Order for the Public Worship of God

Lead Pastor: Rev. Vernon Burrow 406-6385 Youth & Education Pastor: Rev. Brad Unland 772-4680 Minister of Music: Ben Spicer Worship Leaders: Rebecca Butler, Karen White March 10, 2013 Fourth Sunday in Lent Enter to Worship The Prelude and Call to Worship (Please begin to grow quiet to prepare for worship) Welcome and Announcements *Lighting of the Candles (Bringing in the Light of Christ) Acolytes Time with Our Children (Children up to age 12 may come to the stage) Brad Unland (Following Childrens Time, children from three years old through 6th grade may go with Pastor Brad to the office annex for New Hope Kidz Childrens Church) *The Praise Medley This Is the Day (Hymnal page 590) We Have Come into His House (Hymnal page 588) Bless His Holy Name (Hymnal page 13) *The Prayer of Adoration The Prayer of Confession (in unison) The Assurance of Pardon *The Gloria Patri *Hymn The Wonder of It All #623 #65 Psalm 32 #698 Individual Confessions (confess your sins in silent prayer) 10:00 a.m.

The Lords Prayer (in unison) 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. Amen. *The Blessing and Benediction *The Parting Hymn *Postlude Leave to Serve *Where this mark appears, all who are able please stand to honor God. (Feel free to stand or keep seated according to your own comfort needs.) I Live not in Hymnal Acolytes *Extinguishing the Candles (Taking the Light of Christ into the World)

Welcome March 10, 2013

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Members in Ministry
Today: Lock-Up: Robert Haynes Media: Rick White Ushers: Bobby Thompson, Greg Gibson, Bill Brown, Jr., Rich Binney Nursery: Needed Hospitality: Lisa Thompson Next Sunday: Lock-Up: Rick White Media: Ron Hensley Ushers: Bill Brown, Jr., Rick White, Clayton Fisher, Russ Winkler Nursery: Karen Haynes Hospitality: Evelyn Price

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Offertory Sentence - Honor the LORD with your possessions, And with the first fruits of all your increase Prov. 3:9 KJV *Doxology Special Music The New Testament Lesson The Message Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 The Prodigal Son and the Waiting Father Pastor Burrow (Step Four in the series Six Steps to Victory in Jesus. Step Four Recognizing Where the Good Things Are) I Surrender All (vs. 1 and 4) #366 #625

Lectionary
Fourth Sunday in Lent. Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32. Color: purple.

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Please circle your approximate age group(s): Youth (7th 12th) College Student Adult (30 50) Median Adult (51 64) Senior (65+)

Invitation to Christian Discipleship and Church Membership *The Hymn of Invitation The Pastoral Prayer and Prayers of the People

Young Adult (18 29)

Our Prayer Requests

Prayer Requests (and to remove names from our list)
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The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous person availeth much. James 5:16
(For additions to or deletions from this list, or to place information in this bulletin, please call 449-7020 or email the church at info@newhopecpchurch.com.)

Praise and Answered Prayer

Easter Lily Orders

(Please tear off and place in offering plate.) Name: ________________________________

Phone: _______________________________ Number of Lilies_____@ $8.00 each = $____________ In (memory/honor) of: _____________________________________ In (memory/honor) of: ____________________________________ In (memory/honor) of: ____________________________________

-Sarah Voss & Family -Louise Yates -Sandra McMillin (Connie Spears niece) -Judy Crowder Phillip (John Crowder IIIs sister) -Sylira Adams (cancer, requested by Louise Yates) -Jason Osterhoff (req. by Rose Lawrence) -Reece and Sarah Cazee (baby due Mar. 4) -Joyce Lyell (Dena Cazees mother, cancer) -Mariloyce Oliver -Aleshia Green (requested by the Hargiss) -Peggy Haynes (request by Patty Tomlinson) -Rose Lawrence -Ken Lawrence (Rose Lawrences nephew) -Lucille Lawrence (Roses mother) -Ruth Stultz (Evelyn Prices sister) -Clint Price -Sherry Myer -Pauline Horton -Jerry Horton (Lisa Dicksons brother) -Joyce Burrow -Connie Spears -Jeanette Smith (breast cancer) -Thelma Osterhoss (Gene Dykes mother) -Peggy Malloy (Gene Dykes sister) -Connie Hill (Rachael Greers sister) -Helen Moss (Rachel Greers mother) -Lucy Butler (Charlie Butlers mother) -Leigh Snyder (DJs friend)

-Tina Eastland (Laguardo CP Church) -George Root -Overstreet Family -Sam Smith -Tabatha Odonelyu (req. by Lisa Thompson) -Tim Tuck -Mike Clower (Raymonds friend) -Luke Smith (deployed to Korea) -Alex Renfro (deploying to Afghanistan) -Randy Davis (requested by Judy Fields) -Ed Triplet (requested by Ray & Gina) -Jeanitt Smith -Virginia Burson (Lorraine Bursons mother) -Jack Thompson -Chassidy Thompson -Joseph Garcia (shipping out to Kuwait) -Serita Martin -Rich Binney -Jimmy and Kathy Binney -Matt Brandt and family -Lisa Bartlett (Scott and Brians mother) -Jerry & Betty Lustig (requested by Ray & Gina Jones) -Lynn Shrum (Danas mother) -Deborah Lynn Scott -Jeff Granstaff -Gary King -Jerry Etheridge (on kidney transplant list) -Vivian Smrtic (out-of-state member) -Dora Crawford (homebound) -Venelee Smith (homebound)

The Prodigal Son and the Waiting Father

Luke 15:11-32

New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church 7845 Coles Ferry Pike, PO Box 1215 Lebanon, TN 37088-1215 Church Phone: 449-7020 Website www.NewHopeCPChurch.com E-mail us at nwhpchrch0@gmail.com CCLI Copyright License #11118959

Welcome to Worship
elcome to New Hope Church, now into our third century serving God! If you are visiting, you will discover a loving, spirit-filled church family. Here is some helpful information as you join us in worship today: All who worship here are equals in the sight of God, regardless of race, age, gender, physical disability or religious affiliation. Communion, when celebrated, is open to all who profess Christ as Lord and Savior, whether affiliated with this church or not. Children may partake of Communion as well, if parents approve. A nursery is available during the service; please see a greeter for directions. (This is for infants and children up to 3 years of age.) Handicap-accessible restrooms are located off the narthex (main foyer) and adjacent to the entrance lobby in the Fellowship Hall/Gym. Please complete the tear-off attendance slip attached to the bulletin and drop it in the offering plate so we will have a record of your visit with us today. Thank you for remembering to silence your cell phone during the service. We ask that there be no food or beverages in the sanctuary, please. If you arrived as a visitor we hope that you leave as a friend and worship with us often! New Hope Church exists to: Glorify God in worship and rejoice in our life together; Share the Good News of the Gospel in word and deed; Reach as many as we can with the saving love of Jesus; Help each person grow toward Christian maturity, and find their place of service in the church and in the world.

Community Easter Egg Hunt will be Saturday March 30 at 12:00 noon. We are asking folks to please bring wrapped candy and eggs to the church over the next couple of Sundays for the kids to hunt. This is a community event, so we need lots of stuff. Thanks! Easter is Sunday March 31. We will have the Easter morning schedule for you after the Session meeting this Tuesday. Christian Beginners is a new class for young children ages 1-2. It meets every Sunday morning in the Nursery at 9:00 for singing, fun, and learning. The New Hope Food Pantry Canned goods, non-perishables and dry goods work best. We can use cereals, if we can get them turned out quickly. Take whatever you bring to the kitchen. Please see Evelyn Price or the Pastor if you know anyone inside or outside the church that has a need. Stephen Ministry - Got a burden? You dont have to carry that burden alone. You can have a STEPHEN MINISTER who will spend time with you, listen to you, and walk beside you. If you or someone you know are interested in receiving care through the Stephen Ministry program at New Hope, please contact the pastor through the Church office at (615) 449-7020 and request that a Stephen minister contact you.

The pattern of the prodigal is: rebellion, ruin, repentance, reconciliation, restoration.
- Edwin Louis Cole

Ministries/Activities Within Our Church

The Church Session will meet this Tuesday evening at 6:30 here at the church. Any visitors are welcome to sit in on the meeting. It is time to get in your Easter Lily orders. We are doing this over the next three Sundays leading up to Holy Week. Please fill out the portion of the tearoff part of the bulletin and drop it in the offering plate as it comes around. There will be a Workday here at the church to prepare for Easter next Saturday, March 16 starting at 8:00 a.m. (a few will probably get here earlier). The rain date is the following Saturday, March 23. Palm Sunday is March 24, the start of Holy Week. We want as many children as possible to be here to participate in the Procession of the Palms during the Childrens Time. This is where the children get to march around the church waving palm branches yelling Hosanna! Good Friday Service of Darkness will be March 29 at 7:15 PM. This is the service where we remember Christs passion and death on the cross. We leave the church in total darkness. A very somber and moving worship experience.

Thought for the Week

he Fathers reaction to the prodigal son and his elder son mirrors the answer Abraham Lincoln gave to a question he was asked about how he would treat all the Confederate soldiers once the Civil War was over. Expecting vengeance and even thoughts of execution because of treason, Lincoln surprised all of them by saying I will treat them as if they had never been away.