For Any Who Would Like Prayer, Ed Cook and Bill Mann Will Be at the Front of the Sanctuary

WESTMINSTER NEWS THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AT WESTMINSTER

WELCOME For any who would like prayer, Ed Cook and Bill Mann will be at the front of Sunday January 10 Sunday January 17 8:30 AM Early Communion Service 8:30 AM Early Communion Service the sanctuary after the service to pray with you. 9:40 AM Sunday School 9:40 AM Sunday School WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10:40 AM Choir Rehearsal 10:40AM Choir Rehearsal 12 Chris Wells A COMMUNITY OF SINNERS LIFTING HIGH THE CROSS BIRTHDAYS 11:00 AM Worship Service Cameron Norvell 11:00 AM Worship Service 10 Linda Simpson * 11:30 AM Mara Evangelical Church * 11:30 AM Mara Evangelical Church TO MAKE DISCIPLES OF JESUS Greg Wilcox 13 Joe Brown 5:00 PM Prayer Team Mtg. John Allison 14 Isaac Chen Allison Burt Grayson Lowery Monday January 11 Monday January 18 Will McClintock 15 Daniel Jennings 7:00 AM Young Men’s Bible Study 7:00 AM Young Men’s Bible Study EPIPHANY SUNDAY * 6:30 PM Help Your Neighbor 11 Caison Moore 16 Sheila Douglas Mike Bradley Barry Griffin Tuesday January 12 Tuesday January 19 JANUARY 10, 2016 10:30 AM Moms to Moms 10:30 AM Moms to Moms SPRING ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES: Three Options: * 6:30 PM Help Your Neighbor * 6:30 PM Friends in Grace 11:00 A.M. * Mary Alice Ranson Class – Linda Simpson - Younts Parlor C 7:00 PM Missions Dessert @ the 7:30 PM Mom to Moms @ Joany * Parables of Jesus (6 week series) – Bill Ralston – Former WPC Nursery room Warren’s/Agape Christian Smith’s across from Younts Parlor Counseling * The Life You Always Wanted – (John Ortberg 6 week video series) – Karen and Charles Cauthen, Jim and Denise Ratchford – Younts Parlor A/B Wednesday January 13 Wednesday January 20 5:00 AM Breakfast of Angels— 5:00 AM Breakfast of Angels— WPC MISSIONS MONTH! Come learn about the ministries YOU support! Join Hope Presbyterian Carmel Presbyterian members of the Missions Committee for dessert & coffee with a 30-minute * 9:00 AM Women’s Bible Study * 9:00 AM Women’s Bible Study presentation about individual ministries WPC supports. These will be hosted in the 7:00 PM Missions Dessert @ the Misle’s/Love Inc. homes of members from 7-8:30 PM on the dates listed below. These are Thursday January 14 not fundraisers, but opportunities for you to learn about the work the Lord is doing 12:15 PM Healing Service Thursday January 21 in our community and internationally. It will also be a great time of fellowship for 7:00 PM Session Mtg. * 7:00 AM Jobs for Life our members and friends you might want to invite!! Our middle school and high 12:15 PM Healing Service school students are encouraged to attend. Space is limited so you will be asked to 6:30 PM Deacons Mtg. register by logging onto the Wufoo Site. For additional information and/or ride Friday January 15 assistance, visit the WPC website or contact David Day at 704-578-3470 or Friday January 22 6:00 AM F3 6:00 AM F3 [email protected] 6:00 PM Room in the Inn 6:00 PM Room in the Inn Wufoo: https://westminstercharlotte.wufoo.com/forms/qquy00q0b9mxat/  Tuesday, January 12 - Agape Christian Counseling - Come hear Executive Saturday January 16 Saturday January 23 8:00 AM All Church Prayer Mtg. 8:00 AM All Church Prayer Mtg. Director, Jennifer Dean and MACC (counselor) Belinda Johnson share how 9:00 AM Officer Training they have teamed up with On Eagles Wings and are providing counseling services to the women coming out of sex trafficking in the Charlotte area. Nursery Helpers – January 10 Nursery Helpers – January 17 Hosted by Lisa and Dean Warren Address: 2930 Wheelock Road Coordinator: Steve Peklenk Coordinator: Alyson Davis  Wednesday, January 20th: Love INC. - There are many individuals living Crib: Ed & Margaret Clayton Crib: Dennis & Elizabeth Chen Toddlers: Rick & Heidi Burmeister Toddlers: Jarrett & Alyson Davis with severe needs in Charlotte that no social service agency or ministry is able 2 & 3: Greg Wilcox, Linda Simpson to serve. Come hear what Love INC is doing to help! 2 & 3: Scott & Vicki Jones Hosted by Pam and Ed Misle Address: 424 Whitestone Road Children & Worship – January 10 Children & Worship – January 17  Wednesday, January 27: Refugee Support Services - Each year over 600 Younger: Steve & Nancy Brown, Kate Rau Younger: Denise Dixon, Jackson Family, refugees come to Charlotte from over 15 different countries. Come hear Older: Linda Bradley, Galvin Family, Fiona & Frances Cauthen Paget Barlow Executive Director, Rachel Humphries talk about the work that is being done in Older: Heidi Burmeister, Clayton Family, Charlotte to help refugees navigate through their challenging transitions. Colin & Aidan Browning Hosted by Anne and David Day Address: 3624 Mill Pond Road Officers of the Week – January 10 Officers of the Week – January 17  February 7 – Mission Sunday Elder Ed Cook – 704-366-7229 Elder David Day 704-553-1313 9:30 – Continental Breakfast 9:34 – Emily Brafford – Charlotte Young Life Elder Bill Mann – 704-523-4593 Elder Ed Misle – 704-365-3674 11:00 – Tim & Marta Carriker – Independent Presbyterian Church, Brazil Deacon Scott Major – 704-643-9722 Deacon Will Mann – 704-517-0384 Deacon Will Mann – 704-517-0384 Deacon David Kernodle – 919-475-8678 CALLING ALL MUSICIANS! Do you sing? Do you play an instrument? Want to be involved in the musical part of worship? Matthew is compiling a database of REV. TREVOR SMITH, PASTOR [email protected] 704-609-6971 (CELL) musicians for our church. Westminster has been blessed with a very musically * Westminster is blessed with a wonderful facility and glad to be able to share it with other REV. LESLIE DIBBLE, PASTOR [email protected] 704-608-0542 (CELL) SHARON ECKEL, VISITATION [email protected] 704-649-0757 (CELL) talented congregation. Please email Matthew at: [email protected] if groups in our city. An * means we are the host but not the sponsor of an event. you are at all interested. Even if you are not sure about participating or leading in WOMEN'S EVENT!! worship, please email him so your name can be added to our database of musicians. Mark your calendar!! Feb. 20th at 10 am - Kim Stump will lead an interactive HANDBELLS: The handbell choir needs a few additional members. Anyone workshop on the concept of 3-Way Listening -- the place where the Holy Spirit, the interested in playing in the handbell choir or learning to play handbells, please email 101 Colville Road speaker, and the listener meet. Join us for as we learn to listen to and love those Charlotte, North Carolina 28207 Nancy White at: [email protected]. God puts in our paths and our lives. 704.376.0751 www.westminstercharlotte.org AND THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT …

† PLEASE STAND AS YOU ARE ABLE ASSURANCE OF GOD’S FORGIVENESS LEADER: Friends, hear this good news! In Jesus Christ you are WELCOME TO WESTMINSTER forgiven, completely forgiven. Such is the mercy and grace MUSIC TO THE GLORY OF GOD: Sonata No. 14 Ludwig Von Beethoven of God for you and me. If you are visiting with us today, we’re glad you are here. ALL: Thanks be to God! While we renovate our sanctuary we will be worshipping here in Beard WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENTS & SIGNING OF VISITOR CARDS LEADER: And because we are completely forgiven we can pray with Hall. This is all new for us so we ask your indulgence as we ‘figure out’ joy the prayer Jesus taught us saying … PRELUDE: Prelude in C Major J.S. Bach how to make this space work! Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom CHIMING OF THE HOUR, ENTRANCE OF THE LIGHT AND WORD If you are comfortable doing so please give us your contact information in come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our the Friendship Folio as it is passed during the time of the offering; we (Please stand as you are able as the Light and Word reach your pew.) daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And would love to send you a short letter of welcome in the coming week. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one, for Thine is † CALL TO WORSHIP again, we are glad you are here. the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. AMEN. LEADER: The love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Looking to the New Year Holy Spirit who has been given to us; † HYMN OF RESPONSE: #203 There Is a Redeemer (vs. 1) GREEN 2016: Year of Prayer & Study ALL: We dwell in him and he in us. † PASSING OF THE PEACE LEADER: Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his name; make known Starting in February of 2016 we will use our ECO Essential Tenets as the his deeds among the peoples. CHILDREN’S WORSHIP: Following the Children’s Message the children will basis for preaching and teaching. We will start by looking at the authority of ALL: Sing to him, sing praises to him, and speak of his marvelous be dismissed to C&W, Younger (4yrs-K) will be held in the 3rd grade God’s Word (in-Scripture and in-Jesus). We will consider how Scripture works. Sunday School room and the Older (1st-2nd grade) will meet in the main teaches us who God is (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). This will lead us into LEADER: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is C &W room. considering further God’s grace, and God’s electing us to serve. And we and is to come. Let us worship the Lord! OFFERINGS OF TITHES AND GIFTS will take a close biblical look at the church and its ministry. Alongside this wonderful plumbing of the depths of what we believe will be † HYMNS OF PRAISE: # 262 Holy, Holy, Holy NICAEA OFFERTORY: Prelude in D Minor J.S. Bach All Who Are Thirsty a focus on prayer. God is not silent and desires to speak to us. And God has Cornerstone † THE DOXOLOGY (# 625) OLD HUNDREDTH already provided the resources we need to hear him and minister to one PRAYER OF CONFESSION another in the power and presence of His Spirit. 2016 is going to be a great LEADER: Let us pray. Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; year! ALL: Gracious Father, Christmas has ended but the work of Praise Him all creatures here below; Sermon Notes: God Sends Help – the Holy Spirit Comes discovery continues! Help us to discover more of your Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Acts 2.1-13 grace this morning as we confess our sins and sinfulness to Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Context: you. † PRAYER OF DEDICATION + Acts as a ‘legitimization’ document We confess that we have loved too much the gods we have + Tatian’s rookie card created. Though like you in some ways, they fall short of SHARING OF CONCERNS & PASTORAL PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE your glory. They have loved us because we made them to SCRIPTURE READING: (pg.1692) Acts 2:1-13 Introduction – Since the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit in your life is never ask more of us than we knew already we could give. THE mark of being a Christian. These gods have smiled upon us because we made them to LEADER: This is the Word of the Lord be pleased with little more than sincerity and a good try. ALL: Thanks be to God! [1] Pentecost reminds us to be fully Trinitarian These gods we have made delight in our presence because THE WORD PREACHED: The Rev. Trevor H.G. Smith we have made them such that they care little whether we God Sends Help – the Holy Spirit Comes obey them or not. If these gods were God, we would be doomed. But they are not; you are and so we have hope. † HYMN OF RESPONSE: #267 Come, Thou Almighty King ITALIAN HYMN [2] Pentecost reminds us we live in a spiritual/material world And because you are God we come to confess to you our † BENEDICTION sinfulness and to repent of those sins which we have committed both by what we have done and by what we have POSTLUDE: Sonata in F Major Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart failed to do: [3] Pentecost reminds us that God now lives in us [As the Spirit has called us to God’s throne of grace, this place of peace, use the next few moments of silent prayer to confess your sins to God.]

LEADER: Thank you, Father, for hearing us and forgiving us; Conclusion ALL: Thank you for taking us to your very heart that our hearts If you desire prayer for any need this morning, our elders are waiting at the might be made clean and new, as in Jesus' name we pray. front of the sanctuary to pray with you privately and confidentially. Amen.