Sixth Sunday After Pentecost

July 8, 2012  

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Community Life: After the Service Each week, we linger for fellowship with one another. Please join us for refreshments in the cafeteria.

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

Welcome to Cityview Presbyterian Church

To Our Guests: Visiting a church can be an intimidating experience. We are glad that you are here, and we hope to remove as much of that awkwardness as we can from your visit to Cityview.

Our worship service usually lasts about 75 minutes. This worship guide will help you navigate the service. There are short paragraphs on the next page to explain each part of the service.

The service is designed to be accessible to you, whether you’ve spent years in the church or you’ve never been to a church service in your life. During the service, we will try to help you understand how the message of Jesus can apply to your life today.

If you are new to Cityview or just visiting, we would love to know that you were here. We have clipboards next to each row: we call those our “Connection Cards”. Connection Cards are a way for you to let us know whatever information you might want us to know and to request any information from us that you might need. Pastor Dan Adamson (dadamson@cityviewchicago.org) is available to answer questions, as well.

For Children: Children of all ages are welcome in the worship service.

Nursery is provided during the service for children 2 years of age and younger.

Children ages three through 5th grade are given the choice of attending Sunday school classes beginning during the greeting portion of the service.

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

Cover Image: Three Tabernacles/ Tents by Elizabeth Steele Halstead. Reprinted by permission from Visuals for Worship, ©2006, Faith Alive Christian Resources

All songs used by permission CCLI License #11041992

Scripture reprinted from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission.

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The Liturgy

Preparing for Worship The goal of our time of gathering is to engage with God together, listening to him in his Word and speaking to him in prayer and song. Because we often enter this time tired, overwhelmed and distracted, we take a few moments at the beginning of our meeting to prepare to meet God in worship.

Call to Worship We need to be “called” to come and worship God because we default to thinking the world revolves around our needs and agendas, and also because we struggle to believe that God truly wants us to draw near to him. The call to worship focuses our attention on God and prepares us to meet him.

Confession of Sin The Scriptures declare that each of us has failed in the way we act toward God and each other. We confess our sin to be honest and transparent about this reality and to admit our ongoing dependence on the mercy of God through Jesus. We confess as a community to show our unity even in our brokenness.

Assurance of Grace We confess our sins not just to admit what is true, but also to be reminded again of the truth that Jesus came into this world to save sinners; and all of our sin has been forgiven through him. Every week, following our confession, we hear God speak to us in Scripture of this forgiveness so that our faith might be strengthened.

Worship Through Giving Because money is so powerfully tied to our hearts, this is a valuable expression of worship as we acknowledge that everything we have comes from God and belongs to him. If you are visiting with us, we are just glad you are here- please do not feel obligated to give.

The Sermon Some view the Sermon as a way to get principles for “right” living. In reality, as we open the Scripture we corporately encounter Christ. Therefore, as you listen, pray to be open to the Spirit’s leading, exhortation, encouragement, and healing.

Communion Communion, also called the Lord’s Supper or the Eucharist, is the family meal for Christians. We welcome all Christians - those who look to Christ alone for salvation, who are in good standing with His Church, and who seek strength to live more faithfully to their Savior - to join in this sacrament.

The Benediction God always gets the last word in our encounter of worship. For Christians, it is always a word of blessing and sending to live our lives in the light of the reality of the Gospel of Christ.

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ORDER OF WORSHIP

“Christians are to be people of the ear not of the eye. God does not appear to be seen but speaks to be heard. God is always present in words that bind. The community of fatih is built around these speech acts”

Bruce Waltke “Faith is not in itself a meritorious act; the merit is in the One to Whom it is directed. Faith is a redirecting of our sight, a getting out of the focus of our own vision and getting God into focus. Sin has twisted our vision inward and made it self-regarding. Unbelief has put self where God should be, and is perilously close to the sin of Lucifer who said “I will set my throne above the throne of God.” Faith looks out instead of in, and the whole life falls into line” A.W. Tozer “Our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee" Augustine

God Calls Us

Call to Worship – based on Psalm 27; John 4:23

Leader: Let us worship God, our light and our salvation.

All: The Lord is the stronghold of our lives.

Leader: We desire to live in God’s house and to seek God in his holy temple.

All: We have come with shouts of joy, to sing and to make music to the Lord.

Leader: Let us worship God in spirit and in truth.

All: Teach us your ways and make straight our paths in this hour of worship and always.

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

All: And also with you!

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Prayer of Adoration

Leader: Our Father, you are in heaven, high and lifted up, higher than our highest thoughts. Holy is your name; beside you there is no other! You are God, and you alone! Receive us into your kingdom—the coming kingdom— the kingdom of your anointed Son, Jesus, whose name we bear. Receive us, for we come to you in his name— we pray in him and with him. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

All: Amen.

Hymn of Praise Come, Ye Sinners

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Hymn of Praise Ten Thousand Years

Bless the Lord, O my soul O my soul Worship His holy name Sing like never before O my soul I'll worship Your holy name The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning It's time to sing Your song again Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me Let me be singing when the evening comes You're rich in love, and You're slow to anger Your name is great, and Your heart is kind For all Your goodness I will keep on singing Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find And on that day when my strength is failing The end draws near and my time has come Still my soul will sing Your praise unending Ten thousand years and then forevermore

Words and Music: Matt Redman

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God Cleanses Us

OT Reading – Genesis 12: 10-20

10 Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. 11 When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “I know that you are a woman beautiful in appearance, 12 and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me, but they will let you live. 13 Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared for your sake.” 14 When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. 15 And when the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. 16 And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

17 But the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife. 18 So Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her, and go.” 20 And Pharaoh gave men orders concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had.

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Prayer of Confession

Leader: Most gracious and most merciful God, we confess to you and to one another that time after time we have entered your presence with countless prayers but with hearts that have been closed to your grace. We have lifted our hands to you in praise, but our feet have still walked in the ways of evil. We have rehearsed your commandments but have refused to see your face in the needs of our neighbor. We pray, Lord, that you forgive our lack of faith and pardon our acts of injustice.

All: Grant us the healing that comes from your presence

and the cleansing of your all-powerful Word, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Silent Confession

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Hymn of Confession Kyrie Eleison

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.

Hymn of Confession Out of the Depths

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Words: from Psalm 130 Music: Karl Digerness

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Assurance of Grace - Romans 5:8; Colossians 1:13-14; Romans 5:1 Leader: God demonstrates his own love for us in this:

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

All: For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

All: We do.

   

The Lord’s Prayer

    Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever.

 

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Hymn of Assurance Abide With Me

Opportunities and Concerns

Passing of the Peace - from John 13:34 Leader: Hear the teaching of Christ: “A new command I give you, that you love

one another as I have loved you.” The peace of Christ be with you all.

All: And also with you!

Worship Through Giving

Hymn of Illumination - Open Thou Mine Eyes

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Abide With Me Words by Henry Lytealt. by Justin Smith

Music by Justin Smith

© 2007 Justin Smith Music.Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Words: Henry Lyte Music: Justin Smith

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God Speaks To Us

Sermon Text – Genesis 13: 2-17

“Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far as Bethel to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, 4 to the place where he had made an altar at the first. And there Abram called upon the name of the Lord. 5 And Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents, 6 so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together, 7 and there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were dwelling in the land. 8 Then Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are kinsmen. 9 Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left.” 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) 11 So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan Valley, and Lot journeyed east. Thus they separated from each other. 12 Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled among the cities of the valley and moved his tent as far as Sodom. 13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord. 14 The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, 15 for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever. 16 I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted. 17 Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.”

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

Sermon The Life of Abraham: By Faith or By Sight? Reverend Dan Adamson

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God Strengthens Us

Confession of Faith- The Apostles’ Creed

Prayer of Thanksgiving and Consecration

Communion

Leader: The Lord be with you.

All: And also with you.

Leader: Lift up your hearts.

All: We lift them up to the Lord.

Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

All: It is right to give him thanks and praise.

Leader: Christian, what do you believe?

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

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Doxology

Prayers for Reflection

Prayer for those struggling with sin Lord Jesus, grant that I may see in you the fulfillment of all my need, and may turn from every false satisfaction to feed on you, the true and living bread. Enable me to lay aside the sin that clings so closely, and faithfully follow you in life. Amen. Prayer of commitment Lord Jesus, you have called us to follow you in baptism and in a life of committed discipleship in your church. Grant that I may take the necessary steps to be one with your people, and live in the fullness of your Spirit. Amen.

 

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

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

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God Commissions Us

Hymn of Benediction All Must Be Well

       

Words: Mary Bowley- Peters Music: Matthew Smith

1. Through the love of God our Savior, All will be well Free and changeless is His favor, All is well Precious is the blood that healed us Perfect is the grace that sealed us Strong the hand stretched forth to shield us All must be well 2. Though we pass through tribulation, All will be well Ours is such a full salvation, All is well Happy still in God confiding Fruitful if in Christ abiding Steadfast through the Spirit's guiding All must be well 3. We expect a bright tomorrow; All will be well Faith can sing through days of sorrow, All is well On our Father's love relying Jesus every need supplying Yes in living or in dying All must be well

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Benediction - based on 2 Corinthians 13:13 (The benediction is not a prayer but a pronouncement- a time with open hands to receive the good word spoken over you.)

Leader: May the grace of Christ, which daily renews us, and the love of God, which enables us to love all, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, which unites us in one body, make us eager to obey the will of God until we meet again, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

All: Amen. Dismissal

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

All: Thanks be to God!  

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Around Cityview

Josh Garrells Concert- Tonight, 7:30 p.m. At Covenant Presbyterian Church. $10 suggested donation at the door.

Summer Book Study- Wednesday night, July 11, a group

is meeting at the Adamsons at 7pm to continue discussing The Trellis and the Vine. If you are planning to attend this week, read chapters 6-7.

Pint Night- Save the date for our next Pint Night- July 17 at 7 pm at Aberdeen Tap.

Friday Night Cookout- Join us Friday, July 27th at the

Adamson’s (1539 W Jackson Blvd). Come at 7 p.m. Bring meat to grill and drinks or side to share. Contact Dan for more information.

Community Picnic at Mary Bartelme Park.-Sunday July

29th from 11:30-3:30. Details will come soon regarding how we can serve our community at this event, but please plan to stay around this Sunday.

Serving This Week

Sound Joel Avila

Greeters George and Monet Ball

Bread Hilary Clark

Snacks Carolyn Koonce

Nursery Josh Koonce

Sunday School Susan Young

Sunday School Kylene Young

Serving Next Week

Sound Josh Koonce

Greeters Drew and Stacy Gordon

Bread Carolyn Koonce

Snacks Christina Jenq

Nursery Stacy Gordon

Sunday School Carolyn Koonce

Contacts CITYVIEWCHICAGO.ORG

Dan Adamson, Pastor dadamson@cityviewchicago.org

Jenny Avila, Administrative Coordinator jenny.n.avila@gmail.com

Herb Bowsher, Financial Administrator bowsher@comcast.net

Hilary Clark, Children’s Ministry Coordinator hilary.r.clark@gmail.com

Carolyn Koonce, Social Coordinator carolyn.groenewold@gmail.com

Paul Leo, Service & Outreach Coordinator contactpaulleo@gmail.com

Paul-David Young, Music Coordinator music@cityviewchicago.org

June 2012 Congregational Giving*

Actual Monthly Giving: $ 9,377 Budgeted Monthly Giving: $ 12,250 Difference: $ -2,873 Actual YTD Giving: $ 54,979 Budgeted 2012 Giving YTD: $ 73,500 Difference: $ -18,521

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