2014 10 05

THE PEOPLE OF CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH GATHER FOR

THE WORSHIP OCTOBER 5, 2014

OF

GOD

OBSERVING WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY

11:00 A.M.

We are an ecumenical, multi-racial, multi-ethnic Christian body that reaches out to the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ.

To that end we strive to be welcoming, responsive, trusting and prayerful in everything we do. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

G ATHERING FOR W ORSHIP PRELUDE

Jesus, Lead Thou On Paul Manz (1919 – 2009) Matt Daley, Organ

WELCOME PROCESSION, HYMN 715

Jac Whatley Now Thank We All Our God NUN DANKET

CALL TO WORSHIP God has entrusted us with a great legacy.

We will be mindful of our past as we step out into the future together.

Erica Lea

God has blessed us with a place to call our own in the midst of a good land.

We will care for these resources and use them well to advance God's work around us.

God has called us to speak prophetically to a world desperate for good news.

We will embrace our responsibility to call the nations to justice, love, and peace.

God has planted us in a loving, living community.

We will love each other as we work to grow into the fullness of Christ together.

God has called us to a new kind of service to one another, to our city, to our world.

We will innovate, we will create, we will be new wineskins for the new wine of the Gospel.

These are the touchstones of our testimony.

In these things, and in all we do, we will worship God. INVOCATION

Erica Lea

PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST La paz del Señor sea contigo. Y contigo también.

The peace of the Lord be with you. And also with you.

Erica Lea

CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE

Make Us One MAKE US ONE

Make us one, Lord, make us one; Holy Spirit, make us one.

Let your love flow so the world will know we are one in you.

Congregation standing; la congregación se pone de pie.

Congregational responses in bold. Page numbers refer to sanctuary Bibles. Audio enhancement devices available for use during worship. Please ask an usher for assistance.

Respuestas congregacionales en negrita. Las páginas se refieren a las Biblias en el santuario. Para Biblias en español o traducción del servicio en español, por favor hablar con un ujier.

A TIME WITH CHILDREN

Elijah Zehyoue

MUSICAL MEDITATION

Great Day! Spiritual / arr. Hall Johnson (1888 – 1970) Dwayne Pinkney, Tenor

L IVING THE W ORD OF G OD HEBREW LESSON, P. 58

Exodus 20: 1-4, 7-9, 12-20 Amparo Palacios-Lopez 1Y habló Dios todas estas palabras, diciendo: 2Yo soy Jehová tu Dios, que te saqué de la tierra de Egipto, de casa de servidumbre. 3No tendrás dioses ajenos delante de mí.

4No

te harás imagen, ni ninguna semejanza de lo que esté arriba en el cielo, ni abajo en la tierra, ni en las aguas debajo de la tierra.

7No

tomarás el nombre de Jehová tu Dios en vano; porque no dará por inocente Jehová al que tomare su nombre en vano.

8Acuérdate

del día de reposo[a] para santificarlo. 9Seis días trabajarás, y harás toda tu obra;

12Honra

a tu padre y a tu madre, para que tus días se alarguen en la tierra que Jehová tu Dios te da.

13No

matarás.

14No

cometerás adulterio.

15No

hurtarás.

16No

hablarás contra tu prójimo falso testimonio.

17No

codiciarás la casa de tu prójimo, no codiciarás la mujer de tu prójimo, ni su siervo, ni su criada, ni su buey, ni su asno, ni cosa alguna de tu prójimo.

18Todo

el pueblo observaba el estruendo y los relámpagos, y el sonido de la bocina, y el monte que humeaba; y viéndolo el pueblo, temblaron, y se pusieron de lejos. 19Y dijeron a Moisés: Habla tú con nosotros, y nosotros oiremos; pero no hable Dios con nosotros, para que no muramos. 20Y Moisés respondió al pueblo: No temáis; porque para probaros vino Dios, y para que su temor esté delante de vosotros, para que no pequéis.

1Then

God spoke all these words: 2I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 3you shall have no other gods before me.

4You

shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

7You

shall not make wrongful use of the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.

8Remember

the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your

work.

12Honor

your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

13You

shall not murder.

14You

shall not commit adultery.

15You

shall not steal.

16You

shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

17You

shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

18When

all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking, they were afraid and trembled and stood at a distance, 19and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, or we will die.” 20Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for God has come only to test you and to put the fear of him upon you so that you do not sin.”

PSALTER, 758 We read and sing the Response together.

Psalm 118: 1-4, 14-17, 21-24 Dwayne Pinkney, Cantor

EPISTLE LESSON, P. 954

Philippians 3: 4b-14 Erica Lea 4bIf anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: 5circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; 6as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.

7Yet

whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. 8More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. 10I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, 11if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

12Not

that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.

4bSi

alguno piensa que tiene de qué confiar en la carne, yo más: 5circuncidado al octavo día, del linaje de Israel, de la tribu de Benjamín, hebreo de hebreos; en cuanto a la ley, fariseo; 6en cuanto a celo, perseguidor de la iglesia; en cuanto a la justicia que es en la ley, irreprensible. 7Pero cuantas cosas eran para mí ganancia, las he estimado como pérdida por amor de Cristo.

8Y

ciertamente, aun estimo todas las cosas como pérdida por la excelencia del conocimiento de Cristo Jesús, mi Señor, por amor del cual lo he perdido todo, y lo tengo por basura, para ganar a Cristo, 9y ser hallado en él, no teniendo mi propia justicia, que es por la ley, sino la que es por la fe de Cristo, la justicia que es de Dios por la fe; 10a fin de conocerle, y el poder de su resurrección, y la participación de sus padecimientos, llegando a ser semejante a él en su muerte, 11si en alguna manera llegase a la resurrección de entre los muertos.

12No

que lo haya alcanzado ya, ni que ya sea perfecto; sino que prosigo, por ver si logro asir aquello para lo cual fui también asido por Cristo Jesús. 13Hermanos, yo mismo no pretendo haberlo ya alcanzado; pero una cosa hago: olvidando ciertamente lo que queda atrás, y extendiéndome a lo que está delante, 14prosigo a la meta, al premio del supremo llamamiento de Dios en Cristo Jesús.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Alleluia Robert F. Twynham (1930 - 2011) Dwayne Pinkney, Cantor

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

This was the Lord’s doing; it is amazing in our eyes.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Adapted from Matthew 21 GOSPEL LESSON, P. 803

Matthew 21: 33-46 Elijah Zehyoue 33“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. 34When the harvest time had come, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his produce. 35But the tenants seized his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. 36Again he sent other slaves, more than the first; and they treated them in the same way. 37Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.’ 39So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” 41They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the harvest time.”

42Jesus

said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is amazing in our eyes’?

43Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces the fruits of the kingdom. 44The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.”

45When

the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them. 46They wanted to arrest him, but they feared the crowds, because they regarded him as a prophet.

33Oíd

otra parábola: Hubo un hombre, padre de familia, el cual plantó una viña, la cercó de vallado, cavó en ella un lagar, edificó una torre, y la arrendó a unos labradores, y se fue lejos. 34Y cuando se acercó el tiempo de los frutos, envió sus siervos a los labradores, para que recibiesen sus frutos. 35Mas los labradores, tomando a los siervos, a uno golpearon, a otro mataron, y a otro apedrearon. 36Envió de nuevo otros siervos, más que los primeros; e hicieron con ellos de la misma manera. 37Finalmente les envió su hijo, diciendo: Tendrán respeto a mi hijo. 38Mas los labradores, cuando vieron al hijo, dijeron entre sí: Este es el heredero; venid, matémosle, y apoderémonos de su heredad. 39Y tomándole, le echaron fuera de la viña, y le mataron. 40Cuando venga, pues, el señor de la viña, ¿qué hará a aquellos labradores? 41Le dijeron: A los malos destruirá sin misericordia, y arrendará su viña a otros labradores, que le paguen el fruto a su tiempo.

42Jesús

les dijo: ¿Nunca leísteis en las Escrituras: La piedra que desecharon los edificadores, Ha venido a ser cabeza del ángulo.

El Señor ha hecho esto, Y es cosa maravillosa a nuestros ojos?

43Por tanto os digo, que el reino de Dios será quitado de vosotros, y será dado a gente que produzca los frutos de él. 44Y el que cayere sobre esta piedra será quebrantado; y sobre quien ella cayere, le desmenuzará.

45Y

oyendo sus parábolas los principales sacerdotes y los fariseos, entendieron que hablaba de ellos. 46Pero al buscar cómo echarle mano, temían al pueblo, porque éste le tenía por profeta.

This is the Gospel of Christ. Thanks be to God. HYMN 478 We sing verse 1, Spanish only (with repeats) and verse 2, English only. To learn a new hymn, listen as as the Choir sings, and join in as you feel more confident.

Sois la Semilla / You Are the Seed ID Y ENSEÑAD

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND LORD’S PRAYER Elijah Zehyoue We invite and encourage everyone to pray aloud the Lord’s Prayer in your native language.

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. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Padre nuestro que estás en los cielos, santificado sea tu nombre. Venga tu reino. Hágase tu voluntad, como en el cielo, así también en la tierra. El pan nuestro de cada día, dánoslo hoy. Y perdónanos nuestras deudas, como también nosotros perdonamos a nuestros deudores. Y no nos metas en tentación, mas líbranos del mal; porque tuyo es el reino, y el poder, y la gloria, por todos los siglos. Amén.

SERMON

MUSICAL MEDITATION

SHARING COMMUNION INVITATION TO THE TABLE We join a hungry world at the Table today.

All who are hungry find the bread of life here.

Touchstones of Our Testimony: The Rejected Stone Elijah Zehyoue Matt Daley

Erica Lea

We join a thirsty world at the Table today.

All who thirst find a fountain of grace here.

We join a violent world at the Table today.

All who are in danger find safety here.

We join a lonely world at the Table today.

All who are lonely find a friend here.

We join a homeless world at the Table today.

All who wander find a home here.

For this is a heavenly banquet, and you are welcome here!

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

Elijah Zehyoue

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

Elijah Zehyoue and Erica Lea

SHARING THE MEAL Approach stations using inside aisles, and return to your seat using outside aisles.

A gluten-free option is available. To receive communion where you are seated, raise your hand and a deacon will be happy to serve you.

CONGREGATIONAL MEDITATION, HYMN 425 We sing in Call and Response style, as we participate in Communion.

Let Us Break Bread Together LET US BREAK BREAD Dwayne Pinkney, Cantor

G IVING AND S ERVING INVITATION

Drew Bongiovanni

MUSICAL OFFERING

Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether Harold W. Friedell (1905 - 1958) Calvary Sanctuary Choir

HYMN 50

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!

Praise God, the source of all our gifts Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

PRAYER OF DEDICATION

Drew Bongiovanni

B ECOMING D ISCIPLES INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP HYMN 618 We sing verses 1, 2 and 5.

Elijah Zehyoue How Firm a Foundation FOUNDATION

During the singing, we invite you to come forward if you wish to make a public commitment or to join our community of faith. If you are interested in membership or have questions about Calvary, please contact the Church Office.

WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS Elijah Zehyoue We give thanks that you have been guided by the hand of God to this community of faith.

We pledge to love each other and to work to grow into the fullness of Christ together. Amen.

BENEDICTION POSTLUDE

Elijah Zehyoue God of Grace Paul Manz Matt Daley, Organ

Following worship, join us in Woodward Hall for a time of fellowship, left as you exit the Sanctuary.

Visitors, we look forward to greeting you!

Make Us One. Words and Music: Carol Cymbala, ©1991 Word Music, Inc. and Carol Joy Music c/o Integrated Copyright Group.

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow. Words: Thomas Ken, 1674; adapt. Gilbert H. Vieira, 1978. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House. All rights reserved. Words reprinted under CCLI #430459 and OneLicense.net #A-719662.

REMEMBER IN PRAYER Teddi Angelov, Liubov Russell’s friend; Maria Bensussen, Ryan Harvey’s grandmother; Sara Bermúdez, Lorena Pereira’s mother; Cristina Chacón; Roberta Clyburn, Janice Glover’s sister; Carolyn Crumpler, Amy Shaw’s grandmother; Kimberly Durham-Bates; Radost Fortunova, Liubov Russell’s sister; Gail Ousley Gipson, Ben and Natalie Barrens Rogers’ friend; family of José Gonzalez in El Salvador; Jenny Goon; Janet Grove; Sam Kanakry and Helen Lewis, Cheryl Branham’s friends; Michael Keller, Phil and Nancy Renfrow’s friend; Jennifer Lopez, Edgar Palacios’ niece; Lynne Mayfield, Jay Mayfield’s mother; Betty Mein; Robin Myers and her family; Al Nielsen; Armando Pacheco, Amy Dale’s friend; Amelia Powell, Andrea Powell’s mother; Rochelle Powell, Eva Powell’s grandmother; Zac Riley, Paul Rice’s nephew; Scott Singley, Courtney Rice’s brother-in-law; Joe Stout, Holly Miller’s brother-in-law; Victoria Sulerzyski, Ellen Sulerzyski’s sister-in-law; Carol Sunde; Jesse Vipond, Allyson Robinson’s brother.

WORSHIP TOUCHSTONES OF OUR TESTIMONY. Look to the rock from which you were hewn, God once said to an Israel seeking guidance for a new age. Today is the final Sunday in our sermon series, re-examining the values we've identified as foundational to our church: legacy, place, prophecy, community, and cutting-edge ministry. We look to these Touchstones of Our Testimony to guide us in a new season and a new era for Calvary.

Lectionary passages for October 12, 2014, 18th Sunday after Pentecost, are Exodus 32:1-14; Psalm 23; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14.

TODAY MUSIC FOR KIDS: IT’S A GRAND EXPERIMENT! Today as our children depart the Sanctuary, they gather in Music Suite to participate in Music for Kids—during worship! Then they move up to G3 to complete their worship experience together. All kids are invited to join us, ages 4 through 5th grade. We’re preparing to sing in worship on Children’s Sabbath, October 19. Contact Cheryl Branham.

COMING UP

CALVARY’S CALENDAR OF EVENTS. Visit www.calvarydc.org/events/ for a current listing.

NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE HOURS Want more conversation with a pastor? Have a spiritual question? A new joke to share? In the neighborhood? Join Pastor Erica this Thursday, October 9, 1:30-3:30 p.m. [come & go] at Panera in Chevy Chase [4459 Willard Ave] for Neighborhood Office Hours! Each Thursday Pastor Erica and/or Pastor Elijah will be at different locations and available for conversation, pastoral care, or whatever! Come for coffee and say hi!

FALL 2014: WEEKLY SMALL GROUPS SCHEDULE. A complete listing of Sunday School classes and Small Group programs is available from the church office, on our web site and at the Welcome Table in Woodward Hall during Fellowship Hour.

RETIRO DEL COMPAÑERISMO LATINO EN CAMP FRASER. Únete a la Comunidad Latino 10 al 13 octubre de tiempo fuera, la comunión de la comunidad, y la renovación espiritual en el Camp Fraser. El tema está Llamado a Ser Apóstoles. Póngase en contacto con Eugenia Reyes para más información: eugenia1170@gmail.com.

JOIN THE LATINO FELLOWSHIP, October 10-13, for fellowship and spiritual renewal at Camp Fraser. Our theme is Called to Be Apostles. Contact Eugenia Reyes for more information, eugenia1170@gmail.com.

FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB. Join us in the Chapel, at noon, Friday, October 10, as our Resident Partner, the Friday Morning Music Club continues this tradition of Friday noon recitals.

THE JOY OF THE LORD IS OUR STRENGTH! This powerful reminder from Nehemiah 8:10 is the theme for DCBC's Annual Gathering, October 27 - 28, Clifton Park Baptist Church, 8818 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring. Interested in serving as a Calvary delegate? Talk with Kathie Lansing.

BECOME AN USHER: YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN OUR TEAM! Did you know that ushering at Calvary is one of the most important, fun and easy ways to serve? Contact Chuck Andreatta, andreatL13@gmail.com, to reserve your spot in the rotation. The need is great and the need is now.

CALVARY DINNERS. As we begin a new year of programming, consider hosting a Calvary Dinner in your home. Interested? Contact Rachel Johnson, rnoelj@gmail.com.

CALVARY TRANSITIONS

This year is a time of transition for Calvary. With lots of changes ahead, find updates here as well as on our website, Twitter, and Facebook page. For questions or suggestions about our transition, email transitions@calvarydc.org, call the church office, or visit calvarydc.org/calvary-transitions.

CALVARY CONVERSATIONS Join us the second Sunday of each month in the Chapel, following coffee hour.

Be sure to bring your questions and ideas! (Note, our October and November conversations will be included as part of the Quarterly Business Meeting, Sunday, October 26.)

UPDATES FROM THE CHURCH BOARD. The Board has been meeting weekly through September to review and consider candidates for the position of Intentional Interim Pastor. After holding Skype interviews and discussing qualifications of the candidates, we are nearing the point of being able to make a recommendation to the congregation. We anticipate bringing one candidate to the congregation for a vote at the Quarterly Business Meeting, October 26. Questions? Contact Eva Powell, transitions@calvarydc.org. Please continue to uphold the Board in your prayers as they work.

C HURCH S TAFF

Cheryl Branham Saw Ler Htoo Al Jeter Erica Lea Edgar Palacios Allyson Robinson Paul Rosstead Elijah Zehyoue

Director of Music (cbranham@calvarydc.org, ext. 136) Pastor, Calvary Burmese Church (lerhtoo@hotmail.com) Supervisor of Maintenance (ajeter@calvarydc.org, ext. 128) Pastoral Resident (elea@calvarydc.org, ext. 142) Associate Pastor (epalacios@calvarydc.org, ext. 103) Transitional Pastor (arobinson@calvarydc.org, ext. 121) Church Administrator (prosstead@calvarydc.org, ext. 127) Pastoral Resident (ezehyoue@calvarydc.org, ext. 133)

Nancy Renfrow

Deacon of the Week (nrenfrow@verizon.net)

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