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NOTES:
Pastor:
Choir Director:
Organist:
Youth Director:
Liturgist:
Reverend Dr. Bruce Taylor
Amy Muegge
Burton Tidwell
Annette Newcomb
Valerie Smith
Southard
The Link…Making Connections for Ministry
FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING SUNDAY, February 1st, 2015
The Welcome mat is out for you!
We are glad to have you here today as a partner in prayer, in song and in
the hearing of God’s Word.
We hope that you will stay for refreshments and fellowship after
worship, so that we may become friends, strangers no longer!
The Congregation of First Presbyterian Church
WEEKLY CALENDAR
Sunday
February 1
9:00 a.m. Worship Service - Souper Bowl of Caring
Communion
10:30 a.m. Church School - all ages
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Tuesday
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February 2
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Thursday
February 5
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Saturday
February 6
SERVING YOU TODAY IN WORSHIP
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Sunday
February 8
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5:00 p.m. TOPS
6:00 p.m. Cub Scouts
7:00 p.m. Bible Study
1:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
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Small Comforts
Staff Meeting
Evangelism
Worship Committee
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Christy Gone returns Tuesday the 10th
5:30 p.m. Midweek Meal & Program Congregational Meeting
6:00 p.m. Youth & GOLD
7:00 p.m. Adult Education Opportunities:
Walking Wet with Pastor Bruce
Questions of Faith with the Nanni's
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2:30 p.m. Pastor's Adult Study
6:00 p.m. Jubilation Ringers
7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir
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9:00 a.m. Kay County Officers Training
6:00 p.m. Boy Scout Council Annual Dinner
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9:00 a.m. Worship Service
10:30 a.m. Church School - all ages
Sunday, Kara Swopes; Pastor Bruce & Linda Taylor;
February 1 Pat Tebrinke
Monday, Betty Throop; Peter & Sharon Uhlig; Wanda
February 2 Vick
Tuesday, Barbara Ware; Caitlyn Watson; Janet & Tim
February 3 Wehrle
2nd Fran Colle
Wednesday, Chip & Jody Whipple;
Jerry
& Kathy
Autumn
Wofford
6th Amber
February 4 Wimberley; Carter
WyattWilson
8th Don
Hile
Thursday, Sheila Whitehouse
- Alorah,
Lillian, &
Stan Jones
February 5 William; Stella Aggers
Friday, Christopher & Cathleen Wyatt; Harold &
Night
February 6 Barbara Family
Younger
Please join
us this Wednesday
for Church
Family
Night Devyn
Saturday,
Maddie
Prince; CW
& Winnie
Barber;
for a 7delicious
variety of dishes made with loving care
February
Bolieu
by
members
of the
congregation
PotLuck.
Sunday, Carolyn
Bourne;
Jack aka
Bowker;
Kevin & Sarah
Program:
TBA
February 8 Bradley
Please consider bringing a dish that serves 12-15 people.
No cost. Guest always eat free.
Please invite family, friends, and neighbors!
4:00 p.m. Cub Scout Leaders Meeting
Souper Bowl of Caring
Super Bowl Sunday is TODAY February 1, and First Presbyterian Church is joining with
churches across the country in the Souper Bowl of Caring that day. We will collect nonperishable food and monetary donations for the local food bank, New Emergency Resource
Agency (NERA). Monetary donations can be used by NERA to purchase items they need from
the regional food bank at a price of about 10 cents per can. At this time, NERA is most in need of
rice and dried beans, peanut butter, canned soup, boxed and bagged cereal, and canned fruits and
vegetables. You can bring your donations anytime before February 5. Thank you for caring for
hungry people!
DAILY PRAYER FAMILIES-PLEASE PRAY THIS WEEK FOR:
Prayer List
Please help us keep this list updated.
Let us know of additions and/or deletions.
We pray for those in mourning: Let us remember in prayer those who are
mourning the death of loved ones.
We pray for those who are homebound: Stella Aggers; Betty Throop; Jack
Bowker; Carolyn Bourne; Saundra Gee; Joan Fuller; Delma Jackson; Eva
Roberts; Virginia Brown; Ann Harlin; Don McKay
We pray for those who are undergoing tests, treatments, rehabilitation and
recovering from surgery: Don Daily; Barbara Ware; Don McKay; Ann Salmons;
Telle Miner; Agnes Hatlelid; Sharon Uhlig; Nancy Cool; Pat Keast;
Floyd Griggs; Frances Elenburg; Scott Dewey
We pray for those in need of prayer: Sharon Stuemky (friend of the Nanni's),
Bill Coddington; Suzan Walsh (daughter of Pat Tebrinke); Bill Majors; Kyrsten
(step-daughter of Lou Ann Bush); Mavis Robison; Fred & Peggy Lyon; Andrea
Lambert; Ray and Annette (neighbors of Lou Ann Bush); Wendy (neighbor of
Lou Ann Bush); Cathie Huddleston (daughter of Donna Miller)
We pray for those in military service to our country: Blake Aday, USAF BMT
(son of Christy Aday); WO2 Nathan Smith and family, USA
(nephew of Mary Ann Holt); Major Keith O'Halloran and
family, USAF, (nephew of Mary Ann Holt); Capt. Jacob
Lynes, USAF, (White Sands Military Reservation, New
Mexico) (grandson of Chip & Jody Whipple); Specialist
Jason Paynter; Cadet Carol Southard (Air Force Academy)
(daughter of Mark and Laura); Capt. David James (son of
Jack and Bonita); Capt. Maren Lowrey (granddaughter of
Betty); all the women and men serving our country in the
military.
We pray for the victims of natural disasters: the people who continue to recover
from the numerous natural disasters, all those affected by the drought,
and everyone still affected by various hurricanes and tornados.
We pray for our community, state, country and world: people all over the U.S.
suffering from one disaster or another; our world leaders; for the US congress, unity
and cooperation among the churches in our city, our state, and our country.
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or sloth or rebellion.
Give us a right understanding and an obedient will.
We ask these things in the name of Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
(Silent confession)
Amen.
ORDER OF WORSHIP
SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY
FOURTH AFTER EPIPHANY
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
FEBRUARY 1, 2015 – 9:00 A.M.
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON (concludes with…)
Friends, believe the good news of the gospel.
In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.
WE GATHER IN GOD’S NAME
PRELUDE
“Bread of the World”
R. J. Powell
GREETING AND CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH (Please sign the friendship register and pass
it on to those seated beside you. Then, as it is returned, note the names of fellow worshipers
in order to offer them a personal greeting at the close of worship.)
*CONGREGATIONAL INTROIT
The Doxology (Hymn No. 606)
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
OLD HUNDREDTH
“All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name!”
CONFESSION OF SIN AND PRAYER FOR PARDON (Unison)
Merciful God,
we confess that
we have sometimes heard Jesus’ commands
as merely sentimental thoughts or nice suggestions,
only some among a large number of possibilities for our life.
We have not always lived out our faith
that Jesus is the preëminent Word
whose authority is above all others.
Forgive our disobedience,
whether it stems from
self-interest or ignorance
*indicates assembly may stand
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE
“Halle, Halle, Halle”
Halle, halle, hallelujah! Halle, halle, hallelujah!
Halle, halle, hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! (Repeat)
CARIBBEAN
*THE EXHORTATION
As God’s own people, be merciful in action, kindly in heart, humble in mind. Be always
ready to forgive as freely as the Lord has forgiven you. And, above everything else, be
loving, and never forget to be thankful for what God has done for you. Give thanks to God,
who is good, and whose love is everlasting.
PROCLAIMING GOD’S WORD
SHARING THE GOOD NEWS WITH YOUNG DISCIPLES
THE COLLECT
*CALL TO WORSHIP (Psalm 69:30)
I shall praise God’s name in song,
and glorify him with thanksgiving.
We are gathered to worship God.
*HYMN No. 263
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FIRST READING: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 As they prepare to enter the promised land, Moses
tells the people that God has promised to raise up for them a prophet like himself.
CORONATION
SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 The time until the end of the age is short; people
should live in expectation of the end of history.
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
ANTHEM:
“This Cup of Grace”
Mark Patterson
*GOSPEL READING: Mark 1:21-28 After Jesus summons some fishermen to follow him, he
teaches in the synagogue at Capernaum as one with authority and amazes the people when he
exorcises an unclean spirit from a man; Jesus’ fame immediately begins to spread throughout
the region.
This is the gospel of our Lord.
All praise to our Christ.
SERMON:
“One with Authority”
Dr. Taylor
RESPONDING TO THE WORD
*HYMN No. 724
“O Jesus, I Have Promised”
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ANGEL’S STORY
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (Unison, from the Second Helvetic Confession)
The heavenly Father sent his only-begotten Son, the most perfect teacher of the world; in
whom is hidden the wisdom of God, and which has come to us through the most holy, simple,
and most perfect doctrine of all. For he chose disciples for himself whom he made apostles.
These went out into the whole world, and everywhere gathered together churches by the
preaching of the Gospel, and then, throughout all the churches in the world they appointed
pastors or teachers according to Christ’s command; through their successors he has taught
and governed the Church unto this day. Therefore, as God gave unto his ancient people the
patriarchs, together with Moses and the prophets, so also to his people of the New Testament
he sent his only-begotten Son, and, with him, the apostles and teachers of the Church.
THE OFFERING
Prayer of Dedication
Offertory
“Communion”
*Congregational Response
“We Give Thee But Thine Own”
We give Thee but Thine own,
Whate’er the gift may be:
All that we have is Thine alone,
A trust, O Lord, from Thee. Amen.
INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE
THE GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Leader: The Lord be with you.
Assembly: And Also with you.
Leader: Lift up your hearts.
Assembly: We lift them to the Lord.
Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
Assembly: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Holy God, Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth,
with joy we praise you and give thanks to your name.
Malcolm Archer
WINDERMERE
You commanded light to shine out of darkness,
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divided the sea and dry land,
created the vast universe and called it good.
You made us in your image
to live with one another in love.
You gave us the breath of life
and freedom to choose your way.
You promised yourself in covenant with Abraham and Sarah,
told us your purpose in commandments through Moses,
and called for justice in the cry of prophets.
Through long generations
you have been faithful and kind to all your children.
Great and wonderful are your works, Lord God almighty.
Your ways are just and true.
Therefore we lift our hearts in joyful praise,
joining our voices with choirs of angels,
and with all the faithful of every time and place,
who forever sing to the glory of your name:
Words:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
We praise you, most holy God,
for sending your only Son to live among us, sharing our joy and sorrow.
He told your story, healed the sick, and was a friend of sinners.
Obeying you, he took up his cross and died that we might live.
We praise you that he overcame death and is risen to rule the world.
He is still the friend of sinners.
We trust him to overcome every power that can hurt or divide us,
and believe that when he comes in glory, we will celebrate victory with him.
We give you thanks that the Lord Jesus,
on the night before he died,
took bread,
and after giving thanks to you,
he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take, eat.
This is my body, given for you.
Do this in remembrance of me.
In the same way, he took the cup, saying:
This cup is the new covenant sealed in my blood,
shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.
Whenever you drink it,
do this in remembrance of me.
Remembering all your mighty and merciful acts,
we take this bread and share one cup
giving thanks for your saving love in Jesus Christ.
As you raised our Lord from death
and call us with him from death to life,
we give ourselves to you
to live for him in joy and grateful praise.
Great is the mystery of faith:
Words
Christ has died; Christ is risen;
Christ will come again
Christ has died; Christ is risen;
Christ will come again.
Gracious God, pour out your Holy Spirit upon us
and upon these your gifts of bread and wine.
Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ
that we may be for the world
the body of Christ, redeemed by his blood.
Send us out in the power of the Spirit
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to live for others, as Christ lived for us,
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announcing his death for the sins of the world,
and telling his resurrection to all people and nations.
By your Spirit draw us together into one body
and join us to Christ the Lord,
that we may remain his glad and faithful people
until we feast with him in glory.
Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honor are yours, almighty God,
forever and ever.
Amen.
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, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
THE SHARING OF GOD’S GIFTS (We welcome to Christ’s table all those who have faith in
Jesus Christ and have been baptized in the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
This morning, worshipers are invited to come forward to receive the sacrament. Those
unable to do so will be served in their pew.)
THE PEACE
The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
And also with you.
When Jesus rose from the dead, he came and stood among his friends; and showing them his
hands and his side, he said, “Peace be with you!” In his name and in his risen presence, I say:
the peace of the Lord Jesus be with you. Let us give one another a sign of peace.
(Please greet one another with a handshake or an embrace, saying, “The peace of Christ” or a
similar greeting.)
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION (Hymn No. 535)
Bless the LORD, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless God’s holy name!
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget not all God’s benefits.
Gracious God,
we thank you for the love
which brings us, as food from heaven,
the life of your dear Son,
and assures us that we belong
to the company of all his faithful people
in heaven and on earth.
Grant that, strengthened by this fellowship
and by the power of his Holy Spirit,
we may continue his work in the world,
until we come to the glory of your eternal kingdom;
through the same Jesus Christ,
your Son, our Lord.
Amen.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Dr. Bruce L. Taylor, Pastor
1505 East Grand Avenue, Ponca City, Oklahoma 74604
www.fpcponca.org
Office Telephone: (580) 762-2431 Pastor’s Residence: (580) 762-1377
GOING IN GOD’S NAME
*HYMN No. 275
“A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”
EIN’ FESTE BURG
*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE
“Go, My Children, with My Blessing”
(Hymn No. 547, st. 3)
“Go, my children, fed and nourished, closer to me.
Grow in love and love by serving, joyful and free.
Here my Spirit’s power filled you; here my tender comfort stilled you.
Go, my children, fed and nourished, joyful and free.”
POSTLUDE
“St. Anne”
Heinrich Fleisher
HOLY WOMEN, HOLY MEN
February 1 – Brigid (d. 523) was reared in a Druid household but early in her life decided to
dedicate her life to God alone as a Christian. She founded a nunnery at Kildare, earlier
the location of the cult of a pagan goddess, and persuaded Conlaed to bring his
community of monks to live there as well, thus establishing the only known Irish double
monastery of men and women. The most beloved of Irish saints (next to Patrick), she is
remembered for her concern for the poor and the needy.
February 2 – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (d. 1594) was an Italian composer, organist,
and music director of several major churches in Rome. His compositions, including over
one hundred settings for the Mass, as well as other liturgical works, had a great influence
on the music of the late Renaissance.
February 3 – Ansgar (d. 865), an English monk and later archbishop of Hamburg and
Bremen, is called “the Apostle of the North” because he was the first Christian missionary
to Scandinavia.
February 3 – George Fox, Alexander Goode, Clark V. Poling, and John P. Washington
(d. 1943), known as the Dorchester Chaplains, were four Army chaplains aboard a cruise
ship that had been converted to a troop transport, the Dorchester, carrying 902 persons
from New York to Greenland. One day short of its destination, the Dorchester was struck
by German torpedoes. Only two of the fourteen lifeboats were successfully lowered into
the nineteen-degree water. The four chaplains moved among the men, assisting,
calming, and passing out life jackets from the ships store. Having given up their own life
vests to save the lives of the soldiers, the chaplains remained on the aft deck, arms
linked in prayer until the ship sank, claiming their lives. Two hundred thirty men were
rescued from the icy waters by other ships in the convoy, many of them owing their
survival to the selfless heroism of the four chaplains—Methodist, Jewish, Dutch
Reformed, and Catholic.
YOU ARE WELCOME to First Presbyterian Church, a congregation of the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.). Worship is our primary response to God. We hope that you find our worship service
inspiring and our time together cordial. Please join us for fellowship and refreshments in the
Fellowship Hall, which is at the north end of our building.
If you are a visitor, we invite you to provide your name, address, and telephone number on
our fellowship register so that we can be in touch to thank you personally for being with us today.
Christ calls us into community. There are many ways of serving God through this
community of faith—ushering, teaching, singing in the choir or playing a musical instrument,
serving on a committee or task group, or engaging in evangelism and mission outreach.
If you have any questions about your faith, our church, or the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),
or wish to explore membership with this congregation, please see me following worship today or
contact me at the church number or my residence telephone listed above.
We are honored by your presence this morning.
Blessings,
Bruce L. Taylor, Pastor
The scripture readings for next Sunday, the Fourth
Sunday after Epiphany, are Deuteronomy 18:15-20;
Psalm 111; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; and Mark 1:21-28.
NOTES:
HYMN NOTES: “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” – The first stanza of Edward
Perronet’s hymn was published with the tune MILES’ LANE in Augustus M. Toplady’s Calvinist
Gospel Magazine in November, 1779, and the entire eight-stanza text appeared in the April,
1780, issue. The hymn continued to be printed in the original form during the nineteenth
century, but editors have always enjoyed tinkering with it. John Rippon, in his Selection of
Hymns from the Best Authors, 1787, extensively rewrote the hymn, omitting outright three of
Perronet’s stanzas and adding two of his own to fit his scheme of affixing titles to the stanzas:
“Angels”, “Martyrs”, “Converted Jews”, “Believing Gentiles”, “Sinners of every Age”,
“Sinners of every Nation”, and “Ourselves”. Modern hymnals show a great variety of
combination of the Perronet and Rippon versions, with sometimes odd alterations of and
additions to both. For many years, the hymn’s authorship was in doubt, but Presbyterian
hymnologist Louis Benson proved Perronet’s original authorship. Perronet (1726-1792) was
born in Kent, England, and was an Anglican priest. He supported the Methodist movement
when he found himself at odds with the Anglican Church, but then broke with Wesley over the
administration of the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper and Methodism’s Arminian leanings,
and spent his final days as a Congregational pastor in Canterbury. Rippon (1751-1836) was
born in Devonshire, graduated from Baptist College, Bristol, and in 1773 became pastor of the
Baptist Church in Carter Lane, Tooley Street, London, where he remained until his death. The
tune CORONATION was composed by Oliver Holden (1765-1844) for this text and published in
The Union Harmony, or Universal Collection of Sacred Music (1793). Born in Shirley,
Massachusetts, Holden was a carpenter. He helped to rebuild Charlestown after it was burned
by the British. During his lifetime, he was also a realtor, conducted singing schools, and was
a Massachusetts state representative. In addition to Union Harmony, he edited several other
collections. He also composed both the text and the tune and trained the choir for the
ceremony honoring George Washington’s 1789 visit to Boston.
“O Jesus, I have Promised” – Written by John E. Bode (1816-1874) in about 1866 to be
used as the confirmation hymn of a daughter and two sons, the text originally began “O Jesus,
we have promised”. It was first published in leaflet form in 1868, then appeared in the
Appendix to Psalms and Hymns for Public Worship, published by the Society for Promoting
Christian Knowledge in 1869 under the title “A Hymn for the Newly Confirmed”, with the
text of Luke 9:57: “Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest,” and in the familiar
first-person singular form. Arthur H. Mann (1850-1929) wrote the tune for Mrs. Emily H.
Miller’s hymn “I love to hear the story which angel voices tell” and first appeared in The
Methodist Sunday School Tune-Book (London, 1881). Bode was born at St. Pancras, England,
and died at Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England. Educated at Eton, Charterhouse, and
Christ Church, Oxford, he was the first to receive the Hertford Scholarship (1835) and served
for seven years as a tutor. Ordained as a priest in 1843, he became rector at Westwell,
Oxfordshire, in 1847, and then, in 1860, became rector at Castle Camps until his death. In
1855, he gave the Bampton Lectures at Oxford. His poetry was published in three collections.
Mann, an acknowledged authority on Handel and a skillful boy choir trainer, was musical
editor for Charles D. Bell’s Church of England Hymnal (1895) and wrote many anthems,
organ pieces, and hymn tunes.
ADULT EDUCATION Today (10:30 AM):
FAITHWEAVER STUDY FOR ADULTS – The Bible study, related to the lectionary
readings and paralleling the scriptural basis of the children’s classes for the same day, meets
on the lower level in the Multi-Purpose Room. Steve Ernst leads the study.
CURRENT EVENTS – Jolene Ebbert leads the discussion of current events and the way in
which our always-changing world affects us as Christians, in the Parlor.
A DISCUSSION ABOUT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE – Changes in civil laws and
proposed changes in the Presbyterian Church Book of Order place before Presbyterian
church sessions the question of church policy regarding same-sex weddings. Using
materials that probe scriptural and theological issues relevant to the subject, we continue
this six-Sunday class offering an opportunity for serious study and respectful discussion
of the topic. The class meets in Room B-9.
ADULT EDUCATION This Monday (7:00 PM):
1 KINGS – Mark Southard continues a reading and discussion of the First Book of
Kings. The class meets on the lower level in Room B-9 (lower level).
ADULT EDUCATION WEDNESDAY NIGHT (7:00 PM):
WALKING WET – We continue a series on the meaning and practice of baptism. A
Christian’s identity is established in baptism. Our baptism is—or should be—the basis of
who we are and whose we are. Yet, many people are confused about why we administer
baptism and what it means. The sacraments are rich in symbolism, and the experience of
baptism is prismatic of God’s blessings and God’s purpose. The class meets in Room B9 on the lower level.
QUESTIONS OF FAITH – Ed and Cecil Nanni lead a discussion of the video series
“Questions of Faith” that explores some of the basics of Christianity, including such
topics as “Who is Jesus?”, “What’s the Use of the Bible?”, and “What Happens after
Death?” The class meets in the Multi-Purpose Room (B-5) on the lower level.
ADULT STUDY THURSDAY AFTERNOON (2:30 PM):
THE GOSPEL OF MARK: JESUS – POWERFUL, COURAGEOUS, TRUSTING –
“A Man Who Does Everything Well”. In our focus scripture for this class session, Mark
6:35-9:1, Jesus walks on water and feeds five thousand people with five loaves and two fish.
He castigates the religious leaders for their artificial religious laws and explains that ritual
cleanliness is a matter of the heart, not the stomach. Jesus heals a Gentile woman’s child.
The crowds acclaim that Jesus “has done everything well.” Jesus then feeds four thousand,
yet the Pharisees demand a sign from him. A blind man is healed and sees clearly, but Peter,
even after declaring Jesus to be the Messiah, continues to have fuzzy vision. Jesus attempts
to instruct the disciples about his impending death. Dr. Taylor leads the class in Room B-9.