First
Congregational Church of North Collins
Conservative Congregational Christian
Conference
10385 Main Street, North Collins, New York
14111
337-9811 Church Office / 337-4303 Parsonage
Pastor / Teacher Derek S. Yoder
Sunday,
August 31, 2014
Family Worship Service 9:30 am
Wait in
Prayer Worship in
Reverence Depart to Serve
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Choral Introit ………………………………………… Come,
Let Us Join with One Accord
*Call to Worship …………………………………………………………………………
Psalm 34:1-22
*Chorus of Adoration & Praise #2 ……………………………………
O
Worship The King
*Invocation
Worship Through
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
Choral
Anthem
*Hymn
of the Month #662 …………… As
the Hart Longs for Flowing Streams
*Hymn #659 …………………………………………………… Let
Us Praise God Together
Scripture
Lessons
Old
Testament ……………………………………
Nehemiah 8:9-18 (Pew Bible p. 762-763)
New
Testament ………………………………………
Mark 5:21-43 (Pew
Bible p. 1559-60)
Memory
Verse………………………………………………………
Colossians 3:12-17 (see insert)
Fellowship
of Welcome
Message
Sermon
Text ………………………………………………………………… Ecclesiastes
2:1-11
Sermon …………………..………………………………………………………………… Derek Yoder
*Hymn of Faith #175 …………………………
A Wonderful Savior Is Jesus My Lord
Prayer Requests and Testimonies
Pastoral
Prayer
Collection of Offerings
Offertory
*Doxology ………………………………………
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
*Benediction
Postlude
*Congregation invited to stand
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about our special listening devices.
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Announcements
Next
Sunday we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper.
If you would like to participate but are unable to be here, see Derek or
one of the Elders to arrange another time.
Don’t be shy about taking full advantage of this important gesture of
unity with Christ and his body. We ARE planning to have a fellowship meal
following the service.
Don’t
forget! Next Sunday is Welcome Back
Sunday. We’ll meet upstairs at 9:30
for our Sunday School opener. The
children will be dismissed to their classes, and the high schoolers and adults
will remain behind for our Fall Concert of Prayer. Family worship begins at 10:45.
Calendar
Wednesday, September 3rd
Choir practice at the church at 6:00 pm.
Join us at the church for Bible study and prayer at 7:00 pm. We’re making our way through the great themes
of Genesis. We’re in Chapter 2 and
studying the significance of the 7th day (Sabbath) in redemptive
history.
Sunday,
September 28th
Our 3rd Sunday Night Out of the Summer!
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Sermon Notes
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
The Gospel According to Solomon - Solomon may be the son of David, but he's still a son of Adam (and like Adam's other son, he's just as fleeting as the rest of us).
1. Do you remember? From last time, jot down brief answers to the following questions:
a) What does the word Ecclesiastes mean?
b) Who, according to tradition, wrote it?
c) Which word best captures the spirit of the book?
d) Which Bible character best illustrates it? Why?
e) Eccl belongs to which genre of Bible literature?
2. Recall the alternating use of color and black-and-white, innovative for 1939, in the filming of The Wizard of Oz. Why does it matter?
3. What are some of the many connections between Gen and Eccl? (Derek mentions at least eight!).
4. Solomon many have been the son of __ __ __ __ __, but he's still a son of __ __ __ __;
and, like Adam's other son __ __ __ __, Solomon had to face the __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ nature of life as a consequence of God's curse against sin.
5. Since we're sons of Adam, too, that makes Abel our brother, doesn't it? Hmm. What does this mean?
6. Although most scholars find little organization in Eccl, what does the tentative outline (below) suggest about the book's main points?
7. What? Have a party? Isn't Eccl supposed to be about pessimism and hopeless despair?
8. In what way does Solomon's authorship (though tentative) add a layer of richness to the book?
9. How is Jesus greater than Solomon in terms of glory, wisdom, and temple-building?
10. So, how does Eccl point to the gospel?
Ecclesiastes: An Outline - a guide to life in the real world for all the Sons of Adam
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"The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Jerusalem" (1:1)
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"Vanity of vanities,' says the Preacher, 'Vanity of vanities! All is vanity'" (1:2)
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POEM 1 POEM 2 POEM 3 PROVERB 4
"Toil in the "Discerning the "Choosing the "Unintended
Soil" (1:3-11) Times" (3:1-9) Better" (7:1-14) Consequences" (10:1-20)
Royal Intro
(1:12-18)
Paradise Regained
(2:1-11)
Reflections on Reflections on Reflections on Reflections on
Toil (2:12-23) Discernment the Better Part Unintended Consequences
(3:10-5:17) (7:15-9:6) (11:1-6)
Reprise Reprise Reprise Reprise
(2:24-26) (5:18-20) (9:7-9) (11:7-9)
Concluding vanity: Concluding vanity: Concluding vanity Concluding vanity
"This too is vanity (6:1-12) "This too (9:10-18) (11:10)
and striving after is futility & striving
the wind" (2:26) after the wind" (6:9)
Paradise Lost (Again)
(12:1-7)
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"Vanity of vanities,' says the Preacher, 'All is vanity!'" (12:8)
__________________________________________________________________________
Royal Conclusion (12:9-14)
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Sermon Notes
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
The Gospel According to Solomon - Solomon may be the son of David, but he's still a son of Adam (and like Adam's other son, he's just as fleeting as the rest of us).
1. Do you remember? From last time, jot down brief answers to the following questions:
a) What does the word Ecclesiastes mean?
b) Who, according to tradition, wrote it?
c) Which word best captures the spirit of the book?
d) Which Bible character best illustrates it? Why?
e) Eccl belongs to which genre of Bible literature?
2. Recall the alternating use of color and black-and-white, innovative for 1939, in the filming of The Wizard of Oz. Why does it matter?
3. What are some of the many connections between Gen and Eccl? (Derek mentions at least eight!).
4. Solomon many have been the son of __ __ __ __ __, but he's still a son of __ __ __ __;
and, like Adam's other son __ __ __ __, Solomon had to face the __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ nature of life as a consequence of God's curse against sin.
5. Since we're sons of Adam, too, that makes Abel our brother, doesn't it? Hmm. What does this mean?
6. Although most scholars find little organization in Eccl, what does the tentative outline (below) suggest about the book's main points?
7. What? Have a party? Isn't Eccl supposed to be about pessimism and hopeless despair?
8. In what way does Solomon's authorship (though tentative) add a layer of richness to the book?
9. How is Jesus greater than Solomon in terms of glory, wisdom, and temple-building?
10. So, how does Eccl point to the gospel?
Ecclesiastes: An Outline - a guide to life in the real world for all the Sons of Adam
____________________________________________________________________
"The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Jerusalem" (1:1)
____________________________________________________________________
"Vanity of vanities,' says the Preacher, 'Vanity of vanities! All is vanity'" (1:2)
_____________________________________________________________________
POEM 1 POEM 2 POEM 3 PROVERB 4
"Toil in the "Discerning the "Choosing the "Unintended
Soil" (1:3-11) Times" (3:1-9) Better" (7:1-14) Consequences" (10:1-20)
Royal Intro
(1:12-18)
Paradise Regained
(2:1-11)
Reflections on Reflections on Reflections on Reflections on
Toil (2:12-23) Discernment the Better Part Unintended Consequences
(3:10-5:17) (7:15-9:6) (11:1-6)
Reprise Reprise Reprise Reprise
(2:24-26) (5:18-20) (9:7-9) (11:7-9)
Concluding vanity: Concluding vanity: Concluding vanity Concluding vanity
"This too is vanity (6:1-12) "This too (9:10-18) (11:10)
and striving after is futility & striving
the wind" (2:26) after the wind" (6:9)
Paradise Lost (Again)
(12:1-7)
__________________________________________________________________________
"Vanity of vanities,' says the Preacher, 'All is vanity!'" (12:8)
__________________________________________________________________________
Royal Conclusion (12:9-14)
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