Bethany …loving with the heart of Jesus

Pentecost Sunday

“Heart of One Spirit”

Pastor Jae Cho

May 31, 2020

Our Mission

To trust in Jesus…love like Jesus…

grow in Jesus…bring others to Jesus

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Worship The Lord Sunday, May 31, 2020

Pentecost

10:45 am

Please prepare for this worship time by setting an unlit candle in your worship space,

matches or a lighter, and a small, smooth stone. Draw a heart on it with marker or

acrylic paint. One stone for each worshiper. Create a relatively uncluttered worship

space.

WE GATHER BEFORE GOD

Welcome Pastor Jae

WE GIVE GOD PRAISE

Call to Worship Brian Hayes

Praise Song “Holy Spirit” Bryan & Katie Torwalt

Connie Segeleon, Soloist and Brian Hayes, Guitar CCLI Song # 6087919 / © 2011 Capitol CMG Genesis | Jesus Culture Music / CCLI License # 1761225

There's nothing worth more, That will ever come close

Nothing can compare, You're our living hope, Your presence

I've tasted and seen, Of the sweetest of love

Where my heart becomes free, And my shame is undone Your presence, Lord

Holy Spirit, You are welcome here, Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere

Your glory, God, is what our hearts long for, To be overcome by Your presence, Lord

Your presence, Lord

There's nothing worth more, That will ever come close

Nothing can compare, You're our living hope, Your presence, Lord

I've tasted and seen, Of the sweetest of love

Where my heart becomes free, And my shame is undone, Your presence, Lord

Holy Spirit, You are welcome here, Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere

Your glory, God, is what our hearts long for, To be overcome by Your presence, Lord

Your presence, Lord

Holy Spirit, You are welcome here, Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere

Your glory, God, is what our hearts long for, To be overcome by Your presence, Lord

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Your presence, Lord, Your presence

Let us become more aware of Your Presence

Let us experience the glory of Your goodness

Let us become more aware of Your Presence

Let us experience the glory of Your goodness

Let us become more aware of Your Presence

Let us experience the glory of Your goodness

Let us become more aware of Your Presence

Let us experience the glory of Your goodness Lord

Holy Spirit, You are welcome here, Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere

Your glory, God, is what our hearts long for, To be overcome by Your presence, Lord

Children’s Time: Britney Edney

WE LISTEN TO GOD’S WORD

Prayer of Confession and Meditation Pastor Bill

Assurance of Pardon

Praise Song “Spirit Fall” By New Wine Worship

Kara Julius, Soloist and Brian Hayes, Guitar CCLI # 7022450 / © 2014 Thankyou Music / CCLI License # 1761225

You breathe life, You restore, Awaken my soul

I know that I've been made for more, You speak truth, You renew

When I'm in Your presence, You show me the glory of you,

Spirit fall, Spirit fall

Fall on us for we are Yours, Fall on us for we are Yours

You will make, all things new, Until You return all creation, Cries out for You

Spirit fall, Spirit fall

Fall on us for we are Yours, Fall on us for we are Yours

There is power in Your presence, Hope and healing in Your presence

There is freedom in Your presence

Spirit fall

There is power in Your presence, Hope and healing in Your presence

There is freedom in Your presence

Spirit fall

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There is power in Your presence, Hope and healing in Your presence

There is freedom in Your presence

Spirit fall, Spirit fall, Spirit fall

Fall on us for we are Yours, Fall on us for we are Yours

Prayer of Illumination Connie Segeleon

First Reading: Acts 2:1-11 Sharon Salvini 1When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2And

suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled

the entire house where they were sitting. 3Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among

them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy

Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. 5Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in

Jerusalem. 6And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each

one heard them speaking in the native language of each. 7Amazed and astonished, they

asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8And how is it that we hear,

each of us, in our own native language? 9Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of

Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10Phrygia and Pamphylia,

Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews

and proselytes 11Cretans and Arabs — in our own languages we hear them speaking

about God’s deeds of power.”

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 3bNo one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. 4Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5and there are varieties of

services, but the same Lord;6and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God

who activates all of them in everyone. 7To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit

for the common good. 8To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and

to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9to another faith by

the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10to another the working

of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another

various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11All these are

activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the

Spirit chooses. 12For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body,

though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13For in the one Spirit we were all

baptized into one body — Jews or Greeks, slaves or free — and we were all made to

drink of one Spirit.

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Leader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

Sermon “Heart of One Spirit” Pastor Jae Cho

WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

Pastoral Prayer and Lord’s Prayer Pastor Bill

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.

Hymn No. 492 “Spirit of the Living God” CCLI # 23488 / CCLI License # 1761225

Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me;

Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.

Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me.

Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.

Spirit of the living God, move among us all;

Make us one in heart and mind, make us one in love:

Humble, caring, selfless, sharing.

Sprit of the living God, fill our lives with love.

Life Story: Debra Pyle

Presentation of Gifts and Offerings Pastor Bill Youmans

Response “Doxology”

Praise God from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; Amen

Benediction Pastor Jae

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NEWS FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST

Call in to listen to Worship during the livestream at 10:45 AM on Sunday! To listen to worship simply dial 1.888.958.7272 When prompted enter code: 217466908 **Starting next week, to get the code, call into the church 412-221-5132 and dial extension 280. The call-in code will be updated weekly by Thursday afternoon, so you will not have to wait for the code in the printed bulletin if the mail is delayed. Thanks for your patience with this matter. Worship livestream with us on our Bethany Website by using this link this Sunday at 10:45am. https://www.facebook.com/bethanypresby/live/ If you “like our Facebook page you should get a notification when we go live. If you have any questions please contact Shaun Martinec at tech@bethanypresby.org

Youth Confirmation Service on May 31st at 12:30 p.m. Following the worship service on Sunday, we will celebrate four of our youth on their confirmation during a livestream service. Sunday School Confirmation Teachers Sue Nagy and Joan Kundra will lead a ceremony for Carson DeRoss, Rachel Dunlap, Tyler Nicholson and Landon Smith to profess their faith publicly. This is a special service that we have every year that you don’t want to miss!

COVID-19 Update: Creating a New Task Force During the May meeting, the session has been decided to establish a dedicated task force to handle the planning and implementation of reopening the church. This task force will be represented by a member from each of the ministry teams and chaired by a member of the property team. Clerk of Session Beckie Price and Rev. Youmans will also be working with the team. All questions, plans and needs will be addressed over the next few weeks, and the task force will present their recommendations at the June 2020 meeting. We will extend our current closure policies until the session takes action. Once a plan has been approved, we will work diligently to begin implementation so that we can reopen our doors in the safest way possible. We will, of course, update you along the way with any changes or new developments. Please visit www.bethanypresby.org/covid-19 for more updates.

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Bethany Youth Group:

• Sidewalk Messages of Good News Activity for May 31 Following the Pentecost service, let’s continue to spread the messages of good news, hope, joy, peace, and love to the community using the sidewalks outside your home and throughout your neighborhood. Share with your neighbors the good news that they are loved, that there is hope, and that we are all in this together. Make your designs as simple or ornate as you like, with messages like, “peace be with you” and “you are so loved” for everyone! Share the process with us on social media by tagging us in your post and using the hashtag #BethanyGoodNews.

• Virtual Youth Group Ends June 7 BYG will continue to hold weekly gathers from 4:00 - 5:30p.m on Sundays and Wednesday from Noon - 1245p.m. After June 7, we will transition to our summer schedule. We will meet on the first and third Sunday of the month for June, July and August. At this time, we are planning to continue on meeting virtually and I will let you know if there are changes to that schedule.

• Graduation Sunday - June 7 Let’s celebrate the Class of 2020! It may not be the ending they envisioned, but we could not be prouder of all their accomplishments. On June 7, we will be recognizing our seniors during Graduation Sunday. If you are an upcoming graduate, please submit your name, high school, future college and a photo to Jill (kolenda@bethanypresby.org) or Pastor Jae (jae@bethanypresby.org) by June 1.

• Summer Events Currently, we will not be scheduling any in-person events for BYG this summer. We are committed to keeping our members healthy and safe through this trying time and will continue to follow our church recommendations for group gatherings. We encourage you to spend time with your families and participate in any virtual gatherings.

• J-Gen 2020 Youth Conference is free and coming to your living room! We invite you to tune in with your youth group, invite your friends, and come as you are! The theme for our four Fridays together is “YOU ARE WITH ME" from Psalm 23:4 - “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Here are the details:

o The sessions will be LIVE on these dates: May 29, June 5, June 12, June 19, from 7-8PM (CST) @ https://www.youtube.com/jgenconf

o We are excited to announce our speakers for J-Gen Live (see image below)! You can read their full bios @ http://www.j-gen.org/

o You will also find the full schedule for each J-Gen Live session below. ▪ Youth Workers: Please coordinate with your students how the

discussion time will look for your youth group.

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West Virginia Mission Trip! Bring God’s love and blessings to the poor, elderly and victims of natural disaster. Engage in fun and fellowship with our Christian brothers and sisters in WV. Trip dates are August 2–8, 2020. Go for ½ week or the full week. See wvmaw.org for details. Contact Eric Gregory or Doug Bovard 412-257-8901 or dbovard@verizon.net.

Discipleship:

• Virtual Sunday School is still underway! Each week, we will provide the resources needed to conduct a session from your home. Right Now Media is also available to compliment studies for youth in confirmation class and senior high students. For more information on Sunday School resources, please contact Kathryn Martinec kmartinec@gmail.com.

• This month’s hope verse is: “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” Romans 5:3-4

• Calling all volunteers! We are seeking Sunday School teachers who are interested in sharing a children's message during Sunday service. We ask that volunteers prepare a 3-5 minute biblical message with a prayer at the end and use a children’s worship sheet to help guide the children into worship. For more information and to volunteer, please contact Pastor Jae jae@bethanypresby.org.

Morning Prayer and More

Each weekday morning, from 9:00 to 9:15am Pastor Bill will lead a reflection on a Psalm

for the day. And follow with a prayer for the day. Anyone wishing to fellowship with one

another and the pastor may sign in to the meeting at anytime from 8:50am to 9, and stay

after morning prayer till 9:30am. Our hope is to create a forum for communication of our

needs and experiences during this global health crisis and beyond. You can participate via

a computer with a video camera. Or you can just hear the audio and see the pastor and

others using a computer without a camera. Or you can phone in to number below and

hear the audio and be able to speak to others. If using your phone, you will be asked to

enter the PIN below. What a great way to start the day!

Join Morning Prayer and More: meet.google.com/zvx-fxfi-aoz Meeting ID

meet.google.com/zvx-fxfi-aoz

Phone Number: +1 515-519-5891 PIN: 127 260 960#

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Update from the PNC: The PNC continues to move forward in the work of calling a new Senior Pastor for Bethany. Last week we submitted our completed Ministry Information Form (MIF) to the Session for review and approval. For those that do not know, the MIF is essentially a job description with specific details about who Bethany is and what we believe. I am happy to report that the MIF was approved by Session at a virtual meeting held on May 18. Subsequently, the Pittsburgh Presbytery's Commission on Ministry has approved the document as well. Our next step is to post the MIF on Church Leadership Connection -- the Indeed or CareerBuilder for pastors -- which will happen this week. This is an important milestone in calling our next Senior Pastor. On behalf of the PNC, I'd like to thank our Session for their responsiveness in approving the MIF and the congregation for praying for our team and our future Senior Pastor. I urge everyone to continue to pray for our team, our church leaders, and that God continues to provide for Bethany in His many ways.

A message from the Stewardship Team:

Now more than ever Bethany Church needs you! Please mail your offering to the church at 740 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA 15017 or consider online donations from the safety of your own home via your phone, tablet or laptop. Join the growing number of online givers by accessing the following link: Donate to Bethany and following the simple steps to get started. Stay safe and God Bless!

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Calendar: Sunday, May 31

9:30 AM – Sunday School – Virtual

10:45 AM – Worship – Live Streamed

12:30 PM - Confirmation Service – Live

Streamed

4:00 PM – BYG Jr. & Sr. High Virtual

Monday, June 1

Pray for Richard & Veva Tessmer

9:00 AM – Morning Prayer Call

6:00 PM – Engagement Team – Virtual

7:00 PM – Deacon Meeting - Virtual

Tuesday, June 2

Pray for Donna Thrasher

9:00 AM – Morning Prayer Call

Wednesday, June 3

Pray for Daniel, Kelly, Mackenzie & Aaron

Timco

9:00 AM – Morning Prayer Call

Thursday, June 4

Pray for Georgina Townsend

9:00 AM – Morning Prayer Call

Friday, June 5

Pray for Scott, Krista, & Jackson Trimmer

9:00 AM – Morning Prayer Call

9:30 AM – Women’s Bible Study - Virtual

Saturday, June 6

Sunday, June 7

Graduation Sunday

9:30 AM – Sunday School Virtual

10:45 AM – Worship – Live Streamed

4:00 PM – BYG Jr. & Sr. High - Virtual

The Church Office will continue to be closed as per guidelines from the Commonwealth

of Pennsylvania. Employees are working from home. Please call the church office 412-

221-5132 if you have any questions, leave a message and your call will be returned.

FROM THE CHURCH OFFICE:

Finance Report: As of May 24, 2020 ($) 2020 YTD 2019 YTD +/-

Contributions* 212,582 228,628 (16,046) General Fund Subsidies (transfers) 92,205 95,435 (3,230)

Investment Income** (16,905) 14,954 (31,858)

Total General Fund Income 287,882 339,017 (51,134) Year to Date Budget 316,225

+/- Budget (28,343)

*For purposes of this report, any prepaid pledges have been spread over 52 weeks.

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Children and Youth Worship Sheet Directions: Have a balloon ready as you listen to the teacher.

Memorize the verse and answer the two questions as you listen to

the Children’s message. Remember to repeat the key words when

the teacher says them and also repeat the prayer as well. Find

the key words on the word search and color the drawing below.

Memory Verse: 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and

began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.

1. How are we filled with the Holy Spirit?

2. What abilities do we have when we are filled with the Holy

Spirit?

Key Words – Holy Spirit, speak, languages, ability

Children’s Prayer: Dear God, thank you for the Holy Spirit that

gives us the ability to bless others. Amen!

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Word search for Acts 2:4

C F V T Z P M O O I

S I N D I Q X L K U

P K D A I S P E A K

I X Q R V Z S H X O

R L A N G U A G E S

I S S C Y X D S T A

T C C D L V L J X B

U C G J O M C F S A

Y Y H N H L C N W M

Y X N Y T I L I B A

HOLY

SPIRIT

SPEAK

LANGUAGES

ABILITY