. . .Welcome to Fairview Reformed Church. . .Worship Service -10 am Sunday School – 11:15 am

Second Sunday after the EpiphanyJanuary 20, 2013

WE APPROACH GOD

PRELUDE

WELCOME

*OPENING HYMN “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” 53 [R]

*CALL TO WORSHIP {Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 3} Leader: If we are made in the Image of God, then why

are we sinful? People: The fall of our first parents, Adam and Eve,

has poisoned our human nature. Leader: Are we so sinful that we are unable to do any

good? People: Yes, unless we are born again by the Spirit of

God.*PRAYER OF INVOCATION

O God, our Guide and Guardian, You have led us apart from the busy world into the quiet of Your House. Grant us grace to worship You in Spirit and in Truth, to the comfort of our souls and the up-building of every Good Purpose and Holy Desire. Enable us to do more perfectly the work to which You have called us, that we may not fear the coming of night, when we shall surrender into Your Hands the tasks which You have committed to us. So may we worship You not with our lips only at this hour, but in Word and Deed all the days of our lives, through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.

*PRAISE HYMN “I Hear the Savior Say” 252 [R]

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION Our Heavenly Father, we confess that we have sinned against You in Word, Thought and Deed. We confess that our hearts are hard and resist loving You and our neighbors. Pour out Your Spirit into our hearts, that we may be able to do good works to the Glory of our Father. Amen.

*ASSURANCE OF PARDON {2 Corinthians 4:6, NRSV}May Almighty God, Who caused light to shine out of darkness, shine in our hearts, cleansing us from all our sins, and restoring us to the Light of the Knowledge of God’s Glory, in the Face of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.

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WE LISTEN TO GOD’S WORD

CHILDREN’S SERMON

PREPARATION HYMN “How Deep The Father’s Love for Us” ** [insert]**

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

SCRIPTURE READING Colossians 1:15-23 (pg 1774)

MESSAGE OF THE DAY “No Imitations”

OFFERING

*DOXOLOGY 556 [R]

PRAYER FOR BLESSING

PRAYER HYMN “Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying” 436 [R]

WE RESPOND TO GOD

SHARING OF OUR LIFE TOGETHER

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE -Prayer Concerns -Joys -The Lord’s Prayer {forgive us our debts…debtors”}

DEDICATION HYMN“My Hope is Built on Nothing Less” 322 [R]

*BENEDICTION May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, Who loved us and by His Grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. Amen.

*CLOSING HYMN 494 [R] “Out in the Highways and Byways of Life” {vs. 1}

POSTLUDE

*Stand if possible [B] Blue Hymn Book [R] Red Hymn Book **Please return insert to the box at the back of the church. Thanks!**

TODAY

THIS WEEKWednesday: Pastoral Relations Team meets at 7 pm.

The Mission of the Fairview Reformed Church is to minister to the total life of this community by preaching, teaching, witnessing and proclaiming the Gospel of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Bible Discovery Hour 11:15 – 12:15Meeting in Fellowship Hall

NEXT SUNDAY – January 27Greeters: Dick & Norma Lindsey

Scripture Readings: Nehemiah 8:1-3,5-6,8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31; Luke 4:14-21

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Taco Night- Mark your Calendars for Saturday, February 9th at 5 pm we will be having a Taco Bar and packing love baskets for shut ins of the community. Please bring what you would like to put on your taco (the Church will provide ground beef) as well as any goodies that you might like to pack in the baskets. Feel free to invite a friend and bring a game or two!

Please keep Mary Kate (Ringler) Compton and her

unborn daughter, her husband and their family in your prayers.

Pray for Charlie Harn who is at Graham Remember in your prayers: the Allen Family,

Tony Graybill, Cody Krulac, Sandi Menne, and Kim Schisler.

Remember the people who are in nursing homes and extended care, especially Janet Cattron.

Please pray for the safety and protection of our Armed Forces, especially for those deployed, especially Kylene (Conlon) Lewis.

Pray for President Obama and especially our country. Our Missionaries

Jacob Moss at Jackson County Ministries in KY Tom & Aichatou Johnson in Niger, Africa

{If you would like to be added to the prayer chain list, please see Pastor Mike.}

Welcome to . . . Second Sunday after the Epiphany

†††Fairview Reformed Church

175 Church Street P O Box 136Fairview, IL 61432

OUR PRAYER LIST

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

For Service of Ministry Call: Rev Mike Holleman 778-2475Fellowship Hall Phone: 778-2452Office Phone: 778-2475Office Email: fairviewreformed@hotmail.com

January Birthdays 17. Cindy Knickerbocker 18. Norma Lindsey 18. Connie Schleich 19. Kermit Vollmar 25. Finn Campbell will be 1! 26. Steve Halsey 28. Seth Vohland January Anniversaries 21. Don & Karen Wheeler February Birthdays 2. Charlie Harn 2. Abby Stier

Then United Methodist Church of Farmington is hosting their 56th Annual Pancake Day on February 2 from 7 am to 6 pm. Cost per meal is a free will donation.

The National Honor Society of Spoon River Valley High School will be sponsoring a Blood Drive on Friday, February 8th from 9 am to 2 pm. Walk-in’s are welcome!