First Congregational Church of North Collins, Sunday, October 19, 2014

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

http://fccnc.blogspot.com

Sunday, October 19, 2014    

Sunday School 9:30 am    ▪    Family Worship Service 10:45 am

   Wait in Prayer                  Worship in Reverence             Depart to Serve

Prelude

Welcome and Announcements

Choral Introit ………………………………… God Moves in a Mysterious Way

*Call to Worship …………………………………………………  Psalm 45:1-9

*Hymn of Adoration & Praise #30 …......…  Our God, Our Help in Ages Past

*Invocation

Worship Through Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

Choral Anthem

*Hymn of the Month #103 …......……………  Holy God, We Praise Your Name

*Hymn #691 ……………………………………………  It Is Well With My Soul

Scripture Lessons

Old Testament ……………………… Nehemiah 13:15-31 (Pew Bible p. 773-774)

New Testament ……………………………  Mark 8:1-21 (Pew Bible p. 1565-1566)

Memory Verse…………………………………… Lamentations 3:21-24 (see insert)

Fellowship of Welcome

Message

Sermon Text ………………………………………………… Ecclesiastes 2:24-26

Sermon ……………………………………………………………… Derek Yoder

TGIM!

Human labor can be frustrating and fleeting, but it’s still good.

  Image bearers are called to glorify God and rejoice in their work. 

What are we waiting for?

*Hymn of Faith #679 ………..………………………… ‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus

Prayer Requests and Testimonies

Pastoral Prayer

Collection of Offerings

Offertory

*Doxology …………………………………… Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow

*Benediction

Postlude                                                                

*Congregation invited to stand

Get the most out of the service by asking about our special listening devices.

  Pick up one in the back or see an usher for help.  If yours isn’t working properly, don’t be bashful about raising your hand to ask for assistance.

Announcements

IT’S GAME DAY!  3DYouth meets this afternoon at the First Church of Evans at 2:30 pm for warm-ups.  Kick-off for the 2014 Chili Bowl against MPB is at 3:00.  Life lessons from Mark and pizza to follow.

The church’s financial statement for September 2014 is posted for review

in the office over the copy machine.

Calendar

Wednesday, October 22^nd

Choir practice at 6:00 pm.

Join us for Bible study and prayer at the church at 7:00 pm.  We’re making our way through the great themes of Genesis.  We’re in Chapter 3 and studying the entrance of sin into the garden.  It’s a great time to join us!

Thursday, October 23^rd

It’s a  Sit’N’Sew day here at church.

Saturday, October 25^th

Join our WNY/Northwestern PA churches at Fluvanna for this year’s annual CCCC Regional Fall Banquet.  The program will feature “The Living Last Supper”, a reenactment of events in the upper room.  There will NOT be a separate program for the children.  There will be no charge for the meals.  The evening begins at 6:00 pm.  See the insert and sign-up sheet in the foyer for details.

Friday, October 31^st

“Light Up the Night”!  As children celebrate Halloween by trick-or-treating, we want to be a light on the corner of School and Main Streets with a treat station.  Not only will trick-or-treaters receive candy, they will also be given a gospel tract.  Please take one of the sample packets on display in the Narthex to remind you to pray for God’s blessing on this evangelistic venture.  (Tracts are also on display for you to take for your own trick-or-treaters.)

Sunday, November 2^nd

Plan now to join Jim Raub and our friends from area churches at 6:30 pm as we host our annual fall Singspiration, a seasonal favorite for many.

Address Change! Bruce & Shirley Brown 1123 South State Highway 16, Apt. 322 Fredericksburg, TX 78624

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Sermon Outline

1.  That old Tennessee Ernie Ford song may have been so popular because it expressed many people's attitudes to their work.  What do most people think about their work anyway?

2.  Describe the significance of the judgment-curses in Gen 3 as they relate to our lives today.  How do we still bear the consequences of the Fall in our families?  In our work?  In our physical bodies?

3.  Don't miss how each of the four sections in Eccl ends on practically the same note!  What are some words and themes that keep coming up?  What is a godly response to the fleetingness of life?

4.  Lining up the texts side-by-side makes Solomon's conclusion about work unavoidable.  What is it?

5.  Okay, but why is work good?  What is it about our sweaty, frustrating labor that reflects God's image?

6.  When we talk about human work, what kinds of activities do we mean?  Are they limited to what we do from 9 to 5 at the office?  If not, what is biblical work?

7.  Paul says in 1 Thess 4:11-12 that a productive life is an honorable life.  Why?  What makes it so?

8.  According to Col 3:23, what's the secret of working heartily ("from the soul") in whatever we do?

"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord."  1 Corinthians 15:58

9.  How can Christians who don't punch a time clock still honor God with their ordinary activities every day?  What about stay-at-home mom?  What about children?  What about seniors?