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Cityview Worship Guide
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Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost
October 30, 2011
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Community Life:
After the Service Each week, we linger for fellowship with one another. Please join us for refreshments in the
cafeteria.
Community Groups In addition to weekly worship, we offer small
groups (community groups, men’s and women’s
bible studies, book studies) that meet throughout the week. We want all of our members and
regular attenders to be intentional about building
trusting and meaningful spiritual relationships.
For a complete list of our small groups, please
visit our website (www.cityviewchicago.org) or
fill out one of our “connection cards” for more
information.
Welcome to
Cityview Presbyterian Church
To Our Guests:
Visiting a church can be an intimidating experience. We are glad that you are here, and we
hope to remove as much of that awkwardness as we can from your visit to Cityview.
Our worship service usually lasts about 75 minutes. This worship guide will help you
navigate the service. There are short paragraphs on the next page to explain each part of
the service.
The service is designed to be accessible to you, whether you’ve spent years in the church
or you’ve never been to a church service in your life. During the service, we will try to
help you understand how the message of Jesus can apply to your life today.
If you are new to Cityview or just visiting, we would love to know that you were here. We have clipboards next to each row: we call those our “Connection Cards”. Connection
Cards are a way for you to let us know whatever information you might want us to know
and to request any information from us that you might need. Pastor Dan Adamson
([email protected]) is available to answer questions, as well.
For Children: Children of all ages are welcome in the worship service.
Nursery is provided during the service for children 2 years of age and younger.
Children ages three through 5th grade are given the choice of attending Sunday school
classes beginning during the greeting portion of the service.
If you have any questions about children’s ministry at Cityivew, please contact Children’s
Ministry Coordinator Hilary Clark ([email protected]).
Cover Image:
Cross and Sun Rays by Elizabeth Steele Halstead. Reprinted by permission from Visuals for Worship, ©2006, Faith Alive Christian Resources
All songs used by permission
CCLI License #11041992
Scripture reprinted from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of
Good News Publishers. Used by permission.
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The Liturgy
Preparing for Worship
The goal of our time of gathering is to engage with God together, listening to him in his Word and speaking to him
in prayer and song. Because we often enter this time tired, overwhelmed and distracted, we take a few moments
at the beginning of our meeting to prepare to meet God in worship.
Call to Worship
We need to be “called” to come and worship God because we default to thinking the world revolves around our
needs and agendas, and also because we struggle to believe that God truly wants us to draw near to him. The call
to worship focuses our attention on God and prepares us to meet him.
Confession of Sin
The Scriptures declare that each of us has failed in the way we act toward God and each other. We confess our sin
to be honest and transparent about this reality and to admit our ongoing dependence on the mercy of God through
Jesus. We confess as a community to show our unity even in our brokenness.
Assurance of Grace
We confess our sins not just to admit what is true, but also to be reminded again of the truth that Jesus came into
this world to save sinners; and all of our sin has been forgiven through him. Every week, following our confession,
we hear God speak to us in Scripture of this forgiveness so that our faith might be strengthened.
Worship Through Giving
Because money is so powerfully tied to our hearts, this is a valuable expression of worship as we acknowledge
that everything we have comes from God and belongs to him. If you are visiting with us, we are just glad you are
here- please do not feel obligated to give.
The Sermon
Some view the Sermon as a way to get principles for “right” living. In reality, as we open the Scripture we
corporately encounter Christ. Therefore, as you listen, pray to be open to the Spirit’s leading,
exhortation, encouragement, and healing.
Communion
Communion, also called the Lord’s Supper or the Eucharist, is the family meal for Christians. We welcome all
Christians - those who look to Christ alone for salvation, who are in good standing with His Church, and who seek
strength to live more faithfully to their Savior - to join in this sacrament.
The Benediction
God always gets the last word in our encounter of worship. For Christians, it is always a word of blessing and
sending to live our lives in the light of the reality of the Gospel of Christ.
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ORDER OF WORSHIP
“Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse/
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose”
Bob Dylan
“The concept of substitution may be said, then, to lie at the heart of both sin and salvation. For the essence of sin is man substituting
himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man. Man… puts himself where God deserves to be;
God… puts himself where man deserves to be. Man claims prerogatives which belong to God alone; God accepts penalties which
belong to man alone.”
John Stott
God Calls Us Call to Worship – Psalm 118
Leader: Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
People: his steadfast love endures forever.
Leader: In our anguish we cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting us free.
People: Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever.
Leader: The LORD is our strength and our song; he has become our salvation.
People: We will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.
Leader: Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
People: his steadfast love endures forever.
Leader: The stone the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone;
People: The LORD has done this; and it is marvelous in our eyes.
Leader: This is the day the LORD has made;
People: let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Leader: Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
People: his steadfast love endures forever.
Prayer of Adoration
Leader: O gracious and holy God, give us diligence to seek you, wisdom to perceive you, and patience to wait for you.
Grant us, O god, a mind to mediate on you, eyes to behold you, ears to listen for your Word, a heart to love
you, and life to proclaim you, through the power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, our Lord.
All: Amen.
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Hymn of Praise Jesus, I Come
Words: William Sleeper
Music: Greg Thompson
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Hymn of Praise Come, Ye Sinners
God Cleanses Us
Confession of Sin
All: O loving Father,
this week we saw selfishness as precious and embraced it,
and we saw love as ugly and avoided it.
Again, we chased and served our own interests,
without a thought for how it affects you or our neighbor.
In our distress, we grumbled instead of calling on you.
In our comfort, we indulged instead of sharing with others.
We are humbled to see how different we are than you, the Holy One.
O Father who takes away sin,
O Jesus who loves to redeem us,
O Spirit who softens stony hearts,
Please have mercy on us and forgive us.
Silent Confession
Words: Joseph Hart
Music: Matthew Smith
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Hymn of Confession Pensive, Doubting, Fearful Heart
Words: John Newton Music: Wendell Kimbrough
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Words of Assurance – Isaiah 53: 4-6
Leader: Surely he has borne our infirmities
and carried our diseases;
yet we accounted him stricken,
struck down by God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions,
crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the punishment that made us whole,
and by his bruises we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have all turned to our own way,
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
All: Thanks be to God.
Leader: Brothers and Sisters, you have heard God s̓ holy demands and have
confessed your sins to him. Do you believe that Jesus Christ, by his perfect
life, sacrificial death, and glorious resurrection has atoned for your sins and
satisfied the wrath of God for you?
All: We do.
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, the power and the glory, for ever and ever.
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Hymn of Assurance Abide With Me
Opportunities and Concerns
Passing of the Peace - from John 13:34
Leader: Hear the teaching of Christ: “A new command I give you, that you love one another as I have loved
you.”
The peace of Christ be with you all.
All: And also with you!
Worship Through Giving
Words: Henry Lyte Music: Justin Smith
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God Speaks To Us
Sermon Text – Mark 10: 35-52
35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of
you.” 36 And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” 37 And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand
and one at your left, in your glory.” 38 Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I
drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” 39 And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them,
“The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized, 40 but to sit at my right hand
or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” 41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be
indignant at James and John. 42 And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of
the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 43 But sit shall not be so among you. But whoever
would be great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son
of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
46 And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son
of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus,
Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have
mercy on me!” 49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is
calling you.” 50 And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for
you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.” 52 And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made
you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
Leader: This is the word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God!
Sermon The Gospel of Mark: What Do You Want Jesus to Do for You?
Reverend Dan Adamson
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God Strengthens Us
Confession of Faith – Adapted from Martin Luther’s Shorter Catechism, 1529
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Consecration
Communion
Leader: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
Leader: Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them up to the Lord.
Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Leader: Christian, what do you believe?
All: I believe that God has created me and all that exists;
that he has given and still preserves to me body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my limbs, my reason and
all my senses;
and also clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and home, family, all provision and all my
possessions;
that he provides me richly and daily with all the necessaries of life,
protects me from all danger,
and preserves and guards me against all evil;
and all this out of pure paternal, divine goodness and mercy,
without any merit or worthiness of mine;
for all which I am in duty bound to thank, praise, serve, and obey him.
This is most certainly true.
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Communion Hymn Who Is This?
Prayers for Reflection
Prayer for those searching for truth
Lord Jesus, you claim to be the way, the truth, and the life. As I consider the reasons for doing so, grant that I might be undaunted by the cost of following you. If what you claim is true, please guide me, teach me, and open to me the reality of who you are. Give me an understanding of you that is coherent, convincing, and that leads to the life that you promise. Amen.
Prayer of belief
Lord Jesus, I admit that I am weaker and more sinful than I ever before believed, but through you I am more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope. I thank you for paying my debt, bearing my punishment on the cross, and offering forgiveness and new life. Knowing that you have been raised from the dead, I turn from my sins and receive you as Savior
and Lord. Amen.
Prayer for those struggling with sin
Lord Jesus, grant that I may see in you the fulfillment of all my need, and may turn from every false satisfaction to feed on you, the true and living bread. Enable me to lay aside the sin that clings so closely, and faithfully follow you in life. Amen.
Prayer of commitment
Lord Jesus, you have called us to follow you in baptism and in a life of committed discipleship in your church. Grant that I may take the necessary steps to be one with your people, and live in the fullness of your Spirit. Amen.
Words: William Walsham How Music: Chris Miner
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God Commissions Us
Hymn of Benediction I Glory in Christ
God forbid that I should glory, Save in the Redeemer’s cross,
Counting shame for Him but honor,
Counting earthly gain for loss.
All the love of God is here,
Oh Love that casteth out all fear.
God forbid that I should glory,
Save in Christ my Lord alone Him I lean on, Him I follow,
Him before the world I own.
All the love of God is here, Love that casteth out all fear.
God forbid that I should glory, Save in Christ the Son of God;
Him who sought me, Him who bought me, Him who washed me in His blood.
All the love of God is here,
Love that casteth out all fear.
Words: Horatius Bonar Music: Sandra McCracken
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Benediction
Leader: May Christ our Lord,
who has conquered our enemies
and who out of this defeat brings you
a new hope and a new future,
fill you with his new life;
and the blessing of God almighty,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
be among you, and remain with you always.
All: Amen.
Dismissal
Leader: Let us go now to serve the world as those who love our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
All: Thanks be to God!
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Around Cityview
Prayer for Cityview- Join a group to pray for the worship and work of Cityview
before the service each Sunday at 9:30 am. Talk to Malissa Mackey or Megan
Hohenstein for more information.
All-Church Potluck- Today after church, bring a dish to share and plan to stay
after the service for a time of fellowship and feasting together.
This month’s Pint Night will be Tuesday, November 1st at Crossroads Bar and Grill in
the West Loop. Meet at 7pm to share the art of conversation and the joy of a good
beer.
Painting Project at The Women's Treatment Center, Saturday Nov. 12 from 9am-
noon. Email Paul Leo to RSVP- the Treatment Center needs a firm headcount as
soon as possible. No painting experience needed, just a heart for helping others!
Taste the Grape X, with Grace Chicago Church- Save the date for Grace
Chicago’s annual wine tasting event with live music by the Blue Hour Group-
Saturday evening, Nov. 19th at 8:30 pm. Email [email protected] to reserve a
ticket.
Meal Registry for the Bowshers- see Hilary Clark or check out mealbaby.com for more info.
Serving This Week
Sound/ Set-Up Evan Devries
Greeters Nick and Janelle Lake
Bread Charlynne Bowsher
Snacks Potluck
Nursery Paul Leo
Sunday School Charlynne Bowsher
Serving Next Week
Sound/ Set-Up Josh Koonce
Greeters Carolyn Koonce and Paul Leo
Bread Charlynne Bowsher
Snacks Lynda Adamson
Nursery Christina Jenq
Sunday School Carolyn Koonce
September 2011 Congregational Giving*
Actual Monthly Giving: $ 8,352
Budgeted Monthly Giving: $ 12,160 Difference:
$ (3,808)
Actual YTD Giving: $104,159
Budgeted 2011 Giving YTD: $109,440
Difference: ($5,281)
*In addition to congregational giving, 20% of our overall operating budget is currently comprised of financial
support from other churches and individuals. Our budgeted congregational giving represents 80% of the overall operating budget.
Contacts
CITYVIEWCHICAGO.ORG
Dan Adamson, Pastor
Jenny Avila, Administrative Coordinator [email protected]
Herb Bowsher, Financial Administrator
Hilary Clark, Children’s Ministry Coordinator
[email protected] Carolyn Koonce, Social Coordinator
Paul Leo, Service & Outreach Coordinator
Paul-David Young, Music Coordinator [email protected]
