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11:00am Sunday, February 3, 2019 Holden Road CHRISTGREENSBORO.ORG | 336.299.1571 WELCOME TO CHRIST CHURCH! We are so glad you have chosen to worship with us this Sunday! At Christ Church, we embrace people, the community, and the world with the boundless love of God through loving, growing, and serving together. We hope you will feel welcome and inspired through worship here today. NEW HERE? Stop by the Connection Point Desk, located between the Sanctuary and Fellowship Center, to learn more about our missions and ministries. We’d love to help you find your place at Christ Church. SUNDAY SCHOOL Whether you’re 2 or 92, we have a Sunday School class that’s waiting to welcome you. Classes meet at 9:50am between our early and late worship services each Sunday. Learn more at christgreensboro.org/adults. FOR YOUTH From Sunday school in the Youth Building to Sunday night youth group to weekly small groups and more, we offer a number of opportunities for youth (grades 6-12) at Christ Church. Learn more at christgreensboro.org/youth. FOR KIDS We love for children of all ages to join us for worship! Stop by our Worship Walls, located near the entrances to the Sanctuary and Fellowship Center, to find activities to help them engage with the service. Learn more about our kids’ ministries at christgreensboro.org/kids. CHILDCARE Located in rooms 111 and 113, our Nursery (0-24 months) is staffed by trained, professional childcare workers and parent helpers. Children ages 2-4 can enjoy a lesson, snack, and playtime in Worship Care in room 110 (early services) or room 302 (late services). ACCESSIBILITY Large print hymnals and Bibles, a magnifying sheet, and hearing assistance devices are available for our traditional services. Please speak to an usher if you need assistance. GET IN TOUCH Looking to join? Have a question? Our staff is here to help! Contact us by emailing [email protected] or calling the Church Office at 336-299-1571. TRADITIONAL WORSHIP | 11am * Those who are able, please stand. Those who are unable to attend worship for any reason may tune into this service live on Sunday mornings on Christ Church Radio, WDFC 101.7FM. You can also listen online on Sunday mornings at christgreensboro.org/live. WE GATHER FOR WORSHIP TRINITY CHIMES GREETING & ANNOUNCEMENTS The Lord be with you. And also with you. OPENING VOLUNTARY Through Adam’s Fall Johann Sebastian Bach * CALL TO WORSHIP When Jesus was in the wilderness, he was tempted to live his life in unhealthy ways. We often experience temptation to live our lives in unhealthy ways as well. Because Jesus stayed strong when he was tempted, he is able to help us when we are being tempted. As we worship this day, may we receive his mercy and grace to help us in our time of need. * OPENING HYMN 147 All things Bright and Beautiful ROYAL OAK * PASSING OF THE PEACE The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you. * SUNG RESPONSE All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all. WE HEAR GOD’S WORD * SCRIPTURE LESSON Genesis 3:1–7; Matthew 4:1–11 This is the word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God. PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION SERMON Pastor Morris Brown All Creatures Great and Small: I Don’t Like Spiders and Snakes WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD * HYMN OF RESPONSE Jesus Tempted in the Desert EBENEZER Jesus tempted in the desert, lonely, hungry, filled with dread; "Use your pow'r," the tempter tells him; "Turn these barren rocks to bread!" "Not alone by bread," he answers, "can the human heart be filled. Only by the Word that calls us is our deepest hunger stilled!" Jesus, tempted at the temple, high above its ancient wall; "Throw yourself from lofty turret; angels wait to break your fall!" Jesus shuns such empty marvels, feats that fickle crowds request; "God, whose grace protects, preserves us, we must never vainly test." Jesus, tempted on the mountain, by the lure of vast domain; "Fall before me! Be my servant! Glory, fame you're sure to gain!" Jesus sees the dazzling vision, turns his eyes another way; "God alone deserves our homage! God alone will I obey!" When we face temptation's power, lonely, struggling, filled with dread, Christ, who knew the tempter's hour, come and be our living bread. By your grace, protect, preserve us, lest we fall, your trust betray. Yours, above all other voices, be the Word we hear, obey. [Text: Herman G. Stuempfle © 1993 GIA Publications Reprinted with permission through OneLicense.] INVITATION, CONFESSION & PARDON 12 OFFERTORY ANTHEM Chancel Choir Tree of Life Pepper Choplin In Eden’s garden paradise, so full of beauty, full of life, with fruit to feed humanity that all would live forever. And there, a tree of knowledge stood with mysteries of evil and good. When people ate its tempting fruit, their days on earth were numbered. Though they were moved from paradise into a world where all would die, still God so loved the world he made, God had a plan to make a way that all would live forever. On Calvary’s hill a tree would stand, nailed to this tree God’s holy man would taste the bitter fruit of painful death, the fruit of sin and suffering. For God so loved this world he made, his act of love would make a way that whosoever would believe should never die, but have new life, so all would live forever. A seed of faith fell to the ground, a kingdom tree grew strong and sound. I offers all the fruit of live. All who receive, all who believe shall never die. Come to this tree that God has grown, come see the truth that God has shown: All who receive the fruit of life shall live and live forever, shall live and live forevermore. [© 2005 Hinshaw Music] * OFFERTORY RESPONSE 94 Doxology LASST UNS ERFREUEN Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! * PRAYER OF DEDICATION WE COME TO THE TABLE CELEBRATIONS & CONCERNS OF THE CONGREGATION GREAT THANKSGIVING 17 HOLY COMMUNION PRAYER AFTER RECEIVING Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery in which you have given yourself to us. Grant that we may go into the world in the strength of your Holy Spirit, to give ourselves for others. Unite your church throughout the world as we commission your servants to deliver these symbols of Christ’s love to our homebound members, that your name may be praised in all the earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. WE ARE SENT FORTH TO SERVE * HYMN OF DEPARTURE 388 O Come and Dwell in Me ST. MICHAEL * BENEDICTION * CHORAL RESPONSE A Hymn of Joy We Sing SCHUMANN * TRINITY CHIMES CLOSING VOLUNTARY Jesus Tempted in the Desert arr. Paul Manz Ministry of Worship Participating Pastors: Morris Brown, Carter Ellis, Amy Coles Crucifer: Andrew Bell, Austin Gorham, Mallory Cavanaugh Senior Director of Worship and Arts: Cathy West Organist and Director of Children’s Music: Chris Dederer Ushers: Van Gresham, Tom Jordan, Larry Harris, Bill Hunnicutt, Gloria Jordan, Bob Martin, Bill Moseley, Esther Overby, Seldon Patty, Ron Rhoades, Jim Sheek, Larry Wingate, Richard Wright WORSHIP NOTES MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT SPECIAL SUNDAY SCHOOL SESSION: CALLED GENERAL CONFERENCE From February 23-26, 2019, 800 United Methodist delegates from around the world will meet for a special General Conference session in St. Louis, MO. The question at the center of this meeting: What is our denomination’s level of inclusion of LGBTQ individuals in our journey as United Methodists, specifically as it relates to marriage and ordination? Opinions and feelings differ, sometimes quite dramatically, across our worldwide denomination. We are standing in different places. For some, this is a very painful discussion. Persons have felt excluded from the family of faith and the love of God. For others, marriage equality and the ordination of homosexuals challenges the way that they interpret scripture. This Sunday, February 3, Rev. Amy Coles, who is a delegate to the Special Session, will come to Christ Church to share about the Commission’s Report and the decisions facing the General Conference. She does so with a deep love for you and The United Methodist Church as well as a desire that we move forward as one body together with the mission of sharing God’s love and making disciples in our communities and throughout the world. This is not an opportunity to try to influence Amy’s viewpoint, but rather an opportunity to learn about the various factors influencing the delegates’ proposals, the many perspectives that are represented, and the potential outcomes of the special session. Join us at 9:50am this Sunday, February 3, in the Gym for this important conversation. All adult Sunday school classes and individuals are invited and encouraged to attend. (The following classes will be attending this study: Adulting Together, Asbury, Cokesbury, Dimensions, Faith Matters, Faith & Family, Improv, Koinonia, and Seekers. Our Aldersgate Bible, Christ in Conversation, and Montagnard classes will meet in their regular rooms.) Youth are also invited to attend; a separate Sunday school session for all youth grades 6-12 will be held for those who prefer, or whose parents prefer them, not to come. For those who are unable to attend the session, or who would like to learn more, additional information can be found online at wnccumc.org/commissiononawayforwardresources.