CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP
Peachtree is a community of Jesus followers inviting people to follow God in heart, mind, and strength.
ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S NAME Prelude
Life of the Congregation**
Congregational Introit* Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
Pastoral Prayer & 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.
Prayer of Adoration*
GIVE PRAISE TO GOD
Hymn of Praise** Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty #1 Lighting of the Candles Placing the Bible Prayer of Confession Merciful God, from creation you gave us work to do, inviting us to join you and your work in the world. With the first sin, our work became a burden. We lost our sense of calling. We exchanged the gift of a vocation for the daily task of making a living. We confess that we often do our work without joy and without meaning. Forgive us, and restore to us what was lost so long ago. Teach us to serve you with our work, living each day as co-creators with you in every task. Prepare us now for the work that awaits us this week as we continue our confession in silence… Assurance of God’s Forgiveness Congregational Response* Go to the World!
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Those who are able, please stand. Ushers will seat latecomers at this time.
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Offering Our Gifts Caitlin Andrews, soloist Lord, Make Me an Instrument
Doxology* Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #544
LISTEN TO GOD’S WORD
WORK AND THE CITY
2 Thessalonians 3:6 –13 (Pew Bible 1844) Chuck Roberts 8:45, 10:00, 11:15
GO IN GOD’S NAME
Hymn of Response* God of This City Not in hymnal Invitation and Benediction* Postlude
M. Roger Holland, II
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not So much seek to be consoled, as to console; To be understood, as to understand; To be loved, as to love; For it’s in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; And it’s in dying that we are born to eternal life.
The beautiful flowers in the Sanctuary this morning are given to the glory of God and in Loving Memory of: William N. Blake by his wife, Ellen, and his daughter and her husband, Virginia and Matt Maguire
If your young child needs attention during worship, live broadcasts of the service are available in the Williams Center and the Family Room off of the Williams Center.
LEADING WORSHIP
MILESTONES
8:45
HOSPITALS
Pastor for Pastoral Care Vic Pentz Senior Pastor Mary Hoffman Director of Music
Margie Glover Home Hospice Care
Chuck Roberts Pastor for Congregational Life Vicki Harrington Franch
10:00
Chuck Roberts Pastor for Congregational Life Mark Crumpler
Fred Cox Home Hospice Care
June Mindrup Lenbrook Nursing Unit—Hospice Care
Pastor for Teaching & Spiritual Formation Vic Pentz Senior Pastor Mary Hoffman Director of Music
MEMBER DEATHS
11:15
Jeanette McLain 8/24
Chuck Roberts Pastor for Congregational Life Jay Madden Pastor for Mission Vic Pentz Senior Pastor Mary Hoffman Director of Music
LIGHTING THE CANDLES Kate & Caroline Allgood 10:00 Ella Hart 11:15
PLACING THE BIBLE Hyland Justice 8:45 John Chambliss 10:00 Trenton Chasteen 11:15
Dolly Bynes (former nursery staff) 8/26
Betty Morris 8/31 Ange Robb 8/28 Husband of Charlotte Robbe
FAMILY MEMBER DEATHS Dorothy Hinson 8/17 Mother of Cindy L. Smith
NEW SERMON SERIES Has the idea of prayer ever left you feeling inadequate or confused? Does it seem like the Christian life promises more than it delivers? How do we actually experience intimacy with God? Prayer is supposed to be central to the Christian life, but it can seem difficult to practice or even understand. Yet God’s presence is right here, closer than we ever dreamed — as near as our own breath. Like in Michelangelo’s famous image, all we have to do is lift a finger. A new six-week sermon series starts next Sunday, September 13.
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The author of multiple New York Times bestsellers, including Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy and the keynote speaker for the 2012 National Prayer Breakfast is coming back to Peachtree for another inspirational evening. peachtree-church.org/metaxasreturns
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Are you operating a bit too close to the edge? Financial Peace University teaches a better way to handle your money. Next class starts September 23. peachtree-church.org/fpu
Join us for our new series on prayer, starting next week, and receive a free gift: a copy of Ken Boa’s devotional Handbook for Prayer. peachtree-church.org/prayerhandbook