs.  Lois  Stokes  will  greet  our  members  and  guests  today. 
Ushering  today  will  be  Dick  Mangel,  Dick  Dally,  Donley 

Martin  and  Don  Kingsley. 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Margaret  Emery. 
Van  Driver  for  Ash  Wednesday  will  be  Joe  Yaungblood. 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Joe  Yaungblood. 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  102  with  4  visitors. 
Don  Kingsley  and  Ben  Vensel  will  be  visiting  the  hospital 

this  week. 
Hospitalized: 

•■   !■»■•.»*  •  i  ■  '  >  ■   .,,•'-■ 

J^TUBSDAY  -  7:00  P.M.  we  will  be  holding  a  meeting  to  begin 
plans  for  VBS  this  year.   Mary  J^.ne  Weisenstein 
has  volunteered  to  be  this  years  Director.   Any 
one  interested  in  helping  or  teaching,  please 
come  join  us. 
^>WFDNSSDAY  -  Ash  Wednesday  service  will  be  held  at  7:30  p.m. 
We  will  be  observing  the  Lord's  Supper  at  the 
altar  rail. 
-  Choir  will  hold  its  rehearsal  immediately 
following  the  service- 
EASTER  EGGS  -  we  have  a  couple  more  weeks  left  to  get  your 
order  in.   Orders  are  due  March  11th. 
Please  support  our  upcoming  projects. 
FISH  FRY  DINNERS  -  will  be  coming  up  quickly.   March  14  & 
23 th.   Flyers  are  posted  on  the  bulletin 
boards.   We  will  also  need  help  and  donations 
of  pies.   See  Helen,  Phyllis  or  Dick  Mangel, 
please  volunteer  to  help,  we  need  you!!!! 
World  Day  of  Prayer  will  be  observed  March  2nd  at  1:00  P.M* 
at  the  North  Street  Christian  Church  with  a.  service. 
Immediately  following  the  service  a  reception  will  be 

held.   This  is  Sponsored  by  the  Women's  Commission  of 
the  Butler  Fellowship  of  Churches. 
At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  Godfs  leading  for  your 
life.   This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christi  to  pray,  to  meditate,  or  to  seek  counseling. 
The  Altar  is  open  to  everyone.   The  Pastor  will  assist 
you  if  you  desire. 


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EPH   1:3= (READ  AGAIN) 


ASTR  NO  PRAY 
MAN  GET  DIF  JOB???? 

W     R  2SH0  'tTH  G'S  GLORY 
:  iPN_2B  _ 

XH/CNLJ  XPIAN   IN   SHOP  OR 
OFFIC  &  IT  THER  G  WAST  ..US  REFLEC 

..HIS  "GLORY  S-   LET  OTHRS  0  ;V 
:,;""   SHUDB  EVID  OUR  LIVS  WHER 


(Tlus  man  ask  pastr  2pray  get  nothr  job) 

Eph  ?:19-?2  -  READ 

Vat  wer  we  3*+  we  w«?r  savd???  i 

'•■at  R  we  wen  Jf  save  us???  ~CN3  OF  G,  or  CHILRN 

Rom  8;16-17 

rh  1:5-5  =  Hod 

Vhy?  vs  <- 

(Ilus  drunkard  dy  pavrty-striekn  evn  tho  9  millionaire) 

Eph  1:7-6,  11  =  JESUS 

vs  12-P  ^  niseipe  1st 

vaa   13-1'^.M1    :   dun-S  hae  dun 

All   "  has  dun  -  H  Sp  has  dun 

G   tuk  comcn  things   -  animl  skin^^stoneSubush, 
G   bake  us  2B  instruments  thru  wh/we  pi  rfy  ilit 
this   tak  plac   thru  trans formatin 
(Expl  NT  Tranfromatin   -  lik  coccon/buttrfly) 

(Hue   farnr  elevator  &  transformatin) 

IT  WATT  HERE.         \K  GOING  TO  GET  UR  MCTHR  &   PUN  HER  THRU   THA3 

Now  undrstan  why  pastr  no  pray  man  get  nothr   job???? 


'■"or  HIb:   Believers" 
scripture*  Ephesiana  1:3-14 

tXlua  of  cian  ask  pastr  Spray  he  get  nothr   job) 
Why  wud  a   pastr  who  supoad   ?pray  h  th/needs   of  his  peo  refus  2 
oray  h  th/hapnee  &  penc   of  one  hip  parishnrs??1"1 
was  he  wrong  in  refus   Spray  an   th/amn  had  askd??  Eet's  CKHI 
"It  '^lory  of  G  was  reveal  thru=Creatin;it  was  reveal   thru=Abraham: 
ii     as  reveal   thru=burn  bushjit  was  reveal   thru  tfosns;thru  Tab; 
tfcuru  Tempi -.8-  thur  Je  Xp 

Now  G  has  chosn  an  unlikly  instru  thru  wh/2reveal   His  glory  &  it 
ie  sinnrs  whom  He   transforms 
P  writ   Euh   2:1°-22=REAL    THTffl 
la   say  G  now  do   exacly  wat   did   in  OT 
th/Tab  t  Temp  wer  placs  in  wh/G  dwelt  &  reveal  His  Glory 
but   inated  use  animl  skin  a,s  did  in  Tab, or  stones  as  did  Temp 
He  use  mi  typ  bild  materil   -  living  stones 
Q  is  use   Blicvre  &  Dlievre  K  being  joind  2gethr  2B  G'e  dwell 
place 
Sevrl   times  lettrs  ?  Sor.    P  stat  Llievr  is   Temp  cf  G 
G'e  purp  hsr.   alway  bin  2-Glorfy  self ; 2 -reveal  self  2mank  so  man 
mite  kno  Him 
We  R  taut   Scrip  Js  cam  Preveal  that  Glory  o*  Q  2man  &  2eet  an 
exampl   'ms   2folo 
Bo  hov.  can  a   Blierr  Glorfy  37777 
Th/3lievr  by  his  very  salv  la   inptrumen  afxSga  Preveal   G's  glory 
Wat   wer  we  Hf4  we  wer  savd??    LOST   rTWNHS 
".vat  R  we  wen  Xp  S*TB  UBS77  Sons   of  G,or  chiidrn  of  0  if  U  prefr 
Rom  Bsl6-17»SEftD 

"     "  iSVREAD 
all  we  mup   go  thru  thi^   lif  ip  leart   onward  ?th/glorv  wh/C  wil 
ult   shar  w/us  in  etrflty 
we  fflUF  ro  thru  th/aflictinF.th/probs   this  lif  fc  lik  Je  we  stiff r 
f      )  them 
but   at   enc   this   lif  is  all  G  has  prep  kthoz  who  P,  Hie 
Wat   taks   sinnrs  ^  oakE   them  in?  sons?   It  G*s   salv  provid   thru 
Grace  by  deth  Jb  Xit 

this  wat   P  outlin  in  Jcrip  this  morn 
va   3=3les  us   evry  sp/blesainp 
vs  h^cho7,  us  B^   fndatin  of  worl 
vs   U=(nade   us  holy/blamles  34  him 
vs  5spreeetin  us  ?adoptin  as  sons 
%  why  wud  (J  do  all   this?  Vs  ^  givs  aner-REAU 
G  did  all   t.hla  thru  Js  8p,hol  nuth  bak  h  this  work  of  bring  us 
2self  thru  salv  was  ?B  2His  glory 
He  did   it=For  HI»-it  waB  ^Himself  that  all  raank  mite  cum  2Him 
(llus  drunkard  dying  &  was  milinair) 

This  sad  stat  afairs   Umany,many  peojthey  liv  this  liftthey  go 
thru   trials/tribs  of  liv  i  they  dy  spirituly  povrty-strikh  acu? 
they  da  not  lay  claim  2th/spiritul  welftfa  g  prov   thru  Js  Xp 


We  may  no*:  poses   much  worlds  welth  whil  liv  this  lif,  but  if  2/ 
we  hav  Js  ft  aa  1  f  rsv   we  ~  richr  than  any  so  cal-Welthy  peo 
this  wat  p  pt  out  in  v<$   7=REAS 
He  pd  th/fric  4  ea  individ  sinnr  vhn   has  livd  in  past;thoz 
who  R  liv  in  presenjk  all  thoz  who  wil  cum  in  th/futur 
In  Him  we  hav=Vs  7B  READ 

'  ' 'rn,clensd,th/free  gift  of  GRACE  thru  Him 
v&   -PEAD  -  our  wisdm/insite 
vs  11=FEAD  -  hav  inheritanc  8-  this  means  all  G  has  ia  ours  by 

His  gift~or  GRACE, &  no  one  is  exclud  who  cums  2-G  thru  Xp 
vs  12=READ  -  f  '  d'scips  wer  1st  knu  Js  as  Cav  of  worl 
they  recogniz  as  Prom  Mesiah  of  G  &  saw  in  all  this  He  sho  4th 
glory  of  n 
this  bring  any  Blievr  2  pt  wher  can  honesly  say=in  words  of 
childs  mealtime  prayr-G  is  Grt,G  is  Good 
vss  17-l4=READ-All  G  has  dun.th/Son  has  dun,S-  all  S  has  dun, 
th/H  Sp  has  dun 
th/K  Sp  is  seald  in2  our  livs  wen  we  cum  2  Xp  8-  our  livs  R  then 
2bring  glory  2   G 
we  hav  seen  how  G  tuk  comon  things  lik  animl  skins, a  bush, temp 
sfrones  g:  usd  thez  comon  thin?  2sho  His  glory 
but  He  desirs  2tak  ea  us  individly  &  transform  us  sb  we  sho  4th 
His  glory 
G  desirs  us  2use  us  as  instrumens  His  glory  thruout  unend  ages 
of  etrnty 
that  was  th/exampl  Js  cam  in?  th/worl  2sho,th/exampl  that  G 
reveald  His  riory  thru  Him, &  Blievrs  in  turn  R  2reflec  that 
glory  in  this  lif,Biuz  thru  Him  we  hav  bin  transformd 
Th/word=Transform  as  fnd  NT  has  mean  of  butiful  chng  B  wrought 
in  th/individ 
it  lik  urly  brwn  coccon  catrnillr  mak  &  out  cum  buttrfly 
that  transformatin  G  depic  in  His  Word  wh/tak  plac  evry  Blievr 
it  it  all  For  Him  2sho  4th  His  jrlory  ?•  ve  reflec  that  glory 
Bcuz  we  R  His 
(Ilus  farmer, elev=tor  &   tranfromatin  thot  tuk  place) 
thry  Xp  a  trans formatin  lik  that  taks  plac 

G  taks  comon  o'-d  lif,,ius  lik  anv  us,&  chugs  thoz  livs  2his  Gl^r; 
P  suns  up  this  way-lie  tn=rREAD  vss  H-14 

2-th/prais  of  His  Glory  is  wat  ea  Blievr  is-FCR  HIM 
now  whx  do  D  kno  why  pastr  wudnt  pray  4  man  tret  dif  job? 
it  Bcuz  we  R  ?sho  4th  G's  Glory  wherevr  hapn  2B 
we  mayB  only  Xpian  in  stor/shop/offic 
but  it  ther  G  wants  us  2reflec  His  Slory  &  let  othrs  C  Him 
in  us 
We  can  shar  that  Glory  w/othrs,but  only  if  it  is  eviden  in 
our  livs  where  r  we  R 


"For  Him:  3elievers" 

Scripture;  Fphesians  ltj-l't 

(Illustration  of  man  as^ine  his  pastor  +o  pray  he  eets  a  new  job) 

A  man  came  to  his  pastor  an'  asked  him  to  pray  that  the  Lord  would  pet  him  another  Job. 

The  pastor  asked,  '"•'hat's  the  matter?  Don't  you  like  your  job?" 

"Ch,  yes,"tthe  man  periled,  "I  like  it  very  much.   I'm  well -satisfied  with  my  job," 

"Then,  what's  the  trouble?  Is  it  the  pay?" 

"Oh,  no,  thev  pay  me  very  well." 

"Then  why  do  you  want  me  to  pray  that  you  get  another  job?"  the  pasto^  asked. 

The  mnn  replied,  "Well,  I'm  the  only  Christian  in  the  whole  shop.   I'm  hungry  for  Christian 

fellowship  and  that's  why  I'm  asking  you  to  pray  I  get  another  job." 

The  pastor  answered,  "I'm  sorry,  I  cannot  do  that.   In  fact,  I'm  going  to  pray  you  won't  pet 

another  job." 

Why  would  a  pastor  who  is  supposed  to  pray  for  the  needs  of  his  people  refuse  to  pray  for  the 

happiness  and  peace  of  mind  one  of  his  parishioners?  Was  he  wrong  in  refusing  to  pray  as  ttte 

man  had  asked?  Let's  see! 

The  glory  of  God  was  revealed  through  Creation,  it  was  revealed  through  Abraham  and  the  Covenan' 

it  was  revealed  through  the  burning-  bush,  through  yoses,  through  the  Tabernacle,  through  the 

temple  and  through  Jesus  Christ.   Now  God  has  chosen  an  unlikely  instrument  through  which  to 

reveal  His  glory  and  it  is  sinners,  whom  He  transforms.   Paul  writes  in  the  2nd  chapter  of 

Ephesians,  verses  19  through  ?2,    (read  these).   He  is  saying  that  God  is  now  doing  exactly  what 

He  did  in  the  Cld  Testament.   The  Tabernacle  and  Temple  were  places  in  which  G5ri  dwelt,  and 

revealed  His  glory.   But  instead  of  using  animal  skins  as  He  did  for  the  Tabernacle,  or  stones 

as  He  did  for  th»  Temple,  He  is  using  a  new  type  of  zxtexisis  building  material,  -  living  stonei 

God  is  using  believers.   Believers  are  being  joined  together  to  be  God's  dwelling  place. 

Several  times  in  his  letters  to  the  Corinthians  Paul  states  that  the  believer  is  the  Temple  of 

God.  God's  purpose  has  always  been  to  glorify  Himself;  to  reveal  Himself  to  mankind  so  that 

man  might  know  Him.  We  are  taught  in  Scripture  that  Jesus  came  to  reveal  that  rlorv  of  God  to 

A /so 
man,  ■*■*.  to  set  an  example  for  us  to  follow.   So  how  can  a  Believer  glorify  God?   The  Believer 

by  his  very  salvation  is  an  instrument  to  reveal  God's  glory.   What  were  we  before  we  were 

saved?  Lost  sinners.   Wha*  are  we  when  Christ  saves  us?  Sons  of  God  or  children  of  God  if 

you  prefer.   In  Pomans  8:1^-17  Paul  writes,  "The  Spirit  Himself  bears  witness  with  our  spirit 
that  we  are  children  of  God,  and  ir  children,  heirs  also,  heirs  of  God  and  fellow-heirs  with 
Christ,  if  indeed  we  suffer  with  Him  in  order  that  we  may  also  be  gloridtied  with  Him." 

We  are  fellow-heirs  with  Christ  of  all  that  God  has  to  give  us.   And  Paul  goes  on  to  state, 
"For  I  consider  that  the  sufferine-s  of  this  present  time  are  not  worthy  to  be  compared  to 
glory  that  will  be  revealed  to  us,"  verse  l8. 

All  that  we  must  go  through  in  this  life  is  leading  onward  to  the  glory  which  God  will  ulti- 
mately share  with  us  in  eternity.   We  must  go  through  the  afflictions,  the  problems  of  this 
life  and  like  Jesus,  we  suffer  through  them.  But  at  the  end  of  this  life  is  all  that  God  has 
prepared  for  those  who  are  His. 

What  takes  sinners  and  makes  them  into  sons?  It  is  God's  salvation  provided  kltKsagli  by  grace 
through  the  death  of  Jesus  Christ.   This  is  what  Paul  has  outlined  in  our  Scripture  for  this 

morning.  He  begins  by  telling  what  God  the  Father  has  done.  In  verse  3  he  writes,  "He  has 
blessed  us  with  every  spiritual  blessing." 


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In  verse  k,  he  writes,  "He  Jots  chose  us  in  Him  before  the  foundation  of  the  world." 

Also  in  verse  *t,  "He  }ras  made  us  holy  and  blameless  before  Him." 

In  verso  5i  "He  predestined  us  to  adoption  as  sons." 

And  why  would  God  do  all  of  this?  Verse  6,  tells  us,  "To  the  praise  of  the  glory  of  His  grace, 
which  He  freely  bestowed  on  us  in  the  Belotoed." 

God  did  all  or   this  through  Jesus  Christ,  holding  nothing  back  and  this  work  of  bringing  us 
to  Himself  through  salvation  was  to  be  to  His  Glory.   He  did  it,  "For  Him.4>   It  was  "For  Him- 
self that  all  of  mankind  might  come  to  Him. 

(Illustration  of  drunkard  being-  a  millionaire  and  dying  broke) 

A  man  who  had  been  a  drunkard  on  Jhigago's  Skid  Row  for  many  years  came  to  a  rescue  mission 
one  night.   He  heard  the  message,  ate  the  meal,  and  went  to  bed.  That  was  his  last  night  on 
earth.   He  die  poverty-stricken  and  friendless,  never  to  see  another  day.   What  he  did  not 
know  was  that  he  had  an  inheritance  of  over  four-million  dollars  waiting  for  him  in  England, 
The  authorities  had  searched  *or  him  but  were  unable  to  find  him  becau.se  he  had  no  address. 
Here  was  a  man  who  had  all  the  material  weath  he  could  want,  but  he  lived  and  died  in  poverty 

This  is  the  sad  state  or   affairs  for  many,  many  people.   They  live  this  life,  thev  go  through 

the  trials  and  tribluations  of  living,  and  thev  die  spiritually  poverty-stricken  because  they 

do  not  lay  claim  to  the  spiritual  wealth  God  hap  provided  through  Jesus  Christ.  We  may  not 

possess  much  of  the  world's  wealth  while  we  live  this  life.   But  if  we  have  Jesus  Christ  as  our 

Lord  and  Savior  we  are  richer  than  any  of  the  so  called  "wealthy  people"  living  today. 

This  la  what  Paul  points  out  beginrinp-  with  the  ?th  verse,   "In  Him  we  have  redemption  through 
His  blood." 

He  paid  th»  price  for  each  individual  sinner  who  has  lived  in  the  past,  those  who  are  living  in 

the  present-  and  all  those  who  will  come  along  in  the  future. 

In  Him  we  have,  "The  forgiveness  of  our  trespasses  accordin   to  the  riches  of  His  grace,"  vs  7B 

Forgiven,  cleansed,  the  free  gift,  or  "Grace"  of  God  through  Him. 

In  verse  8,  Faul  says,  "Which  He  lavished  upon  us,  in  all  wisdom  and  insight." 

In  the  11th  verse  we  learn,  "V.'e  have  obtained  an  inheritance."  This  means  that  ill  that  God  hat 

is  ours  by  His  gift,  or  "Grace"  and  no  one  is  excluded  who  comes  to  God  through  Christ. 

Then  Paul  points  out  in  the  13th  verse,  "To  the  end  that  we  who  were  the  first  to  hope  in 
Christ,  should  be  to  the  praise  of  His  glory." 

It  was  Paul  and  the  disciples  who  fir  t  knew  Jesus  as  the  Savior  of  the  world.   They  recognized 

Him  as  the  promised  Messiah  of  God  and  tbey  saw  in  all  of  this  that  He  was  showing  forth  the 

glory  of  God.  This  brings  any  believer  to  the  point  where  he  can  honestly  say  in  the  words  of 

the  child's  mealtime  prayer,  "God  is  Great,  God  is  Good." 

Then  in  verses  13  and  14,  Paul  says,  (Read  these  verses).   All  that  God  has  done,  the  Son  has 

done,  and  all  that  the  Son  has  done,  the  Holy  Spiri*  has  done.   The  Holy  Spirit  is  sealed  into 

our  lives  when  we  come  to  Christ  and  our  lives  are  then  to  bring  glorv  at  to  God. 

We  have  seen  that  God  took  common  things  like  animal  skins,  a  bush,  temple  stones,  and  used 

these  common  things  to  show  His  glorv.  But  He  desires  to  take  mix  each  oS   us  inaivisually , 

and  transform  us  so  that  we  show  forth  His  glory.  God  desires  to  use  us  as  instruments  of 

His  gl^ry  throughout  the  unending  ages  of  eternity.   That  was  the  example  Jesus  came  into  the 

world  to  show,  the  evamole  that  God  revealed  His  glory  through  Him,  and  "Believers"in  turn 

are  to  reflect  that  glrrv  in  this  life,  because  through  Him  we  have  been  transformed. 


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The  word  "Transformed"  as  it  is  found  in  the  New  Testament  has  the  meaning  of  a  wonderful 

change  being  wrought  in  the  individual.   It  is  like  the  ugly  brown  cocoon  in  which  a  cater- 

piller  envelops  himself  and  then  emerges  sometime  later  as  a  beautiful  butterfly.   That  is 

the  transformation  God  depicts  in  His  Word  which  takes  place  in  the  life  of  every  believer. 

^ut  it  is  all  "'For  Him,"  to  show  forth  His  Glory  and  we  reflect  thst  glory  because  we  are  His. 

(Illustration  of  farmer,  son,  and  elevato-  "transforming") 

Thes  story  Us  told  of  a  generation  ago  when  an  old  farmer  brought  his  family  to  tfce  big  city 
for  the  fiest  time.   Thev  had  never  seen  buildings  so  tall  or  sights  so  impressive.   The  farm 
er  dropped  his  wife  off  at  a  department  store  and  took  his  son  with  him  to  the  bank.  -  which 
was  the  tallest  of  the  buildings.   As  they  walked  into  the  lobby,  they  saw  something  else  the; 
had  never  =een  before.   Two  steel  doors  opened.   A  rather  larire,  elderly  woman  walked  in  and 
the  doors  closed  behind  her.   The  dial  above  the  door  swung  to  the  right  and  then  back  to  the 
left.   The  doors  opened  and  a  beautiful  youne-  lady  came  walking  out.   The  farmer  was  amazed. 
He  turned  to  his  son  and  said,  "You  wait  right  here.   I'm  going  to  get  your  mother  and  run 
her  through  that  thing." 

Through  Christ,  a  tranfromation  like  that  takes  place,   God  takes  a  common  ordinary  life,  just 

like  any  o*   us,  and  He  changes  those  lives  to  His  glory.   Paul  sums  it  up  this  way,  listen  how 

he  explains  it:  "In  Him,  (Jesus),  you  also,  after  listening  to  the  message  of  truth,  the  gospel 
of  your  salvation  -  having  also  believed,  you  were  sealed  in  Him,  (Jesus),  with  the  Holy 
Spirit  of  promise,  Who  is  given  as  a  pledge  of  our  inheritance,  with  a  view  to  the  redemption 
of  God's  own  possession,  to  the  praise  of  His  Glory,"  versee  13  &  1*+. 

"To  the  praise  of  His  Glory,"  is  what  each  "3eliever"is,  "For  Him,"   N6w  do  you  know  why 

the  man's  pastor  would  not  pray  that  the  man  get  a  different  job?  It  was  because  we  are  to 

show  forth  God's  glorv  whereever  we  happen  to  be.  We  msy  be  the  only  Christian  in  an  office, 

or  in  a  shop.   It  is  there  that  God  wants  us  to  reflect  His  glory  and  let  others  see  Him  in 

us.  We  can  share  that  glory  with  others,  but  only  if  it  is  evident  in  our  lives  whereever  we 

are. 


St.  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Sutler,  Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  February  28,    1990 

Mr.  Robert  Weisenstein,  Liturgist 
Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Mr,  Roland  Thompson,  Saxophonist 
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ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  7:30  P.M. 
ASF  WEDNESDAY 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Announcements 
Congregational  Greeting 
""Processional  Hymn  No.  279   "Savior,  Thy  Dying  Love" 
•Ascription 

*Call  to  Communion  ana"  Confession  (Communion  Folder) 
* Prayer  of  Confession  (Communion  Folder) 
"Assurance  of  Pardon 
effering 
Offertory 
"Doxology  -  page  382 
Com m un ion  Hyrr.n  No.  268  "Jesus,  Thy  Blood  and 
Righteousness" 
■Service  of  Holy  Communion  (Page  5  of  Communion  Folder) 
The  Lord's  Supper  (Ushers  will  direct  you  to  the  altar 
rail) 
Distribution  of  the  Bread 
Distribution  of  the  Cup 
"Prayer  of  Thanksgiving 
Anthem:  "For  Those  Tears  I  Died"  Women's  Chorus 

Scripture:   John  13:  1-17 
Sermon:   "He  Left  Us:  A  Task" 
*Hymn  No.  256   "The  Old  Rugged  Cross" 
♦Closing  Chimes 
■■Benediction 
♦Postlude 
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Mrs.  Peg  McClymonds  will  greet  our  members  and  guests  at 

the  door  this  evening. 
Paul  Rlemer.  Ben  Vensel ,  Art  Snyder  and  Don  Kingsley 

will  be  serving  Communion  and  Ushering  as  well. 
Nursery  will  be  provided 


ANNOUNCEMENTS: 


«. 


Chair  practice  will  follow  the  service  this  evening. 
^  The  Ushers  will  be  distributing  the  Love  Loaves  to  youT" 
You  will  pick  them  up  on  the  way  back  to  your  seats 
after  you  have  received  Communion.  These  are  to  be 
returned  to  the  church  on  Easter  Sunday.  Again  this 
year  we  will  support  the  project  of  World  Vision. 
More  details  on  this  project  will  be  forth  coming. 

A  meeting  of  the  "12"  will  be  held  on  Sunday  afternoon 
at  2:00  P.M.   This  is  a  practice  for  the  upcoming 
Service. 

COUNCIL  meeting  will  be  held  March  7  at  7  P.M. 

EASTER  EGGS  -  Orders  for  Easter  Eggs  will  be  taken  until 
March  lith.   Please  turn  in  your  ordering  sheets  and 
any  other  orders  you  may  have  to  Ginny  toy  then . 

FISH  FRY  DINNERS  -  will  be  held  on  March  Id  and  2flth. 
Please  check  the  posters  on  the  bulletin  boards  to 
check  the  timet  price  and  menu.   We  will  also  be 
asking  for  help  as  well  as  donations  of  pies.   Please 
volunteer  and  see  Helen,  Phyllis  or  Dick.   Remember, 
this  is  for  the  church!  M   So  help  us  out  J!!   We  will 
also  be  taking  donations  of  cakes. 

We  will  be  taking  new  members  into  the  church  on  Palm 
Sunday  *  April  Bth .   If  you  or  anyone  you  know  may  be 
interested  in  Joining,  please  see  Rev.  Link  or  let  the 
office  know. 


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LOOK  WAT   I    Din  ! 

PBTOB/SESSISH   in  GH 

VS  1=HE   LOVED  IHEH   70  THE  END 

'•-10  -  J?EAD 

PB  A  SEPVANT 

jne  extrem  Sothr   -  Vaa  8  r    9 
Vm  10  -  Sp  aplieatln 

1  JN  1:9  -  I?  WE  CONFES  0""  SXHS  H!  |    ft  JUST  2^+QTV  0TO 

SINS   ft  PCLENfl   U>  Fp/ALL  WRJ  " 

(Hue  rhil  Donahue  %  country  ?r.r>*chr  it  mine  disastr) 
ABOUT  A  YR  LATF    HE  SEE   IT  HIT  HTK 
HE  WSOT  HE  WAS  Wl'  CTMTHIH  BAUD  INTEGRITY 

BE  WKOT-TTl/MAN  WTJDNT  SHCVHI7  4-JS 
■  ■    WENT  SEX  Kir  SOUL  *t-TVr/:CT  EVW  ^  KATTNAL  TV 
NTT  EVN....PHAr';   OCE 4  CBS 


11  'le    Left    Us:    A   Task" 
."crirture:   John /J:  T 

(Tlus   of  woodpecker, dead   t-ree,liphtniii  &  LK  WAT  I  DID) 
irnfortunatly,niany  Apian  p   lik  this 
ther  is  2day  v/in  th/Xpian  Ch  on  emph   on  prid  ft  wat  bin   termd- 

selftsw 

J  hear  of  i t»P-  U  C  itjoovy  star/TV  atar  cum  2  Xp  is  parad  TV 
(lo.Ch'a  B   pr'HfulT  tel  vat  war  BJ4  &  it  emphasiz  (flittr/Rlem 
£xaf:nl=Ch's   cecnuntys  brair  they  hav  it.othrs  dont 
m   Jn  13  Js  ma'-:  clear«SIXFISM  has  no  pine    in  Xpianty 
js   taut  agin  prid 
main  pt   ?nite   Scrip  is  brot  out   in  wat:   He   did  ft  how  He  handed 
this    "TASK"   on  ?evrv    BliaVT 
It  was   on  nit  a  nxxBtaxta  3ff   Etta   deth    that   Js   taut  rubs  of  Boa   prof 
things 
Thez   thinp-s   He  l^f  if   Hla   1  e^cy  Pup  fi   ea  wk  we  tro  2  Ik  thez 
diff   things 
it   durin?  Paaovr  meal  whA"°  **  1*9   Cuppr  Js  taut   thez  lessns 
Wat  tuk  plsc   in  one  tiite.we  «H 1  ex*min  in  nex  Soke 
Apoa  Jn  Spin   Scrip  w/worris  vs  l=SFAr=H7  LO^Ti  THEM  P  THE   ESC 

Js  minrtry  wu  one  of  luv  in  midst  h^trd/onositi/i  He   feed 
So  we  read-HE-AD  VSS  ^-10 
this  was  rhure   eve 

Js   ■    Dlacipa  wer  prnb  hid   out   in  Bethany  ft  poeibly  travld  bak 
rds  2  Jerusalem 
Choc  bak   rds  wer  dusty /muddy  ■?,   travlrd   feet  Scam  dusty/aiuddy 
At  entranc   evry  Jewish  ham  was  watr  pot   (lrg)  usd  waah   dirty   fee 
Tii/one  who  did   footwash  was  lowliest  :ilav 
ss  pjest  ii-iv   th/slav  vud  wash    feet^hut  wen  Js  &   discipd  ariv 
ther  no  slave  2wash    feet 
It  waant  2   lng  E^  thio   timt   Js  had   tol   thera  he  who  wudB  grst 
<*>r  tlipm  ^hudB     a   5erv 

Jt   that   taacfl   aua  hav   falln   on  deaf  ears 
aftr  they  all   seatd^Js  aros   fr/tabl,pourd  water   fr/pitchr  in2 
basin  £■  3gan  wash   feet 
Cb  n  imatfin  pftin/ref?ret  this  reus  hav  causd   diacipe? 
They  shud  hav  bin  wash  ea  othrs   feet/,  aepacljf   feet  of  Js 
But  we  no  dif  than  t'-ey  wer 
th/Ch    is    ful   of  peo  who  H    stand  on  ther    dignity  wen   shudB 
kneel   in   fr  nf  bron  ^  slstra 
th/de^ir  ^prominenc/importanc   ir  deth  2hpmilty  i    aarijto 
wen  we   ternptd  ^think  our  prestia;  or  rJifnty  th/nex  tirt  we  P 
aokd  2do  sura  lowly  task, we  n^ed  2  Ik  at  Js  kneel  se  ^l^v 
wsshinp  th/dirty  feet  of  aiaffll  men 
Th/cnnverstain  Js  had  w/retr  i.=   ^h/le^en  we   cai  all  lern    from 
Petr  oueet  whv  Js  wud  wash  hi^;   feet 
he  cudnt  C   that   thAesiah  wuH   «too^)  tnia   low 
2dc  so  made  him  a  senr  r  ?  th/J*Vfl,th/y*siah  was  2nevr  Pthat 


but  js  was  try  ^convey  ^Petr  &  cthrs   that  was  precisly  wat         2/  _ 
He  wan   -  A  SERVANT 
So  Js  sed  2  him  -  VS  7 
He  merit   this  was   3fein  of  servnthud  &•  only  a^tr  He  had   Rivn  His 
very  lif  4mank  wud  Fetr  &  cthrs  undrst   this 
So  Petr  as  usul  go   fr/one  extren  2othr 
fij    '■  it  is=vs  8 
tht      to=VS  9 

It   then  Js   p-ivs   tru  mean   of  cuir  in?  th/worl 
rje   tel  ?etr-\rS   10 
Js   aply  sp  aplicatin   Pthis  conversatin 
He  say  wen  persn   clensd,redeemd  he  duzrtt  need   2B  redeend  agin 
He  cp  ?per°:n   travl  in   t  oz   days:in  morn  tak  bath  all   ovr 
go   fr/plac   2rlac  &   feet   pet   dirty, no  bathe  agin, jus  wash   feet 
So  Js   tel   Petr  II  redeem  by  Me  ?    U  no  need   redemotin  agin, jus   'tgiv 
ties  wen  comit  sin 

Jn  wrot  bout   this   latr  wen  say-1  Jn  1:9 
Litrly  he   say  Js   wil  keep  on  clens  us   fr/sin 
thip   sp  wash   of   feet  Js  refer  ?   in   talk  w/?etr 
It   then  Js   take   tim   Ptaaeh   th/diseips   thie    truth  by  say=Vss  12-1? 
th/recret   ?liv   th/Xpian  lif  is   the   "TASK''  Js   lef  us 
He  ?!  2B  servs,notic  He  say=vs  16 
(Ilus   Phil   Donahue  ".-  country  preachr  at  ird.ne   disaster) 
He  was  a  servant 
He  knu  his  "TASK" 
Do  we  kno  wat   that   "TASK"   is  &  wat  it  means   2B  about  it? 


"He  Left  Us:  A  Task" 
Scripture:  John  13:1-1? 

(Illustration  or   Woodpecker  and  lightning  striking  the  dead  tree  he  recked  on) 

A  woodpecker  was  pecking  on  the  trunk  of  a  dead  tree.  Suddenly,  lightning  struck  the  tree 
and  splintered  it.   The  woodpecker  flew  away  unharmed.   Looking  back  to  where  the  dead  tree 
had  stood,  the  proud  bird  exclaimed,  "look  what  I  didl" 

Unfortunately,  many  Christians?  are  like  this.   There  is  today  within  the  Christian  church 
an  emphasis  on  pride,  and  what  has  been  termed  "Selfism."  You  hear  of  it  and  you  see  it. 
If  a  movie  star  or  famous  person  supposedly  comes  to  the  Lord,  he  or  she  is  psraaed  around 
from  church  to  church  and  from  TV  and  radio  shows  to  pridefully  tell  what  he  or  she  was  before 
meetin  the  Lord.   This  isn't  wrong  in  itself,  but  it  projects  the  im=p-e  at   to  other  people 
emphasizing  the  glamour  and  flitter  and  bras-ping  about  it.   Churches  in  every  community  are  in 
competition  with  other  churches  of  the  community  in  trying  to  sell  themselves  as  beinp  the 
biggest  or  the  best  and  they  have  what  the  other  churches  do  not  have. 

In  this  13th  chapter  of  John,  Jesus  makes  it  quite  clear  that  "selfism"  has  no  place  in  Christ- 
ianity.  Jesus  taught  against  pride.   The  main  point  of  our  Scripture  tonightis  brought  out 
in  what  He  did  and  how  He  has  handed  this  "Task"  or.  to  every  believer. 

It  was  on  the  night  before  His  death,  that  Jesus  taught  some  of  the  most  profound  things. 
These  things"He  Left  Us"  as  His  legacy  to  us.   Each  week  we  are  peine*  to  look  at  these  differ- 
ent things.   It  was  during  the  Passover  meal  which  we  know  as  MT,he  Last  Supper,"  that  Jesus 
taught  these  lesions.  Vhat  took  place  in  one  night  we  will  examine  in  the  next  six  weeks. 

The  Aposlte  Jo'-n  bepins  this  Scripture  with  the  words  of  verse  1,  ":Ie  loved  them  to  the  end." 

Jesus'  ministrv  was  one  of  love  in  the  midst  of  the  hat  ed  and  opposition  He  faced.   3  oit  is 

that  we  read,  (Fead  verses  k   through  10),   This  was  Thursday  eveninp.  Jesus  and  Hip  disciples 

were  probably  hiding  out  in  Bethanv  and  had  possiblv  traveled  by  back  roads  to  pet  back  to  Jeru< 

or  muddy 
salem.   '"hose  back  roads  were  dustv.and  traveling  on  them  by  foot,  the  traveler's  feet  became 

dirty,  or  muddy.   At  the  entrance  to  everv  Jewish  home  was  a  large  pot  of  water  which  was  used 
wash  dirty  feet.   The  one  who  did  the  footwashing  was  the  lowliest  sl^ve.   As  puests  arrived, 
this  slave  would  wash  their  feet.   But  when  Jesus  and  His  disciples  arrived  at  the  Upper  Room, 
there  were  no  servants  to  wash  their  feet.   It  wasn't  too  lonp  before  this  time  th~t  Jesus  had 
told  His  disciples  that  whoever  wished  to  be  preat  among  them  should  be  a  servant.  But  evid- 
ently that  saying  had  fallen  on  deaf  ears.   After  trey  were  all  seated,  Jesus  arose  from  the 
table,  poured  water  from  the  pitcher  into  the  basin,  took  a  towel  and  began  to  wash  their  feet. 
Can  you  imagine  the  pain,  the  regret  this  must  have  caused  the  disciples 2     They  should  have 
been  washing  each  others  feet,  and  especially  the  feet  of  Jesus.   But  we  are  no  different  today 
than  they  were.   The  church  is  full  of  people  who  are  .Standing  on  their  dignity  when  they  shouli 
be  kneeling  in  front  of  their  brothers  and  sisters.   The  desire  for  prominence  and  importance 
is  death  to  humility  and  service.   When  we  are  tempted  to  think  of  our  prestige  or  dignity  the 
next  time  we  are  asked  to  do  some  lowly  task,  we  n»ed  to  look  at  Jesus,  kneeling  as  a  slave  and 
washing  the  dirt  from  the  feet  of  sinful  men. 


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The  conversation  Jesus  had  with  Feter  is  the  lesson  we  can  all  learn  from.   Feter  questioned 

why  Jesus  would  wash  his  feet.   He  could  not  see  that  the  Messiah  would  stoop  this  low.   To  do 

so  made  Him  a  servant  and  to  the  Jews,  the  Messiah  was  to  never  be  that.   But  Jesus  was  trying 

to  convey  to  Feter  and  the  others  that  that  was  precisely  what  He  was  -  A  servant.   So  He  said 

to  him,  (Read  verse  7).   He  meant  that  this  was  the  beginning  of  His  servanthood  and  only  after 

He  had  given  His  very  life  for  mankind  would  Peter  and  the  others  understand  this. 

So  Peter  as  usual,  goes  from  one  extreme  to  the  other.   First  it  is,  "You  shall  never  wash  my 
feet,"  verse  fi  8, 

to,  "Lord,  not  my  feet  only,  but  also  my  head  and  my  hands,"  verse  9- 

It  is  then  that  Jesus  gives  the  true  meaning  of  His  coming  into  the  world.   He  tells  Peter, 

(read  verse  10).   Jesus  is  applying  the  spiritual  application  to  t1  is  conversation.   He  is 

saying  that  when  a  person  has  been  cleansed,  redeemed,  he  doesn't  need  to  be  redeemed  again. 

He  compares  it  to  aperf-on  traveling  in  tose  days.   In  the  morning  the  person  would  take  a  bath 

He  would  travel  from  place  to  place  during  the  day.   In  the  process  he  gets  his  feet  dusty  or 

dirty,  and  when  entering  a  '-ouse  must  have  them  washed.   He  doesn't  need  to  take  a  bath  again, 

just  wash  his  feet.   So  Jesus  is  tellirg  Peter,  once  you  have  been  redeemed  by  Me,  you  do  not 

need  redemption  agiin,  you  just  n=ed  forgiveness  when  you  commit  a  sin.   John  wrote  iiisr  this 

truth  later  when  he  said,  "If  we  confess  our  sins  He  is  faithful  and  just  to  forgive  us  our 
sins  and  to  cleanse  us  from  all  unrighteousness,"  1  John  1:9. 

Literally  he  isa  saying  Jesus  will  keep  on  cleansing  us  from  sin.   This  is  the  spritual  washing 

of  feet,  Jesus  is  referring  to  in  talking  to  Feter. 

It  is  then  that  Jesus  takes  the  time  to  teach  the  disciples  this  truth  by  saying,  (Bead  verses 

12-17).  The  secret  to  living  the  Christian  life  is  the  "Task"  Jesus  has  left  us.  We  are  to 

be  servants.   Notice,  He  says,  "A  servant  is  not  greater  than  his  master;  neither  is  one  who 
is  sent  greater  than  the  one  who  sent  him,"  versel^. 

(Illustration  of  Phil  Donohue  and  contrv  preacher  at  mine  disaster) 

Phil  Sonohue,  in  his  autobiography,  tells  of  the  time  he  was  ttarting  out  as  a  young  tele- 
vision reporter.  He  was  sent  to  cover  a  mine  disaster.   It  was  late  at  night.   Snow  was  on 
the  ground  and  it  was  freezing-  cold.   The  rescue  team  was  down  in  the  mine  shaft  and  worried, 
anxious  friends  and  relatives  were  gathered  at  the  entrance  to  the  mine,  waiting  for  some 
word  of  hope. 

Someone  began  to  sing,  "What  a  ^riends  We  Have  in  Jesus."  Others  joined  in,  and  then  etill 
others.   Then  it  was  quiet.   A  minister  stepped  out  nf  the  crowd  and  said,  "Let  us  pray." 
His  prayer  was  very  brief,  but  very  moving.   Donbhue  said  it  was  so  moving  to  him  that  he 
got  goose  bumps.   3ut  hiF  camera  was  frozen  up  and  he  couldn't  record  it  for  TV.   Finally, 
after  working  with  the  camera  fro  a  while  h°  got  it  working.   He  went  up  to  the  minister  and 
asked  him  to  repeat  the  prayer.   The  minister  said,  "No."  Donahue  said,  "I'm  a  TV  reporter. 
I  represent  260  stations.  Millions  of  people  will  be  able  to  see  you  and  to  hear  your  beauti 
ful  prayer."  The  minister  answered,  "No." 

Donahue  said,  "Perhaps  you  don't  understand.   I'm  not  represnting  some  l^cal  TV  station. 
I'm  with  C3P.   The  whole  nation  will  be  able  to  see  this."  The  old  country  preacher  said, 
"No,"  turned  his  back  and  walked  away. 

Donahue  was  dumbfounded  and  furious.   He  couldn't  understand  it.   Rut  about  a  year  later  he- 
said  it  hit  him.  He  wrote  that  he  was  witnessing  something  called  "integrity."  He  wrote, 
"The  man  wouldn't  showbiz  for  Jesus.  He  wouldn't  sell  his  soul  for  TV,  not  even  for  nations! 
TV,  not  even.... praise  God. ...for  CBS." 

He  was  a  servant.   He  knew  his  CTask."  Do  we  know  what  that  "Task"  is,  and  what  it  means  to 
be  about  it? 


St.  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler ,  Pennsylvania 
Rev*  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  March  4t  1990 

Mr,  Robert  Weisenstein,  Liturgist 
Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Mr.  Roland  Thompson,  Saxophonist 

Acolytes t     Tommy  Vensel  and  Mike  Brinker 
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ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  L1:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Announcements 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 

Prayer  Requests 

•Processional  Hymn  No.  1£  "Tell  Me  the  Old,  Old  Story" 

•Ascription 

•Exhortation 

"Confession  (In  Unison}  0  God,  we  confess  that  we  are 
reluctant  to  move  into  this  lenten  Journey  to 
Jerusalem.   The  past  appears  pleasant  in  comparison 
with  the  future  unknown,   We  meet  pressing  human 
need  with  fear  and  pain  and  inaction.  In  a  chorus 

with  worshippers  everywhere,  we  say,  "We  hi.'1  fallen 
short,  we  live  in  a  state  of  brokenness  and  alienation. 
We  have  sinned,"  0  God,  our  Sustainer  and  Redeemer, 
help  us  to  discover  the  gifts  of  power,  talent,  and 
energy  which  you  give  us,  that  we  might  bring  healing 
into  a  broken  world.   Forgive  our  sin,  strengthen  our 
resolve,  and  renew  us  in  your  ever-vibrant  spirit. 
Amen. 
•Kyrie 

•Assurance  of  Pardon 
•Praise:   Leader  -  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  -  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever. 
•Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 
Children's  Moment 
Hymn  Wo.  440  "The  Lord's  Prayer" 
Call  to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
People  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  -  Let  us  pray. 
Morning  Prayer 
Offering 

Offertory  "In  The  Garden"  organ  and  sax 

•Doxology  -  page  382. 


featuring  Lloyd  Link 


Anthem:  "Hear  Us  0  Father" 

Scripture:   John  13:13-30 

Sermon:   "He  Left  Us:  An  Awareness" 
•Invitational  Hymn  No.  274   "Alas!  and  Did  My  Savior  Bleed" 
""Closing  Chimes 
•Benediction 
*Postlude 

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The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by  the 
Hi  chard  Mangel  family  in  memory  of  Uncle  Jimmy  Stewart. 

Mr.  &   Mrs.  Bobby  Tedder  will  greet  our  members  and  guests 
at  the  door  this  morning. 

Serving  as  Ushers  today  are  Marty  Henry,  Js-ihn  Snow,  Jeff 
Snyder  and  Walter  Hollef reund. 

Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Marie  Henry. 

Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Mike  Roper. 

Attendance  last  Sunday  was  66  with  4  visitors. 

Marge  Smiley  and  Bonnie  Gannon  will  he  visiting  the 
hospital  this  week. 

Hospitalised: 

^UPCOMING  E'/ENTS  TO  REMEMBER: 

^^Wednesday  -  Council  meeting  at  7P.M. 
"p^Next  Sunday,  March  llth  all  Easter  Egg  arder  farms  are 

>due  into  Ginny  Mangel. 
March  14  will  be  our  first  FISH  FRY!!!   We  need  lots  of 
help,  donations  of  pies  and  cakes,  and  pray  that  it 
will  be  a  successful  day.  We  will  be  serving  Lunch 
as  well  as  Dinners.  Please  check  the  fliers  posted  on 
the  Bulletin  Boards-  If  you  can  help,  please  see 
Dick,  Helen  or  Phyllis.   We  need  YOU ! !  !   So  come  out 
and  support  our  efforts.  We  are  serving  FPESH  fisht ! ! 


ftt  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 
life.   This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate,  or  to  seek  counseling. 
The  Altar  is  open  to  everyone.   The  Pastor  will  assist 
you  if  you  desire* 


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AS  SOON  AG  TH/BASBAI    SEASN  IS  OVR.I'  ,'ywr, 

fllus  of  Hymns  %  Heart) 

we  sin*  "SWEET  HI  /5-10  BIN  A  DAY 

we  sing  "CNVAE  XTTAIJ   XLDRS"  &  WAIT  ?B   DRAFTD  IN2  HIS  SERV 

we  Bint*  "0  k  A  THOUSAfl  TOHGITES.  2SING"  &  DON  .y  H.'.V 

we  sing  "THE  "  BLESIHS"  BUT  DC  HOT  CUK  WBH  IT  RA] 

&  KITE  ADD-OS   SHOWS  OS  IS  ANY  KIND  OF  BA1 
we  sing  "BLEST  9  Ttf/TY  T'--  .    LET  LEAS   LITE   OFBHS    SWH  IT 

we  sine  "SEE  TH/L  W/GLADKES"  £-  GFII-  BOOT  ALL  WE  HAV  2DO 

-   "I   UJV  2TEL  TH/STCRy"   [    1  I  N   IT  AT  ALL 

we  sing  "WE'RE  HAHCHIIW  2ZIOK"   BUT  FAIL  2nAHC!i  2VCRSH  OS  CH/SKUL 
we    rrt.Bg   "CAST    CUT   BDSM  HPN    r:/T"    ■■    (TORY    'iELVS   IN2  NEHVDS  BRKDV.'N 
.'    WOW,  k  JS"  fc  NEVE   7NVIT  OTJR  NO  COS  KEIGHHK 
»  Sing  '  OUT  TRAVL,CUT  GRAS.   OH 

itmrar 

f-   sing  "THBC   CUT  TH/LIFLIN"  8.  CONTENT  3SLVS  W/PHRO  OUT  FISH  LINE 

L«j  things  iik   this  giv  us  An  Awarnes  s,  can  sav=I'v  NOT  A±I    SH01 
I    DONT  DO  AS  KITCH  *   TH/L  AS   I    JHUD??? 

hav  oprtunty  2  renew  3  ivs/renew  emit  2Hi»  in  luv/servic 


"We    Left   Ha:    ta   Awareness" 
Scrinture;  John  13:l8-JO 

fllufi  Rekwel   painting  "K-mnAutchr  8   thnksgiv   tvrky) 
This  Been   cud  wel   describ   th/scen   tak   ri-ic    this   Scrip   fr  Jn  13 
th/discips  R  ther  w/Js   Pein  2undrstan  this  cudB  las  meal  wud 
shar  w/j3 
-*hem  it   tim  of   felship/shar  or  this  specil   tim 
Judas   it  short  step   fr/wat  plot  2tak   plac  agin  Jo 
2.7s  it  moment  of  truth  wh/He  duznt  completly  spel  out  ?discif 
on  th/surfac   evrth  seems   on  up  le  up 
Js   Jus   finishd  humbl   task  of  wash   feet  '.,  now  He   involv   in  discus 
w/then  evens  wh/wud   tak  plac   in  near   futur 
He   tel   thenteVs  l8-this   direc  quot    fr/Tsalm  'tl 
Day  wrot   Vs  at  tin  Aba  defec   frAingdm;Eav 's    trustd   frend 
Ahithophel.one   o*  rt  han  men, who  ate  at   tabl  had  desrt  him  f< 
joind  up  w/Abs 
Troncly,Ahith  wen  saw  Abs   defeatd  P.    inyolv  in  lost   caus.went 
out   and   hangd  self  jus  as  Judas  did   of  whop  Jf   is   talk  bout 
Ja  had  2expl  Pdiscipo  wat   ro  2tak  plac   3cuz  had   He  bin  Btrayd, 
arestd.executd  w/out   them  undrstan  sum   tbeB  events, discipp  may  m 
ba»  enncludd,  Js  not  all    'ie  elaimd  2B 
So  He  expl=Vs  19 
this  causd  stir  arn^nr  th«m  ?.  Jn  giv  expl   of  conversatin   tween 
Petr   -  Vss  23-2't 
In  ordr  unr'rT^n   thia   need   ''construe   th/scen 
Daul  mode   rMn   t^njdays  was   reclin   tin  cushins  rnd  low  B  shap  tabl 
"nd  if  "!'"  -erva    rikup,serv  pIattr«vbBt   tver  nun  at  Lan   Sunpr 
'hev  reclin   rn   lef  elbow  •    cat   Pt  hand-flvs  out  lefhand   peo! 
Start   i+    ob«   pid-l^t  Jn,then  Jeithia   eyTil  how  Jn  cud   lean  on  Js 
breat,caus   in  reclin  wud   r 
seat  ac  rs   taM    at  eftHr  end  of 
n^t  hear  wat  Je    -^av 

*clin  of  Js  lef  was  Judas  P.   t>>is  ironic   caus   persn  seat.  Jleft 
of  gest  of  honor  hid   olac   of  hip-hes  honor, res(3rv   !*intiTral    frend 
in  all  liklho<!1Jenmade  tble  aragiwii  KfBaelf  10  cud  hav  trivat 
talk  w/Judas 
We  no   privileg  2eonvrsatin,but  Js  had  ohaoc  sho  Judas   Hie  luv 
9,  giv  oprtunty  Pehnp  mind  bout  wat  he  was   doing 
Petr  ask   Jn  2find   out  who  3travr  wes,!-  Jn  aek  Js  8-  He  ansr  th/one 
He  gav   furf   to 
this  ajfin   reservd   '(specil   intimat   frend  S-  nun  discips   thot  anyth 
of   Lt   BeQE  it    c:ir5tomsry 
But  Js  kno  Judas  mind  madeup,£;  knu  cudnt  ohng  it  sed-Wat  U  do, 
Do  auikly   -vs  27 
Anv  discips  whe  may  herd  remark  had  no   inkling  wat  Js   refer  2 
If  herd   it  prcb  Bliev  as  ^n  wrot.Js  giv  inrtrucs  2Judas  bout 
rrony    fr/treasury  wh/Judas   tresurer  of 
vs   3C=It   not  only  dark  outnid.but  Judas  went  out  in2  darknes 
this  nothr  ironic   statmen  3cuz  wen  anyone  go  out    fr/presenc  Js  X 
Xp  it  is  always  nite 


"V"  was   Petr  &  sine  ovr  ther,cud 


The  H  always  Judas 's.evn  in  th/Cn  2/ 

thez  R  pec  who  B  profes  2B  Xrians  8,  who  actuly  sel  Him  out  £• 
crucfy  Him  anew 
Hebs  6i6*W«  read  this 
Ther  R  many  who  hav  eatn  His  tabl  &  then  turn  heel  spin  Him 
but  wat  realy  hapn  ?peo  lik  Judas  is  that  they  actuly  R  sell 
'  n  vs  out  insted 
ar>.  ,/mus  writr: 
Ptil  as  of  old,  3y  himself  is  priced. 
For  thirty  pes  Judas  sold  Himself,  not  Christ. 
Th/pt  that  we  R  lef  w/fr  this  lessn  is=An  Awarnes 
that  awarnes  is  that  we  nus  evrB  vigilan  S-  alert  2th/fac  that 
we  or  othrs  can  easly  Bcura  hypocrits  &  this  wat  Judas  was 
He  plavd  earn  wel;he  knu  rt  words  2say,rt  thinjr  2do 
he  had  all  discips  focld,but  he  no  fool  Js  &  neithr  can  we 
(Ilus  fatur  %   solutin  2  too  much  IV  for  famly) 
Ther  is  1st  clas  hypocrit 
no  mattr  wat  circums  Js  cals  us  2serv  Him  w/complet  lnylty  & 
a  er-ianc 
it  lent  fair  weathr  comitment  -  it  a  ccmitmen  in  all  seasns, 
in  all  kinds  circums 
watevr  th/motivs  Judas  nav  hav  had  'ido  wat  did, they  wernt  reflect' 
of  his  imap  wh/projec  as  walk  w/js  h   -  3vrs 
our  luv.  our  loylty,is  2remain  constan  no  ma  +  tr  vat 
-urrone  wrot  bou  +  hyinna  we  sinp  in  Ch  -  liptn  21ist  5-  C  if 
perhars  we  nay  C  selvs  in  nnp  of  them 
(Ilus  sine-  hymns  v  then  actin  takn) 

Do  thinps  lik  this  (fiv  us  An  Awarenes  that  es  us  can  honesly  say 
I'M  NO?  AIT'  T  SHOTS? 
I  DON'T  DO  AS  MITCH  FrR  THE  LORI  AS  I  SHOT 
We  c^n  all  sav  this  no  ma*-tr  w^o  we  R 
TH'  legacy  Js  lef  us  that  we  w' 1  continu  rlk  at   is  that  we  can  C 
o  ^'elvs  in  dif  lite  as  Ik  this  las  n:  te  Js  life  B1*  He  crucfy 
we  will  al  C  selvs  as  we  R  if  hones 
Nun  or  us  R  perf  6  we  hav  oprtunty  2renu  ]ivs  ;;  renew  comitmen 
2Him  in  luv  &  servic 
this  i?  invitatin  He  exten  2us  as  we  Spin  our  Lentn  jvrny 
Wil  U  join  me  in  that  renewal? 
acpt  that  invitatin  2day!!!! 


"He  T>ft  Us:  An  Awareness'1 

Scripture:  John  13:18-30 

(Illustration  of   Norman  Rockwell  raint'n?  of  butcher  and  woman  buying  Thanksgiving  turkev) 
Some  years  apo,  Norman  Rockwell  painted  a  Picture  of  a  woman  buying  a  Thanksgiving  turkey, 
Th°  turkey  was  on  the  scales  and  the  butcher  was  standing  behind  the  counter.  The  woman 
was  a  lady  about  sixty,  and  she  stood  on  the  other  side  of  the  counter  watching  the  weigh-in. 
Each  had  a  pleased  look  on  t^eir  faces  and  all  apeared  to  be  nomal ,   But  on  closer  inspect- 
ion Rockwell  had  painted  their  hands  very  distinctly.  The  butcher  is  pressing  down  on  the 
scales  with  his  thumb  while  the  woman  is  pushing  up  on  the  scales  with  a  finder. 

This  scene  could  well  describe  the  scene  taking  place  in  this  Scripture  from  this  13th  chapter 
of  John.   The  disciples  are  there  with  Jesus  beginning:  to  understand  that  this  would  be  the 
last  meal  they  would  share  with  Jesus,   To  them  it  is  a  time  of  fellowship  and  sharing  this 
special  time  with  Jesus.   To  Judas,  it  is  a  short  step  from  what  he  has  plotted  to  take  place  aj 
against  Jesus.   To  Jesus  it  is  a  moment  of  truth  which  He  doesn't  completelv  spell  out  to  His 
disciples.   On  the  surface  everything  seems  on  the  up  and  up. 

Jesus  had  just  finished  the  humble  task  of  washing  the  feet  of  His  disciples.  Now  He  wis  in- 
volved in  discussing  with  them  the  events  which  would  take  place  in  the  near  future.   He  tells 

them,  "1  do  not  speak  of  all  of  you.   I  know  the  ones  I  have  chosen;  but  it  is  that  the  Scrip- 
ture may  be  fulfilled,  'He  who  eats  my  bread  has  lifted  up  his  heel  against  me."'  verse  18. 

Jesus  is  quoting  directly  from  the  iflst  Psalm.   David  wrote  this  Psalm  at  the  time  of  Absalom's 
defection  from  the  kingdom,  David's  trusted  friend  Ahithophel,  one  of  his  right  hand  men  who 
ate  at  his  table  had  deserted  him  and  joined  forces  with  Absalom.   And  ironically,  Ahithophel, 
when  he  saw  the  cause  of  Absalom  taking  over  David's  throne  was  lost,  went  out  and  hung  him- 
self just  as  Judas  did  of  whom  Jesus  is  talking  about, 

Jesus  had  tc  explain  to  His  disciples  what  was  going  to  take  place  because  had  He  been  betrayed, 
arrested,  and  executed  without  them  havinp-  sr*me  understanding  of  these  events  the  disci-les  may 

have  concluded  that  Jesus  was  not  all  He  had  claimed  to  be.   So  He  explains,  "From  now  on  I  am 
telling  you  before  it  comes  to  pass,  so  that  when  it  does  occur,  ycu  may  believe  that  T  am 
He."   verse  1<=. 

Then  He  makes  the  startling  announcement  as  we  read  in  verse  21,  "Truly,  truly,  I  sav  to  you, 
that  one  of  you  will  betray  Me." 

This  caused  a  stir  amor-p  then  and  John  gives  an  explanation  of  a  conversation  between  himself 
and  Peter,   (Bead  verses  23  &  2k),      In  order  to  understand  this  we  need  to  construct  the 
kkkb  scene.   The  usual  mode  of  dininp-  in  those  days  was  to  recline  on  cushions  around  a  low 
table.  They  reclined  arourd  the  table  which  was  in  a  "D"  shape.   At  the  open  end  of  the  "U" 
servants  could  nick  up  dishes  and  empty  platters  and  replace  them  with  others.   There  were  no 
servants  doing  this  at  the  Last  Supper  but  they  were  seated  around  a  table  in  a  "U"  shape. 
They  reclined  on  their  left  elbow  which  permitted  them  to  feed  themselves  with  their  right 
hands.  So  much  fcr  those  who  were  lefthanded.   The  seating  arrangement  was  as  fallows:  start- 
ing at  the  one  side  of  the  table  at  the  open  end  of  the  "U",  John  was  the  first  at  the  table 
and  Jesus  was  seated  at  his  left.   This  meant  that  when  we  read"he  reclined  on  Jesus'  breast," 
we  are  being  told  that  was  the  natural  position  for  him  to  be  in  and  he  could  hear  the  conver- 
sation Jesus  was  having.   Seated  across  the  table  from  him  at  the  other  end  of  the  "U" 


was 


Feter.   ^ince  Peter  was  on  the  other  side  of  the  table  he  couldn't  hear  what  Jesus  was  saying. 


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We  shall  see  shortly  that  the  conversation  Jesus  had  was  not  meant  for  all  of  them  at  that 
point,   declining  next  to  Jesus  was  Judas.   This  is  ironic  because  the  one  seated  on  the  left 
of  the  guest  of  honor  was  in  the  place  of  highest  honor  which  was  reserved  for  the  most  inti- 
mate friend.   In  all  likelihood,  Jesus  made  this  arrangement  Himself  so  He  could  speak  privatel 
with  Judas.  We  are  not  privileged  to  much  conversation  here,  but  Jesus  had  the  opportunity  to 
show  Judas  His  love  and  seek  to  pet  him  to  change  his  mind  about  what  he  was  resolved  to  do, 
John,  asked  by  Peter  to  find  out  who  the  betrayer  was,  inquired  of  Jesus  and  His  answer  was  Star 
that  the  one  to  whom  He  Rave  a  select  morsel  of  food.   This  again,  was  a  special  act  reserved 
for  an  honored  initiraate  friend.   Thus  when  Jesus  gave  this  morsel  to  Judas,  none  of  the  dis- 
ciples othpr  thr-.n  John,  knew  what  was  actually  taking  pl=3ce.  Jesus,  knowing  that  Judas'  mind 
was  made  up  and  He  couldn't  eet  him  to  change  it,  said  to  him,  "What  you  do,  do  quickly." 
Anv  of  the  disciples  who  may  h*ve  heard  this  remark  had  no  inkling  what  Jesus  was  referring  to. 
If  thev  heard  It  they  probably  believed  as  John  writes  that  Jesus  was  giving  Judas  instruct- 
ions about  money  *rom  their  ^m^ll  treasury  of  which  Judas  was  the  tresurer.   Then  John  writes: 
"And  so  after  receiving  the  morsel  he  went  out  immediately;  and  it  was  right,"  verse  3C. 

It  was  not  onlv  dark  outsdie,  but  Judas  went  out  into  darkness.   This  5s  al^o  an  ironic  state- 
ment because  when  anyone  sroes  out  of  the  presence  of  Jesus  Christ  it  is  always  night.   There 
are  always  Judas 's  even  in  the  church.   These  are  people  who  are  pr^fessin*r  to  be  Christians 
and  who  actually  are  selling  HiB  out  and  crucifying  Him  anew.   The  author  o'  Hebrews  writes  in 

the  fith  chapter,  the  6th  verse.  Of   these  people,  "They  again  crucify  to  themselves  the  Son  of 
God,  and  put  Him  to  opne  shame." 

There  are  many  who  have  eaten  at  His  table  and  then  turned  their  heel  against  Him.   But  what 
really  happens  to  people  like  Judas,  is  that  they  xxxx  do  not  sell  Jesus  out,  they  sell  them- 
selves.  An  anonyaous  writer  penned  these  few  short  lines: 
Ctill  as  cf  old, 
By   himself  is  priced. 
For  thirty  pieces  Judas  sold 
Himself,  not  Christ. 

The  point  that  we  are  left  with  from  this  lesson  is  "An  Awareness.'1  That  Awareness  is  that 

we  must  ever  be  vijfcilant  and  alert  to  the  fact  that  we  or  others  car.  easilj'  become  hypocrites. 

That  is  what  Judas  was.   He  was  an  imposter.   He  played  the  game  well,   ^e  knew  the  rip-ht 

things  to  do  and  probably  the  right  things  to  say.  He  had  all  the  disciples  fooled,  but  he 

couldn't  fool  Jesus,   Neither  can  we. 

(Illustration  of  father  and  his  solution  to  the  TV  problem  at  home) 

A  father  complained  about  the  amount  of  time  his  family  spent  watching  TV.   Hi?  children 
watched  cartoons  and  neglected  their  schoolwork.   His  wife  watched  the  soap  operas  and 
neglected  the  housework.   Do  you  know  what  his  solution  was?  He  said,  "As  soon  as  the 
baseball  season  is  over,  I'm  goinr  to  pull  the  plug." 

There  is  a  first  class  hvpocrite.  No  matter  what  the  circumstances,  Jesus  calls  us  to  serve 

"Jim  with  complete  loyalty  and  -slletriance.   It  isn't  =  fair-weather  commitment.   I4-  is  a 

commitment  in  all  seasons,  in  all  kinds  of  circumstances.  Whatever  the  motives  Judas  may 

have  had  for  doing  whtt  he  did  thev  weren't  a  reflection  of  his  image  which  he  projected  as 

he  walked  with  Jesus  for  3  years.   Our  1-ve,  our  l'iyalt]B  is  to  remain  constant  no  matter 

what,   "omeone  wrote  about  some  of  the  hymns  we  sing  in  church.   Listen  to  the  list  and  see 


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if  perhar-s  we  may  see  ourselves  in  one  o'  them, 

(illustration  of  Hyims  and  Heart) 

We  sing  "Sweet  Hour  of  Paayer"  and  are  content  with  5-10  minutes  a  day. 

We  sing  "Crward  Christian  Soldiers"  and  wait  to  he  drafted  into  His  service. 

We  sing  "0  For  \   Thousand  Torques  To  nine,  and  <ioa»t  use  the  one  we  have. 

We  sing  "There  Shall  3e  showers  Cf  Blessing"  but  do  not  come  when  it  rains,  and  we  could 

add,  "or  snows,  or  is  any  kind  of  bad  weather." 

We  sing  "Blest  Be  The  Tie  That  Binds"  and  let  the  least  little  offense  sever  it. 

We  sing  "Serve  The  Lord  With  Gladness"  and  gripe  about  all  we  have  to  do. 

We  sing  "I  Love  To  Tell  The  Story"  and  never  mention  it  at  all. 

We  sing  "We're  Marching  To  7.ion"  but  fail  to  ma-ch  to  worship  or  church  school. 

We  sing  "Cast  Thy  Burden  On  The  Lord"  and  worry  ourselves  into  a  nervous  breakdown. 

We  sing  "The  Whole  Wide  World  For  Jesus"  and  never  invite  our  next  door  neighbor. 

We  oing  "0  Day  Of  Pest  ^nd  Gladness"  and  wear  ourselves  out  traveling,  cutting  the  grass, 

or  playing  golf  on  Sunday. 

We  sing  "Throw  Cut  The  Lifeline"  and  content  ourselves  with  throwing  out  a  fishing  line. 

Do  things  like  this  ftive  us  "An  Awareness"  that  each  of  us  can  honestly  say  "I'm  not  all  I 

should  be?"  Anfl,  "I  don't  do  as  much  for  the  Lord  as  I  should?"  We  can  all  say  this  no 

matter  who  we  are.  The  legacy  that  Jesus  left  us  that  we  will  continue  to  look  at,  is  that 

we  can  see  ourselves  in  a  different  light  looking  at  this  last  night  of  Jesus'  earthly  life 

before  He  was  crucified.   We  will  all  see  ourselves  as  we  are  if  we  are  honest.   None  of  us 

are  perfect  and  we  have  the  opportunity  to  renew  our  lives  and  renew  our  commitment  to  Him  in 

love  and  service.   This  is  the  invitation  He  extends  to  us  as  we  begin  our  Lenten  journey. 

Will  you  join  me  in  that  renewal?  Accept  that  invitation  today! 


March  LI,  1990 


St.  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler,  Pennsylvania 
Rev .  Ralph  Link ,  Pas  tor 

Mr.  Robert  Weisenstein ,  Liturgist 
Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Mr.  Roland  Thompson,  Saxophonist 
Acolytes:   Tommy  Vensel  and  Mike  Brinker 
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ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Anno  unc e  men  t  s 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 

Prayer  Requests 
♦Processional  Hymn  No.  263  "There  Is  a  Fountain  Filled 

with  Blood"1 
♦Ascription 
♦Exhortation 

•Confession  (In  Unison)  0  God,  you  know  how  we  are 
expos  ed  to  the  world ' s  temptat I ons ,  but  you  also 
know  that  we  would  like  to  be  righteous.   Grant  us 
the  strength  to  follow  our  Master  down  the  road  of 
discipleship,  even  though  we  know  we  shall  surely 
meet  the  cross  at  the  end  of  that  road.   Forgive  us 
for  all  sin  that  prevents  us  from  following  Him 
rightly*  through  the  same  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Amen. 
*Kyrie 

♦Assurance  of  Pardon 
♦Praise:   Leader  -  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  —  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forev 
♦Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 
Children's.  Moment 

Hymn  No.  51   "I  Heard  the  Voice  of  Jesus  Say" 
Call  to  Prayer;   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
People  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  -  Let  us  pray. 
Morning  Prayer 
Offering 
Offertory 
*DoXology  -  page  382 
Anthem:   "What  God  Can  Do  /  This  Is  My  Father's  World" 
Scripture:   John  L3:  31-38 
German:   He  Left;  IJs :   A  Stigma" 
♦Invitational  Hymn  No.  84   "My  Faith  Looks  Up  to  Thee" 


> 


♦Choral  Benediction  (Congregation  please  join  us) 
♦Benediction 
*Postlude 
++++++      'Congregation  Standing     ++++++ 
The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 

Mrs .  Kitty  Feder  in  memory  of  Wally, 
Mr,  &r  Mrs.  Frank  Crawford  will  greet  our  members  and 

friends  at  the  door  this  morning. 
Ushering  today  are  Sandy  Sheppeck,  Erla  Hollefreundj 

Isabel  Eichhorn  and  Helen  Crouse. 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Barb  Andrews. 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Marty  Henry. 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  122  with  9  visitors. 
Dick  Mangel  and  Bill  Snyder  will  be  visiting  the  hospital 

thia  week. 
Hospitalized: 

ACTIVITIES  THIS  WEEK; 

Tuesday  -  7  P.M.  Sunday  School  Teachers  meeting 
c:30  p.m.  Set  up  of  the  hall  for  our 
Fish  Dinner-   We  need  help! 
Wednesday  —  Fish  Fry  Day!!!   Don't  forget  your  cakes 
and  pies  and  that  you  promised  to  help. 
See  the  bulletin  board  for  times.   See  you 
there.   Bring  a  friend  or  two,'  or  three... 
EASTER  EGG  orders  are  due  in  today.   Please  see  Ginny. 
Easter  Lillies  may  be  ordered  now.   Price  is  $5.50  ea^h. 
i  Lease  drop  a  note  in  the  offering  plate  or  see  Ginny, 
LOVE  LOAVES  are  available  in  the  Narthex.   This  is  our 
World  Vision  project  for  1990.   Thia  year  it  will  go 
into  a  Child  Immunization  Project  in  7  countries  of 
Africa^  They  are  to_be  returned  on  Easter  Sunday. 

SHALOM  TO  YOrj 
Shalom  to  you  now,  shalom  ray  friends, 
Muy  God's  full  mercies  bless  you  my  friends. 
In  all  your  living,  and  through  your  loving, 
Christ  be  your  Shalom,  Christ  be  your  Shalom. 


At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  Cod's  leading  for  your 
life.   This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate,  or-  to  seek  counseling. 
The  Altar  is  open  to  eveyone.   The  Pastor  will  assist 
you  if  you  desire. 


J 


CoiMmnitj  Bible  Church   -  Saffaaore,    Pa*   March  15,   1992 

Prelude 

Announeeaents/Groetinga/FTayer  Requeata 


ascription 

Call  to  Worship: 

0  RIVE  THANKS  ONTO  THF,  LOBE,  CALL  ON  HIS  NAHE,  HAKE  KNOWN 

HIS  DEEDS  AMONG  THE  PEOPLES! 

SING  TO  HIH:  SING  PRAISES  DUTO  HIM,  TELL  OF  HIS  WONDERFUL 

VPSKS , 

GLORT  IN  HIS  HOLT  NAffi:   LET  THE  BEAUTS  OF  THOSE  WHO  SEEK  THE 

LORD  PEJOICE! 
"HJHB 

Gfferinr;/>ray«r 
• Doxolegy 

Pastoral   Prayer 

Hymn 

Scripture;   John  lV^l-^8 

Sernofi:   "He  Left  fa;   A  5tig»a"     -  St.   Paal's  Butler  Vll-90 
*Hynn 

•Benediction 
•Poatlude 

fin  B 

-p-fr 


(Ilus   fr/EPISTX  2 

(Ilus  frir]    weding  -  cros   -  f,  No  Ifpian.no  church) 
(Ilus  'joisn  buy  crra   -  OWE  WAlOOB   LITL  MAN  ON  IT) 
Ja   lef  eil-hr^Stigma  as  ^les  or  Curse 
5*>-55«Firat  Df  rnarka 

Cyniel  rniiosphr  wrot 
SCRATCH  A  XPIAN  t  IT  MIL  FIM   »  PACAR 

Js  !>  Petr  vas   36-38»toTlty 

JB   sed=IK  TH/'OPL   B  .^HSL    rFI3,BI!T  I    SAY   i" 
vo   ~1A   -  Ja   relievd 

1B-32   -  £eek  G'r  Glory 
(Hue  bun-r  st.lkr  say=IF  D  LUV  JS,:KH!K  UH  HCEN) 
(Ilus  God  Coun*ec"   crosses) 
I   CODM  .,'FILl".  QOD  COUNTED  CHO  S 

I  COUNTED  GAINS  VHIL  KE  COUNT!    LOSSES 
I  COUNTS  MY  WCPTH  BT  TH/TKINGS  GAMD  IN  STOR 
BUT  HE  SIZED  MS  UT  BY  TH/SCAHS  TTIAT  I   BCBE 
I  COVETED  H0NCH5  Si  SOT  FOB  DEGREES 
HE  WEPT  IS    HE  COUNTE  TH/^iOL'SS  ON  HI    ' 
!    I    ;■:   V-     KNU    'TIL  ONE   DAT  AT  A  01 

HOW  vap;  i  ::-  K  .'AVE 

uarfca   evid  upon  our  livr,  ea  day'". 
How  is  our  loylty  2  rtl*  expres-jd?? 
Bo  otbr  hear  of  fiirc   fr/our  lips?? 
Cu^.  wat  wc   do  honor  (  glorfy  our  Sav?? 
Is  th/cross   jus  pc  prety  jewlry  t,  nuth  mor?? 

L   -j1   fr.yain  pleasurs   of  *orl  21iv  4sim 
P  «e  wil  2  arpt   that   STIOKA  is  ques  mur   ea  aner 


"■-:<-   reft   l  -:    |    -tipna" 
Scripture*  John  13:31-58 
(Uus  w«t  Xpians  K.tnkn   fr»A  Mew  EBaablua   -   Pfjs   5B-59) 

.•trac    fr/anonynus   Xpisn  writ   in  100'a   or  2nd  centrv 
:in   D  C    th/orid  hunch  vh/thez  Xplans  wer? 

thaj  had  stif-nia  atach  athem  wh/iiediatlv  set   them  apart   fr/wolr 
society 
I         amblea  wr/considr  2?  insturment  of  disa-arc  waa-B-Aroaa 
I    cross  so  ccmon  it  worn  hv  anyone   inelud  papns .atheists 
(Ilus  nii-1  wear  cms  at  wedinr  I  no  Xpian  or  eo  ;>  Church) 

'""   ■»«««»  <«>r  <>ocitv  ?d,v  8    remind  .tar,  woman  &  crosi 
<-af.  Js  Laf  J   ir   eithr    itifm   or  bl-sinz 
ther  war  c-rt   r,  aarka  Ja  placd  upon  all   tru  Blievrs 
thez  nark.-  as  seen  by  worl  portray  wat  Xpian  is  as  oposd  2   un- 
ullevre  8.  pajnis   of  socity 
Tn  .Icrip  we  read  of  1st  of  thez  marks.Jn  13:Ji»-7t 
that  expec   tremendus  amt  luv   fr/31ievrr 
think  wat  Ch  wud2  lik  if  evr  membr  practicd   that  lire 
bol    that   ia  not   th/  Ch  wh/worl  sees 
ve  hav   faetWgrpa/clmiaB/apllta  &  peo   eosi  P/bakhi  te  f,  th/Wl 
Iks  ?,  C  's  littl   luv 
is  it  any  vonrtr  worl  fr  much  of  it 
?h/luv  Js    talk   bout  here  in  costly 
How  did  He  luc  us?  Ke  luvd  us  a   th/extrem   that   He  <;av 
lif's    blud    ''ms 
tru  luy  slway  cost?  dearly  J  it  nevr  cume   cheap 
An  anon.vmus  cyniel  philosphr  reaark=SCRATCH  A  XFAIN  f,  11  wTL  FIND 

was  he  rite? 
if  ea  us   who  Blon*  a  th/Ch  as   folors  of  Ja  Xp  wer  aiiv  th/exam- 
"e   set  3"t  us  that  saying  trad   cum  out=SCRAKB  A  XPIA11  6   p  VIL 
l<n  1  XPIAN 
notnr  nark  of  Xpian  ia  Loylty 
Js  was  spk  2diseiF»   »    trv  2»npl  wat  ro  atak  plac   so  wud   <no  wat 
hapn  wen  it   did 
So  aajr  He  jro  away  wher    they  cud  not   pro 
Petr  HEk  wher  P  r;  ^o? 
Js  anrr   -  vs   7^ 
Tetr  ansr   -  vs    57 
"    Ja    say   -  va    tQ 
altho  Petr  do  exaclv 
was   tru  loylty 


C's  no  need  '4   th/ch  of  Js  Xp 
His  very 


sed.wat   Petr  was  expres/exhibit , 


th/& 


0n«  of  nark:-   of  t-ru   Slierr  is   intens   loylf: 
Ther  S  always, *,  always  vi\*-   fair  we*hr  Xpiana 
ther  B  alwayr  peo  who  fnlo  is  lonsr  ?s  dnznt  cost  Jmuch 
A   wen  ro  pets   ruf.they  mov  on  ?othr   fields  of  intrest 
Ja  Xr  cals   us    fr/d,ilv  liys  ?liy  lif  of  comitmen  a  that  comi 
»Dt   cals  l»us  2B  1-yl   thru  thik  a  thinithru   ^torn  S,  cals; 
i    thru   peac   Bi  OOltflie 


:■   wee   nevr  we  wud   lir  lif  of  comf  h  ease  ^/ 

rathr.Ho   sed=Jn  th/worl   U  shal  hav   trlbalatin,but   I   have  ovrcun 
tb/vorlc 
Th/stirna   He  Lef  Do   ia    fat  ve   do  exacly  th/oposi  t  of  wat  worl 
expects 
3ut   ther  one  Stifona  or  mark  wh/sutJB  evidencd   in  lif  of  Xpian 
**■   Bpin    "crip  red=Vs   51fl. 

i  knu  plan  Wes.S    deth  wer  in  molin  now  »    it  almos  aa   tho 
brent"  airh   o*"  relief 

it   perhaps  wat  Jn  seek  timely 
think  ill  kno  wat  in   ?oprat  'jndr  oresur  1  wen    ore.iur  removd 
tber  -:enr-   or  burdn   B  liftd   fr/fholdre 
Ja  raus   hav   felt    this  S5   wel 
vsr    HB-32 
th/comitd  Xpian  rnus   folo   in    futstepa  his  Kastr  t   seek  L's  p-lory 
it  make  no  di f  wat  worl  thinks  bio, tru  Slievr  livs  or  trys  ? 
liv  so  wat  he   duz  brines  honor  2    lo^ 
I    think  we  knewat   ttis  means 

(Ilus  Xpian, b'jFtpr  stiker^lonk.Tf  D   Luy  Ja*&  driv  poorly) 
:-u7    that   brinr  piory  ?  God?? 
Ho,   o*~  Mrs   not, in  fac,bordrlin  rarsn  censidr   ,ioin  Jh  Kay  chue 
minf  if  think   this  way  Xpiaps  S 
How  do  rrari's  or  JIjec  Js  Xp   fit   u.-'-  ■ 
Webstr   defin   ^tig?ia  as  sunith  wh/ranB  butiful  or  harrnful 
»e  can   eithr  think  or  i»    Hs  B  postiv  raark.or  nejrtiv  mark 
Jthoz  of  worl  who  alley  Xpianty  sumth  <?B  avoid  lik  plsjruc,it 
nertiv  mark 
?  th/31ievr  who  kno  lif  shudB  livd   in  luv  «   serv  7:    th/L,    the 
Stigme  wh/Ja  lef  us  is  worth  it  all 
we  liv    trii  ■   lif  no'    ?pleas  rten,but  Cpleas  G 
we  liv  here  not   peacntly.hut  as  alien  in   foreign  land 
( Tlua  God  counted  crosses  etc) 

1'       .1;-  wen  Z    futilty  of  much   our  eforts   that  we  du»  Z  th/realiz 
0;   wat  i-port  &  wat  ifi  net 
we   fus  ovr  ruls/rees  of  th/ch|we  wory/fret  ovr  thinfrs  no  ant  a 
anyth 
81  in  end  ques  anaB  aakiWat  was  tiis/her  lif  worth  in  wat  ha/aha 
did   1   th/L??? 
How  do  we  bear    Tticma    ie   Left  Ua? 

i      rakrs   evidenupor   our  ]iys  ea   day?? 
How  la  our  loylty  2Hiffl  expressd? 
Do  othra  hear  bout   h'im   fr/our  lips?? 
li 8   wat  w*  do  honor  B    plorfy  our  fav?? 
Ia    tb/cror.   ^ius   not!;r  pc   rretv  ;ewlry  ?,■  nuth  mor?? 
Tb/L  is   cal   js   fr/tbe  vain   plaaaura   of  thia  worl   ?liv  h  ffim 
L  Jaept  Stlffia   ia  rues  ea  mu-  anar 


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"He  Left  US:  A  Stigma"  „-  >  /  >,   /_, 

Scripture:  John  13:31-58  ' 

(Illustration  of  what  Christians  are,  from  "A  New  Fsusebius"  page  58-59 J  taken  from  the 
"pistle  to  Diognetue) 

Ihia  extract  from  an  naonymous  Christian  writer, afxtlixxSHSxzKiitHxy  writing  in  the  100's  which 

wss  called  the  2nd  century  of  the  church.   Can  you  see  the  odd  bunch  which  these  Christians 

were?  They  had  a  "Stigma"  attached  to  then  which  immediately  set  then  apart  from  the  reft  of 

society  and  the  world.   Their  emblem  which  was  considered  an  insturment  of  disgrace,  was  the 

cross.   That  cross  has  become  so  common  that  vou  may  see  it  worn  by  anyone,  including  atheists 

and  pagans.   T  was  at  a  wedding  some  time  ae:o  and  one  of  the  girls  in  the  bridal  party  was 
wearing  a  beautiful  cross  necklace.   I  remarked  how  beautiful  it  was.   She  remarked  that  it 
was  a  piece  o*  jewelry  she  admired  and  bought  it.   I  ijrauiitiiS  remarked  on  the  fact  that  it  was 
nice  to  see  Christians  expressing  their  faith  by  displaying  what,  they  believe  in.   She  informed 
me  that  she  wasn't  a  Christian  and  didn't  go  to  church. 

That  story  is  indicative  of  our  society  today.   It  reminds  me  of  the  story  af  I  heard  of  a 

woman  who  went  into  a  Jewelry  store  to  buy  a  necklace  with  a  cross  on  it. 

(Illustration  o*1  woman  buying  cross  necklace  and  man  suggesting  one  that  was  popular) 

A  woman  wnet  into  a  jewelry  store  in  ent  on  purchasing  a  necklace  with  a  cross  on  it.   ?he 
told  the  clerk  she  wanted  something  nice,  not  elaborate,  but  rather  unique.   He  told  her  he 
had  a  good  selection  of  crocs  necklaces  and  took  her  to  the  counrer  where  they  were  on  dis- 
play.  The  woman  looked  at  the  crosses  in  the  showcase  tryine  to  decide.   The  man  wanting  to 
be  helpful  asked,  "Do  you  just  want  a  plain  cross?  We  have  some  that  are  very  popular.   It 
is  a  cross  with  the  figure  of  a  little  man  on  it." 

What  Jesus  left  us  is  "A  Stigma"  which  i?  either  a  curse  or  a  blessing,   Tfrere  were  certain 

marks  Jesus  placed  upon  all  true  believers.   These  marks  as  seen  by  the  world  portray  what  a 

Shri^tian  is,  as  opposed  to  the  unbelievers  and  pagans  of  society.   In  this  Scripture  we  read 

of   the  firts  of  these  marks  in  the  3'+th  and  3"3th  verses,  "A  new  commandment  I  give  to  you,  that 
you  love  one  another,  even  as  I  have  loved  you,  that  you  also  love  one  another.  3y   this  all 
men  will  know  that  you  are  My  disciples,  if  you  have  love  for  one  another." 

"Love  one  another  as  I  have  loved  you."  That  is  expecting  a  tremendous  amount  of  love  from 

believers.   Think  of  what  the  church  would  be  like  tf  every  member  practiced  that  love.   3ut 

that  ia  not  the  church  which  the  world  sees.  We  have  factions  and  little  groups;  there  are  splj 

splits  and  clioues;  people  gossip  and  backbite,  and  the  world  looks  and  sees  little  Ive. 

Is  i*-  anv  wonder  much  0^  th?  world  =ees  no  need  o*1  the  church  of  Jesus  Christ. 

Tne  love  Jesus  was  talking  of  here  is  costly.   How  did  He  love  us?  He  loved  us  to  the  extreme 

that  He  gave  His  very  life's  blood  on  our  behalf.   True  love  always  costs  dearly  and  it  ixx 

cynica; 
never  comes  cheap,   ^n  anonymous  .philosopher  once  remarked,  "Scratch  a  Christian  ai1^  y°u  will 

find  a  pagan."  Was  he  right?   If  each  of  us  who  belong  to  the  church,  as  followers  of  Jesus 

Christ,  were  to  live  the  example  He  set  before  us,  that  sayinc  would  come  out,  "Scratch  a 

Christian  and  '-ou  will  find  a  Christian." 

Another  mark  of  a  Christian  is  the  mark  of  loyalty.   Jesus  was  speakiner  to  His  disciples,  trying 

tc  explain  what  was  goinst  to  take  place,  so  they  would  knov;  what  was  harpeninr  when  it  came  to 

pass.   Co  He  said  to  them, "that  He  was  going  away  and  where  He  was  going  they  could  not  go. 

Peter  as  always  asked  a  question  about  this  and  it  was,  "Lord,  where  are  you  going?" 

Jesus  answered,  "Where  I  am  going  you  cannot  follow  Me  now;  but  you  shall  follow  later,"  vs  36. 


Peter  answered,  "Lord,  why  can  I  not  follow  you  right  now?  I  will  lay  down  my  life  for  You," 
vs  37. 

And  it  is  here  that  Jesus  answered,  "Will  you  lay  down  your  life  for  Me"  Truly,  truly,  I  say 
to  you,  a  cock  shall  not  crow,  until  you  deny  fie  three  times,"  vs  j8. 

Although  Peter  did  exactly  what  Jesus  said  he  would  do,  what  °eter  was  exhibiting  here  was  an 
intense  loyalty.   Cne  of  the  marks  of  a  true  believer  is  a  loyalty  to  the  Savior,   rhers  are 
always  those  and  there  always  will  he,  fair-weather  Christians.   These  are  tha  people  who  only 
follow  as  long  as  it  doesn't  cost  too  iruch/  And  when  the  eoing  gets  rough,  they  move  on  to 
other  fields  of  interest.   Jesus  Christ  calls  us  from  our  daily  lives  to  live  a  life  of  commit- 
ment.  That  commitment  calls  for  us  to  be  loyal  through  thick  and  thin;  through  storm  and  calm; 
and  through  peace  and  conflict.   His  promise  was  never  that  we  would  live  a  life  or   comfort  and 
ease.   Rather,  He  said,  "In  the  world  you  shall  have  tribulation,  but  1  have  overcome  the  world 
The  "Stigma  He  left  Us,"  is  that  we  do  exactly  the  opposite  of  what  the  world  expects. 
But  there  is  one  mark,  or  "Stigma"  which  should  be  evidenced  in  ix  the  life  of  the  Christian. 
At  the  beginning  og"  this  Scripture  we  read,  "'.'hen  he  therefore  had  gone  out,"  verse  31A. 
Jesus  knew  that  the  plans  for  His  arrest  and  death  were  in  the  works  and  it  is  almost  as  though 
He  breathed  a  sie-h  of  relief.   And  that  is  perhars  what  John  is  seeking  to  imp1y,   I  think  we 
all  know  what  it  is  to  be  operating  under  pressure,  and  when  that  pressure  is  removed,  there  is 
a  sense  of  a  burden  beinr  lifted  from  our  shoulders.   Jesus  must  have  felt  this  as  well. 

John  then  goes  on  to  say,  "Jesus  said,  'Row  is  the  Son  of  Man  glorified,  and  "od  is  gl-rified 
in  Him:  if  God  is  srl"  rifled  in  Him,  God  will  also  glorify  Him  in  Himself,  and  will  gl  rify 
Hi*  immediately, '"  Verses  ^lB-^3. 

The  committed  Christian  mus*-  fnl!ow  in  the  footsteps  of  his  Master,  and  seek  the  Lord's  Glry. 

It  makes  no  difference  what  +he  world  thinks  of  him,  the  true  believer  lives,  or  tries  to  live 

so  that  what  he  does  brinere  honor  to  God.   I  think  it  goes  without  saying  that  we  know  what 

this  means.   It  is  like  the  quote,  "Christian"  unquote,  who  has  a  bumper  sticker  on  hi?  car 

that  says,  "Honk  if  you  love  Jesus,"  and  then  drives  like  a  maniac  cutting  people  out  and 

shaking  his  fist  at  them  when  they  do  something  they  believe  ia  stupid.  Does  that  bring  glory 

to  God7  No,  of  course  not.   In  fact,  anyone  who  may  happen  to  be  a  borderline  person  considerit 

joining  the  church  nay  be  persuaded  by  this  to  forget  it  if  this  is  what  Christians  are. 

How  do  the  marks  of  Jesus  Christ  fit  us?  Webster  defines  a  stigma  as  something  which  can  be 

both  beneficial  and  harmful.   V/e  can  either  think  of  it  as  being  a  positive  mark,  or  a  mark 

that  ia  negative.   To  those  of  the  world  who  believe  that  Christianity  is  something  to  be 

avoided  like  the  plague  it  is  a  negative  mark.   To  the  believer  who  knows  that  life  should  be 

lived  in  love  ar.d  service  to  the  Lord,  the  "Stigma"  which  Jesus  Left  Us  is  worth  it  all. 

'■'e   live  tuis  life  not  to  please  men,  but  to  please  God,   V/e  live  here  not  permanently,  but 

as  an  alien  in  a  foreign  land. 

An  anonymous  writer  has  speeled  it  out  thusly: 

I  counted  dollars  while  God  counted  crosses. 
I  counted  gains,  while  He  counted  lesses! 
I  counted  By  worth  by  the  things  gained  in  store. 
But  He  sized  me  up  by  the  scars  that  I  bore. 


I  coveted  honrs  and  ."ought  for  depress; 

He  wept  as  He  counted  the  hours  on  my  knees. 

And  I  never  knew  'til  one  day  at  a  grave, 

How  vain  are  these  things  that  we  spend  life  to  save  I 

It  is  only  when  we  see  the  futility  of  much  of  our  efforts  that  we  come  to  the  realization  of 

what  is  important  and  what  is  not.   We  fuss  over  the  rul*s  and  regulations  of  the  church;  we 

worry  an  iff  fret  over  things  that  don't  ararunt  to  anythig.   And  in  the  end  the  question  must  be 

ssked,  "What  was  his  or  her  life  worth  in  what  he  or  she  did  for  the  Lord?" 

How  do  we  bear  the  "Stigma"  which  "He  Left  Us?" 

Are  His  marks  evident  upon  our  lives  each  day? 

How  is  our  loyalty  to  Him  expressed? 

Do  others  hear  of  Him  from  our  lips? 

Does  what  we  do  honor  amd  glorifv  our  Savior? 

Is  the  cross  just  a  piece  of  prettv  jewelry  and  nothing  more? 

The  Lord  is  callinp  ui   from  the  vain  pleasures  of  this  world  to  live  for  Him. 

Are  we  willing  to  accept  that  "Stigwa"  is  the  question  we  each  must  answer! 


St.  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler,  Pennsylvania 
Ffev,  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  March  IB,  1990 

Mr.  Robert  Weisenstein,  Liturgist 
Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Mr.  Roland  Thompson.  Saxophonist 
Acolytes:   Jennifer  Gannon  and  Wesley  Miller 


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ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Announcements 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 

Prayer  Requests 
'Processional  Hymn  No.  5£  "God  Will  Take  Care  of  You" 
•Ascription 
♦Exhortatic-n 

♦Confession  (In  Unison)  We  know,  0  God*  that  only  the 
pure  in  heart  shall  see  thee.  Help  us  in  this 
season  to  remove  from  our  lives  all  the  dark 
shadows  that  would  hide  us  from  thee.   Hake  us  so 
clean  within  that  our  outward  acts  will  witness  to 
thy  grace;  through  Jeus  Christ,  who  was  tempted  as 
we  are,  yet  without  sin.   Amen. 
♦Kyrie 

•Assurance  of  Pardqn 
♦Praise:   Leader  -  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

Peopel  -  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever, 
*Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 
Children *s  Moment 
Hymn  Mo.  91   '"Tls  So  Sweet  to  Trust  in  Jesus" 


.* 


* 


Call  to  Prayer: 


Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
People  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  -  Let  us  pray. 


Morning  Prayer 

Offering 

Offertory 

♦Doxology  -  page  382 
Anthem:   "No  Wonder" 
Scripture:   John  Id: 
Sermon:   "He  Left  Us; 

♦Invitational  Hymn  No. 

♦Closing  Chimes 

♦Benediction 

*Postlu 


Soloist  Lloyd  Link 
1-6 

Comfort" 
223   "I  Stand  Amazed" 


The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 
Tracey  Smiley  im  memory  of  Uncle  Henry  and  Dad, 

Kelly  Mangel  will  greet  our  members  and  guests  at  the 
door  this  morning. 

Members  of  the  Youth  Group  will  be  serving  as  Ushers  today. 

Nursery  will  be  provided. 

Van  Priver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Bill  Snyder. 

Attendance  last  Sunday  was  124  with  9  visitors. 

Sandy  Sheppeck  and  Kathy  Goda  will  be  visiting  the 
hospital  this  week. 
•-"Hospitalized:   Clarence  Wolfe  in  BMH. 

VACATION  BIBLE  SCHOOL  meeting  is  set  for  Monday  evening  at 
7:00  P.M.  This  is  important!!!!   I  need  a  few  more 
teachers  and  lots  of  helpers.   If  you  can  help  out  please 
attsad  this  meeting,  or  see  Mary  Jane  Weisenstein. 
MARCH  25th  -  next  Sunday  -  the  Youth  will  sponsor  another 
Soup  &  Sandwich  Luncheon  immediately  following  ch'JrCh  in 
Rehobqth  Hall.   Please  come  out  and  support  the  efforts 
:>f  our  Youth,  as  well  as  taste  some  great  homemade  BOUpS. 
^^Fish  fry  of  this  past  week  was  great.   Thanks  to  all  for 
your  help  and  support.  The  next  one  will  be  on  March  28. 
tfo  need  cakes  and  pies  donated  for  that  dinner  as  well- 
„  ['lease  sign  up  with  Dick,  Helen  or  Phyllis.   We  need 
\£y        helpers  al=o.   Thanka  again  tor  all  you  did  to  help  tia. 
rER  LILL1ES  may  be  ordered  now.   The  price  is  $5,50. 
Please  drop  me  a  note  in  the  offering  plate  or  see  me  in 
the  office.   Please  be  sure  to  mark  to  whon  they  are  in 
memory  of. 
>-LUVE  LOAVES  are  in  the  Narthex  if  you  have  not  already 

picked  yours  up.  They  are  to  be  returned  on  Easter  Sunday 
This  year  the"  funds  will  go  to  World  Visions  project  of 
Children  Immunizations  in  7  countries  in  Africa. 
JtcAtt  *£/taf/~Jf      ftf/TA*/*?*** 
fie       frji-      9     S/irrJ 


At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  Gcd's  leading  for  your 
life.   This  invitation  givts  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate,   or  to  seek  counseling. 

The  Altar  is  open  to  everyone.   The  Pastor  will  assist 
you  if  you  desire. 


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CotmaTinity  Stole  Church   -  Sagamore,   Pa.   -  Kareh  2?,   1992 

Premde 

Announcements /dreetin^/Frayer  Requests 


Ascription 

Call   to  Worship: 

THE   LCHD  IS   NIGH  TO  ALL  WHO  CALL  UPON  HTH: 
TO  ALL  WHO  CALL  UPON  HIM  IN  TRUTH. 
HE  FULFILLS  THE  DESIRE  OF  ALL  WHO  FEAR  HItf: 
HE  ALSO   HEAPS  THEIR  CHY,    AND  SAVES  THEM. 
•Hyflift 
Offering/Prayer 
*  Doxology 
Pastoral   Prayer 
Hyran 

Scripture:  John  l^:l-f 
Sermon:      "He  Left  Uo :   Comfort" 
•Hymn 

"Benediction 
•Postlude 


Wt  DELIAS, 
■    IWG  fc  BLESINB   !-   ■  . 
PEACE. 
WEN  I    THINK    HOU   HI  FH/DARKN5S  2LITE, 

'  i  A  UOHrSFttt.,WOKIlKroL  PI 

V       in  Luthr  sed: 

■.'■  '  tS/1   JS   XP  ffiXTVBB  ON   EBTK.A    C 

S-  A  JSWL  NOT  2B  PUECHASB  ,'/tb»  worlds  pids 

tfr   lA-i 

1  Feter  1:8 

Vfl  2=Temp  was  eald   -  Hottfl   of  God 


(Ilus  littl  pirl   &  ccmf  priev  woatt  nex  dor) 

OK  NOTHING.     I  JDS   CLIMB  LAP  I   "RID  w/HEH 

ve  4 
"  5 
vs    fi 

{Ilua  Augustus  Toplady  &  detlO 
>,'rot=Rok  of  AgeStClef  **HE  -  dye  at  apa  3?. 
Wea  deth    drew  near  sed=IT  IS  K.Y  DYING  VOW  THAT  TIE?,  GRT  t  BLOWS 
THDTHS  WK/THA  IN   HI-H  MEBtTY  HAS  GIVK   MI  KABLE  fffl  2 

■  B  ROW  SHOT  INaPHACTICL  E,  KASTrVLT  BtPERIENC 
THE!    p   TH/vyPY   JOY  ft    rl'PORT  ,'■  OMF  FLOWING  KK/IXH 

fr/th  i 

LIK  A   :  .V  2  TH/feOSOM  OF  G  5-  B  M  RES  V/HTM 

abou*  an  hour  6^1  he  riyo  he  ?eemd  ?gwakn   frA  pentl  sl'jmbr  5  hia 
Is       ^"ds  we*1: 

OH!   MAT  Til;-'  '  IB  FATHM  TB/JOT  OF  HVtJ!    I  KNO  IT  OANI 

LONr-  NOVT  UNTIL  MT  £AV  WTL  CUM  ■•   HE  S    then  buretinff  i  n2  a   flud   of 

tears  he  sed:   „LI,  IS   LITB.LITE,]         ,  [WES   CF  HIS  OWN  GLOW 

CH  CUK  L  JS,    "OK  OJTIKLT,   E,  h<>  dead  nil   eyes  1  entrd  etrnty 

rsa  1-3-HEAD 


■fort" 
Scripture:     John  3A:l-fi 

(Ilus  Merril  t.'omach   an-i   hie  comfort   in   face   of  aflictin! 
It  was  Martin  LUthr  who  comentd   on  our  pasam  or  jcrip:    nTh/heet 
and  mos   comfrting  serin   that   th/Lord  Js  Xp  delivrd  here  00  erth, 
i   treasur,    f,  a   jewl  not  2B  purchsd  w/th/world's  guds" 
r>       |  do  U   turn  wen  Ur  worl   fals   apa-t  &  evrth  elapses  arnd  U7??7 
">  Meril  '..coach  it  Bus  2   th/One  he  knu  ?,  cud   trus  no  irattr  wat 
(THEN  KARTI';  UJTKB   ..HOT  A3  ABDV) 

It  was   thez   words  of  Js  wh/3eam   th/onlv  comf  th/discips  had  at 
this   tin  ^   fr/that  tim  onward 
Kb  had   jus   tol   them  He  go  2dy  F«   this  wudB  brot  bout  by  1   then 
He  had  rebukd  Fetr&  tol  him  he  wye1   fleny    [in 
s-  th/discips   thes  wer  dark  hra  &   they  no  unCrst  all   this 
How  cud    they'. 
They  Blievd   thAif  they  had  w/Js  wud  continu   indef 
He   was  TH/CNF  t>i/peo  of  TSB  had  Mn  Ik  k 
But  new!     Now.tber  world  was  colaps 
hut.  Js  knu  ther  needs  &  anticpat   ther  sorro  wh/thes  wud    feel  R 
endur  so   He   pivs   them  comf  upon  comf  in  the?,  vss 
He  B#an  by  say=Vs  1A 
Vat  He  actuly  say  in  th/tru  mean   this   phias  was=.°TCP  IE?  tTR 
HAfiTS  B  TROUBLD 
He  had   Jus  inform  them  of   fina  1  events  His  lif;He  knu  prior  ? 
this   they  b;n  anxus  bout  manv  thinvs  %  now  this  rev  made   them 
evn  mor  anxus  so  He  aed--  s  1 
Thar  faith  had  bin  in  G  whom  they  dud  not  C 
Unseeing  they  Blievd  ,so  Js   is   t«l    tneettO  cant  C  Hod  <l   yet  U  Blie 
S   "  can  C  Me, so  Bliev  in  Me  whom  D  can  C,J  a  lik  II  Bliev  in  r, 
whom  II  cant  " 
Hie  MSaa  was   that  they  shud  keep  on  Bliev  ?    not  let   futur  m 
-'ents  caus   them  2fal  away   fr/that   faith 
P.        writ   PBlicvrs  at   litr   tim  wrot=l   Fetr  1:8  -  HKAB 
.e  havnt  seen  Js,yet  we  («o  He  is  aliv;thet   He  is  v/us  p.    no 
mattr  wat   th/circime   or  prob  He  is   ther  2comf  us 
!*hen  Jo  adds  prom=Vs  2 

.Is   wart   them  Pknr.  in  etrnty  they  cudE  w/Him  \.  He  r.o  trv   trik 
OB*  deoeiv   t   em 
He  sed.JN  WJ  F'S  HBHS 
th/tenpl   was  calld=Th/Hous  of  Q 
they  cud  Ik  upon  hvn  much  lik  thev  did  th/templ 
th/ter.rl   also  had  many  ehambrs  or  rooms  in  it 
so  Js  is  fiv  them  mnflta   they  cud  comprehend 
He  is  pt  out,hvn  has  room-  b  evrone 
Here  is   th/Cne  who  cam   in?   th/worl   t  th/worl  comprehended  Him  no! 
At    tb/Tnn,   Mary  /Jos   wer   tel   ther  was  no  room  <i   them  I  th/3aby 
2B  born 
but   in  hvn   ther  is  room  ^tany  b  all  who  wil  cum  to  Him 
B,  Ja  reasurd  His  diaeipa.1*  It  wer  not   so   T   wud  bav  tol  0" 


Lik  all    pee   o'    tSH  (  'lievd  G  had   plac   '*th-m  in  hvn  I    Js  S/ 

is    t»l   thea  ther  pae.   BUef     was   wl    founded  f,  if  it  wernt.He  wud 

-L  t.T-em  othrvis 
He   tol  thea  wen  He  went  be*   ?hvr   He  wud  mak  evrth  redy  '»  ea   Bile- 

And   2furthr  civ   them  this   oonfid   He  ad=Va   3 
e   rrk  His   return     erth  aein 
B  cal  2nd   Coring  in  th/Ch 

i   hi  even  in  th/futurf,  2  sum  exten  this   doctrin  wh/eithr  Irgly 
iCTord   by  many  Xpians,    cr  it  smoth  othrs  constantly  think  4 
tal>.  bout 
Th/worl  events  wh/now  tak  plac  piv  ris  2  nu  spec   that  that  day  is 
not   far  off 
jut   I  Bliev  pt  wh/oftn  mirsd  bout   this  pasag  is   that  Ja  is  prom 
a  persnl   apearnc  2Blievrs  in  one  way  or  othr 
Kany  wil  C   Him  colectivly  if  He  spears  B1*  they  lv   this   erth  in 
deth 
k  th/vast  majorty  of  Blievrs  Js   wil  cum  in  thAas  moments   of  1 
lif  %  perstily  escort  them  2  Sfla   r'athr's  Hous 
His  invitatin   is   ther=THAT  WHER  I   AM  THEP  U  MY>   ULSC 
2thinfs   P  certin=FIEST=He  cam  2erth  P,  llvr!   His  lif.a  workdHis 
mine  try  a  dyd  on  cros,R  ros    fr/(?rav  R  ascend  bak  2  Fathr 
"econd  is=sumtim,sumhow,He   wil  return  2tak   tho?  who  P  His  2H 
w/HiB 
Ther  is   th/totl  pictur  of  comf  5   th/pt  Js  was  mak  was  simply  He 
wud  always  B  w/thoz  who  R  His 

(Ilus   lit'tl   eirl  a  comf  sh»  piv  2priev  mothr  nex  ijor) 
[his    th/ooffll  Js  wes   tel   disci ps  bout 

no  msttr  wat  circums   of  lif  His  prom  is  He  wilH  ther  %  ult  wil 
cum  bak  h  His  own 
It  then  He  sed  2  them=Vs  It 
t.   Thomas  esk=Vs   r 

Jr   simply  ««»   they  wel  anar  Be   po  =fO  wav  o'  all   flesh   I    dy 
.hev  knu  how  21iv  a  ?con*   nu  2seek  aftr  G 
t  Thttmas  ■■  -  "  elarificatina 

Here  couplet   sorm   in  oelf.bnt    Spat   Siiiply-Ja     was   tel   them   it 
only  thru  Him  anyone  cud  hsv   that  sr-ecil  relatship  w/G 
He  was  ay  lie   B    ^  aid.  waa   sbl  Jrestor  man   ftf./falla 
M'ihip  w/the  Fathr 

He  s'mplv  sav=7rus  Me.folo  Ke,f.    I'll   tak  U    ' 
duz  not   simply  sho  ub   th/directins  2   th/F's   Hnus.ne 


asrxx/aii 


He   duz  not   simrly 
ps    ther 
k  thApian.deth  is  not  2B  feardiwhf'hr  we  dy.or  He   taxs  up  uf 
in  th/Raptur.we  kno  we  can  trus  Him  2taV  us  hom,2  our  Fathrts 
Hous 

(HUB    'lUirartus    Toplady   Si  his    deth  i 

2Fim,th/words  G   insFi=-d  him  ?writ  wer   tru   realtT-Rofc  of  Ages, 

Cleft  ltKe,I^t  me  hide  myself  in  Thee 
Js   is   all  we  need-He   is  Way-Ha   U   Truth-FIe  is  Life-«,  He   is  our 
sap-He  is  our  only  constant   comf-tfe   invits  us   .''cum  ZHla   :     «    la 

turn  wil  cto  2us-HEAD  vss  1-3 


"He  Left  Us:  Cofflfort" 
Scripture:  John  1^:1-6 

(Illustration  of  Merrill  V.'omach  and  his  comfort  in  the  midst  of  his  pain  and  suffering) 

Merrill  V'omach  who  is  a  Christian  singer  today  was  piloting  his  plane  when  it  struck  a  tree 
during  takeoff  in  the  winter  of  19£l;  The  plane  caught  fire  and  Mr.  "omach  tumbled  out  of 
*hat  plane,  his  body  engulfed  in  flames.  Some  people  found  him  and  put  him  in  their  car  and 
drove  him  to  the  hospital.  If  you  read  his  book  and  saw  the  pidtures  of  this  man,  you  know 
that  his  head  and  face  were  so  horribly  burned,  people  got  sick  at  the  sight  of  him.  These 
people  driving  him  to  the  hospital  were  shocked  and  amazed  to  hear  a  voice  coning  from  this 
incinerated  human  the  words: 

I've  found  the  dear  Savior  and  I'm  made  whole, 

I'm  pardoned  and  have  my  release. 

His  Spirit  abiding  and  blessing  my  soul, 

Praise  God,  in  my  heart  there  is  peace, 

Wonderful  peace,  w  nderful  neace. 

When  I  think  b<5w  Ke  brnught  ne  from  darkness  to  light, 

There's  a  wonderful,  wonderful  peace. 

'.'here  do  you  turn  when  aii  your  world  falls  apart  and  everything  collapses  around  you?  For 

Merrill  'vomach  it  was  to  the  One  that  he  knew  he  could  trust  no  natter  what. 

called 

It  was  Kartin  Luther  who .fccxdxa&air*  our  Scripture  passage,  "the  best  and  most  comforting  sermon 

that  the  Lord  Christ  delivered  on  earth,  a  treasure  and  a  jewel  not  to  be  purchased  with  the 

world's  goods." 

It  was  these  words  of  8*Hx  Jesus  which  became  the  only  comfort  the  disciples  had  at  this  time 
and  from  that  time  forward.  Jesus  had  just  told  them  that  He  was  going  to  die  anr'  this  would 
be  brought  about  by  one  of  them.  He  had  rebuked  Peter  and  told  him  that  he  would  deny  Him. 
For  the  disciples  these  were  dark  hours  and  they  didn't  understand  all  of  this.   Hov  could  they1- 
They  believed  that  the  life  they  had  with  Jesus  would  continue  on  indefinitely.   He  was  THE  ONE 
the  people  of  Israel  had  been  looking  for.  Hut  now!   KowJ  their  world  was  collapsing.   Jesus 
knew  their  need  and  anticipated  the  sorrow  they  kkxe  would  feil  and  endure  and  so  He  gives  them 
comfort,  upon  comfort  in  these  verses. 

He  began  by  saying,  "Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled,"  verse  lA.   What  He  was  actually  saying  in 
the  true  meaning  of  this  phrase  was,  "Stop  letting  your  hearts  be  troubled,"  He  had  just  in- 
formed them  of  these  final  events  of  His  life.   He  knew  that  prior  to  this  they  had  been  anx- 
ious about  many  things  and  now  fckssa  this  revelation  made  them  even  more  anxious.   So  He  said, 
"Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled:  ye  believe  in  God,  believe  also  in  Ke."  verse  I. 

Their  faith  had  been  in  God  whom  they  could  not  see.   Unseeing,  they  believed.   So  Jesus  is 

telling  them,  "You  can't  see  God  and  yet  you  believe,  and  you  can  see  Me,  so  believe  in  Me  whom 

you  can  see,  just  lika  vou  believe  in  God  whom  you  can't  see,"  His  message  was  that  they  should 

keep  on  believing  and  not  let  the  future  events  cause  them  to  fall  away  from  that  faith, 

Jt**inKxfcs  Peter,  writing  to  believers  at  a  l^ter  time  wrote,  xSliBtagiicx3f3fnxii»yBx3iBtxsagHxx±3ix 
"Whom  havinc  not  seen,  ye  love;  in  whom  though  now  ye  see  Him  not,  yet  believing,  ye  rejoice 
with  joy  unspeakable  and  full  of  glory,"  1  Peter  1:8 

We  haven't  seen  Jesus,  yet  we  know  that  He  is  alive;  that  He  is  with  us  and  that  no  matter  what 

the  circumstances  or  the  problem  He  is  there  to  comfort  us. 

Then  Jesus  added  a  promise,  "Tn  My  Father's  house  are  many  mansions:  if  it  were  no*  so  I  would 
have  told  you.   I  go  to  prepare  a  place  for  you."  verse  2. 

Jesus  wanted  them  to  know  that  in  eternity  they  could  be  with  Him  and  He  was  not  trying  to 

trick  or  deceive  them.   He  said,  "In  My  Father's  house."  The  temple  was  called,  "The  House  of 

God." 


-2- 

They  could  look  upon  heaven  Much  like  they  did  the  temple.  The  temple  also  had  many  chambers 

or  rooms  in  it.  So  Jesus  is  giving  them  sone thine;  they  could  comprehend.  He  is  pointing  out 

thet  in  heaven  there  was  room  for  everyone.   Here  is  the  One  who  came  into  the  world,  and  the 

world  received  Him  not.   At  the  Inn,  Mary  and  Joseph  were  told,  "There  was  no  room."  But  in 

God's  House,  there  is  room  for  any  and  all  who  will  come  to  Him.   Jesus  reassured  His  disciples 

"If  it  were  not  so  I  would  have  told  you."  Like  all  the  people  of  Israel  they  believed  that 

God  had  a  place  for  them  in  heaven  and  Jesus  is  saying  that  their  past  belief  was  well  founded 

and  if  it  weren't,  He  would  have  told  them  otherwise;   He  told  them  when  He  went  back  to  heaven 

He  would  make  everything-  ready  for  each  believer.   And  to  further  give  them  this  confidenee.  He 

added,  "And  If  I  go  and  prepare  a  place  for  you,  I  will  come  again,  and  receive  you  unto  Myself 
that  where  I  am,  there  you  may  be  also."  verse  3. 

He  is  speaking  of  His  return  to  earth  again.   This  is  called  "The  Second  Coming"  in  the  Church. 
It  is  an  event  in  the  future  and  to  some  extent  this  is  a  doctrine  which  is  either  largely  ig- 
nored by  many  Christians,  or  it  is  something  that  others  are  constantly  thinking  and  talking 
about.   The  world  events  which  are  now  taking  place  give  rise  to  new  speculation  that  that  day 
is  not  too  far  off.   But  I  believe  the  point  which  is  missed  about  this  passage  is  that  Jesus 
is  promising  a  personal  appearance  to  believers  ir  one  way  or  another.  Many  will  see  Him  ekx* 
collectively  if  He  appears  before  they  leave  this  earth  in  death.   3ut  for  the  stast  majority  of 
believers,  Jesus  will  come  in  the  last  Dements  of  life  and  personally  escort  them  to  His  Father'; 
House.   His  invitation  is  there,   "That  where  I  am,  there  you  may  be  also."  gHKXwacxxBjncsucEthe*: 
Two  things  are  certain.  The  first  is  that  He  came  to  earth  and  lived  His  life  and  worked  His 
ministry,  and  He  died  on  the  cross  and  rose  from  the  grave,  and  ascended  back  to  the  Father. 
ASxs!TOExtim«^xaiixwiiixirsmKxaiiiiixi:iixt™KxwsxxHxxaxBt^KxsHSxthBSBXMliHxaitKxHisx^e:ioHifxt«x»xiiiix 
The  second  is,  that  sometime,  somehow,  He  will  return  to  take  those  who  ire  His  to  be  with 
Him.   There  is  the  total  picture  of  comfort.   The  point  Jesus  was  making  was  simplv  that  He 
wo  Id  always  be  with  those  who  were  His. 

(Illustration  of  little  girl  sharing  her  grief  with  her  playmate's  mother) 

A  little  girl  had  a  playmate  living  next  door  who  became  ill  and  died.   Several  days  after 
the  funeral  the  little  girl  came  into  the  house  and  told  her  mother  that  she  had  gone  next 
door  to  comfort  the  sorrowing  mother.   He  mother  asked  her,  "What  did  you  say?"   She  replied, 
"Nothing,  I  just  climbed  up  on  her  lap  and  cried  with  her." 

it 
This  is  the  comfort  that  Jesus  was  telling  His  disciples  about.   o  matter  what  the  circum- 
stances of  life,  His  promise  is  that  He  will  be  there,  ar.d  ultimately  He  will  come  back  for  His 
own. 
It  ia  then  that  He  said  to  them,  "And  whither  I  go  ye  know,  and  the  way  ye  know."  verse  k. 

But  Thomas,  wanting  to  understand  what  He  was  saying,  asked,  "Lord,  we  know  not  whither  Thou 
goest;  and  how  can  we  know  the  way?"  verse  5. 

Jesus  was  simply  saying  that  they  were  aware  thst  He  was  going  to  go  the  way  of  all  flesh  and 

die.   And  they  knew  how  to  live  and  continue  to  seek  after  God.   And  Thomas  was  looking  for 

clarification.   £o  then  Jesus  say??,  "I  am  the  way,  trie  truth,  and  the  life:  no  man  cometh  unto 
the  Father,  but  by  Me,"  feerse  6. 

Here  is  a  complete  sermon  in  itself.   But  to  state  it  simply  is  that  Jesus  was  telling  them 

that  it  is  only  through  Him  that  anyone  can  have  that  special  relationship  with  God.   He  was 

saying  that  He  and  Ke  alone  is  able  to  restore  man  from  hip  fallen  state,  to  fellowship  with 


-3- 

Ood.   He  was  simply  saying,  "Trust  Me,  follow  Me,  I'll  take  you  there."  He  does  not  k!ik 
simply  show  us  the  directions  to  the  Father's  house,  ;*e  carries  us  there.  For  the  Christian 
death  is  not  to  be  feared.  Aether  we  die,  or  whether  Ke  takes  us  in  the  Eapture,  we  know  that 
we  can  trust  Him  to  take  us  hsme,  to  our  Father's  House. 
(Illustration  of  Augustus  Toplady  and  his  death) 

August  Toplady  who  wrtoe  the  hymn,  "fiock  of  Ages,"  died  in  London  at  the  ae-e  of  thrity-eight . 
When  death  drew  near  he  said,  "It  is  my  dying  vow  that  these  grept  and  glorious  truths  which 
the  Lord  in  rich  mercy  tips  given  me  to  believe  and  enabled  me  to  preach  are  now  brought  into 
practical  and  heartfelt  experience.  They  are  the  very  joy  and  support  of  my  soul.  The  com- 
fort rfxihara  flowing  from  them  carries  me  far  above  the  things  of  time  and  sin.  Had  I  wings 
like  a  dove  I  would  fly  away  tc  the  bosom  of  T,od  and  be  at  rest." 

About  an  hour  before  he  died  he  seemed  to  awaken  from  a  gentle  slumber,  and  his  last  words 
were,  "Oh!   What  delight!   Who  can  fathom  the  .joy  of  heaven!   I  know  it  cannot  be  long  now 
until  my  Savior  will  come  for  me."  And  then  bursting  into  a  flood  of  tears  he  said,  "All  is  3 
light,  light,  light,  the  brightness  of  Hip  own  glory.   Oh  come  Lord  Jesus,  come.  Come  quick- 
ly!" And  he  closed  his  eyes. 

To  him,  the  words  God  inspired  him  to  write  were  a  true  reality.   "Rocks  of  ages,  cleft  for  me, 

let  me  hide  myself  in  Thee."  Jesus  is  all  that  we  need.   He  is  the  way,  the  truth,  and  the 

life.   He  is  our  map.   He  is  our  only  constant  comfort.  He  invites  us  to  come  to  Him  and  He 

in  turn  will  come  to  u-i.   "let  not  vour  h°art  be  troubled:  ye  believe  in  God,  believe  also  in 
N'e.   In  My  Father's  house  are  many  mansions:  if  it  were  not  so  I  would  have  told  you.   I  go 
to  prepare  a  place  for  you.   And  if  I  go  and  prepare  a  pl=ce  for  you,  I  will  come  again,  and 
receive  you  unto  Myself;  that  where  I  am  there  you  may  be  also. 


St.  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler,  Pennsylvania 
Rev,  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  March  25,  1990 

Mr.   Robert  Weisenstein,  Liturgist 
Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Mr,  Roland  Thompson,  Saxophonist 
Acolytes :   Jenny  Gannon  and  Wesley  Miller 
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ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Announcements 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joya 

Prayer  Requests 
•Processional  Hymn  No,  363   "To  God  Be  the  Glory" 
♦Ascription 
♦Exhortation 

"Confession  (In  Unison)  0  Lord,  we  do  not  understand  our 
own  actions;  for  we  do  not  do  the  good  we  want  to  do; 
but  the  evil  we  do  not  want,  that  is  what  we  do.   We 
do  not  do  the  thing  we  want  to  do,  but  the  very  thing 
we  hate  is  what  we  do.   we  can  will  what  is  right,  but 
somehow  cannot  do  it.   Father,  we  believe;  help  our 
unbelief.  All  this  we  ask  in  the  Master's  name.  Amen. 
•Kyrie 

•Assurance  of  Pardon 
"Praise:   Leader  -  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  -  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever. 
•Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 
Children's  Moment 
Hymn  No.  79   "Trusting  Jesus" 

Call  to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
People  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  -  Let  us  pray. 
Morning  Prayer 
Offering 
Offertory 
•Doxology  -  page  382 
Anthem:   "Jesus  In  The  Morning" 
Scripture:   John  14;  7-L4 
Sermon:   "He  Left  Us :  Deity" 
•Invitational  Hymn  No.  21Q      "I  Will  Sing  of  My  Redeemer" 


♦Closing  Chimes 
♦Benediction 

*Postlude 
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The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 

Mrs.  Genevieve  Nohach  in  memory  of  Nick  Nohach. 
Mrs.  Catherine  Johnston  will  greet  our  members  and  guesta 

at  the  door  this  morning, 
Serving  as  Ushers  today  are  Dick  Mangel,  Dick  Dally,  Don 

Kingsley  and  Donley  Martin, 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Joan  Campbell. 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Dick  Mangel. 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  11G  with  9  visitors. 
Paul  Riemer  and  Donley  Martin  will  be  visiting  the 

hospital  this  week. 
^•Hospitalized:   Clarence  Wolfe  in  BMH. 

J^SOUP  &  SANDWICH  Luncheon  will  follow  the  church  service  I- 
Rehoboth  Hall.   This  is  sponsored  by  the  Youth  Group. 
Please  join  them  in  support  of  their  projects. 
^iJJEW  MEMBERS  will  be  taken  into  the  church  on  Palm  Sunday, 
April  8th,   If  you  or  anyone  you  know  may  be  interested 
in  joining,  please  See  the  Pastor. 
The  new  ferns  which  grace  the  chancel  area  were  given  to 
the  church  by  Mr.  5  Mrs.  Alvin  Tait.   Thanks! 1!   They 
help  make  the  church  look  brighter. 
GOOD  FRIDAY  BREAKFAST  will  be  held  on  April  L3tft  at  6:00  A 
Tickets  are  $3.00  each  and  you  may  purchase  them  from 
,\f     Howdy  Bo  lam  or  Jake  Harmon.   It  is  heid  at  the  YMCA. 
s  <*  Tuesday  evening,  6:30  we  will  set  up  the  hall  for  the 

Wednesday  Fish  Fry.   Come  out  and  help  us.   Also  don't 
forget  to  bring  in  your  cakes  and  pies  on  Wednesday. 
If  you  would  liKe  to  volunteer  to  help,  please  s^e  Dick, 
«v    Helen  or  Phyllis. 

--^EASTER  LILLIES  are  now  to  be  ordered.   The  price  is  $5.50 

each.   Ordering  deadline  is  April  8th.   Please  drop  me 

a  note  in  the  offering  plate  or  let  the  office  know. 

BENEVOLENCE  committee  will  meet  on  April  2nd  at  7-.Q0  P. A. 

CHURCH  COUNCIL  meeting  will  be  held  on  April  4th  at  7  P.M. 

At  the  close  of  the  service  +*he  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 
life.   This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate,  or  to  seek  counseling. 
The  Altar  is  open  to  everyone.   The  Pastor  will  assist 
yOU  if  you  desire  . 

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Ascription 
Tall   to  Worship: 
0  MAGNIFY  THE  LORD  OTTO  KE,   AND  LET  US  EXALT  HIS  NAME 
TOGETHER, 

0  TASTE  AND  SEE  THAT  THE  LORD  IS  GOOD:    BLESSED  IS  THE  HAN 
THAT  TRUSTETff  IN  HIM. 

0  FEAR  THE  LORD,    YE  HIS   SAINTS:    FOR   THERE  IS  NO  WANT  TO 
THEM  THAT  FEAR   HIM. 
•Hymn 

Cfferinp/Prayer 
•Doxolopry 
Pastoral  Prayer 
Hymn 

Scripture:   Jojm  H:7-l4 

Seraon:    "He  left  Hb:   Deity"   -  5/25/90  -  Butler,   St.    Paul's 
•Hyurn 

•Benediction 
"Postlude 


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TK/tlLTIKAT  SIG)  L  RELATINS 


!*•  Left  OS:   Deity" 
Scripture:   John  lA:7-l*< 
(Ilu?   r.irl    try  draw  piotor  of  God! 

kJlMitxaf  Th/stfe  ol  rjueet-'Vat   Dui  f3  Lk  Lik?  has  always  bin  askd 
'„>  reari   in   Stfrip  at   creatin  o*"  rain  G  sez=Let  us  mak  nan   our   imag 
So  ansr  is  we  mus  lk  -a^Rh  Ilk  'J, or  tfor  aeuratly-we  lk  Bttfcth 
k  G 
Man.  has  alway  tryd  2draw  raentl   picture  of  G  use  all  sorts   analgya 
uerhap  raos   frwuent  way  try  pictur  Q  haa  cum  thru  writ  bout   Baby 
Js   -  SXAMPLS  of  this 
As  minstry  Js  was  cum  iters*  ^dramatic   clos , th/f ew  remain  hrs  &■ 
nitiuta  laf  Pthem  Js  used  Stanch  diaeipe    bub    thing  need  2kno 
In  prev  ^vss  1'tfch  chap  Jn  red  how  Js   sot   Pcomf  folors  by  tel 
altho  lv  near   futur.wud   Drep  plaf  'tth-ra   in  hvn  2await   them  wen 
depar   this   erth 
He  pt  out   He   only  way  ^anyone  2eu-«  2  God 
Now  mak  profound   theo  statiren   hy  =ay=ve  7  -  READ 
He  basicly  eay  if  :^aw  Kln,«ftw  0  Hcuz  Be  r.  G  war  One 
He  maks   this  staraen  aftr  Phil  askd  ^  Js  2rho   thera  Fathr,&  that 
wud  satisfy  curioety  crnrern  G  &  wat  He  lk  Ilk 
He  MM*  9b— 

'  . :  ]  '  -   quest  bout  G  W9E  leeit 
all  alonr,ea  step  thla  minrtrv  they  h»d  shard  w/.Ts  ovr  ^yr  had 
jrraiiulyffiv  pruf  He  pron;  Median    fr/G 

but  bov   r-ol   Kia  U*  bout  ?end  &  this  jus  no  fit  concep  of  wat 
Meaiah  was  2H 
He  was   invincbl  fc  no  one  was  2deafeat   Him, or  so  they  that 
Now  they  cnnfusd 
So  then  Js  elab   furthr  2pruv  w*t  He  gay  by  add=Vse  1Q-11-READ 
Js  ¥53    *el   their,   ther  Sdietinc   thing  wh/pruvd  2the*  He  was  G 

ist  prawm/vanis  that  i  spk  un2  u,:  she  nct  of  msms 

ifas   in  previus   fal  of  yr  dur  Feast   Eshfl  Ja  had  secrtly  slipd 
in<f   teiap  Pobserv   feast 
th/relig  ldrs   ther  wer  rieslrus  hav   Him  arestd,but  no  one  rcade 
efort  ?do  so 
wen  ch/priest  ?,  Fhars  quest   why  Ja  no  bin  ares.th/offics  of  temp 
Uisrd-HEVR   MAK  SPAK  LIK  THIS   HAfWn  £s**6 
th/one   thing  wh/shud  hsv  pruv  He  war  G.was  HIf  words 
not   only  He  spk  Scripturly,but  spok  w/authorty 
*'her  wud   lowly  son  of  carp  j*et   such  knowledg  as  Js  impart? 
thez  wer  quests  askd  by  many  othrs 
but   the*-  dicips  shu^   liav  kno  difrntly 
wat  Phil  -was  expres  was  lak  of   faith 
prob  all   othr  disc:ps  wer   feel  sarr,but   only  rbil   FTOresri   it 
(Hub  of  fathr,Bon,ft  hoas    fire-3  CAM  C  70U) 
th/dl scrips  wer  lik   this   fr/respec   they  wer  C  God  evr  dav  had 
walkd/talkd  w/js   *  but   they  stil  didnt  C  Him 
at  a  stil  latr  tim  Ja   had   Pdeal  w/sam  lak  of  faith  all  err  »gin 
it  was  aftr  His  resur  Jc  Torn  sed  wurn"    :li?v   it  Js   srisn   fr/erft 
unles   touch  wounds  in  handa.oide 


that  why  js  rebuk     nil 


Js  ansrd  wen  Tcra    finlv  did  Z  Him   -  BLESSD  \i     HAV  NOT     2/ 

.  I     1 
'aithjdeir.aiiiS  we  acpt  many   thing  w^/canot   Q  \    thi=  wat  Js   try   tel 
Phil  '■-.   othrs  who  perhaps   doubt  as  much  aw  he 

2nd   element  Js  pt   out   thgt  pruv  He  was  r,  was   H'if  works 
«         ^H=READ 

smrvlB*    thing  wh/sumone  cud   only  ^o  w/G*a  help 
no  hufflm  had  oin  sbl  perf  tb/nity  miracls  wh/js   did    tim  aftr   tim 
j^eds   in  themselves   Ehud  hav  pruvd  concJusivly  who  He  was 
Vet^discips  hear  &  kno  sceptcisff   md   thera, quest  lik  evron«  sin 
them  was   ptd    reply=Ve   11    -  PEAD 
IB    Othr   words, IF  0"  CANor  BllLV  THAT  I  AM  GTTHEN  WORKS  'JH/I    HAV 
fflDB  PHUF  EKUF  I  AH  G  IiV  TH/FLESH 
but  man  has  alway  wrest!  w/rev  of  G  thru  Je  Xp 

aanedvflhBna  Utura  Grace  isienhower  of  Fhoenix^riz  Ike   at 
it   fr/ertandpt  of  G  talk  2  Js  Et  quest  walk  on  erth  among  men 

this    ilu^? 
Hia    lif  8    walk  irong  us  war?   indeed  G  in   th/rlesh 
^Liirone  wrot  bout  Ja  apear  certin  sennarya; 
f II u"*  o'  thi?  ruest  h  ansr) 

Theolorins  hav   tryd  expl  Him  w/catch  phrases  &  big  words 
comon  Fran  has  eithr  acptr   Him  or  ignord  Hira 
HuJ    Ja,try  2pr«T   I   exrsl   that  He  was   Gtwilkd    out  of  that  room 
that  nife   ?pruv   it   cnnclupivly  by  dv   on  erne  new  day 
Only  a   ■'V-cl  or  a  medman  wud  let   fCinself  "    tekn  captfiv  R-  executd 
^crimes   Se  dic'n'1"   c^mit 
Js  was  neithr  a    fool   or  a   irwrdTnan  ^  by  His  Heptane   or  deth  at  hsni 
of  tho?  who  perptrat   deed, He  pruvd   He  hid   ?B  G 
t    t*ft  EB»,th/f«e   that  0  can  2arth  fcua  indiridly 
He  was=Deity»or 
"  G  invits  us  Pkno  RiBsalf  thru  J-&  Xp,>"-  Sshar  that  opaoil 
elatship  w/nio 


"He  Left  IT":  Deity" 

Scripture:  John  lifs?Sl^ 

(Illustration  of  little  girl  drawing  picture  of  God) 

A  little  girl  asked  her  mother  for  some  paper  to  draw  a  picture.   Her  mother  got  her  the 
paper  and  she  said  the  paper  wasn't  big  enough,  did  she  have  a  bigger  piece.   The  mother 
gave  her  a  bigger  piece  and  she  took  her  crayons  anr1  be  ran  to  draw.   Her  father  asked  !»er, 
"what  are  you  drawing,  honey1?"  Che  answered,  "A  pictstre  of  God."   Her  dad  answered,  "But 
nobody  knows  what  God  lioks  like."  The  girl  replied,  "They  will  when  I'm  done." 

The  age  old  question  has  always  been,  ,r';hat  does  God  look  like?"  We  read  in  Scripture  at  the 

creation  of  "an  that  God  says,  "Let  us  make  man  in  our  image. "  Go  the  answer  is  that  God  raust 

look  something  like  us,  or  more  accurately,  we  look  somethinr  like  God,   Man  has  always  tried 

to  draw  mental  pictures  of  God  using  imxtcssx   analogies  of  all  kinds.   Perhaps  the  most  freouesnt 

way  of  trvinr  to  picture  God  has  come  dovn  to  us  through  the  medium  o'  writing  about  the  Baby 

Jesus.   Francis  Thompson  wrote: 
"Little  Jesus,  wast  Thou  shy 
Cnce,  and  just  so  small  as  I? 
And  what  did  it  feel  to  be 
Out  of  heaven  and  just  like  me?" 
George  Mac  Donald  wrote: 

"They  were  all  lookinp-  for  a  kinc 

To  slay  their  foes  and  lift  them  high; 
Thou  earnest,  a  little  baby  thing, 
That  made  a  woman  cry." 
Another  unknown  person  wrtte: 

"There  was  a  knight  of  Bethlehem 
V.'hose  wealth  was  tears  and  sorrows; 
His  men  at  arms  were  little  lambs, 
His  trumpeters  were  sparrows" 

fctxittR  As  the  ministry  of  Jesus  was  comins-  to  a  dramatic  close,  the  few  remaining  hours  and 
minutes  left  to  them  Jesus  used  to  teach  His  disciples  seme  thinrs  they  still  needed  to  know. 
In  the  previous  c   verses  of  this  I'tth  chapter  of  John  we  read  how  Jesus  sought  to  comfort  His 
followers  by  telling  them  that  although  He  was  leaving  them  in  the  near  future,  He  would  pre- 
pare a  place  in  heaven  to  await  them  when  they  departed  this  earth.   He  pointed  out  that  He 
was  the  only  way  ooen  for  anyone  to  come  to  God.  Now  He  makes  a  ver-r  profound  theological 

statement  by  saying,  "If  ye  had  known  Me,  ve  should  have  known  My  Father  also:  and  from  hence- 
forth ye  know  Him,  and  have  seen  Him,"  verse  7. 

He  is  basically  saying  that  if  they  saw  Him,  they  saw  God,  because  He  and  God  were  one.   He 

makes  this  very  statement  after  Philip  had  asked  for  Jesus  to  show  them  the  Father,  and  that 

would  satisfy  the->r  curiosity  concerning  God  and  what  He  looked  like.   He  said,  "He  that  hath 
seen  Me  hat11  seen   the  Father,"  verse  9B. 

Philip's  question  abou*:  God  was  legitimate.   All  along, each  step  of  this  Bialstry  they  had 

shared  with  Jesus  over  the  last  three  years  had  gradually  given  then  proof  that  He  was  the 

promised  Messiah  sent  from  God.   But  now  they  were  being  told  that  His  life  was  about  to  end 

and  this  just  didn't  fit  the  concept  of  what  the  Messiah  was  to  be.   He  was  invincible  and  no 

one  was  to  defeat  Him.   Or  so  they  thousrht.   Now  they  were  confused.   So  Jesus  then  elaborates 

further  to  prove  what  He  is  saying,  by  adding,  (Read  verseslO  S-  11).  Jesus  was  telling  them 

that  there  were  two  distinct  things  which  proved  to  them  that  He  was  God.   The  first  proof  was, 
"The  words  that  I  speak  unto  you  I  speak  not  of  Myself." 

It  was  in  the  previous  fall  of  the  year  during  the  Feast  of  the  Tabernacles  that  Jesus  had 


-2- 

secretly  ."lipped  into  the  temrle  to  observe  th»  feast.   The  religions  leaders  t'-ere  were  de- 
sirous of  having  him  arrested.   But  no  one  made  an-  effort  to  do  so.   When  the  chief  priest  grid 
the  "harisees  questioned  whv  Jesus  had  not  been  arrested,  the  officers  cf  the  temple  answered 
"..'ever  man  -rake  li're  this  man,"  John  9  "AS.   The  one  thins;  which  should  have  proved  that  Tie 
indeed  was  God,  was  His  words.  Not  only  did  He  speak  "cripturally,  but  He  spoke  with  authority 
.'here  would  a  lowly  son  of  a  car-center  get  such  knowledge  as  Jesus  imparted?  These  were  the 
questions  asked  by  many  others.  But  these  disciples  should  have  known  differ-ntly.   That  i^  w'r 
Jesus  rebuked  ^hilip.  './hat  Philip  was  expressing  was  a  lack  of  faith.   Probably,  all  the-  other 
disciples  were  feeling  the  sane  thing,  but  only  Philip  exp-essed  it. 

(Illustration  of  father  and  son,  and  house  fire) 

parly  one  morning  a  father  was  awakened  by  the  smoke  detector  in  his  basement.   l3e  woke  his 
wife  and  they  quickly  went  to  their  children's  bedroom  and  woke  them  up.   They  started  head- 
ing toward  the  door  through  the  smoke  which  was  getting  smite  heavy.   He  was  carrying  his 
one  and  a  half-year-old  daughter  in  his  arms  and  holding  the  hand  of  his  four-year-old  son. 
The  boy  was  scared  and  unsure  of  what  was  happening,  pulled  away  from  hie  father  and  ran  to 
what  he  thought  was  a  place  of  safety  —  a  corner  of  his  roon  where  his  favorite  stuffed  ani- 
mal" were  kept.   The  father  got  outside  and  called  to  his  son  who  appeared  at  the  bedroom 
window,  crying  and  calling  for  help.   The  father  told  him  to  jump,  but  the  bo.y  said,  "I  can't 
see  you."  The  father  called  back,  "That's  alright,  I  can  see  you." 

The  disciples  were  like  this  from  the  respect  that  they  were  seeinr-  God  every  cav  they  had 

walked  and  talked,  and  fellowshipped  with  Jesus.   But  they  still  didn't  see  Him.  kt   a  still 

later  time  Jesus  hid  to  deal  with  this  same  lack  of  faith  all  over  again.   It  was  after  the 

resurrection  and  Thcmss  had  said  he  wouldn't  believe  that  it  was  Jesus  arisen  from  the  grave 

unless  he  touched  the  wounds  in  His  hands  and  side.   Jesus  answered  when  Thomas  finally  did  see 

Him,  "Blessed  are  they  who  have  no*  ^eer.  and  yet  hare  believed."  Faith  demands  that  we  accr* 

man"  things  which  we  cannot  sse  an-5  this  i~  What  Jesus  was  trvinr  to  tell  Philip  anJ  the  others 

who  perhaps  doubted  as  much  as  he. 

But  the  second  element  Jesus  pointed  out  that  proved  that  He  was  God  was  Hi.-  wr-rk-.   He  said, 
"The  "-ither  that  dwelleth  in  Me,  He  doeth  the  works,"  verse  lOBj 

Jesus  did  .-some  y.arvelous  things  which  -iMtT   ~^?)eone  could  only  do  in  with  God's  help.   Ho  human 

had  been  able  to  perform  the  mighty  miracles  which  Jesus  did  time  after  time.   These  deeds  in 

themselves  should  have  proved  conclusively  who  He  was.   Yet,  the  disciples  hearing  and  knowing 

the  scepticism  around  them,  questioned  like  everyone  else.  Jesus  answer  to  tits  Philip  and  them 

was  the  p^in*;ed  reply,  "Believe  Xe  that  I  am  in  the  father,  and  the  Father  in  Me;  or  el'e  be- 
lieve Me  for  the  very  works  sake,"  verse  11. 

In  other  words, "If  you  cannot  believe  that  I  am  God,  then  the  works  which  I  have  done  should  hi 

proof  enough  tha t   I  am  God  in  the  flesh."  But  man  has  always  wrestled  with  ti i   revelation  of 

God  through  Jesus  Christ.   A  woman  named  laura  Grace  Eisenhower,  of  Phoenix,  Arizona  looks  at 

it  from  the  standpoint  of  God  talking  to  Jesus  and  questioning  His  walk  on  earth  amon?  men. 

Che  writes?   I  wonder  if  ever  amongst  the  One  in  Three 
One  asked  Another  Cne,  "How  does  it  feel 
to  walk  with  time  and  flesh  our  little  earth; 
How  does  i+  feel,  My  Eon?" 

And  could  He  tell 
The  barefoot  feel  of  grass  fresh-wet  with  dew; 
The  splashing  of  the  sea  upon  the  sand; 
Sudden  breeze  with  honeysuckle  laden; 
To  human  ears  the  meadowlark's  entreaty, 
To  human  ^ye,-?   the  daisv-covered  hill; 


Po  climb  with  young-limbed  strength  the  str  ng  oak. 

Or  stretch  oneself  to  rest  in  its  cool  shade; 

To  wqtch  as  poets  watch  a  thousand  skies 

and  never  see  them  twice  the  sane; 

To  know  the  earthly  rapture  of  the  dawn, 

■Earth's  turning,  yearning,  reaching  out  for  light; 

And  then,  when  day  is  dene,  to  know  as  well 

The  softness  and  blessed  ness  of  night; 

To  remember  the  tenderness  of  mother's  touch; 
To  walk  as  other  boys,  as  nan 
With  other  men  and  women  —  know  devotion 
As  earthly  love,  prerequisite  to  heaven? 

And  would  He  say,  with  thankfulness,  that  this, 
Po  have  known  both  earth  and  heaven,  and  to  b= 
Both  God  and  man,  is  ffits  eternal  bliss? 

His  life  and  walk  aiton»  us,  was  indeed  God  in  the  'lesh,   Someone  wrote  about  Jeeus  appearing 

in  certain  Per^inaires  today  and  asking  the  Question,  "Who  do  you  say  that  I  am?"  And  the  answer 

would  be;   "You  are  the  esrhatological  manifestation  of  the  kerygma  in  which  we  recogniaee  the 
ultimate  significance  of  our  interpesronal  relations." 

And  Jesus  would  probably  say,  "What?" 

Theologians  h^ve  tried  to  explain  Hirr  with  catch  phrases  and  bic  words.   Common  ffian  has  either 

simply  a-cepted  Him  or  ignored  dim.     But  Jesus,  trying  to  explain  that  He  was  God,  walked  out 

of  that  room  that  night  to  prove  Who  He  really  was  the  next  day  on  a  cross.   Only  a  fool  or  a 

adman  would  let  himself  be  taken  captive  and  executed  for  crimes  He  didn't  commit.  Jesus  was 

neither  a  fool,  nor  a  madman  and  by  His  ggxfck  acceptance  of  death  at  the  hands  of  those  who 

perpetrated  the  deed,  He  proved  that  He  had  to  be  God.  "He  Left  Us,"  the  fact  that  God  came  to 

earth,  for  us  individually,   fie  was  -  "Leity"  or  God.   And  God  invites  us  to  know  Himself, 

through  Jesus  Christ,  and  to  share  that  special  relationship  through  Him. 


St.  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler ,  Pennsylvania 
Rev,  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  April  l»  1990 

Mr.  Robert  Weisensteln,  Lifcurgist 
Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Mr.  Roland  Thompson,  Saxophonist 
Acolytes:   Ray  Gamble  and  Jimmy  Shearer 
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ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  lllOO  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Anno  uric  ement  s 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 

Prayer  Requests 

'Processional  Hymn  No.  422  "Dear  Lord  and  Father  of  Mankind" 
Ascription 
-Exhortation 

'Confession  {    In  Unison)  Most  merciful  Father,  we  confess 
that  we  have  sinned  against  you  and  against  our 
fellowman.   We  have  followed  too  closely  the  pathway 
that  was  easy,  and  we  have  done  whatever  we  desired,. 
We  have  failed  to  praise  you  with  our  words  and 
deeds,  and  we  have  ignored  the  needs  of  others.   Even 
though  we  have  known  your  will  for  our  lives,  we 
have  failed  to  follow  it.   Llrant  your  mercy  untD 
us,  0  Father,  as  we  express  our  regret  for  that 
which  we  have  done.   Receive  us  again  Into  your  fold, 
as  we  would  endeavor  to  go  forth  serving  you  more 
faithfully,  in  the  name  of  Christ.      Amen. 
•Kyrie 

-Assurance  of  Pardon 
*Priase:   Leader  -  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  -  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever- 
•Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 
Children's  Moment 

Hymn  Ho.  161   "Breathe  on  Me,  Breath  of  God" 
Call  to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  he  with  You 
People  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  -  Let  us  pray. 
Morning  Prayer 
Offering 

Offertory  -  "The  Old  Rugged  Cross" 
!'oxology  -  page  382 
Anthem:   "Fairest  Lord  Jesus" 
jcripture    John  14:  15-26 

I 


Sermon:   "He  Left  Us:  The  Comforter" 
•Invitational  Hymn  No.  147   "Spirit  or  God,  Descend  upon 

my  Heart" 
•Closing  Chimes 
■•Benediction 
•Postlude 
+  +  +  +  +  +      *Congregation  Standing     +  +  +  +  *  + 
The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Robert  Stewart  in  memory  of  Loved  Ones. 
Mr.  &  Mrs*  Dick  Dally  will  greet  our  members  and  guests 

at  the  door  this  morning. 
Ushering  today  are  Marty  Henry,  John  Snow,  Walter 

Hollefreund,  and  Jeff  Snyder. 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Diana  Hollefreund- 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Dick  Mangel- 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  121  with  9  visitors. 
Jim  Gannon  and  Ginny  Mangel  will  be  visiting  the  hospital 

thiB  week.  ^ 

Hospitalized:   Clarence  Wolfe  and  Becky  Shearer  in  BMH.  -*^ 

The  Activities  Committee  would  like  to  thank  all  of  its 
workers  and  bakers  for  their  generous  contributions  to 
another  successful  Fish  Fry.   Without  your  help  and 
support  our  efforts  would  be  In  vain.   Thanks  again  5  !  ! 

NEW  MEMBERS  will  be  taken  into  the  church  on  April  8th." 
If  you  would  like  to  join  our  "church  family"  please  see 
the  Pastor  or  let  the  office  know.  ^__^ 

GOOD  FRIDAY  BREAKFAST  -  see  Jake  or  Howdy  for  tickets.   The«C~ 
price  is  $3,00  each.  This  is  held  at  6:00  A.M.  at  the 
YMCA  on  April  13th. 

EASTER  LtLLTES  can  be  ordered.   The  price  is  '$5,50  each. 
Please  drop  me  a  note  if  you  would  like  to  purchase  one. 
They  are  used  to- decorate  for  Easter  Sunday,  so  lets 
help  beautify  the  church  on  such  a  wonderous  day. 

BENEVOLENCE  meeting  Monday  evening  at  7  P.M. 

COUNCIL  MEETING  on  Wednesday  at  7  P.M. 

SUNDAY  SCHOOL  TEACHERS  meeting  April  10th  at  7  P.M. 

EASTER  SUNRISE  BREAKFAST  -  6:30  A.M.  on  Easter  Sunday.   We 
are  now  taking  reservations  for  the  breakfast.   Also  we 
would  like  the  ladies  or  men  to  bake  us  some  breakfast 
rolls.   If  you  can  bake  and  to  make  your  reservations» 
see  Dick  Mangel.   Dick  ia  also  looking  for  a  few  good 
men  to  cook  the  breakfast.   Please  let  him  know  by  the  10th, 

At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 
life.   This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate,  or  to  seek  counseling. 
The  Altar  is  open  to  everyone.   The  Pastor  will  s«aiat 
j you  if  you  desire. 


( Hue   Bcnby  Si  pronipe} 

JUKTH  IF  I  DIDN'T 

7S  lc 

LIK  SHEEF   tf/OUT   SHEPHERD 

[K  MI 
Cv     0H7es=  PaRacltos  -  ■  (side 

tsunfine  lik  witnea  in  corfeafe;per  talk {expert  witnes) 

I   kV  SEND  U  SUMOHE  EXACLY   LIK  WE  '--VIC  VIL  STAN  ALONGSID  U  AS  D 

Jn  wrot=WE  B  .THER 

Advoeate=FA3AC:LETCS 
VC  L£3=   Forevr 

■ 
va   L7B»  P  wmt   -  1  ^or  2rl2-0>   -  HEAD 
Va  17C=  U   d  cum  2  them 

Vr  2f 

{Ilus  city  dwell*  £   dry  cow) 

Cllua  G  Harding  wood  ?.-  Cp  leading) 

rfow  many  up  real 7  folo  lead  of  H  Sp? 
How  jnany  lasted  nit  bak,c«tiiF  not  our  job1- 
How  many  seek   *el   fly   frpnds/neiphbrs  wil  spen  etrnty  Hell 
w/out  Je    : 
How  rnany  ur   quench  H  "p  tin  eftr   tim? 

Va   26 

dtatin  acpt   Xp,let    1    >   dlre-c   us   w/nea«r    -o^hr& 
jw  naay  wil   sept  invitatin   ^d^y'' 


"He  Left  ffa:   rhe  Comforter" 
Scripture:  John  1^:15-2^ 

(Ilua  yng  F.obby  ant3   promise   if  no  pikup  toys) 
Pro«5  R   part,  of  lif-reeeiv   fr/merchnts,3tors  desir  har  mak  purcn 

r^ceiv  proms   fr/niltcina  Be  ofic   seekre  E   receiv   proms   £p  r«aln 

If  red  OF  awar  3  prom  Isites  raanv  thin?  blea/eurs  determ  obed 

Tr-    "crip   this  mom  Js  proni  discips   His  presenc   nftr  no  longr  w/th« 

1      facthia   portin   "crip  Bgta  w/prom  G  Bade  ?ceo  as  record  QT 
re  15«Js  no  set   '+tti  nu  cofftranda   contrary  wat  G  Rivn 

all   He  pay  if  they  2B  tru   folowra   His  ther  livs  wer  2reflee  by 

obec*   ?w»t   taut  &  *hown   them 

J^   ?war  a  f tr  departur   rr/th»raT?Ti?   folowrs  wer  po  ?B  lik  He  *»ed- 

.      ..  ..  ... 

His   thrus   this   ch«p  w^jt   2glv   them  nasur  oontlnu   cresen^   w/tbem 
row  end    bhia    B1    Sow  wild   they  conrcrhend   this? 
2do  so  Ha  tol   t  ^tit^Vss  1^-17 
we  n*»ed  tat   undrst  J"  no   "pray"  F  Father  (G  wud   aonpl    tola 
oil  in*r  word=Pray  not   adeauat    -  saudB  Aefe   7    in   that  centex  Js 
in  consultatin  w/3   deterra  presenc  Ja  wud   continu   in   serve   live 
8.-   this  beet  way  bandl  this 
Ho  Anothr  Corafrtr  wud  cum  2th*a 
ANOTHEBaaieaBfl  Gunone  jus  lik  Me 

Ja  aay«Godhed  detrn  Sumone  lik  Js  £hud  cunt  2  His    fnlowrs   "3  with 
them  k#vr 

"!omforter=in  Grk   is  PAKACLETOS  &  mean*;  one  calld   alonRflid 
cudfl  persn  oal  lawsuit  ?fiiv   t  straony   in  sumooes    favor 
mi',e?   wi^nes   teetfy  wen   "'erius  penlty  miteH  enactd  S  miteB  an 
expert  calld   ?p:iv  advic,Or  suraon-  Pglv  peptalk  2encourag  soldre 
Jo  Js    ip  say- 7  SUMOKE  EXACLY  Li  ■    '     STAS  LONG 

SIDE  U    AS  D  LIV  rCffl    ft. 
th/discipF  had  Je  as  Paravllete  ^   -  3yrs 
h»  help  them/comf   them/walkd   Bsid   thera 

(w  they  wud  hav  nothr  helpr-buf  One  evnely  lik  Js 
this  prom  no   jun   to  thez   fritend/discourapd   discip.^  ^but  ?any  Er  ai: 
^lievrs 
we  hav  2  paracletes  actuly  -  Hav   Sp  of  3  w/in  us  fit  hav  Js  Xp  at 
tite  hand  of  G 
Jn  tele  us  1st   lettr  wher  eXpl«We  hav  an  aJvocat  w/t^Aathr 
,',dvocat=neansOne  alonp-sid  t,  ie   PAPAGLE7E 
th/diccipe  raus    fel*  sens  coraf/relief  2kno  very  present   Meatr 
wud   ffo  w/thera  %  3  w/thew 
but  assur   fr/js  was  not  ?B  '♦jus   short  pcriud   time 
;Te   to!   then«Vo  1^3 
Js   tol    them  this   Paraclete.or  One  alonpsid  wudii  St;  of  Truth 
Ja  nad  Job  tol   fcbew-I  am  th/'^^.th/Truth 
.   i      truth  &   this    ^p  wudB  Truth^very  es^enc   of  G 
&   discipp  w*r  3  taut/tol   thev  wud  undrat   thi.^   Sp,   bu':   worl  No 
If  worl  no  reenp-nir   lot   Comf,hwv  wud  recotmi*   2nd#?? 
thev  hsd  seen  Je   ^  no  Rlievtho>'  cur'   Pliev   Sp  cud   nok 


Apos  P  wrot=l  Cor  Zil^-lt  -   HEAD  2/ 

othr  words ,  th/only  way  man  cud  unrirst  things  of  G  is  'hav  Sp  of 
*j 
Je  was  tel  folors  aftr  His  deth  &  lef  erth  ther  wud3  Hip  Sp 
who  wud  cum  2them  -  Vs  173 
then  went  on  2say=Vs  2^ 
--*  only  wud  hav  indwel  preaenc  H  Sp,but  Ft  Ep  wudB  at  work  them 
tel  H  Sp  ther  tther  guidanc/directin  as  sot  2serv  %  carv  me! 
mesag  2  th/vorl 
(Ilus  city  dwellr  r  dry  cow) 
this  principl  Js  outlin  2  discips 

was  SB  in  them,&  it  His  ,iob  2diree  in0  rerremb  Js  did  St  ther 
&a   work  S<  pro  in  aditinal  teach  wh/T-'  Sp  wud  lead  then  in2 
fchev  werE  fcol  indwel  wud  tak  pl=c,but  of  necestv  had  "JB  avails 
kit 
%   they  wer  as  we  lern  fr/buk  Act's  2nd  chap, vivid  act  wat  powr  cf 
'  °p  can  do  in  livs  peo  put  selvs  disposl  I  Sp 
altho  acctreccrd  iriraculus  event, that  indwel  presenc/powr  H  Sp 
stil  availb  any  &  all  Blievrs 
at  rebirth  persn,o*-  pt  wen  cums  2  Xp,H  Sp  taks  residsnc  in  thai 
persn0!  lif 
but  it  lean, or  lak  of  lean  on  K   Sp  wh/fletrms  how  indwelt  perar 
is 
ther  thoz  piv  evidenc  H  Sp  whil  many  othrs  seem  2hav  lak  of  Sp 
pt  is  that  up  2us  2seek  Sp's  lead  tour  livs 
we  need  2ask  G  2direc  us  thru  H  Sp  ?•  He  wil 
(llys  G  Hardinjr  'Wood  &  leadinr  of  H  Sp) 
5  C  did  send  sumbody 
He  premptd  chauffr's  pr°achr  2ask  bout  employr  wh/ppn  way  ^yng 
ran  2hear  Gospl 

Sua  that  Pea  us  wen  inriwels  us  w/H  "p  &  we  hav  indwel  wen 
hav  ;'u  Birth 
3    low  many  us  R  realy  folio  lead  of  H  Sp; 
H^*  many  us  inrtec  R  sit  bak  -.-  do  nuth  Bcuz  that  not  our  job"; 
How  many  us  8  seek  2tel  dying  frends  neighbrs  ro  2spen  etrnty 
in  Hel  w/out  Xp7?? 
Row  many  or  us  quench  k  Sp  tim  aftr  tim?7?? 
G  provid  His  H  Spso  we  can  S.  cudB  efectiv  witnes  k   Him 
He  wan-  us  2hav  that  Sp  of  Truth  teach  us  all  things, 
Si  bring  2our  remem  all  Js  sed  2us 
His  invitatin  is  2  -  1st  all  accpt  Js  Xp  as  L  &  Sav  %-   then 
let  H  Sp  direc  us  w/mesap  ?othrs 
1  D  accpt  that  invitatin  2day?? 


"He  Left  US:  The  Comforter" 

Scripture:  John  14:13-26 

{Illustration  of  Bobjyy  picking  up  his  toys) 

The  family  pastor  stopped  at  the  homr-  of  one  of  hip  younger  members.   Their  youn.<r  son  was 
busy  picking  up  hie  toy-  in  the  living  room  where  he  had  scattered  them.   The  pastor  com- 
mended him  for  doing  this  and  asked,  "Did  your  mother  promise  you  something  for  picking  them 
up?"  Bobby  answered,  "Ho  sir,  but  she  promised  me  something:  if  I  didn't." 

Promises  are  a  part  of  life.  We  receive  promises  from  ,erchants  and  stores  who  desire  to  have 
US  make  purchases  from  them;  we  receive  promises  from  politicians  and  office  seekers;  and  we 
also  receive  promises  in  the  spiritual  realm.   If  you  wi  read  the  Old  7et<atmen+  of  the  Bible 
you  are  well  aware  that  God  premised  the  Israelite?*  many  things  concerning  blessings  or  curses 
which  were  determined  by  their  obedience  or  lack  o'  it.   In  our  Scripture  this  morning,  Jesus 
is  proaising  His  followers  a  means  o<"  His  presence  even  after  He  was  no  longer  vi'-h   them. 
Tn  fact,  this  portion  o*  -Scripture  begins  with  a  promise  much  like  God  made  to  His  people  as 
recorded  in  th?  Old  Testament.  Jesus  said,  "If  ye  love  Me,  keep  My  comandments,"  verse  15, 
Jesus  was  not  setting  rrrth  something  which  was  contrary  to  that  which  God  had  given.   All  that 
He  was  saying,  was  that  if  they  were  to  be  true  followers  of  His,  their  lives  were  to  reflect 
that  by  obedience  to  what  He  had  taught  them  and  shown  them.  Jesus  was  aware  that  >tf*ter  Sis 
departure  from  them.  Hi?  followers  were  goinr  to  be  like  He  had  said,  "As  sheep  without  a  shep- 
herd." His  thrust  in  this  chapter  has  been  to  give  them  the  assurance  of  His  continued  prese 
ence  with  them.   But  how  could  He  do  this?   How  would  they  understand  or  begin  to  comprehend 

this?  To  do  so  He  told  them,  "And  I  will  pray  the  Father,  and  He  shall  give  you  another  com- 
forter,  that  He  may  abide  with  you  for  ever;  even  the  Spirit  of  truth,  whom  the  world  cannot 
receive,  because  it  seeth  Him  not,  neither  knoweth  Him:  but  ve  know  Him;  for  He  dwelleth 
with  you,  and  shall  be  in  you,"  verses  16-17. 

We  need  to  first  understand  that  Jesus  did  not  "pray"  that  Goc  would  accomplish  this.   That  old 
enlgish  word  of  "pray"  is  not  adequate.   The  word  should  be  rendered,  "Ask,"  In  that  context, 
Jesus,  in  consultation  with  the  Father  determined  that  the  only  way  the  presence  or   Jesus  could 
continue  in  believers  lives,  would  be  if  those  lives  were  indwelt  by  the  presence  cf  God.   re 
it  was  determined  by  the  Father  and  the  Soil,  that  "Another  Comforter"  come  to  them.  The  word 
"/Inother  in  Greek  is  significant  because  as  many  other  words  there  w?re  several  ir.faninc-s  for 
the  word.   The  word  "Another"  as  written  here  has  the  meaning  of  "someone  just  like  Me."  So 
Jesus  was  saying  that  the  Godhead  had  determined  that  "Someone  like  Jesus"  should  come  to  His 
followers  to  be  tim  with  them  forever. 

The  word  "Comforter"  in  Greek  is  "Paracletos"  and  it  means,  "one  who  is  called  alongside." 
It  was  a  person  who  may  have  been  called  in  a  lwasuit  to  give  testimony  in  someone's  favor;  it 
might  he  a  witness  to  tesify  when  a  serious  renalty  mi°:ht  be  enacted;  it  might  be  an  expert 
called  to  give  advice;  or  it  might  have  been  someonr  called  in  tn  give  a  pepe  talk  to  encourage 
a  troop  of  soldiers  troin?  into  battle.   So  what  Jesus  is  saying  is,  "I  am  sendin?  you  someone 
exactly  like  Me  who  will  stand  alongside  you  as  you  live  for  Me."  The  disciples  had  Jesus  as 
"heir  "paraclete"  for  J  years.   He  had  helped  them,  comforted  them,  and  walked  beside  them. 
Now  they  would  have  another  helper  -  but  One  exactly  like  Jesus.   This  promise  was  not  just  to 
these  frightened  and  discouraged  disciples,  but  to  any  and  all  who  are  believers.   We  have  two 


-2- 

"par-eclets"  actually.   We  have  the  Holy  Spirit,  God  within  us,  and  we  have  Jesus  Christ  at  the 

right  hand  of  the  Father.   John  telle  us  this  in  his  first  letter  where  he  explains  that  we, 

"have  an  advocate  wi  +h  the  father."   ;nd  that  word  "advocate"  is  the  same  word  U3ed  here  as  it 

is  "Paraclete." 

The  disciples  must  h»ve  felt  a  sense  of  comfort  and  relief  to  know  that  the  very  presence  of 

their  Master  would  go  with  them  and  be  with  them.   3ut  the  assurance  ifrom  Jesus  was  not  to  be 

for  just  a  short  period  of  time.  Hs  told  them,  "That  He  might  abide  with  you  forever,"  vs  lfB 

Jesus  told  them  that  this  "paraclete,"  or  "one  alongside"  would  be  "The  Spirit  of  truth." 

Jesus  had  just  told  them,  "I  am  the  way,  the  truth,"  God  is  truth,  and  this  Spirit  would  be 

Truth,  the  very  essence  of  God.   And  the  disciples  were  being-  told  that  they  would  understand 

this  Spirit,  but  the  world  would  not.   If  the  world  did  not  recognize  the  First  comforter, 

Jesus  Himself,  how  could  they  recognize  the  second  Comforter  which  they  wouldn't  be  able  to  see' 

It  was  the  Apostle  Paul  writing  about  this  very  thing  to  the  people  in  "orinth  who  said,  (Read 

1  Cor  2:12-1  *f).   In  other  words,  the  only  way  a  man  can  understand  the  things  of  God  is  to  have 

the  Spirit  of  God.   Jesus  was  telling  His  followers  that  after  He  left  this  earth  there  would 

be  His  cpirit  who  would  come  to  then.   MHKxxxiixdKellak'axiitxxEit  "For  He  dwelleth  with  you,  and 
shall  be  ir.  you,"  verse  173, 

is  what  He  told  them.   But  then  He  went  on  to  say,  (Read  verse  26).  Not  only  would  they  have  *1 

the  indwelling  presence  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  but  the  floly  Spirit  would  be  at  work  in  them. 

Jesus  was  telling  them  that  the  Holy  Spirit  w?s  there  for  their  guidance  and  direction  as  they 

sought  to  serve  Him  ->nd  carry  His  message  to  the  world. 

(Illustration  o^  city  dweller  and  dry  cow) 

A  city  dweller  moved  to  a  farm  and  boucht  a  cow.   Shorlty  after  he  did,  the  cow  ''>ent  dry. 
'■hen  he  reported  this  rsct  to  a  neighbor  farmer,  the  farmer  expressed  surprise.   The  city  man 
said  he  was  surprised  too.   "I  can't  understand  if  either,  for  if  ever  a  person  was  consid- 
erate o*  an  animal,  I  was  of  that  cow.   If  I  onlv  needed  a  quart,  I  took  only  a  quart.   If  I 
didn't  need  anv  milk,  I  wouldn't  milk  her."  The  farmer  then  explained  that  the  only  way  to 
kee-c  Bilk  flowing  is  not  to  tak"  a?  little  as  possible  from  the  cow,  but  to  take  as  much  as 
possible. 

This  is  the  principle  Jesus  was  outlining  to  His  disciples.   The  Holy  Spirit  was  to  be  in  them, 

and  it  was  His  job  to  direct  them  into  remembering  what  Jesus  did  and  then  doing  th*  work,  and 

to  grow  in  additional  teaching  which  the  Holy  Spirit  would  lead  them  into.   They  were  being  tolc 

that  the  indwellir-r  would  take  pl'ce,  hut  or   necessity  they  had  to  be  available  for  it.   And 

they  were  as  we  learn  from  reading  the  account  in  the  2nd  chapter  of  the  book  of  Acts.   It  is 

there  that  we  read  the  very  vivid  and  moving  accoun*-  of  what  the  power  of  the  foly  Spirit  can 

do  in  the  lives  of  people  who  put  themselves  at  the  disposal  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  Now  although 

that  account  records  a  miraculous  event,  that  indwelling  and  presence,  and  power  of  the  Holy  Srpj 

Spirit  ia  still  available  to  any  and  all  believers.   At  the  rebirth  of  a  person,  or  the  point 

when  he  comes  to  Christ,  the  Holy  °pirit  takes  residence  in  that  person's  life.   But  it  is  the 

Ironing  or  lack  of  leaning  on  the  Holy  Spirit  which  determines  how  indwelt  the  person  is. 

There  are  those  who  give  evidence  of  the  "oly  Spiri  t  within  while  many  others  seem  to  have  a 

lack  of  the  Spirit,   The  point  is  that  it  is  up  to  us  to  seek  the  Spirit's  leading  for  our 

lives.  We  need  to  ask  God  to  direct  us  through  -;is  Spirit  and  He  will. 


(Illustration  of  G.  Hardin?:  Wood  sad  leadinsr  of  Holy  Spirit) 

A  preacher  named  G. Harding  Wood  tells  of  a  time  when  he  was  a  vicar  in  Hempstead,  England. 
H»  visited  the  chauffeur  at  one  o*  the  big  houses  in  the  area.   When  he  was  finished  talking 
to  the  chauffeur  he  asked  if  he  could  meet  his  employer.   The  chauffeur  took  him  to  the  owner 
of  the  estate  and  rich  man  and  preacher  began  to  have  3  conversation.   The  man  said  he  was 
■=o  rich  he  didn't  know  how  much  money  he  had.   Th=  vicar  then  asked,  "Are  you  a  Christian?" 
The  young  man  said,  "I  want  to  tell  you  something.   I  am  not  religious,  I  don't  £0  to  church 
and  I  don't  pray.   But  not  long  ago  I  was  in  the  north  in  a  cathedral  city  and  I  had  an  over- 
whelming desire  to  pray.   I  went  inside  and  knelt  down;  I  don't  know  how  long  1  preyed,  but 
a  voice  seemed  to  say  to  me,  'Go  home  at  once,  and  I  will  send  somebody  to  <;peak  tc  you  about 
Me.'   That  was  three  days  ago,  and  I  hsve  been  waiting." 

Sod  did  send  somebody.   He  prompted  the  preacher  to  ask  about  the  chauffeur's  employer 

which  opened  the  way  for  that  young  man  to  hear  the  gospel.   And  God  does  that  to  each  of  us 

when  3e  indwells  us  with  His  Holy  Spirit;  and  He  indwells  us  with  His  Holy  Spirit  when  we  eemk 

*h  have  tve  new  birth.   But  how  many  of  us  really  ar=  following  the  leading  of  the  Holy  Spirits 

How  many  of  us  instead  are  sitting  back  ant1  doiifr  nothing  because  that  is  not  our  job?  How 

many  o*  us  are  seeking  to  tell  our  lost  and  dyinrf  friends  and  neighbors  that  they  are  going  to 

spend  eternity  in  Hell  withou*  Christy   :ro--  manv  of  us  ouench  the  Holy  Spirit  time  after  time' 

Goo  provided  Kis  Holy  Spirit  so  we  can  and  could  be  elective  witnesses  for  Him.  He  wants  us 

to  have  that  Spirit  o-r  truth  teaching  US  all  thin  6,  and  bringing  to  our  remembrance  all  that 

Jesus  has  said  to  us.   His  invitation  is  to  first  of  all  accept  ,Tesu?  Christ  as  our  Lord  and 

Savior  and  then  to  let  His  Holy  Spirit  direct  us  with  that  message  to  others,  Will  you  accept 

that  invitation  today? 


April  8,  1990 


Ye  Pure  in  Heart" 


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P*. 


St.  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler,  Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Ralph  Link»  Pastor 

Mr.  Robert  Weisenstein,  Liturglst 
Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Mr.  Roland  Thompson,  Saxophonist 
Acolytes j   Ray  Gamble  and  Jimmy  Shearer 
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ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
|  Announcements 
J  Congregational  Greeting 
I  Jays 
\Prayer  Requests 

•Processional  Hymn  No.  394   "Rejoice, 

"•Ascription 

*Call  to  Worship 

Leader  -  "And  the  multitudes  that  went  before,  and 
that  followed,  cried,  saying:  Hosanna  to 
the  Son  of  David." 
\^__  People  -  "Blessed  is  He  that  cometh  in  the  name  of 

the  Lord,   Hosanna  in  the  highest." 
Invocation  (In  Unison)   A  King  of  kings  art  Thou,  0  Christ. 
Thy  throne  is  established  in  righteousness.   Monarchs 
are  swept  away  by  the  passing  of  time  and  the  changing 
of  circumstances;  but  Thou  dost  forever  reign.   We 
adore  Thee  as  the  King  of  our  lives;  we  worship  Thee 
as  our  Savior;  we  rejoice  in  Thee  as  friend.   Receive 
now  our  worship  and  praise  Lord  Jesus,  who  with  the 
Father  and  the  Holy  Spirit  liveth  and  reigneth,  ever 
one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 
•Praise:   Pastor  -  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  -  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever. 
•Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 
Children's  Moment 

Hymn  No.  249  "All  Glory,  Laud  and  Honor" 
Call  to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Let  us  pray. 


If 


People 

pastor 
^Morning  Prayer 
■offering 
'..Offertory 
•Daxology  -  page  382 
The  Reception  of  New  Members 
Anthem;    lis  Unconditional  Love" 


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Scripture:   John  14:27 
Sermon:   "He  Left  Us:   Peace" 
^Invitational  Hymn  No.  595   "Lead  On,  0  King  Eternal" 
•Closing  Chimes 
•Benediction 
•Postlude 
+  +  +  +  +  +       *Congregation  Standing     ++++++ 
The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  b.v 

Mr.  4  Mrs.  George  Pflugh  in  memory  of  daughter  Pam. 
Mrs,  Mid  Diefenderfer  wi 11  greet  our  members  and  friends 

at  the  door  this  morning. 
Ushering  today  are  Marilyn  Snyder.,  VIcki  Winrader  t    Reita 

DeMask  and  Kathy  Goda. 
N  ireary  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Sandy  Weyand. 
Van  Driver  for  the  next  weeks  services  will  be: 

Maundy  Thursday  -  Joe  Youngblood 

Good  Friday  -  Mike  Roper 

:  Mfcer  Sunday  -  Dick  Dally 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  110  with  11  visitors. 
Lloyd  Link  and  Ray  l3herwood  will  be  visiting  the  hospital 

this  week.  ^t$  rfjt 

^Hospitalized:   Harold  Peters  and  Clarence  Diamond  in  BMH, 
Evelyn  Tack 
CTIVITIES  THIS  WEEK: 
Tuesday  -  7  P.M.  all  Sunday  School  Teachers  to  meet. 
Thursday  —  a  special  Maundy  Thursday  service  Including 

the  observance  of  the  Last  Supper  -  7:30  P.M. 
Friday  -  Good  Friday  service  at  7:30  P.M.   We  will 
observe  the  LordHs  Supper  also, 
■.ill  be  the  last  opportunity  to  order  an  Easter  Lily. 
The  price  is  $5.50  each.   Please  drop    a  note  in  the 
offering  plate  or  stop  to  see  Ginny. 
still  have  a  few  Easter  Eggs  left.  They  are  $5.00  each 
and  are  Maple  Nut  and  Cherry  Nut  flavors.   They  are  in 
the  office  if  you  would  like  one. 
Remember  to  see  Dick  Mangel  if  you  would  like  to  place  a 
reservation  for  the  Easter  Sunrise  Breakfast.   They  are 
due  in  by  April  10th.  Come  join  us  on  such  a  glorious 
morning  as  we  celebrate  our  risen  Lord. 
We  welcome  into  the  church  today  Dolly  Widger,  &ob  Peters, 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Gary  Johnston,  and  Diana  Hoehn .   Please  take 
a  minute  and  make  them  feel  welcome  and  at  home  in  the 
Lord's  house. 
At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 

life.   The  altar  is  open  to  everyone.   The  Pastor  will 
assist  you  if  you  desire. 


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CcfflDunity  Bible  Church   -  Sapairere,    Pa*    April  12,    1992 

Palm  Sunday 

prelude 

Announeemente/Gree  titles /Joys /Prayer  Requests 

Ascription 

Call  to  Worship? 

LIFT  UP  YOUR  READS,   0  YE  GATES:    AMD  BE  LIFTED  UP, 

IE  EVERLASTING  DOORS:    AND  THE  KING  OF"  GLORY      SHALL 

COME  IN, 

WHO  IS  THIS  KING   OF  GLORY? 

THE  LORD  STRONG  ANT  MIGHTY,   THE  LORD  MIGHTY  IN  BATTLE . 

LIFT  UP  YOUR  HEADS*    0  YE  GATES:    EVEN  LIFT  THEM  UP, 

YE  EVERLASTING  DOORS:    AND  THE  KING  OF  GLORY  SHALL  COME  IN. 

WHO  IS  THIS  KING  OF  GLORY? 

THE  LORD  OF  HOSTS,    HE  IS  THE  KING  OF  GLORY. 

•Hymn 

0  f  f eri  n  p/Pray er 

'  r  re^ctin   aftr  Solas' 

•DoxoloeT 

Pastoral  Prayer 

now  l.etriwn 

.  t   21:6-1] 

Scripture:   John  1%:?7 

vs  27A«PrijiCe  of  Peace  -  laa 

ennon:    "He  L#ft  TTst   Peace"  -  St*   Paul's  lutler  V/R/90 

Peac  on  srta    -  angle  nt  birth 

•Hy*m 

■ Pen  ed  i  c  ti  on 

./'.:.                             . 

* Post lode 

J»u-clty  of  Peace         LOPD;FEAC  IN                                            IHEST. 

doiiky   -  King  ir.  reace 

-    |eh 

.      -                 :"- 

lirene   -  Srk 

' 

.raliitaf.^nAent!ictfn   -   Hoi 

as   old  man  &  V  don*   care  how  J  am) 

/_ ,  ■-  y         Ca.  h 

"lav  pud  day=Dont   tel  me  wa*   kin'-"  day  2hav 

L 

Vs   2^5 

.,#& 

ROB   r;l 

PUi3   <*i7 

Nom   -  with  G 

' 

-     Eric  Barker  S   faralv  lost  at  sea) 

' 

"He   I  -  n         ;    "i-ict" 
Scriprure:  John  1^:27 

:-r  reaetio  day  aftr  jch»b<      st        :r   feelings: 
as  ar,    •  :ief;but  if  3   R    i   child, 

(litrly.nr  at  hart),::  nay  exprea  sens  of  dieapointment 
:1-i/reaen=ther  it   bildup  l?ad  ?ward   day ,8   wen    finis    *rtvs   It 
«eens  2g0   qn   fast  It   crn  "='j    we  kno  it 
discips  of  Ja  bin   tcl   by   ffin   an  event  vi*  go  2tak  plac   th/dsy 
folo  th/Kabath  B1*  fch/ftwsorr  f-  th/diacipa  wer  piv  LnsturetJ 
nectary  prepa  **this 

Kt  record   in   chap  21;6-H   -  READ   THIS 
But   that  was   Sundyt8    this  was  Thurd   8    that   wor.drful  even  just  a 
nventr.v  of  brief  harnes  had   exrer  w/.:— 

.".   inform  wucEB   takn    fir /then;?.    wudB  killd 
He    tryd  2spk  words  of  c^mf  2then,but  war  they  hear  wat   He  say 
His  ward*  of  B  all-suff  '(ther  ncedsjth/cum  in"   ther  livs   of  noth: 

.  ;if  lilt  Kiaeelffl    Sio  pron  thia  Comfrtr  mi  dlrec 

them  mus  hav  seemd  lik   .=o  many  empty  words/phraaeo 
Hon  cud   they   Tec'-    aayth  but   confusin  £   frus-.ratin??'; 

.  a,awar   ther    fructratd  jnixdup   feels  sed=7s   27A 
"Ch  Irt,"   they  mus  bin   think  -  "Now  He   talk  bout  Pence 
h"ow  can  we   ;    v   any  Peace   -j/all   this  hang  ovr  beda????? 
But   they  wer  tnie  whol  pt  wat  Re  say  i.   plac   fchua   far 

7n/proph  Iss  had   se-d  Haalah  wudb  Calld-Th/Princ   of  Peace 
at  birth, anple   seng-Glory  2-G   in   th/hiphes,?*  on  erth.Feace 
ptidwil    2ward    mani 
Thez  dis-eips  knu   fch/.lcrips  spk  bout  Meeiah,,^  they  prohly 
priv  2info   concern  birth  at    Beth 
£■   jus    few  day   ifo  muc  hav  mirzd   whol    pt   of  that   ap   wel 
wen  Js  Cam   in  ,      -   of  Jeru=City  of  ^eace 

Ilia  £id   thru  stn  on  donky  Laeatfy  whe   Be  was 
A  Kinptriid  on  donky  cam  in  peace-if  hors  it  men^  war 
rLk    l^rl*    -   REAI 

durelv  they  herd  thee  vor-ds  as  wel 
«:o  wen  Ja  .~eti  ma  lv  then  Hie  peac p why  wudnt  thev  undr;:!. 
or  wh"  cudnt  they  uadrstan  it? 
,\a  think  bout  thia  need  undrstaa  vordePeac  wh/Ja  use  aea+was 
Shalom  in  Heb  ■■-  Firmaa  in  '-ry 

aloo/Eirent  ment   "eace 
it  was  ued   as   ^alutatin  or  bend ic tin 
upon  sipet  aunose,*}  Lloni/£irenet8i  wen  lv  buuhu  ?.~a; 

.halom/EireEe 

:  simlar  2=How  H  U?     Now  if  U  con^idr  ptaran,&  cv  its  irean 
can  perhap  C  vh     diacipa  war  unmevd  by  rat  Je 
Kow  R  U'   is  quit  oftn  empty  phras  f.  mean  nuth  "    rrsny    tiffla   the 
in    LnquirvBow  =   U7   conpletly  imconcrnd  bout  how  peren  is 
(Hue  visit  hnsfitl  f.   old  man  &  U  don+  care  ho1'  I   am) 
Wen  D  ask  e«»Ofi«=How  P  DT   do  u  realy  caro'.'. : 

Shalom  may  h^v  ^cum  lik  nothr  phras   toaa  rnd  2day=Hav  pud  day!! 
Do  we  realy  near,  it  wen  ™ay  it,or  or   z^v    Jcuz  cvran^   ela  saya??? 


lay   .-re,!    fe*?l   lik  iy«  Lcait        2/ 

-   wat  knd  of  dav  ^hav 
I'm  go  2hav  pjud  oa:y,a»rda3    ■    nobodj  nee-   fta]   me   that 
fivr  dav   ie   ei'd  dav  vei  ;/t*\/l,ord 

i  ■    '  "       !haJlo«/P**aoe  but^Va  273" ■...-.: 
perhap  ur^etin  lea  all  mean  lik  we  sed>&  Me  no  Bean 

'  Lk  worl  n,en+    it 

■      V»in   cae^but   I   Blisv  wen'-  much  'Jthr   than   that 
Worl  oudnt  giv  kind  peac  C  car.   nv 
"    wr^    ROB    '  :I  ,    r     ":; ;  1    '    :  ?    ■     ■     -..     T^'. 
In  Kom  it=Feae  WI2B   3,8    Phil  it   "eac   CT    M    in  both   it  is   r«ac 
ot   cum  any  o^hr  way,but    fr^.,Beuz   th/wcrl  canot  ^iv   thia 
peac   Scuz  if.  duznt  h-v  it 
man»w/out  Ja   :■'-  i-  at   «r  w/fl  6  hir  verv  sittful   lif  keep  Him 

:%t^viy    Vf/Q   :-:    he    l»p    '?  /   :i- 

but  wen  man  cuaa  2-G  thru  Ja  )tp  ho  then  has  persnl  relatship 
w/fl  r    then  ther  iH  peace 

...:    treaty  was   bet   E>  p^   '*  w/verv  lifblud   Ja 
*,  ii1    wat    F    *■<'■'   in   Roam  lettr-B   juefyd^nade   rt  w/Otwe  ha*   • 
thru  « 
In  Phil  ?  Ik   this   peac   fr/nothr  anjffl 

■v   ther  I      peac  only  cum  tx/G  wh/worl  canot  uncrst,or  by 
logicl   think  wil  brinr  conf  2Hlievr5  hart  B,  mind 
tntthis  only  posibl   thru   relatship  w/jn  Xp 
can  w   aply  2our  II va? 
Wat  dun  Js  mean  wen  He  says  He  pivs   m     ;:      '"^e1: 

..    bout  Teac  of  G? 
(Ilua  Eric   Barker  £■  l-^se   #rhol   famly  at   sea) 
at  wat   it   enabl   hir.  Pliv   sbuv  circums   in   apit  ovrwelm   grief' 
It  wae   this   Peace   .-."ith  God 
r     thifl    only  peac    can  hav   in    this   lif 
we  all  hav  probs/trabla^but   mncas  r.av  peac   in  midst   them 
r  hav  p«rsnl  relatR^i^  w/n 

■•      ;.■■■   ■.--it  Jr   try   tel   discipa 
v,7  pvrday  seen  lik  tmgl  w/no  anare^ 

no  o  always  ^>^  "■;    evin  ^r-t-^^ir  r   nak  no  hedway/7?? 
R  U  ovrwelmd  hv  tfr  probs? 

"     ther  only  bb*  way  2reaolT  all  th^.t^*   that  i.°  2cum  2 

-.   BedVfRead   n        | 


"He  Left  tip;  peace" 

Scripture:  John  l'+:27 

What  is  your  reac^on  the  day  after  Christmas?  What  are  your  feelings':   If  you  are  an  adult 
you  my  well  express  a  sense  of  relief.   But  ir   you  are  a  child,  (literally,  or  at  heart), 
you  may  express  a  sense  o^  disappointment.   The  reason  -  there  is  2  buildup  leading  toward  the 
day  and  when  tu.^  day  finally  arrives,  i4:  seems  to  go  so  fast  that  Its  gone  before  it  can  be 
completely  enjoyed.   The  disciples  of  Jesus  had  been  told  by  Hin  that  an  event  was  going  to 
take  place  the  day  following  the  Sabbath  Day . wliiskxBRHSBsdss  On  this  First  day  o*  the  week, 
in  the  week  which  they  would  celebrate  the  Passover  the  Lisciples  were  given  instructions  to 

the  necessary  preparations  for  this  special  event.   Matthew  records  this  in  the  21st 
chapter  of  his  Gospel  and  we  read,  (read  verses  f-11).   Bu*  that  was  "unday,  and  this  was 
Thursday  and  that  wonderful  event  was  just  a  memory  of  the  brief  happiness  they  had  exper- 
ienced with  Him.   Now,  He  had  informed  then  He  was  going  to  be  fciiisK  taken  away  from  them, 
and  be  killed.   T?e  had  tried  to  spea1-  words  o'  comfort  to  then?,  but  were  they  hearing  what  He 
was  sayine?   His  words  o*  being  all -sufficient  for  their  needs;  the  comin?  into  their  lives 
of  another  person  just  like  Himself)  and  Hi-  promise  that  this  "Comforter"  would  guide  and 
direct  them  must  have  seemed  like  so  nan"  emptv  words  and  phrases.   How  could  thev  possibly 
fee}  anything  but  confu^ire  ar/'  frustration? 

But  Jesus  was  ?ware  o*  their  frustrated  and  mixedup  feelings.  So  Be  said  to  them,  "Peace  I 
leave  with  you,  My  peace  I  give  unto  you,"  verse  27A. 

'Th  great,"  they  Bust  have  been  thinking.  StRaKe"Now  He  is  talking  abou1-  peace.   How  can  we 

possibly  have  any  -^ace  with  all  of  this  hanging  over  our  heads;"  Rut  they  were  Missing  the 

point  of  what  He  was  saying  and  what  had  taken  place  thus  far.  The  prophet  Isaiah  had 

-aid  of  the  Messiah  that  He  would  be  called,  "The  Prince  of  Peace,"  At  th?  birth  0"  Jesus  the 

angels  sang  or   "Glory  to  God  in  the  highest  and  on  earth,  peace,  goodwill  toward  men."  These 

disciples  knew  the  Scriptures  speaking  about  the  Messiah.*  anf  tney  were  probablv  privileged  to 

the  in'orration  concerning  His  birth  in  Bethlehem.   And  just  a  few  days  ajro  when  the  parade  in 

saleffl  took  place  they  must  have  missed  the  whole  point  of  that  es  well,   ',,'hen  Jesus  cade 

into  Jerusalem,  the  very  name  of  th°  city  was,  The  city  of  Peace."   His  ride  through  the  street 

on  a  lonkey  was  a  giveaway  of  who  and  what  He  was.   A  king  as  He  was  ca"'led,  riding  en  a  donkey, 

ca^ie  in  peace.   If  her  rode  a  horse,  he  was  a  conqueror.  Luke  records  in  his  account  of  the 

parade  through  Jerusalem  that  the  people  shouted,  "Blessed  be  the  King  that  Cometh  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord:  PEACE  in  heaven,  and  glory  in  the  highest,"  Luke  19:JP. 

Surely  they  had  heard  these  words  as  well.   So  when  Jesus  said  He  was  leaving  them"His  Peace," 

why  wouldn't  thev  understand  it?  Or  why  couldn't  they  understand  it! 

As  we  think  about  this  we  need  to  understand  that  the  word  "^ence"  which  Jesus  was  using,  meant, 

"Shalom,"  in  Hebrew,  and  lirer.e  in  Greek.  Both  words  meant  exactly  the  same  thing.  Shalom, 

or  Eirene  "ear  "Peace,"  and  the  word  was  used  as  n   salutation,  and  as  a  benediction.   Upon 

meeting  someone  it   vac  customary  to  say  "Shalom."  And  when  taking  l«ave  of  someone  it  was 

customary  to  say  "Shaloei.E  The  word  is  similar  to  our  use  of  the  term,  "How  are  you7"   Mow  if 

you  consider  that  phrase  anJ  compare  its  meaning  today,  you  car?  perhaps  see  why  the  disciple.:  u 

were  rather  unmoved  bv  what  Jesus  was  eayingi  The   phrase  "How  are  you?"  is  quite  o"ten  an  f^» 


■vrpty  phrase  which  means  nothing.   Many  times  tha  person  inquiring,  "How  are  you?2  is  completel 

unconcerned  about  how  the  person  is.   I  was  visiting  the  hospital  not  too  long  age  and  in  the 

room  where  the  person  I  went  to  see  was  an  old  man  tied  in  hi-  bed.   The  other  person  was  out 

of  the  room  and  I  write  a  note  and  put  it  or.  the  bedtable  and  looked  at  the  old  nan,  who  was 

looking  rather  sad,  and  I  asked  him,  "How  are  you?"   And  he  answered,  "You  don't  care  how  I 

a? .''  And  T  told  him  1  did  cire,  or  I  wouldn't  have  asked.   He  didn't  want  me  tc  pray  with  him, 

but  I  did  in  try  heart.   "her.  you  ask  someone,  "'lav;  are  you?"  do  you  really  care?   ehalnm  may 

have  become  lik=  another  phrase  v.'e  to.-s  around  today  such  as,  "Have  a  good  dav."   To  we  really 

mean  that  villen  we  say  it,  or  is  if  just  something  that  everyone  is  saving?   I  feel  like  ax 

iag  like  the  bumper  sticker  I  saw,  "Don't  tell  me  what  kind  of  day  to  havel"  I'm  goinsr  to  have 

a  pood  day,  everyday,  and  nobddy  needs  to  tell  me  that.   Every  dav  is  a  roo-I  day  when  you  are 

walking  with  the  Cord. 

fiut  Jesus  went  on  to  say  fckac  no*  only  that  He  was  leavinp-  them,  "Kin  Shalom,"  or,  "Hi.-"  peace," 

tut  Fe  said,  "Mot  as  the  world  giveth,  give  I  unto  you,"  verse  273. 

Perhaps  tie  was  savin-  just  exactly  what  we  have  said  that  the  greeting  had  lost  all  meaning  and 

purpose  and  Jesus  said  He  didn't  mean  it  like  the  world  meant  it.   That  may  have  been  the  case, 

but  I  beli»ve  it  went  much  further  than  that.   The  world  couldn't  give  the  kind  of  peace  that 

God  can  give.   Paul  wr^te  about  this  in  his  letter  to  the  Romans  and  in  the  5th  chapter  the 

first  verse  he  said,  "T/hereofre,  beinr  justified  by  faith,  we  have  peace  with  God  through  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ," 

And  in  his  letter  to  the  church  in  Philippi  He  wrote  in  the  kth  chapter  the  7th  verse,  "And  the 
peace  of  Tod  which  passeth  all  understanding,  shall  keep  your  hearts  and  minds  through  Christ 
Jesu  . 

In  Somans  it  is  'peace  WITH  lor,,"   and  in  Philippians  it  is,  "the  peace  OF  God."  In  both  in- 
stances it  is  a  peace  which  cannot  come  in  any  other  way,  but  only  from  God.   The  world  cannot 
give  this  peace  because  it  d-esn't  have  it.   Man,  without  Jesus  Christ,  is  at  war  w^ th  God. 
His  very  sinful  life  keeps  him  from  a  relationship  with  God  and  he  is  separated  from  Him. 
?ut  when  a  Mn  comes  to  God  through  Jesus  Christ,  he  then  has  a  personal  relationship  with 
and  then  there  is  peace.   The  peace  trwaty  was  bought  and  pai-'  for  with  the  very  lifeblood  of 
ffesus  Christ.   This  is  what  Paul  is  saving  in  his  Soman  letter.   "Being  justified,"  or  "made 
right"  with  God,  "we  have  peace  WITH  no^  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ." 

In  Fhilippianc  Paul  looks  at  that  reace  from  another  angle.   Paul  is  saying  that  there  i  s  a 
PEACE  that  comes  onlv  from  God,  which  cannot  be  understood  by  the  world,  or  by  logical  think- 
ing, will  bring  comfort  to  a  believer's  heart  and  mind.   And  3gain,  this  is  onl'-  peesible 
through  a  relationship  with  Jesu?  Christ..   So  hew  can  we  apply  this  to  ou'-  lives?  What  does 
Jesur  mean  wh«=n  He  says  He  give         "pace?  What  is  Paul  saying  about  the  "Peace  CF  God?" 

(Illustration  of  Eric  Barker  and  his  family  lo^t  at  sea) 

F,ric  Barker  was  a  missionary  from  Great  Britain  who  spent  over  ^0   years  in  Portugal  preaching 
the  Gospel,   curing  World  War  II,  the  situation  became  so  critical  that  he  was  advised  to 
send  his  wi  re  and  8  children  bac'-'  to  England  for  safety.   He  took  that  adfice  and  evacuated 
not  only  his  family,  but  his  sister  an''  her  three  children  also  left  on  the  same  ship. 
Barker  remained  behind  to  clear  up  some  missionary  matters.   The  Sunday  after  his  loved  ones 
had  left,  he  stood  before  his  congregation  and  announced,  "I've  just  received  word  that  all 
my  family  have  arrived  safely  hone."  He  then  proceeded  with  the  service  as  usual. 


" 


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Lafer,  the  full  meaning  a"   what  he  had  said  became  known  to  the  people,   A  German  submarine  had 
torpedoed  the  ship,  and  everyone  on  board  had  drowned.   Barker  had  been  riven  a  telegram 
tinfore  the  service,  telline-  him  that  his  entire  family  hat*  was  dead.  But  Barker  knew  that 
each  of  hie  family  was  a  believer  and  he  could  say  with  assurance  thev  had  reached  home 
safely. 

What  was  it  that  enabled  him  to  live  above  his  circumstances,  moty.ts   in  spite  o''-  hi.E  over- 
whelming grief?  It  was  this  "Peace"  of  God.  And  this  is  the  only  peace  we  can  truly  have  in 
this  life.   He  all  have  problems  and  troubles,  but  we  can  have  I'eace  in  the  midst  of  them  if 
we  hare  that  pergonal  relationship  with  God.  This  is  precisely  what  Jeaus  was  trying  to  tell 
His  disciples. 

Does  every  day  seem  like  a  constant  struggle  with  no  answers?  bo  you  always  seem  to  be  ^wiT- 
ninp  upstream  and  not  makinr  any  headway'.'  Are  you  overwhelmed  by  your  problems?  If  you  are, 
there  is  only  one  way  to  resolve  all  of  that  and  that  is  to  come  to  the  Savior  and  seek  His 

peace.   He  said,  "Peace  I  leave  with  you,  Y.y   peace,  I  give  unto  you:  not  as  the  world  giveth, 
give  I  unto  you.   Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled,  neither  let  it  be  afraid." 


St,  Paul's  United  Church  af  Christ 
Butler,  Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  April  12,  L990 

Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Narrator,  Mr.  Arthur  Snyder 

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ORDER  OF  CELEBRATION 

Prelude 

Chining  of  the  Hour 

Announcemen  ts 

Congregational  Greeting 
•Opening  Hymn  No.  260   "And  Can  It  Be  That  I  Should  Gain?" 
•Ascription 

Introductory  Narration 

Disciples  Dialogue 

Offering 

Offertory 
"Doxology  *   page  382 
"Offering  Prayer 

Communion  Hymn  Mo.  246   "Man  of  Sorrows,1"1  What  a  Name!" 

Blessing  of  the  Bread 

Distribution  of  the  Bread 

Blessing  of  the  Cup 

Distribution  af  the  Cup 

Thanksgiving  Prayer 

Closing  Hymn  No.  244  "Jesust  What  a  Friend  for  Sinners" 

Closing  Narration 

Postlude 

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Mrs,  Phyllis  Tait  will  greet  our  members  and  friends  at 

the  door  this  evening. 
Our  Disciples  will  be  serving  as  Ushers  and  serving  the 

Lord's  Supper* 
Nursery  will  be  provided  tonight  by  Mrs.  Bonnie  Gannon. 


Following  the  service  this  evening,  a  reception  for  our 
new  and  old  members  will  be  held  in  Re-hobo  th  Hall.   This 
is  an  opportunity  to  introduce  yourself  and  become 
friends.  This  is  also  an  opportunity  for  you  to  meet 
the  "Disciples,"1 

Van  Driver  for  Goad  Friday  is  Mike  Roper. 

Van  Driver  for  Easter  Sunday  is  Dick  Dally. 
"%,G00D  FRIDAY  service  will  be  held  at  7:30  P.M.  in  the 

Sanctuary.  The  Lord's  Supper  will  also  be  observed. 
"N.EASTEP  SUNRISE  BREAKFAST  will  be  held  immediately 
following  the  Sunrise  Service  at  6:30  A 
morning.  This  is  done  by  reservations 


A.M.  on  Sunday  ^-£-> 
%_,   so  please-"-"" 

Some.   This  will  ^^-s. 


aee  Dick  Mangel  if  you  would  like  to  come.   This  will 
allow  us  time  to  make  adequate  preparations.   Don1 
forget  to  bring  your  rolls  if  yau  have  said  you  will 
donate  them.   See  you  at  «:30  A.M.  !![|i 

"THE  DISCIPLES" 

Andrew  -  Jim  Gannon 

Bartholomew  -  Dick  Mangel 

James  -  Lloyd  Link 

James  the  less  -  Mike  McDonald 

John  -  Mike  Roper 

Judas  -  Bob  Wei Senate  in 

Matthew  -  Howdy  Be  lair. 

Matthias  -  Art  Snyder 

Peter  -  Rick  Vinroe 

Philip  -  Paul  Riemer 

Thaddeus  -  Marty  Henry 

Thomas  -  Bill  Snyder 

Simon  the  Zealot  -  Butch  Andrews 

Jesus  -  Rev.  Link 

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COMMUNITY    GOOD    FRIDAY    SERVICE 

Organist   -  Joyce  Gray 

April    13 ,    1990 

12:55   -  JESUS  BEFORE   THE    SANHEDPIN   ANO   PILATE 

{Judgment   Seat) 

(Please  enter  and  leave  the  service  only  during  the 

ushering  intervals  or  while  the  congregation   is 

The  Scripture  Reading             Luke  22:63-71;   John  19;4-11 

singing   the   hymns 0 

Rev.   Father  Tom  Wilson 

Solo                                                                                      Jay  Goettler 

SCENES    FROM    THE    CRUCIFIXION 

The  Meditation                                                Rev.    James  Campbell 

The   Organ   Prelude                                Mrs.    Marilyn   Stephenson 

The  Prayer                                                    Rev.   James  Campbell 

12:00   -  THE   CALL   TO   WORSHIP 

*The  Hymn  No.    195        "In  The  Cross   of  Christ  I  Glory" 

The   Call  to  Worship                          Rev.   Dr.    J.   Bruce  Eyers 

The  Prayer  of  Invocation                Rev.    Dr.    J,    Bruce  Byers 

1:20   -  JESUS  MOCKED  BY  THE   SOLDIERS 

(Crown  of  Thorns) 

"Thy    Hymn   Nd.    194        ™0   Sacreo   Head   Now  Wounded*' 

The  Scripture   Reading   Matthew  27:27-31;    26:30-35,50-75 

Rev,    Oennis   Moore 

12;05  -  JESUS  IN  GETHSEMANE 
(Prayer) 

Solo                                                                                    Ruth   Anderson 

The  Meditation                                                  Rev.    Roger   Shaffer 

The  Scripture  Reading                                    Matthew  26:36-46 

Rev,   Paul  Inks 

The  Prayer                                                           Rev.    Roger   Shaffer 

Solo                                                                                 Lewis  Marra 

*The  Hymn   No.  400       "0  Love  That  Wilt  Not  Let  Me  Gd" 

The  Meditation                                            Rev.    Douglas  Miller 

The  Prayer                                                    Rev.    Douglas  Miller 

1:45   -   JESUS   ON   THE   ROAD   TO  GOLGOTHA 

(Carrying  The  Cross) 

*The  Hymn  No.   394       "In  The  Hour  of  Trial" 

The  Scripture  Reading                    Luke  23:26-33;    Mark  8:34 

Rev.    Dennis  Molnar 

12:30   -   JESUS   TAKEN   CAPTIVE 

Solo                                                                                  Beth  Taylor 

(Kiss,   Betrayal  and  Arrest) 

The  Meditation                                                 Rev.   Robert  Huber 

The   Scripture   Reading                                      Matthew  26:47-56 

Rev.    Father   Ettore   DeNapoli 

The  Prayer                                                             Rev.    Robert   Huber 

Solo                                                                              Nancy  Gillespie 

•The  Hymn   No,    19a        "When   I   Survey   The   Wondrous   Cross" 

The  Meditation                                                        Fev.    Ralph   Link 

The  Prayer                                                            Rev.   Ralph  Link 

Organist  -  Peggy  McGuirk 

*The  Hymn   No.    202        "There   Is  A   Green  Hill   Far   Away" 

2:10   -   JESUS'    CRUCIFIXION 

The  Scripture  Reading                                          John  19:23-30 

Rev.    Kenneth   C.    Hall 

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THE  MOCEHT  OF  A  rHIAL,THE  STINGING  SLAP  OF  HIS  FACE  F1Y  AN      I  - 
ROMAN  OFFICFR,    THE  UNJUST  SCOURING  BY  AN  DWERCIFrj 

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K       i ■■■ik.:; 

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nite  &  procp-sln  Kidron  Valy 
100  or  bo 
y_ff  t*?=Armed 
_VS  48aWftt   BtOtiv   or   Jtld? 

custmary  ^discip/folowr  Bluv  Fahbi   preet  w/Viss 
VSjt2=KI  iSTBC  in   ^rk=2jttS  RFPFA?DLY1PftSWATT,Y.FERVNrLY 

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VS   5flA=think  Js 

now  C  oposit*lat   traitr.then  or.e  exprea  luv  blear  mannr 

VS  51 =Jn   identfy  an   Petr 
VSS   52-    - 

C  extreme  of  diecips  %  VS   ?S  BUmip 
Serip  axpraa  LOYLTY  *  PTrinsgip 

;okiti 

8AV  T  REJECT  HI"  n?? 

CT    HAV   I   POLO  SE71C   CNLY  2    MAY  KY  GUI  WORKS  !T??? 

■" T 1  18   "!enry  Thore&U   f.-  Ralph   Waldo  Qnareon) 
?inerson=WHY  HENRY.   WAT  P  TT  POINT,  IN    ■ 

tsopt.'.'----    '  i   ,  r  t  thhpf? i,r 

t*        ii:   .-anctthci7.  in  listn  audi  en  c -VAT  P  U  DO  OUT  THER??7 
/it  noy  B   aed  of  any  of  us -THEN  ALL  TH/DI3CIPS  ^SUK  HICK 
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I'nkno  authr  wrot: 
THA'OOKRY   CF  A   TS         .      -'  :x-"i  FAC  BY  AN   ENRAOD  ROKN 

OFICB,TaAW«  '  aPMASTRtBEINfl  BLTFETD 

3Y  B*  t,BEING   DRESSD  IN   KOK   POYLTY, 

r    TEINO  SKKKTE  "T"  I    "  lDEM  OF  THORNS  rfEH    II   IN 

COT   OF  XP.  1 IV    CHANKS 

i-   conclud  pra  r  in  rardn  wher  had  aek  cup  of  suffr  H  takn 
fr/Him  if  posib 

had  conclud   prayr  w/wardra   that  acpt  watevr  Fathr  ask  of  BiB 
so  He  wil  2tak  cup  as  writr  exnres^but  knu   imed   falo  prayr « 
nil    events    lend    ?subpr*ouen    tri«l/detb   '-TidB  proceed   hv   hand    of 
trust d  frend  turn   fir/fflB  A  t©2   r1i^eips=V3  4#-fiEAS 
sitae  prob  brite  moonlit  nite, a   procesin  of  men  cudB  seen   cum 
dwn  Kidron  Valy  &  near   th/gardn  in   i*h/je  fe  discipa  wer 
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■xxhbx  if  n^4-   rrr 
BaturXy,ther  lnti  ;    /gardn  brok  th/oomf  of  sllenc  Ja 

bad   sot   not   only  nn   tbta   nitefbut   othrs  as  wel 
Ht  tel  us-VS  '»?  -  thez  peo  wer  arod 

evid   they   »xp#c   Js     2resi^  P/  they  wer  prerd 
'.;e   then  read-VS  ^8 
wat  wer  motive   of  Judas?  This  que?  bin  ask  ovr  ?/  ovr  R-  no  ansr 
Watarp  motivs  w»r,J«d  oho*.  Btray  Js  in  very  deceiv  mannr 
It  eustBary  '■*  a  discin  or  folowr  of  Bluvd  Rabbi  Ppreet  wAi  "K 
Anyone  observ  ^reet   of  Jud  may  no  thot   twic  bout   thla   greet 
but  wAr^  continpr  peo  w/him  it  was   ^warn  of  ulterior  motiv 
along  w/thiR    fac  Kt  tel  us=v 
word  usd   'f-KISSB  in  ^rk  aeanosSkls  repeatdlytpHsinatly,  fervntly 
it  one   thing  2giv  onf  kia   as  ?irn  of  Btr'syl^but  quit  nothr  2kis 
one  beinp  Btxayd  repeatdly 

th  'repeat d  kis  was   sitm  of  deep  luta  &  afectin 
oud  Jud   do  thiE' 
anyone  who  has  had  a  trustd   frend   turn  a^rin  Chen  can  sens  sum 
what   th/feel  Js   nus  hav  had 
here    wn?   tnrr\   He   hid    wnrk   w/for    5yXa 
its   tru  sunone  harf   2perf  th/daetrdly  deed   R-  turn  Jfi  ovr  2  the 
autaorytya   go  that  Scrip  concern  Kesiah  cudB  fulfil 
but  it  didnt  hay  ^3  one   of  Hifl   innr  circl 

err  reaan,or  purp  tho,Jud  cho^.  23tray  Js  in  such  mannr, that 
fr/tnat  day  ?thifi  hi^  nan  is  fcevr  ^rrd  ?  th/thr-t  of  Btrayl 
pumone  whfi    tUTttfl  arir;   a    fraud    ifl    calld    A  JUDAS 
Va   ret  a   pud  idea  hnw  this  Btrayl   afec  Js   frAow  Nt   record  His 
adrea  2  Judas=V^   50A 
evn  the   cam  sp   enmv    rre  +  eiiJ    2E    fr*ttd,Jfl   enl   him    "frend" 
we  dont  read   it  here, but   can  T'  rictur  in  Ur  minds  ey  th/luyiner, 
crrpasinnt   eaz  of  Jp,lk  in^1  th/facp   of  t&Ia   nn»  vho  not   ?hav 
■lim  killd? 

"^  0  rictur  thAurt  it  ntua  hav  causd  Riart 


?.-  yet, ill  w/that  hurt, that  anguish, He  stil  choz  21uv  Jud      2/ 
in  th/midst  his  trechry 
but  this  portin  Stfrip  not  only  ftiv   t»limps  of  traitr,but  C  sumone 
who  sot  2expres  his  luv  in  rathr  bizar  mannr 
vs  51  -  Mt  no  idenfy  him, but  Jn  his  G0spl  say  it  Peter 
Petr  bin  th/one  at  meal  they  jus  finish  who  sed  wud  not  desert 
J   -erardles  wat  anyone  did 
_  was  try  21iv  up  Phis  boast 

his  motiv  one  of  luv,but  his  method  one  wh/js  rejectd 
Js  had  jus  delt  verbly  w/traitr,£  now  mus  deal  w/one  who  luvd 
Bin  rathr  ovrzelusly 
So  sed  ?hira-VS5  52-5*t 
We  C   Pextrems  in  thez  Pdiscips  K   cl"B  sentene  this  ?crip  sums  at 
all  up  rathr  wel  -  VS  56 
fne  of  pts  this  psrtic  Scrip  mak<=  is   concerns  loylty  ?,  discipship 
Ther  i"  fi/corpplet  rejectin  by  Jud  &  th/ovxzelus  reactin  of  Petr 
both  P  extrems 
but  they  pif  us  chanc  2  Ik  our  livs  ?,   2ask,"Wat  is  my  Comit?" 
T-iav  I  rejectd  Him  aftr  folo  Sx  h   awhil? 
Cr  hav  I  followd  seekinp  onlv  ?hav  my  pud  works  sho  mv  comit? 
(Ilus  Henry  Thoreau  R-  Palph  Waldo  Emerson) 
That  is  luestin  ea  us  shud  ask  selvs  2day 
thoz  us  in  thi^-  sanctuary  ?.-  thez  in  listn  audienc  =WAT  P  C  DO 

May  it  not  R  sed  of  ra  any  of  us=TlfLN  ALL  TH/DISCIFS  kSVK   HIK  & 

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'iday:  April  13,  1990 

12;30  -  Jesus  Taken  Captive 
Scripture:  Matthew  2fi:h7-5t 

in  unknown  writer  penned  the  lines: 

"The  mockery  of  a  trial,  the  stinging  slap  of  His  face  by  an  enraged  ^cirtan  officer, 
the  un.iust  scourging  by  an  unmerciful  whipmaster,  being  buffeted  by  bigots, 
bein-  burdened  by  bruises,  beinp  dressed  in  mock  royalty,  and  beinp  crowned  with  a 
decradine-  diadem  of  thorns  were  all  in  the  cup  o*"  Straus  Christ,  And  yet,  He  took 
the  cup  and  «ve  thanks*" 

Jesus  had  just  concluded  His  prayer  in  the  garden  where  He  had  asked  that  this  cup  of  suffer- 
ing be  taken  from  Him  if  it  was  possible.  He  had  concluded  His  prayer  by  accepting  whatever 
His  lather  wanted  of  Him.   So  He  was  willing  to  take  the  cup  as  the  writer  expressed.   3ut 
immdeiatelr  following  His  prayer  He  knew  that  all  of  the  evente  leading  up  to  his  subsequent 
trial  and  KriKaxstaafcli  death  would  be  preceeded  by  the  hand  of  a  trusted  friend  turning  from 

He  told  His  disciples,  "Arise,  let  us  be  going:  behold,  he  is  a+  hand  that  doth  betray 
Me,"  verses  k&. 

though  it  was  probably  a  bright,  moonlit  night,  a  procession  of  men  could  be  seen  coming 
down  into  the  Kidron  Valley  and  nearinp-  the  Garden  in  which  Jesus  and  His  disciples  were. 
The  exact  number  of  people  who  came  to  arrest  Jesus  it  not  known  but  it  is  fought  that  it 
was  probably  a  hundred  if  not  more.  Naturally,  their  intrusion  into  the  garden  broke  the  siigjic 
comfort  of  silence  Jesus  and  His  disciples  had  sought  net  only  on  this  night  but.  on  other  oc- 
casions as  well.   atthew  tells  us,  (read  verse  <+?) .  These  people  were  armed.  Evidently  they 

expected  Jesus  to  resist  and  they  were  prepared.   Matthew  then  tells  us,  "Now  he  that  betrayed 
Him  gave  then  a  sign,  saying,  'Whomever  I  shall  kiss,  that  same  is  He:  hold  Him  fast,"  vs  k&. 

What  were  the  motives  of  Judas?  This  question  has  been  asked  over  and  over  and  th^re  iE  no 

answer.  Whatever  those  motives  were,  Judas  chose  to  betray  Jesus  in  a  very  deceiving  manner. 

It  was  customary  for  a  disciples  or  follower  of  a  beloved  "abbi  to  greet  him  with  a  kiss. 

Anyone  observing  the  ureetinr  of  Judas  riay  not  have  thought  twice  about  this  greeting,   put 

with  the  ip.Tir*   contingent  of  people  with  him  it  was  a  forewarning  of  art   ulterior  motive. 

But  along  with  that  fact  i*   that  '-'atthew  tells  us,  "And  forthwith  he  came  to  Jesus,  and  said, 
"Hail,  Master;1  and  kissed  'Him,"  verse  '+9. 

The  word  used  hers  for  "Kissed,"  in  Greek  means  to  "kiss  repeatedly,  passionately,  fervently." 

It  is  one  thin-  to  s*ive  one  kiss  as  a  sign  of  betrayal,  but  it  i'  quite  another  to  kiss  the 
one  bein  betrayed  repeatedly.    lie  repeated  kissing  was  a  sign  of  deep  affection  and  love. 
How  could  Judas  do  this?   Anyone  who  has  had  a  trusted  and  beloved  friend  turn  against  you, 
ean  sense  Sksxfra  somewhat  the  feeling  that  Jesus  Bust  have  had.   'iere  was  a  man  he  had  worked 
with  for  three  years.   It's  true  that  someone  had  to  perform  the  dastardly  deed  and  turn  Jesus 
over  to  the  authorities  so  that  the  Scripture  concerning  the  Messiah  could  be  fulfilled.   Put 
it  didn't  have  to  be  one  of  His  inr.er  circle.   xor  whatever  reason,  or  purpose  though,  Judas 
chose  to  betray  Jesus  in  such  a  manner  that  from  that  day  to  this  his  name  is  forever  forged 
to  the  thought  of  betrayal,   "omeone  who  turns  against  a  friend  is  called  "A  Judas." 
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StftgixSRSHsxJisHixteBgiixseiJtBBt  We  can  ret  a  good  idea  of  how  this  betrayal  affected  Jesus  from 

how  Matthew  record?  His  address  to  Judas.   We  read  that  Jesus  asked,  "Friend,  wherefore  art 
thou  come?",  verse  50A. 

Even  though  he  came  as  an  enemy  prtendinr  to  he  a  firend,  Jesus  calls  him  "Friend."  We   don't 

read  it  here,  but  can't  you  picture  in  your  mind's  eye  the  loving,  compassionate  gaze  of  Jesus 

looking  into  the  face  of  this  one  who  sought  to  have  Him  killed.  Can  you  picture  the  hurt  it 

must  have  caused  Him?  And  yet,  with  that  hurt,  that  anguish,  "Je  still  chose  to  love  Judas  in 

the  midst  of  his  treachery. 

aut  this  portion  of  Scripture  not  only  gives  us  a  glimpse  of  a  traitor,  hut  we  see  someone 

who  sought  to  express  hi?  love  although  he  did  it  in  a  rather  bizarre  manner. 

Matthew  tells  us,  "And,  behold,  one  or   them  which  were  with  Jesua  stretched  out  his  hand,  and 
drew  his  sword,  and  struck  a  servant  of  the  hitrh  priest's,  and  smote  off  his  ear,"  vs  51. 

The  Apostle  John  records  in  his  Gospel  that  this  was  Peter,   "eter  had  been  the  one  st   the 
meal  they  had  just  finished  who  had  said  that  he  would  not  desert  Jesus  re  ardless  of  what  any- 
one else  did.   "ere  he  was  trvinr  to  live  up  to  his  boasting.   His  mtoive  was  one  of  love,  but 
hi-  rethod  was  one  which  Jesus  rejected.  Jesus  had  just  dealt  verballv  with  a  traitor,  and  now 

He  must  deal  with  one  who  loved  Him  rather  overzealously.   So  Jesus  said  to  him,  "Put  again, 
thy  sword  into  its  place:  for  all  they  that  take  the  sword  shall  reri-h  with  the  sword. 
Thinkest  thou  that  I  cannot  pray  the  ~ather  and  He  shall  presently  give  We  more  than  twelve 
legions  of  angels?  But  how  ksk  then  shall  the  .Scriptu-es  be  fulfilled,  that  thus  it  might 
be?,"  verses  ^2-r-k, 

V'e  see  the  two  extremes  in  these  two  disciples  and  the  closinc  sentence  of  this  Scripture 
sums  all  of  this  up  rather  well.   We  reed,  "Then  all  the  disciples  forsook  Him,  and  fled,"  vs"" 
One  of  the  points  KSxtibiixxjiiiTti.KitixvY.y.BTifilr.nrM   which  this  particular  Scripture  makes  concerns 
loyalty  and  discipleship.   There  is  the  complete  rejection  by  Judas  and  +he  over  jealous  re- 
action of  Peter.   Hoth  are  extremes.   But  they  rive  us  a  chance  to  look  at  our  lives  and  to 
ask  "What  is  my  commitment?"  Have  I  rejected  Him  after  following  for  awhile?   Or  have  I  fol- 
lowed seeking  only  to  have  my  good  works  show  forth  my  commitment, 

(Illustration  or  Henry  Thoreau  art6   Ralph  Waldo  rmerson) 

In  the  lfth  century  Henry  Thoreau  once  went  to  jail  rather  than  pay  his  poll  tax  to  a  New 
"ngland  state  which  "-urrorted  slavery.   Ralph  Waldo  Emerson  his  very  good  friend,  heard  that 
Thoreau  was  in  jail  and  went  to  visit  him.   reering  through  the  bars,  he  exclaimed,  '";hy 
'Jenrv,  what  are  vou  doing  in  there?"   u'enrv  Thoreau  answered,  "Nay,  Paloh,  the  ouestion  iB, 
"/hat  are  you  doinr  out  there?1" 

That  is  the  question  each  of  us  should  ask  ourselves  today.   Those  of  us  in  th4s  sanctuary, 

and  those  in  the  listeninr  audience,  "What  are  you  doing  out  there?"  fay  it  not  be  said  of 

any  of  us,  "Then  all  the  disciples  forsook  Him,  and  fled." 


St.  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler ■  Pennsylvania 


11-26  —  R^L-fit 


April  13,  1990 


*' 


Rev.  Ralph  LlnK.  Pastor 

Mr.  Robert  Neisenstein,  Liturgist 
Hr.  Dale  Ricej  Minister  of  Music 
Mr,  Roland  Thompson,  Saxophonist 
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ORDER  OF  WORSHIP 
"GOOD  FRIDAY  SERVICE" 
prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
A  nnounc  emen  t  b 
Congregational  Greeting 
Ascription 

Processional  Hymn  No.  258  "When  I  Survey  the  Wondrous  Cross" 
Call  to  Worship: 

Leader  -  God  commendeth  His  love  toward  us,  in  that, 

while  we  were  yet  sinners,  Christ  died  for  us. 
People  -  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God,  who  takes  away  the 
sin  qf  the  world! 
Invocation  (In  Unison)  Almighty  God,  our  Father,  in  this 

hour  of  solemn  remembrance,  we  acknowledge  with 
sorrow  and  shame  that  our  sins  are  such  as  sent 
our  Lord  to  the  cross*   We  come  beseeching  Thae 
mercifully  to  guide  us  in  our  meditations, 
supplications,  and  prayers  and  to  dispose  the 
V  hearts  and  minds  of  all  men  everywhere  toward 

the  attainment  of  everlasting  salvation, 
through  Jesus  Christ.    Amen* 
Scripture  of  Preparation  -  Matthew  26:  17-25 
Anthem:   "Lord,  Let  Me  Walk"   -  featured  voices  of 

Lloyd  Link  fc  Bonnie  Gannon 
Offering 
Offertory 

Doxology  -  page  382 
Offering  Prayer 

Communion  Hymn  No.  251  "In  the  Cross  of  Christ  I  Glory" 
Consecration  of  the  Elements 
Distribution  of  the  Bread 

Matthew  26:26 
Distribution  of  the  Cup 

Matthew  26:27-28 
Prayer  of  Thanksgiving 
Anthem:   "0  Come  and  Mourn" 


The  Trial  -  Matthew  27:  1-2, 

Hymn  No.  L22   Verses  1  and  3 

The  Sentence  Enforced  -  Matthew  27:27-33  — ■  !£*& 

Hymn  No.  253   Verses  1  and  3 

The  Execution  Completed  -  Matthew  27:39-54  —  &At-Ffit 
*Hymn  No,  270  MI  Believe  in  a  Hill  Called  Mount  Calvary" 

•Benediction  .  /£*<_>*<'/ 

*Postlude 

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Mrs,  Millie  Wachsmuth  will  greet  our  members  and  guests 

at  the  door  this  evening. 
Nuragfy  will  be  provided  tonight  by  Mrs.  Melanie  Merrison 

and  daughters . 
Van  Driver  for  Easter  Sunday  will  be  Dick  Dally. 
EASTER  SUNRISE  SERVICE  AND  BREAKFAST  -  6:30  A.M.  in 

Rehobofch  Hall,   Men  will  be  cooking  breakfast  that  day. 

Please  don't  forget  to  bring  in  the  rolls  that  you 

are  donating.   See  you  then! 
We  need  two  volunteers  to  sit  in  the  Nursery  on  Sunday. 

Please  take  a  minute  and  see  Bonnie  Gannon.   We  realize 

that  each  must  take  their  turn,  so  we  are  asking  that 

you  volunteer  now. 


..elcome  to  Lord's      -  tf  believer 

^r  in  red  book 

alasa&a  to  start   J-uesdajy 
fpril  17,  7:00  .  .    , 

{Sir*  .,       &Jhy      „      ^VrfXTe 


Rev 


St-  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler,  Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  April  15,  1990 

Rev.  John  Snyder,  Guest  Speaker 
Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
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EASTER  SUNRISE  ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  6:30  A.M. 

Prelude 
"^Ascription 
•Call  to  Worship: 

Pastor  -  Christ  is  risen  I 

He  is  risen  indeed!   Hallelujah! 
The  Lord  God  omnipotent  reigns!   To  the  King, 
immortal*  invisible,  the  only  God,  be  honor 
and  glory t  forever  and  ever! 
Come,  let  us  worship  God,  and  to  Him  let 
ua  pray, 

Everliving,  God,  glorious  is  Thy  name! 
Majestic  is  the  Good  News  I  Our  life  has 
been  changed  forever.  Thy  light  af  Easter 
dispels  the  darkness  of  our  doubts.  Thy 
power  in  love  changes  our  reliance.  Thy 
vindication  of  Jesus  reassures  our  faith. 
Hallelujah,  praise  Thy  Holy  name.   Amen. 
*Hymn  of  Celebration:   "Christ  the  Lord  is  Risen  Today" 

Christ  the  Lord  is  risen  today,  Alleluia! 
Sons  of  men  and  angels  say.  Alleluia  1 
Raise  your  joys  and  triumphs  high,  Alleluia! 
Sing,  ye  heavens  and  earth  reply,  Alleluia! 

Lives  again  our  glorious  King,  Alleluia! 
Where,  0  death,  is  now  thy  sting?  Alleluia! 
Once  He  died,  our  souls  to  save.  Alleluia' 
Where's  thy  victory,  boasting  grave.  Alleluia! 

Loves  redeeming  work  is  done,  Alleluia! 
Fought  the  fight,  the  battle  won.  Alleluia! 
Death  in  vain  forbids  Him  rise,  Alleluia  I 
Christ  hath  opened  paradise.  Alleluia! 

Soar  we  now  where  Christ  has  led,  Alleluia! 
Following  our  exalted  Head,  Alleluia! 
Made  like  Him,  like  Him  we  rise,  Alleluia! 
OurB  the  cross,  the  grave,  the  skies,  Alleluia! ! 

Amen* 
Easter  Morning  Prayer 


Hymn   "He  Lives" 

I  serve  a  risen  Savior,  He's  in  the  world  today! 
I  know  that  He  is  living,  whatever  men  may  say; 
I  see  His  hand  of  mercy,  I  hear  His  voice  of  cheer 
And  just  the  time  I  need  Him  He's  always  near. 

In  all  the  world  around  me  I  see  His  loving  care. 
And  though  my  heart  grows  weary  I  never  will  despair; 
I  know  that  He  is  leading  through  all  the  stormy  blast 
The  day  of  His- appearing  will  come  at  last. 

Rejoice,  Rejoice,  0  Christians. life  up  your  voice  and  s 
Eternal  Hallelujahs  to  Jesus  Christ  the  King! 
The  Hope  of  all  who  seek  Him,  the  help  of  all  who  find, 
None  other  is  so  loving,  so  good  and  kind. 


Chorus : 

He  lives,  He  lives,  Christ  Jesus  lives  today! 
He  walks  with  me  and  talks  with  me  along  life's 

narrow  way . 
He  lives,  He  lives,  salvation  to  impart, 
Vou  ask  me  how  I  know  He  lives?  He  lives  within  my 

heart ! 


Scripture:   John  20:  1-16 
Sermon:   "God  Has  His  Day" 
♦Hymn   "Because  He  Lives" 

God  sent  His  Son,  they  called  Him  Jesus, 

He  came  to  love ,  heal  and  forgive ; 

He  lived  and  died  to  buy  my  pardon, 

An  empty  grave  is  there  to  prove  my  Savior  lives 

How  sweet  to  hold  a  newborn  baby. 
And  feel  the  pride  and  joy  He  gives, 
But  greater  still  the  calm  assurance, 

This  child  should  face  uncertain  days  because  He  lives 

And  then  one  day  I'll  cross  the  river, 
I'll  fight  life's  final  war  with  pain; 
And  then  as  death  gives  way  to  victory, 
I'll  see  the  lights  of  glory  and  I'll  know  He  lives. 
Chorus : 

Because  He  lives,  I  can  face  tommorrow, 

Because  He  lives  all  fear  is  gone, 

Because  I  know  He  holds  the  future, 

And  life  is  worth  the  living  just  because  He  liveB. 

■Benediction 


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St*  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butl er  t   Pennsylvani  a 
Rev.  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  April  15,  1990 

Mr.  Robert  Weisenstein,  Liturgist 
Mr.  Dale,  Minister  of  Music 
Mr.  Roland  Thompson*  Saxophonist 
Acolytes:   Nicole  Merrison 
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EASTER  SUNDAY  11:00  A.M.  WORSHIP 

Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Announcements 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 

Prayer  Requests 
•Processional  Hymn  No.  289   "Christ  the  Lord  la  Risen  Today" 
Ascription 

Invocation:  (In  Unison)  Righteous  God,  our  Father,  we  come 
reverently  to  this  place  as  worshipers „  not  as 
spectators;  to  bow  before  Thee,  not  to  see  or  be  seen; 
not  to  parade  ourselves  outwardly,  but  to  adorn  our- 
selves inwardly  with  beauty.   Hay  our  words  and  actions 
reflect  the  joy  of  this  Ressurrection  morning  as  we 
come  in  our  risen  Savior's  name.   Amen. 
Easter  Anthem:   "Celebrate  the  Victory" 
A  Easter  Prayer 
t  Easter  Offering  (all  envelopes,  love  loaves,,  loose  offering, 
etc.  are  to  be  brought  fc-ward  at  this  time 
and  placed  in  the  receptacles  at  the  Chancel 
rail.   The  Ushers  will  assist.) 
Offertory 

Doxology  -  page  382 

Dedication  of  Love  Loaves  and  Offerings 
Easter  Anthem;   "Majesty1- 
Scripture:   Matthew  28:  1-8 
Sermon:   "Forever  Empty" 
'Closing  Hymn  Mo.  292   "Because  He  Lives" 
♦Closing  Chimes 
"■Benediction 
*Postlude 
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Mr.  !f  Mrs.  Budd  pedersen  will  greet  our  members  and  guests 

at  the  door  on  this  most  glorious  morning. 
Serving  as  ushers  today  are  Chris  Pedersen,  Wendy  Norman, 

John  Penrqd'and  Mike  Kay. 


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Nursery  will  be  provided  today. 

Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Marty  Henry. 

Attendance  last  Sunday  was  133  with  13  visiters. 

Rick  Vinroe  and  Art  Snyder  will  be  visiting  the  Hospital 

this  week. 
Hospitalized:   Dutch  Bolam  In  West  penn  -  Pittsburgh 
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HAPPY  EASTER  I  !  !  I  f  ! 


Love  Loavee  this  morninr  durinr  offerings 
forward  at  that  time. 


tring  ill  offerings 


Want  to  thank  everyone  who  helped  in  any  way  durinr  this  Lenten 
season.  and 

"ir,  .Tale  for  special  music-  Hoi  for  his  faithful  music  on 
different  occa.^ienn  special  renditions, 
the  men  for  portrayinr  the  Last  tapper,!  For  breakfast  t*  " 
The  r.everal  women  behind  the  scenes  for  props,mskeup(etc. 
■■  t sound  people, &  for  you  faithful  worshipers 


At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 
life.   This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate,  or  to  seek  counseling. 
The  Altar  is  open  to  everyone.  The  Pastor  will  assist 
you  if  you  desire. 


COMMUNITY  BIBLE  CHURCH  -  SAGAMORE,  PA.  -  APRIL  7,  1996 

iitU4*«KI  9: 30  A.M. 

prelude 

GREETINGS/JOYS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRAYER  BWESTS 

i  CONG  DINNER/MEETING  APRIL  21,   AFTER  CHURCH 

Off?1*-'  V/i/*"      git 


CHILDREN'S   PROGRAM 
•HYMN 

PRAYER/OFFERING 
•DCXOLCGY 

RASTER  PRAYER 

HYMN 

DEDICATION  OF  NEW  HYMNALS 

SCRIPTURE:      "FOREVER  EMPTY" 

ST.  PAUL'S,   BUTLER   -  V15/90 

SERMON:   MATTHEW  28:1-8 

■TTMN 

BENEDICTION 
•POSTLUDS 

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TiiTT  HOHKIHG  ■!-   HUMBLY  HHTJ  GRATEFULLY  ACCEPT  AND 
ACKHOWLEBGE  THIS  GIFT  OF  NEK  BTMSALS  FOT!  THE  CHURCH. 
THEY  HAVE  BEEN  GRACIOUSLY  PROVIDED  FOP  OUR  USE  BY 
KATHY  AND  BILL  MORGAN  IN  LOVING  MEMORY  OF  PECK  FAIEHAN 
MtC  ED  FAIPMAU. 

A!'  "  HIT  OOP  VOICES  IN  PRAISE  TO  AMIGHTY  COD  DSING 

HYMNALS  KAY  THE  WORDS  UH  MUSIC  REMIND  US  OF 
IBE  EARTHLY  PILGRIMAGE  WE  SHARED  WITH  PECK  AND  ED. 
GOD  HAS  CALLED  THEN  fROH  THIS  LIFE  TO  LIFE  EVERLASTING. 
AS  THEY  SERVED  IN  THIS  CONGREGATION  SO  MAY  WE  BE 
INSPIRED  TO  SERVE  AS  WELL. 

LET  DDR  WORSHIP  ANT'  PRAISE  BE  LIFTED  TO  NEW  HEIGHTS 
BEING  MOTIVATED  BY  THE  MUSIC  600  HAS  BROUGHT  FORTH 
IN  THE  LIVES  OF  THOSE  WHO  CONTRIBUTED  TO  THE  MAKING 
OF  THIS  HYMNAL  TO  BE  RENDERED  TO  THE  GLORIFICATION 
OF  GOD'S  HOLY  NAME. 

MAY  THE  LORD  INDEED  OPEN  OUR  LIPS  AND  LET  OUR  MOUTHS 
SHOW  FORTH  HIS  PRAISE.  MAY  WE  HONOR  AND  ADORE  HIM, 
BOW  THE  KNEE  BEFORE  HIM  AND  TRULY  WORSHIP  HIM  IN  THE 
BEAUTY  OF  HOLINESS. 

SO  IN  LOVING  MEMORY  OF  PECK  AND  ED  FAIRMAN  WE  NOW 
DEDICATE  THESE  HYMNALS  FOR  THE  WORSHIP  OF  ALMIGHTY  GOD.. 


,,.-.!  i:      r-..:iM     .  COWIBNTTY   BTBTn  CHURCH    1  APRIL  7,    199* 

SCRIPTURE:   MT  ZP-.l-*;   SERMON:   "FOREVER   FMTY" 

t  J    I)Y  AT  ?'f,    flOW  FRCJTf,    DOUBT  BY  MOTHER) 
;  SUMON  ASK    KURT  BOUT  R.ESUP.   -   ANSR  I.TK    STFV  MOTRR 

on  ask  othr  w.en  -  sAm:  answer 

D  SINC   FRIDAY, &  WHY  CAM  TOMB  SUNDAY 

r         ]  OF  WOHH  BC'UT  STONE   -  1007.  WHC  MADF  STUDY  SAI, 

; .TTHi:=BRWIT,   8FT  DIA,    1ET  THTK   IN  GRU«,   WEIGH  "tTON 
GOD  TDK  CASK   DETAIL  UNIQUE  VAY.MT  28i2 

XP  CAM   CUT  OF  TOHB  S,  NOONE    ",AW   IT  HAPN  -  ALL  EXCEPT  GCD 

IS   1=BVNLY  BEING 

75  <MtGUARDS-KOUSTODIA   -  SPECIE  UNIT  1""   MBI 
:"!(JAPE  '(MEN   EA  SIDE  PROTEC  |^U^Bf 
IF  ONE  FAIL, ALL  EXECUTD-STRJPCF^LOTHSTfIRS  START  tf/THEM  S, 
THEY  BIMD  ALIV     -  1107,  IT  SEEK  POSIB  "tGARDS  LET  EfYONE  NEAR??? 
VSE  5-fA=THIS   FXPL  WBTHING 

EHTRQUAK-STONE  SCLWAY*.  ANOELS-GURADE   PAHLYTTC   STATE 
VS  fB>.KT  HO  TEL  GRAV  CLCTHS,WCMN  GO  IN 

ANGEL  SED  ENUP  2CONVINC   -  THEY  EXHIBIT  THEP  FAITH 

(ILUS   AGNOSTIC  PROF  e   LITTL  GIRL  ANER  BOUT  TFI/RIBHT  JS) 
THIS   ABSOLUT  BLIND  FAITH    I".  WAT  HE  SHUD  HAV 
LET  OTHRS   GO  OVH  ALL  DETAILS  i,   JDESTTN    -LET  US   BLIEV   IN    Tf/DNE 

KMT  CF  MAN  SIN"  GAPDN  rtM.BUT  ,n   ARCS  r,  APOSTL  pSfE  BPrE 
WRITE  ',  ASK   -  0  BETH  VHEPJ  IS  TOY  STING? 

(ILUS  ONLY   '  '     '     JURIED  BLACK  CEM8TAHTJ 

ILUS  CFMTARYS,NO  LIK   AS   "PY,    CONDUCT  500  FUNERALS  OP  GO, STILL  HO 

t.tk ,-■•■  FEELING  BOUT  r!!:;F 

fiT"?  MAN  EXMJUM  ONLY  BD]  ,    TH/NUT  T 

once  warn  BOUT  ORAVS  GKMTART  CAN  NCW  STAND  IN  CEMTAPY  & 
PICTDH   IN  MY  WND  A   DAY  MEN  JS  MIL  APFAP   IN  EA  BURIAL  GROUND 
ERTU  WIL  TREMBL/SNAK  LIK  1ST  FASTR  MORN 
LORD  EMSEL'-  VII.  ,'AY=WAK  UP  MY  BCY.KY  GIRL  G'S  MORNLN   IS  CUM 

AND  FA   TOO;*   GRAVS   '.:TLB  <4EVH   EHPTT  JUS   LIK   KWB  IN  JEKUSAL'  H 

WAT  BBS  U  ANSR  IS  SBBONE   ASKD  0  IF  U!  EXI7ECTD  UP  LWD  ONES  23 
RAISE  FROM  TH/flRAV???? 

UNLIK  STEVEN'S  MOTTO   I   WHO  SAY   -  ALL  THC?  V.'HC  SEEEP  IK  JS   SHALE 
RAISE! 
BCU7  THAT  '.-.'TLB  G"S   MORI 
TK/EOMB  CF  J','.  XP  t  :  kitty  s  bcus;  oe  him  all  gravb  MIL3  one 
MY  B  EMPTY 


tic-   r    doubt  hv  mothr) 

'■  TIN 

■ton-  was; 

''   TONS 
VS  2  -  ■ .  OUT  -  NO  01        "~  GOD 

■  tell  Romn  irard  -  ■ 

V.TH    5-flA 

tMa   expl=REASN  Ft 

n:r  in  PARTLTl 
t,  ANGL  ."IT  CN  SB  TO  tfOHBS 

Vs  *B 

tllus    faith  of  llttl   itirl) 

I  BLIEV  IN  THE  ONE  TOO  ROSE  FROH  TH: 


m 


_  DEAD 


•+*,+ 


(ILUS   ONLY  WHIT]    KAN  BURIED  IN  BLACK  CEKETARY) 
(liurf  man  eypl  ?   frends  uioow  bout  shell) 
tr  KNO  ME  r   ONLY   BOBYINO  T:I/SKELL  OF  TOM, 
TH!    HI  '    ' 

I    wuri    HflV: 
ALL  TBOZ  WHO  SLEEP  IN  XP  SHA1B  RAISJ 
fHAT    ,'IL3  8*S   MPRNIN 

.  OF  BIN   ALL  GRAVS  WILL  ONE 

DAY  3  FOREVER  EMPTY. 


"'"rrever  Enpty11 
Scripture!  Matthew  28:1-8 

'even  5  bryonies  %   doubt   by  mothr) 
.LSupos  sumone  had  bin   talk  2Kary,womn  cal=''.othr  Js  &  had  aakd 
rjueet-Do  n  think  Ur  Sob  wil  ris  fr/Jo^ 'f-  tomb? 
In  all  prob  she  wud  hav  ansrd~I  hav  only  remot  hop  Umy  Son's  Res 
f      <_f  Funone  had  askd   Pary  Mag  St   othr  :-ary  B'+  ariv  at   tflmbrSr 
&.   .d  san   quest, ansr  prob    wild    hav   bin  same 
\ftr  all, they  had  seen   Him  tied   tin   Tri   aft  &  they  fcnu  of  Jos  tak 
bod   ?,    pine   in   tomb   -  they  had  helpd 

'low, cam  2tomb  2finish  hurried  preps  ^burial  wh/bin  made  Fri 
It  !fark  wrot  nues   of  womn  bout  rol  ston  away 
Df  stoae  hp-ht,wpt,#tc) 
doom  whud  hav  bin  jufltfy  wondr  who  wud   rol   ston  bak  so  cud  prep 
bod   of  Js   ^burial 

But   G   tuk  care   that  detail   in  unio  way 
Vs  2=canot  pictur  this  even, but  mus  bin  lik  ilusinarv  acts  raaric 
ians   lik   Da»  C'opr  field   perform  on  TV 
"Je  wavr  hand,ther  i^  aeok/va.por  &  objec  di^apears 
"1.1*   this  even*  of  G*a  was  nor  speetaeulr 
wen   th/tremhl   ft   sh^k  of  erth   tuk  plec ,th/body  o*1  Js  can  out  oi 
tone    ■"'■    nc    nn»    BBW   if    hwppfl    -   MO    Qna    EXCBpt    Q 
tiHei- , "V"    +1'/un^li»v   eye.*   o*"  womn  war  wat   thay  knu   2B  hvnly  Peine 
nit  on  ston  they  wpr  wn*-vd   brut  remov  2get  in5  tomb 
8-  not  only  that, but  if  had  any  fear*-  bou*   i<omn  rarc.,thor   feare 
gl-o  rpTovH 

pec 11  Roan  rards  of  KCttSTODTA) 
'    -eem  nosibl   then   that   thez  Upards  wer  about  21at   anyone 
near   that   tomb??? 
vaa  5-^A"that   ejcpl  reasn  Uerthauak.th/.^tnTi   ::   rold  avay,th/gards 
locrkd   in?  BUB  rgrlytic   stat,*-  th/anrl   ett   on   Hton  expl   things 
But  anpl   pav   them  news  wh/prob  no  conpletly  eornprhend 
v:       •■-Th/pru.t  Js  no   longr  in   tomb  w=*s    fac  anrl  cud   pt   2  niche 
cut  in2  Eton  wher  bod   cud!?  laid   I   ther  no  body   thffr 
Mt  no  expl  bout  jn-av  cloths   lik  othrs 
in    fac, he  no  tel   of  wn,n   ro  in'-   fccwb.tftay   jus   Blievd , th/wcrds 
or  th/anrl  wer  enuf  2convinc  them, 
all   it   tuk  was  ther   faith 
(tine   of   faith   of  littl  pirl  Ja   ros    fr/ded) 

Th/absolut  blind   faith   that   littl   girl   is   sam   faith  we   ahud  hav 
let   thoK  who  mus, quest   th/details  of  resurectin   rt«y  story  & 
let   them  cum  2thfl   ilopicl  ansra 
But  ^anyone  who  wants   2kno  Js   Xp  as  Lord  «vn   of  rteth,we  mus 
Bay, I   Rliev   in   th/CTir  who  ros    fr/th/ded 
■n^   has   bin    awy  of  nan    ^inc   Bean   c-ura  of  mans  lif  bak   in  Gardn 

■    wif   risinr   fr/ded   that  has   takn  ^tinp  out  of  deth  ?-  Aroe 
P  wrot  very  thin  ■  &  asks,"0her  C  deth  is  thy  stinsr?" 


Cllus  bab  buried  in  black  canratary]  2/ 

As  hoy,nevr  likd  ceratarys,nftn  wondrd  bout   tho?    grava       r.pn 
buried    ther 
but  sine   bin  in  .nor  cemtaryr   than  mo.";  peo  conduc  ?    carticpat   in 
grouii  ^00  funerla 
T  stil  dont   lik  cemtaryn  ^Tnanv  raaana 

it  wher  T  once  usd  21k  at  gravs  s,   «ondr,I   can  now  Ik  at   the 
avs  S,  ther  is  dif  feeling 
T've   cum   2kae    bhat      U   we  plac   in  th/grav   i^   th/^hel   of  pers 
fllus  of  man  e^rpl   bury  shelrbut  nut   ia   pton) 

Wher  once  T  wondrd  bout   th/prave   in  cemtarya   I   can  now  f^tand   in 
a  cemtary  ?,  pictur  in  my  Mind  a  day  wen  th/lord  Je  Hinaalf  wU 

in  ea  of  thoz  bury  prnris   He  wil  spear, k  th/erth   wil   trenbl,S, 
shah  lik  it  did  en  that  1st  Eastr, 

/lord  wil   say,Vak   up  My  boy,V'ak  up  f'v  [ptrlta*s  mornin  has 
cum 
And   ea   thoK   pravE   o*1  Plievrs  wilB  ''ever   Bapty  lik   tomb   in  Jam 
vat   wud   r  an?r  if  sumnne  askd  V  if  I"  axpectd  Or  ItBEVd   ones  2B 
rai=;d   fr/th/prav??? 
irnlik   Ste/raa   itothr  T  wud  say, All  thoz  who  sleer  in  V.v  ahalB  tx 
raiBd 
Rcuz  that  wilB  H1^  mornin 
th/tomh  o^  Ja    tp   La     mptyv&  Sous  of     im,sll  jrravs  wil  one  day 

B    Forever     ~-r-*,v. 


'""orever  Empty" 

Scripture:  Katthew  28:1-8 

(Illustration  of  Steven,  died  at  ?'+,  ,  Sryonics,  ?,  doubt  of  hi?  mother) 

A  few  years  ago  in  Mew  York  city  a  young  man  named  Steven  determined  that  he  wanted  to  have 
himself  frozen  solid  until  a  medical  cure  was  found  for  his  intestinal  infection  that  was 
going-  to  take  his  life.   He  knew  it  was  just  a  matter  of  time  until  he  died  because  there 
was  no  cure  for  him.   .So  he  joined  the  Cryonics  Society  of  New  York  and  arrangements  were 
made  to  freeze  his  bodv  immediately  after  death.   He  died  at  the  age  of  2^,  and  his  wishes 
sere  carried  out  and  he  was  placed  in  a  large  bottle  filled  with  liquid  nitrogen.   His  mother 
when  asked  is"  she  thought  her  son  would  rise  from  that  bottle,  said,  "I  have  only  a  remote 
hope  for  biv  boy's  resurrection." 

Suppose  someone  had  been  talking  to  Mary,  the  woman  who  was  called  "Jesus'  Mother,"  and  that 

person  had  asked  the  question,  "Do  you  think  your  Son  will  rise  from  Joseph's  tomb?"  In  all 

probability  she  would  have  answered,  "I  have  only  a  remote  hope  for  my  boy's  resurrection." 

Or,  if  someone  had  made  it  a  point  to  speak  to  Mary  Magdalene  and  the  other  Yary  before  they 

arrived  at  the  garden  tomb  and  asked  the  same  ouestion,  the  answer  probably  would  h^ve  been  the 

same.   ifter  all,  they  had  seen  Him  dead  on  Friday  afternoon  and  t  ey  knew  of  Joseph  taking 

the  body  and  placing  it  in  his  tomb.   They  came  to  the  tomb  to  finish  the  hurried  preparation"  : 

for  burial  which  were  made  on  Friday  afternoon.   It  was  Mark  who  wrote  of  the  questioning  of 

the  women  as  to  who  would  roll  awav  the  stone  from  the  door.   It  is  said  by  those  who  have 

made  a  study  of  those  things  that  the  stone  that  was  in  front  of  the  tomb  would  have  been  made 

of  granite.   It  wo';:d  have  been  eight  feet  in  diameter  and  on"  foot  thick.   And  it  would  have 

been  rolled  into  a  groove  and  have  weighed  '+  tons.   So  the  women  would  have  been  justified  in 

wondering  who  would  roll  back  that  stone  so  they  could  further  prepare  the  body  of  Jesus  for 

burial.  But  ^od  took  care  of  that  little  detail  in  q  rather  unique  way.  Matthew  t&lls  us, 
"And  heboid,  there  was  a  gr^at  earthouake:  for  the  angel  of  the  Lord  descended  from  heaven, 
and  came  and  rolled  back  t'^e  stone  from  the  door  and  sat  on  it,"  verse  2, 

We  cannot  picture  this  event  but  it  must  have  been  like  one  of  the  illu^ionary  acts  magicians 

like  David  Ccpperfield  perform  on   TV,   You  know  what  T  mean.   He  waves  his  hands,  a  cloud  of 

smoke  and  vapor  appear  and  something  sitting  there  seems  to  disappear.  'But  thir  event  was  much 

more  spectatular.   ''hen  that  trembling  and  shaking  of  the  earth  took  place,   The  bcdy  of  Jesus 

Christ  came  out  of  that  tomb  and  no  one  saw  it  happen.   No  one  except.  God.   There,  before  the 

unbelieving  eyes  of  those  women  was  what  they  knew  to  be  a  heavenly  being,  sitting  on  the  stone 

they  were  worried  about  removing  to  get  into  the  tomb.   And  not  only  that,  but  if  they  had  any 

fears  about  getting  around  the  Soman  guard  those  fears  had  also  been  removed.   There  were  these 

extra  special  supr  guards,  highly  trained  and  highly  disciplined,  and  they  were  immovable  like 

dead  men.   There  was  absolutely  no  wav  that  anything  or  anyone  would  have  brought  about  this 

state  of  these  guards  unless  it  was  supernatural.   They  would  have  fought  to  their  very  life's 

end  to  carry  out  t  eir  orders  of  guarding  this  tomb.   The  penalty  for  not  carrying  out  f  eir 

orders  was  death.   These  guards  were  a  part  of  a  unit  which  was  called  the  "KOUSTODIA".   This 

unit  was  made  up  of  1^  men.   Fach  man  was  expected  to  protect  f   square  feet  of  ground.   They 

formed  a  square  with  U-   men  on  each  side  and  thus  were  able  to  protect  9^  square  at  one  time. 

Units  like  this  were  able  to  fight  off  entire  armies,  because  these  soldiers  were  so  discipline! 

If  one  man  in  this  special  Soman  guard  failed  his  duty,  he  was  automatically  executed  alrng 

with  the  15  others.   They  were  each  stripped  of  t'-'eir  clothes  and  burned  alive  in  a  fire 


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started  with  their  own  clothes.   Does  it  seem  possible  then  that  k   of  these  special  guards 

were  about  to  let  anyone  near  that  tomb? 

The  angel  spoke  to  the  women  and  said,  "Fear  not  ye:  for  I  know  that  ye  seek  Jesus,  which  was 
crucified.   Fie  is  not  here:  for  He  ia  risen  as  He  said."  verses  5-6A. 

That  explained  to  them  the  reason  for  the  earthquake ,  the  stone  bein?-  rolled  away,  the  guards 

1  eked  into  some  sort  of  paralytic  state,  and  the  angel  sitting  on  the  stone  explaining  thinrs 

to  then.   But  the  angel  then  pave  then  news  which  they  probably  didn't  completely  comprehend, 

He  said,  "Come,  see  the  place  where  the  Lord  lay,"  verse  6B. 

The  proof  that  Jesus  was  no  longer  in  the  tomb  was  the  fact  that  the  angel  could  point  to  that 

niche  cut  into  the  stone  where  a  body  could  be  laid  and  there  was  no  linger  a  body  tere. 

Matthew  doesn't  go  into  some  of  the  details  the  other  Gospel  writers  include  about  the  grave 

clothes  lying  on   that  shelf.   And  he  doesn'*  tell  of  the  women  going  into  the  tomb  at  this 

time.  The  words  o*1  the  anrel  were  enough  to  convince  the  women  that  Jesus  had  arisen  from  the 

grave.   All  it  took  was  their  faith  that  it  was  so. 

(Illustration  of  agnostic  professor  asking  firl  about  her  belief  in  Jesus  bein  risen) 

An  amo^tic  professor  once  asked  a  little  rirl  who  believed  in  Jesus,  "There  are  so  many  who 
have  claimed  to  be  Christ,   How  can  you  be  =ure  who  told  the  truth?  Which  one  do  you  be- 
lieve?" 
'■'ithout  hesitation  the  little  rirl  replied,  "1  believe  in  the  One  who  rose  from  the  dead." 

The  absolute  blind  faith  of  that  little  girl  is  the  same  faith  that  we  should  hive.   Let  those 

who  must.  Question  the  details  of  the  resurrection  story,  and  let  them  come  to  their  illogical 

answers.   But  for  anyone  who  wants  to  know  Jesus  Christ  as  Lord  even  of  death,  we  must  say, 

"I  believe  in  the  0N"5  who  rose  from  the  deadj" 

Death  has  been  the  enemy  of  man  since  it  became  the  curse  of  man's  life  back  in  the  Garden  of 

Uden.   But  it  was  the  rising  from  the  dead  that  has  taken  the  sting  out  of  death,  and  the 

Apostle  Paul  wrote  this  very  thine*.   He  asks,  '".here  0  death  is  thy  sting?" 

(Illustration  of  only  whitlrman  buried  in  a  bL^SCc  cemetary) 

An  unnamed  distinguished  whitman  became  the  only  white  person  to  be  buried  in  an  all  black 
cemetary  in  Georgia.   He  had  lost  his  mother  when  he  was  just  a  baby.   His  father  never  re- 
married, but  he/  hired  a  black  woman  named  Kandy  to  help  raise  his  son,   Kandy  was  a  Christ- 
ian and  took  her  task  very  seriously.   Seldom  has  a  motherless  boy  ever  received  such  warm-  " 
hearted  treatment.   One  of  his  earliest  memories  was  of  Mandy  bending  over  him  in  his  upstairs 
bedroom  each  irorning  and  saftly  saying,  'Vake  up.  God's  morning^ is  come," 

The  ypars  passed  and  Mandy  continued  to  be  the  faithful  substitute  mother.   He  went  away  to 
college,  but  when  he  came  home  each  holiday  and  summer  she  would  climb  the  stairs  —  more 
slowly  now  —  and  call  him  in  the  same  loving  way.   One  day  after  he  had  become  a  successful 
statpsman  the  message  came,  "Yandy  is  dead."   "Can  you  attend  her  funeral?"  As  he  stood  by  h< 
her  grave  in  that  cemetary,  he  turned  to  his  friends  and  said,  "If  I  die  before  Jesus  comes, 
I  want  to  be  buried  here  beside  Vandy.   I  like  to  think  that  on  that  resurrection  day  she'll 
speak  to  me  asrain  and  say,  'Wake  up  my  bov,  God's  mornin  is  come.1" 

is  a  bov  I  never  liked  cemetaries.   But  since  I've  been  in  more  cemetaries  than  most  people 

conductin;and  participating  in  upwards  of  about  5H0  funerals,  I  still  don't  ixycHx-ftnre-tais 

reallv  like  them.   Hut  where  once  I  use^  ^n  lnok  at  the  graves  and  wonder,  I  can  now  look  at 

the  graves  and  there  i<=  a  different  feeling,   I've  come  to  know  that  all  that  we  place  in  the 

grave  is  the  shell  of  the  person, 

(Illustration  of  man  explaining  the  burying  of  the  shell) 

A  man  trying  to  explain  the  burying  of  a  friends  body  to  the  man's  widow  said,  "Vou  know, 
all  that  we  are  burying  is  the  shell  of  Tom.   The  nut  is  gone." 


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Where  once  I  wondered  about  the  graves  in  ceraetaries,  I  can  now  jtisiits  stand  in  a  cemetary  and 
rioture  in  ray  mind  a  day  when  the  Lord  Jesus  will  appear  in  each  of  these  burying  grounds,  and 
the  earth  will  tremble  and  shake  as  it  did  on  that  first  faster,  and  the  Lord  SiBBself  will  say, 
"Wake  up  My  boy,  Wake  ur  My  Girl,  riod*s  mornin  is  come."  And  each  of  those  waves  of  believers 
will  be  "forever  Fmpty,"  just  like  that  tomb  in  Jerusalem  is  and  has  been. 

i"4-.  would  you  answer  if  someone  asked  vou  if  TrmmvXwKKtitBKXXxkBxhxxxfixxxw&xisji   you  expected 
your  loved  ones  to  be  raised  from  the  Brave*?  Unlike  Steven's  mother,  I  would  say,  "All  those 
who  sleep  in  Christ  shall  be  raised.   Because  that  will  be  God's  mornin.   The  tomb  of  Jesus 
Christ  is  empty  and  because  of  Him,  all  graves  will  one  day  be  "Forever  vmptv," 


St.  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler,  Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  April  22,  1990 

Mr.  Robert  WeiSenstein,  Liturgist 
Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Acolytes:   Hike  Kay  and  Nicole  Merrison 
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ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11;00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chining  of  the  Hour 
Ann  a  un  c  e  men  ts 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 

Prayer  Requests 
"■processional  Hymn  No,   298   "Christ  Arose" 
♦Ascription 
"■Exhortation 

•Confession  (In  Unison)  Our  heavenly  Father,  forgive  ug 
when  we  feel  we  are  completely  forgotten.  With  the 
unseen  presence  of  the  Christ  dwelling  within  our 
hearts,  we  are  never  really  alone,  but  are  bound  to 
You  with  a  spiritual  kinship.   Sustain  us  from 
within,  and  Inspire  us  to  seek  to  live  in  spiritual 
companionship  with  You,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

Amen. 
•Kyrie 

"Assurance  of  Pardon 
'Praise:  Leader  -  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  -  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever. 
"Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 
Children's  Moment 

Hymn  No.  229   1,How  Sweet  the  Name  of  JeSus  Sounds" 
Call  to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
People  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  —  Let  us  pray. 
Earning  Prayer 
Offering 
Offertory 
*Dox.ology  -  page  332 
Anthem:   "Shout  Amen!" 
Scriptures   Luke  24:  13-29 
Sermon:   "On  and  0nt1 
♦Invitational  Hymn  Mo.  295   "I  Know  That  My  Redeemer  Lives" 
"Closing  Chimes 
•Benediction 
'PostludP 


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* 


The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 

Mrs,  Fanchon  Hindman  and  Joy  in  memory  of  Loved  Ones. 
Mrs.  Marge  Smiley  will  greet  our  members  and  friends  at 

the  door  this  morning. 
Ushering  today  will  be  Don  Kingsley,  Donley  Martin,  Dick 

Mangel  and  Dick  Dally. 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Linda  Patsy. 
Van  Driver  for  next  iunday  will  be  Dick  Mangel. 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  209  with  39  visitors* 
Bob  Weisenstein  and  Daryl  Merrison  will  be  visiting  the 

hospital  this  week.       H^fft- 
Hospitalized:   Dutch  Bolam  in  West  Penn  in  Pittsburgh 

Jane  Massart  and  Eleanor 
Peters  in  BHH. 

ACTIVITIES  THIS  WEEK: 

Tuesday  -  7  to  9  P.M.  Elders  and  Peacons  Training  Class 

THANKSr  thanks  and  many  more  thanks  should  be  expressed  to 
the  men  who  participated  in  the  Holy  Thursday  service. 
Many  very  favorable  comments  have  come  from  that  service. 
The  men  worked  hard  along  with  the  Pastor  to  make  sure 
the  meaning  and  atmosphere  were  set  for  such  a  service. 
Who  knows,  maybe  we  could  get  them  to  do  it  again  if  you 
would  like  them  to.   We  also  need  to  say  Thanks  to  any- 
one who  helped  to  build,  direct  and  costume  any  part  of 
the  service. 

UPCOMING  DATES  TO  MARK  DOWN: 
Hay  1  -  Council  meeting  at  7 

8  -  Sunday  School  Teachers  meeting 

9  -  Ladies  Spring  Banquet 
t3  -  Youth  Service 

14  -  VBS  meeting 
We  have  the  opportunity  to  serve  a  luncheon  and  dinner  in 
Hay.  We  will  be  needing  some  helpers.   If  you  would  like 
to  help  with  the  luncheon  see  Helen  Riemer  or  for  the 
dinner  see  Ginny  Mangel.   We  really  need  lots  of  help!! 
LDEHS  meeting  Wednesday  at  7:00  P.M. 
Sunday  Evening  Bible  Study  will  resume  at  7:00  P.M. 

At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  Is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 
life.  This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate,  or  to  seek  counseling. 
The  Altar  is  open  to  everyone.   The  Pastor  will  assist 
you  if  you  desire . 


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pcriptare:    Luke   2**:13-29 
vnic   od  radio  gnounnr  cuta   in'1  dor  music  of  progra  -: 

■     '■/  .  ,_  R136  OFF  IN2  TH/SUKSEP 

;n    evil   ha;;   bin   defeatd  &   purines   has    trioniphd 
story?  £   thota   ~uch  as  thez  hav  always  eapturd   th/feilinp;a  & 
lirs  of  peo  evrwher 
,.o  one  wants   ? think  or  Hlier   that   evil   evr  triumphs 
Rut   Henry  Wadawortfe   Longfellow  wrote  hnut  Bells   on  Xiriae    Day; 
?■   IN   EESPAIB   I   HTJNBD  VPS    '"  ERT9    1    "M. , 

HAT  "  :   ■■    K0K5  TH/SONG  0 

Th/folora   of  Jr  had  eithr  si* en   Hin  dy.or  herd  bout  it   that  He   dye 
mi  Friday  aftrnoon 
Sun  worn   had  run   ft  boh  ^tnry  wAfl   Bpreo',HiB   tomb   emuty/out   TTe 
wa?  not    B   seen  bv   evroBB 
2  the?   folora  rlacid  return  hon  in  Enraaua  rathr  than  stay  rnd 
Jcru  midst  gloom/despair 
'+thei"  hopful   pictur  evil   3  con^urd  one?   p;   tall   ir   ovr 
it  juo  areajn,Buth  chnjrd  '■'    bub  thoz  wht>  -hud  b?v  rejoic   that  G 
had  stepd  Ib2  hiatry  wer  th/boa  rigrue  in  seek  liK  of  Jf 
thai    '-men, one  nam  Cleopas   ft.  othr  Bliev  ?B  Lk,walk  "flai    r-   discus 
th/events 

As  walk, meet  ^tunffr^who  actuly  Ja    ,b»'-  Q   nn  permit  recorni?1 
re   17»J(    »Bk  qu*stin 

Cleopas  ansr  g    ash   If  perhap  He   onlv  one   in  Jem  no  kno  events 
fe   19A=Je  ask 

ttfea   l<^H-20=they  explain   thir.rs   2   Sla 
'--■■n    'inrro/deF-sai"    they   r^   on 
Here  was   ther  story,?.-   it    dash  all   ther  hopes/dr  arcs  of  fruri    tri- 
umph  ovr  evil 
here  was  Cleopas  also  calld   Alpheus,who   fathr  of  kpae  Janes, 
f-  husband  nf  V  Kary'a  c-istr,spk  2th±a  otrngr  aa   the  bin  liv  in 
lr   l*paa  wk  or  so 
^n   ois    rrustratin   he  pay-Ve   21B 

"He  was  supposd  2?,  th/^esiahf!V  all  this  shattrd="*e  +  t,l   ■" 
Ja  Ktil  unrecoeriizd  expound   .'"crip  &  tbnnt  ask=vs  2£ 
Thez  Pdiscins  wer  pt  SScrip  wh/wher  G  ?ivs  proph  ft  latr   fulfils 
this  piv  pruff,S  lv  no  doubt  Hla  Word  la  tru 
affcr  Js  spokn  thez   thinr,Lk  tel  us=Vs  28b 
Tmplicatin  ie,H*  act  as   tho  k^ep  on  walk,but-vs  29 
JB  stay  w/them  ^  short  pertud  tin 

ther  lnp  enuf  2sit   dwn  w/them  2eat 
hut  a^tr   tatfc  breri,c-iv   blaaing.He  vanish  out   tbrr   ait*»but   r.ot 
they  recorni*   Him 
T    persilly      liev  xk  that  one    rf    B   rrsdp  bpre    Lb    that    Ja    did   not 
remain  as   desirri   or  anticpatd  bv  ffilo    followrs 
we  re^d=Vs  ??3 
nc-'  T  undret   wif  r*^-  ,8    -pi?nr   2ifflply«He  continu  on  walk, but   T 
wud  lik  2auhinit  alao  onasa  .T-  cud  no1-  ^*op  i   had  ?  fio  On 


!    Re  arof    fr/rrav  2/ 

th/OP«v   **Hiw  was  only  brief  stop  pt   -    'e  defeft*   doth 
: 'red  Mace. fathr  Jim  ,'-iace  f-  deth  naxfc  defeatd) 
Js  defeat   deth.   He  had   3  So  On 

Je  made   "as  £eo  on  ^tthr"  out  of  couttesy 
\tf  wud  not   then, i<  wil  not  now  impon  self  on  anyone 
.as  rivn  n?n  wat  Theologins  cal=Free-will 
this  mean  man  has  ahilty  eithr  accpt/rejec   Him  as   rav 
'*thoz  chooz  re,iec  n  by 

'■'r    r.r.f    is    pvr    frrCr3    3   accrt    Ja    in"    ther    live 
■'•tho?  chooz  2  accpt   -IiTn,jR   roec  Cn  And   On 
Re   r^rt   ther  liva  ea  momen  of  ea  day 
it  an  onffo   -  .  /-  eatab  thru  rsaurectia  o*  Js  Xp 

tt   frremt   ?   ea  ^lievr  etrnty  w/n,bi3*    al-et    =in   mp-o    ^r^oc   w/.rav 
as  liv   thir   lif 
G  nevr  intend   that   relatahip  9  bro>n  as  It  '  -:n      dn 

?   that  whv  '■>  rector  it  thru  Ja  JCp's  deth/reaureetiB 

Tt  (toei    On    ind   Db    ii  all  th/eventa   our   lira 
(IltUS  Fay  Tnchfswn  poem) 
He  cuma  2us  on  our  ruH   day  ?■  bad  days, 
in  calm  8c  in  strif  regardles   of  tin  or  place 
i       einstry    in    nur    liv^    raes    CM    '■■'" 

that's  tru  Joy  of  Rien  Xp 
His  lifuHiR   deth, Hi--   re^urectin  all  had  purp  &  mean   Hhos  who 
accpt  Him  c    seek  ?liv  *f   Kin 
>  hsv  relatphir  tfeat   aa&nt   end  w/"av  Ja 
Let    f,-i  r  ■         rrday  "r  livs 

v   that  arsuranc,?day  is  th/day  2invit   *in  in'   i;r  lif 


I     iLOLY   IN2  TRUEST, TH/LOI  RIDS  OFF  IN2 

'^enry  '-'adsworth  Longfellow  wrot ; 

6  IN  DESPAIR  I  BOWD  MY  HI     ,  "  lC  ON  EHTH  I  SED, 

FOR    HAT1    1         mONtl   ft,  MORS  Tfl/SONG  CF  ?EAC  ON  E  TL  2MEN 

V     n7=Js  ask  auest 

Ve  19A=Je  ask  quest 

Vss  19B-?0=Fxpl   2  'Tim 

Vss  ?l-?'»  =  ' lorro/Despair  ffo  or 

'.;-   2BB=K«*F   on  walk 

Ve  29*stayd 

vs   28B«persisl  Bliev  Jp  dirtnt  remain  as   desird/anticpat 

FIRST: 

gxav  was   only  brief  stop 
(Ilus   Alfred   Kaee, father  John   fip-hter) 

"r*  C  MS   AGIN  DAD.&  ONLY  Bl ONCE 

Father:    WHER  IS  I1"';vj: 

ALFRED:    THEF  IS,!     BIS  NAM  IS   DETH 

Fay  Inch  fawn   -  Englishwoman  poem? 
SUWTIMS   WEN   IMKXX   EVRTIIIIv     3(  NG:WEN   DAY."   R   SHORT  S, 

NITES  R  LONG: 

WEN  WASH  DAY  BRINGS   SO  DULL  A  SKY  THAT  NOT  $  SINGL  THING  WILBH 
Sr  WEN  THAlTCHN  CHIMNY  SMOKS.a  WEN  THFR'S  NOT  £0  QUEER  AS  FOLKS 
WEN  FRENDS  DEPLOR   MY  FADED  Y0tTTH,&  WEN  TH/BABY  GUTS   A  TCCTH. 
WHIL  JON  TH/BABY, LAST  BUT  ONE, CLINGS  RNE  MY  SKIRT  TIL  DAY  IS 
DUN: 
*■  FAT,GUD  NATURD  JANE  IS  GLOM.&  3UTGHRS  KAN  ^GETS  2CUM 

1TIMES  I   SAY  CN  DAYS  LIK  rHEZ.I  GET  A  SUDN  GLEAM  0?  BLISS 
'  ON  SUM  SUNNY  DAY  OF  EAS ,    HE'LL  CUM, BUT  OK  A  DAY  LIK  THIS. 


"On  And  On" 

Scripture:  Luke  2'*:l^-2r! 

The  voice  of"  the  radio  i^nnuncer  cuts  into  the  elosiner  music  of  the  program  and  he  pays: 
"As  the  BUD  sinks  slowly  into  the  west,  the  Lone  Ranker  rides  off  into  the  sunset." 

Once  grain  evil  has  been  defeated  and  goodness  has  triumphed.   Stories  and  thoughts  such  as 

these  have  always  caotured  the  feelinrs  and  desires  of  oeople  everywhere.   No  one  wants  to 

think  that  evil  triumrhs.   Put  it  was  ,Jenry  Wordsworth  Longfell-w  who  wrote  about  the  bells  on 

Christmas  Day,  X3fliaTiiq3Raiecbcik«ds«iix  "And  in  despair  I  bowed  my  head:  '  !>here  is  noreace  on 
earth  J'  I  said;  'Tor  hate  is  strong,  and  mocks  the  song  of  peace  on  earth,  pood  will  to 
men." 

The  followers  o'  Jesus  had  either  seen  Him  die,  or  had  heard  thet  r-*e  had  died  on  ^riday  after- 
noon.  Sunday  morning  had  come  and  now  the  =  torv  was  spreading  that  His  tomb  was  empty,  but  hb 
He  was  not  in  evidence.   Two  of  these  followers  decide  to  return  to  their  home  in  Immaus  rather 
than  stay  around  Jerusalem  amidst  their  gloom  and  sespair.   *  or  them,  the  hopeful  picture  of 
evil  beinr  conquered  once  and  for  all  is  over.   It  was  just  a  dream;  nothinr  has  changed;  and 
some  of  those  who  should  have  rejoiced  that  God  was  at  last  inteveninr  into  the  world  were  the 
most  vigorous  in  seekinr  the  life  of  Jesus.   These  two  men,  one  who  is  named  Cleopas  and  the 
other  believed  by  man$  to  be  Luke  himself,  walk  the  7  miles  to  Smmaus  discussing  these  events. 
And  as  they  walked,  they  meet  a  stranger  who  is  actually  Jesus,  but  God  doesn't  permit  them  to 

-ecognize  'Tim  as  such  at  this  pcint.   .So  it  is  that  Jesus  asks  them,  "What  manner  of  sommuni- 
cations  are  these  that  ye  have  to  one  naother,  as  ye  walk  and  are  sad?"  versel7. 

It  is  Cleopas  who  ansers  Him  and  asks  Him  if  He  i=  perhaps  the  only  person  in  Jerusalem  who 

doesn't  know  all  of  the  events  which  transrired  in  the  past  week. 

Jesus  then  asks,  "What  things?"  verse  1°A.   And  thev  explained  to  Him,  '~ead  verses  193-20), 

And  in  sorrow  and  despair  they  eyplain,  "But  we  trusted  that  it  had  been  "e  which  should  have 
redeemed  Israel:  and  beside  all  this,  todav  ie  the  third  day  since  these  things  were  done. 
Yea,  and  certain  women  also  o^  our  company  made  u=  astonished,  which  were  early  at  the  sep- 
ulchre; and  t  ere  thev  found  not  His  bodv,  <-tpV  can°  -ayinp,  that  they  had  also  seen  a  vision 
of  anrels,  which  said  that  '-->  was  alive.   An-"  certain  of  them  which  were  with  us  went  to  the 
seoulchre,  and  found  it  even  so  as  the  women  had  said;  but  Bin  they  saw  not."  verses  ?\~2h. 

Here  was  their  story,  tnd  it  dashed  all  of  their  hopes  and  dreams  of  good  trimurhing  over  evil. 

ikExWt3™K»Erix*katxi*xkaiixkHirHxSB  Here  was  Cleopas,  mslltHic  who  was  also  called  "Alrhaeus"  who 

was  the  father  of  the  Apostle  Jqmes,  and  was  the  husband  of  the  Virgin  Karjf's  sister,  soeaking 

to  this  stranrer  who  must  have  been  lvinp  in  a  cave  somewhere  for  the  past  week  or  so.   In  his 

sense  of  frustration  he  says,  "We  trusted  it  had  been  He  which  should  have  redeemed  Israel." 

"He  was  supposed  too  be  the  Messiah, "he  is  telling  this  man,"anri  all  of  that  is  shattpred." 

Hut  Jesus,  still  unrecognized  and  unknown  to  them  expounds  .Scripture  to  them  proving  that  this 

crucified  Jesus  was  THE  MESSIAH  promised.   He  prefaced  His  remarks  with  the  question,  "fught 
not  Christ  to  have  suffered  these  thin  s,  and  to  enter  into  His  glory?"  verse  2^» 

These  two  disciples  were  pointed  to  Scripture  which  is  where  Cod  fijtxfc  many  times  gives  the 

prophecy  and  then  later  fulfills  it,  leaving  no  doubt  that  His  Word  is  true. 

After  Jesus  had  spoken  these  things  to  them,  they  arrived  at  the  village  and  Luke  explains, 
"And  He  made  as  though  He  would  have  poner  further,"  verse  28b. 

The  implication  is  that  He  acted  as  though  He  was  froing  to  continue  walking.  ftn£  "But  they 
constrained  Him,  saving,  "Abide  with  us;  for  it  .is  toward  evening,  and  the  day  is  far  spent." 
And  He  went  in  to  tarry  with  them,"  verse  29. 


-2- 

Jesus  stayed  with  them  for  a  short  period  of  time.  He  was  there  lonr  enough  to  fit  down  with 

them  to  eat.   But  after  He  had  taken  bread  and  said  the  blessing,  He  vanished  out  of  their 

sight,  but  not  before  they  recognized  Him. 

I  personally  believe  that  one  point  which  is  being  made  here  is  that  Jesus  did  not  remain  as 

desired,  or  anticipated  by  His  followers,   ye  read  that "He  made  as  though  He  would  have  pone 
further." 

Now  I  understand  what  that  means  and  it  means  what  it  implies,  "that  He  seemed  as  though  He 
would  continue  walking  on."  Rut  I  would  like  to  submit  that  it  also  means  that  Jesus  could  not 
stop  and  had  to  go  on. 

First,  He  arose  from  the  grave.   The  graoe  for  Him  was  only  a  brief  stopping  point.   He  de- 
feated death. 

(Illustration  of  Alfred  Mace,  father  Jim  ?"ace,  and  funeral  procession) 

Alfred  Mace  was  a  minister.   His  father  Jim  >'ace  was  a  champion  boxer  at  on=  time.   One  day 

they  were  walking  together  down  the  street  when  a  funeral  procession  came  down  the  street. 
"If  red  said,  "'fere  he  cores  ae-ain  Tad,  and  onlv  been  beaten  once." 

father,  thinking  he  was  talkinr  about  some  fighter  looked  up  and  down  the  street  and  at 

the  nearbv  stores  and  buildings  and  asked,  "Where  is  he?"   "There  he  is,"  Alfred  said, 

xJfiwxwxmsxiKxgjnrt*  "And  hir   nime  is  de-it*-,"  he  exclaimed  pointing  to  the  funeral  poinr  by. 

Jesus  de'ea+ed  death,  He  had  to  ro  on. 

recond,  Jesus  "mide  is  »r  go  on  *urther"  out  of  courtesy.   He  would  not  then,  and  He  will  not 
now,  impose  Himself  upon  an"one.   Sod  has  riven  man  what  theoloe-ians  have  entitled,  "Tree-willy 
This  means  that  man  h^s  the  ability  to  either  accept  Him  as  ,ravior,  or  to  reject  Him. 
For  those  who  choose  to  reject  Him,  He  passes  on  by.  No  one  is  ever  forced  to  accept  Je~us 
into  their  lives. 

"or  those  who  choose  to  accept  Bin,  .'ems  t-oes  "On  And  On."  'Je  is  a  part  of  their  life  each 
troment  of  each  day.   It  is  an  ongoing  relationship  which  God  established  through  the  resur- 
rection of  Jesus  Christ.   It  grants  to  each  believer  eternity  with  God,  but  also  an  ongoing 
association  with  our  Savior  as  we  live  this  life.   God  never  intended  for  that  relationship  to 
be  broken  as  it  was  in  the  Garden  of  "den,  and  that  is  why  He  restored  it  through  Christ's 
death  and  resurrection.   It  goes,  "On  Hnd  On,"  in  all  of  the  events  of  our  lives. 
Fay  Inch  fawn  an  Englishwoman  wrote  a  bit  of  verse  a  number  of  years  ago  along  these  lines. 
You  will  recognize  that  some  of  the  writing  is  dated,  but  the  verse  still  states  God's  truth. 

She  wrote:   "Sometimes,  when  everything  goes  wrong; 

When  days  are  short  and  nights  are  long; 

When  wash-day  brings  so  dull  a  sky 

That  not  a  single  thing  will  dry. 

Andwhen  the  kitchen  chimney  smokes, 

And  when  there's  naught  so"queer"  as  folks! 

''hen  friends  deplore  my  faded  youth, 

And  when  the  baby  cuts  a    tooth. 

''hile  John  the  bab;fc  last  but  one, 

Clinps  round  my  skirts  till  day  i^  done; 

And  *"at,  good-tempered  Jane  is  plum, 

And  butcher's  man  forp-et.-  to  come. 


Sometimes  I  say  on  days  like  these, 

I  sst  a  sudden  f*lean  of  bliss. 

Not  on  some  sunny  day  of  ease, 

He'll  come  ...  but  on  a  dsv  like  this!" 

He  carries  to  us  on  rood  days  and  bad  d=vs;  in  calm  or  strife ;ref?ardless  of  time  or  plnce.   ia 

ministry  in  our  lives  coes  "rti  tod  On."  ""hat's  the  true  joy  of  the  Kisen  Christ.   His  life, 

'-'is  death,  Hi*;  Pesurrection  all  had  purpose  and  meaning  for  those  who  accept  Him  and  seek  to 

live  for  Him.   Wa  have  a  relationship  that  roes  "Cm  And  m,"  with  our  ."avior  Jesus  Christ. 

Let  this  be  your  comfort  todav  and  everyday  or   your  life.   If  you  don't  have  that  assurance, 

today  is  the  day  to  invite  Him  into  your   life. 


it.    Paul's    United  Churc!i  ox    Ciirlet 
Butler,    Pennsylvania 
EteV.    Ralph    Link,    Pastor  April   29,    1990 

Mr.    Robert  Weisenstein,    Liturgist 
Mr.    Dale    Rice,    Minister  of  Music 
Acolytes:      Mike   Kay    and   Nicole   Merrison 

±     +     +     +     +     +     +     +     +     +     +     +     +     -f-|-     +     +     +     +     +     +     t      +     +      +      +      4      + 

ORDER  OK  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Anno  uncemen  t  s 
Congregational  Greeting 
Jays 

prayer  Requests 

■Processional  Hymn  Mo,  334  "We  Praise  Thee,  0  God,  Our 
-Ascription  Redeemer11 

Exhortation 
'Confession  I  In  Unison)  Almighty  God,  who  brought  from  th« 
dead  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  help  us  in  the  days  of  our 
flesh  to  minister  like  Him-   Keep  our  tempers  cool  and 
our  spirits  calm;  make  us  brave  to  fight  for  the  right 
and  to  stand  firm  against  those  who  would  oppress  the 
weak*   Give  us  grace  to  know  Him  as  our  Living  Lord, 
and  strengthen  us  that  we  may  follow  in  His  footsteps; 
for  we  ask  this  all  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  and  Savior 
Jesus  Christ.   Amen. 
■  Kyrie 

'Assurance  of  Pardon 
'Praise;   Leader  —  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  -   And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever. 
•Gloria  Patri  -  page  ld2 
Children's  Moment 

Hymn  No.   439   "Sweet  Hour  of  Prayer" 
Call  to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
People  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  -  Let  us  pray. 
Morning  Prayer 
Offering 
Offertory 
-Tjoxology  -  page  382 
Anthem:  "Cast  Thy  Burden  Upon  The  Lord"  -  Benjamin  Harlan 
Scripture:   Luke  5:  12-1£ 
Sermon:   "Slipping  Away' 

"Invitational  Hymn  No.  442   "0  Master,  Let  Me  Walk  with  Thee" 
•Closing  Chimes 


'btneOic  ti&n 
"Postlude 
4  +  +  ■»■  +  +         'Congregation  Standing     +  +  +  +  +  + 
The  beautiful  floWATfl  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 

Mr.  £  Mrs.  Alvin  Tail  in  memory  of  Lc^ed  Ones. 
Mrs.  Lois  Pennington  will  greet  our  members  and  guests  at 

the  door  this  morning. 
Ushering  today  are  Marge  Smiley,  Genny  Nohach,  Lucille 

Tack  and  Carol  Roper. 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Helen  Crawford 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Bill  Snyder. 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  99  with  7  visitors, 
Don  Kingsley  and  Ben  Vensel  are  scheduled  to  visit  the 

hospital  this  week, 
"^tfospitalized:  Eleanor  Peters,  BMH 

^ACTIVITIES  THIS  WEEK: 

Tuesday  -  ?  P.M.  Elders  and  Deacons  training  class 
Wednesday  -'  7  P.M.  Council  meeting 
^UPCOMING  MKKTING  TO  REMEMBER: 

May  8th  -  Teachers  meeting  at  7  P.M. 
May  13th  -  Youth  Service  at  11:00  A.M. 
Mai'  Hth  -  VBS  meeting  at  7  P.M. 

LADIES  SPRING  BANQUET  will  be  held  on  May  9th.   This  is 
for  all  the  women  of  the  church  and  their  female  friends, 
relatives  and  neighbors,  etc.   This  is  a  tureen  dinner, 
so  bring  your  table  service  and  a  tureen.   Meatf  dessert, 
and  beverage  will  be  provided.   The  men  of  the  church 
will  be  assisting  with  the  dinner.   Time  is  6  P.M. 

May  5th  the  Butler  Fellowship  of  Churches  Women's  Comm- 
ission will  be  holding  a  luncheon  here  at  the  church. 
This  is  their  annual  luncheon.   You  may  purchase  tickets 
at  $4-00  each  from  Peg  McClymonds .   If  you  would  like  to 
help  in  any  way  with  the  luncheon,  please  see  Helen 
fiiemer. 

We  Still  need  some  helpers  to  serve  a  dinner  here  On 
May  22nd.   If  you  can  help  please  see  Ginny  Mangel  or 
drop  her  a  note  in  the  offering  plate.   We  need  a  lot 
of  helpers,  men  and  women. 

At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 
life-.   This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate,  or  to  seek  counseling. 
The  altar  is  open  to  everyone.   The  Pastor  will  assist 
you  if  you  desire. 


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"Slipping  Away" 
SoriptUTB!   Luke  5:1",-1/ 

"typlcl   Am"  by  United   Press  survey) 
Now  acord   2   Ur   wh/mad    thia    rurvy  not    Plnr  *.ro    this    Typcl   Am 
naturly,not   all   peo   fit   in?  this  category, but  duz  sho  sign   timet 
(Tlus  ad  Kansas   Bap  Gh   fc  air  conditin  sane) 

fel       IP  wrrri  may  wel  spk   ''   sign  of  times   neuz-Cool  .^un  servs  tak 
plae  many  ch's  da  not  hav  air-conditin 
&  why   this   tru?  simply  ^cus   ther  no  lif  in  past^ehoir.membrs  01 
whol    ^ 
(Ilun   atheist, F<  help  put   out   Ch   fire) 

l><  veil  sed  many  ch's   einply   'jcuz   aipns-times  hav  crep  in 
&  hav  kep  out   things  of  G 

Cur   ^crip  this  morn  intrest   one  sevrl  ways 
vse  12-13=this   jua  eirapl   eas  <Ts  heal   man  w/leprosy 
but  hiidn  w/in   Scrip  2-unique  thinr^ 
FIPFT:  Js  hounded  by  peo 
Lk  tel    us   chap  l*jte-KB*D,&    then  ^friri  char  >=:1*3-HEAD 
then  record  heal  man  w/lcn  &  Js    tel  him=Vs  lhh~- 
but  that  did   no  pud  cans    Lk  tel    us^Vs    lc-RKAf 
Kow  did  Js  handl  this*? 
He  liv  in  ape  wen     peo  sot   thoz  had  nu   ideas/think 
His    fsm  spred    far/wid   ^cuz  ai  f*ospl  writrs  tel  ue=KC  ONE  SFCK 
T.TK  ms  I 
Hi^  mathodS.Hifl    rrcesap  wer  nu    '     Sif 
J    peo   then  aa  now  w«rt  *eek   PR  entrtaind,??   in  on  "IT!"   thinpa 
■    '■   nhl   tel   frends/reltiv^-I   was   ther  in  cersn 
-    >nu   CttdDt   phv.^   rut  ur  w/thronp:  crowd   dfiv  aftr  day  w/out 
r^pecil   Ptrnrth 

that  whv  no  surp  Lk   record=Vs   lfi-1 
Lk  also  say  flam  thing  htk?b. 
*      r:l?  read-F1^  SHIS 

*  wud   "Slip   Away1'  &  we   in  :"!h   of  Ja  Xf  can   do  no  les   than  our 
Vaster 
we  »us  seek  ?hav  pravr  Rcum  a  vitl  part  our  live 
(Ilus   ynF  man  lumbr  camp  cut  trees, no  sharpn  ax) 
hv  we'  bin  .^buav   in   th/Ch  2sheppn  our  axes? 

we    fail  in  th/nh  Bcuz  we  do  not  tak   tin  2-Sliu  AWRy   fr/h^-tl 
Jl   of  evrday  lif  Pspen   tint  £x  w/God 
P,  1   dont  mean  cure  ?.  Ch  on  Sun  morn,3cuz  we  shud  do  that  &  I'M 
thankful  that  D  do 

but   how  bout   dur  th/wk  at  work^hom^kul? 
How  much  tin  do  we  s pen -Slipping  Away  .?  provatly  spk  w/God? 
We  mus   pray  Hcuz  of  wat  Prayr  du^  2  us 
Then  we  mus  pray  Bcuz  way  prayr  duz   in  th/Ch 
(Ilua   Pastr   ^ebedayo   Idu  in  Taire, Africa) 
storys  such  as  thez  thril  us  at   th/powr  of  prayr 
but  it  nuth  nu  S   can  hapn  in  our  livs  if  only  we  wud  eultvat 
"Slitjpinr  Away11  a?  Ja  showd  hy  His  exampl 


This  no  mean  oua   m  wav  -'>mwher  ?do  this  ?/ 

-;tt   "are-  hin  c^I ld=~h/Fathr   or  nod  BiaaiBe,"  yet   hnw  many  peo 
■T-.r)   ben-ridn   Ei*tcr  prayd   ^him  ^-^Oyrs??? 
prayr  can  mak   things  hapn   in   th/ch,P    we  no  n«d   ?lv  horn  J+it 
"h^rn 
S    then  we  mus  pray  Bduz  Ja  pre yd 

taut    ip   t-  /ir-portnc  of  prayr  but  th/Bh  in  many  instance  haa 
jw  -  takn  this  aeriuelj 

fTlua  11th  centry  Kinp  Henry  of  Germny  A  obedienc) 
?oft  w/in  Ch  we  Ik  at  wat  sumone  elB  abl    ^do/acomplish  ?<  our 
reaponp   is=T   wi^h  T  cud  do   that  but  I  am  not   preachr/nissinary 
'.    ; +~  I   wux,then  T   cud  do  thoz   thinra   for  God 
Ye  need  ?kno  G  plac   us  wher  we  R 
He  brot  us   2cethr  this  cong  &  our  respons  need  2B=T'LL  B  CBED 
WFTER  I  At'  L,JWS  .'"':    - 
we  need  ?practic=Slippinp  Away"  in  ordr  2B  obed 
Js  taut  art  of  .Slipping  Away  not  only  by  exampl, but  in  His  teac^ 
In  ^erm  on  Kt  V.t  £;^-PFAJl 
In  KJV  read=Closet  ft  many  reo  eronufily  lliev  means  0  need  2slip  i 
away   fr/evrtb,^  evrbody  in  ordr  ?_pray 
Js   didnt  actuly  mean  a  secret  room 
He    simply  msnt    ^shutout    th/worl  wher  we   U  &  pray 
this  canB  dun  at  Fr  desk  at  work, or  skul,at  eink  wash  dishs, 
in  mil^riv  dwn  rd^an.vwher  w/out  ?hut  eyes 
if  we  practic   this  we  wil  lern  art  of  Slipping  Away  as   th/Lord 
has   "-aut  us 

Rut  we  wil  also  lern  wat  prayr  can  do  'niH,wat   it  can  do  2us,   & 
wat    it  can   do   *>    th/Ch 
Perhaps  H  ne  r  pravrd  much   Pcuz  TT  think  require  specil  ed/train 
Or,u  may  nevr   takn  th/tim   ?do  ^cuz  U  may  think  reauir*   lots  of 
tim 
,;atever  Ur  eltu  may"   thia  morn,aecpt  L'a  invitatin  2=Slip  A^A; 
r/evrday  world  f,  lif  =:    draw  niph   ur."      irr 
r>n  wat^   wat  He  wil   do  in  Or  lif! 


"Slipping  Away" 

Scripture:  Luke  5*12-16 

(Typical  American  by  United  Press  survey) 

The  United  Press  survey  found  that  the  "typical  American"  is  a  27  year-Old  who  does  not  read  < 
one  book  a  year,   He  is  materialistic,  satisfied  with  small  pleasures,  bored  with  theological 
disputations.   Although  he  may  attend  church  twenty-seven  times  a  year,  he  is  not  interested 
in  the  supernatural.   He  is  concerned  with  neither  heaven  nor  hell.   In  fact,  he  has  no  inter- 
est whatever  in  immortality.  His  principal  interests  are  football,  hunting,  fishing,  and 
cartinkering. 

flow  aocordinF  to  the  United  Press  which  Hade  this  survey  not  too  long  aro,  this  1b  the  "typical 

American."  Naturally,  not  all  people  fit  into  this  category,  but  it  does  show  the  signs  of 

the  times.   Another  interesting  bit  of  the  ^iims  of  the  times  is  She  advertisement  s±x   for  a 

Kansas  Baptist  Church.   The  ad  r^ads: 
"orship  in  Comfort 
You  can  worshin  in  our  latest  scientically  controlled  air-conditioned  sanctuary.   It  has 
refrigerated  cooling.   No  stuJ,fy  water  coolers  to  infect  your  sinuses,  stir  your  hay  fever, 
or  give  you  a  cold.   The  air  is  dehumidified,  well  circulated,  and  changed  completely  every 
five  minutes.   (And  then  in  large  letters  the  ad  reads,  "COOL  Sunday  services"). 

The  last  part  may  well  speak  for  a  true  sitm  of  the  times  because  "Cool  Sunday  services"  take 

rlace  in  many  churches  that  do  not  have  air-conditioning.   And  why  is  this  true?  It's  simply 

because  there  may  not  be  any  fire  in  the  pa?tor,  the  choir,  the  members,  and  the  whole  church, 

(Illustration  of  atheist  helping  to  put  out  church  fire) 

A  story  is  told  6f  an  atheist  who  lived  next  door  to  a  church.   The  pastor  knew  he  was  an 
atheist  because  he  had  tried  to  talk  to  him  about  spiritual  matters,  only  to  be  told  by  the 
man  that  be  didn't  believe  in  God.   One  day  a  fire  broke  out  in  the  church.   The  church  bell 
was  rung  to  summon  the  townspeople  to  form  a  bucket  brigade.   And  there  up  front  in  the  line 
right  next  to  the  preacher  was  the  town  atheist  passing  buckets  of  water  to  the  preacher. 
The  preacher  said  to  him,  ""-'an,  this  is  the  first  time  I  ever  saw  you  at  church,  I'm  sur- 
prised." The  atheist  answered,  "This  is  the  first  time  I've  ever  seen  fire  in  this  church." 

This  may  well  be  said  of  manv  churches  simply  because  the  "signs  of  the  times"  have  crept  in 

and  have  kept  out  the  things  of  God.   Cur  Scripture  this  morning  is  an  interesting  one  in  many 

ways.   We  read  simply,  (Bead  verses  12  S-  13).   This  is  just  a  simple  case  of  Jesus  healing  a 

man  with  leprosy.  But  hidden  within  this  portion  of  Scripture  are  two  unique  things. 

The  first  is,  that  Jesus  was  being  hounded  by  people.   Luke  tells  us  in  the  *tth  chapter,  verse 

h?,    (Read  this).   .And  then  he  begins  the  c.th  chapter  with  the  words,  (Read  verses  1-3). 

Then  is  recorded  the  healing  of  the  man  with  leprosy  and  Jesus  tells  him,  "And  He  ordered  him  tc 
tell  no  one ,  "xRHixj-Bxars'txjriiBK,  verse  l't-A. 

Put  that  did  no  good  because  Luke  then  tells  us,  "But  the  news  about  Him  was  spreading  even 

farther,  and  creat  multitudes  were  gathering  to  hear  Him  and  to  be  healed  of  their  sicknesses. 
*f«rs«15« 

How  did  Jesus  handle  this?  He  was  living  in  wbt-ct  an  ape  when  people  sought  out  those  who  had 

new  ideas  or  new  teachings.   His  fame  had  ^read  fa"  and  wide  because  as  the  Gospel  writers  tell 

us,  "No  man  ever  spoke  like  this  man."  His  methods.  His  message  were  new  and  different.   And 

people  then  as  now  seek  to  be  entertained,  to  be  in  on  the  "in"  things,  and  to  be  able  to  tell 

their  friends  and  relative?,  "Well  I  was  there  in  person."  But  Jesus  knew  that  He  couldn't. 

physically  put  up  with  the  thronging  crowds  day  after  day  without  a  special  strength.  That  is 

why  it  la  no  surprise  that  Luke  records,  "But  He  Himself  would  often  slip  away  to  the  wilder- 
ness and  pray,"  verse  lfi. 


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Iuke  in  also  saying  the  same  thing  in  chapter  '',  verse  ^A,  (read  this).   In  the  6th  chapter, 

verse  1?  we  read,  "And  it  was  at  this  time  that  He  went  off  to  the  mountain  to  pray,  and  Re 
spent  the  whole  night  in  prayer  to  God." 

e  would  often  "Slir  Away."  We  in  the  church  of  Jesus  Christ  can  do  no  less  than  our  Vaster. 

We  must  seek  to  make  prayer  a  vital  part  of  our  lives.   SttfcxttmrHxisxaixrHaxOTixfaKxilt. 

f Illustration  of  young1  man  in  lumber  camp  cutting  trees) 

Some  years  ago  a  young  man  approached  the  foreman  of  a  1-gging  crew  and  asked  for  a  job. 
"That  depends,"  replied  the  foreman.   "Let's  see  you  fell  this  tree."  The  younp  man  stepped 
forward  and  skillfully  felled  a  great  tree.   Impressed,  the  formena  exclaimed,  "Start  Monday.' 
Monday,  Tuesday,  Wednesday,  Thursday  tolled  by,  and  Thursday  afternoon  the  foreman  approach- 
ed the  young  man  and  said,  "You  can  pick  u$>   your  paycheck  o-the  wav  out  today." 
Startled,  he  replied,  "I  thought  you  paid  on  Friday."   "Normally  we  dQ,"  answered  the  fore- 
man, "but  we're  letting  you  go  today  because  you've  fallen  behind.   Our  daily  Jelling  charts 
show  that  you've  dropped  frop  first  place  on  Monday  to  last  on  Wednesday."   "But  T'm  a  hard 
worker,"  the  younsr  man  objected.   "T  arrive  first,  leave  last,  and  even  have  worked  through 
my  coffee  breaks."  The  foreman,  sensing  the  boy's  integrity,  thought  for  a  minute  and  then 
asked,  "Have  you  been  sharpening  your  ax?"  The  young  man  replied,  "I've  been  working  too 
hard  to  take  the  time." 

Have  we  been  too  busy  in  the  church  to  sharpen  our  axes?  We  fail  in  the  church  because  we  do 

not  take  the  time  to  "Slip  Away"  from  the  hustle  and  bustle  of  everyday  life  to  spend  time  with 

God.   And  I  don't  mean  coming  to  church  on  -unday  morning.   Vie  should  do  that  and  lira  thankful 

that  you  do.  Rut  how  about  during  the  week  at  work,  at  school,  at  home,  how  much  time  do  we 

spend  "Slipping  ftway"  to  privately  speak  with  God?  We  must  pray  because  of  what  nrayer  does 

to  us. 

Then  we  must  pray  because  of  what  prayer  does  in  the  church. 

(Illustration  of  pastor  "ebedayo  Ida  in  Zaire,  Africa) 

In  late  19£^  the  communist  rebels  had  taken  the  town  of  3unia  in  7aire,  Africa.   They  were 
arresting  and  executing  anyone  they  thought  to  be  "enemies  of  thp  revolution."  One  of  their 
intended  victims  was  to  be  Pastor  "ebedayo  Tdu  who  was  taken  from  his  home  next  to  the  church, 
The  day  after  his  arrest  was  +o  be  a  great  political  holiday  in  which  speeches  were  to  be 
given  in  front  of  the  statue  of  "atrice  Lumumba  who  was  the  spiritual  leader  of  the  revolu- 
tion. The  prisoners  were  then  to  be  executed  in  front  of  the  statue.   The  next  day  the  prison- 
ers were  1  aded  onto  a  truck  to  be  driven  to  their  execution  by  firing  squad.   But  "myster- 
iously" the  truck  would  not  start.   They  were  cpmpllled  to  push  the  truck  which  started  only 
to  stall  in  front  of  the  police  commissioner's  office.   It  was  late  and  the  furious  official 
lined  the  prisoners  up  and  h"d  them  count  off  "one-two,  one-two,"   and  then  had  all  the  num- 
ber ones  to  march  double-time  to  the  monument  where  they  were  killed  in  volleys  of  gunfire. 
The  number  twos,  including  Pastor  Zebedayo  Idu  were  marched  back  to  their  cells  where  they 
listened  to  the  firing  squad  and  wondered  why  they  had  been  spared.  Pastor  "ebedavo  took  thii 
opportunity  to  speak  to  the  prisoners  about  Christ  and  eight  of  them  accepted  Christ  as  Sav- 
ior.  Hardly  had  he  finished  speaking  when  a  breathless,  esxcited  messenger  came  to  the  door 
with  an  order,  "The  pastor  has  been  arrested  by  mistake.  He  is  to  be  released  at  once." 
Pastor  Cebedayo  said  farewell  to  the  other  prisoners  and  ran  to  his  house  next  to  the  church. 
There,  gathered  in  the  house  of  God,  was  his  little  congregation  on  their  knees  praying  earn- 
estly £or  his  release. 

Stories  such  as  these  thrill  us  at  the  power  of  prayer.   311 1  it's  nothing  new  and  can  happen  in 
our  lives  if  only  we  would  cultivate  "Slipping  Away"  as  Jesus  showed  us  by  His  example.   This 
doesn't  mean  going  off  to  a  favorite  spot  in  the  woods,  or  in  another  room  away  from  everyone. 
It  merely  means  to  separate  ourselves  from  the  things  of  life  which  crowd  out  prayer.  We  can 
do  this  in  our  office  at  our  desk,  in  school,  in  our  homes  and  ar.y  other  place.  William  Carey 
was  called,  "The  father  of  modern  missions."  Yet,  how  many  people  know  that  he  had  a  parat 

lyzed,  bed -ridden  sister  who  prayed  for  him  for  fifty  yearn?  Prayer  can  make  things  happen  in 


-3- 

the  church. 

And  then  we  nust  pray  because  Jesus  prayed.   He  taught  us  the  importance  of  prayer  but  the 

church  in  many  instances  has  not  taken  this  sriously. 

(Illustration  of  11th  century  king,  King  Henry  III  of  Germany  and  obedience) 

The  11th  century  German  king,  King  Henry  III,  who  gre  tired  of  court  life  and  the  pressures  oi 
being  a  king,  applied  to  a  monastery  to  be  accepted  for  a  life  of  contemplation.   Prior  Rich- 
ard the  religious  superior  of  the  monastery  asked  him,  "Your  majesty,  do  you  understand  that  1 
the  pledge  here  is  one  of  obedience?   That  will  be  hard  because  you  have  been  a  king." 
Henry  replied,  "I  understand.   The  rest  of  my  life  I  will  be  obedient  to  you,  as  Christ  leads 
you."   "Then  I  will  tell  you  what  to  do,"  said  Prior  Richard.   "Go  back  to  your  throne  and 
serve  faithfully  in  the  place  where  God  has  placed  you." 

,;lp,en  Kinp  Henry  III  died,  a  statement  was  written,  "The  King  learned  to  rule  by  being  obed- 
ient." 

Too  often,  within  the  church  we  lock  at  what  someone  else  ia  able  to  do  and  accomplsih  and  our 
r  sponse  is,  "I  wish  I  could  be  a  preacher  and  then  I  could  pray^f  or,  "I  wish  I  was  a  missionary 
and  then  I  could  do  things  for  God."  V.'e  need  to  know  that  God  has  placed  us  where  we  are.  He 
has  brought  us  together  in  this  congregation.  Our  response  needs  to  be  one  of,  "I'll  be  obed- 
ient where  I  am  Lord,  just  show  me  what  You  want  me  to  do."  We  need  to  practice  "Slipping  Away' 
in  Hiht  order  to  be  obedient,  Jesus  tautrht  the  art  of  "Slipping  Away,"  not  only  bv  example  but 
fin  His  teaching.   In  the  rermon  on  the  ''ount  in  the  eth  chapter  of  Matthew  He  taught,  in  verse 

6,  "But  vou,  when  vou  prav,  po  into  vour  inner  room,  and  when  you  have  shut  the  door,  pray  to 
your  Father  who  ia  in  secret,  and  vour  father  who  sees  in  secret  will  renay  you." 

In  the  Hint-  Janes  Version  it  reads,  "Go  into  your  closet."  Many  people  erroneously  believe  thai 
means  you  need  to  slip  away  from  everything  and  evervbody  in  order  to  pray.  Jesus  didn't  act- 
uslly  mean  a  secret  room.  He  simply  meant  to  shut  out  the  world  where  you  are  and  pray.  This 
can  be  done  at  your  desk  at  work,  at  the  sink  washine  dishes,  at  your  desk  at  school,  in  the 
mill,  driving  down  the  road  and  anywhere,  without  even  shutting  your  eyes.   If  we  practice  this 
we  will  learn  the  secret  of  "Slipping  Away"  as  the  Lord  taught  us.   But  we  will  also  learn  what 
prayer  can  do  to  us,  and  what  it  can  do  to  the  church. 

Perhaps  you  have  never  prayed  much  because  you  think  it  requires  a  special  education  or  train- 
ing.  Or,  you  may  never  have  taken  the  time  to  do  it  because  you  may  think  it  requires  lots  of 
time.   Whatever  your  situation  may  be  this  morning  accept  the  Lord's  invitation  to  "Slip  Away" 
from  the  everyday  world  and  life  and  draw  nigh  unto  Him.   And  then  watch  what  He  will  do  in 
vour  life. 


St,  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler,  Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  May  6,  1990 

Mr-  Robert  Welsenstein,  LIturgist 
Mr.  Dale  Rice(  Minister  of  Music 
Acolytes:   Toni  Jo  Patsy  and  Meron  Hewia 

+  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  1.  +  +  +  +  +  4-  +  +  +  +  ++  +  +  +  -f  + 

ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Announcements 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 

Prayer  Requests 
♦Processional  Hymn  No.  528  "God  of  Grace  and  God  of  Glory" 
♦Ascription 
♦Exhortation 

^Confession  (In  Unison)  We  offer  you  our  thanks  0  God, 
for  the  rising  of  our  Lord.  But  we  also  know  we  must 
come  to  you  in  confession.  We  confess  our  unwilling- 
ness at  times  to  follow  our  Lord.  We  confess  as  well 
our  willingness  to  sin  even  when  we  know  we  shouldn't. 
Forgive  us  Lord,  cleanse  us  and  renew  us,  for  we 
pray  in  His  name.   Amen. 
•Xyrie 

♦Assurance  of  Pardon 
♦Praise:   Leader  -  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  -  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever. 
♦Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 
Children's  Moment 

Hymn  No.  601  "Savior,  Like  a  Shepherd  Lead  Us" 
Call   to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
People  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  -  Let  us  pray. 
Morning  Prayer 
Offering 
Offertory 
♦Doxology  -  page  382 
Anthem:  "0  Love  That  Will  Not  Let  Me  Go" 

Paul  i  Donna  Williams 
Scripture:   Luke  11:  1-13 
Sermon:   "Grade  Levels" 
•Invitational  Hymn  No.  BI9   "Savior,  Again  to  Thy  Dear 
Name  We  Raise  " 


♦Closing  Chimes 

♦Benediction 
♦Postlude 
+  +  -i-  +  +  +        ^Congregation  Standing      +■  +  +  +  t  + 

The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 

The  Campbell  Family  in  memory  of  Harvey   Campbell. 
Mrs.  Gladys  Fair  will  greet  our  members  and  guests  at 

the  door  this  morning. 
Ushering  today  are  Marty  Henry,  Walter  Hollefreund, 

John  Snow  and  Jeff  Snyder. 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Sue  Davis. 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Jim  Gannon. 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  86  with  6  visitors. 
Bonnie  Gannon  and  Marge  Smiley  will  be  visiting  the 
s^   hospital  this  week. 
^^-Hospitalized:   Dutch  Bolam  in  West  Penn  in  Pittsburgh 

Harold  and  Eleanor  Peters  in  BMH.  -*_  0*/~ 
SCHEDULE  OF  THIS  WEEK:  Mto      **/L&( 

■^■Sunday  -  Bible  Study  at  7  P.M. 
^Tuesday  -  Elders  &   Deacons  Training  Class  at  7   p.M, 

Sunday  School  Teachers  Meeting  at  7  P.M. 
^-Wednesday  -  Ladies  Spring  Banquet  at  6  P.M.   Bring  a 

tureen  and  table  service  for  everyone  that 
is  attending  with  you.   This  is  open  to  all 
women  of  the  church  and  their  guests, 
Meat,  dessert,  and  beverage  will  be  provided. 
UPCOMING  EVENTS:  ^/|^  -'  r>A?      \&    ~  -f  »  ***">     ^"^^^ 
^>  May  13th.  -  The  Youth  will  be  conducting  the  service  of 

worship  at  11:00  A.M. 
J^- May  Idth  -  VBS  meeting  at  7  P.M.   This  is  very  important 
and  we  need  all  teachers,  helpers,  and  any 
one  that  is  working  with  VBS  there!!!! 
J^>TV  Lay  Readers  are  needed  for  May  30th  and  June  6th.   This 
ia  for  the  TV  tapings  done  at  St.  Paul's  Catholic  ciiurc! 
If  you  would  do  this  for  us,  please  see  the  Pastor. 
~~^The  Butler  Fellowship  of  Churches  is  holding  its  annual 
fellowship  dinner  on  May  10th-   If  you  would  like  to 
attend  please  see  the  office.   The  tickets  at  $6.00  each. 
We  need  to  know  by  Monday  if  at  all  possible. 
Rev.  Link  has  Just  completed  his  TV  taping  series.   He  nil1 

be  on  TV  the  Week  of  May  20th. 
At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 
life.   This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate  or  to  seek  counseling. 
The  Pastor  will  assist  you  if  you  desire. 

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PRFLUPE 

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answfrfp  prayers  this  week?1????? 

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ED  IS   LERN  PROCESS  *  En  VITAL  TO  ALL 

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VB   1-REQ1TFST  2B   TAUT   HOW  TO   PRAY 

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THIS   IS   A   PATTERN   FOR   PRAYR 
(EXEGETE  ON   THIS   PRAYER   g,  BASIC   OUTLINE) 

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( I LUS  REV  FADNESS   ly   PRAYR   ftRECOVR   OF  WOHAN   IN   MATRNTY  WARP) 
OUTTPFAYFRS  MIISB   TNFORMD  -  SPECIFIC   BUT   ACURATE 
VS    1VTHTS    GRADUAT   LEVEL   OF   PRAYER. 
T"    'TINT   IS   -  EDUCATIN   PAYS   OFF   -  PAYS   DIVIDENDS   ABITV/BYON   THE 
,.}RS   EXPECTATIN   OF  ANYONE 
G  NOT  ONLY  ANSRS  FRAYRS.BUT  PERSNLY  CUMP  IN-  •'  IVS   HIS 

PEOPL  2DIREC  TRER  LIVS 
WEN  CUM   ?   XP.RECEIV  II  SP 
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HE  IS  THERtBUT  DO  WE  LET  HIM  LEAP, DIRECT, GUIDE??'.^? 
(ILUS  H  SP  SDK   POLDER   SISTER) 
THAT  IS  TH/EVIDENC   'VAT  JS  WAS   SAY  HFRE 
IN   PRAYHS/PRAYING  R  SP  A'.'.  IT   r>njR  ■   OF 

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,J  LERN  2PRAY  IF  APLY  Wj  ERND 

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LETS   DETFRMIN   ?DA'-'  R.AYING   <*W   INDIVID  it  AS  CONG   IS   GO  2B 

SU>'TH  EA  US   CONTTTlVPSKUL  SELVS   OH 
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r-^=parabl 

vf.  T^Frsndfl  raapone 
Je  ad=VBs  9-lORthla   Hi  Skul   level 
(Tlus  ynK  boy   fita,gat  heat, but   detrn  2win) 

DO  I   AM  GO  2CLCBBP  THIS  GUY. 

1.-1" 
this  Cole?  Level 

s-rley  Fadness  g    prayr  wnran  in  matflrnty  ward) 
rravrt   1*^1  ?.heel  womn  ^  epar  anv  recurnc   of  ilries 

Vf  l^-^rartuat  level 
tilus  ':  "r       oldr  slatr) 


"Grade    Levels" 
re  •   i,uke  11:1 -I1 
boy  lat   flay  skul  p.  not   pain?  bak) 
Th/obj  of  ed  if   'tit.  PT3  a  lern  proces 
ed  ip  vitl   2avron« 
we  all  kno  stat  ffandat   childrn  receiv  educatin,but  Byon  that 
-  peo  ipm  in  r:i f  ways-colag, trade  akul, on-Job 
Th,  .lRci^p  Je  bad  notic   'Jp  vaa  in  habit  of  pray,?    thay 

paidaac   repulrly 
vss  l-^=here  in  uat  curt  eal-G'a  Skul  "f  paryr 
thia  rart  of  lat  frrn*  level  &  that  ia  th/baale   fundmantl  pattrn 
of  prayr 

r   we   cnn    .nil    rernem  lent  how  writ   in   -^kul-lettr   A, 4   then  mak 
lettr  lik  one   of  papr   jur   lik  it   -  then   H   6  ^o  en 
wen   l*rn   arlth   lern   table   lik   -  1   +  1   =  ?, etc, 
wen   lern  read   it   wa--w^fc'i     !pot    run,C  Spot    catch  bHll,etc» 

ow  i   omr  we  wud  rn  thru  thes  exerciz  &  stor  thoz   thing  ill  our 

mer-iry  banks  ?■   refer   "them  **rin  I  acin 
This  prayr  Je   taut   la   th/Model  ^all    futur  prayre 
it  duznt  mean  only  prayr  we  kno  R-  R  khid  we  hav  etayd   a*   li 
lev!    8    can   only   pray=G    la    (H""t*    or  Now  T   lay  me    dwn    ^sleep^etc. 
Js  nevr  stent   L'e   !'rayr  2B  nnly  prayr  we  pray 
He  ment  as   pattrn 
we  recorni?  G  ae   "»r    pray  thusiwe  recoimiz  only  fr/Him  can  we 
recp:  of  lif,?.  we  pray  thue 

we  recopniz  need  2cum  PHira  '■»-'+ pi  vnee  bf  Relvs  &  othrs,&  pray 
we   recogniE  fflua  pray  in  G'a  wi  1   c.    pray  thus 
But   that  only   start  pt  &  altho  we  cum  bak   ?.   th/basics  ovr  8c  avr 
apin,we   wad  Revr  seek  2hav  childrn  po  thru  1st  prsd   yr  aftr  yr 
mo   thifi  realty  tolr  disclps  parbl  bout  a   frend   of  a   frend 
vss  5-6" 
frauds  rcspona  is=Vs  7 

i   rear1   *:"ni=  may  fjeem  lik  lam  excus.but    fac   la    frend   justfy  in 
refup  help   frend 
wud  bin  unuaul  sumone  P^  knok   frends  door  midnite 
peo  stop  R1*  dark  ft  made  ampmenF  '♦lodp  wen   travl 
but   Eupas  man  nut  t  sum  unkno  reasn  no  stop^A  lnpicl   plac   Ik  h 
fad   ;    Inir  wucIB   fr/frenri 
:    lat   at   ait*  only   frend  wud  opn  door  once   shut 
but  othr  reasn   3R  wel-th/famly  slap  hudl   Ppethr  't-warmth  St  any- 
ne  arts  diaturb  othrs  ?■  that  why  Ja  aaywa  78  -  -~AD 

r  raaan  ^icur,  livrtok  in  hfnu^  p-  anyone  wtnp  disturb  fatnly 
n-r  aninXetor  both,ao  c^n  C  wHv  awaknd  man  no  v^nt  2B  di^trub 
ro  ja   aay  -'  -■■■/   _  rpr,ci^tence 

BciU!   ^'-^•:■  tt^i   parstao  t^k  no  t*ansr  ^n  wil  eriv  bred  as  ask 
thyawn  wud^1   uer-^   due  ?fac   ho^ritbl   thin^  "^do  wa^   ?feed   (restE 
no  mattr  wen  ariv 
Pdo  lee  wa?  2B  Ccnfiidr   -  inhospitbl 

Js   add=V?s   9-10 

;i   skul   levl^we  kno    fornula   ''rrayr  R-  keep  aply  ovr  &  ovr 
a  pin 


i         Twe  F  try  Pbend  G's  wil  2ours,but  duz  mean  we  cum    2/  ~ 

?T1im  a  faith  kno  «e  wil  giv  ansr  as  Re  wils 

(Tlus  yng  boy  fite,pet  beat, but  detrm  wil  win) 

we  may  not  B  in  control  circums,but  if  pray  consistnly  we  can  kno 

aumhow  G  wil  ansr  -  but  mus  pray  &   continu  ?pray 

Vsa  ll-l?=Js  mak  cp  tween  G  th/F  &   erhtly  fathr 

say  ±£  erthly  parents  uud  not  knowinp-lv  piv  childrn  anyth  wud 
-  ,  r  thenfhwt  them 
Thia  Cole?  levl 
1st  fndatin 
then  lern  ar.lv  it  S  now  undrst  how  G  busts, 
but  mus  kno  wat  pray  for 

''.  trley  Fadneas  5  rravr  'twonn  maternty  ward) 
our  prayrs  nee6   2R  inforird 

but  in  G'a  Skul  of  r'ravr  ther  cradust  lerl  also 
Ja  conclud  rortin  ncrir  -  Vs  I7 
pt  here  is  Ed  P9»  off;paye  dividends  abuv  &  :iyon  wildes  exrecs  cf 
anyone 

r.^1:  only  ansr."  our  prayrs, but  persnly  cum-  in?  th/harts/livs 
of  His  peo  2direc  ther  livs 
wen  cum  2Xp  we  receiv 
but  8  Sp  wil  only  B  as  opertiv/eviden  in  our  livs  as  we  let 

He's  ther, but  do  we  let  Iliir  direc,lead,£,  sruid7? 
(Tlus  :T  Sp  spk  2  oldr  sistr) 
"o«  that  is  evirtenc  of  wat  Js  say  here 
in  our  prayrs  8  prayini^th/H  Sp  awaits  Pdirec  us  in  watever  way 
th/F  wants  of  us  S  from  us 
but  we  can4-  kno  or  lern  any  of  this  if  we  V   unwil  feeek  2pet  dwn 
xat  persnl  relatship  w/n 
Tle  no  stan  off  sumplac  await  Ur  sumons  much  lik  wud  dial  phon  ?tal 
?frend  who  ansr 

:7e  is  w/U, merely  awaitSspk  2U  in  midst  Ur  joy/soro,pain/suffr 
want  reveal  self  211, but  only  wil  if  D  let  'lim 
jua  as  we  lsrr  .,","'S,r  aply  then  ?lern  read/writ, so  we  can  lern 
about  prayr  &  prayinp  only  if  we  aply  wat  we  lernd 
a4-  ia  ITr  Grad  Level 

I  true  it  no  stop  w/Now  T  lay  me  chd  "'sleep  stage 
but  has  cum  2plac  of  Grad  levl  wher  U  ?  S  led  by  &  kno  TT  p 
work  thru  &  w/in  Dr  lif 
tet  us  detrm  Pday  that  prayr  'tus  individly  8  as  conp  is  bo  23 
sunth  ea  us  continues  ?r;kul  slvs  on 
His  invitatin  is=Cuas  unto  He  c  T  pray  that  all  us  wil  ansr  that 
invitatin  in  one  wav  or  nothr  this  day 


"Grade  Levels" 
Scripture:  Luke  11:1-13 

(Illustration  of  boy,  first  day  at  school,  and  not  g-oinr  hack  tomorrow) 

A  email  boy  came  home  from  his  first  day  in  school.  He  was  almost  in  tear-  and  he  spluttered 
'I'm  not  going  to  school  tomorrow,"   "And  why  not,  Soa?"  his  mother  asked, 
'"■'ell,  T  can't  write  and  I  can't  read,  and  they  won't  let  w  talk,  so  what's  the  use"?" 
The  object  of  education  is  for  it  to  be  a  learning  process.   Education  is  vital  to  anyone. 
W«  311  know  that  the  state  mandates  that  our  children  receive  an  education.  But  beyond  that, 
most  people  desire  to  learn  a  variety  of  different  things  by  taking  either  additional  courses 
at  different  institutions,  or  by  being  taught  by  a  friend  or  relative.   The  Disciples  of 
Jesus  had  noticed  that  *[e  was  in  the  habit  of  praying.   They  knew  that  He  sought  His  Father's 

guidance  frequently.   So  it  co'es  as  no  surprise  that  Luke  writes,  "Now  it  came  to  pass,  that, 
as  Re  was  rravine  in  a  certain  place,  when  He  ceased,  on?  of  His  disciples  said  to  Him, 
"Lord,  teach  us  to  pray,  as  John  also  taught  his  disciples.'   And  He   said  unto  them,  'When 
ye  pray,  say,  fUr  ratber  which  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  Thy  name.   Thv  kingdom  come.   Thy 
will  be  done,  as  in  heaven,  so  in  earth,   rive  us  day  by  day  our  daily  bread.   And  forgive 
us  our  sins;  for  we  also  *"ircive  every  one  that  is  indebted  to  us.   And  lead  us  not  into 
temptation;  but  deliver  us  from  evil,'"  versesl-^. 

Here  is  what  we  could  call  "God's  ."chool  of  Prayer."   This  part  of  it  is  the  ^irst  Grade  Level 

This  is  the  basic,  fundamental  pattern  of  prayer.  I'm  sure  we  can  all  remember  learning  how 

to  write  in  school.   When  we  knew  what  the  letter  "A"  was,  then  we  had  to  write  an  "A"  after 

the  one  of  the  paper  in  -Front  of  us.   Then  it  was  a  "B"  and  then  a  "C"  and  so  on.  ','hen  we 

learned  arithmetic  it  was  the  scales,  1  +  1  =  ?,  and  so  on.   We  read,  "Tee  ~rct  tun.   See  Spot 

catch  the  ball,"  and  so  on.  Cver   and  ov=r  we  would  ec  *hrough  these  exercises  and  we  stored 

those  things  in  our  memory  banks  and  refer  to  them  again  and  again.   This  prayer  is  the  model 

for  all  future  prayers.   It  doesn't  mean  this  is  the  only  prayer  we  know,   ^od  forbid  that  we 

have  staved  at  the  first  grade  level  and  can  onlv  pray  at  meals,  "Go  i!>  great,"  or  at  bedtime, 

"Now  I  lay  me  down  to  sleep."  Jesus  never  meant  what  we  call  "The  Lord's  Prayer"  to  be  the 

only  prayer  we  ever  pray.   He  meant  it  as  a  pattern.   We  recogiize  God  as  our  Father,  and  we 

pray  thus.  *..'e  recognize  that  onlv  from  Him  can  we  receive  the  necessities  of  life,  and  we 

pray  thus.   We  recognize  that  we  need  to  come  to  Him  for  forgiveness  and  we  pray  for  ourselves 

and  our  enemies  forgiveness,  and  we  pray  thus.  And  we  recorni-.e  that  what  we  pray  for  must  be 

according  to  God's  will,  and  we  pray  for  things  in  His  will.   Hut  that's  only  the  starting 

noint.   Although  we  come  back  to  the  basics  over  and  over  acain,  we  would  never  seek  to  have 

our  children  ero  through  the  first  grade  year  after  year. 

Jesus  knowine*  this  reality  told  His  disciples  a  parable  about  a  friend  of  a  friend.   He  put 

it  this  way,  (read  verses  5  S  6).   ""le  *riend's  response  is,  "And  he  from  within  shall  answer 
and  sav,  'Trouble  me  not:  the  door  is  now  ^hut,  and  my  children  art  with  me  in  bed;  I  can- 
not rise  and  give  thee,'"  verse  7. 

'hen  we  read  this  it  may  seem  like  this  is  a  lame  excuse.   But  the  fact  of  the  matter  is, 

that  this  friend  was  .iustified  in  refusing-  to  help  his  firend.   It  would  have  been  unusual 

for  someone  to  be  knocking  on  a  friends  door  at  midnight.   People  stopped  before  dark  to 

make  arrangements  for  lodging-  when  they  were  traveling-.   But  'jurrope  a  man  was  out  and  for 

some  unknown  reason  didn't  stop,  the  logical  place  to  seek  food  and  lodging  would  be  from  a 


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friend.   And  late  at  night  only  a  friend  would  open  the  door  because  cnce  the  door  was  shut 

ror  the  night  people  didn't  open  it.   But  there  were  other  reasons  as  well.   The  family  all 

slept  huddled  together  for  warmth  and  anyone  arising  from  the  mat  would  disturb  all  the  others 

That  is  why  Jesus  said  the  man  answered,  "My  children  are  in  bed  with  me;  I  cannot  arise  and 
Five  thee,"  verse  73. 

One  other  res^on  perhaps  was  because  it  was  also  customary  'or  many  people  to  brinir  the  live- 
stock inside  'or  the  night  to  Veep  them  safe.   So  there  ma"  have  been  chickens,  goats  and 
other  animals  in  the  sl=epinp-  cuarters  as  well,   -'hayone  petting  up  would  disturb  family  and 
animals.   °o  we  can  see  whv  the  awakened  man  did  not-  want  to  pet  up. 

So  Jesus  said,  "I  say  i;nto  you,  'Though  he  will  not  rise  and  give  him,  because  he  is  Ms 
friend,  yet  because  of  his  importunity  he  will  rise  and  give  him  as  many  as  xnrfnl  he 
needeth,"  verse  8. 

The  word  used  for  "iTertunity"  here  actually  means  "persistence."  Co  Jesus  was  saying  that 
because  of  the  man's  persistence,  not  taking  no  for  an  answer,  the  man  will  gitfe  him  the 
bread  he  is  asking  for.   The  man  would  be  persistent  due  to  the  fact  that  the  hospitable 
thing  to  do  was  to  feed  guests  no  matter  what  time  they  arrived.   To  do  less  was  to  be  con- 
sidered a  poor  host  and  inhospitable.   Go  Jesus  adds,  "And  I  say  unto  you,  'Ask,  and  it  shall 
be  given  you;  seek,  and  ye  shall  find;  knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you.   For  every- 
one that  asketh  receiveth;  and  he  that  seeketh  findeth ;  and  to  him  that  knoketh  it  shall 
be  opened,""  verses  9  &  10. 

'"his  is  the  High  School  Level.   We  know  the  formula  for  prayer  and  we  keep  applying  it  again 

and  again.   This  doesn't  mean  we  are  trving  to  bend  God's  will  to  ours.   But  it  does  mean 

that  we  cone  to  Him  in  faith  knowing  that  He  will  give  us  Hie  answer  as  He  wills. 

(Illustration  of  young  boy  fighting,  getting  beaten,  but  determined  he  would  win) 

A  man  travelinr  down  the  streets  of  a  large  city  stopped  at  a  traffic  light  and  he  looked 
out  the  window  and  saw  two  boys  fighting  in  an  alley.  Cne  of  the  boys  was  a  l~t  bigger 
than  the  other  one  and  so  he  was  besting  the  little  fellow  up.   He  would  knock  him  down, 
and  the  little  s-uy  would  get  right  back  up  onlv  to  be  knocked  down  again.   At  first,  the 
motorist  wasn't  ffoing  to  intervene,  but  finally  be  pulled  his  car  over,  ran  into  the  alley 
yelling  for  the  bigger  boy  to  nuit  beatinr  up  on  th°  little  guy.   Put  Furrri  ?ir."ly ,  the 
smaller  bov  said,  "Mind  your  own  business  mister.   I  ain't  got  my  second  wind  yet,  and 
when  I  da  "  am  goinc  to  clobber  this  guy." 

We  may  not  be  in  control  of  Circumstances.   But  ir  we  prav  tersistently,  we  can  know  that 

somehow  God  is  poine  to  answer,   ^ut  we  mu=t  pray  and  continue  to  pray. 

Jesus  made  a  comparison  between  God  the  vather  and  earthly  fathers.   He  asked,  "If  a  son  ask 
bread  of  any  of  you  that  is  a  father,  will  he  give  him  a  stone'?   Or  if  he  ask  a  fish,  will 
he  for  a  fish  give  him  a  serpent?  Or  if  he  shall  ask  for  an  egg,  will  he  offer  him  a  scorp- 
ion?" verses  11  ?,12. 

Jesus  is  saying  that  earthly  parents  would  not  knowingly  rive  their  children  anything  that 

would  harm  them  or  hurt  them.   This  is  the  College  Level.   First  the  foundation,  then  learning 

to  apply  it,  and  now  understanding  hola/God  answers.   But  we  must  know  what  to  pray  for. 

(Illustration  of  3ev.  Arley  Fadness  &  prayer  for  woman's  recovery  in  maternity  ward) 
T?ev.  Ardley  Fadness  tells  of  when  he  was  a  student  at  Augustana  Academy  in  Sioux  Falls, 
South  Dakota.  It  was  the  custom  of  students  to  go  in  small  groups  on  Sunday  afternoon  to 
the  hospital  to  visit  the  sick  and  take  turns  praying  for  their  recovery.   When  it  was  his 
turn  on  one  of  these  first  visits,  nervously,  he  prayed  for  God  to  heal  the  woman  and  to 
spare  her  any  recurrence  of  the  illness.   After  he  finished  his  prayer  and  they  went  back 
into  the  hall  he  was  told  they  were  in  the  maternity  ward. 


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fur  prayers  need  to  be  informed. 

But  in  God's  School  of  5fiK  Prayer  there  is  the  Graduate  Level  ?-lso.  Jesus  concluded  this 

portion  of  Scrinture  by  saying,  "If  ve  then,  beinc  evil,  knovr  how  to  give  ^qo^  gifts  unto 
your  children;  how  much  more  shall  your  heavenly  Father  give  the  Holy  -.pirit  to  them  that 
ask  IJim?"  verse  1?. 

The  point  being  made  here  is  that  the  education  pave  off.   It  pays  divideneds  above  and  beyoni 

the  wildest  expectations  of  anyone.   God  no^ only  answers  our  prayers,  but  He  personally  come: 

into  the  hearts  and  lives  of  His  people  to  direct  their  lives.  When  we  &T3CH   come  to  Christ 

we  receive  the  Holy  Spirit.   ?ut  the  lioly  Spirit  will  only  be  as  operative  and  evident  in 

our  lives  as  we  let  Him.   He's  there,  but  do  we  let  Him  direct,  and  lead,  and  jckgHc  guide? 

(Illustration  of  Holy  .Spirit  speakinr  to  older  sister) 

Two  teenage  sisters  moved  to  a  new  community.   Not  having  any  friends  there,  they  eagerly 
accepted  an  invitation  to  a  Christian  youth  gathering,   After  attending  several  times,  the 
older  sister  accepted  "hrist  as  her  Savior  and  encouraged  her  younrer  sister  to  do  likewise 
The  younger  sister  was  still  skeptical  about  the  whole  matter.   Finally,  as  a  result  of  the 
older  sister's  persistence,  the  younger  sister  knelt  by  the  bed  and  prayed  silently,  "If 
there  really  is  a  God,  then  out  your  hand  on  my  head  so  I  can  know  it,"  At  that  very  mom- 
ent the  older  sister  was  impressed  to  place  her  hand  on  tke  her  sister's  head  as  she  was 
kneeling  and  silently  praying.   Immediately  the  younrer  sister  believed  and  when  she  got 
up  from  the  bedside  she  asked  her  sister,  "Did  you  put  your  hand  on  my  head1-"   The  older 

;er  said,  "Yes."  SkK  She  asked,  "Whv  did  vou  do  that?"   And  the  older  sister  simply 
replied,  "God  told  me  to." 

Now  that  is  the  evidence  of  what  Jesus  was  saying  here.   Tn  our  prayers  and  graying,  the  Holy 

Spirit  awaits  to  direct  us  in  whatever  wav  the  "ather  wants  of  us  and  from  us.   Hut  we  can't 

know  or  lparn  any  or   this  iT  we  are  unwilling  to  seek  to  get  down  to  that  personal  relations^: 

with  God.   He'-  not  standing  away  off  somewhere  awaiting  vour  summons  much  like  you  would  dial 

the  phone  and  await  a  friend  to  answer.   He  is  with  you  merelv  waiting  to  speak  to  you  in  the 

midst  of  your  joy  or  sorrow,  or  your  pain  and  suffering.   He  wants  to  reveal  Himself  $o  ycu, 

but  He  only  will  if  you  will  let  Him,  Just  as  we  learned  the  d,B,C'S,  and  applied  them  to 

learn  to  read  and  write,  so  we  can  learn  tics,   about  prayer  and  prayinp  only  if  we  apply  what 

we  h^ve  learned. 

What  is  your  "Grade  Level?"  I  trust  that  it  hasn't  stopped  at  the  "Now  I  lay  me  dcwn  to 

sleep  stap-e,"  but  has  come  to  the  place  of  the  Graduate  Level  where  you  are  beine  led  by, 

and  know  the  Holy  Spirit  working  within  your  life. 

Let  us  determine  today  that  prayer  for  us  individually  and  ar  a  congregation  is  going  to 

be  something  each  of  us  continues  to  school  ourselves  on.   His  invitation  is,  "Come  unto  He," 

and  I  pray  that  all  of  us  will  answer  that  invitation  in  one  way  or  another  this  day. 


St.  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Bu tl e.r ,  Pennsylvania 

YOUTH  FELLOWSHIP  SERVICE  Hay  13,  1990 

Robert  Weisenstein,  Youth  Director 


Mr,  Dale 
Acolytes: 


lice,  Minister  of  Music 
Toni  Jo  Patsy  and  Meron  Hewis 


ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Announc  em  en  ts 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 

Prayer  Requests 
"Opening  Hymn  No.  2   "How  Great  Thou  Art" 
•Ascription 
'Exhortation 

•Confession  (  In  Unison)  Eternal  Father,  we  want  you  to 
love  us;  but  we  have  not  yet  learned  how  to  love  each 
other,  even  those  who  are  as  close  to  us  as  our  own 
families.   We  are  quick  to  see  another's  faults,  but 
we  are  insensitive  to  their  feelings.   We  hear  others 
speak,  but  we  do  not  listen  to  the  deeper  meanings  which 
underline  their  words.   We  psss  by  those  who  carry 
heavy  burdens  of  worry  we  could  share,  and  we  pay  no 
attention.  We  are  deaf  and  blind,  careless  and  selfish. 
Forgive  us  Father,  for  our  unnumbered  sins;  and  teach 
us  to  love  others  in  the  true  spirit  of  our  Lord 
Jesus,   Amen. 
*Kyrie 

'Assurance  of  Pardon 
•Praise;   Leader  —  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  -  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever. 
'Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 
Poem;   "For  My  Mother" 
Adult  Moment 
Foem:   "To  Mother" 

Hymn  No,  6   "This  Is  My  Father's  World" 
Call  to  Prayer;   Leader  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
People  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Leader  -  Let  us  pray. 
Morning  Prayer 
Offering 
Offertory 
^Doxclogy  -  page  382 


Poem.:   "You're  Like  a  Mother  to  Me" 

Anthem:  "King  of  the  Jungle/Swing  Low,  Sweet  Chariot" 

Poem:   "Mom" 

Scripture:   Proverbs  3L:  15-31 

Sermon:   "Devotion  of  a  Mother" 

Poem:   "Because  It's  Mother's  Day" 
*Invitat.ior;.-iL  Hymn  No.  634   "Oh,  How  I  Love  Jesus" 
■Closing  Chimes 

•Prayer  to  Mother 

"Benedict  ion 
"Postlude 
♦■+  +  +*+       "Congregation  Standing     +  +  +  +  +  + 
The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 

Mr.  fir  Mrs.  Paul  Campbell  in  memory  of  Mr.  &  Mrs.  James 

Christy. 
John  Penrod  of  the  Youth  Fellowship  will  greet  our  members 

and  guests  at  the  door  this  morning. 
Ushering  today  are  Alta  Kradel,  Lois  Stokes,  Donna  Stewart, 

and  Alma  Dally, 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Bonnie  Gannon. 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Joe  Youngblood. 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  107  with  6  visitors. 
Dick  Mangel  and  Bill  Snyder  will  be  visiting  the  hospital 

this  week. 
Hospitalized: 

VBS  meeting  will  be  held  on  Monday  evening  at  7:00  P-M,   We 

need  all  teachert  helpers,  etc.  there. 
Laymen's  Dinner  will  be  held  Hay  17th  at  6:30  P.M.  at  Grace 

Church  in  Harmony.   This  is  Ladles  Night.   See  Jake 

Harmon  for  tickets.   The  price  is  $5.00  each. 
Next  Sunday  the  Youth  will  be  serving  coffee  and  donuts 

after  Sunday  School  and  before  church.   Take  a  rr.inut^ 

and  have  a  donut  with  them. 
Rev.  Ralph  Partelow  will  be  with  us  next  Sunday  for  the 

morning  worship  service.   He  will  be  leaving  for 

Africa  again  in  August. 
Soup  &  Sandwich  Luncheon  will  be  sponsored  by  rhe  Youth 

for  next  Sunday  after  church.   I  hope  you  will  take  the 

time  to  join  us  for  lunch.   It  will  also  give  you  an 

opportunity  to  visit  with  Rev.  Partelow. 
At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 

each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your  life. 

The  altar  is  open  to  everyone.   This  invitation  gives  the 

opportunity  to  accept  Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate,  or 

to  seek  counseling.   The  pastor  will  assist  vou  if  F^u 


deal  re . 


St.  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler,  Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  May  20,  1990 

Rev.  Ralph  Partelow,  Guest  Speaker 
Mr.  Robert  Welsenstein,  Youth  Director 
Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Acolytes:   Chris  Shearer  and  Mike  Brinker 

+  +++  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  1-4-  +  +  +  +  +  + 

ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Announcements 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 
Prayer  Requests 

•Processional  Hymn  No.  658   "0  Zion,  Haste,  Thy  Mission 

High  Fulfilling" 
•Ascription 
•Call  to  Worship: 

Pastor  -  0  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness: 

fear  before  Him  all.  the  earth. 
People  -  Say  among  the  heathen  that  the  Lord  reigneth: 

the  world  also  shall  be  established  that  It 

shall  not  be  moved;   He  shall  judge  the 

people  righteously. 
Pastor  —  For  He  cometh,  for  He  cometh  to  judge  the 

earth . 
People  -  He  shall  judge  the  world  with  righteousness 

and  the  people  with  all  His  truth! 
•Prayer  of  Invocation  (In  Unison)   We  thank  Thee,  our 
Father,  for  Thy  Son,  who  taught  us  that  our  field  is 
the  world.  We  marvel  how  the  whole  world  was 
encompassed  in  His  view,  even  as  He  walked  within  the 
narrow  boundaries  of  Palestine.   We  cast  down  our  eyes 
in  Shame,  for  the  isolated  and  parochial  smallness  of 
our  awn  vision.   Grant  unto  us  broad  vistas,  that  We 
may  see  In  this  our  age,  the  wide  doors  of  opportunity 
standing  open  befcre  us.   We  pray  that  with  the  vast 
means  at  our  disposal,  we  may  seize  the  opportunities 
to  send  forth  Thy  truth,  and  participate  in  new  and 
strengthened  witness,  and  Christian  service,  to  the 
ends  of  the  earth;  through  Him,  who  has  already  gone 
before  us  to  make  ready  His  way,  we  pray.    Amen- 


•Praise:   Pastor  -  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  —  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever ■ 
•Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 

Children's  Moment  ■  -  it '  '■' 

Hymn  No.  €61   "Rescue  the  Perishing" 

Pastoral  Prayer  —  fi  n  *-  ' '// 

Giving  of  our  Tithes  and  Offerings 

Offertory 
•Doxology  -  page  382 

Anthem :   "Something" 

Scripture:   philippi&ns  1;  1-11 

Sermon:   "Missions  Is  A  Partnership" 
•Hymn  of  Invitation  No.  659   ''We've  a  Story  to  Tell  to 

the  Nations" 
•Closing  Chimes 
"Benediction 
"Postlude 

++++++         *Congregation  Standing     +  +  +  +  +  +- 

The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 

Mr.  4  Mrs.  Marty  Henry  in  honor  of  their  daughter 

Michelle's  marriage  yesterday. 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Carl  Hollefreund  Jr.  will  greet  our  members 

and  guests  at  the  door  this  morning. 
Ushering  today  are  Chuck  Pedersen,  Nicole  Merrison,  Anna 

Gonzalez  and  Scott  Bart . 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Marge  Smiley. 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Mike  Roper. 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  111  with  15  visitors. 
Sandy  Sheppeck  and  Kathy  Goda  will  be  visiting  the 
■v    hospital  this  week. 
^Mtosptialized:   Mildred  Wiles  in  BMH. 

f  SOUP  &  SANDWICH  luncheon  will  be  served  immediately 
'  following  the  service  today  in  Rehoboth  Hall.   This  is 

sponsored  by  the  Youth  Group.   All  proceeds  from  this 
will  go  toward  Rev.  Partelow's  missions. 
We  express  our  "thanks"  to  the  youth  for  doing  the 

service  last  Sunday.   Well  done!   We  appreciate  all  of 
your  efforts  and  willingness  to  service  the  church. 
We  hope  you  will  join  the  Youth  between  Sunday  School  and 
Church  today  for  some  coffee  and  donuts.   This  will  be 

>   served  in  Rehoboth  Hall. 
A  Lay  Reader  is  need  for  the  TV  taping  on  June  6th.   If 
you  are  interested  in  doing  this,  please  see  the  office. 


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St,  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler ,  Pennsylvania 
Rev,  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  May  27,  199C 

Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Acolytes:   Mike  Brinker  and  Chris  Shearer 

4-  +  +  ++*--l-  +  ++  +  +  +  +  t  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  t  +  +  4-  +  + 

ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 

Prelude 

Chiming  of   the  Hour 

Announcements 

Congregational  Greeting 

Joys 

Prayer  Requests 
'Processional  Hymn.  No.  690  "America  the  Beautiful" 
•Ascription. 
'Invocation 
"■Pledge  of  Allegiance  to  the  Christian  Flag 

"I  pledge  allegiance  to  the  Christian  flag, 
and  to  the  Savior  for  whose  kingdom  it  stands, 
one  brotherhood,  uniting  all  mankind  in 
service  and  love," 

Hymn  No.  687   "God  of  Our  Fathers" 

Morning  Prayer 

Offering 

Offertory 
*Doxology  -  page  382 

Anthem;   "Rattle  Hymn  of  the  Republic" 

Scripture:   Joshua  4:  1-9 

Sermon;   "These  Stones"  * 

"Our  Memorial  Day  Response" 
•pledge  of  Allegiance  to  the  American  Flag 
"Closing  Hymn  "God  Bless  America"    (sing  through  twice) 

God  bless.  America,  land  that  I  love 
Stand  beside  her,  and  guide  her 
Thru  the  night  with  a  light  from  above 
From  the  mountain,  to  the  prairies,  to 

the  oceans  white  with  foam 
God  bless  America,  My  home  sweet  home, 
God  bless  America,  My  home  sweet  home. 

*Taps 

"Benediction 
*Postlude 

*  *  +  +  +  ■♦      ^Congregation  Standing      +  +  +  *  + 


The  beautiful  flowers:  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 

Mr,  &  Mrs.  Jim  Gannon  and  family  in  memory  of  Loved  Ones. 
Mrs.  Fanchon  Hindman  will  greet  our  members  and  guests 

at  the  door  this  morning. 
Serving  as  Ushers  today  are  Dick  Mangel,  Donley  Martin, 

Don  Kingsley  and  Dick  Dally. 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Catherine  Johnston, 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  9B  with  10  visitors. 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Dick  Dally. 
Paul  Riemer  and  Donley  Martin  will  be  visiting  the  hospital 
this  week, 
i^Hospi  talized:   Mildred  Wiles  in  BMH  and  Harry  Davis  in 
Mercy  Hospital  in  Pittsburgh 
Mrs.  Lavere  Nulph  in  BMH 


> 


e  are  in  need  of  a  Lay  Header  for  the  TV  taping  on  June 
6th.  If  you  would  like  to  volunteer,  please  see  Bev . 
Link. 

This  week  the  Pastor  and  several  men  from  our  church  will 
be  attending  the  Moody  Pastor's  Conference.   If  you  have 
a  need  or  concern,  please  get  in  touch  with  Ginny  at 
the  church  office  or  at  home. 
^S^NEXT  SUNDAY;;   Altar  communion  will  be  observed  and  we  will 
also  recognize  anyone  graduating  from  high  school  or 
college.   Please  get  this  information  into  the  office. 
At  this  time  we  have  not  heard  of  anyone  graduating, 

UPCOMING  DATES  TO  REMEMBER: 


June  4 
^    6 


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Benevolence  Committee  meeting  at  7  P.M. 
Council  meeting  at  7  P.M. 

VBS  Fre-registration  will  be  held  at  7  P.M. 
followed  with  the  making  of  a  "sundae." 
Come  and  pre-register  early  and  have  sone 
fun  and  fellowship  with  the  VBS  staff. 
Finance  ccrirnittee  nesting  at  7  P.M. 


ELDERS  -  don't  forget  your  scheduled  meeting  on  June  7 
at  6:30  P.M.   This  is  important!!! 


Have  a  safe  and  happy  holiday  weekend! 


COMMUNITY  BIBLE  CHURCH   -   SAGAMORE,   PA, 

.  rem  5,  199* 

PRELUDE 
GREETINGS/JOYS/ANNOITNCEMENTS/PRAYER  W 

QUESTS 

•HYMN 

RESPONSIVE  SCBIPTUHE 

OFFERING /PRAYER 

•DOXOLOGY 

PASTOBAL  FRAYER 

HYMN 

SCHIFTPRE:     JOSHUA  ttll-9 

SERMON!      "THESE  STONES"     -  ST.   PAUL'S 

BTJTLER  5/2790 

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ANYONE  SEE  THOZ  STONES  MAY  WEL  ASK  =  WAT  MEAN  THEZ  STONES?? 

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BUT  IN  ORDER  2B  FREE  THER  IS  A  PRICE  23  PAID 

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WE  KNO  TRUTH  THRU  HIM  ft  HE  PAID  PRICE  4US  2KN0  TH/TRUTH 

THAT  PRICE  WAS  HIS  BETH  ON  TH/CROSS 
HE  WAS  OBEDIENT, EVEN  TO  DETH  ON  TH/CR8S  AS  P  STATE  IT 

OBEDIENCE  IS  WAT  G  WANTS  FR/THOZ  WHO  FOLO  HIM 
IT  MEANS  SACRIFIC  &  DENIAL  OF  TB/VBEES   OF  TH/WORLD 

(ILTTS  OF  G.  VASHTNTON  ft  SPEECH  TO  MEN  ON  HAY  ISLAND) 

ST  '4STIC  REMAPK=MEM  DAY  GIVS  US  WEEKEND  SO  CAN  HAV  7DAYS  OF 

—  BLUE  LIGHT  SPECIALS 

"THIS  LIBERTY  WILL  LOOK  EASY  WHEN  NOBODY  DIES  TO  GET  IT 

WHAT  MEAN  THESE  STONES??? 
D-DAY  ft  STONES  IN  CEMETARIES  IN  EURBPE  ft  AMERICA 
EACH  STONE  IS  REMINDER  OF  A  LIFE  LIVED  ft  OF  TH/PRICE  PAID  FOR 
OUR  FREEDOM 
BUT  UNFORTUNATELY,  IT  HAS  BCUM  A  FPEDUM  2F0RGET  WAT  FREDUM  COSTS 

(ILUS  GRAVE  OF  FORGOTTEN  SOLDIER'S  GRAVE) 

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THEY  SET  UP  MEM  KNOWN  ONLY  AS  =THESE  STONES 

WE  R  REMIND  OF  OUR  FREEDOM  BY  OBSERV  OF  D-DAY  REMINDERS  ft  OTHR 
BATTLES 

BUT  WE  NEED  2B  REMIND  OF  CUR  FREEDOM  WH/HAS  BIN  BOT  ft  PAID  FOR 
W/THE  BLOOD  OF  JS  XP 
WE  NEED  TO  THANK  G  h   TH/FREEDOM  WH/IS  OURS  THRU  XP 
THER  IS  NO  STON  2KARK  THAT  DETH  ft  WE  CAN  ONLY  PICTUR  A  CROSS 
ON  A  HILL 
AND  WAT  MEANS  THAT  CROSS??? 
GREATER  HIV  HATH  NO  MAN  THAN  THIS,  THAT  A  MAN  LAY  DOWN  HIS 
LIFE  FOR  HIS  FRIENDS 


THEY'LL  NEVER  GET  IT 

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F  "eo  wud  knn  who  fj  ^a — - 
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(Ilus  Q  Wash,   Hay  Island  &  Rev  Max) 

1H0  VTL  FOLD  ME  FURTHS    ,N0  CHANS   OF  VlZYSt  ,h  ?y 
I  Z-.Y.  KUNtNC  GLCEY  OR  GAIN, 03  LAIIRLS  RETBRNTHG  , 

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!  (  Z  AT  V/.LY  i'OUG 

/weary  soldiers  prepard   2bury  a  ded   comrad,Gen  V/ash   faced 
them  w/thotful  fc  bittr  words: 
THIS   LIBERTY  '..'II   LK  EAST  BY  &  3Y  WEK  NOBOM   DYE   ?  SET  IT 

Mem  weekedn  givs   us   ^  days  of  3ue  Lite   Specials 

(Hun   doldter  E    erav  no   flag, flours) 
Memorial  was  known  ss  »THESI  STORES 

we  remind  cost    freedom  by  Mem  Day, need  2P  remind    freedom  hav 
thru  Js  Xp 
this  holiday.this  wkend  need  thank  S  '-freedom  as  natin, 
hut  especially  freedom  wh/ours  thru  Js   Xp 


:ir  Keaiori) 

In  Fay  of   ffir'   i'    w9r   decreed  by  b   Genral    Logan  that  all   of  the 
graves   of  Union  soldiesa  be   decorated   -  thus   Decoration  Day 

Tn   the  National  Cemetary  at   Arlington,    Va  acmes   the   Potomac 

-    fron  Wnehinjn^OB   the    first    formal  observance   of   the  day 
w       held,   toy  ;-30,   iyfi8 

The  speaker  was  General  James  A  Garfield  a  member  of   the   House 
of  Representatives  and  later  President  of  the  United  states, 

A  gifted  orator  he  said  anion?  other  things: 
IF  SILENCE    IS    EVER  GCLBFN,    IT  MUST  tVES  OF 

FIFTEEN  THCUEAHD  KEN  WHCEE  LIVES  WEHE  MOKE  SIGNIFICANT  THAN 

VHIGH  CAM   Nl 
EH  WORDS  ME  MAKE  PROMISES ,   PLIGHT  FAITH,   PRAIEF.  VTR* 
THE.     PROMISES  MAY  NOT  BE  KEPT;   PLIGHTED  FAITH  MAY  BE  BROKEN! 

3E  ONLY  THE  OOKNIHa  MASK  OF  VISE.     WE   DC  NOT 
'.,    ONE  FLEDGE  THEY  GAVE,    OKI 
THEY  SPCKEiBUT  WE  DO  KNOW  THEY  SUMMED  UP  AND  t  CNF. 

T  VIRTUES   OF  HEN  AND  CITIZENS.     FOB  LOVE 
CF  COUNTRY  THEY   ACCEPTED  DEATH,   AND  THUS  RESOLVED  ALL  DOUBTS, 
AND  MADE  IMMORTAL    I  IOTISH  AND  VIRTUE. 

IF  EACH  GRAVE  HAD  A  VOICE    PC  TELL  OS  WHAT  ITS   SILENT  TENANT 
::eard  on  earth  m  MIGHT  STAND,  WITH  UNCOVERED 

HEADS,    AND  B  'AR WHAT  OTHER  SPOT 

iT  RESTING  PLACE  AS  THIS,    UNDER  TH"  SHADO 

CF  THE  OATTTO]  tEEIS  VALOR'  ,  I    rM~ 

....... 

"•/■  REST,  ASLEEP  ON  THE  NAT* 

Later,  around  1PP?   the  name  was  changed  from  "*coration  Pay  to 
Memorial  Pay,   Mill  Carleton  wrote  a  poem  which  was  read  at 
;   1st  all  observances.  He  called  it,  "Cover  Them  Over  it-. 
Heautiful  71  wers" 
Cover  them  over  with  beautiful  flowers, 
Deck  them  with  garlands,  those  brothers  of  ours. 
Lying  so  silent  by  night  and  by  day, 
Sleeping  the  years  of  their  manhood  away. 

then  the  meed  they  have  won  in  the  pa   ; 
Give  them  the  honors  their  future  forecast; 
Give  them  the  chaplets  thev  won  in  the  strife* 
Give  them  the  laurels  they  lost  with  their  life. 
Chorus  -  Cover  them  over,  yes,  cover  them  over, 
Parent  and  husband,  brother  and  lover. 
Crown  in  your  hearts  those  dead  heroes  of  ours. 
Cover  them  over  with  heautiful  flowers. 


/  ones" 

Scripture;  Joahtia  !*:±-'- 
(Ilua  of  bay  and  Washington  Kunswnt) 

This  exampl  why  G  had  peo  Is.  mark  Cros  of  Jotfdn  as  they  did. 
&  it   exarap  why  Josh   tuk  partic  care  2infnrm  peo  of  import  of 
wat    they   did 
t      L.  2mil  peo,inclu^  m  en/wonm/c  hi  Id  rn  cpm  2edg  Jord  R  wen    flad 
■l,l/L  direc  pr  who  bear  Ark   shun,  step  in2  Hivr 
th/eoman  no  raak  sens, but   then  G   duant  alway  do  wat   logicl 
R-  Iaites  lernd   this  on  sevrl  previus  ocasins 
Jus  as  G  cans  Heri:  Sea  stop   ^lo^so  etop  Jordn  2ceas   jus  as  wel 
but  on  this  ocasin  Isites  ver  2niark   this  crce  as  remindr  ?all 
futur  genratina 
So  Josh  vritep=VHa  1-3=RKAD 
ther.  read  Jnsh   did  wat  G  enmand  him  2do-Vss  4-;'~ 
^ntir^this  not   jua   one   ^tnn  rep  all   then* It   l?-one    fr/ea  trib 
m   thia  w^v  all   th/natin  had  a  reprsentatin  in  this  men, 
Jnf-h  awar  tim  wud  cum  wen  ehlldra   pro  un  wud  quest  why  men  had 
bin  observ  so  Josh  expl-Vs  £=PTAp 
th/reaan  k  th/stons  is  as  a  mem  Bom  wat  G  dir1  morac  &  Josh  xta 
stat   this  in  7s  7*] 
&  then   read  peo  obed»Va  8«HEAD 

tread  Joeh  had  IP  wton  rait»d  Kid  Jordn=(?xpl  2  meme} 
Josh  wot  of   this-  Va   SB   *   J    thla    tru   of  wen  wrot 
if   -ead   on  in  chap  C  pr  cam  out  of  watr  aftr  peo  pas  ovr  h  in, 
Vfi  19  - 
Vs  20  -  read  of  Josh   erec  mem  of  1?  stons 
Josh  apin  instrue  concern   quest   of  ther  childrn  &  th/reasn  't 
do   this   in  Vss  21-24  -  HEAD 

librl  scholr  &  no  Bliev  this  inciden  had  much  meant3cue 
mos  histry  tak  plae  Byon  this  area 
he  ovrlk  Jn  Bap  minstry  a  Ja  hap  at   thie   plae) 

■elS  mem  in  mid  Rivr  bin  swep  away  by   tim  Jn/Ja  cam  on  scan 
but  I  wud  apeculat  othr  mem  on  bank  of  Jordo  w&a  stil  ther 
■?   -  ther  ?  perhap  many  means  we  cud  aply 
But  T  Hliev   Lfrer  R  2basic   reaens   f;ivn   -  both  of  them  R  spiritul 

-that   peo  of  Is  wud  kno  who  S  is 
th/only  othr  ocasin  when  th/then  kno  worl  had  kno  of  such  mirae 
event  wae  wen  Isites  cam  out  of  KaixSaa  Egypt   S.  Red   Sea  partd 
so  they  cud  cros 
Mow  who  cud   do  such  a  raity  deedC 
only  One  who  was  completly  supraaturl 
all  th/othr  so  ealld="frod*  of  man'hnevr  perform  any  mirac   feats 

such  as  1  .     ..  ,.    _..       ,  - 

thie   pruvd   that  G  of  laitaa  was  '*real   F-  this  la   th/testimoniai 

wh/joah   (riv  peo  aB  read  7s  23*1 
SBCCKDs=2nd   reasn  was  2dsaiatrat   thoa  who   ^long  2-G  R   free 
3 


2/ 


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/troe 
.tas  evr  bin   E&a  wil    Ria  peo  ahudE   free 
out   in  ordr  ?3   free   ther  ia  was  a  pric   , 
rric   alway  has  bin  E^  wils  obedienc 
Th/laites  wef  askd  2obey  ?,  3  sed  wud  do  wondrus   things  ^thera 
uem  mirac   examp  of   fulfil   that  prom 
;    freedm  coasts  t<  thia    fre^dm  no  exceptin 
Ja  sod.YE  SHAL  KIJC  I 
He  was  the/truth  a  is   nrdr   2hav  th/frspdm  He  prom  it  cost  lif  of 
diBCiplshlpfafxtiijfainid  of  ohed  ?  Him 
2do  that  means  th/sacr  of  thAur  of  th/worl  R-  all  its  charms 
out  natin  was   fnded  upon  th/truth  of  folo  G  ^  America  Beam   fre 
(Ilua  Geo  Wash   Kay  Island  &■  stacienS  bout  peo  ^fjet) 
.Jumone  aaxcastdy  sed-tfem   Cay  Rivs  us  wkend   so  can  hav  3days  of 
Blua  Lite  Speeila 

'ibrty  wil  Ik  easy  wen  nobody  has  2dy  2get  itr' 
Vow  tru  thoa  wcrri.= 
Wat   "ean  Thes:   f.tones"   -  ea  iston  in  ea  cemtry  is   th/mem  of  a  lif 

1  i  v<"    u:.:nn    thlF    erth 

(toiaa  wh/mark   th/p-ravs  Q*"  soldi)  yd   in  battl   R  a  mem 

of   th/pric    ud    '4freedr; 
UttfortlUiaM  i*^1  our   freedm  2  '(pet  wat   our   freedm  cost 

(Tlus  of  soldier's  gran?  UttBarkd  hv   HaF/fleswra) 

G   didnt  want   Etta  peo  ?   V^t   th/fr«frda  wb/was   thers   aftr  ^hey  cam 
in^    th/pronlsd   land 
they  ^ct  up  thia  men-  simply  kno  ae  = 
we  H  remd   of  th/coot   ^f   our    'reedm  sa   oh^erv  daya   such  as  Mara 
Day 
3ut  we  need  ?  "*  remind    in   our  eh*a   or  th/cost  of  th/freedm  we  hav 
thru  Ja  y.js 
fie  kbv   Himself  completly  so   that  we  can  hav  that  srecil   relatEhi 

.,ie  holiday, thiff  wkend,   we   need  ?thank  G  '*   th/freedei  we  enjrv 
as  a  natin ttout  eapecily  th/freedm  wh/ours   thru  Ja  Xp 


"These  "tones" 

"cripture:  Joshua  '+:l-° 

(Illustration  of  boy  and  remark  about  'vashinrfon  Monument) 

Judge  John  Lomenzo  took  a  friend's  young  son  on  a  sight-seeinr  tour  of  Washington,  D.C. 
'hen  they  pot  to  the  L.Jasbington  Monument  the  space-aged,  missile  minded  voung  boy  stared 
at  it  for  a  while  and  then  said,  "They'll  never  fret  it  off  the  guound." 

This  is  an  example  of  why  God  had  the  people  of  Israel  mark  the  crossin?  of  the  Jordan  as 

they  did.   And  it  is  an  example  of  why  Joshua  took  particular  care  to  inform  the  people  of 

the  importance  of  what  they  were  doing. 

About  two-million  people,  including  the  women  and  children  had  come  to  the  edge  of  the  Jordan 

Piver  when  it  was  at  flood  stage.   The  Lord  had  directed  that  the  priests  bearinr  *he  Ark  of 

the  Covenant  should  step  into  the  Piver.   The  command  didn't  make  much  sense,  but  then  God 

doesn't  always  do  what  seems  to  be  the  most  logical,   ^nd  the  Israelites  had  learned  this 

lesson  on  several  previous  occasions.   Just  as  God  had  caused  the  Tied  ,~ea  to  stop  flowing,  so 

He  caused  the  Piver  Jordan  to  cease  as  well,   But  on  this  occasion  the  Israelites  were  to 

mark  this  crossing  as  a  reminder  to  all  future  generations.   So  Htx   Joshua  writes,  (Pead 

verses  1-3).   Then  we  read  that  Joshua  did  what  God  had  commanded  him  to  do,  (Pead  verses  k 

and  5).  Notice,  that  this  was  not  to  be  ,iust  one  stone  to  represent  all  of  the  nation  of 

Israel,  but  it  was  to  be  1?  stones,  one  from  each  tribe.   In  this  way  ALL  of  the  nation  had 

a  representation  in  thi"  memorial. 

Joshua  was  aware  that  a  time  would  come  when  the  children  growing  up  would  question  whv  this 

memorial  had  been  observed.   So  Joshua  explains,  (Pead  verse  s).   The  reason  for  the  stones 

is  as  a  remorial  because  of  what  God  did  miraculously  and  Joshua  states  this  in  the  7th  verse, 

(Kead  this  verse).   Then  we  read  that  the  people  were  obedient,  {verse  S,  ?ead  this),  and  we 

read  that  Joshua  had  13  stones  raided  in  the  middle  of  the  Jordan.   At  this  point  we  need  $o 

add  that  these  are  not  the  same  12  stones  spoken  of  thus  far  in  this  chapter.   Actually  there 

were  two  piles  of  stones  set  up  as  a  memorial.   The  twelve  men  chosen  to  carry  the  stones 

accross  the  Jordan  did  so.   Rut  Joshua  also  had  12  stones  taken  from  the  rvierbed  at  the 

place  where  that  Ark  sat  while  the  reople  were  crossing  over,   Joshua  then  took  t^ose  stones, 

(and  probably  with  others  as  a  substructure),  raised  those  12  stones  above  the  water  to  be 

seen  by  an"  and  all  who  passed  that  this  was  a  special  memorial.   Joshua  writing  of  this  says 

simply,  "And  they  are  there  unto  this  day,"  verse  9B.   As  of  when  he  wrote  this,  the  stones 

in  the  middle  of  the  River  Jordan  were  still  there. 

Peading  on  in  this  chapter  we  see  that  the  priests  came  out  of  the  water  after  the  people  had 

alll  passed  over  and  in  the  19th  verse  we  read,  "And  the  people  came  up  out  of  Jordan  on  the 
tenth  day  of  the  first  month,  and  encamped  in  Gilgal,  in  the  east  border  of  Jericho,"  verse 
19. 
Now,  we  read  of  Joshua  erecting  the  memorial  of  the  12  stones  taken  from  the  River  Jordan  by 
a  member  of  each  of  the  1?  tribes,  (Pead  verse  20).   Joshua  again  instructs  concerning  the 
cuestioning  of  their  children  and  the  reason  for  doing  this  as  we  read  in  verses  21-?'+. 
Incidentally,  T  happened  to  be  reading-  what  some  liberal  Biblical  scholar  had  to  say  about 
this  incident,  and  his  statement  had  to  do  with  tinxfatKt  hi=;  thinking  that  this  incident  didn'1 


most  of 
have  much  meaning,  because^the  history  of  the  Jews  took  place  far  removed  from  the  Jordan 
River.   But  what  this  man  was  not  taking  into  consideration  was  that  the  ministry  of  John 
the  Baptist  took  place  in  this  stretch  of  the  Jordan  and  it  was  here  that  Jesus  was  baptized. 
Tt  may  well  be  that  the  monument  in  the  middle  of  the  Jordan  had  been  swept  away  by  the 
flood  waters  o*  the  Jordan  by  the  time  John  and  Jesus  came  on  the  scene.   But  I  would  be 
willing  to  speculate  that  the  memorial  on  the  bank  of  the  Jordan  was  still  there. 

"■■hat  mean  fhese  Stones?"  There  are  perhaps  many  meanings  we  could  apply.   But  T  believe 
there  are  two  basic  reasons  riven.   Both  oF  them  are  spiritual.  The  first  is  that  the  peo- 
ple of  Israel  would  know  who  God  is.   The  only  other  occasion  where  the  then  known  world  had 
known  of  such  a  miraculous  event  was  when  the  Israelites  came  out  of  Tvgypt  and  the  Ped  Tea 
was  parted  so  they  could  cross.   Now  who  could  do  such  a  mighty  deed?  Only  One  who  was  com- 
pletely supernatural.   All  of  the  other  so  called  pods  of  man  never  performed  any  miraculous 
feati  such  as  this.   This  porved  that  the  God  of  the  Israelites  was  for  real.   This  testimony 
ial  is  what  Joshua  is  giving  the  people  as  we  read  in  the  ?3rd  verse,  (Pead  this). 
The  second  reason  was  to  demonstrate  that  those  who  belonged  to  God  were  free.   God  created 
man  to  bn  free.   It  has  ever  been  His  will  that  His  people  should  be  free.   3ut  in  order  to 
be  free,  there  was  a  price  to  be  paid.   That  price  always  was  and  always  will  be  obedience. 
The  Israelites  were  asked  to  obey  and  God  said  He  would  do  wondrous  things  for  them. 
This  was  a  miraculous  example  of  the  fulfillment  of  that  promise.   But  freedom  costs,  and 

this  freedom  was  no  exception.   Jesus  said,  "Ye  shall  know  the  truth  and  the  truth  shall  set 
you  free." 

He  was  the  truth  and  in  order  to  have  the  freedom  He  promised  it  costs  a  life  of  disciple- 
ship;  of  obedience  to  Him.   To  do  that  means  the  sacrifice  of  the  lure  of  the  world  and  all 
its  charms.   Cur  nation  was  founded  upon  the  truth  of  following  God  and  America  became  free. 
( Illustration  of  George  Washington  and  future  cost  of  freedom) 

Cm  Hay  Island  during  the  Revolutionary  War  some  hungry  and  dispirited  mm  soldiers  dragged 
themselves  and  their  wounded  comrades  into  an  old  barn.   The  tide  of  battle  was  against 
then  and  they  were  discouraged.   At  that  moment  General  George  \>ashinn:ton  entered  the  barn 

ra-/e  then  the  truth  about  their  situation.   He  said,  "T  promise  t'  ose  who  will  follow 
me  further,  no  chance  of  victory ,  for  bv  mv  God,  I  see  none;  no  rlory  or  gain,  or  laurels 
returning-  home^hut  rather  wounds  and  deat*iT  cold  and  disease  and  hunger T  and  w-j^toyg  <-,-, 
come  sucn  as  this,  with  our  bloody  trail  in  the  snow,  and  no  end  to  it  till  vou  shovel 
each  otHer  in  with  those  at  Valley  "nm>!"  '  " 

*FTPre~ weirv  soldiers  metered  to  burv  a  dead  comrade.  General  Washington  faced  them  with 
thoughtful  and  bitter  words:  "This  liberty  will  look  easy  by  and  by  when  nobody  Jies  to 
get_  it."  ""  "      '   '  " 

Someone  sarcastically  said  recently,  "Memorial  Day  gives  us  a  weekend  so  we  can  have  three 

days  of  Blue  Light  specials."  "This  liberty  will  look  easy  when  nobody  dies  to  get  it." 

How  true  those  words.   "vfoat  mean  These  ^tones'?"  Each  stone  in  each  cemetary  la  the  memorial 

of  a  life  lived  upon  this  earth.   Those  stones  which  mark  the  graves  of  soldiers  who  died  in 

battle  are  a  memorial  of  the  price  paid  for  our  freedom.   Unfortunately,  it  has  become  our 

freedom  to  forget  what  our  freedom  has  cost. 

(Illustration  of  soldiers  grave  unmarked  by  a  flag) 

Recently  I  was  in  a  cemetary  and  noted  the  flags  flying  beside  the  grave  of  those  who  served 
in  our  armed  forced.   I  happened  to  walk  past  an  old,  weathered  tombstone  of  a  lonei^ave 


-3- 

bv  itself.   There  war  no  evidence  that  this  man  had  any  family  or  relatives  buried  near  or 
around  him.   The  tombstone  looked  like  one  of  ttose  old  white  marble  types.   The  lettering 
was  almost  obliterated,  and  actually  there  were  only  two  lines  which  had  been  carved  on  it. 
The  top  line  listed  the  nan's  name  as  Private  so  and  so.   And  the  next  line  simply  pave 
the  date  or   his  death,   «BF«x»3tsxsxxBt«it»K  sometime  in  1908.   Here  was  a  veteran  perhaps  of 
the  Civil  War,  or  the  Spanish  American  War,  or  who  just  served  in  the  army  of  his  counrty 
and  died  while  in  the  service.   But  he  was  forgotten.   No  flag,  no  reminder  that  heserved 
his  country. 

God  didn't  want  Etta  people  to  forget  the  freedom  which  was  tkeirs  after  they  came  into  the  5bca 

Promised  Land.   They  set  up  this  memorial  simply  known  as  "These  atones."   :e  are  reminded  of 

the  cost  of  our  freedom  as  we  observe  days  such  as  Memorial  Day.   Ru£  we  need  to  be  reminded 

in  our  churches  of  the  cost  of  the  freedom  we  have  throueh  Jesus  Christ.  :!e  gave  Himself 

completely  so  that  we  can  have  that  special  relationship  with  God.   This  holdiay,  this  weekend 

we  need  to  thank  God  for  the  freedom  we  enjoy  as  a  nation,  but  especially  the  freedom  which 

is  ours  throup-h  Christ. 


St*  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler i  Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Ralph  Link*  Pastor  June  3,  1990 

Mr.  Robert  Weisenstein,  Liturgist 
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ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

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Announcements 
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Prayer  Requests 
"Processional  Hymn  No.  147  "Spirit  of  God,  Descend 

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Call  to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
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Pastor  -  Let  us  pray. 
Morning  Prayer 

Giving  of  our  Tithes  and  Offerings 
Offertory 
'Dcxology  -  page  382 

Communion  Hymn  No.  162   "Holy  Ghost t   With  Light  Divine" 
■Invitation  to  Communion  ' 

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♦Institution  and  Consecration  of  the  Elements 
Distribution  of  the  Bread  Iwhen  all  are  assembled  at  the 
rail,  everyone  kneel  or  stand,  and  please  take  a  piece 
of  bread) 
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*Prayer  of  Thanksgiving 
Anthem:   "The  Green  Cathedral" 
Scripture:   I  Thessalonlans  4:14-18 
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the  door  this  morning. 

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P^OPL  OF  TH/PHILPINEG:I   KAV  RETURND«    BY  TH/GHAG   OF   ALMITY  GOD,    OUfi 
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(Statistics  about  prophecies  of  Jesus ) 

PROM  OCUPY  ONE  ETFT8  OF  SOOT  &  2ND  C!T*  PfiIRD  THAT  \  -  rth 

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IN  HIS  2ND  CUM 

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'ill.   Jg   TBEH  SPK   EVENTS    CDNECT  W/2ND  CUW 
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AMES     TO  ONE  OUT  OF  25 

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Titus  lfl-2 
2  Peter  3S3-4 

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'"That  Other  Promise" 
Scripture-   1  Thesealonians  ^:l^-lP 

Iub  Nac^rthur  ft  return  2  Philippines) 
tlcn  Mac    forcd  evac   phils  eevrl  yrs   B^.but  prior  2departur  had 
prom   -  I  SKAL  RETBEFt 
it   on  spring  day  much  lik   thi?  one, sum  2K  yrs  afro  Jr  stud   on 
hi led d   outbid  Jeru  talk   ?dscips 
bin  w/them  ^o  days  sine  aros    fr/tomb  p.   now  giv   final   instrucs 
Lk   tel  ua^Actfi   li$    - 
Vaa  10-H»REAE 
term=In  Lik  Mannr  in  firk  means=In   this    fashin»th/sanie 
So  here  C  prom  made  of  sumth  2hapn  in  futur  in  exacly   s&m  way 
it  pertain  ?prom  of  futur   tin 
Throut  histry  of  peo  of  Is  G  made  prom  of  com  Mesiah-A  Delivrer 
now, this  is   that   othr  prom  vh/calld  2nd  wominp1 
fllus  of  statistics   fr/Scrp  boat  prophs  of  Js) 
this  ehud  giv  ua   ruf  idea  of  import  G  plac  on  2nd  Coming  of  Lord 

this  is   actuly  2stap  fvprt 
1st  part  or  stage  is  wat  P  writ  bout  in  our  .^crip 
We  R  liv   in  wit  kno  as  Ch   Age  acord  G's   timtabl  of  events 
this  ape  wil  end   in  wat  is  kno  as^Th/paptur  of  Th/Church 
Th/word-Raptur  is   fr/  Latin  word  Siean=2  Catch   ftvay 
this  catch  away  of  Oh  wil   tak  plac  w/apear  of  Je   In   clouds  as 
p  1b  tel  here 
then  wil   folo  resur  cf  body?   of  th/ded  Rlievrs   fr/ther  E**avs 
J.   than   th/Tiv  Rlievre  vilR  caut  up  in  clouds  ft  go  inT'  hvn 
w/js 
th/un31Iev  ded  wil  remain  in  gravp/-  th/un3iievre  wil  remain 
on  th/erth 
folo  this   ther  trilB  ?vr  ^eriurf  cillri^Th/Tribulatin 
thic  wilB  7yr^  o*  mo^  horibl   tim.eE  worl  has   evr  seen 
this  7yr  neriud  wil   culmnat  in  world   war  wher  all  th/natina 
of   -:h/wori  wil  convert  on  th/natin  of  Is  -  Th/Battl  of  Arntfed 
in  rflidst   thiF  battl,Ja  wil  actuly.vi.hly ,phya  return  2erth 
^destroy  th/wickd   on  erth,2bind   S»tn,2east  th/Antixp  S>   th 
Fals  Proph  in2  Lak  op  ''ire 
&  then  He  wil  eetup  Milan  kinp-din^or  th/one-thous   yr   reifm 
All  this   Is   th/Whc  and   th/Hffl*  of  th/?nd   Corainp  of  Je  Xp 
but  sue  ask  queetin^'-Tiyt  v/hy  is  this  necesary? 
th/aner  of  eors  is  that  G  mad  this  prom  &   if  G  irad   prom  if  He 
no  keep  it  He  is  a  liar 
Did  He  ly.  whrn  prom  Kesiah  wud   cum'.     >n   proo   this   peren  wudB 
reiec?   WudB   aror , tryd  ^killd";    Wen  sed   wild    ris    fr/Grav? 
No, in  all   theather  not  one  ly 
so,if  tol   truth  in  thez  proms, why  wud  ly  bout   t'is  one? 


2/  " 

'USBt   ly.nor  can  He  ly 
writs  of  this  in  Titus  1:1-2 
"BO  quea  of  Why  2nd  Coming?  B  th/ansr  is=3c,«  G  sea  ao 
Its   His  plan.HiP  word,&  we  need   2kno  &  imdrst   it  18   2B   for  t*e 
sp  welB  &  blesine  of  thoz  who  H  His 
But  we   dont  hear  much  ™ade  of  That   Othr   Frtaie I  &  it  la  almos 
always  on   th/bakburnr  if  it   is  evn  considrd  w/m  th/Ji 
I  Bliev  th/Ch  has  bin  lulld  in?  a  sens   of  fals   securty  by 

Satn  , 

?etr  prom  this  wud  hapn  wen  wrot  in  2  Petr  5:.J-t 
wat  bettr  way  <*  Satn  2infiltrat  th/Ch  than  2hav  Blievrs  saying 

"^'her  is  7!e':  He  isn't  poing  to  come." 
I  then  we  doubt, &  fr/our  doubts  spring  unBlief,?:  we  R  unprepa 
"this  wat  Js  was  try 2say  wen  tel  parbl  of  10  wis/10  foolish 

"tt^d  of  wbl  He  say=Vatoh  therefor  ye  lino  neithr  th/day 
nor  thAour  wherin  th/Son  of  Han  Cometh,  ft  25:15 
We  B  2watch  &■  wait 

(Hub  retarded  children  &   dirty  windows) 
p  II  lkinp,  h   th/coir.inn  of  Js  again? 
He  cud  com  at  any  tin 
Ja  Himself  tol  us  2watch  &  2wait 


"That  Other  Promise" 

Scriptures  1  Thessalonians  'til't-lS 

(Illustration  of  MacArthur  returning  to  Philippines) 

On  October  20,  19'*'*,  a  voice  was  hEijrai  was  broadcast  for  all  the  people  of  a  recently 
oppressed  and  over  run  nation,"  This  is  the  Voice  of  Freedom,  General  MacArthur  speaking. 
People  of  the  Philippines:  I  have  returned.  3yt  the  Grace  of  Almighty  God,  our  forces 
KjtstiH  stand  again  on  Philippine  soil..,, The  hour  of  your  redemption  is  here. ..  .Pally  to  me." 

General  MacArthfir  was  forced  to  evacuate  from  the  Philippines  several  years  before.  But  prior 

to  his  departure  he  proclaimed,  "I  shall  return." 

It  was  on  a  spring  day,  much  like  this  day  some  two-thousand  years  ago  that  Jesus  stood  on 

a  hill  outside  cf  Jerusalem  talking  to  His  disciples,   He  had  been  with  them  <+0  days  since 

He  had  arisen  from  the  tomb  and  now  He  was  giving  them  final  instructions.   It  was  Luke  who 

recorded  these  events  for  us,  and  he  tells  us  in  Acts  1:9,  "And  when  He  had  spoken  these 
things,  while  they  beheld,  He  was  taken  up;  and  a  cloud  received  Him  out  of  t  eir  sight." 

They  continued  to  watch  where  He  had  been  and"Vhile  they  were  looking  up  staadfastly  toward  hs 
heaven  as  He  went  up,  behold,  two  pen  stood  by  them  in  white  apparel;  which  also  said, 
■Ye  men  of  Gaililee,  why  stand  ye  gazinp-  up  into  heaven?   This  sane  Jesus,  which  is  taken 
up  from  you  into  heaven  shall  so  come  in  like  manner  as  ye  have  seen  Him  £o  into  heaven.1" 
verses  10-11. 

The  term,  "In  like  Manner,"  means  in  Greek,  "in  this  fashion,  the  sane."  3o  it  is  here  that 
we  see  a  promise  made  of  something  to  happen  in  the  future  in  exactly  the  sane  way.  It  per- 
tains to  xxiiMK  a  promise  of  a  future  time.   Throughout  the  history  of  the  people  of  Israel 
God  had  mede  a  promise  of  a  coi»in^  I'e.^siah,  A  deliverer.   Now,  thi.^  is  "That  Other  Promise," 
which  is  called,  "The  Second  doming," 

f Illustration  of  statistics  from  Scripture  about  prophecies  of  Jesus) 

Prophecy  occupies  one-fifth  of  ."cripture;  and  the  Second  Coming  occupies  one-third  of  that 

one- fifth. 

Of  the  333  prophecies  concerning  Christ,  only  10Q  of  them  were  fulfilled  in  His  First 

Coming,  leaving  22k  yet  to  be  fulfilled  in  His  Second  Coming. 

Of  the  forty-six  Old  Testament  prophets,  less  than  ten  of  then  speak  of  events  in  Christls 

First  Coming,  while  thirty-six  of  them  speak  of  events  connected  with  His  Second  Coming. 

There  are  a  total  of  1,52.7  Old  Testament  paseages  referring  to  the  Second  Coming. 

There  are  7,959  verses  in  the  New  Testament,  *30  of  which  refer  directly  to  the  Second 

Coming  and  that  amounts  to  one  at   out  of  twenty-five. 

Neit  to  the  subject  of  fiith,  the  subject  of  the  Cecond  Coming  is  the  most  dominant  subject 

in  the  New  Testament. 

For  every  time  the  First  Cominir  is  mentioned  in  the  Eible,  the  Second  Coming  is  mentioned 

eight  times. 

For  every  time  the  atonement  is  mentioned  once,  the  Second  Coming  is  mentioned  twice. 

The  Lord  refers  to  His  return  twenty-one  times. 

Ken  are  exhorted  to  be  ready  for  the  return  of  Jesus  Christ  over  fifty  times. 

This  should  give  us  a  rough  idea  of  the  importance  God  places  upon  the  Second  Coming  of  the 

Lord  Jesus  Christ,   This  is  actually  a  two-stap-e  event.   The  first  part  or  stage,  is  what 

Paul  is  writing  about  in  our  Scripture.   We  are  living  in  wh?.t  la  known  as  the  Church  Age 

accordin-  to  God's  timetable  of  events.   This  age  will  end  in  what  is  known  as  "The  Rapture 

of  the  Church."  The  word  "Rapture"  comes  from  a  Latin  word  which  means  to  "Catch  away." 

This  catching  away  of  the  Church  will  take  place  with  the  appearance  of  Jesus  in  the  clouds 


believrss 
as  Paul  is  telling  here.   Then  will  follow  the  resurrection  of  the  bodies  of  the  dead  .saints! 

from  their  graves,  and  then  the  RxiMXsrxwtiBxaKgxi  believers  who  are  still  alive  on  the  earth 
will  be  caught  up  in  the  clouds  and  go  into  heaven  with  Christ.   The  unbelieving  dead  Bill 
remain  in  their  graves,  and  the  unbelievers  will  remain  on  earth.   Following  this,  there  will 
be  a  7  year  period  of  what  is  called,  "Tribulation,"  This  will  be  ?  years  of  the  most  hor- 
rible times  the  world  has  ever  seen.   This  seven  year  period  will  culminate  in  a  world  war 
where  all  of  the  nations  of  tie  world  will  converge  on  the  land  of  Israel  -  the  Battle  of 
Armageddon.   In  «M»  midst  of  this  battle  Jesus  will  actually,  visibly  and  physically  return 
to  earth  to  destroy  the  wicked  on  earth,  to  bind  Stam  Satan,  to  cast  the  Antichrist  and  the 
False  Prophet  into  the  Lake  of  Fire,  and  to  set  up  His  millenial  kingdom,  or  the  one-thousand 
year  reign. 

All  of  this  If  the  "Who"  and  "How  of  the  Second  Coming  of  Jesus  Christ.  3ut  we  must  ask  the 
question,  "Why*"  Why  is  this  necessarv'   "he  answer  of  course  is  that  aod  made  "This  Prom- 
ise." And  if  God  made  this  promise,  if  He  doesn't  keep  it  He  is  a  liar.   Did  He  lie  when  He 
promised  a  Messiah  would  come?  Did  He  lie  when  He  promised  this  person  would  suffer  rejection 
would  be  arrested,  tried,  and  killed";   Did  He  lie  when  He  said  He  would  come  from  the  grave? 
Mo,  in  all  of  those  thinp-s  there  was  not  one  lie.   So  if  He  told  the  truth  about  those  pro- 
phesies, why  would  He  lie  about  this  one?  God  does  not  lie,  nor  can  He  lie.   Paul  writes  of 
this  in  his  letter  to  Titus  1:1-?  -  Read  this.  So  to  the  question  of  "Why  the  Second  Coming?" 
The  answer  is  sirrply  because  Sod  says  so.   It's  His  plan,  Bfs  Word  and  we  need  to  know  and 


understand  it  is  to  be  for  the  bmxwtitxxi   spiritual  blessing  of  those  who  are  Hid. 
But  we  don't  hear  much  made  of  "That  Other  Promise"  and  it  is  almost  always  on  the  "bacfc  burn- 
er," if  it  is  even  considered  at  all  within  the  church.   I  believe  the  church  has  been  lulled 
into  a  sense  of  false  security  by  Satan.   Peter  promised  this  would  happen  when  he  wrote  in 
his  2nd  letter  in  chapter  5.  verses  3  &■  k.    (Read  these  verses).   What  better  way  for  Satan  to 
infiltrate  the  church  than  to  have  believers  saying,  "Wh«re  is  He?  He  isn't  going  to  come," 
and  then  we  doubt,  and  from  our  doubts  springs  unbelief,  and  we  are  unprepared.   This  is  what 
Jesus  was  trying-  to  teach  in  the  parable  of  the  10  wise  and  the  10  foolish  virgins.   At  the 

end  of  t  at  parable  recorded  in  the  25th  chapter  of  Katthew,  Jesus  said,  "Watch  therefore,  for 
ye  know  neither  the  day  nor  the  hour  wherein  the  Son  of  Kan  Cometh,"  verse  13. 

We  are  to  watch  and  wait. 

(Illustration  of  retarded  children  and  dirty  windows) 

A  man  who  runs  a  home  for  a  group  of  retarded  children  was  talking  to  one  of  his  friends. 
The  friend  asked  about  caring  for  these  children  and  inquired  how  difficult  it  may  be  to 
be  cleaning  up  after  them  constantly.   The  man  said  that  his  bicgest  cleanup  task' was 
washing  the  windows  almost  everv  day.   The  other  man  asked,  "Why  would  the  windows  get  so 
dirty  every  day?"  He  answered,  "because  the  kids  go  to  the  windows  many  times  a  day,  and 
look  to  see  if  Jesus  is  coming,  and  they  smear  the  windows  with  their  hands." 

Are  vou  looking  for  the  coming  of  Jesus  again?  He  could  come  at  any  time,   Jesus  Himself  told 

us  to  watch  and  to  wait. 


St,  Paul's  United  Church  of  -Christ 
Butler,  Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  June  10,  1990 

Mr.  Robert  Weisenstein,  Liturgist 
Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Acolytes:   Jennifer  Gannon  and  Tom  Vensel 
+  ++  +  +  ++  +  +  ++  +  +  +  -I-  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +  +-  +  +  -I-  +  + 

ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
Yh  nno un c erne n ts 

Congregational  Greeting 
1  Joys 

\prayer  Requests 

♦Opening  Hymn  No.  306   "Lol  He  Cones  with  Clouds  Descending" 
'/Ascription 
♦Exhortation 

'Confession  (In  Unison)  We  offer  to  thee,  0  Father*  praise 
for  the  gift  of  thy  Spirit.   We  are  made  aware  that  your 
love  is  given  to  us  in  many  ways.   When  we  are  lonely, 
when  we  are  filled  with  doubt,  when  we  show  unbelief,  it 
is  your  Spirit  that  fills  lis  with  your  truth.   And  when 
we  burn  with  hatred,  or  anger,  or  selfishness,  or  greed, 
tN\     it  is  your  Spirit  which  speaks  to  us  with  your  love. 
^    Forgive  us,  and  may  your  Spirit  live,  guide,  and  direct 
us  in  all  ways.   Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.   Amen. 
Kyrie 

Assurance  of  Pardon 
Praise:   Leader  -  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God    * 

People  -  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever. 
•Gloria  Patri  -  page  142 
^Children's  Moment 
Hymn  No.  486  "Open  My  Eyes  That  I  May  See" 
£all  to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  You 
People  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 
Pastor  -  Let  us  pray, 
\Morning  Prayer 
* /Giving  of  our  Tithes  and  Offerings 
>Pfcffertory 

t,Doxology  -  page  382 

Hymn  No.  <j97  "Like  a  River  GlorlouB" 
./"Scripture:   Matthew  24:  32-42 
Pn  Sermon:   "That  Other  Promise:  Watch" 
n|t  ]*Invitationa.l  Hymn  No.  a95   "It  Is  Well  with  My  Soul" 
^  I*  Closing  Chimes 


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•Benediction 
*Po3tlude 

+  +  +  +  +  +■     "Congregation  Standing     +  +  +  +  +  + 

The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 
Mr*  &  Mrs,  Dick  Dally  in  memory  of  Loved  Ones. 

Mr.  4  Mrs.  Dick  Mangel  will  greet  our  members  and  guests 
at  the  door  this  morning. 

Ushering  today  are  Jeanne  Snyder,  Judy  Shearer  and  Helen 
Crawford. 

Nursery  will  be  provided  today  Bonnie  Gannon. 

Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Bill  5nyder. 

Attendance  last  Sunday  was  115  with  7  visitors. 

Lloyd  Link  and  Ray  Isherwood  will  be  visiting  the 
hospital  this  week. 

Hospitalized:   Walter  Hollefreund  and  Mary  Sherman  in  BMH. 
Mid  Diefenderfer  in  Allegheny  General 
Hulda  Llppold  in  Indiana  hospital 

TONIGHT!!!  -  at  7  P.M.  we  will  be  holding  our  pre- 
registration  for  Vacation  Bible  School.  This  is  the 
opportunity  to  register  early  and  to  have  an  enjoyable 
"sundae"  on  us.   VBS  will  be  held  June  18  -  22  from 
6:30  to  9:00.   Hope  to  see  you  there  and  to  make  this  a 
goad  year  for  VBS.   We  need  you  to  make  it  a  success!!! 

TUESDAY  -  7i00  P.M.  Finance  Committee  meeting 

Additional  Hospitalizations: 

Harry  Davis  in  Mercy  Hospital  in  Pittsburgh 
Sally  Cubbison  in  BMH 


Slavic  Gospel  Association 
Wheaton,  11.   60137 

This  is  the  address  for  the  Russian  Bible  Collection  that 
that  we  took  up  last  Sunday.  Again  today  the  baskets 
will  be  at  the  daorr  if  you  would  like  tc  contribute. 

Vork  nite  scheduled  Wed  June  13-6i30ftt«a  help  Raindate??? 

At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 
life.  This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate,  or  to  seek  counseling- 
The  altar  is  open  to  everyone.   The  Pastor  will  assist 
you  if  you  desire. 


(Ilus  ^athedrl  vjlan  %    ',  dors) 

Rt  hand   Dor^ALL  THAT  PI~,v  BS  3  *  A 

Lft   dcT-ill.  THAT   TKUBM    IS    BUT  *   i   ' 

^entr   4or«HDlKISS  13   IMPORTANT,  '  WH/tS  ETRNI 

(line  Fres   Lane  Hib  ColeF  S-  wat   dif  maks  100  yrs) 

Js  reced  as  say  word  11  tims   in  Gosple 

3GCKHJ0  -  GREG  -  OOR  -  YOO  -  0  =Means-KEEF  AWAK,B  YIGILNT, 
,  ,  &  LITBI.Y  HATCH 

v?f    52-33  -  Fig  tree 

vs  !<»=Genratir. 

Va  35=G'S  h'crd,&  people 

Vos  3?-'tl=Js  reitrat 

vs  Swatch  is  thAfy  word  of  that  othh  r: 

(Ilus  fathr  tel  3yr-old  wen  cum  home) 

FIRST=need  2hav  selvs  prepd 
R  need  2prep  othrs  as  wel 

BOW  IS  IT  V  TJv 

is  us  hods  in  csdr? 

SON  D  HOKESLY  SAY  HIS  CUM  IS  S  ANTICIFflT  W/OUT  RSSJ5RVATIN81 
Ve  hav  oprtunta  2mek   evrtb   certin 


"Th»1   Other  iteh" 

■  Iral  in  Rlan  "   three  dorways) 

■     .'jmwat   mm  up   think   of  Tuch   or  worl;pee  R  eithr  ennrernd 
,••   pud   tin  ».  B  entrtaind.that  nany  think  of  nuth   els 
rr  ela   they  R  part  of  crowd  only  GOBerpd  bout   ther   pmrtic   proba 
<clusiri  of  nevr  piv  thot  2othrs 
jua   how  nany   '    eoneara  w/thin  B   that   "   etrnl? 
tlluo   Urea   lane    31hl   ColeF  !   quote=W»t  dif  wil  male  in  Ch   100; 
2*et  mad  caus  rn  no  paint   gr  !•  dripo   yelo=','at   dif  100  yrs" 
lee  rlv  nony  2C  peo  brot  2  Xp-Vat  dif  LOO  yre   mak" 
,.t    is  raqttr  of  priortys   -  :.rat  Is,or  isnt  import  in  tn/"h' 
r   Tliev   can  also  C   this   in  mattr  wat  ch/memhrs   Bliev  &  Ch/teacb 
ther  R  en's  wher  puth  hut  proph/fuiur  events  taut  %  mentors  Ko 
wherevr  this  is  aubj  ?.  only  thinr  they  kno 
then  ther  Ch'e  wil  not  pr/teaes   anyth   boat  Raptur/2ttd  Curl 
One   extrerr.  in  as.  bad  as  othr  W  =snB  caut  up  wAed  in  clouds  Si 
nortec  ministry  S   othrs,   or  vb   ipnor  Word  of  uod 
ther  cert  balanc   we  need  hav  ?    impertiv  we  awar  Bib  spks  of 
return  of  Js  Xp 
"'her  word  Js  usd  wh/record  11   time  in  Gospls 

In  Grk  word  iEsGHEaGOREUOiGETO-GCv','    ■  -  -,esns=keep  awak, 

9  vifilnt,wak,9  uatchfl  &  litrly  WATCH 
in   try   detrmn  wat  we  shud  V.WTCH.we  need  Ik  brifly  at  sum  events 
wh/Js'  Himself  sed  wud  tak  plan  wh/wud   indicat  nearnes  nex  apear 
this  wk  we   jumpd  ahed  litl  in  ordr  "C  sura  thinK  nos   Bib   schlrs 
Bliev  hav  napn 

I  n  nex  wh  wil  Ik  sum   thinr  S  hapn  &  wil  continu  2hapn  leac 
up  2that  apearnc  of  Js  Xp  i  His  Ch 
7ss   3Z-3J-S15HI  ^      ,      .     ,      ,t  ., 

almoa  all  Bib  achlrs  conced  wen  fig  tree  mentin   in  fcrip  it  has 

?|J-  w/nntin  of  Is. 

had   tol  discipe  nunbr   thin?  ?enm  «,  He   remin  them  they  cud 
interp  eeaen  of  yr  by  fir  tree 
it  duznt   tak  genius  2kno  aftr  wintr  we  B  buds  R)rin  Fro  ti   spr 
le   here  !,  no  lonjr  til  surninr   folo  spr  Uo  on 

te3    aiaeipa  sine  cud   deduc   this, they  wer  21k  t  sibtis 
rt    I   His  return 
la.    was  no  lnirr  n»tin  as  0  intend  it  2B-th/Jews  wer  sactr  2far 
ends  a'  -rth  &   thoz  liv  in  Talstin  wer  eonourd  pea 
they  wer  held  oaotiv  in   ther  land  by  hntd  Rom  In  tim  of  Js 
sine  anyth  sed  bout   rettratin  of  Is,   as   natin  cuds  contrud  By 
■Pomno  as  treasn.Jn  had   spk  hiddn  terms 
but  also  sine  Js  didnt  kno  wen   futur  even  wud   tak  plac.had  i 
tel  in  such  way  so   if  it    ocur  whil  Jews   undr  bondag.wud  kno 
wat  was   tak  plac 
or  i f  tuk  rlac   in  distant  yre,cudB  seen  as   fulfil  O'a  proph 
Th/matin  of  Is,=fif»  tree.cudnt  put  Hh  Ivs  until  once  a/rin  natin 
in  \tyiZ  hatin   of  Is,  was  born  £.-  w/in  short  periud  of  tim  IS, 
was  recogniz  by  mos  of  world   -  all  this  a^in  p;rt   odds 


w/2  short  clashs  w/nuch  superior  numbrs  of  Arabs, Is,  (raind    2/ 
Jeru  &  th/land  wh/givn  2thera  by  G 

thus  Beam  worl  powr  wen  by  rites  shud  hav  bin  obliterat  by  Arabs 
Vs  "^Librl  sehlrs  takn  this  ?nean  th/peo  who  wer  liv  at  tim, 
naialy  discitis,  p.-  sine  they  rassd  away  that  proph  no  fulfil  ther 
liftimq*  thua  wil  not  3  fulfild 
b)-'  tru  interp  is  wor d=GENR ATIN  can  refr  not  only  ?tim  periud, 
b   2race  or  grp  of  peo 
Js  was  say, Jews, ther  race  wudnt  pas  away  until  all  this  fulfil 
Jewish  histry  wil  not  end  until  Batl  Armagedon  wh/2tak  piiac 
at  end  periud  of  Trib 
vs  ?5=2thing:  las  'tevr-G's  Word, P.-  people 

Vss  37-4l=js  reitrat  wat  sed  B'+  F<  tel  wat  conditins  wilB  wen  all 
this  taks  plac 
Noah  was  bild  ark  4-120  yrs  E.-  dur  that  tim  ther  no  slak  of  sin 
b   wordlines 
our  times  jrrtly  parlel  thoz  days 
We  P  pleasur  seek  worl  w/litl  no  regar  ^things  of  R 
at  tim  of  flud  all  peo  of  worl  wer  destryd,but  at  2nd  Cum  of  L 
sum  wilB  savd  &  othrs  lost 
Sib  intrpe  tel  us  ref  Js  maks  2peo  ?gethr-lsavd,othr  los  has  2do 
w/judgmen  fol"  3attl  Armptedon 
this  tru, bit  I  also  Bliev  it  ref  2wat  wil  tak  plac  at  Pap  wen  Js 
apear  *+His  Ch 
only  thoz  who  R  Blievrs  wilB  takn  ?,  thoz  who  unBlievrs  left 
that  why  impertiv  we  detrm  our  destny  B1*-  we  depart  this  lif 
eithr  thru  deth  or  th/Raptur 
th/warn  is  givn  by  Je  at  end  this  portin  Scrip=READ  Vs  42 
B  prprd  f+that  day  2hapn  at  any  tim=WAT&H  IS  TH/KEY  WORlATHAT  OTHR 
PROMISE 

(Ilus  fathr  tel  3yr-old  wen  wud  cum  home) 

&  this  how  shudB  4us  we  shudB  Ik  w/anticpatin  2  th/Coming  ojf  Hie 
Lo-   '+us  &  His  Ch 
buu  it  not  23  tim  of  idlnes 
as  we  realiz  th/shortnes  of  th/tim  by  th/signs  we  C.our  watch- 
fulnes  shudB  a  tim  of  reap  ^thAingdm  so  that  othrs  nay  hav 
wat  is  ours  thru  Xp 
FTRST=we  need  2hav  ourselvs  prepd,P,  then  we  need  2prep  othrs  as 

well 
How  is  it  w/U? 
Is  Fr  hous  in  ordr? 
Can  TI  honesly  say  that  His  cumin?  is  B  ar.ticpatd  w/out  reserv?? 
Me  hav  orrtuntv  2dav  ?mak  evrth  eertin 
th/warning  needs  2ring  in  our  ears=WATCH  THERF0RE:FCR  TE  KNOW 
NOT  WAT  HOUR  HR  LORD  KMi  COKE. 


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"That  Other  promise:  Watch" 

Scripture:  Matthew  ?k;32-k2 

(Illustration  of  Milan  Cathedral  and  three  doors) 

At  the  Cathedral  in  Milan  there  are  three  inscriptions  over  the  respective  doorwavs 
leading  into  the  cathedral.  Over  the  right-hand  door  is  th"  inscription:  "All  that 
pleases  is  but  for  a  moment."   Over  the  left-hand  door  is  the  inscription;  "All  that 
trouble?  is  but  for  a  moment."  But  over  the  center  door  there  is  the  simple  sentence; 
"Nothing  is  important  save  that  which  is  eternal." 

That  somewhat  sums  up  the  thinking  of  tire  much  of  the  world.   People  are  either  concerned 
about  having  a  good  time  and  beinp-  entertained  thst  many  of  them  think  of  nothing  else.   Or 
else  thev  are  a  part  of  the  crowd  that  is  only  concerned  about  their  particular  problems  to 
V~"   exclusion  of  never  giving  a  thought  to  others.   And  just  how  many  are  concerned  with  the 
things  that  are  eternal.   The  President  oF   Lancaster  Bible  College  said  just  this  past  week 
something  which  makes  a  1-t  of  sense.   He  was  talking  about  being  involved  in  church  work 
and  how  we  get  caurht  up  in  the  details  of  it  all  to  the  point  of  getting  bent  out  of  shape 
if  our  pet  project  is  not  carried  out.   The  solution  he  said  is  to  «sk  the  question,  "What 
difference  will  it  make  in  the  church  a  hundred  years  from  now?"  And  you  see  the  truth  of 
that  if  you  consider  what  some  church  people  think  is  earthshattering.   To  get  mad  because  a 
room  is  not  painted  green  as  we  think  it  should  be,  or  have  yellow  drapes,  '-/hat  difference 
will  that  make  in  a  hundred  years?  But  if  we  refuse  to  spend  money  to  bring  more  people  to 
the  Lord,  what  difference  would  that  make  in  a  hundred  years?   Ion  see,  it  is  3  matter  of 
priorities.   What  is,  or  isn't  important  in  the  church? 

I  believe  we  can  also  see  this  in  the  matter  of  what  church  members  and  churches  teach. 
There  are  churches  where  nothing  but  prophecy  and  future  events  are  being  taught.   And  the 
members  of  some  of  those  churches  are  seeking  to  always  go  and  hear  yet  another  preacher 
giving  his  message  on  things  to  come.   Then  there  are  churches  that  will  not  under  any  circum- 
stances look  at  the  things  yet  to  come  such  as  the  Second  Coming  of  Jesus  Christ.   One  extreme 
is  as  bad  as  the  other,  and  there  is  always  the  danger  of  going  overboard  when  considering 
these  things.   There  is  a  certain  balance  we  must  seek  to  maintain,  but  it  is  imperative  that 
we  are  aware  that  the  Bible  speaks  of  the  return  of  Jesus  Christ.   There  is  a  word  which 
Jesus  used  that  is  recorded  eleven  different  times  in  the  Gospels.   The  word  in  Greek  is 
"GKEQOREDO"  (GREG  -  OOF  -  TOO  -  0),  and  it  means,  "to  keep  awake,  be  vigilant,  wake,  be  watch- 
ful," literally  it  means,  "WATCH.11 

In  tryine  to  determine  what  we  should  '".'atch,"  we  need  to  look  briefly  at  some  of  the  events 
which  Jesus  Himself  said  wcild  take  place  which  would  indicate  the  nearness  of  His  next  ap- 
pearance.  This  week  we  have  jumped  ahead  a  little  in  order  to  see  some  things  that  most 
Biblical  scholars  believe  have  happened.   And  then  next  week  we  will  look  at  things  that  are 
happening  and  will  continue  to  happen  leading  up  to  that  Appearance  of  Jesus  Christ  for  His 
Church. 

In  the  32nd  verse  Jesus  was  teaching  His  disciples  by  telling  them,  "How  learn  a  parable  of 
the  fig  tree;  when  his  branch  is  yet  tender,  and  puttesth  forth  leaves,  ye  know  that  summer 
is  nigh:  so  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall  see  ell  these  things,  know  that  it  is  near,  even  at 
the  doors,"  verses  32  &  33. 

Almost  all  Biblical  scholars  concede  that  when  a  fig  tree  is  mentioned  in  Scripture  it  has 


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to  do  with  the  nation  of  Israel.   Jesus  had  told  Bis  disciples  a  number  of  things  to  come  and 

He  reminds  them  that  they  couldinterpret  the  season  of  the  year  by  looking  at  a  fig  tree. 

It  doesn't  take  a  renins  to  knov  that  after  winter,  when  we  see  the  buds  beginning  to  prow  or. 

the  trees  that  Spring  ia  here  and  it  won't  be  long  until  summer  follows  Spring  and  so  on. 

So  Jesus  reminded  the  disciples  that  since  they  could  deduce  this,  they  were  to  look  for  signs 

that  would  point  them  to  His  return.   Israel  was  no  longer  a  nation  as  God  intended  it  to  be. 

The  Jews  were  scattered  to  the  far  ends  of  the  earth  and  those  living  in  Palestine  were  a 

conouwred  people.   They  were  held  captive  in  their  land  by  the  hated  Romans  in  the  time  of 

Jesus.   Since  anything  said  about  the  restoration  of  the  nation  of  Israel  could  be  construed 

by  the  Romans  as  treason,  Jesus  had  to  speak  in  hidden  terms.   But  also,  since  Jesus  said  He 

didn't  know  when  this  furtuee  event  would  take  place  He  had  to  tell  it  in  such  ss   a  way  so 

if  it  occurred  while  the  Jews  were  atill  under  bondage  they  would  kjiow  what  was  taking  place, 

or  if  it  took  place  in  distant  years,  it  could  still  be  seen  as  God's  fulfilled  prophecy. 

The  nation  of  Israel,  (the  fig  tree),  could  not  put  forth  leaves  until  it  was  once  again  a 

tree,  (or  a  nation).   It  was  in  19^8  against  great  odds  that  the  nation  of  Israel  was  born. 

■lithin  a  short  period  of  time  it  became  recognized  as  Israel  by  most  of  the  world.  With  two 

short  clashes  with  the  Arabs  Israel  gained  Jerusalem  and  the  land  which  was  given  tfeKR-to  them 

by  Almighty  God.   They  thus  became  a  world  power  when  by  all  righte,  the  Arab  world  should 

have  obliterated  them. 

Jesus  told  His  disciples  further,  "Verily  T  say  unto  you,  'This  generation  shall  not  pass, 
till  all  these  things  be  fulfilled."  ver=e  ^h. 

liberal  scholars  have  taken  this  to  mean  the  people  who  were  living  at  the  time,  namely  the 
disciples,  and  since  they  passed  awav  and  that  prophecy  wasn't  fulfilled  in  their  lifetimes, 
it  will  not  be  fulfilled,  But  the  true  interpretation  is  that  the  word  "generation!?  can 
refer  not  only  to  a  time  reriod,  but  to  a  race  or  proup  of  people.   Jesus  was  saying  that  the 
Jews,  their  race  would  not  pass  away  until  all  of  this  was  fulfilled.   Jewish  histffffy  will  not 
end  until  the  Battle  of  Armageddon  which  is  to  take  place  at  the  end  of  the  period  of  Tribu- 
lation. 

Then  Jesus  said,  "Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away,  but  My  words  shall  not  pass  away,"  vs  y_  . 
Two  things  will  remain  for  ever.   God's  Word,  and  people.   And  then  Jesus  reiterates  what  He 
has  said  before  and  He  tells  what  the  conditions  will  be  when  all  this  takes  place,  (read 
verses  37-^1).  Noah  was  building  the  ark  for  120  years.   During  that  time  there  was  no  slack- 
ing of  the  people  from  their  sin  and  worldliness.   Our  times  greatly  parallel  those  days. 
We  are  a  pleasure  seeking  world  with  little  or  no  regard  for  the  things  of  God.  At  the  time 
of  the  flood  all  of  the  people  were  destroyed,  but  at  the  Second  Coming  of  the  Lord  some  will 
be  saved  and  others  will  be  lost.   Bible  interpreters  tell  us  that  the  references  Jesus  is  ntx 
making  here  of  two  people  together,  one  saved,  the  other  lost  has  to  do  with  the  judgement 
following  the  Battle  of  Armageddon.   That  is  true,  but  I  also  believe  it  is  a  reference  to 
what  will  take  place  at  the  Rapture  when  Jesus  appears  for  His  Church.   Only  those  who  are 
believers  will  be  taken  and  those  who  are  unbelievers  will  be  left.   That  ia  why  it  is  impera- 


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tive  that  we  determine  our  destiny  before  we  depart  this  life  either  through  death  or  the 

Capture.   The  warning  is  given  by  Jesus  at  the  end  of  this  portion  of  Scripture,  "Watch  there- 
for: for  ye  know  not  what  hour  your  Lord  doth  come,"  verse  1*2. 

Be  prepared  for  that  day  to  happen  at  any  time.   "Watch,"  is  the  key  word  for"that  Other  ProO' 
ise." 

(Illustration  of  father  telling1  youns-  son  when  he  would  return) 

A  father  had  to  go  away  on  business  on  a  long  trip.   Just  before  he  left  his  little  3  year- 
old  son  asked  him,  "Daddy,  when  will  you  come  home?" 

This  was  in  the  Spring  and  the  father  knew  that  he  wouldn't  be  home  until  Spetember,  but  how 
do  you  tell  that  to  a  three-year-old?   So  sitting  down  beside  him  he  said,  "Vhen  you  see  the 
leaves  on  the  trees  turning  red  and  brown  and  starting  to  fall  to  the  ground,  then  you  will 
know  that  Daddy  is  coming  back  soon.   The  next  day  he  hup-ped  and  kissed  his  little  boy  and 
left.   The  green  leaves  sprouted  from  all  the  trees;  Spring  turned  into  ^ummer  and  each  day 
his  mother  took  tnx   him  for  a  walk.   He  talked  to  her  about  Ms  Daddy  and  told  how  he  would 
be  hack  when  the  leaves  turned  colors  and  started  to  fall.  July  and  August  passed  and  Sept- 
ember came,  but  the  leaves  stayed  preen.   Then  in  the  middle  of  the  month  they  slowly  start- 
ed to  change,  but  the  little  boy  didn't  notice. 

Then  one  night  there  was  a  big  wind  store  and  the  next  morning  the  (tround  was  covered  with 
leaves,   "hen  the  little  boy  went  outside  he  saw  the  colored  leaves  all  over  the  lawn  and 
the  sidewalks.   Fe  ran  to  the  little  piles  and  started  to  kick  them  and  shout,  "Hurray, 
Suntay,  Daddy's  coming  home." 

And  t' is  is  what  it  should  be  for  us.   We  should  be  looking  with  anticipation  to  the  doming 

of  the  Lord  for  us  and  for  His  Church,  ^ut  it  is  not  to  be  b  time  of  idleness.  As  we  realize 

the  shortness  of  the  time  by  the  signs  we  see,  our  watchfulness  should  be  a  time  of  reaping 

for  the  kingdom  so  that  others  may  have  what  is  ours  through  Christ.   ^irst,  we  need  to  have 

ourselves  prepared,  and  then  we  need  to  prepare  others  as  well. 

How  is  it  with  you?  Is  your  house  in  order?  Can  you  honestly  say  that  His  coming  is  being 

anticipated  without  reservations?  \'e  have  the  opportunity  today  to  make  everything  certain. 

The  warning  needs  to  ring  in  our  ears,  "Watch  therefore:  for  ye  know  nit   what  hour  your  Lord 

doth  come," 


St-  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler,  Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Ralph.  Link,  Pastor  June  17,  1990 

Mr.  Robert  Weisenstein,  Liturgist 
Mr.  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Music 
Mr,  Roland  Thompson,  Saxophonist 
Acolytes:   Wesley  Miller  and  Jimmy  Shearer 

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ORDER  OF  WORSHIP  11:00  A.M. 
Prelude 

Chiming  of  the  Hour 
■^yAnnoun  c  erne  n  t  s 
»*■  /  Congregational  Greeting 
\    J  Joys 

\Prayer  Requests 
^Opening  Hymn  No,  123   "When  We  AH  Get  to  Heaven" 
Ascription 
/*Cail  to  Worship: 

Pastor  -  Let  the  heavens  be  glad,  and  let  the  earth 

rejoice 
People  -  Enter  into  His  gates  with  thanksgiving, 

And  into  His  courts  with  praise- 
Pastor  -  Seek  ye  the  Lord  while  He  may  be  found, 
Call  upon  Him  while  He  is  near- 
[Invocation:   Almighty  God,  our  Heavenly  Father,  by  whose 
^        will  and  blessings  we  have  been  permitted  to  worship  in 
■v?    this  house;  we  gratefully  give  you  thanks  for  the  years 

this  congregation  has  remained  at  this  site.  For  worship, 
preaching,  teaching,  and  the  ministry  of  comfort  in  the 
name  of  Jesus  Christ  for  which  this  church  and  people 
have  existed,  we  praise  You,   Hay  our  worship  this  day 
reflect  our  thanksgiving,  and  all  future  worship  be  worthy 
of  Your  Most  Holy  Name,   In  Jesus f   name  we  pray.  Amen, 
Praise:   Leader  -  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 

People  —  And  blessed  be  His  glorious  name  forever. 
•Gloria  Petri  -  page  142 
^.Children's  Moment 
■.lyfcall  to  Prayer:   Pastor  -  The  Lord  be  with  Vou 
J [  people  -  And  with  Thy  Spirit 

4"  Pastor  -  Let  us  pray. 

\Morning  Prayer 
'fGiving  of  our  Tithes  and  Offerings 
1^  I  Offertory 

^Doxology  -  page  382 

fpRededicati-n  of  the  Church  Building 
Cjfri  "  -w  M-  .       "T*  an!  ft*  -•'— ^.  rt  .-.it" 


Scripturer   Matthew  24:  3-28 
Sermon:   "That  Other  Promise:   Take  Heed" 
♦Invitational  Hymn  No.  128   "Face  to  Face" 
"Benediction 
♦Closing  Chimes 
•Postlude 
+  ++  +  ++■       'Congregation  Standing      +  +  +  +  +  + 
The  beautiful  flowers  on  the  altar  have  been  placed  by 

Ruth  Davies  in  memory  of  Loved  Ones- 
Mrs-  Pmogene  Maasey  will  greet  our  members  and  guests  at 

the  door  this  morning. 
Ushering  today  are  Kris  Pedersen,  Hike  Kay,  Anna  Gonzalez, 

and  Lori  Weisenstein. 
Nursery  will  be  provided  today  by  Mrs.  Shirley  Link. 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  106  with  9  visitors. 
Rick  Vinroe  and  Art  Snyder  will  be  visiting  the  hospital 
this  week. 
^Hospitalized:   Mrs,  Mary  Sherman  and  Walter  Hollefreund 

in  BMH,    Mid  Diefenderfer  in  Alleg.  General 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Dick  Mangel. 
>^vas  begins  on  Monday  at  £:3Q   to  9  P.M.   All  teachers  are  to 
be  there  at  6:00  P.M.  and  ready.   Openings  will  be  held 
in  the  Sanctuary.   Please  come,  one  and  all.   Classes  for 
.    all  ages:  yesj  even  the  Adults!! ! 

--*JULY  15th  —  a  very   important  congregational  meeting  will  be 
held  immediately  following  the  service  ir.  Rehoboth  Pall. 
We  need  all  of  you  there,  so  please  be  in  attendance. 
^JUWK  34th  -  PICNIC  ■&  WORSHIP  IN  THE  PARK  will  be  held  at 
L1:00  A.M.   Come  with  a  picnic  basket  filled  with  food 
and  a  table  service.   Dress  casually  and  be  prepared  to 
farticipate  in  the  fun  activities  of  the  day.   Bring  a 
ball  glove  and  maybe  we  will  play  Softball  or  volleyball. 
Lay  Life  and  Work  Committee  will  be  hosting  this  day. 
Meat,  dessert  and  beverages  are  provided. 


At  the  close  of  the  service  the  invitation  is  extended  to 
each  worshipper  to  respond  to  God's  leading  for  your 
iife.   This  invitation  gives  the  opportunity  to  accept 
Christ,  to  pray,  to  meditate,  or  to  seek  counseling. 
The  altar  i.»  open  to  everyone.   The  Pastor  will  assist 
you  if  you  desire. 


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do  U  fcno  wen  D   eloa  Br  eye   this  lif  I*  wil  awakn  in  hvn? 
V     can  mak  realty  if  havnt  dun  bo 
"u.         .^av  ?day  &  cast  Ur  lif  upon  Him 
then  kno  '+cer  tnty  nutfc   can  seprat  "f   tr/Q 
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of  importanc   of  fathr's)   -  r'fi   Day  lnce   yr-pickls   vnol   Mb 
Aa   Js   sit    Kt    C'liv  discips   want  kno  wat   wud^  sifTi   return  t*   end 
world 

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oun   lik  comercil   duznt   it?   -  r,ot  hedache?  Tak  ?Heed 
s1  ;a  R-  cal  tfr  doctr  in   th/morn 
that  of  cora  wasnt  wat  J6  was  say  °,  shud  add  res  of  vs^vs   4 
this   inport^cuz  Js  awar  hb   tin  went  on  deceptin   wud   tak  plac  & 
cum   fr/msny  dif  directing 
(Ilua  biol  clae  &  boys   "mak  hup"   fe  prof  cal   it  =Hunibug) 

the 2  kind-   decer-  seek   pul  T*r-:inkAefctbut  Jb  no  talk  bout 
thia  kind   decep 

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Ja  apear  in?  worl  ap-in 
8    He  also   talk  bout   thoz  who  wud  wait   U  Ms  cum  s   wen  no  hapn 
lul   peo  in?   falp   gens  s*corty 
this   ia    surriatin   of  wher  we   "--    in  worl   ?day 

the*  who  C  events  of  worl  &   form  *rpe   2fola  then   ■.   set 
dates  tt   times  '4   -{i-   cum  return 
then  ther   thcz  who  say=2N  yra   r-as   ?.-  ffo  no  oua  yet, so 
He  wil;we  wil  all  liv  amt  yratdy,fc  aftr  ded  peo  wil  stil  B   talk 
bout  His  return  k  His   Oh 
In  both   inrtancF   th/arch-deceivr  is  at  work 
Js  knu    this  bettr  than  rnos   Bcuz   *fe  was   teirtptd  of  him  st   3jrin  min 
It  was  one  discir  Js  herd   Hisn   talk=Tak  Heed  who  wrot  2  1st  cen 
Ch-  1   Peter  r>£,8  -  READ 
Kotie-Petr   say*B  aobr,B  vigilant  ft   "vifr"  has  sain  mean  of  Watch, 
8r  Heed  in  Js  converoatin 
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♦■*••—    th&z  say  aply  Trib 

*lev  as  othrs  ther.  aply  2  pre-trib  _  wat  Jb  say  wil3  intaas- 
fy  durinr  th/Trih 
vs  5=Js  tel   of  cum  of  fals   Xp'e   -   (Kx=Ad   NY    Times    in    80»a   ?-Vsiah) 

Ther  Qthra  who  Bade  claim  &  wil   do  so   -  Gorbachev  8   Tav  of  1 
vss  6-7=Notic.:[e  say-End  is  not  yet 
He  say  fch-pz  events  wil  lead  up  2end 
evn  tho  m&jr  powrs  fl  at   peac-smal   wara  all   ovr  srlob 
Krthiuaks=Kany  places  wh/nevr  bin  5k  -  evn  in  Sutlr  la..-    ■  r 

famines-how  one  exper  sed  worl   wud  end   insted  nuclear 
Js  sed  wud  get  prorresivly  wors^Lk   tornados, droughts, flash   fluda, 
&  racogoie  truth  of  thia 
J^  ced-Vs  8-Bpin  of  sorrows 

-llconditins  will  such    th^t    faith  of  peo  wilB  sevrly  tried 
3r  so  ~1$  oez=Vs  12 
sin  is  aheund:  as  nevr  ?h 
purt,ta!n    k    thM    convic    of   !»!„,    crlm„    u    Bwlj    l9k.nir 

so  peo  questin   lfhow  ou^  ir^t  an     wors?" 


rii^r-'j  rtir.y  Bay="lf  '    cant  b*a1        ..  ':-    fr/Vite  liv  ?/ 

but    Jb   Rsy- 

[ii     cum    is=vs  It 
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Ribl    transltrs  H  produc  new  trans   evry  yr 
Jb  then  go  in2  fletaila  bout   things  pertain  2  to/jeva  Tempi  c.  Saba 
,i:       iumai  71-22 

33  BlievrB  liv   thru  thez   eud-tin   days   f    thinps  iro   fr/bad 
2wore»all  mank  wud  los  out  on  salv1but  G  won^- 

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is   we  1  sinlviolenc,bludshed  escalst  we  wondr  wher  all  wil  and 
wat   shUdB  our  stanc? 
Js  sed=Tak   Keed 
word   ^eed   iz   intrest  2ne   !lcu^  one   of  1st  Gr  words  lernd  in   '.'^r. 
•  i*   i^  BLSPO  t   we  had   fun  w/word 
aunoiva   tel  us  sumth  in  expl  h  we   ansrsJ  BLl^O  -  T   see! 
Js   is  say  Ik  at  evens   tak  plae  &  C  thflE  evens  Wat  they  P 
hut  duz  this  mean  we  divorc   pelvs    frAlv    thia   lif  &  say=Oh  wel. 
It  all  ffo  ?er\fi  sooa1ao  whv  not  liv  it  ap**atfdrinkfB  irerry 
ue  tru^  liv   in   this  worl  &  liv  thru  watevr  cum  alonr 
bUt  we  mus^  bou''   our  live  until  '  on   in  watevr  way 

Hw  wil 
(Hue  fir*  Job  Stowelltlif  thret   B   dottr  RBdby«C  n  In  HVN) 
■   lik  how  '    h^ndl   chat  thot«E  .-"  ^^ni  l*»:7-9 

as  lon^  as  we  Blong  P   th/1  it  wattrs  not  whthr  Jb  apeare   ^day, 
S-norro^r  nothr  2H  jrra   fr/now 

If  we  P  His*   we  P  Hia   in  lif  «    in  deth 
t.      tnwell'F   dottr  had  rt  idea, 

wen  we   aaprat    fr/ea   othr.we  need  ^saysl'll   C  V  In  FTvn.insted   rf 
eo  lone-  or  padby 
?"n  U  say   this, thia  morn  K  truly  mean  ih'. 

U  kn'o  wen   0  clos   l'r  eyer    ir.   thia   lif  V  wil  awakn  in  hvn? 
Je  can  mak  this  a  realty   if  we  havnt  yet   dun  so 
Gum  2   th/Sav  5day  fc  east  Ur  lif  ttpOl 
then  kno  '-*  a  certnty  that  nuth  can  Eprat  U  fr/Almity  0 
■L..;  now  F,  kevTt   Tak  Heed 


"That  Ot^er  Promise:  Take  Heed" 

Scripture:  Matthew  2*1:3-28 

(Illustration  of  importance  of  father's) 

Someone  has  said,  "Any  father  who  thinks  he's  all  important  should  remind  himself  that 
his  country  honors  fathers  only  one  day  a  year,  while  pickles  get  a  whole  week." 

As  Jesus  was  sitting  on  the  Mount  of  Olives,  His  disciples  wanted  to  know  what  would  the 

signs  of  His  return  would  be  and  when  the  end  of  the  world  would  take  place.  Matthew  writes, 
"And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  'Take  heed,1"  verre  *tA. 

That  almost  sounds  like  a  TV  commercial  doesn't  it?  "Got  a  headache?,  take  two  Heed  tablets 

and  call  your  doctor  in  the  morning."   That  of  course,  wasn't  what  Jesus  was  saying,  and  we 

should  add  the  rest  of  that  verse  because  of  its  importance.   He  said,  "Take  heed  that  no 

man  deceive  you."  He  was  aware  that  as  time  went  on  deception  would  come  from  many  different 

direction^. 

(Illustration  of  boys  in  Biology  class  tryinp-  to  deceive  the  professor) 

In  a  biology  claps  a  crrouv  of  boys  took  different  bugs  and  from  each  of  those  bugs  they  took 
a  part.  Assembling  these  parts  together  they  had  what  looked  like  a  rare  and  unique  bug.  T! 
they  then  took  this  "bug?  to  the  professor  for  him  to  identify. 

7he  professor  looked  at  the  bug  for  a  long  time  and  finally  he  said,  "Boys,  1  think  this  is 
a  humbug." 

There  are  these  kinds  o*  deception  which  basically  just  seek  to  pull  a  prank  or  joke.  But 
Jesus  wasn't  talking  about  this  kind  of  deception.   He  was  talking  about  people  who  would 
dome  along  and  follow  everything  happening  in  the  world  and  then  set  a  time  or  date  on  the 
appearance  of  Jesus  into  the  world  airain.   And  He  was  also  talking  about  those  who  would  wait 
for  His  coning  and  when  it  didn't  happen,  to  lull  people  into  a  sense  of  security.   This  is 
a  summation  of  where  we  are  in  our  world  today.  There  are  those  who  are  seeing  the  events  of 
the  world  and  forming  groups  to  follow  them  and  setting  dates  on  His  return.   Then  there  are 
those  who  are  saying,  "2000  years  have  gone  by  and  He  still  hasn't  returned  and  I  don't  think 
He  will.   All  of  us  will  just  live  a  normal  amount  of  years  and  then  die  and  after  we're  dead 
people  will  still  be  talking  about  His  coming  for  the  Church."   In  both  instances  the  arch-de- 
ceiver is  at  work.   Jesus  knew  this  better  than  anyone  else  because  He  had  been  tempted  by 
Satan  at  the  very  beginning  of  His  earthly  ministry.   It  was  one  of  Jesus'  disciples  hearing 

what  Jesus  was  saving  about  "Taking  Heed,"  who  wrote  to  the  first-century  church,  "Be  sober, 
be  vigilant;  because  your  adversary  the  devil,  as  a  roaring  lion,  walketh  about,  seeking 
whom  he  may  devour,"  1  Peter  5:8. 

Notice,  Peter  says,  "Be  sober,  be  vigilant."  The  word  vigilant  is   has  the  same  meaning  as 
the  words,  "watch"  and"Heed"  had  in  Jesus'  conversatin, 

Now  Biblical  scholars  are  divided  on  these  verses  we  are  using  this  morning  as  to  the  actual 
time  period  involved.   There  are  those  who  say  tkras  this  .Scripture  pertains  to  the  period  of 
the  Tribulation.   Then  there  are  those  who  say  these  events  precede  the  Tribulation.   I  be- 
lieve these  events  precede  the  Tribulation,  but  will  be  intensified  during  the  Tribulation. 
Let's  look  at  some  of  these  verses  to  see  what  Jesus  was  saying.  First,  Jesus  tells  of  the 
coming  of  false  Christs,  verse  5  -  (read).   Sometime  back  in  the  eighties  a  full  page  ad  ap- 
peared in  the  New  York  Times  stating  that  the  Messiah  had  arrived  and  was  living  in  New  York 

city.   There  have  been  others  who  have  laid  claim  to  being  the  promised  one  of  God.   There 


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are  others  who  have  not  laid  claim  to  Kessiahship  but  have  been  acclaimed  by  other  people  as 

the  Messiah.   One  of  those  on  the  scene  today  is  the  Head  Red  Gorbachev.   People  have  actually 

called  bim"the  Savior  of   the  World." 

Then  Jesus  said,  verses  6  and  ?,  (read).   Notice,  at  the  end  of  v°rse  6  He  says,  "but  the  end 
la  not  yet." 

FTe  is  saying  that  these  events  will  be  leading  up  to  the  end.  We  can  see  that  even  though  axjt 
the  major  powers  are  at  peace,  there  are  small  wars  taking  place  right  now  in  various  parts  of 
the  world.  Jesu^  said  there  would  be"famines,  and  pestilences,  and  earthquakes  in  divers 
places."   Karthquskes  in  recent  days  have  been  recorded  in  places  where  there  were  never  earth 
quakes  before.   Pemember  last  year  there  was  a  small  one  ripht  here  in  ^utler?  A  so  called 
"world  expert"  about  life  on  this  planet  came  out  just  recently  and  said  that  the  thine  which 
would  end  the  human  race  was  not  nuclear  bombs,  but  famine  sine  we  cannot  feed  all  of  the  pop- 
ulation of  the  wcrld  right  now.   He  said  it  would  get  progressively  worse.   Jesus  said,  "All 
these  are  the  beginning  of  sorrows,"  verse  8. 

Then  He  says,  (read  verses  9-11,   But  the  conditions  will  be  such  that  the  faith  of  people 

will  be  severely  tried  because  He  says,  "And  because  iniquity  shall  abound,  the  lcve  of  many 
shall  wax  cold,"  verse  12. 

Sin  is  abounding  today  as  never  before.   Punishment  for  those  convicted  even  of  heinous  crimes 

is  sorely  lacking  and  so  much  so  that  people  are  questioning  how  things  could  possibly  get 

much  worse.   And  many  odT  those  are  shrugging  and  saying,  "What's  the  use,  if  you  can't  beat 

en,  join  em?"   But  we  are  to  stand  firm  in  the  faith  for  our  Lord  said,  "But  he  that  shall 
endure  to  the  end,  the  same  shall  be  saved,"  verse  13. 

Another  sign  of  the  coming  end  is,  (read  verse  1*0.   The  Gospel  has  not  yet  been  preached  to  1 

all  the  world,  but  it  is  getting  closer  every  year,   "ible  translators  are  producing  new 

translations  everv  year. 

Then  Jesus  iroes  into  some  other  details  of  the  end  times  which  partially  pertain  to  the  Jews 

ahout  the  Temple  and  the  Sabbath.   His  summation  is,  (read  verses  21  &  22).   Jesus  is  dayin- 

that  as  believers  live  through  these  end  time  dayf  and  things  keep  goin-r  from  bad  to  worse, 

all  mankind  would  ksxxxsintxHHfc  Irse  out  on  salvation,  but  God  won't  permit  that  because  of  xh 

those  who  are  His.   He  will  step  into  history  at  that  point  and  His  Church  will  be  taken  out 

of  this  present  world. 

As  we  see  things  escalating  in  sin,  and  violence,  and  bloodshed  we  wonder  where  it  all  will 

end.   As  believers  we  know  that  God  will  intervene  into  history  and  at  the  appointed  time 

God  will  take  His  Church  and  His  people  out  of  the  world  scene.  What  should  be  our  stance? 

Jesus  said,  "Take  Heed."  That  word  "Heed"  is  interesting  to  me  since  it  was  one  of  the  first 

Greek  words  I  had  to  learn  in  seminary.   In  Greek  the  wto-d  is  "BLEPO".   'Je  had  a  lot  of  fun  wi 

with  the  word.   Someone  would  explain  sonething  to  us  and  we  would  answer,  "Oh,  I  3lepo," 

meaning  "I  see."   Jesus  is  saying  to  look  at  events  taking  place,  See  those  events  for  what 

they  are.  But  does  this  mean  we  divorce  ourselves  from  the  living  of  this  life  and  say, 

"Ch  well,  it's  all  going  to  end  soon.   So  why  not  live  it  up  and  eat,  drink,  and  be  merry," 

Wo  must  live  in  this  world  and  live  through  whatever  xxxks  corner  along,  but  we  must  be  about 

our  lives  until  God  calls  us  home  in  whatever  way  He  will. 


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( Illustration  of  Dr.  Joseph  Stoweell,  president  of  Moody  Bible  Institute) 

Dr.  Joseph  Stovell  is  the  president  of  Moody  ^ible  Institute.   Fie  tells  of  the  time  shortly 
after  he  moved  from  Michigan  to  Chicago  to  take  over  the  presidency  when  he  received  a 
threat  on  his  life.   He  was  ordered  to  pay  a  million  dollars  of  the  Moody  Institutes  money 
to  the  homeless  or  he  would  be  killed.  He  turned  the  matter  over  to  the  Chicago  police  and 
they  agreed  the  threat  was  legitimate,  "o   until  the  day  of  the  deadline  he  had  police  watch 
ing  him  day  an3  night.   He  said  he  never  knew  when  he  got  into  his  car  if  perhaps  when  he 
turned  on  the  key  it  would  bl  w  up.   The  night  before  the  deadline  he  thought  all  kinds  of 
things  since  that  may  have  been  his  last  night  on  earth/  The  next  day  he  got  up,  got  ready 
to  go  to  the  office  and  kept  thinking  this  might  be  the  last  time  he  would  see  his  wife,  or 
his  children,  without  telling  them  of  his  concern.  He  walked  out  of  the  house  with  his 
daughter,  said  so  long,  and  then  watched  her  as  she  walked  away,  thinking  it  might  be  the 
last  time  he  saw  her,  without  saying  that  to  her.   But  he  said,  she  turned  around,  and  with 
a  wave  of  her  hand  and  a  big  smile  said,  "I'll  see  you  in  heaven  Dad." 

I  like  how  Taul  handles  that  thought.   In  his  letter  to  the  Romans  in  the  14th  chapter,  versef 

7  through  9,  he  writes,  ('Head  these  verses). 

As  long  as  we  belong  to  the  Lord  it  matters  not  whether  Jesus  appears  today,  or  tomorrow,  or 

another  two-thousand  years  from  now.   If  we  are  His,  we  are  His  in  life  and  in  death.   Dr. 

Stowell's  daughter  had  the  right  idea.   When  we  separate  froa  each  other,  we  need  to  say, 

"I'll  see  you  in  heaven,"  instead  of  goodbye,  or  so  lone. 

Can  you  say  this  morning  and  truly  mean  it?   Do  you  know  that  when  you  close  your  eyes  in 

this  life,  you  will  awaken  in  heaven?  We  can  make  this  a  reality  if  we  haven't  yet  done  so. 

Come  to  the  Savior  today  and  cast  your  life  upon  Him.   Then  know  for  a  certainty  that  no  one, 

nor  nothing  can  separate  you  from  Almighty  God.   You  are  His  now  and  forever.   "Take  heed." 


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St,  Paul's  United  Church  of  Christ 
Butler,  Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Ralph  Link,  Pastor  June  24,  1990 

Kr,  Dale  Rice,  Minister  of  Kusic 
Mr.  Robert  WeiSenstein,  Liturgist 
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CHURCH  IN  THE  PARK  SERVICE   11:00  A.M. 
prelude 
( Announcements 
Congregational  Greeting 
Joys 
vPrayer  Requests 
Ascription 
Call  to  Worship: 

Leader  -  How  excellent  is  Thy  loving-kindness, 

0  God! 
People  -  Therefore  the  children  of  men  put  their 

trust  under  the  shadow  of  Thy  wings. 
All    -  For  with  Thee  is  the  fountain  of  life; 
in  Thy  light  shall  we  See  light. 
Invocation  (In  Unison)   Eterral  God,  our  Maker  and  our 
Lord,  Giver  of  all  grace  from  whom  every  good  prayer 
comes,  and  who  pours  His  Spirit  on  all  who  seek  Him: 
deliver  us  when  we  draw  nigh  to  You,  from  coldness  of 
heart  and  wanderings  of  mind;  that  with  steadfast 
thoughts  and  pure  affections  we  may  worship  You  in 
spirit  and  in  truth,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen .  g  yt- 

Opening  Hymn  No.  ^3-  "Blessed  Assurance,  Jesus*  is  Mine,h 
Morning  Prayer 
Offering 
Offertory 
Doxology  &  "X? 
Hymn  No.  4W-  "More  About  Jesus  Would  I  Know" 
Scripture :   Exodus  34 :  5-8 
Sermon:   "How  Close?" 
Prayer         ■$ ft 
♦Closing  Hymn  No.  -fl&3 
benediction 
'Blessing  for  the  Lunch 
"Postlude 

+  +  +■  +  t  +■        "Congregation  Standing 


To  God  be  the  Glory" 


Ushering  today  are  Dick  Mangel,  Dick  Dally,  Donley  Martin 

and  Don  Kingsley. 
Attendance  last  Sunday  was  85  with  6  visitors. 
Van  Driver  for  next  Sunday  will  be  Jim  Gannon, 
Bob  Weisenstein  and  Daryl  Merrison  will  be  visiting  the 
hospital  this  week. 
i>-  Hospitalized:   Mid  Diefenderfer  in  Allegheny  General 
Walter  Hollefreund  in  BMH. 
Harry  Davis  in  Mercy  Hospital 
»#*•+•■■#**«******  »■■■#«*******-** 
For  the  next  two  weeks  the  Pastor  will  be  on  vacation.   If 
you  have  a  need  or  an  emergency,  please  call  Ginny  at 
home  or  In  the  office. 
UPCOMING  DATES:   Council  meeting  July  11th 

We  need  to  thank  the  director  and  staff  of  VBS  for  having 
a  mast  enjoyable  and  learning  week.   Thanks  for  all  of 
your  efforts.   We  had  approximately  35-40  children  each 
evening  plus  an  adult  class  of  7. 
.  JULY  15th  —  a  very  important  meeting  of  the  congregation 
will  be  held  immediately  following  the  service.   A 
letter  will  be  forth  coming  with  more  details.   We  need 
all  of  you  there  to  handle  the  issues  at  hand.   Please 
make  every  effort  to  attend. 


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Li  MM  4 


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COMMUNITY  BIBLE  CHURCH  -  SAGAMORE,  PA.  -  8/1 U/SU 

PRELUDE 

GREETINGS/JOYS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRAYER  REQUESTS 

WRING  MY  ABSENCE  THE  NEXT  THREE  SUNDAYS,  GECRGE  CANNON 
WILL  BE  FILLING  IN  FOR  ME  *™w» 


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RESPONSIVE  SCRIPTURE 
PRAYER/OFFERING 
•DOXOLOGY 
PASTORAL  PRAYER 
HYMN 
SCRIPTURE:  EXODUS  ^:l-8 

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•BENEDICTION 
•POSTLUDE 


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1ATHP  T.IAN  AS  DUTY  BKD. 
FOR  A  VOLONTEEB,ALMOS  ANTTH  SEEMS  ACPTEL. 
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(Hus  preeehr  Prsncois  Feneirrl  »    Kinp.  T„uis  XTV  of  France) 
sentry  Francois   Fnelon  whs  cort  nreachr-K  Lout- 
K   -^riv.no  on^   ther  but   tireachr 
K  Louis  aenu  - 

"union    reply  - 

■    

'iov   wore  -  detrir  how  serv 
worsh  no  -sub  '*3ervic  jnor  is   aervic  aub  <•  Koran 
but  tru  worah  is  always  exrres  in  luvin^  servic 


■  I  ATTR5 


SCRIP:  EX  5^:1-Sj  SERK:  "HOW  CLOSE?" 

(ILUS  BOY   IN  CHUKCH, BEDTIME  PRAYH   !,  WISH  G  HAD  BIN  THER) 

UNLIK  BOY,ISITEE,&  PAHTIG   MOSES  KNU  G  IN  ^HER  FIDST 

(BAKGROUND  O?  SCRIP  7SS   1-5) 

VS   l*=M05ES  OBEYS 

Vfl        3  APPEARS  &   PROCLAIMS  HIS  OWN  NAME    -  NO  DOUBT  MHO  HE  IS 

V£       .NAME  MEANS    =  HE  THAT  IS,    WHO  HE  IS   IN  ENGLISH 
THEN  SPELLS  OUT  WAT  HE  DOZ  <*MANK 

VS  7=KOSES  HADE  2KNO  ALTHO  ISITES,A1L  PEOPL  SINNRS .    G   UGIVS 

(EXPL  END  VS  7     SIN  VISIT  ON  CHTLDRN   -  THCZ  WHO  HATE  G) 

VS  B.N0TIC  WAT  KOSES   DID     -  HE  WORSHIPED 
TH/NAME  OF  G  SHUD  INSPIR   ITS  ^WORSHIP  HIM 
MOSES  AS  CLOS   2  GOD  AS  CUD  GET 

MUS  WE  B  THAT  CLOS  Z  WORSHIP77 
|    WAT  5HUD  INSPIR  OS??  JUST  HIS  NAME 
HOW  DO  WE  EXFRES  TRU  WORSHIP?? 

CILUS  FREDERICK  FABER   -  WROT  FAITH  OUR  FATHERS) 

HOW  CLOSE  R  WE??     U  EVR  STT  &  THINK  OF  THAT  NAME?? 

HOW   DO  WE  COMPAR  OUR  RELATSHIP  W/OOD? 

ClLTO  OF  FAITHFULNESS  OF  THINGS) 

JUST  WAT  IS  OTTR  FAITHFULNES  £GOD  fc  TH/THINGS  OF  GOD??? 

(ILUS   OF  GRANDDAUGHTER  &  VBS  SEVERAL  YRS  AGO) 

HOW  CLOSE  AfiE  WE  TO  GOD??? 

(ILTJS  PREACHER  FRANCOIS   FENELON  Br  KING  LOUIS  XTV  OF  RANGE) 

OUT?  PRIMARY  REASON   FOR  WORSHIP  IS   NOT: 
WHO  WILL  BF  THERE, 
WHERE   IT  IS  HELD 
.AND  NEVER  UNDER  COMPULSION  "I  HAVE  TO  WORSHIP" 
GOfo^ANTS  OUR  LOVE,    0V9.   DEVOTION,    OUR  WORSHIP 

0b„   WORSHIP   DETERMINES  HOW  WE   SEPV 
WORSHIF  IS  NO  SUBSTITUTE  FOR  SERVICE, 
NO*   IS  SERVICE   A   SUBSTITUTE  FOR  WORSHIP 
IDT  TRUE  WORSHIP  IS    ALWAYS  EXPRESSED  IN   LOVING  SERVICE 


>ee?" 

■  . 

1  ■  waoa't  in  Church   that   day) 

Now  tmlik   that   Litfc]  ,.       tcav&   Hob  in  partic   knu  Q    fcter  midst 

Hit  up  Vt  ?nd   tin  w/2nu  stons   rrtr  ■-   -,  m-rav  on  them 
38  ascend  Mt    rea    ■ ' 
■ir    2hirr    in  aloud   '    spok   2  Moa    :,  we    read    Hie   pr*eanc=VJ 
'  Identfy  s*lf  tia*  IS 

elf   OS    "'-t/^L    ■ 

He  iuz  flip  Ha  apel  wat  do?.  taHmk 
tanen  It  Woe  ^nr>  em   fcho  he  I  Tsites  wer  ntisrbl  eiHnrs,in 
Pitt   of  Gfyet,G  wil/rlu?  (fglT  ft  nav  cov  relatship  v/Bin 
■    rsac  tin  rr  Hot  !    -  Va   c 
Woe   sn  eloe   ?  "-   *   he  kau   that   ?B   b  'in  renulr  woreh 

[in 
at   this   pt,Moe  no  ask  anyth  of  G 

rescue  "    that  ilm  worthy  of  worst 

La    thru  all    expers  of  talk   2   S,&  .(ret   in.^truc   21ead   Isites 
But  now  G  reveal  self  thru  Hia   [fame 
jus  very  name  of  (3  shud   inspir  uf  2taow  B^i   -Tim 
"'iAT  K  WHC  ; 
men   try  convy  thota  or  wors/revrenc,but  not   Pmany  Bean  hit   tru 
"  worsh 
"^recirick  F*b*r   -  wrot  Faith   our  Fathrs  &  wrot  othre 
(Una  2  part,?  of  his  writings) 
How  Cloa  H  we  ?  God? 

wr  jua  sit  R   tiink  of  Him? 
do  TT  evr  say  that  nam  ovr  I-  nvrtsavor  richnes  of  G  Th/Tsr-* 
wat  no  we  C  as  our  raJAtship  w/c? 
"uraone  wrot   list  quest  cp  indivi>"    JCpian    2othr  areas  of  lif 
i     t  ia  Hat) 
la   our   faith fulnes?? 

tr,&   fifl   enthus   - 
"low  excited  F  we  bout  Ch  f.   warship? 
^id  we  Ik   Ward  2cum  here   this  morn? 
I   kno  sum  who  didnt  sinpl  Beits  seeffl  31iev  cant  wore  G  unlee 
:   bldg 
hut   we  R   here«B    I   trus  Ur  enthus   is  such  0  wil  kno  this   morn 
U  wer  at  wors  evn  tho  it   ou^    of  lionr? 
{nw  nios  ?.  we  P  God?     Tlow  Cloa  is  God  Pus 7 
der>en   on  perapectiv  bout  w^rs 
{TIur  preach   Francois   Een^lon  '     ^'irr  Louis  XIV    of  "ranee) 
our   prinary  re»sn   k  wors  ahud  not   0   determ  vher  wors  helriinor 
-uK  who  ther^Si  .^h-jdn1-  r-  undr  ocnpulsla 
we   shud  always    wora   ^cu?.   that  deeir  our  harts 

.:  waal    worn   w\  thr  ch  empty  or  ful  -  How  Clone? 
■  permit  ^-vr  ?ax«w  n*-ar  ?  God 

how  we  w^rs   det^rm.v  how  we   serv  *wore"  no  sub   4  service 

,!-i  k  wore   -  but  tr1-!  wora  ir^  alway  expres  in  luvinf  servie 


"How  Close? 

Scripture:  Exodus  ^'+:5-8 

f Illustration  of  boy  in  church  and  "God  not  th»reP) 

Ifter  attending  church  with  lis  father  one  Sunday  morning-,  before  getting  into  bed  that 
evening  a  little  boy  kneeled  at  his  bedside  and  prayed,  "rear  God,  we  had  a  (rood  time  at 
church  today,  but  I  wish  You  had  been  there," 

Now  unlike  that  little  boy,  the  Israelites,  definietly  Moses  in  particular  knew  that  God  was 

in  t  eir  midst.  Foses  was  up  on  the  Mount  for  the  lecond  tine  with  two  new  stones  prepared 

for  God  to  engrave  the  Law  on  then,  'hen  '■oses  ascended  the  Mount  we  read,  "And  the  Lord 
descended  in  the  cloud,  and  stood  with  him  there,  and  proclaimed  the  name  of  the  Lord." 
verse  5« 

God  appeared  to  Him  in  th=  cloud  and  spoke  to  Moses  from  that  cloud  and  we  read  of  His  pre- 

scence,  "And  the  Lord  passed  by  before  him,  and  proclaimed,  'The  Lord,  the  Lord  God,  merciful 
and  gracious,  longsuffering,  and  abundant  in  bkjtkx  good  ness  and  truth,  keeping  mercy  for 
t  ousands,  forpivirw?  iniquity  and  transgression,  and  sin,  and  that  will  by  no  means  clear  the 
guilty;  visiting  the  iniauity  of  the  fathers  upon  the  children,  and  upon  the  children's  child- 
ren unto  the  third  and  fourth  generation."  verses6-7. 

"irst  God  identifies  Hi-self  as,  "He  that  is  who  He  is,  which  is  what  that  phrase,  "The  Lord, 

The  Lord  God,P  litterally  means  in  Lnglish.  God  is  therefore  identifying  Himself  as  the  Great 

I  Am.   After  God  does  this,  He  then  speils  out  what  He  does  for  mankind.   This  statement  lets 

looses  know  that  even  though  he  and  the  people  of  Israel  are  miserable  dinners  in  the  sight  of 

God,  yet,  God  will  and  does  forgive  and  has  that  covenant  relationship  with  them. 

Vhat  was  the  reaction  of  Hoses?   The  8th  verse  tells  us,  "And  Moses  made  haste,  and  bowed  his 
h»ad  toward  th°  earth,  and  worshipped,  "  verse  8, 

Hoses  was  so  close  to  God  and  he  knew  that  to  be  in  that  position  required  worship  to  Him. 

At  this  point  in  time,  Moses  didn't  ask  anyt  insr  of  God.   He  was  in  ffis  presence  and  that  aloni 

was  worthy  of  worship.   Hoses  had  been  through  all  of  the  experiences  of  talkinp  to  God  and 

getting  instructions  to  lead  the  people  of  Israel.   Rut  now,  God  revealed  Himself  through  His 

name.  Just  the  very  name  of  God  should  inspire  us  to  bow  before  Him.   The  Lord  God  is  He 

is  Who  He  is.   Ken  have  tried  to  convey  thoughts  of  worship  and  reverence,  but  not  too  many 

seem  to  hit  the  true  idea  of  worship.   Frederick  W.  Faber  is  perhaps  an  exception  to  that 

rule.  You  may  or  may  not  know  that  it  was  he  who  wrote  the  words  for  "Faith  of  <^xv   Fathers." 

two  of  his  writings,  (not  in  most  hymnals),  sneak  of  the  worship  of  God.   Listen  to  how 

he  phrases  this: 

Haw  wonderful,  how  beautiful 

The  sight  of  Thee  must  be, 

Thine  endless  wisdom,  boundless  power 

And  awful  purity. 

0  how  I  fear  Thee,  livinp  God, 

With  deepest,  tenderest  fears, 

And  worship  Thee  with  trembling  hope 

And  penitential  tears. 

And  he  also  wrote: 

Only  to  sit  and  think  of  Bod, 

Oh,  what  joy  it  is! 

To  think  the  thought,  to  breathe  the  Kame, 

rarth  has  no  higher  bliss! 


Father  of  Jesus,  love's  Reward, 
What  rapture  will  it  he, 
Prostrate  before  Thy  throne  to  lie 
I  e-aze,  and  gaze  on  Thee. 

How  cl  se  are  we  to  God?   Do  you  ever  sit  and  just  think  of  XxsocJtantB  Him?   Do  you  ever  say 

that  Name  over  and  over,  savoring  the  richness  of  God,  Father?  What  do  we  see  as  our  relation 

Ship  to  God?   Someone  wrote  a  list  of  questions  comparing  an  individual  Christian's  life  to 

other  areas  of  life.   He  wrote: 

If  your  car  starts  once  every  three  tries,  is  it  reliable? 

Tf  your  paperboy  skips  delivery  every  Monday  and  Thursday,  is  he  trustworthy? 
If  you  don't  go  to  work  once  or  twice  a  month,  are  you  a  loyal  employee? 
If  your  refrigerator  stops  working  for  a  day  or  two  every  nov  and  then,  do  you  say,  "Ch 
well,  it  works  most  of  the  time"? 

If  your  water  heater  provides  an  icy  cold  shower  every  now  and  then  is  it  dependable? 
If  you  miss  a  couple  of  l'~an  payments  every  year,  does  the  bank  say,  "Ten  out  0f  twelves 
isn't  bad"? 

If  you  fail  to  worship  Cod  one  or  two  Sundays  3  rath,  would  you  expect  to  be  called  a  faith- 
ful Christian? 
e  expect  faithfulness  and  relisbilitv  from  things  and  other  people,   joes  not  God  expect 
the  same  from  us?  The  prohlem  is  that  in  our  religious  activities  we  see  ourselves  as 
volunteers  rather  than  as  duty  bound,   'or  a  volunteer,  almost  anythinr  seems  acceptable. 
For  a  bondservant  who  is  dutv  bound,  faithfulness  is  expected. 

Miat  is  our  faithfulness?  This  past  week  one  of  our  granddaughters  was  at  our  house  for  the 

day  and  she  kept  askinjr,  "Grandma,  is  it  time  to  go  to  Vacation  Bible  School?"   he  was  lool- 

ing  forward  to  going  each  night.   And  this  was  Thursday.   I  was  talking1  to  one  little  girl 

one  night  after  the  classes  were  over  for  that  nip-ht  anH  she  was  bubbling  with  excitement  at 

how  much  she  was  enjeyine  everything  and  was  looking  forward  to  cominp  the  next  night.   How 

excited  are  we  about  Church  and  worship?  Did  we  look  forward  to  coming  here  this  morning? 

I  know  some  who  didn't  simply  because  they  seem  to  believe  you  can't  worship  God  unless  it  is 

inside  of  the  buildings  we  call  "churches."  But  we  are  here,  and  I  trust  your  enthusiasm 

is  such  thatyou  will  know  that  t1  is  morning  you  were  at  worship  even  thought  it  was  out  of 

doors. 

How  Close  are  we  to  God?  How  Close  is  God  to  us?  It  depends  on  ourperspective  about  worship, 

(Illustration  of  preacher,  Francois  Fenelon  %  King  Louis  XIV  of  France) 

Francois  Fenelon  was  the  court  preacher  for  Kine-  Louis  XIV  of  France  in  the  17th  century. 
One  .Sunday  when  the  king  and  his  attendants  arrived  at  the  chapel  for  the  regular  service,  ni 
one  was  present  except  the  preacher.   King  Louis  demanded,  "What  does  this  mean?" 
Fenelon  replied,  "T  had  published  that  you  would  not  caoif  to  church  today,  in  order  that 
Your  Majesty  might  see  who  serves  God  in  truth  and  who  flatters  the  kin^." 

Cur  primary  reason  for  worship  should  not  be  determined  where  the  worship  is  held;  nor  should 
it  be  becarse  of  who  is  there;  and  it  shouldn't  be  under  compulsion.   Wa  should  always  wor- 
ship because  that  ir;  thf>  desire  of  our  hearts.   Ind  we  should  want  to  worship  whether  the 
church  i=  empty  or  full.   "How  Cl-se?"  Onlv  as  close  as  we  permit  ourselves  to  draw  near  to 
"od,   !iow  we  worship  determines  hoy  we  serve,   '-'orshic  is  no   substitute  for  service,  nor  is 
service  a  substi tute  for  worship,   ~ut  true  worship  is  always  expressed  in  loving  service. 


Ralph  C.  Link 
153  Keck  Road 
Sarver,  Pa.   16055 
(412)  352-1103 

Born  : 

Married 

Wife: 

April  9,  1929,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

December  15,  1951 
Shirley  Margaret  Neill 
Born:  December  8,  1930,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Children : 

Ralph  Dale  Link,  born  May  11,  1955,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
Lloyd  Alan  Link,  born  May  28,  1958,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
Nancy  Lynn  Link,  born  March  15,  1961,  Butler,  Pa. 

SCHOOLING: 

Graduated  from  Perry  High  School,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
June  1947 

Lay  Ministry  School,  Penn  West  Conference 
Church  of  Christ,  September  1965  to  May 

of  United 
1969 

Commissioned  Lay  Minister  June  1969 

Lancaster  Theological  Seminary,  Lancaster 
September  1970 

,  Pa.  , 

Graduated  from  Lancaster  Theological  Seminary  May  1974 

Ordained  to  Christian  Ministry  March  10, 

1974 

PASTORATES 

As  Lay  Minister:   short  term,  1  month  or  1 
various  churches  1965  to  1967 

ess  in 

Emlenton  Lamartine  Charge  of  United  Church 
1967  to  1969 

of  Christ 

Short  term  in  various  churches  1970   until 
entrance  July  1970 

Seminary 

July  1970  to  December  1973  Student  Pastor 
Charge,  New  Bloomfield,  Duncannon,  Pa., 
Conference,  United  Church  of  Christ 

at  Trinity 
Penn  Central 

December  1973  to  present,  St.  Paul's  United  Church  of 
Christ,  Butler,  Pa.,  Penn  West  Conference,  United 
Church  of  Christ 

PERSONAL  TESTIMONY 
OF 

Ralph  C.  Link 


I  am  the  youngest  of  five  children.   I  was  born  just  prior  to 
the  onset  of  the  Depression.   Our  family  was  very  poor.   My  father 
was  an  alcoholic  and  my  mother  was  a  very  religious  person  who  was 
searching  for  the  Lord.   During  my  childhood  she  did  her  best  to 
teach  me  the  things  of  the  Lord.   Later  in  life  she  came  to  a 
personal  relationship  with  Him. 

I  grew  up  in  the  Evangelical  and  Reformed  Church  where 
salvation  by  grace  alone  was  not  preached  nor  taught.   I  knew  all 
about  Jesus,  what  He  did,  how  He  lived,  His  miracles,  His  death 
and  resurrection,  but  I  didn't  know  Him  personally. 

My  life  had  many  ups  and  downs  and  all  the  while  I  was 
attending  church  and  striving  with  my  good  works  to  please  God. 
At  a  very  low  point  in  my  life  when  we  were  deeply  in  debt  and  my 
wife  and  three  children  were  all  ill,  I  came  to  the  crossroads.   I 
watched  a  Billy  Graham  Crusade  on  television  from  some  distant 
city  and  the  message  he  preached  seemed  to  be  directed  right  at 
me.   I  wrestled  with  making  that  commitment  to  Christ,  but  didn't. 
The  next  afternoon  and  evening  at  work  on  the  4  to  12  shift  I  came 
to  the  conclusion  that  I  needed  to  make  that  commitment  to  Christ. 
It  seemed  like  there  was  no  other  choice  if  life  was  to  have  any 
meaning.   That  night  when  I  came  home  from  work  at  1:00  A.M.,  I 
laid  face  down  on  the  living  room  floor  and  told  God  that  I 
couldn't  live  my  life  in  my  own  strength  and  I  accepted  the  gift 
of  salvation  from  my  Savior  Jesus  Christ.   My  life  has  never  been 
the  same. 

Through  several  meaningful  circumstances  I  was  called  by  God 
to  serve  Him  in  the  Christian  Ministry  and  to  help  spread  that 
wonderful  message  of  salvation  through  the  shed  blood  of  Jesus 
Christ.   What  a  wonderful  and  rewarding  time  it  has  been  and  I 
give  Him  all  the  praise  for  my  salvation  and  the  opportunity  to 
serve  Him. 


STATEMENT  OF  FAITH 

OF 

Ralph  C,  Link 


I  believe  the  Bible,  both  the  Old  and  New  Testaments  to  be 
the  inspired  inerrant  Word  of  God.   I  believe  the  Bible  is  the 
complete  revelation  of  His  will  for  the  salvation  of  men  and  it 
is  the  final  authority  for  the  Christian  faith  and  life. 


I  believe  in  one  God,  who  is  eternally  existent  in  three 
persons:   Father,  Son  and  Holy  Spirit. 


I  believe  in  the  Diety  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  that  He  is 
true  God  and  true  man.   I  believe  that  He  was  born  of  the 
Virgin  Mary,  that  He  lived  in  sinless  life,  that  He  performed 
the  miracles  recorded  in  Scripture,  that  He  died  on  the  cross 
as  a  sacrifice  for  our  sins,  that  He  bodily  arose  from  the 
dead,  that  He  ascended  on  high  where  He  is  at  the  right  had  of 
Almighty  God  as  our  intercessor. 


I  believe  in  the  Holy  Spirit  and  that  He  comes  and  indwells 
each  believer  at  the  time  of  conversion.   I  believe  that  He 
lives  in  each  believer  to  lead,  to  instruct,  and  to  convict  so 
that  a  believe  may  live  a  more  godly  life. 

I  believe  that  through  the  shed  blood  of  Jesus  Christ  and 
through  His  resurrection,  this  is  the  only  ground  for 
justification  and  salvation  for  all  who  receive  Him  A  Lord  and 
Savior  and  to  such  as  receive  Him,  they  are  born  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  and  become  children  of  God. 


I  believe  water  baptism  and  the  Lord's  Supper  are 
ordinances  of  the  Church  but  are  not  means  of  salvation. 


I  believe  in  the  personal  and  premillennial  and  imminent 
coming  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 


I  believe  in  the  resurrection  of  the  dead,  for  the  believer 
to  resurrection  of  life  and  joy  with  the  Lord,  for  the 
unbeliever  to  resurrection  of  judgement  and  everlasting 
punishment .