April 28, 2024

ORDER OF WORSHIP

8:45 // 10

Prelude

O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing

Welcome | Senior Sunday

Call to Worship

For the Beauty of the Earth

Life of the Congregation

Scripture Reading | Matthew 5:17-20

Student Testimony

Pastoral Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer

Set Me As A Seal

SECRECY & CONFESSION

GETTING RELIGION RIGHT // MATTHEW 23

DR. RICHARD KANNWISCHER

SENIOR PASTOR

God of Every Grace

Invitation and Benediction

Postlude

Congregational songs are listed in bold italic .

ORDER OF WORSHIP

11:15

Welcome | Senior Sunday

Call to Worship

Goodness of God

Gratitude

Scripture Reading | Matthew 5:17-20

Student Testimonies

Life of the Congregation

Pastoral Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer

Reckless Love

SECRECY & CONFESSION

GETTING RELIGION RIGHT // MATTHEW 23

DR. RICHARD KANNWISCHER SENIOR PASTOR

Glorious Day

Invitation and Benediction

Postlude

GETTING RELIGION RIGHT: MATTHEW 23 SERMON

“Spirituality” wrongly understood or pursued is a major source of human misery and rebellion against God. // Dallas Willard

Getting Religion Right – Four Traps

1. Not practicing what you preach.

• “But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.” // Matthew 23:3-4

2. Attention-seeking over serving.

• “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.”

// Matthew 23:5-7

3. Majoring in the minors.

• “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.” // Matthew 23:23-24

4. Superficiality

• “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and selfindulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.”

// Matthew 23:25-28

We are excited to share construction updates from across our campus as part of the Renewing the Promise capital campaign.

Sanctuary and Ascension Window

Wilson Chapel Offices and Classrooms

Williams Center and Green Space

Family Commons and Children’s Library

The Lodge

The Fellowship Hall

Visit RenewingthePromise.com to see videos from each of the areas listed above.

THE FINAL PHASE: Phase 3

We are excited to announce the Final Phase of our Renewing the Promise capital campaign. As we look to reach future generations, we are preparing our campus for a new century of ministry.

Important Upcoming Dates

May 6 | The Lodge Café closes for construction.

May 27 | The Lodge Building, Family Commons, and second floor Family Ministry spaces close for construction.

June 2 | 1st–12th grades shift Sunday location to The Gym; Belong Communities shift Sunday locations to Kellett Chapel and the rooms on the second floor next to the double elevators outside of the Fellowship Hall.

Please visit PeachtreeChurch.com/FinalPhase for up-to-date information during the Final Phase of Renewing the Promise.

Mother’s Day Services

SATURDAY, MAY 11 5pm | Traditional

SUNDAY, MAY 12

8:45am | 10am | Traditional 11:15am | Contemporary

With our Mother’s Day services being highly attended, we have added an additional service on Saturday, May 11 at 5pm. We look forward to worshiping with you on Mother’s Day weekend!

PEACHTREE SENIORS

Congratulations to all of our seniors at Peachtree Church!

We are so proud to recognize you. Our prayer is that the friendships made and the faith forged at Peachtree will continue with you for a lifetime. We wish you the best of luck in the days, months, and years ahead.

And thank you to all the ministry leaders, teachers, volunteers, and parents who have helped create the next generation of faithful believers in Christ by loving the class of 2024!

Stanton Aldridge

Saylor Bardin

Mary Kent Bowen

Nina Brooks

Julie Anne Bush

Kaki Bush

Graham Busker

Mia Conrad

Cam Courts

Mollye Courts

Caroline Creech

Jake Curcio

Hill Curtis

Claire Davis

Will deButts

Sara Douglass

The Westminster Schools

Riverwood International Charter High School

The Westminster Schools

The Mount Vernon School

Wesleyan School

Wesleyan School

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

Pope High School

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

Whitefield Academy

North Atlanta High School

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

The Mount Vernon School

North Atlanta High School

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

Southern Methodist University

(Still deciding)

The University of Alabama

University of Mississippi

Washington and Lee University

Baylor University

University of Georgia

Highpoint University

Auburn University

University of Georgia

Auburn University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Texas Christian University

The University of Arkansas

University of Georgia

University of Georgia

Helen Fishman

Will Fishman

Reagan Flanagan

Ava Marilyn Francis

Sarah Garrett

Alice Gash

Millicent Gray

Michael Gullett

Billy Hamilton

Summer Hamilton

Caitlin Haughey

Lizzie Hunter

Luke Jardina

Galen Kilburn

Parks Kilburn

Palmer Kloberdanz

Demi Kurtz

Christian Rix Lawler

Ethan Mann

Caden McLary

Michael Mitchell

Max Moore

Christine Olsen

James Payne

CLASS OF 2024

Riverwood International Charter High School

Riverwood International

Charter High School

Lakeside High School

Riverwood International Charter School

The Lovett School

Pace Academy

Pace Academy

Atlanta Classical Academy

Atlanta Classical Academy

Atlanta Classical Academy

Walton High School

The Westminster Schools

Woodward Academy

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

The Lovett School

Riverwood International Charter High School

Young American Christian School

Harrison High School

Atlanta International School

The Lovett School

The Mount

Vernon School

Lakeside High School

Riverwood International

Charter High School

University of Denver

University of Georgia

University of Georgia

Mercer University

Auburn University

University of Georgia

Middlebury College

Auburn University

Georgia College and State University

Georgia Institute of Technology

University of North Georgia

Washington and Lee University

University of Oklahoma

(Still deciding)

Texas Christian University

The University of Texas at Austin

University of Georgia

Georgia Institute of Technology

Mercer University

University of Georgia

Auburn University

Auburn University

University of Georgia

Georgia Institute of Technology

PEACHTREE SENIORS

Lindsey Phillips

Langley Pickens

Gibbs Pope

Patton Price

Hadley Pruett

Charles Ray

Davis Saad

Drew Saad

Lilly Schaffer

Parker Silliman

Alexa Simmons

Victoria Simms

Adair Smith

Duncan Smith

Sarah Kate Smith

Lily Spector

Jack Stivers

George Thompson

Walker Turner

Sydney Vincent

Keira Webb

Molly Wells

Dorsey Yates

North Atlanta

High School

North Atlanta

High School

The Mount

Vernon School

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

North Atlanta

High School

Whitefield Academy

Whitefield Academy

Marist School

The Lovett School

Walton High School

The Lovett School

Pace Academy

The Westminster Schools

Whitefield Academy

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

Pace Academy

The Lovett School

Pace Academy

Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

Atlanta Classical Academy

Brentwood High School

San Diego State University

University of Georgia

University of Georgia

University of Mississippi

University of Georgia

Purdue University

Baylor University

Wake Forest University

Auburn University

Washington and Lee University

Appalachian State University

Auburn University

Auburn University

Wake Forest University

University of Georgia

Washington and Lee University

Tulane University

Vanderbilt University

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of Texas at Austin

University of Florida

Auburn University

Virginia Tech

NEW SERVICE TIMES

Beginning in June, we are making modifications to our worship schedule to help us address long-standing challenges with parking, create more breathing room between our services, and make Sunday mornings a more hospitable experience for each of us.

Summer Worship Schedule

JUNE-JULY

9:45am | Traditional Worship

11:15am | Contemporary Worship

Fall Worship Schedule

BEGINNING IN AUGUST

8:30am | Traditional Worship (45 -minute format)

9:45am | Traditional Worship

11:15am | Contemporary Worship

MILESTONES

Just as families keep in touch about joys and sorrows, our church family at Peachtree wants to do the same. During your prayers this week, we ask you to lift up these people to God.

HOSPITAL

Larry Brock

East Cobb Nursing (Rehab)

Bob Lyford | Shepherd Center

Richard Oliver

North Fulton Medical Center

FAMILY MEMBER DEATH

Helen Gordon | 4/20 Mother of Harriett Swennes

The beautiful flowers in the sanctuary this morning are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Peggy and A.J. Gordon by their daughter, Judy Collier

are glad you joined us today at Peachtree! We want to know more about you, and are happy to answer any questions you may have.