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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF FORT LAUDERDALE

SUNDAY WORSHIPSUNDAY WORSHIP

11 AM September 1, 2019 � Twelfth�Sunday�After�Pentecost Welcome to worship! As a courtesy to others around you, please silence your cell phone. Nursery service is available in the Neumann Center for children aged 3 and younger. Ask an usher for assistance, if needed.

SILENT PRAYER FOR THE PREPARATION FOR WORSHIPHoly God, you alone are worthy of honor and praise. Open our eyes to see the world as you see it. Give us the wisdom to witness your presence in all people. Transform us in love, grow us in our faith, and call us to love with a full heart and to share your promises with all people. Amen.

� WELCOME�AND�ANNOUNCEMENTS� REV. NICHOLAS MERCHANT

� OPENING�VOLUNTARY SUSAN DODD, “Fanfare and Chorale on Hanover” organ – Michael Burkhardt

� CALL�TO�WORSHIP REV. PATRICK WRISLEY

* HYMN 476 “O Worship the King, All Glorious Above!” LYONS

* PRAYER OF CONFESSION (unison) REV. NICHOLAS MERCHANT� Merciful�God,�forgive�us�for�we�exalt�ourselves�and�mock�the�

humble.�We�choose�to�believe�we�are�self-sufficient�rather�than�trust�in�your�strength.��We�display�hubris�and�run�rough-shod�over�others.�Open�us�to�your�spirit,�that�we�might�serve�all�people�without�regard�to�the�outcome,�devoting�ourselves�to�your�honor�alone.�We�pray�in�Jesus’�name.�Amen.

* ASSURANCE OF PARDON REV. NICHOLAS MERCHANT

* JOYFUL�RESPONSE�“He is Lord” He�is�Lord,�He�is�Lord!� He�is�risen�from�the�dead�and�He�is�Lord:� Ev'ry�knee�shall�bow,�ev'ry�tongue�confess� That�Jesus�Christ�is�Lord!

* PASSING�THE�PEACE�

� SOLO���������“All Creatures of Our God and King” ANTHONY ZOELLER, – arr. David Fletcher baritone

ELDERS CLASS OF 2019D. Ross BridgerWilliam B. “Bill” CondonWarren CravenKaren Owen Carol RipleyMary Ellen RosenHolly StrawbridgeStephen “Steve” Tilbrook

ELDERS CLASS OF 2020Alicia BreseeJennifer DudasMike HouseRob JacksonFrank X. OlneyDavid B. WallaceKim White

ELDERS CLASS OF 2021Kathy Craven Sarah Del Negri Karyn GreepKathy MayersJames (Jim) SabinCharles (Chuck) Whiteman

DEACONS CLASS OF 2019Mary Lou BowmanLinda GreenmanVirginia McCormickBradford SandersCarol ShannonDiane Wilcox

DEACONS CLASS OF 2020Fran ArnoldSharon DooleyAlan MarceliusTom NicholsVicki Smith

DEACONS CLASS OF 2021Carol CallahanJoann Kratky James (Jim) MahonSandra (Sandy) Steffen Melrose E. Whittaker

First�Presbyterian�Church�of�Fort�Lauderdale� Church�Officers

WNL�Fall�Series�on�Homelessness� Homelessness – Separate Fact from Fiction For 8 weeks this Fall, we will explore what the Bible says about homelessness… Look for ways to hash this over with God… God may just have something to say…Hear from 5 organizations already heavily involved in making life better for all of us…Then we’ll explore ways that we can make a difference…We need YOU to join the conversation… Starts Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 6:30 pm (Dinner at 5)

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� FIRST�SCRIPTURE�READING���������� REV. PAMELA MASTEN Psalm 81 O.T. PAGE 541

PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE REV. PAMELA MASTEN WITH�THE�LORD’S�PRAYER�� �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.

SHARING�OUR�GIFTS REV. NICHOLAS MERCHANT

OFFERTORY “Ride On, King Jesus!” ANTHONY ZOELLER, – arr. H. T. Burleigh baritone

* DOXOLOGY

* PRAYER�OF�THANKSGIVING� REV. PATRICK WRISLEY * AND�ILLUMINATION

�PREACHING�TEXT Luke 14:1, 7-14 N.T. PAGE 77

�THE�MESSAGE����� REV. PATRICK WRISLEY “Imitating Jesus: Some thoughts on humility”

* AFFIRMING�OUR�FAITH�(in unison) REV. NICHOLAS MERCHANTYour�attitude�should�be�the�same�that�Christ�Jesus�had.�Though�he�was�God,�� he�did�not�demand�and�cling�to�his�rights�as�God.�He�made�himself�nothing;�� he�took�the�humble�position�of�a�slave�and�appeared�in�human�

form.�And�in�human�form�he�obediently�humbled�himself�� even�further�by�dying�a�criminal’s�death�on�a�cross.�Because�of�this,�God�raised�him�up�to�the�heights�of�heaven�� and�gave�him�a�name�that�is�above�every�other�name,�� �so�that�at�the�name�of�Jesus�every�knee�will�bow,�� �������in�heaven�and�on�earth�and�under�the�earth,� and�every�tongue�will�confess�that�Jesus�Christ�is�Lord,�� �to�the�glory�of�God�the�Father.

– from Philippians 2:5-11 (NLT)

* HYMN�343� � “Called as Partners in Christ’s Service” BEECHER

* INVITATION�AND�BLESSING REV. PATRICK WRISLEY

POSTLUDE “Fanfare and March” MICHAEL SAYERS, – Henry Purcell organ

If you would like to pray with someone in person, there will be a team in front of the steps after the service.

WELCOME�GUESTS!�• Please join us for a time of fellowship and refreshment in the

foyer of the Neumann Center after worship. • Restrooms are located through the double doors at the front left

side of the Sanctuary. • Please feel free to follow today’s scripture readings on your

mobile device. To access WiFi go to fp_guest. Password: fpcguest • For families with young children: We have a “crying room” located

in the Spanish Room with a live stream of the service. (Also through the double doors at the front left side of the Sanctuary.)

Children’s Sunday School Schedule: • 9:30am in the Neumann Center – All children will come together

during the Contemporary worship service for a children’s message and then will be led by their teachers to their respective classrooms. PreK 3 & 4 in Room NC 120 K-5th grade in Rooms NC 224 (2nd floor)

• Nursery care is available for newborns– age 2 in Room NC 127

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WE WELCOME Anthony Zoeller as our soloist this morning. Anthony began his vocal study in the Florida Singing Sons Boychoir and now holds a doctorate in voice performance. He has concertized in many parts of the United States and Europe in opera, oratorio, art song, and sacred music.

LEADING�US�IN�WORSHIP�TODAY:� Rev. Dr. Patrick H. Wrisley, Senior Pastor, Rev. Pamela Masten, Associate Pastor for Congregational Care, Rev. Nicholas B. Merchant, Associate Pastor

PLEASE�VISIT�http://firstpres.cc/about-us/staff/ for the full staff listing.

FLOWERS�ON�THE�CHANCEL�ARE�GIVEN�in loving memory of Stanford K. Smoker by his wife, Judy, his children Susan, Ed and Beth and all of his grandchildren. He is truly missed.

WORSHIP FLOWERS Please call 954-462-6200. Available date: September 22

If you or someone you love is in the hospital, please let us know. HIPAA laws do not allow the hospitals to call and inform us, so we rely on you. Thank you in advance.

ARE�YOU�OR�SOMEONE�YOU�KNOW�IN�NEED�OF�PRAYER? We are a praying church and we have a team of prayer warriors who will pray and lift up your prayer requests and praises each week. Please write them on your Connect Card or email them to DarleenC@firstpres.cc to be placed in our prayer letter. If you would like to pray with someone in person, there will be a team in front of the steps after the service each week. Would you like to be a prayer warrior? Please email Darleen to receive our weekly prayer letter or join us on Thursdays at 4pm in the Sanctuary for a candlelit prayer gathering where we lift up our prayer requests to God.

A N N O U N C E M E N T SChildren’s�Choir�Rehearsals�Will�Begin�the�Week�of�Rally�Day We invite all children from ages PreK to 5th grade to join our Children’s Choirs! Rehearsals for the Cherub Choir (ages Pre-K4 by Sept. 1 and Kindergarten) will begin on Wednesday, September 11 from 5:00-5:30 in the Calvin Room (NC-120, in Happyland). Rehearsals for the Calvin & Caroler Choirs (Grades 1-5) will begin Sunday, September 15 from 5:15-6:00 p.m. in the St. Andrew’s Room (NC-101 in the Neumann Center). For more information, please contact Gretchen Fasulo at music@firstpres.cc.

Youth�Ministry�Announcements:• Join us of a presbytery all-day beach retreat hosted by First

Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach on Saturday, September 14. We’ll meet at The Harbor at 8am and return at 5pm. There will be worship, games, food, and the beach. Bring a friend and sign up by September 3. Cost is $10, email Chandler for more information and to sign up, ChandlerG@firstpres.cc

There will be NO Youth Group or Choir TONIGHT (9/1/19) Enjoy your long weekend and we’ll see you at Rally Day!

First�Informed�Communion�Classes Sundays 9/15, 9/22 & 9/29, at 4:30pm, in Room #NC219 Classes are led by Rev. Nic Merchant. For children in 3rd Grade and up. Our communicants will be recognized in the October 6 worship service, with a cake reception immediately following the service. To sign up for the class, please contact: Cindy Vason at 954-598-9341 or CindyV@firstpres.cc.

Women’s�Ministry:• Save The Date!

“Wild About Women’s Ministry” Welcome�Back�Social! Thursday, September 5 at 10am, in the Study and Renewal Center

• Christian Women Connect Morning Bible Study will resume on September 12.

• Pebbles of Faith Evening Bible Study will resume on September 24.

Adult�Activity�Center�(Senior�Adult�Ministry) Mark your calendars and join us for our AAC Welcome Back Social on Thursday, September 19, 10:00 – 11:30 am in the St. Andrew’s Room. Come hear about all of the exciting things happening at AAC this year! Refreshments will be served. RSVP to Laura Ziegler 954-598-9312 or LauraZ@firstpres.cc.

THE�PRAYER�PAGER�MINISTRY�enables you to let someone know that you have just prayed for them. It is an easy, anonymous, and effective way of providing encouragement and comfort during a difficult time. Please call Rev. Pamela Masten if you, or someone you know, could use this means of caring support. This�week,�please�pray�for: Yvonne Bachman Call pager number 954-230-0150, then enter this code: 12345#