Welcome to Fairview Reformed Church.

.Welcome to Fairview Reformed Church. . desire. We have sought after many things and SCRIPTURE READING John 14:1-7 (pg Worship Service – 10 am Sunday School – 11:15 am have neglected the one thing needful. We have not 1623) loved You with our whole hearts; help us to turn to The Mission of the Fairview Reformed Church is You and find forgiveness. Lead us Home, that we MESSAGE OF THE DAY “What Does It to minister to the total life of this Community by may again find in You our life and joy and peace. Mean?” preaching, teaching, witnessing, and proclaiming Amen. PRAYER OF APPLICATION the Gospel of Our Lord, Jesus Christ. ASSURANCE OF PARDON OFFERING Second Sunday in Lent If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: March 4, 2012 everything old has passed away; see, everything has *DOXOLOGY 556 WE APPROACH GOD become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us [R] to Himself through Christ, and has given us the PRELUDE ministry of reconciliation. Receive the Good News of PRAYER FOR BLESSING the Gospel: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. PRAYER HYMN WELCOME (based on 2 Corinthians 5:17-18) Welcome to worship on this Lord’s Day. May we “Seek Ye First” 148 [B] continue to prepare ourselves for spiritual growth WE LISTEN TO GOD’S WORD WE RESPOND TO GOD during this Lenten season.

CHILDREN’S SERMON SHARING OF OUR LIFE TOGETHER *OPENING HYMN PREPARATION HYMN “Thy Word” PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE “Shout to the Lord” [insert]** - Prayer Concerns

- Joys *CALL TO WORSHIP (based on Isaiah 43:19-21) - The Lord’s Prayer {“forgive us our debts… debtors”} Leader: Let us worship God, who has done great things. People: We rejoice in our God, who made a way *DEDICATION HYMN through the desert of this world. “My Hope is Built on Nothing Less” 322 [R] Leader: Let us worship God, who has caused streams of mercy to flow in the wasteland. *BENEDICTION People: We are the people God has formed through Leader: Sisters and brothers, let us claim the freedom Christ; we worship Him, and we rejoice! Christ gives us by His self-giving on the cross. Leader: Let us worship God in Spirit and in Truth. People: May He enable us to serve together in faith, People: We praise God for the Grace that has saved hope, and love. us. Alleluia! We rejoice! Leader: Go in peace and serve the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. *PRAISE HYMN “Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above” 5 [R] *CLOSING HYMN (sung to “Edelweiss”) PRAYER OF CONFESSION May the Lord, Mighty God, bless and keep you Everlasting God, Fountain of all life and the true forever. Grant you peace, perfect peace, love in home of every heart: our hearts are restless until every endeavor. Lift up your eyes and see His Face they rest in You. Yet we confess that our hearts PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION and His Grace forever. May the Lord, Mighty have been enslaved by selfish passion and base God, bless and keep you forever. Point Presentation to show and discuss slides/ideas for POSTLUDE the 175th Anniversary Book. Please plan to attend this * Stand if possible [B] Blue Hymn Book [R] Red Hymn Book meeting. **Please return song inserts to the back of the church. Thanks!

THIS WEEK OUR PRAYER LIST ...Welcome to…

. The Second Sunday in Lent  Pray for Charlie Harn who is at Graham.  Remember in your prayers: Pastor Mike Barr, Sandi † † † Menne, Harry Postin, Don Sheckler and Natalie Smith. Fairview Reformed Church  Remember the people who are in nursing homes, Youth Club on Wednesday extended care: Janet Cattron 175 Church Street P. O. Box 136 from 5:15 – 7:30  Please pray for safety and protection of our Armed Fairview, IL 61432 Forces, especially for those deployed.  Pray for President Obama and especially our country. Our Missionaries NEXT SUNDAY – March 11  Jacob Moss at Jackson County Ministries in KY.  Tom & Aichatou Johnson in Niger, Africa.

BIRTHDAYS & Mission Offering ANNIVERSARIES Greeters: Frank & Mary Jo Willis

Scripture Readings: February Birthdays Exodus 20:1-17 27. Austin Schleich Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 March Birthdays John 2:13-22 5. Krys Holleman 10. Frank Willis This cross is based on an Ethiopian design pattern. The rhythmic interlocking movements of the lines symbolize our 14. Bill Vohland unity with Christ in His death and resurrection. The Greek cross in the middle has arms of equal length to remind us that Christ’s sacrifice reaches to the four corners of the For Service of Ministry Call: earth. For Service During the of LentenMinistry season Call: we focus not only on the Rev. Mike Holleman 778-2544 darkness-the Rev. Mike seeming Holleman absence of God because 778-2544 of our On March 28th and April 4th, Fellowship Hall Phone: 778-2452 waywardness-butFellowship Hall also Phone: on the presence of God 778-2452 and our unity at 7:45 (after Youth Club) we will be having a Power Office Phone: 778-2475 withOffice Christ, Phone: through God’s grace of reconciliation 778-2475 and Office Email: [email protected] renewal,Office Email: indicated [email protected] by the empty cross and the design’s entwined lines.