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CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HAMILTON September 27, 2020 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship Minister – The Rev. Dr. J. Gregory Davidson, Ph.D.
Organist – Dr. Roger Bergs Soloist and Song Leader – Nicolas Buiron
Testomonial – Nakwon Choi Catechism Reader – Shamroon Daniel
Responsive Reader – Jacob Vanden Beukel
* Indicates standing, as you are able.
PRE-SERVICE PRAYER
O Lord, by your dealings with us, whether of joy or pain, of light or darkness, let us be brought to you. Let us value no treatment of your grace simply because it makes us happy or because it makes us sad, because it gives us or denies us what we want; but may all that you send us bring us to you; that knowing your perfectness, we may be sure in every disappointment you are still loving us, in every darkness you are still enlightening us, and in every enforced idleness you are giving us life, as in his death you gave life to your Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
PRELUDE
Good Shepherd, You Know Us (ST. DENIO) - Michael Burkhardt The Lord's My Shepherd - Wilbur Held Good Shepherd, You Know Us - James Pethel He Leadeth Me - Charles Callahan Good Shepherd, You Know Us - Wilbur Held
OUR APPROACH TO GOD
* HYMN – The Lord's My Shepherd
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THE CALL TO WORSHIP PRAYERS OF ADORATION AND CONFESSION ASSURANCE OF PARDON THE PEACE
May the peace of Christ be with you; and also with you.
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS AFFIRMATION OF FAITH - Living Faith 7.3.3-7.3.4
Worship draws us into the work of Christ. Even now he intercedes for the world to which he came and for which he died. In union with him, the church prays for the healing and the salvation of the world. Blessing and honour and glory and power be to our God for ever and ever!
UPDATE AND FAITH SHARING Nakwon Choi
* HYMN – Creation Sings the Father's Song
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TIME WITH THE CHILDREN
What else did God create?
God created all things by his powerful Word, and all his creation was very good; everything flourished under his loving rule.
http://newcitycatechism.com/new-city-catechism/#5
GOD SPEAKS TO US
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
* RESPONSIVE OLD TESTAMENT READING (p. 667) Isaiah 40:9-11 “God’s People Are Comforted”
Leader: Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good tidings; Congregation: lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings, lift it up, do not fear; say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!” See, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him; his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep.
Hymn – He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought
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GOSPEL READING (p. 103) John 10:11-18
Jesus the Good Shepherd
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away—and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. 17 For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.”
SERMON – I AM the Good Shepherd
Sermon Notes: John 10:11-18
Jesus the Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep:
❖ Intentionally (v 11)
❖ Sacrificially (v 12-13)
❖ With an invitation to intimacy (v 14-16)
❖ Freely and voluntarily (v 17-18)
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OUR RESPONSE TO GOD
OFFERING
OFFERTORY SOLO The Shepherd True I am. JS Bach Nicolas Buiron, baritone
The Shepherd True I am, Who lays down His life for the sheep of His pasture
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING, INTERCESSION and THE LORD’S PRAYER
GOD SENDS US
* HYMN – Good Shepherd, You Know Us
* THE BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE Good Shepherd, You Know Us - Timothy Albrecht
PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS Eileen Reynolds Linda Pearson Marie Davies
Quote of the Day: “The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me. This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. It undermines both swaggering and sniveling. I cannot feel superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone. I do not think more of myself nor less of myself. Instead, I think of myself less.” ― Timothy Keller, The Reason for God
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Presbyterians Sharing is the national church fund that supports the mission and ministries we do together in Canada and around the world.
Presbyterians are sharing in a wide range of ministries from encouraging and equipping congregational renewal and development, to supporting inner city, native, refugee, urban, remote and chaplaincy
ministries in Canada, to sending mission personnel to work with international partners.
Questions about Presbyterians Sharing?
View the Presbyterian Sharing Bulletin Insert by clicking here: https://presbyterian.ca/wp-content/uploads/PS2020_Insert_English.pdf
Other questions can be answered by contacting the Presbyterian Church in Canada by email: [email protected]
or call 1-800-619-7301 ext. 267.
Congregational Givings
Thank you for your continued generosity. Donations to Central can be made via Interac E-Transfer or cheque.
Please send to [email protected], include your envelope # or mailing address for tax receipt purposes. P.A.R. is encouraged!
For ways to give, visit cpchamilton.ca/giving
“A generous person will be enriched, and one who gives water will get water.”
(Proverbs 11:25) Our givings go towards mission and ministry across Canada and the world through Presbyterians Sharing.
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Vital Signs – August 2020
Budget Actual Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual
2020 2019 2020 2019 31-Aug 31-Aug 31-Aug YTD YTD YTD YTD
CG 23,197 18,598 20,886 180,573 184,645 208,328 176,883
RT 6,365 - 5,000 50,541 61,217 40,000 40,000
CG = Congregational Givings RT = Received from Trustees
YTD Congregational givings for the year 2020 include $11,672 from Hamilton Community Foundation memorial donations
How does Central share God's love with the world?
Central’s mission partners and programs
Local - Hamilton Out of the Cold - weekly hot meal from November to March in church hall Inner City Outreach (Wentworth & Barton) - CPC host bimonthly dinners for Moms Community BBQ - outside front of church, weekly from April to August Durand Market - sharing our space, supporting local small enterprises, and being neighborly, May to October White Gifts - Christmas gifts for children connected to Inner City Outreach Central Public School - reading program Indwell - specific needs for residents collected once a year FoodShare - sharing for food bank, basket by front doors, taken monthly Grocery Cards - available from church office for families in need in the neighborhood Summer Camp Offerings - for summer camps at Inner City Outreach
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National and International - around the world Operation Christmas Stable - funds raised go to families doing small scale farming through World Vision Presbyterians Sharing - CPC commits over $36,000 per year, for chaplaincies, Indigenous ministries and seminaries in Canada, and mission partners in Taiwan, Hungary, Malawi, Philippines Presbyterian World Service and Development - international aid to places of crisis, including Haiti and Malawi, as needs emerge Refugee Sponsorship - 3 families to Canada since 2010
First Time Worshippers
Welcome to Central Livestream this morning!
If you would like to get to know Central better, please introduce yourself. Contact Helena ([email protected] or 905-522-9098), and/or spend some time going through our Website (www.cpchamilton.ca). If you would like to be added to our email list, please let Helena know. Central’s Prayer Team is available to receive needs in confidence. Contact Donna Thomas 905-644-8107.
For Pastoral emergencies, please contact the Rev. Dr. Gregory Davidson at – Church: 905-522-9098 or Home: 905-628-1762.
CPC Statement of Welcome: www.cpchamilton.ca/welcome-statement/
Minister – The Rev. Dr. J. Gregory Davidson Minister Emeritus – The Rev. Dr. Alan M. McPherson Director of Pastoral Care - The Rev. Franklin Thomas
Director of Family Ministries - Melissa Kuipers, M.A. (on leave) Coordinator of Adult Discipleship - Sara Traficante
Director of Music Ministries – Dr. Roger Bergs General Accountant – Zafar Iqbal
Office Administrator – Helena Bootsma Nursery Coordinator – Theresa Monkelbaan
905-522-9098 cpchamilton.ca
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