Sunday Bulletin

FLAT BRANCH COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP

Baptism of the Lord

 January 10, 2021                                                                                             11:00 AM

 

                                  For Car Radio Transmission on Church grounds Tune to 92.7 FM 

    Prelude                                                                                                                        Carolyn Shaw
    Welcome and Announcements                                                                                    Chris Holmes
    Passing of the Peace

     Call to Worship                                                                                                            Chris Hollmes

    *Hymn of Praise:  #10                                       Majesty                

  *Prayer of Confession (Unison)                                                                                                  Congregation
            Dear Heavenly Father, we confess that er have not sat quietly with You and listened for Your voice.  Through the hustle
            of Christmastime and navigating our world, we have given up the quiet space allocated for You.  Forgive us for filling
            that space with things not of You.  Thank you for desiring to meet with us in the stillness of Your Your creation.  As Your 
            humble servants, we thak You for Your forgiveness through Christ Jesus, our Lord.  Amen.
 
             *Assurance of Pardon
             *The Apostles' Creed

           I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth;

          And in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,     

          born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;

         He descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into

          heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall

          come to judge the quick and the dead.

          I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic church; the communion of saints;

          the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen

  Pastoral Prayer and Lord's Prayer                                                                                  Carol Bain

    Anthem:                                                            Above All                                             Solo, Chris Holmes
 
    Dismissal of Children/Youth for Children's Church
  
     Scripture:    John 17: 1-2, 5 
                         Revelation 1:12-16                                                                                    Dr. Paul Borden                                                                                    
              L:  "This is the Word of the Lord"

              P:  "Thanks be to God!"   

    Sermon:  The Two Jesuses of Scripture                                                                     Dr. Paul Borden

                                 (Video Sermon)

     *Hymn of Dedication: #308                  There is a Redeemer

     *Offertory  Prayer & Benediction                                                                                   Chris Holmes
 
     *Postlude                                                                                                                       Carolyn Shaw

                                                                             *Please stand, if able

We welcome all who have joined us to worship today.  If you are looking for a church home, we invite you to join us as your place to grow as a follower of Jesus

Dr. Paul Borden was the Executive Minister of Growing Healthy Churches for more than a decade.  Paul is now training pastors, counsulting denominations and congregations, as well as conducting conferences with more than forty different denominational groups in the U. S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.  He has conducted over 500 formal church consultations and worked with over 1200 congregations in all kinds of settings. As the director of Church Health Initiative, he is currently implementing an effective strategy with denominations that is resulting in many congregations experiencing dynamic spiritual transformation.  Many older established congregations that were once dying are now seeing health, growth and new disciples coming to faith in Jesus Christ.

 

John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.  I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
 
Flowers are given today by Tony and Wanda Brown in Loving Memory of Wands's parents, Neil & Helen Stewart.
ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK:
Today         11:00 AM     Morning Worship Service
Thursday      6:00 PM     Choir Practice
 
Choir Practice has returned to Thursday evenings at 6:00 PM.  New and old voices are always welcome.
 
January Pulpit Supply
Jan. 17 - Rev. Glen Hallead
Jan. 24 - TBA
Jan. 31 - Rev. Jake Lawrence
 
Update of Flat Branch Administrative Manuel. The Session has updated the current Administrative Manual.
Major changes are the addition of policies for:
Use of the Church Van
Use of the Church credit card
Cemetery Guidelines
Acceptable use policy for computers and technology resources
Members of the congregation may review the Draft Administrative Manual until January 31, 2021.  Please contact Mary Lasater or Lisa Bass to schedule a time to review the document.
 
2021 FLOWER CALENDAR is in the Narthex.  Please secure your slots by signing up for dates for which you wish to provide flowers for Sunday Services.  Beyond Petals Florist will continue to supply flowers and the total cost per arrangement is $40.  Please note on your check or envelope: For Flowers, when paying.  A note to tose who are attending at home or in the Parking Lot and do not wish to enter the Church, you can reserve your date(s) by contacting Carol Bain.  She will also arrange for you to submit payment remotely, Thank You.
 
A Walk-thru Baby Shower for Brittany Bass will be held on Sunday, January 17th immediately following Worship Service.  Brittany is expecting a boy (Bransyn Rhett Crawford) and is registered at Target and Amazon.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 2 Samuel 4:4 (ESV)
Jonathan, the son of Saul, had a son who was crippled in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and his nurse took him up and fled, and as she fled in her haste, he fell and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
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Flat Branch Covenant Presbyterian Church
130 Darroch Rd.
Bunnlevel, NC 28304

Contacts:

(910) 893-8578 

flatbranchpresch@embarqmail.com

   CHURCH EVENTS 

  We Are Home!

The Flat Branch community is pleased to announce that our Church is in the home stretch of return to our customary Spiritual Life and Social Engagement. Last Sunday, we came together for Sunday Service in our beautiful Sanctuary and we plan to continue worshipping there on Sundays.  Congregants will continue to be asked to observe the rules of social distancing and use only those pews which are not roped off. In addition, at the conclusion of the Service, the Congregation will be asked to leave by rows to avoid a bottleneck at the Sanctuary doors.  We are also asking that all Congregants wear masks while in the Sanctuary.  By observing these few restrictions, we hope to keep everyone safe and healthy.  Any members of the Congregation who do not feel comfortable about attending the Service in the Sanctuary are welcome to remain in their cars in the Church parking lot and listen to the Service on their car radios at 92.7 FM. We are privileged to welcome Rev. Meredith Riedel as our guest and minister for this week's Service. We look forward to seeing you all.

Programs

Printed Programs will be available in the Narthex as usual.   A complete program is also available on the Sunday Bulletin (newly added) page of this website.  You are welcome to copy and paste it into a document and print it for yourself or open it in your phone or other device so you will have it for the Service.

Newsletter 

The Newsletter is available in the Narthex or you may read it online byBy going to the Newsletter Page on this website.

                                                    Schedule of Pastors: October:                                       
    18th and 25th -- Capt.. Jake Lawrence
    

 

 

 

 

Church Events

Sunday
Sunday School For All Ages 10:00 AM
Sunday Service 11:00 AM
Youth Ministry 5:30 PM
Tuesday
Bible Study 7:00 PM
Wednesday
Kids' JOY CLUB 5:00 PM
Choir 7:00 PM

Flat Branch Presbyterian Church
130 Darroch Rd.
Bunnlevel, NC 28304

Contacts:

(910) 893-8578 

flatbranchpresch@embarqmail.com

We serve the Fayetteville, Lillington, Bunnlevel, Anderson Creek, Spring Lake, Linden, and Ft. Bragg Communities from Southern Harnett Couty NC.  Military families always welcome.