Pastors at First Presbyterian Church:

Jim Wood, Senior Pastor - jim@fpcnorfolk.orgValena Hoy, Executive Associate Pastor- valena@fpcnorfolk.org

Jim Gates, Associate Pastor of Evangelism- jimgates@fpcnorfolk.org

Pra•x•is:The Experiment

This year we are challenged to participate in an experiment called Pra•x•is, a Greek word meaning “practices.” Our hypothesis is

simple; if we commit to five spiritual practices over the next year, our relationships with Jesus Christ and with one another will be radically transformed. The five practices are found in the word Pra•x•is: Pray for the entire world, Read through the entire Word, Add to the community, Invest in the Kingdom, and Send yourself to the nations. The X represents Christ (the Greek letter Chi, or X, is the first letter of Christ and an ancient symbol for Jesus) and reminds us that what we do only finds meaning if Jesus is at the center. If you are seeking purpose or meaning, if you want to know and grow closer to God, or if you want a deeper spiritual life, we invite you to join us this year and take the experiment!

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THIS WEEK AT FIRST JANUARY 15, 2012

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Cross in The Common - A handmade cross will be added to the Pra•x•is cross in The Common each time the Lord blesses us with a first-time guest. We celebrate that 218 first-time visitors have been with us in worship since 9.11.2011. Please remember to invite your friends to church. “...and day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.” Acts 2:47

SEEKING CHRIST: Wednesday I.D. (Institute of Discipleship) - Dinner is 5:30-6:15pm. Register Online or contact Hunter Johnston at hunter@fpcnorfolk.org. Cost: 6th grade to adult-$7.00; K to 5th-$5.00; Preschool is FREE! Max per family is $20.00. Classes Include: K-5th Grade- Creative Kids for Christ - 4:30 - 7:15 with a break for dinner from 5:30 to 6:00pm. Our students will develop their music skills, worship leadership skills and create multi-media art for the upcoming church wide art exhibit called "Lost.” 6-8th Grade- C.O.R.E.: Creating Our Rewards Eternally – Begins after dinner 6:15pm till 7:15pm. Artwork created during this session will be on display at the church-wide art show called "Lost" on March 25. Adult- I.D. Classes beginning January 11, 2012.

Parenting with Jeffrey Olrick B90X prep with Jim Gates

Managing Our Finances God’s Way with Andrew Callan

Congregational Meeting- Sunday January 29th at 10:45, there will be a brief congregational meeting in First Hall to vote on our pastors' terms of call for this new year. Questions? Email our Session Clerk at djperin6@gmail.com or 757-377-4834.Women’s Bible Study-Thursday Evening Women’s Bible Study,  begins January 19th from  7:00 – 9:00 pm in the Northminster House.Fireside Chats with Jim Wood:  Join us for discussion of Huckleberry Finn on January 24th from 7:00- 8:00 pm.   B90X- Is coming Sunday Jan. 29; buy a book in the Loft and plan to attend one of the B90X classes on Sunday morning or Wednesday evening.

SHARING HIS LOVE:

Go 2 Blocks! -1 Block Sunday school +1 Block Worship; please park 2 blocks away to make room for visitors.Martin Luther King Jr Service- A worship service commemorating the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. with massed choir will be held tonight, Sunday Jan. 15th, 4:00pm in First Hall. An Evening of Worship- Friday, Jan. 27th With Award-Winning Artists, Tommy Walker, David M.Edwards, Phil Sillas and the FPC Children's Choir in First Hall at 7:00pm. Presented by Regent University's International Center for Worship.Singers Needed for Good Friday - Rehearsals will start Wednesday January 11 and will continue until April 4 (Wednesday nights 7:30pm - 8:15pm). Dress rehearsal is Wednesday, April 4, from 7:30 - 9:30pm. Contact Sue Sechrist at Sue@fpcnorfolk.org.Invest in the Kingdom- Consider whether you might commit to the Four-Month Tithe Challenge and test and see God’s response to your faithfulness!

SERVICE FOR THE LORD’S DAY JANUARY 15, 20122nd Sunday After Epiphany 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary

(Please silence your cell phone.)

Voluntary

Welcome

Call to Worship: Psalm 98: 4-6

*Hymn - #220 All People that on Earth Do Dwell

Prayer of Confession

Righteous God, You have crowned Jesus Christ as Lord of All. We confess that we have not bowed before Him and are slow to acknowledge His rule. We give allegiance to the power of this world, and fail to be governed by justice and love. In Your mercy, forgive us. Raise us to acclaim Him as ruler of all, that we may be loyal ambassadors, obeying the command of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Silent Confession

Confessional Response - Kyrie Kyrie eleison; Christe eleison; Kyrie eleison.

Translation: Lord have mercy; Christ have mercy; Lord have mercy.

Assurance of Pardon: Romans 8: 1-2

*Congregational Response to God’s Grace: Gloria Patri Hymn 579

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen, Amen.

Greeting and Connecting Children through grade 5 are invited to come forward to receive Worship Packets & a RADICOL Kid’s bulletin, designed especially to involve them in worship.

Anthem Simple Gifts Aaron Copland

Old Testament Reading: Deuteronomy 12: 1-7, Page 169, O.T., NRSV

New Testament Reading: 2 Corinthians 8: 1-7, Page 183, N.T., NRSV

The Preached Word Invest in the Kingdom Jim Wood

Presentation of our Gifts: 2 Corinthians 8:7But just as you excel in everything...see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

Organ Offertory

*Doxology and Prayer of Dedication Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, Praise Him, all creatures here below, Praise Him above, ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

*Affirmation of Faith The Apostles‘ Creed, Page 14 Hymnal 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 Ghost, 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 sitteth on 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 Ghost; the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. Amen.

Concerns and Prayers of Our Church Family

The Lord’s Prayer [in unison] 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 us our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and power, and glory, forever.

*Hymn - #229 From all that Dwell Below the Skies

*An Invitation to Christian Discipleship

*Benediction and Congregational Response Celtic Alleluia: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

Flowers in the Sanctuary - Given to the glory of God and in celebration of Jean Thiel’s ministry at First Presbyterian Church by the FPC staff.

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP JANUARY 15, 20122nd Sunday After Epiphany 9:30 in First Hall

(Please silence your cell phone.)

ENTERING INTO THE WORD

Songs of Praise and Prayer: Our GodPress Your Heart

Greeting & Prayers

Children in grades K-2 are dismissed for Worship First. Children through grade 5 are invited to come forward to receive Worship Packets & a RADICOL Kid’s bulletin, designed to involve them in worship.

Songs: I Surrender The Poor and Powerless

ENCOUNTERING THE WORDOld Testament Reading: Deuteronomy 12: 1-7, Page 169, O.T., NRSV

New Testament Reading: 2 Corinthians 8: 1-7, Page 183, N.T., NRSV

The Preached Word Jim WoodInvest in the Kingdom

ENGAGING THE WORD AND THE WORLD Offering Our Gifts & Prayers: 2 Corinthians 8:7

But just as you excel in everything...see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

The Lord’s Prayer [in unison]

Benediction and Song of Response: The Poor and Powerless

SUNDAY MORNING CLASSES JANUARY 15, 2012

For help finding a class for yourself or your child, please stop by the Welcome Center.

Children and Youth Sunday SchoolBethlehem Babies Nursery Birth -23 months ~ 8:20 - 12:10 p.m. Check your child in at the Nursery Area.Little Lambs Sunday School 2-4 years old ~ 9:30 & 11 a.m.Check your child in at computers outside the children’s wing.

R.A.D.I.C.O.L Sunday School (Raising Awesome Disciples in Christ Our Lord)

K-5th grade 9:30 & 11 a.m. Check in at computers outside the children’s wingJr. High Sunday SchoolGrades 6-8 ~ 9:30 & 11 a.m. in the Catacombs Sr. High Sunday School Grades 9-12 ~ 9:30 in Youth Director’s Office on Staff Square; 11 a.m. in the Catacombs

Adult Sunday School 9:30Basic Bible Class - Studying the Epistles of Paul (Rabbi Room) Seekers Class - The Book of Titus (2nd Floor Conference Room)Covenant Class - Isaiah (The Center)

11:05Holy Land Group - 2nd & 4th Sundays (The Center) 20-Something Couples Bible Study -2nd & 4th Sun. (The Center)Young Adults - A Class for young single adults (The Center)Seekers Class- Discussion of the Generosity Ladder (Rabbi Room)In The Common: Free Bibles in The Loft & Sermon DVDs, free for visitors. A Special Gift for Visitors: First-time visitors receive a copy of Donald Miller’s book, Searching for God Knows What, found on the table in The Common.Program Staff:Andrew Callan, Minister of Administration - andrew@fpcnorfolk.orgLucy Gates, Director of Family & Children’s Ministries - lucy@fpcnorfolk.orgHunter Mackey Johnston, Children’s Ministry Coordinator - hunter@fpcnorfolk.org Kristine Rand, Director of Prayer & Spiritual Growth - kristine@fpcnorfolk.orgJosh Whitaker, Director of Youth & Young Adults - josh@fpcnorfolk.orgSheryl Wood, Mission Outreach Coordinator - sheryl@fpcnorfolk.org