This Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020
8:30am & 11:00am Worship Services
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#1 Commandment, God is #1: Why Do We Worship?
The first of the ten commandments found in Exodus 20 is; “you shall have no other gods before me." If we were able to follow this commandment perfectly we would be living our lives totally committed to serving and worshipping God. In the Presbyterian Church U.S.A Book of Confessions we find The Westminster Catechism. When teaching the commandments, the catechism first asked what was required of the commandment and then what was forbidden by the commandment. The answers to the questions regarding the first commandment are thought provoking and convicting!
But the reformers would also instruct us that the commandments serve not just to convict us, but to point us to our overwhelming need for Christ, and in so doing create in us an overwhelming gratefulness, that compels us to aim for the goal. God has set the goal we are to strive to achieve and the first commandment is the foundational commandment to get us going in the right direction! “You shall have no other gods before me.” Or as the Good News translation has it: "Worship no god but me.” The words demand that God’s people worship, and love, and serve only the one, true God. This is why we gather each week to worship.
In Christ’s Service
Pastor Jeri-Lynne
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Partners In Education (PIE)
This Sat., Jan. 11,
8:30am-3:30pm,
Worthington Presby. Ch., 773 High St.
Plan now to participate in the Presbytery's popular annual PIE leadership/educational event. This year's event will focus on "Becoming Vital Congregations", and will feature guest leader Kathryn Threadgill, PC(USA) Coordinator for the denominational Vital Congregations' program. Also featured will be David Gambrell, PC(USA) Associate for Music and Worship, and specialist on the
Glory to God
hymnal. In the midst of worship and keynotes, there will be a wide variety of workshops, such as elder and deacon training, Christian Education, older adult programming, global mission, legal issues in the church, worship, music and others. For more information,
www.psvonline.org
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Fill Your Cup
Sundays 12:15 OR Wednesdays 7pm, Lounge
What if God is speaking and we are too full to hear? If your cup runneth over, it really matters what is in the cup. Learn how to fill up, love better and live with more joy.
Katie Kinnison
leads.
Sun., Jan. 12 Letting Go of Thoughts & Judgement
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Wednesday Bible Study:
1 Kings
Resumes Wed. Jan. 8, 1pm, Lounge
Led by
Katie Kinnison. Maybe you’ve never read these stories before or maybe you can’t imagine them connecting with your life. Oh, but these tales resonate with our lives today. King David is old and ill, and his sons are battling for his throne. The nation is divided. Can you imagine what that might be like? Soon we’ll be reading about Solomon and the building of the Temple, and then how this king, gifted with wisdom, makes some foolish choices. How do we know when we have moved off course, outside the way of Love? The fabulous stories of Elijah and Elisha are in this book. How can we survive famine? Who is God willing to save? Join us, as we ask questions about what it means to live faithfully with a God, so far beyond our ken, who continually calls us into relationship.
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Parenting Together:
Our Children, Our Youth & Anxiety
Tues., Jan. 21, 28, Feb. 4, 5:30-7pm, Lounge
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Covenant's Children’s Center Seeks Teacher...
After-School Teacher (K-5th grade)
For details, contact Caroline McGeoch, Director of the Children’s Center
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Our Mission
Covenant Presbyterian Church is an open, accepting community awakening to God's life-giving love together.
Our Vision
Covenant Presbyterian Church glorifies God and builds relationships with Christ and each other through: worship that inspires, nurture that embraces, education that challenges,
fellowship that energizes, ministry that responds.
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