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His Glory is Revealed Advent 2015 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. 1 Peter 4:13
Welcome to Trinity Presbyterian Church December 13, 2015 -‐ Third Sunday of Advent To Our Guests: sŝƐŝƟŶŐĂĐŚƵƌĐŚĐĂŶďĞĂŶŝŶƟŵŝĚĂƟŶŐĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘tĞĂƌĞŐůĂĚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĂƌĞŚĞƌĞ͕ĂŶĚǁĞŚŽƉĞƚŽƌĞŵŽǀĞĂƐ ŵƵĐŚŽĨƚŚĂƚĂǁŬǁĂƌĚŶĞƐƐĂƐǁĞĐĂŶĨƌŽŵLJŽƵƌǀŝƐŝƚƚŽdƌŝŶŝƚLJ͘ KƵƌ^ƵŶĚĂLJƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƵƐƵĂůůLJůĂƐƚƐĂďŽƵƚϳϱŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽŚĞůƉLJŽƵŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞŝƚ͘dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞƐŚŽƌƚƉĂƌĂŐƌĂƉŚƐŽŶƚŚĞŶĞdžƚƉĂŐĞƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĂĐŚƉĂƌƚ͘ dŚĞŐŽĂůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŝƐƚŽŚĞůƉĞĂĐŚŽĨƵƐƚŽƐĞĞ:ĞƐƵƐŵŽƌĞĐůĞĂƌůLJĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŵŽƌĞĨƵůůLJŚŽǁŚĞŵĂŬĞƐ ĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶŽƵƌůŝǀĞƐ͘KƵƌŚŽƉĞŝƐƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŝƐĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƚŽLJŽƵ͕ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌLJŽƵ͛ǀĞƐƉĞŶƚ LJĞĂƌƐŝŶƚŚĞĐŚƵƌĐŚŽƌLJŽƵ͛ǀĞŶĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶƚŽĂĐŚƵƌĐŚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŝŶLJŽƵƌůŝĨĞ͘ /ĨLJŽƵĂƌĞŶĞǁƚŽdƌŝŶŝƚLJŽƌũƵƐƚǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ͕ǁĞǁŽƵůĚůŽǀĞƚŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚLJŽƵǁĞƌĞŚĞƌĞ͘tĞŚĂǀĞĨŽůĚĞƌƐĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚ ŽĨĞĂĐŚƌŽǁŽŶƚŚĞĐĞŶƚĞƌĂŝƐůĞ͗ǁĞĐĂůůƚŚĞƐĞ͞ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚŝƉĨŽůĚĞƌƐ͘͟dŚĞƐŚĞĞƚƐŝŶƐŝĚĞĂƌĞĂǁĂLJĨŽƌLJŽƵƚŽůĞƚ ƵƐŬŶŽǁǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶLJŽƵĨĞĞůĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞƐŚĂƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŽƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĂŶLJŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƵƐƚŚĂƚLJŽƵ ŵŝŐŚƚŶĞĞĚ͘/ĨLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͕WĂƐƚŽƌƐ'ĞŽīŝĞŐůĞƌĂŶĚDŝĐŚĂĞů>ĂŶŐĞƌĂƌĞďŽƚŚĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂŶĚ ǁŽƵůĚĞŶũŽLJŚĞĂƌŝŶŐĨƌŽŵLJŽƵ͘ KƵƌǁĞĞŬůLJŶĞǁƐůĞƩĞƌŝƐĨƵůůŽĨŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂďŽƵƚdWĞǀĞŶƚƐĂŶĚǁĂLJƐƚŽŐĞƚŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶŽƵƌĐŚƵƌĐŚůŝĨĞ͘ dŽĮŶĚŽƵƚŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂďŽƵƚŽƵƌĐŚƵƌĐŚŽƌƐŝŐŶƵƉĨŽƌŽƵƌĞͲŶĞǁƐůĞƩĞƌ͕ǀŝƐŝƚŽƵƌǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͕ ǁǁǁ͘ƚƌŝŶŝƚLJƉƌĞƐĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ĐŽŵ͘
Childcare: ŚŝůĚƌĞŶŽĨĂůůĂŐĞƐĂƌĞǁĞůĐŽŵĞŝŶƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘EƵƌƐĞƌLJŝƐĂůƐŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĨŽƌĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶƵŶĚĞƌĂŐĞƚŚƌĞĞ͘ƚŽƵƌ ,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞƐŝƚĞ͕ŵŝĚǁĂLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶϯLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚϭƐƚŐƌĂĚĞĂƌĞŝŶǀŝƚĞĚƚŽĂƩĞŶĚ ͞ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐŚƵƌĐŚ͕͟ĂƟŵĞǁŚĞƌĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĞdžƉůŽƌĞƚŚĞŐŽƐƉĞůŝŶĂǁĂLJĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌĂŐĞ͘ DŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞƐĞŵŝŶŝƐƚƌŝĞƐƚŽĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶŝƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂƚƚŚĞtĞůĐŽŵĞdĂďůĞ͘
Community Life: ŌĞƌƚŚĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ
ĂĐŚǁĞĞŬ͕ǁĞůŝŶŐĞƌƚŽŐĞƚƚŽŬŶŽǁĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌďĞƩĞƌ͘WůĞĂƐĞũŽŝŶƵƐĨŽƌƌĞĨƌĞƐŚŵĞŶƚƐĂŌĞƌƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘
During the Week /ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽǁĞĞŬůLJǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ͕ǁĞŐĂƚŚĞƌƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŝŶƐŵĂůůĞƌŐƌŽƵƉƐ;ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ŵĞŶ͛ƐĂŶĚǁŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ŝďůĞƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ͕ŬƐƚƵĚŝĞƐͿƚŚĂƚŵĞĞƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞǁĞĞŬ͘tĞǁĂŶƚĂůůŽĨŽƵƌŵĞŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂƩĞŶĚĞƌƐƚŽďĞŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶĂůĂďŽƵƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƚƌƵƐƟŶŐĂŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵůƐƉŝƌŝƚƵĂůƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ͘
Advent Cover Art by: Makoto Fujimura
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Welcome
^ŝůĞŶƚZĞŇĞĐƟŽŶΘWƌĂLJĞƌ ŶŝŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶƚŽŐĂƚŚĞƌ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞƚŚĂƚ:ĞƐƵƐ ƐƚĂŶĚƐĂŵŽŶŐƵƐƌĞĂĚLJƚŽ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞŽƵƌƉƌĂŝƐĞ͕ĂĚŽƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚĐŽŶĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘
DŽŵĞŶƚŽĨ^ŝůĞŶƚZĞŇĞĐƟŽŶΘWƌĂLJĞƌ ;WůĞĂƐĞƚƵƌŶŽīĐĞůůƉŚŽŶĞƐͿ
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ĚǀĞŶƚWƌĂLJĞƌ ^ƟƌƵƉLJŽƵƌƉŽǁĞƌ͕K>ŽƌĚ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŵĞĂŵŽŶŐƵƐ͊ĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞĂƌĞŚŝŶĚĞƌĞĚďLJ ŽƵƌƐŝŶ͕ƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚƵŶďĞůŝĞĨ͕ůĞƚLJŽƵƌŐƌĂĐĞĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJĂǁĂŬĞŶƵƐƚŽLJŽƵƌ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĞŽƵƌŚŽƉĞŝŶLJŽƵƌ^ŽŶ͛ƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĐŽŵŝŶŐ͕ǁŚŽůŝǀĞƐĂŶĚƌĞŝŐŶƐ ǁŝƚŚLJŽƵŝŶƚŚĞƵŶŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞ,ŽůLJ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ͕ďĞŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚŐůŽƌLJ͕ŶŽǁĂŶĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ͘ Amen.
,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞ͗:ŝŵĂŶĚ:ĂŶĞƚZĞƚnjĞƌ WĂůŽƐ͗DĂƩƐŽŶ&ĂŵŝůLJ
ĂůůƚŽtŽƌƐŚŝƉ͗ 'ŽĚŚŝŵƐĞůĨŐĂƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚ ĐĂůůƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉĞƌƐǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ to not ŐŽƚŽĐŚƵƌĐŚ͕ďƵƚ to ďĞƚŚĞŚƵƌĐŚ͘dŚĞĂůů ƚŽtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉƌŽƚĞƐƚƐƚŚĞ ĚŝǀŝĚŝŶŐůŝŶĞƐŽĨƐŽĐŝĂůŽƌ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐƚĂƚƵƐ͕ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͕ ƉŽǁĞƌ͕ƉŝĞƚLJ͕ŽƌůĂĐŬƚŚĞƌĞŽĨ ĂŶĚƉƌŽĐůĂŝŵƐƚŽƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƚŚĞŽŶĞƚƌƵĞ 'ŽĚ͗&ĂƚŚĞƌ͕^ŽŶ͕ĂŶĚ,ŽůLJ ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ͘
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ĂůůƚŽtŽƌƐŚŝƉΘĚǀĞŶƚĂŶĚůĞ>ŝŐŚƟŶŐͲ :ŽŚŶϭ͗ϭͲϰ /ŶƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐǁĂƐƚŚĞtŽƌĚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞtŽƌĚǁĂƐǁŝƚŚ'ŽĚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞtŽƌĚǁĂƐ 'ŽĚ͘,ĞǁĂƐŝŶƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ'ŽĚ͘ůůƚŚŝŶŐƐǁĞƌĞŵĂĚĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŚŝŵ͕ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŚŝŵǁĂƐŶŽƚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŵĂĚĞƚŚĂƚǁĂƐŵĂĚĞ͘ /ŶŚŝŵǁĂƐůŝĨĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞůŝĨĞǁĂƐƚŚĞůŝŐŚƚŽĨŵĞŶ͘ tĞůŝŐŚƚƚŚŝƐĐĂŶĚůĞĂƐĂƐŝŐŶŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŝŶŐůŝŐŚƚŽĨŚƌŝƐƚ͘tĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞŚƌŝƐƚ͛Ɛ ĮƌƐƚĂĚǀĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĨŽƌŚŝƐĐŽŵŝŶŐĂŐĂŝŶŝŶŐůŽƌLJ͘hŶƟůƚŚĞŶǁĞǁĂŝƚĨŽƌǁŚĞŶ ŚŝƐŐůŽƌLJŝƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ͘ dŚĞƉĞĂĐĞŽĨ:ĞƐƵƐŚƌŝƐƚďĞǁŝƚŚLJŽƵ͘ŶĚĂůƐŽǁŝƚŚLJŽƵ͊ ŽŵĞ͕ůĞƚƵƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽƵƌ'ŽĚ͊
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ĂůůƚŽŽŶĨĞƐƐŝŽŶͲϭWĞƚĞƌϰ͗ϭϮ͕ϭϵ ĞĂƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͕ĚŽŶŽƚďĞƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚĂƚƚŚĞĮĞƌLJŽƌĚĞĂůƚŚĂƚŚĂƐĐŽŵĞŽŶLJŽƵƚŽ ƚĞƐƚLJŽƵ͕ĂƐƚŚŽƵŐŚƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƐƚƌĂŶŐĞǁĞƌĞŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƚŽLJŽƵ͘dŚŽƐĞǁŚŽƐƵīĞƌ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ'ŽĚ͛ƐǁŝůůƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŵŵŝƚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƚŽƚŚĞŝƌĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƌĞĂƚŽƌĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽĚŽŐŽŽĚ͘ >ĞƚƵƐĐŽŶĨĞƐƐŽƵƌƐŝŶƐ͘
Confession of Sin: KƵƌůŽǀŝŶŐ&ĂƚŚĞƌǁĞůĐŽŵĞƐƵƐ ŝŶƚŽŚŝƐƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞƚŽĐŽŶĨĞƐƐŚŽǁ ǁĞŚĂǀĞƐŝŶŶĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚŚŝŵĂŶĚ ŽƵƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐ͘/ƚĂůůŽǁƐƵƐƚŽ ƐƉĞĂŬĂďŽƵƚŽƵƌƐŝŶƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůůLJ͕ ďŽƚŚƉƵďůŝĐůLJĂŶĚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞůLJ͘
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽŶĨĞƐƐŝŽŶŽĨ^ŝŶ
Good News of the Gospel: dŚĞ'ŽƐƉĞůŝƐĂƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ƉƌŽƚĞƐƚƚŽƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƚŚĂƚ ǁĞĐĂŶŶŽƚƐĂǀĞŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ͕ ďƵƚƚŚĂƚ'ŽĚĚŝĚĂŵĂƌǀĞů-‐ ŽƵƐǁŽƌŬŽĨƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶŽŶ ŽƵƌďĞŚĂůĨŝŶŚƌŝƐƚ͘
'ŽŽĚEĞǁƐŽĨƚŚĞ'ŽƐƉĞůʹDĂƩŚĞǁϭ͗ϮϬͲϮϭ
KŐƌĂĐŝŽƵƐ&ĂƚŚĞƌ͕LJŽƵƐĞŶƚLJŽƵƌŽŶĞĂŶĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŶƚŽƐƵīĞƌĂŶĚĚŝĞŽŶŽƵƌďĞŚĂůĨƐŽ ƚŚĂƚǁĞŵĂLJĞŶĚƵƌĞƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐǁŚŝůĞǁĞǁĂŝƚĨŽƌLJŽƵƌƌĞƚƵƌŶ͘ &ŽƌŐŝǀĞƵƐ͕>ŽƌĚ͕ĨŽƌŽƵƌůĂĐŬŽĨũŽLJ ĂƐǁĞƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞŝŶƚŚĞƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐŽĨŚƌŝƐƚ͘ tĞŽŌĞŶďĞĐŽŵĞďŝƩĞƌĂŶĚĐLJŶŝĐĂů ŝŶƚŚĞŵŝĚƐƚŽĨƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ͘;ƐŝůĞŶƚĐŽŶĨĞƐƐŝŽŶͿ &ŽƌǁŚĞŶǁĞƌĞƉĂLJĞǀŝůǁŝƚŚĞǀŝůǁŚĞŶƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĂŵĞŽĨŚƌŝƐƚ͘ &ŽƌǁŚĞŶǁĞĚŽƵďƚLJŽƵƌŐŽŽĚŶĞƐƐǁŚĞŶƌŝĚŝĐƵůĞĚĨŽƌŽƵƌŚŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŐŽƐƉĞů͘ &ŽƌŐŝǀĞƵƐǁĞƉƌĂLJ͘;ƐŝůĞŶƚĐŽŶĨĞƐƐŝŽŶͿ K>ŽƌĚ͕ŚĞůƉƵƐŝŶƚŚĞŵŝĚƐƚŽĨƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ͘'ŝǀĞƵƐƚŚĞŐƌĂĐĞƚŽĐŽŵŵŝƚŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐƚŽ LJŽƵ͕ŽƵƌƌĞĂƚŽƌ͕ĂŶĚƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽůŽǀĞŽƵƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŐŽŽĚǁŽƌŬƐ͘Amen.
^ƵƌĞůLJŚĞƚŽŽŬƵƉŽƵƌƉĂŝŶ ĂŶĚďŽƌĞŽƵƌƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ͕ LJĞƚǁĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚŚŝŵƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚďLJ'ŽĚ͕ ƐƚƌŝĐŬĞŶďLJŚŝŵ͕ĂŶĚĂŋŝĐƚĞĚ͘ ƵƚŚĞǁĂƐƉŝĞƌĐĞĚĨŽƌŽƵƌƚƌĂŶƐŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ͕ ŚĞǁĂƐĐƌƵƐŚĞĚĨŽƌŽƵƌŝŶŝƋƵŝƟĞƐ͖ ƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƚŚĂƚďƌŽƵŐŚƚƵƐƉĞĂĐĞǁĂƐŽŶŚŝŵ͕ ĂŶĚďLJŚŝƐǁŽƵŶĚƐǁĞĂƌĞŚĞĂůĞĚ͘ dŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐŽĨ:ĞƐƵƐŚƌŝƐƚLJŽƵƌƐŝŶƐĂƌĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶ͘ dŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽ'ŽĚ͊
K>ŽƌĚŽĨ>ŝŐŚƚǀĞƌƐĞƐϰͲϱ;ƐĞĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƉĂŐĞͿ ϳ
DŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĐĂŶďĞĨŽƵŶĚ ŝŶŽƵƌ>ŝĨĞĂƚdƌŝŶŝƚLJĞͲŶĞǁƐůĞƩĞƌ͘
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ>ŝĨĞΘWƌĂLJĞƌ
KīĞƌŝŶŐ͗ dŚĞŽīĞƌŝŶŐƉƌŽĐůĂŝŵƐƚŚĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐŽĨƚŚĞŽƌĚ͘ dŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽ'ŽĚ͘
,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞ͗'ĞŽīŝĞŐůĞƌ WĂůŽƐ͗DŝĐŚĂĞů>ĂŶŐĞƌ
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^ĞƌŵŽŶͲ͞^ƵīĞƌŝŶŐŝīĞƌĞŶƚůLJ͟
>ŽƌĚ͛Ɛ^ƵƉƉĞƌ ZĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐŽŵŵƵŶŝŽŶʹŽŵŵƵŶŝŽŶ;ĂůƐŽĐĂůůĞĚdŚĞ>ŽƌĚ͛Ɛ^ƵƉƉĞƌŽƌƚŚĞ ƵĐŚĂƌŝƐƚͿ ŝƐƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJŵĞĂůŽĨďĂƉƟnjĞĚŚƌŝƐƟĂŶƐ͘tĞŝŶǀŝƚĞĂůůƚŽƉĂƌƚĂŬĞŽĨƚŚŝƐƐĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚǁŚŽ ƚƌƵƐƚŝŶ:ĞƐƵƐŚƌŝƐƚĂůŽŶĞĨŽƌƐĂůǀĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƐĞĞŬƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚƚŽůŝǀĞŵŽƌĞĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůůLJĨŽƌŚŝŵ͘ &ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶ ͼdŚĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŝůůďĞƉĂƐƐĞĚ͘&ŝƌƐƚƚŚĞďƌĞĂĚ͕ƚŚĞŶƚŚĞũƵŝĐĞĂŶĚǁŝŶĞ͘ ͼŌĞƌƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ǁĂŝƚĨŽƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĨŽƌƵƐƚŽƉĂƌƚĂŬĞŽĨƚŚĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘ ΎEŽƚĞ͗dŚĞďƌĞĂĚŝƐŐůƵƚĞŶĂŶĚĚĂŝƌLJĨƌĞĞ͘
dŚĞũƵŝĐĞŝƐǁŚŝƚĞŐƌĂƉĞĂŶĚƚŚĞǁŝŶĞŝƐƌĞĚ͘
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ĞŶĞĚŝĐƟŽŶ ,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ >ŝƚƵƌŐŝƐƚʹDĂƩWŽƚŽƐŚŶŝĐŬ ^ĐƌŝƉƚƵƌĞZĞĂĚĞƌʹ:ĂĐŬ^ƉĂŶŐŽůĞ
WĂůŽƐ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ >ŝƚƵƌŐŝƐƚʹƌĂŝŐDĂƩƐŽŶ ^ĐƌŝƉƚƵƌĞZĞĂĚĞƌʹDĂƩƐŽŶ,ŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ
,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞDƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐ͗ ƌĞŶƚ^ƚƵƚnjŵĂŶͲĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ƌŝŬ^ǁĂŶƐŽŶʹƵƉƌŝŐŚƚďĂƐƐ ^ŚĞůůĞLJĂůĚƌŝĚŐĞʹǀŝŽůŝŶ ,ĞĂƚŚĞƌ^ƉĂŶŽŐůĞʹƉŝĂŶŽͬǀŽĐĂůƐ ůtŽŽůĚƌŝĚŐĞʹƉĞƌĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ ĞŶũŝĞŝƐĐŽŐůŝĂʹƐŽƵŶĚ
WĂůŽƐDƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐ͗ ƵƐƟŶ,ƵĐŬƐƚĞƉʹĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŐƵŝƚĂƌͬǀŽĐĂů ŶŶĂsĂŶĚĞŬĂŵƉʹǀŽĐĂů ŵLJ,ƵĐŬƐƚĞƉʹƚƌƵŵƉĞƚ DĂƩŚĞǁDƵůĚĞƌͲƵƉƌŝŐŚƚďĂƐƐ
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To experience and extend the transforming presence of Jesus Christ
WĂƐƚŽƌƐ 'ĞŽīŝĞŐůĞƌ͕>ĞĂĚWĂƐƚŽƌ͕,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞ ŐnjŝĞŐůĞƌΛƚƌŝŶŝƚLJƉƌĞƐĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ĐŽŵ DŝĐŚĂĞů>ĂŶŐĞƌ͕>ĞĂĚWĂƐƚŽƌ͕WĂůŽƐ ŵůĂŶŐĞƌΛƚƌŝŶŝƚLJƉƌĞƐĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ĐŽŵ ƌĞŶƚ^ƚƵƚnjŵĂŶ͕ƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞWĂƐƚŽƌ ďƌĞŶƚΛƚƌŝŶŝƚLJƉƌĞƐĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ĐŽŵ
^ƚĂī tĂLJŶĞŝŶŐůĞƌ͕ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĂƌďDŝůůƐ͕ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨtŽŵĞŶ͛ƐDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ EŝĐŽůĞWŽƚŽƐŚŶŝĐŬ͕ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨ ĂƌůLJŚŝůĚŚŽŽĚ;,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞͿ :ŝŵZĞƚnjĞƌ͕ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨ'ƌĂƉŚŝĐĞƐŝŐŶ ĞĐŬLJsĂŶĚĞƌsĞĞŶ͕dƌĞĂƐƵƌĞƌ ƚƌĞĂƐƵƌĞƌΛƚƌŝŶŝƚLJŚŝŶƐĚĂůĞ͘ĐŽŵ
ůĚĞƌƐ;dŚĞ^ĞƐƐŝŽŶͿ ^ĐŽƩĂĂƌƚŵĂŶ͕:ŽŚŶŽŶĞ͕tĂLJŶĞŝŶŐůĞƌ͕^ŬŝƉ,ĞŝĚůĞƌ͕EĂƚŚĂŶK͛ƌLJŽŶ͕dŽŵsĂŶĚĞƌsĞĞŶ;ŽŶƐĂďďĂƟĐĂůͿ ĞĂĐŽŶƐ;dŚĞŝĂĐŽŶĂƚĞͿ ƌŝĐŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ͕dŝŵ,ŽǀŝŶŐ͕ĂǀĞ>ƵĐĞ͕^ƚƵDŝůůƐ͕DĂƩWŽƚŽƐŚŶŝĐŬ͕:Ğī^ŶĂƉĞ zŽƵĐĂŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƚŚĞĚĞĂĐŽŶƐĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĂƚĚĞĂĐŽŶƐΛƚƌŝŶŝƚLJƉƌĞƐĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ĐŽŵ͘ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ'ƌŽƵƉƐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŐƌŽƵƉƐĂƌĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŚŝĞĨǁĂLJƐǁĞƚĞĂŵƵƉƚŽĐĂƌĞĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌĂŶĚƐĞĞŬƚŚĞŐŽŽĚ ŽĨŽƵƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ͘tĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJŵĞĞƚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŶŝŶĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͗ ,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞ ĂƐƚͻ,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞtĞƐƚͻ>ŝƐůĞͬtŽŽĚƌŝĚŐĞͻDŝĚůŽƚŚŝĂŶͬůƵĞ/ƐůĂŶĚͻKĂŬ>ĂǁŶͬtŽƌƚŚ WĂůŽƐͬKƌůĂŶĚWĂƌŬͻtĞƐƚĞƌŶ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐEŽƌƚŚͻtĞƐƚĞƌŶ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐ^ŽƵƚŚͻtŚĞĂƚŽŶͬ'ůĞŶ ůůLJŶ &ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂďŽƵƚŽƵƌŽŶŐŽŝŶŐŵŝŶŝƐƚƌŝĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJůŝĨĞ͕ƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƚŽŽƵƌ ŶĞǁƐůĞƩĞƌĂƚŚŝŶƐĚĂůĞ͘ƚƌŝŶŝƚLJƉƌĞƐĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ĐŽŵͬŶĞǁƐůĞƩĞƌ͘KƌLJŽƵĐĂŶĞŵĂŝůƵƐǁŝƚŚĂŶLJƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĂƚ ŽĸĐĞΛƚƌŝŶŝƚLJƉƌĞƐĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ĐŽŵ͘
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His Glory is Revealed Advent 2015 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. 1 Peter 4:13
Welcome to Trinity Presbyterian Church December 13, 2015 -‐ Third Sunday of Advent To Our Guests: sŝƐŝƟŶŐĂĐŚƵƌĐŚĐĂŶďĞĂŶŝŶƟŵŝĚĂƟŶŐĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘tĞĂƌĞŐůĂĚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĂƌĞŚĞƌĞ͕ĂŶĚǁĞŚŽƉĞƚŽƌĞŵŽǀĞĂƐ ŵƵĐŚŽĨƚŚĂƚĂǁŬǁĂƌĚŶĞƐƐĂƐǁĞĐĂŶĨƌŽŵLJŽƵƌǀŝƐŝƚƚŽdƌŝŶŝƚLJ͘ KƵƌ^ƵŶĚĂLJƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƵƐƵĂůůLJůĂƐƚƐĂďŽƵƚϳϱŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽŚĞůƉLJŽƵŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞŝƚ͘dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞƐŚŽƌƚƉĂƌĂŐƌĂƉŚƐŽŶƚŚĞŶĞdžƚƉĂŐĞƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĂĐŚƉĂƌƚ͘ dŚĞŐŽĂůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŝƐƚŽŚĞůƉĞĂĐŚŽĨƵƐƚŽƐĞĞ:ĞƐƵƐŵŽƌĞĐůĞĂƌůLJĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŵŽƌĞĨƵůůLJŚŽǁŚĞŵĂŬĞƐ ĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶŽƵƌůŝǀĞƐ͘KƵƌŚŽƉĞŝƐƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŝƐĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƚŽLJŽƵ͕ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌLJŽƵ͛ǀĞƐƉĞŶƚ LJĞĂƌƐŝŶƚŚĞĐŚƵƌĐŚŽƌLJŽƵ͛ǀĞŶĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶƚŽĂĐŚƵƌĐŚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŝŶLJŽƵƌůŝĨĞ͘ /ĨLJŽƵĂƌĞŶĞǁƚŽdƌŝŶŝƚLJŽƌũƵƐƚǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ͕ǁĞǁŽƵůĚůŽǀĞƚŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚLJŽƵǁĞƌĞŚĞƌĞ͘tĞŚĂǀĞĨŽůĚĞƌƐĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚ ŽĨĞĂĐŚƌŽǁŽŶƚŚĞĐĞŶƚĞƌĂŝƐůĞ͗ǁĞĐĂůůƚŚĞƐĞ͞ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚŝƉĨŽůĚĞƌƐ͘͟dŚĞƐŚĞĞƚƐŝŶƐŝĚĞĂƌĞĂǁĂLJĨŽƌLJŽƵƚŽůĞƚ ƵƐŬŶŽǁǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶLJŽƵĨĞĞůĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞƐŚĂƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŽƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĂŶLJŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƵƐƚŚĂƚLJŽƵ ŵŝŐŚƚŶĞĞĚ͘/ĨLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͕WĂƐƚŽƌƐ'ĞŽīŝĞŐůĞƌĂŶĚDŝĐŚĂĞů>ĂŶŐĞƌĂƌĞďŽƚŚĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂŶĚ ǁŽƵůĚĞŶũŽLJŚĞĂƌŝŶŐĨƌŽŵLJŽƵ͘ KƵƌǁĞĞŬůLJŶĞǁƐůĞƩĞƌŝƐĨƵůůŽĨŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂďŽƵƚdWĞǀĞŶƚƐĂŶĚǁĂLJƐƚŽŐĞƚŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶŽƵƌĐŚƵƌĐŚůŝĨĞ͘ dŽĮŶĚŽƵƚŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂďŽƵƚŽƵƌĐŚƵƌĐŚŽƌƐŝŐŶƵƉĨŽƌŽƵƌĞͲŶĞǁƐůĞƩĞƌ͕ǀŝƐŝƚŽƵƌǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͕ ǁǁǁ͘ƚƌŝŶŝƚLJƉƌĞƐĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ĐŽŵ͘
Childcare: ŚŝůĚƌĞŶŽĨĂůůĂŐĞƐĂƌĞǁĞůĐŽŵĞŝŶƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘EƵƌƐĞƌLJŝƐĂůƐŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĨŽƌĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶƵŶĚĞƌĂŐĞƚŚƌĞĞ͘ƚŽƵƌ ,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞƐŝƚĞ͕ŵŝĚǁĂLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶϯLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚϭƐƚŐƌĂĚĞĂƌĞŝŶǀŝƚĞĚƚŽĂƩĞŶĚ ͞ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐŚƵƌĐŚ͕͟ĂƟŵĞǁŚĞƌĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĞdžƉůŽƌĞƚŚĞŐŽƐƉĞůŝŶĂǁĂLJĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌĂŐĞ͘ DŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞƐĞŵŝŶŝƐƚƌŝĞƐƚŽĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶŝƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂƚƚŚĞtĞůĐŽŵĞdĂďůĞ͘
Community Life: ŌĞƌƚŚĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ
ĂĐŚǁĞĞŬ͕ǁĞůŝŶŐĞƌƚŽŐĞƚƚŽŬŶŽǁĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌďĞƩĞƌ͘WůĞĂƐĞũŽŝŶƵƐĨŽƌƌĞĨƌĞƐŚŵĞŶƚƐĂŌĞƌƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘
During the Week /ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽǁĞĞŬůLJǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ͕ǁĞŐĂƚŚĞƌƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŝŶƐŵĂůůĞƌŐƌŽƵƉƐ;ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ŵĞŶ͛ƐĂŶĚǁŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ŝďůĞƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ͕ŬƐƚƵĚŝĞƐͿƚŚĂƚŵĞĞƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞǁĞĞŬ͘tĞǁĂŶƚĂůůŽĨŽƵƌŵĞŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĂƩĞŶĚĞƌƐƚŽďĞŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶĂůĂďŽƵƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƚƌƵƐƟŶŐĂŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵůƐƉŝƌŝƚƵĂůƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ͘
Advent Cover Art by: Makoto Fujimura
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Welcome
^ŝůĞŶƚZĞŇĞĐƟŽŶΘWƌĂLJĞƌ ŶŝŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶƚŽŐĂƚŚĞƌ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞƚŚĂƚ:ĞƐƵƐ ƐƚĂŶĚƐĂŵŽŶŐƵƐƌĞĂĚLJƚŽ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞŽƵƌƉƌĂŝƐĞ͕ĂĚŽƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚĐŽŶĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘
DŽŵĞŶƚŽĨ^ŝůĞŶƚZĞŇĞĐƟŽŶΘWƌĂLJĞƌ ;WůĞĂƐĞƚƵƌŶŽīĐĞůůƉŚŽŶĞƐͿ
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ĚǀĞŶƚWƌĂLJĞƌ ^ƟƌƵƉLJŽƵƌƉŽǁĞƌ͕K>ŽƌĚ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŵĞĂŵŽŶŐƵƐ͊ĞĐĂƵƐĞǁĞĂƌĞŚŝŶĚĞƌĞĚďLJ ŽƵƌƐŝŶ͕ƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚƵŶďĞůŝĞĨ͕ůĞƚLJŽƵƌŐƌĂĐĞĂŶĚŵĞƌĐLJĂǁĂŬĞŶƵƐƚŽLJŽƵƌ ůŽǀĞĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĞŽƵƌŚŽƉĞŝŶLJŽƵƌ^ŽŶ͛ƐƐĞĐŽŶĚĐŽŵŝŶŐ͕ǁŚŽůŝǀĞƐĂŶĚƌĞŝŐŶƐ ǁŝƚŚLJŽƵŝŶƚŚĞƵŶŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞ,ŽůLJ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ͕ďĞŚŽŶŽƌĂŶĚŐůŽƌLJ͕ŶŽǁĂŶĚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ͘ Amen.
,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞ͗:ŝŵĂŶĚ:ĂŶĞƚZĞƚnjĞƌ WĂůŽƐ͗DĂƩƐŽŶ&ĂŵŝůLJ
ĂůůƚŽtŽƌƐŚŝƉ͗ 'ŽĚŚŝŵƐĞůĨŐĂƚŚĞƌƐĂŶĚ ĐĂůůƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉĞƌƐǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ to not ŐŽƚŽĐŚƵƌĐŚ͕ďƵƚ to ďĞƚŚĞŚƵƌĐŚ͘dŚĞĂůů ƚŽtŽƌƐŚŝƉƉƌŽƚĞƐƚƐƚŚĞ ĚŝǀŝĚŝŶŐůŝŶĞƐŽĨƐŽĐŝĂůŽƌ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐƚĂƚƵƐ͕ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͕ ƉŽǁĞƌ͕ƉŝĞƚLJ͕ŽƌůĂĐŬƚŚĞƌĞŽĨ ĂŶĚƉƌŽĐůĂŝŵƐƚŽƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ ƚŽǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƚŚĞŽŶĞƚƌƵĞ 'ŽĚ͗&ĂƚŚĞƌ͕^ŽŶ͕ĂŶĚ,ŽůLJ ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ͘
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ĂůůƚŽtŽƌƐŚŝƉΘĚǀĞŶƚĂŶĚůĞ>ŝŐŚƟŶŐͲ :ŽŚŶϭ͗ϭͲϰ /ŶƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐǁĂƐƚŚĞtŽƌĚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞtŽƌĚǁĂƐǁŝƚŚ'ŽĚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞtŽƌĚǁĂƐ 'ŽĚ͘,ĞǁĂƐŝŶƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ'ŽĚ͘ůůƚŚŝŶŐƐǁĞƌĞŵĂĚĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŚŝŵ͕ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŚŝŵǁĂƐŶŽƚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐŵĂĚĞƚŚĂƚǁĂƐŵĂĚĞ͘ /ŶŚŝŵǁĂƐůŝĨĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞůŝĨĞǁĂƐƚŚĞůŝŐŚƚŽĨŵĞŶ͘ tĞůŝŐŚƚƚŚŝƐĐĂŶĚůĞĂƐĂƐŝŐŶŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŝŶŐůŝŐŚƚŽĨŚƌŝƐƚ͘tĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞŚƌŝƐƚ͛Ɛ ĮƌƐƚĂĚǀĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĨŽƌŚŝƐĐŽŵŝŶŐĂŐĂŝŶŝŶŐůŽƌLJ͘hŶƟůƚŚĞŶǁĞǁĂŝƚĨŽƌǁŚĞŶ ŚŝƐŐůŽƌLJŝƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ͘ dŚĞƉĞĂĐĞŽĨ:ĞƐƵƐŚƌŝƐƚďĞǁŝƚŚLJŽƵ͘ŶĚĂůƐŽǁŝƚŚLJŽƵ͊ ŽŵĞ͕ůĞƚƵƐǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŽƵƌ'ŽĚ͊
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ĂůůƚŽŽŶĨĞƐƐŝŽŶͲϭWĞƚĞƌϰ͗ϭϮ͕ϭϵ ĞĂƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͕ĚŽŶŽƚďĞƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚĂƚƚŚĞĮĞƌLJŽƌĚĞĂůƚŚĂƚŚĂƐĐŽŵĞŽŶLJŽƵƚŽ ƚĞƐƚLJŽƵ͕ĂƐƚŚŽƵŐŚƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƐƚƌĂŶŐĞǁĞƌĞŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƚŽLJŽƵ͘dŚŽƐĞǁŚŽƐƵīĞƌ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ'ŽĚ͛ƐǁŝůůƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŵŵŝƚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƚŽƚŚĞŝƌĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůƌĞĂƚŽƌĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽĚŽŐŽŽĚ͘ >ĞƚƵƐĐŽŶĨĞƐƐŽƵƌƐŝŶƐ͘
Confession of Sin: KƵƌůŽǀŝŶŐ&ĂƚŚĞƌǁĞůĐŽŵĞƐƵƐ ŝŶƚŽŚŝƐƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞƚŽĐŽŶĨĞƐƐŚŽǁ ǁĞŚĂǀĞƐŝŶŶĞĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚŚŝŵĂŶĚ ŽƵƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐ͘/ƚĂůůŽǁƐƵƐƚŽ ƐƉĞĂŬĂďŽƵƚŽƵƌƐŝŶƚƌƵƚŚĨƵůůLJ͕ ďŽƚŚƉƵďůŝĐůLJĂŶĚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞůLJ͘
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽŶĨĞƐƐŝŽŶŽĨ^ŝŶ
Good News of the Gospel: dŚĞ'ŽƐƉĞůŝƐĂƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ƉƌŽƚĞƐƚƚŽƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƚŚĂƚ ǁĞĐĂŶŶŽƚƐĂǀĞŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ͕ ďƵƚƚŚĂƚ'ŽĚĚŝĚĂŵĂƌǀĞů-‐ ŽƵƐǁŽƌŬŽĨƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶŽŶ ŽƵƌďĞŚĂůĨŝŶŚƌŝƐƚ͘
'ŽŽĚEĞǁƐŽĨƚŚĞ'ŽƐƉĞůʹDĂƩŚĞǁϭ͗ϮϬͲϮϭ
KŐƌĂĐŝŽƵƐ&ĂƚŚĞƌ͕LJŽƵƐĞŶƚLJŽƵƌŽŶĞĂŶĚŽŶůLJ^ŽŶƚŽƐƵīĞƌĂŶĚĚŝĞŽŶŽƵƌďĞŚĂůĨƐŽ ƚŚĂƚǁĞŵĂLJĞŶĚƵƌĞƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐǁŚŝůĞǁĞǁĂŝƚĨŽƌLJŽƵƌƌĞƚƵƌŶ͘ &ŽƌŐŝǀĞƵƐ͕>ŽƌĚ͕ĨŽƌŽƵƌůĂĐŬŽĨũŽLJ ĂƐǁĞƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞŝŶƚŚĞƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐŽĨŚƌŝƐƚ͘ tĞŽŌĞŶďĞĐŽŵĞďŝƩĞƌĂŶĚĐLJŶŝĐĂů ŝŶƚŚĞŵŝĚƐƚŽĨƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ͘;ƐŝůĞŶƚĐŽŶĨĞƐƐŝŽŶͿ &ŽƌǁŚĞŶǁĞƌĞƉĂLJĞǀŝůǁŝƚŚĞǀŝůǁŚĞŶƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĂŵĞŽĨŚƌŝƐƚ͘ &ŽƌǁŚĞŶǁĞĚŽƵďƚLJŽƵƌŐŽŽĚŶĞƐƐǁŚĞŶƌŝĚŝĐƵůĞĚĨŽƌŽƵƌŚŽƉĞŝŶƚŚĞŐŽƐƉĞů͘ &ŽƌŐŝǀĞƵƐǁĞƉƌĂLJ͘;ƐŝůĞŶƚĐŽŶĨĞƐƐŝŽŶͿ K>ŽƌĚ͕ŚĞůƉƵƐŝŶƚŚĞŵŝĚƐƚŽĨƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ͘'ŝǀĞƵƐƚŚĞŐƌĂĐĞƚŽĐŽŵŵŝƚŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐƚŽ LJŽƵ͕ŽƵƌƌĞĂƚŽƌ͕ĂŶĚƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽůŽǀĞŽƵƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŐŽŽĚǁŽƌŬƐ͘Amen.
^ƵƌĞůLJŚĞƚŽŽŬƵƉŽƵƌƉĂŝŶ ĂŶĚďŽƌĞŽƵƌƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ͕ LJĞƚǁĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚŚŝŵƉƵŶŝƐŚĞĚďLJ'ŽĚ͕ ƐƚƌŝĐŬĞŶďLJŚŝŵ͕ĂŶĚĂŋŝĐƚĞĚ͘ ƵƚŚĞǁĂƐƉŝĞƌĐĞĚĨŽƌŽƵƌƚƌĂŶƐŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ͕ ŚĞǁĂƐĐƌƵƐŚĞĚĨŽƌŽƵƌŝŶŝƋƵŝƟĞƐ͖ ƚŚĞƉƵŶŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƚŚĂƚďƌŽƵŐŚƚƵƐƉĞĂĐĞǁĂƐŽŶŚŝŵ͕ ĂŶĚďLJŚŝƐǁŽƵŶĚƐǁĞĂƌĞŚĞĂůĞĚ͘ dŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐŽĨ:ĞƐƵƐŚƌŝƐƚLJŽƵƌƐŝŶƐĂƌĞĨŽƌŐŝǀĞŶ͘ dŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽ'ŽĚ͊
K>ŽƌĚŽĨ>ŝŐŚƚǀĞƌƐĞƐϰͲϱ;ƐĞĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƉĂŐĞͿ ϳ
DŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĐĂŶďĞĨŽƵŶĚ ŝŶŽƵƌ>ŝĨĞĂƚdƌŝŶŝƚLJĞͲŶĞǁƐůĞƩĞƌ͘
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ>ŝĨĞΘWƌĂLJĞƌ
KīĞƌŝŶŐ͗ dŚĞŽīĞƌŝŶŐƉƌŽĐůĂŝŵƐƚŚĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐŽĨƚŚĞŽƌĚ͘ dŚĂŶŬƐďĞƚŽ'ŽĚ͘
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^ĞƌŵŽŶͲ͞^ƵīĞƌŝŶŐŝīĞƌĞŶƚůLJ͟
>ŽƌĚ͛Ɛ^ƵƉƉĞƌ ZĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐŽŵŵƵŶŝŽŶʹŽŵŵƵŶŝŽŶ;ĂůƐŽĐĂůůĞĚdŚĞ>ŽƌĚ͛Ɛ^ƵƉƉĞƌŽƌƚŚĞ ƵĐŚĂƌŝƐƚͿ ŝƐƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJŵĞĂůŽĨďĂƉƟnjĞĚŚƌŝƐƟĂŶƐ͘tĞŝŶǀŝƚĞĂůůƚŽƉĂƌƚĂŬĞŽĨƚŚŝƐƐĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚǁŚŽ ƚƌƵƐƚŝŶ:ĞƐƵƐŚƌŝƐƚĂůŽŶĞĨŽƌƐĂůǀĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƐĞĞŬƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚƚŽůŝǀĞŵŽƌĞĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůůLJĨŽƌŚŝŵ͘ &ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶ ͼdŚĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŝůůďĞƉĂƐƐĞĚ͘&ŝƌƐƚƚŚĞďƌĞĂĚ͕ƚŚĞŶƚŚĞũƵŝĐĞĂŶĚǁŝŶĞ͘ ͼŌĞƌƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ǁĂŝƚĨŽƌŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĨŽƌƵƐƚŽƉĂƌƚĂŬĞŽĨƚŚĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘ ΎEŽƚĞ͗dŚĞďƌĞĂĚŝƐŐůƵƚĞŶĂŶĚĚĂŝƌLJĨƌĞĞ͘
dŚĞũƵŝĐĞŝƐǁŚŝƚĞŐƌĂƉĞĂŶĚƚŚĞǁŝŶĞŝƐƌĞĚ͘
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ĞŶĞĚŝĐƟŽŶ ,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ >ŝƚƵƌŐŝƐƚʹDĂƩWŽƚŽƐŚŶŝĐŬ ^ĐƌŝƉƚƵƌĞZĞĂĚĞƌʹ:ĂĐŬ^ƉĂŶŐŽůĞ
WĂůŽƐ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ >ŝƚƵƌŐŝƐƚʹƌĂŝŐDĂƩƐŽŶ ^ĐƌŝƉƚƵƌĞZĞĂĚĞƌʹDĂƩƐŽŶ,ŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ
,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞDƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐ͗ ƌĞŶƚ^ƚƵƚnjŵĂŶͲĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŐƵŝƚĂƌ ƌŝŬ^ǁĂŶƐŽŶʹƵƉƌŝŐŚƚďĂƐƐ ^ŚĞůůĞLJĂůĚƌŝĚŐĞʹǀŝŽůŝŶ ,ĞĂƚŚĞƌ^ƉĂŶŽŐůĞʹƉŝĂŶŽͬǀŽĐĂůƐ ůtŽŽůĚƌŝĚŐĞʹƉĞƌĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ ĞŶũŝĞŝƐĐŽŐůŝĂʹƐŽƵŶĚ
WĂůŽƐDƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐ͗ ƵƐƟŶ,ƵĐŬƐƚĞƉʹĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŐƵŝƚĂƌͬǀŽĐĂů ŶŶĂsĂŶĚĞŬĂŵƉʹǀŽĐĂů ŵLJ,ƵĐŬƐƚĞƉʹƚƌƵŵƉĞƚ DĂƩŚĞǁDƵůĚĞƌͲƵƉƌŝŐŚƚďĂƐƐ
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To experience and extend the transforming presence of Jesus Christ
WĂƐƚŽƌƐ 'ĞŽīŝĞŐůĞƌ͕>ĞĂĚWĂƐƚŽƌ͕,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞ ŐnjŝĞŐůĞƌΛƚƌŝŶŝƚLJƉƌĞƐĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ĐŽŵ DŝĐŚĂĞů>ĂŶŐĞƌ͕>ĞĂĚWĂƐƚŽƌ͕WĂůŽƐ ŵůĂŶŐĞƌΛƚƌŝŶŝƚLJƉƌĞƐĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ĐŽŵ ƌĞŶƚ^ƚƵƚnjŵĂŶ͕ƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞWĂƐƚŽƌ ďƌĞŶƚΛƚƌŝŶŝƚLJƉƌĞƐĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ĐŽŵ
^ƚĂī tĂLJŶĞŝŶŐůĞƌ͕ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĂƌďDŝůůƐ͕ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨtŽŵĞŶ͛ƐDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ EŝĐŽůĞWŽƚŽƐŚŶŝĐŬ͕ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨ ĂƌůLJŚŝůĚŚŽŽĚ;,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞͿ :ŝŵZĞƚnjĞƌ͕ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨ'ƌĂƉŚŝĐĞƐŝŐŶ ĞĐŬLJsĂŶĚĞƌsĞĞŶ͕dƌĞĂƐƵƌĞƌ ƚƌĞĂƐƵƌĞƌΛƚƌŝŶŝƚLJŚŝŶƐĚĂůĞ͘ĐŽŵ
ůĚĞƌƐ;dŚĞ^ĞƐƐŝŽŶͿ ^ĐŽƩĂĂƌƚŵĂŶ͕:ŽŚŶŽŶĞ͕tĂLJŶĞŝŶŐůĞƌ͕^ŬŝƉ,ĞŝĚůĞƌ͕EĂƚŚĂŶK͛ƌLJŽŶ͕dŽŵsĂŶĚĞƌsĞĞŶ;ŽŶƐĂďďĂƟĐĂůͿ ĞĂĐŽŶƐ;dŚĞŝĂĐŽŶĂƚĞͿ ƌŝĐŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ͕dŝŵ,ŽǀŝŶŐ͕ĂǀĞ>ƵĐĞ͕^ƚƵDŝůůƐ͕DĂƩWŽƚŽƐŚŶŝĐŬ͕:Ğī^ŶĂƉĞ zŽƵĐĂŶĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƚŚĞĚĞĂĐŽŶƐĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĂƚĚĞĂĐŽŶƐΛƚƌŝŶŝƚLJƉƌĞƐĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ĐŽŵ͘ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ'ƌŽƵƉƐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŐƌŽƵƉƐĂƌĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŚŝĞĨǁĂLJƐǁĞƚĞĂŵƵƉƚŽĐĂƌĞĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌĂŶĚƐĞĞŬƚŚĞŐŽŽĚ ŽĨŽƵƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ͘tĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJŵĞĞƚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŶŝŶĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͗ ,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞ ĂƐƚͻ,ŝŶƐĚĂůĞtĞƐƚͻ>ŝƐůĞͬtŽŽĚƌŝĚŐĞͻDŝĚůŽƚŚŝĂŶͬůƵĞ/ƐůĂŶĚͻKĂŬ>ĂǁŶͬtŽƌƚŚ WĂůŽƐͬKƌůĂŶĚWĂƌŬͻtĞƐƚĞƌŶ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐEŽƌƚŚͻtĞƐƚĞƌŶ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐ^ŽƵƚŚͻtŚĞĂƚŽŶͬ'ůĞŶ ůůLJŶ &ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂďŽƵƚŽƵƌŽŶŐŽŝŶŐŵŝŶŝƐƚƌŝĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJůŝĨĞ͕ƐƵďƐĐƌŝďĞƚŽŽƵƌ ŶĞǁƐůĞƩĞƌĂƚŚŝŶƐĚĂůĞ͘ƚƌŝŶŝƚLJƉƌĞƐĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ĐŽŵͬŶĞǁƐůĞƩĞƌ͘KƌLJŽƵĐĂŶĞŵĂŝůƵƐǁŝƚŚĂŶLJƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĂƚ ŽĸĐĞΛƚƌŝŶŝƚLJƉƌĞƐĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ĐŽŵ͘
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