5-31-15 bulletin - Dry Ridge Christian Church

Dry Ridge Christian Church
May 31, 2015
“Did You Notice That The Bush Beside You Is Burning?”
Sunday Services
8:30 a.m. Early Service
9:30 a.m.
Sunday School
10:45 a.m. Worship Service
Dry Ridge Christian Church
Week 1: The Life You’ve Always Wanted!
WE GATHER TOGETHER
CHIMES CALL THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER
PRELUDE
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
HYMN OF GATHERING
“O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing”
Tom Teater
Pastor Bob Silvanik
#5
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Worship Leader
One: Lord, you are transforming us to be your people;
Many: By showing us how to love as you yourself loved us;
One: By giving us your hope;
Many:
By filling us with patience to endure and persevere through the hard times;
One: By teaching us how to welcome and love strangers,
Many: By pouring your grace into us so that we become generous to those in need;
One: By giving us your joy, so we can rejoice with those who rejoice;
Many: By weeping for your friend Lazarus, so we can weep with those who weep;
One: By forgiving us, so we can forgive others;
Many: By feeding us, so we can feed the hungry;
One: By filling up our inner thirst, so we can give the cup of cold water to those who thirst;
Many: And by your power to overcome evil, so we can also overcome evil with good.
All: We do all these things to glorify you and to bring your kingdom here on earth.
*HYMN OF PRAISE
“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”
WE JOIN IN PRAYER
*INVOCATION AND LORD’S PRAYER (using “sins”)
#16
Worship Leader
“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 sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And lead
us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever.
Amen”
* THE GLORIA PATRI
#35
CHILDREN’S MOMENT
BENEDICTION TO CHILDREN’S CHURCH
(All children ages 4-8 are invited to attend)
HYMN OF PRAYER
“Creator God, Creating Still”
#62
PASTORAL PRAYER
Pastor Bob Silvanik
*PRAYER RESPONSE
“Holy Ground”
#112
WE HEAR THE WORD
SCRIPTURE
Exodus 3: 1-12
SERMON “Did You Notice That The Bush Beside You Is Burning?” Pastor Bob Silvanik
*HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Come and Find the Quiet Center”
#575
WE COME TO THE TABLE
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
COMMUNION
“Fill My Cup, Lord”
WORDS OF INSTITUTION, PRAYER FOR THE BREAD AND CUP
Pastor Bob Silvanik HYMN OF
#351
Elders
(The bread and the cup will be distributed together. Partake of the bread as it is passed. Offer personal prayer
and partake of the cup in unison.)
RECEIVING THE TITHES AND OFFERINGS
*THE DOXOLOGY AND DEDICATION OF GIFTS
WE DEPART TO SERVE
HYMN OF DEPARTING
“He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought!”
BENEDICTION AND LIGHT OF CHRIST
POSTLUDE
#46
#545
Worship Matters!
Etiquette for Using Mobile Devices in Our Sanctuary
First & foremost, your utmost discretion is called upon in all sacred places! Distractions of any kind should be kept to a
bare minimum if not eliminated altogether. Any mobile device in our sanctuary should ONLY be used for worship
purposes (e.g.; reading the scripture, recording the service). For that reason, all electronic devices must be silenced in
the sanctuary. If one does choose to use a device, in addition to silencing it, please lower the intensity of the backlight
and keep any fiddling with the device to an absolute minimum.
Your pew neighbors are attempting to communicate with God. This is very serious and sacred time together that we
share in God’s house of worship. God wishes us to have a transformative experience. Let us keep that foremost in our
hearts and minds as we come into this holy space.
This week we begin our summer sermon series: “The Life You’ve Always Wanted.” The
messages for this series will be based on a book by John Ortberg that was published several
years ago. The premise of his book is that, deep down, all of us want more … more than the
status quo. But the key question for anyone wanting more quickly becomes, “More of what”
And there are many options available to each of us to answer that question, “More of
what?”
For followers of Jesus, the answer should be, “More Jesus!” But as we know from our
own life experiences, saying we want more Jesus is a lot easier than figuring out how to get it!
And, since figuring that out often seems complex and, well, hard, we often turn instead to the
quick and easy ways of the world. Which, of course, lead us all back to wanting more Jesus!
So today we begin a sermon series that addresses the “More Jesus” conundrum of our
daily lives. We all have an inner-sense that there’s more to Christianity than what we know so
far. We all have a spiritual hunger within us that we believe, when fed, will lead us to the life we
have always wanted. And Jesus agrees! And He has given us some “good news” as to how we
can achieve such a life. For the life we have always wanted is the life that God created us for.
Today we start with Moses. He also knew that there must be more to like than what he
was experiencing. He too was looking for a “road to transformation and spiritual vigor.” And
one day, as he walked in search of this life, he “turned aside” and encountered God in a bush that
he had probably passed by many times before. But on this day, God’s presence became real for
him in the burning of the bush, and he removed his shoes as he came to realize that holy ground
was all around him.
Jesus says to you today, “the Kingdom of God has come near.” He calls you to see the
bush that is burning with His presence in your midst. He is showing you He has situated your life
on holy ground. And he promises that when you remove your shoes, He will show you the way!
This week starts the new summer sermon series
“The Life You’ve Always Wanted”
“Summer Sundays Alive”
Tonight at 6 p.m. we begin our special Sunday
summer evening event “Summer Sundays Alive”. The
movie “God’s Not Dead” will be shown in the
santuary. Mark your calendars for the remaining
Sundays in this series: June 28th, July 26th, Aug.
16th and Aug. 30th!
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Help needed to cook and serve on June 7th at Fairhaven.
Sign-up sheets for food are on the bulletin board in the
sanctuary and in the hall.
Volunteers needed to cut the church lawn this summer. Signup sheet is in the sanctuary.
Volunteers needed to complete the list of repairs and cleaning
for the spring.
Children’s Church will be on “Summer Break” starting June
14th until August ?
Fellowship Breakfast on June 14th at
9:30 a.m. Bring a breakfast item to share!
Serving Schedule
Early
Service
Greeters
Worship
Leader
Elders
Deacons
Children’s
Church
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Tom Conrad
John Fulks
Clara Jones
Elaine Thomas
Jim Thomas
Rita Snow
Ann Stanchina
Karen Dills
Hannah Colson
Cameron Beavers
Elnora Howe
Marylee Willoby
Michelle Willoby
Janet Landrum
Karen Middleton
Missy Colson
Arlene Griffin
Judy Slayback
Nora Lee Shipp
Gwen Dills
Norma Hedges
Janet Howe
Dena Johnson
Mallory Johnson
Abbi Baxter
Alissa Baxter
Carolyn Thompson
Jonathan Creech
ELDER OF THE WEEK
Home: 428-1249
Elnora Howe
Cell: 322-0272
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Want to contact us? DRCC office hours: 9am-3pm Wednesday. To contact the church,
call 859-823-1303 or email
dryridgechristian@insightbb.com
To contact or to arrange a visit with Pastor Bob, call 859-351-9585 or email
silvanik@twc.com
To contact Tom Teater, call 859-492-8330 or email
tteater@lextheo.edu
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
31
Scholarship
Meeting
2pm
“Summer
Sunday
Alive” 6pm
June 1
2
3
AA 10 am
4
5
6
CWF
Banquet
7
Fairhaven
4:30pm
8
9
10
AA 10 am
11
12
13
CWF
Banquet
14
Fellowship
Breakfast
9:30 am
15
16
CWF 7 pm
17
AA 10 am
18
19
20
Wedding
21
FATHER’S
DAY
22
23
24
AA 10 am
25
26
27
Full Plate
5-6:30 pm
Cane Ridge
Day
Happy Belated Birthday – May 28th – Nora Lee and Kline Shipp
Happy Birthday – June 5th – Steve Thompson
Happy Anniversary – June 2nd – Goodloe and Vi McMurtry