Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good

deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those

who do wrong and to commend those who do right. For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. Live as free

men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers,

fear God, honor the king (1 Pet 2:11-17).

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2012 1307 Blanco Woods, San Antonio, TX 78248, (210)492-8038

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Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Fellowship 10:20 – 10:40 a.m. Worship 10:45 a.m.

Cry room with sound available in the Church Library at the left rear of the sanctuary Nursery -For infants – 3 years during Sunday School -For infants – 4 years during the Worship Service

Life Groups North Central Area Every 2nd & 4th Friday, Contact Bryan Lilius 885-4723 Bulverde/TPC Pkwy Area Every 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Contact the Kent’s 838-3743

Welcome to Faith We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, filthy rich, or dirt poor. We extend a special welcome to those who are crying new-borns, skinny as a rail or could afford to lose a few pounds.

We welcome you if you can sing like an angel or can’t carry a note in a bucket. You’re welcome here if you’re “just browsing,” just woke up or just got out of jail. We don’t care if you’re an expert in doing church, or haven’t been in church since little Joey’s Baptism.

We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome soccer moms, NASCAR dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, and junk-food eaters. We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you’re having problems or you’re down in the dumps or if you don’t like “organized religion,” we’ve been there too.

If you blew all your offering money at the track, you’re welcome here. We offer a special welcome to those who think the earth is flat, work too hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or because grandma is in town and wanted to go to church.

We welcome those who are inked, pierced or both. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down your throat as a kid or got lost in traffic and wound up here by mistake. We welcome tourists, seekers and doubters, bleeding hearts … and you!

Worship Service Greeting ELDER

Call to Worship: (Standing, Responsive) ELDER

Pastor: In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting

upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

People: And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”

Pastor: And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.

People: And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”

Pastor: Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.

All: And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for” (Isaiah 6:1-7).

Hymn of Praise: Hymn No. 598 (Standing, Congregation)

“Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah” He will be our guide even to the end. Psalm 48:14

Baptism of Elias Matthew Humphrey

God’s Word Examines Our Hearts: (Seated) ELDER

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity. I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?” I searched with my heart how to cheer my body with wine—my heart still guiding me with wisdom—and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the children of man to do under heaven during the few days of their life. I made great works. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself. I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees. I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees. I bought male and female slaves, and had slaves who were born in my house. I had also great possessions of herds and flocks, more than any who had been before me in Jerusalem. I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I got singers, both men and women, and many concubines, the delight of the sons of man. So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me. And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I kept my heart from no pleasure, for my heart found pleasure in all my toil, and this was my reward for all my toil. Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun (Ecclesiastes 2:1-11).

Confession of Sin (Seated, Unison) ELDER

Merciful Father, the Lord Jesus said that whoever relaxes even the least of your commandments will be least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But I relax your commandments every time I see them as keepable. I relax your commandments when I see myself as less of a sinner than my neighbor. I relax them when I write my own rules for others to keep. I relax them when I slash my neighbor on the altar of my lips for failing to keep my rules. O Spirit, reveal my hidden sins and grant me repentance so that my trust and joy may grow in the freedom of your grace.

Silently Confessing Our Personal Sins (Seated)

Assurance of Pardon (Seated) ELDER

For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose (Galatians 2:19-21).

Prayer for Faith, San Antonio, and the World (Seated)

Praising God in Song: (Standing, Congregation)

“All Must Be Well”

Worship of God through Tithes & Offerings (Seated)

Reading God’s Word (Standing) KEITH HOWARD

Matthew 5:17-20

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Proclaiming the Word of the Lord (Seated) KEITH HOWARD

BAD NEWS MADE GOOD: Perfect Demand, Perfect Deliverance

God Communes with Us in the Lord’s Supper (Seated)

Preparing for the Lord’s Supper KEITH HOWARD

Words of Institution:

Partaking of the Bread Partaking of the Cup

• Communion, also called The Lord’s Supper, is the family meal of Christians. We invite all committed followers of Jesus Christ to partake of this sacrament: those who are baptized members of a congregation which proclaims the gospel, who are at peace with God and with their neighbor, and who seek strength to live more faithfully for Christ. If you are not a Christian, or if you are not prepared to share in this meal, we encourage you to spend this time in prayer. We hope that this time is helpful to you as you consider your relationship with Jesus Christ and with His people, the church.

• Baptized children of an age appropriate to understand the preached Word who have been admitted to the Supper by the leadership of a congregation that proclaims the Gospel, or who have been admitted to the table by our Session, are invited to partake. Please see a member of the Session for information on communing membership for your children.

• Both wine and grape juice are offered for communion. The wine is served in the outer ring of the communion trays and the center rings contain juice. After the Lord’s Supper, elders will be available at the front of the auditorium for prayer or to respond to questions.

Communion Prayers

Prayer for Those Searching for Truth: Lord Jesus, you claim to be the way, the truth and the life. If what you claim is true, please guide me, teach me, and open to me the reality of who you are. Grant that I might be undaunted by the cost of following you as I consider the reasons for doing so. Give me an understanding for you that is coherent, convincing, and 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 to 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 my savior. Amen.

Prayer of Struggling Against Sin: Lord Jesus, grant that I may see in you the fulfillment of all my needs, and may turn from every false satisfaction to find complete satisfaction in you. Enable me to lay aside the sin that clings so closely to me, and run with perseverance the race that you have set before me, looking only to you, the pioneer and champion of my faith. Amen.

Hymn of Response: (Standing, Congregation)

“Blessed Be The Name of The Lord” Beth Redman | Matt Redman

Benediction (Standing) KEITH HOWARD

Prayer Needs

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL • President Barack Obama • Congress • US Supreme Court • State & Local Governments • Our Armed Forces • Victims of Natural Disasters

FAITH CHURCH • Session • Deacons • Women’s Ministry • Men’s Discipleship Groups • Outreach/Assimilation

MISSIONS/OUTREACH

• Charles Davidson—Mexico • Jon Green—Oakwood Community

Church • Children’s Hunger Fund Ministry • Paul Miller—RUF, A&M Corpus • Neighborhood Outreach • Paul Fisher, Guadalajara • Janet Pursell—International Students

• Joanne Colvin—Ghana • Wes and Jami Baker—Peru • PCA Chaplain Ministries • Tim and Cheri Hoke—ABU • Tony and Fairley Cooper—

Isaiah 55 , Reynosa, Mexico • Michael Novak—RUF, Trinity • Lackland Sunday School Ministry

INDIVIDUAL NEEDS Arlene Nickel—health Robert Cooper—health Edith Brown—health, strength, comfort, salvation for family members Bernard Briscoe – recovery from surgery

Attention Ladies: Faith’s Women’s Ministries has begun a new weekday Book Club! We are studying a work by the Puritan, John Flavel, The Mystery of Providence. Books are available for $8.00 and can also be found on-line at www. eternallifeministries.org or at Amazon.com for the Kindle. Expect to be blessed as we marvel at the profound wisdom, infinite tenderness and incessant vigilance with which God has managed our providence from first to last in every stage of our lives. Please join us on the fourth Tuesday of every month, at Panera Bread in the Vineyard at Blanco and 1604 at 10:30 am. Our next book club will meet on November 27th. For more information, contact Sharman Kaiser or Genie Cooper.

Mark Your Calendar! Online calendar available on our website (www.faithpca.com).

TODAY...........................................................................Sunday School—9:30 a.m. TODAY………………………….………………………………….Worship—10:40 a.m. TODAY…………….…...……….Kent/Hollo Home group @ the Kent’s—4:30 p.m. TUESDAYS…………………….………..………………….Choir Practice—7:00 p.m. WEDNESDAYS………………...Men’s Bible Study @Mike Simpson’s—7:30 p.m. THURSDAYS…………Bible Study in Spanish w/Pastor Carlos Ireta—7:00 p.m. 4th TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH....Women’s Book Club @Panera—10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 13…………….……………..Women’s Prayer Group—9:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 13…..……...……………………….Session Meeting—6:00 p.m. Sunday, November 18..Joint Thanksgiving Evening Service w/Grace OPC—5:30 p.m. Sunday, November 18…….….Fellowship Meal w/Grace OPC after evening service November 22 & 23…………………….………Church Office Closed for Thanksgiving Thursday, December 6……...…Ornament Exchange @ Becky Henley’s—6:30 p.m.

GREETERS NEEDED: We have openings with our greeter schedule and need YOU. Having 2 adults per session would be wonderful. Greeting church members and visitors is a simple way of serving our Lord and the body. If you can share a smile, a handshake and maybe some simple directions or information about the church, please contact Susan Hernandez at 210-481-7637 or by email: mnshernandez@yahoo.com Thank you.

Date 9:20-9:40 Greeters 10:20-11:00 Greeters

Week 2 November 11 Kent Family

Week 3 November 18 Mark Hernandez Mike Higdon Susan Hernandez Coryelle Higdon

Week 4 November 25 Bryan Lilius Janet Lilius

Week 1 December 2

Week 2 December 9

Week 3 December 16 Mike Higdon Coryelle Higdon

Week 4 December 23 Bryan Lilius Janet Lilius

Our next Fellowship Meal will be Sunday, November 18 following our Thanksgiving Evening Service with Grace OPC.

Faith will provide the Ham

ALL families please bring the following:

A-M please bring a side dish or salad enough for 20 N-Z please bring a dessert enough for 20

The holiday season is approaching. Please check carefully for your turn to serve and contact Sara McVay if there are any conflicts. Thank You!

Serving during the Worship Service 10:30-12:15 Infants 0-24 months; Toddlers 2 & 3 years old

Infant Room Toddler Room Floaters

Wk 2 Nov. 11 John Sheppard Dana Howard Elizabeth Tysinger Shelly Sheppard Coryelle Higdon Hannah Grey

Wk 3 Nov. 18 Mindi Harris Dan Jarvis Emma Harris Beth Porier Marilyn Jarvis Susannah Porier

Wk 4 Nov. 24 Maria Diaz Joel McVay Savannah Diaz Kath Hollo Sara McVay

Wk 1 Dec. 2 Tracey Burdett Mark Hernandez Ellie Burdett Dale Castaneda Susan Hernandez

Wk 2 Dec. 9 John Sheppard Dana Howard Elizabeth Tysinger Shelly Sheppard Sharman Kaiser Hannah Grey

Wk 3 Dec. 16 Mindi Harris Mike Simpson Emma Harris Beth Porier Barbara Simpson Caroline Porier

Wk 4 Dec. 23 Maria Diaz Joel McVay Savannah Diaz Kath Hollo Sara McVay

Wk 5 Dec. 30 Becky Henley Alan Tysinger Caleb Gonzales Lara Tysinger

If you would like to serve as a substitute or be put on the schedule, please call or contact Sara McVay @ 210-451-5342 or sara_mcvay@satx.rr.com

Church Financials August 2012 September 2012 Tithes & Offerings...18,597 Tithes & Offerings…26,325 Expenses...23,187 Expenses…22,630 Total Loss...(-4,590) Total Income…3,695

CHURCH IN MINISTRY

Ministry Leaders ELDERS Keith Howard, Teaching Elder: 639-3807 Paul Gonzales: 494-6200 Steve Ramseur: (972) 467-9720

Bryan Lilius: 885-4723

Mike Simpson: 884-0991 Bernard Briscoe: 286-3597 Alan Tysinger: 316-1606

DEACONS Gary Henley: 857-7189 J.P. Porier: (830) 714-5380 Bubba Pope: 667-3584 Jeff Anderson: (713) 408-4141 Sean Moore: 860-0698 Elders are available for prayer, ministry of the Word, and pastoral counseling. All other matters of our congregation are managed by our deacons under the direction of the Session.

DIRECTOR OF YOUTH & FAMILY MINISTRIES Paul Gonzales: 494-6200 Jeff Anderson: (713) 408-4141 DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH & ASSIMILATION Pastor Carlos Ireta: 540-8134

NURSERY Sara McVay

FINANCE MANAGER Tamala Silar Phone: 544-2280 E-mail: m-g-accounting@sbcglobal.net

CHURCH OFFICE Katherine Payle Office Manager Hours: M-F 8:00–3:00 p.m. Phone: 492-8038 Email: faithpca@satx.rr.com Website: www.faithpca.com http://faithpcapodcast.com