Welcome to Wayside Presbyterian Church!Thank you for choosing to worship with us today! We are grateful that God has brought you here to Wayside. We are a church committed to the historic Christian faith, which strives to be biblical in worship, preaching, teaching, and ministry. We strive to be confessional, in that we share a common confession of faith. And we strive to be missional, taking the good news of Jesus Christ to Signal Mountain, to Chattanooga,

and to the ends of the earth. Whether you are a long-time member or visiting with us for the first time, we are glad that God has brought you to Wayside. May you know and love the glorious gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ!

CHURCH STAFFDr. Brian H. Cosby Senior PastorDr. Charles M. Barrett Associate PastorRev. Nick Batzig Assistant PastorMrs. Mary Pat Mitchell Administrative AssistantRev. Allen Wallace Pastoral AssistantMrs. Sherry Moss Children’s CoordinatorMr. Michael Moore Music CoordinatorMr. Brent Bowman TreasurerMrs. Fern Eaves Organist/MusicianMrs. Jodi Hiser Pianist/MusicianMr. Tim Webb Maintenance CoordinatorMr. David Moss Chairman, SMCSMr. Jerry Best Chairman, Missions CommitteeMrs. Rachel Elliott Preschool DirectorMrs. Jan Wallace Hospitality Coordinator

CHURCH OFFICERSElders | 2020

Brian Cosby (moderator), Rick Jahn (clerk), Charles Barrett, Cale HorneDavid Moss, John Uthlaut, Aaron Gould, Larry Mick, Jerry Best, Chip Fellers

Deacons | 2020Brent Bowman (chairman), Kenny Galvani (clerk),

Tim Webb, Matt Hamilton, Richard French, Matthew Hiser

2502 Fairmount Pike | Signal Mountain, TN 37377 | 423.886.1181 | waysidechurch.org

Wayside Presbyterian Church

Lord’s Day Worship May 17, 2020

9:00am, 10:45am, & 6:00pm

Wayside is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)

GOD CALLS US TO WORSHIP

Prelude

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship & Invocation Psalm 66:1-5Leader: Shout for joy to God, all the earth; sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.People: All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.” Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.

Doxology

Praise God from whom all blessings flowPraise him, all creatures here belowPraise him above, ye heav'ly hostPraise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen

Hymn O God beyond All Praising #660 (1-2) O God beyond all praising, we worship you todayAnd sing the love amazing that songs cannot repayFor we can only wonder at every gift you sendAt blessings without number and mercies without endWe lift our hearts before you and wait upon your wordWe honor and adore you, our great and mighty Lord

Then hear, O gracious Savior, accept the love we bringThat we who know your favor may serve you as our KingAnd whether our tomorrows be filled with good or illWe'll triumph through our sorrows and rise to bless you stillTo marvel at your beauty and glory in your waysAnd make a joyful duty our sacrifice of praise

PRAYER NEEDS

Our Nation & Leaders – for wisdom and righteousness

Church Officers – elders / deacons – for vision and leadership

Ministries of the church – Children’s Ministry, Men’s Ministry, Women’s Ministry, Small Groups, Outreach, Wayside Christian Preschool

Please continue to pray for Roy Combs. He will be scheduled for an MRI. They will biopsy both his lung and his kidney (which has a spot) but are not sure when that will happen.

David Moss is scheduled to have another knee procedure; please pray for the timing of that, as well as for his recovery.

Pray for Jay Willard as he recovers from his successful surgery and as he transitions to physical therapy.

Please continue to pray for: John & Phyllis Brown, Robert Brown Jr., Roy Combs, Lily (granddaughter of the Combs), Kari Crouch, Kathy Davies, Sean Fannon, Ernie Gross, Rick & Betsy Harris, the Hiser family, Colleen Jones (Natalie Galvani’s mother), Les & Alma Keith, Marge McNutt, David Moss, Ron Sheppard (Ken’s brother), Jay & Geri Willard, and Johnny Woodruff

Military Families -- Trent Baker / Norfolk; Aaron Cherry; Jonathan Mick / CA; Campbell Thomas / NC; Robbie Winebarger / SC

WAYSIDE’S VISION & MISSIONVision: To glorify God by being a worshiping covenant community of equipped, mature, and joy-filled disciples of Jesus Christ, taking His gospel to Signal Mountain and to the ends of the earth.

Mission: To glorify God in making disciples of Jesus Christ by faithfully planting and watering the gospel through the ministry of the Word of God, prayer, sacraments, worship, service, and gospel community.

CCLI License # 11166138All Scripture references are in the English Standard Version

MINISTRIES AT WAYSIDE

Children’s Ministry – Wayside Kids (infant–5th grade) exists to come alongside parents to provide a biblically-based, Christ-centered environment to faithfully plant and water the promises of the gospel in the hearts of children, trusting the Lord to provide the growth and saving faith in their lives. To find out more information, please contact Sherry Moss.

Small Groups – Small groups meet for the purpose of fellowship, discussion, and prayer. For more information about these groups or to join, please contact the church office.

Women’s Ministry – The purpose of Wayside Women’s Ministry is to glorify God by equipping women to live out the biblical principles of womanhood within the gospel community of the church and to cultivate God-given gifts in multi-generational discipleship, encouragement, hospitality, and service.

Men’s Ministry – The purpose of the Men’s Ministry is to glorify God by equipping men for a life of Biblical manhood, expressed in a man’s responsibility to lead, provide, nurture, & protect. Join us for men’s breakfast every Wednesday @ 7:00a.m.

Wayside 101 – Taught by Pastor Brian Cosby, these classes introduce the vision, mission, values, and beliefs of Wayside Presbyterian Church. Visitors, prospective members, and current members may take the course. They are offered several times throughout the year. Please contact the church office for the next available class.

Mercy – Wayside partners with a variety of local ministries and missions on Signal Mountain and across Chattanooga. For a complete list, please contact the church office.

Community Outreach – At Wayside, we are involved in our community through Signal Mountain Social Services. We volunteer monthly at the Clothes House, and help provide meals to families through SMSS once a month. We also collect different items that SMSS needs for its various programs.

Missions – Wayside supports over 20 missionaries and mission organizations. For a complete list of these, please contact the church office or visit our website.

Preschool – Wayside Christian Preschool exists to provide a biblically-based, Christ-centered environment to foster education, social development, and community.

Signal Mountain Christian School – Signal Mountain Christian School exists to assist Christian parents in educating their children to better understand God’s Word and his world. It is our goal to partner with parents to lead their children to faith in Jesus Christ, and help them to acquire a Christian world and life view, develop Christian character, and become equipped and motivated to impact the world for Christ.

Psalm 67B O God, Give Us Your Blessing (1-3)

O God, give us your blessing, extend to us your graceAnd cause to shine upon us, the radiance of your face

In order that your pathways, would through the earth be knownThat you to ev’ry nation, would your salvation show

O God, let peoples praise you, let all the peoples praiseLet nations come rejoicing, and songs of gladness raiseFor you will judge the peoples, with perfect equityYou will for all earth’s nations, their Guide and Leader be

O God, let peoples praise you, let all the peoples praiseThe earth has brought its bounty, throughout its harvest daysSince God, our God, will bless us; yes, God will blessing sendThat all the earth may fear him, to its remotest end

God Convicts, Forgives, and Restores

Scripture Reading Genesis 44:1-13; 1 Peter 4:12-19

Silent Prayer of Confession

Corporate Prayer of ConfessionAlmighty and everlasting God, you govern all things in heaven and on earth, and you’ve made all ages a preparation for the coming of your Son. We confess that we have sinned. We have not loved you as we ought. We have exercised false priorities; maintained false concepts of God; taken vows we have not kept; failed to honor your Lord's Day. Furthermore, we have not loved one another as we ought. We have failed to give honor to whom it is due; failed to preserve life; failed to maintain purity of heart; taken what is not ours; borne false witness to make ourselves look better; and we have entertained covetous thoughts. O God forgive our many sins! We are sorry for them. We look to the merit and mediation of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to wash away our sins. Grant that we may grow in true faith and obedience, to the honor of your great name. We pray in the strong name of Jesus. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon Titus 3:5-7He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His own mercy...through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Hymn Jesus Paid It All #308 (1-4)

I hear the Savior say, “Your strength indeed is smallChild of weakness, watch and pray, find in me your all in all"

Refrain:Jesus paid it all, all to him I oweSin had left a crimson stain, he washed it white as snow

Lord, now indeed I find your power, and yours aloneCan change the leper's spots, and melt the heart of stone

For nothing good have I whereby thy grace to claim I'll wash my garments white in the blood of Calv'ry's lamb

And when, before the throne, I stand in him complete"Jesus died my soul to save," my lips shall still repeat

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 Spirit, 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 sits at 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 Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Prayer of Intercession

Family Worship Guide

Scripture Readings

Old Testament: Psalm 11–12

New Testament: Acts 12

Bible Memory: Romans 8:1There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Children’s Catechism Q. 47–48 Q. 47. Whom did Christ represent in the covenant of grace?A. His elect people.Q. 48. How did Christ fulfill the covenant of grace?A. Christ obeyed the whole law for his people, and then suffered the punishment due for their sins.

Westminster Shorter Catechism Q. 3-4Q. 3. What do the Scriptures principally teach?A. The Scripture’s principally teach what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man.Q. 4. What is God?A. God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.

Hymn/Song of the Month: “Praise My Soul the King of Heaven” Trinity Hymnal, #76

Evening WorshipWalking as Disciples in Faith, Hope, and Love  

Exposition of 1 & 2 Thessalonians“Embarking upon Life with a Divine Blessing”

Call to Worship & Invocation

Hymn All Creatures of Our God and King #115

Hymn Come My Soul with Every Care

Prayer of Intercession

Sermon from God’s Word 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28 Dr. Charles Barrett

Hymn Crown Him with Many Crowns #128

Benediction Numbers 6:24-26 The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.

God Instructs Us Through His Word

Sermon from God’s Word Dr. Brian Cosby

Genesis: Foundations for a Christian Worldview"Joseph Tests His Brothers”

Genesis 44

Hymn Be Thou My Vision #642 (1-2, 4-5)

Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heartNaught be all else to me, save that thou art Thou my best thought, by day or by nightWaking or sleeping, thy presence my light

Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true wordI ever with thee and thou with me, LordThou my great Father, I thy true sonThou in me dwelling, and I with thee one

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praiseThou mine inheritance, now and alwaysThou and thou only, first in my heartHigh King of Heaven, my treasure thou art

High King of heaven, my victory wonMay I reach heaven's joys, O bright heav'n's SunHeart of my own heart, whatever befallStill be my vision, O Ruler of all

Benediction Ephesians 3:20-21Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Postlude

Sermon Notes

Genesis: Foundations for a Christian Worldview"Joseph Tests His Brothers”

Genesis 44

Announcements

1. The Deacon of the month for May is Matt Hiser.

2. Many of the regular publications we receive are here and on the table in the Back Foyer… large-print editions of Our Daily Bread April-June, regular-print editions of Our Daily Bread June-August, the June edition of Tabletalk, MTW’s Network, and the latest By Faith magazine.

3. If you are collecting spare change in the Choices baby bottles, please continue and we’ll collect them later this summer.

4. Wayside Missions Support Information: Wayside raises missionary support through the "'Faith Promise" program. The Mission Committee developed and the Session approved the missionaries/organizations to be supported by Wayside. These are displayed on the bulletin board in the office hallway across from the pastor’s office. (We will no longer publish the names and locations of the missionaries due to the sensitive nature and locations of their work.) Wayside members can support the approved missionaries/organizations by (1) giving designated gifts - these gifts will be disbursed to the missionary/ organization designated by the giver (only missionaries/organizations approved by the Session); or (2) giving to the Mission Fund - these gifts will be disbursed to all missionaries/organizations approved by the Session. NOTE: Wayside missionaries/organizations do not receive funds from the Wayside General Budget.