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Connect with us on Instagram @citychurchrva Welcome to City Church City Church Staff Welcome, Guests! We are so glad to have you with us today! If you’d like to learn Erik Bonkovsky, Pastor Please fill out the information below and more about City Church, please fill out the visitor’s card on the [email protected] place this tear-off in the offering box on back page and place it in the offering box on your way out. your way out. We’ll be in touch! Joshua Earman, Assistant Pastor [email protected]

Before and After the Service Jim Pulizzi, Director of Children & Families Name We hope you’ll use the time before and after the service to [email protected] meet with others in the Narthex, speak with our pastors, or Jennifer Murphy, Preschool Ministry spend time reading through the bulletin to familarize yourself Address Line 1 [email protected] with the service. Coffee is available in the Parlor (head to your left when leaving the sanctuary via the main doors). Meg Haden, Women’s Ministry Address Line 2 [email protected] Valerie Catrow, Administrator City City Church Kids [email protected] Children are welcome to stay with their parents for our worship service–please do whatever makes you and your family most Harrison Ford, RUF VCU Campus Pastor State Zip comfortable. [email protected] • Nursery care is available for the duration of the service for children ages 0 through 3 years. Nursery rooms are located Phone along the main hall of the church. Our Welcome Team is Ruling Elders happy to direct you. David Blanchard Email • Kids ages 4 through 2nd grade are welcome to participate Andrew Bleckley in Children’s Worship, which takes place during the sermon Jon-Marc Haden (except on the fifth Sunday of the month). The worship Mack Hendrix I would like to sign up for email leader will dismiss the children following the announce- James Murphy* updates ments, and our Children’s Worship teachers will be ready to Hatch Reppard greet them at the front of the sanctuary and escort them to I would like to be invited their classroom (room 311). Children’s Worship students will to a visitor’s event be escorted back down to the sanctuary at the end of the service. Deacons I would like to connect Frank Allen to a City Group Note-taking worksheets are available on the welcome table • David Boyce for children staying in the sanctuary for the entire service. We hope you find these helpful in keeping your kids en- Barrett Clark Children's names and ages: gaged as they join you in listening to today’s sermon. Brandon Lowe Stefan Kling • On the first and third Sundays of the month kids in 3rd Doug McBride grade through middle school are welcome to join us in David Perks room 311 for City Kids, where they’ll take part in an adult- Blake Stack led Bible study and enjoy a meal together. Please speak to or contact Jim Pulizzi ([email protected]) with questions.

*Currently on sabbatical This Month’s Prayer Needs Sunday, May 7th, 2017 At City Church we strive to be a community of prayer dependent on God for His purpose, protection, and provision. Please join us in praying for these “The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together: our virtues community members and partners this month. You are encouraged to would be proud, if our faults whipped them not; and our crimes would de- prepare yourself for spair, if they were not cherished by our virtues.” Everyday Doxologists: Journalists and Writers worship by quieting your (William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well) The term ‘Everyday mind and heart. Please pray for members of City Church who work as journalists and Doxologist’ reminds us that writers. Pray that they would: bathe themselves in scripture and not people of all vocations have waiver from the truth; find ways to disclose truth and offer hope in the opportunity to glorify Moment of Reflection their writings; rest in God when under the stress of deadlines; and and praise God through use their gifts and abilities to glorify the Lord and serve others. our daily work.

God calls us to worship. Call to Worship Local Mission Partner: The Barnabas Center Our worship is always a From Psalm 130 response to God’s gracious The Barnabas Center is a nonprofit, Christ-centered counseling, (Please stand if you are able.) initiative towards broken training, and teaching ministry with whom City Church has part- people and a broken world. nered for several years. They ask that we join them in praising God Leader: Out of the depths we cry out to you, O Lord! Hear our voice! Let for the addition of Dan Carson to their staff to serve as a counselor your ears be attentive to our pleas for mercy. to work with men. They also saw 100 people take part in their People: We wait for the Lord. Our souls wait for Him. In His Word we put our hope. Barnabas Training class, a course created to help people learn more Today’s worship service Leader: O people, hope in the Lord! For with Him there is steadfast love about themselves and offer gospel care to others. Please join them is led by Joshua Earman. and with him is plentiful redemption. in prayer for the following needs: for God to work in the hearts of Michael Rawls is leading People: We wait for the Lord. Our souls wait for Him. In His Word we each person that comes to Barnabas for counseling or groups; for the music team. put our hope. staff to be continuously renewed in their hope in Jesus; for staff to work together to sharpen one another in the care they offer to clients; and for God to continue to provide donation funds to cover counseling scholarships. Visit thebarnabascenter.org to learn more. In the opening prayer, we Prayer of Invocation ask God to be both present and favorable to us, as He Global Mission Partner: The Davises in Prague meets us in our worship. Song of Worship: Doxology Originally from Richmond, Phil and Shanna Davis have lived in Public Domain. Words and music: Thomas Ken. Prague, Czech Republic for over 11 years with their three kids: Lucy, Clark, and Piper. The church Phil pastors, Faith Community Church, Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow is preparing to send out a church-planting team to a different area Praise Him, all creatures here below of Prague and will be moving into a new facility over the next few Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host; months. These developments mean there is much to celebrate and Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. much to pray for! Please pray for the logisitics of the move, which is expected to be completed by the fall. Please also pray for Faith Community Church’s new assistant pastor who is currently raising Song of Worship: funds with the aim of joining the Davises in Prague in the winter or spring of 2018. Phil and Shanna also ask that we pray for God’s All Creatures of Our God and King guidance in raising up and training new leaders at Faith Community Public Domain. Words: St. Francis of Assisi. Music: Peter von Brachel. and at the new church plant. For more on the Davises, feel free to email them at [email protected]. 1. All creatures of our God and King, Lift up your voice and with us sing, Alleluia! Alleluia! Thou burning sun with golden beam, Thou silver moon with softer gleam, REFRAIN: Coming Up Soon O praise Him! O praise Him! Alleluia! Alleluia! Decision Making and God’s Will Alleluia! Our next Christian Formation class is entitled Decision Making and God’s Will. Over two sessions (May 21st, and 28th) we’ll explore 2. Thou rushing wind that art so strong what it means to pray about and seek out God’s will in the Ye clouds that sail in Heaven along, O praise Him! Alleluia! decisions we make throughout all of the seasons of our lives. Thou rising morn in praise rejoice, Classes will meet from 5:45-6:30pm in room 303. A light dinner is Ye lights of evening find a voice, provided. Contact Joshua Earman ([email protected]) to RSVP. Childcare is available upon request; send childcare requests 3. All ye ones of tender heart to Val Catrow ([email protected]) by noon the Thursday Forgiving others take your part before each class meets. O sing ye! Alleluia! Ye who long pain and sorrow bear, City Church: A Family at Rest (Save the Date!) Praise God and on Him cast your care As Erik and his family enjoy a time of rest, renewal, and refreshment during his summer sabbatical, we will provide an 4. Let all things their Creator bless, opportunity for City Church’s congregation, staff, and leadership to And worship Him in humbleness. explore these ideas, as well. On Saturday, June 24th, from 9am to O praise Him! Alleluia! noon at All Saints Presbyterian Church (3000 Grove Avenue), Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son Wade Bradshaw pastor of spiritual formation at Trinity Presbyterian And praise the Spirit, Three in One Church in Charlottesville, will lead us in a morning of congregational renewal. We will use this time to be together, as a church family, and learn about the spiritual habits that will maintain the health of our church as a body and as individuals. Please save the date; more Old Testament Reading God’s Word is central to Isaiah 32:11-20 (ESV) every worship service. God details will be coming soon! speaks to us and His word 11 Tremble, you women who are at ease, shudder, you complacent transforms those who will Serving Our Community ones; strip, and make yourselves bare, and tie sackcloth around your listen. waist. 12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine, Nursery Volunteers Needed 13 for the soil of my people growing up in thorns and briers, yes, for We are in need of 20 additional volunteers to serve in the City all the joyous houses in the exultant city. 14 For the palace is forsaken, Church nursery for the June-September rotation. If you are the populous city deserted; the hill and the watchtower will become looking for a way to get more involved in the life of City Church 15 dens forever, a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks; until the serving in the nursery is a wonderful way to do so! Please contact Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes Jennifer Murphy ([email protected]) if you’d like to sign a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.16 Then justice up. will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.17 And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever. 18 My people will abide Visit citychurchrva.com to learn more about our church, sign up for in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting email updates, and find out about other opportunities to connect with places. 19 And it will hail when the forest falls down, and the city will the City Church community. be utterly laid low. 20 Happy are you who sow beside all waters, who let the feet of the ox and the donkey range free.

Reader: This is the word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God. Announcements In confessing our sins, Confession of Sin the Holy Spirit reveals An Opportunity to be Honest with God those places in our hearts Getting Connected where we are worshipping All: Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you something other than God. in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what If You’re Visiting But Jesus, in his goodness, we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; It’s great to have you with us today! If you are interested in getting leads us from sorrow over we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry involved with what’s happening at City Church, please fill out the sin to the sweetness of and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have visitor’s card located on the back cover of this bulletin. Tear it off grace and forgiveness. mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and and pass it along to a City Church pastor or staff member–or just walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. drop it in the offering box on your way out.

Giving We encourage all members and regular attenders at City Church to Assurance of Pardon give as part of your worshipful gratitude to God and as an 1 John 3:8b-9 and 1a (ESV) opportunity to partner tangibly with all that God is doing at and (Please stand if you are able.) through City Church. You can place your contribution in the offering box by the main sanctuary doors or visit our website Leader: 8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the (citychurchrva.com) for online giving options. If you are visiting City devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of Church, please don’t feel any compulsion to give. God wants our God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. 9 No one born hearts far more than He needs our money. of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. 1a See City Groups what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called City Church is not a church with small groups, but a church of small children of God; and so we are. groups. At City Church, we call these groups “City Groups.” City Groups meet in neighborhoods across the city for Bible study, meals, andservice projects. If you’d like to get connected to at City Group, please email Joshua at [email protected]. Song of Praise: Decide This Doubt For Me Happening This Week ©2006 Red Mountain Music. Words: William Cowper. Music: Clint Wells.

Prayer The Lord will happiness divine, In our ongoing efforts to be an “always growing” church, City On contrite hearts, bestow Church is continuing the habit of corporate prayer that we put into Then tell me gracious God is mine, practice during Lent. Please join us on Monday afternoons from 12 A contrite heart, or no? to 12:45pm and/or Thursday mornings from 6:45 to 7:30am. Prayer I hear but seem to hear in vain; will take place up on the third floor at Grace Covenant. Insensible as steel, Insensible as steel; Parenting Workshop for Moms (Part 2) If aught is felt, ‘tis only pain, Please join City Church women and invite friends for a conversation To find I cannot feel, on parenting! Janet Carter will be sharing with us about parenting To find I cannot feel. from a Christian perspective; she will give ample time for questions and discussion. Janet is a mother of four adult children and has I sometimes think myself inclined, many years of experience as a parenting coach and in children’s To love thee O, if I could; ministry. You can find her at her blog ourchildishways.com. We’ll But often find another mind, meet on Wednesday May 10th from 9:30am to 11:30am in room 303 Averse to all, all that is good. at Grace Covenant. Email [email protected]) to RSVP. Childcare is provided for $5 per child. If you weren’t able to make it to the session last week, please still join us! Notes My best desires are faint and few; I fain would strive for more, I fain would strive for more; But when I cry, “My strength renew,” Seems weaker than before, Seems weaker than before.

Thy saints are comforted I know, And love Thy house, Thy house of prayer; I sometimes go where others go, But find no comfort there.

O, make this heart rejoice or ache, Decide this doubt for me, Decide this doubt for me. And if it be not broken, break, And heal it if it be. O, heal it if it be.

1. From the depths of woe I raise to Thee The voice of lamentation; Lord, turn a gracious ear to me And hear my supplication; If Thou iniquities dost mark, Our secret sins and misdeeds dark, O who shall stand before Thee? (Who shall stand before Thee?) O who shall stand before Thee? (Who shall stand before Thee?)

2. To wash away the crimson stain, Grace, grace alone availeth; Our works, alas! Are all in vain; In much the best life faileth; No man can glory in Thy sight, All must alike confess Thy might, And live alone by mercy (Live alone by mercy) And live alone by mercy (Live alone by mercy)

3. Therefore my trust is in the Lord, And not in mine own merit; On Him my soul shall rest, His word Upholds my fainting spirit; His promised mercy is my fort, My comfort and my sweet support; I wait for it with patience (Wait for it with patience) I wait for it with patience (Wait for it with patience) 4. What though I wait the live-long night, Our Response to God’s Grace Having received God’s And ’til the dawn appeareth, (Please stand if you are able.) grace through His word My heart still trusteth in His might; preached and through the It doubteth not nor feareth; All: Almighty God, we thank you for feeding us with the body and body and blood of Christ, Do thus, O ye of Israel’s seed, blood of your Son, Jesus Christ. Through Him we offer you our we respond together in Ye of the Spirit born indeed; souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice. Send us out in the power faith. And wait ’til God appeareth (Wait ’til God appeareth) of Your Spirit to live and work to Your praise and glory. And wait ’til God appeareth (Wait ’til God appeareth)

5. Though great our sins and sore our woes His grace much more aboundeth; Song of Commitment: His helping love no limit knows, Our utmost need it soundeth. We Will Feast in the House of Zion Our Shepherd good and true is He, ©2015 Drink Your Tea Music (ASCAP). Words and music: Sandra Who will at last His Israel free McCracken and Joshua Moore. From all their sin and sorrow (All their sin and sorrow) From all their sin and sorrow (All their sin and sorrow) CHORUS: We will feast in the house of Zion. We will sing with our hearts restored. He has done great things, we will say together. Commissioning Graduates We will feast, and weep no more. All recent or soon-to-be graduates are invited to come up to the front to receive prayer. 1. We will not be burned by the fire; He is the Lord our God. Michael Baugh, Erik Bonkovsky, Ashleigh Hurd, Jacob Hottinger, We are not consumed by the flood, Richy Jones, Julia Kerns, Benny Kirby, Rachel Lee, Ben MacKinnon, Upheld, protected, gathered up. Jake Naughton, Dallas Pugh, Zach Radcliff, Hannah Sullivan, Ben Teese, Caitlin Wise, Grant Woodfin 2. In the dark of night before the dawn, My soul be not afraid; For the promised morning, Oh how long! Special Message O God of Jacob, be my strength! Tracye Woodfin 3. Every vow we’ve broken and betrayed, You are the faithful One; And from the garden to the grave, Announcements Bind us together, bring shalom.

Greeting each other Greeting One Another Benediction Just as God initiates reminds us that Christianity (Children ages 4 to 2nd grade may meet the Children’s Worship teachers at worship, so He gets the is the message of God the front of the sanctuary at this time.) final word, too. For those greeting a people He loves. with faith in Jesus Christ, It allows us to embody our Thank you to Alee Johnson for providing the artwork for our bulletin cover. these are always words of welcoming God. blessing.

Christian Copyright Licensing International license number 3115604 New Testament Reading We celebrate the Lord’s Communion Matthew 13:24-30 and 36-43 (ESV) Supper every week to Please note: Gold trays contain wine, silver trays contain juice. All of our remind us of our weekly communion bread is gluten-free. 24 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of hunger and God’s weekly If you are not able to receive Communion, please use this time to heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his provision. He happily pro- meditate on the following prayers. All are also welcome to come field,25 but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed vides the continual nourish- forward to receive prayer from our volunteers standing near the outer weeds among the wheat and went away. 26 So when the plants came ment we need. All baptized pews at the front of the sanctuary. up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. 27 And the servants Christians are invited to of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not this Christ’s table to receive Prayer for Those Searching for Truth. sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’28 He His grace. Jesus, you claim to be the way, the truth, and the life. If what you claim said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, is true, please guide me, teach me, and open me to the reality of who ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, lest you are. Give me a convincing understanding of you that leads to the in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. 30 Let life you promise. Amen. both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be

burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.” Prayer of Belief. I admit that I am broken and more sinful than I ever dared admit, but through you I am more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope. 36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples Knowing that you have paid my debt on the cross and that you have came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the been raised from the dead, I turn from my sin and receive you as my field.”37 He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the Rescuer and Lord. Amen. kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40 Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.41 The Son of Man will Communion Song: Rescue ©2014 The Nashville Nine. Words and music: The Nashville Nine. send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, 42 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In 1. Look at all the broken pieces all around me that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the Pieces deep inside my soul righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He I don’t know what’s real, can’t help the way I’m feeling who has ears, let him hear. All I know is I’m alone Reader: This is the word of the Lord. CHORUS: All: Thanks be to God. I need a rescue, I need a reckoning From all the things I’ve done and have been done to me I need revival, I need recovery I need to know that there’s an answer for what’s missing Sermon Rev. Erik Bonkovsky ‘Cause something’s missing Let Both Grow Together ‘Cause something’s missing

2. Turn up all the music, something to amuse me Silence is a lonely friend If you really knew me, could you really love me? Save me from this loneliness

BRIDGE: It’s like I fell into a hole too deep to climb out And I looked up to the sky and saw you reaching down, Reaching down