October 11, 2015

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“Thou hast formed us for Thyself, and our heartsare restless till they find rest in Thee.”

(Augustine, Confessions (Book 1)

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For PreparationGene Fant- From the Web Journal, First ThingsThe longing of our hearts for something more, something beyond ourselves ispowerful. Intuitively, we know that we need something to complete our brokenhearts, minds, and spirits. Augustine rightly points out that our completion isfound not in romance, wealth, nor learning but rather in the One who formed uswhen he says: “Thou hast formed us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless tillthey find rest in Thee.” (Augustine, Confessions)I find myself pondering Augustine’s statement with great frequency. As ateenager, I felt this restlessness quite deeply, longing for something that mightbring me peace; his words meant a great deal to me then.The second part of that statement, “Our hearts are restless till they find rest inThee,” articulates the ultimate restoration provided by the Gospel: sinners findingredemption through the Redeemer. Our culture, however, tries to take a paringknife to it with two quick slices.First, they try to pare away the last two words, “in Thee.” Satisfaction for ourrestlessness is proposed in any number of directions, each of them leading us toserve the creation rather than the Creator. A faint hope persists that satisfactionmay be found apart from God, but that hope is false indeed. Faced with theultimate failure of such pseudo-satisfactions, they take a second slice, paringaway the next few words, “till they find rest,” so that we are left with the out-of-context lament that the Moderns so powerfully explored: “Our hearts arerestless.”That second slice removes not only God, but real hope as well, leaving us with anihilistic worldview that craves only that which allows one to share one’s misery,as Mephistophilis so famously termed it in Christopher Marlowe’s, Dr. Faustus:“misery loves company”. Faced with the choice between hopelessness and God,too often we choose despair and wallow in the torments that such a decisionbrings.The beauty, though, of this season is that we are reminded of the context ofAugustine’s observation: the Gospel itself, that God not only formed us but alsothat He Himself came to dwell among us so that He Himself might bring rest(oration) to our hearts. The Spirit haunts and hounds us until our restlessnessconverts into peace through Him.

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Worshiping the GodWhoGives Us RestPrelude

Welcome and Announcements

Marveling In Our CreatorWe joyfully bring praise and adoration to the Maker of all things

Song of Preparation (Choir) I Will Praise You With SongJoseph M. Martin

*Call to Worship—Psalm 116 (selected)

Leader: Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; our God ismerciful.

Congregation: Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lordhas dealt bountifully with (us).

Leader: What shall (we) render to the Lord for all hisbenefits to (us)?

Congregation: (We) will lift up the cup of salvation and callon the name of the Lord

All: We will pay our vows to the Lord in thepresence of all his people.

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*Song of Adoration Praise to the Lord, the AlmightyTrinity Hymnal #53 (vv. 3 Women, vv.4 Men)

Prayer of Adoration

Mourning the RebellionWe grieve sin and confess our need of God

Call to Confession—Psalm 55:1—2

Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not yourself from myplea for mercy! Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in mycomplaint and I moan…

Season of Silent Confession

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*Song of Pardon Dear Refuge of My Weary SoulWords by Anne Steele. Music by Kevin Twit

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Celebrating RedemptionWe rejoice in our Savior and hear from his Word

Assurance of Pardon—Psalm 55:22

Leader: Cast your burden on the Lord, and he willsustain you; he will never permit therighteous to be moved.

Congregation: Thanks be to the Lord!

Leader: Now may the peace of Christ be with you all!

Congregation: And also with you!

Passing of the Peace

Sacrament of Covenant Baptism Mia Faith Hendricks

Baptismal Song (vv. 1 & 4) Jesus Loves Me, This I KnowTrinity Hymnal #189

Pastoral Prayer

Tithes and Offerings(Children ages 4yr to 2nd grade may be excused for Children's Church in the PrK/K classroom.)

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Sermon"Standing Out by Our Contentment"Part 9 of a Series on 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 7:1-40Rev. Chris Polski

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The Hope of RestorationWe look forward and exalt the King who makes all things new

*Song of Hope Better Is One DayWords and Music by Matt Redman

*Benediction

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Trinity Institute for Christian Growth

Adult Sunday School Series: The Emotionally Healthy Church“It is not possible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature” sayspastor and author Pete Scazzero. What do you think? For many of us, we do not knowwhat to do with our emotions. Some feel guilt about having emotions, some carelessly lettheir emotions run unchecked, and still others deny that they have them at all. Spiritualmaturity can be measured by Christ-likeness. If you look at Jesus in the gospels, he cries,grieves, gets angry, is filled with joy, gets tired, and more. Jesus was anything but anemotionally frozen Messiah. Join us for an eight-week study starting Oct. 11th on learningto embrace that God created us with emotions, discovering how those emotions have beenmisdirected, and helping one another figure out what it looks like for our emotions to behealed, reordered, and redirected towards love for God and neighbor.

Children/Youth/College Sunday SchoolClasses TeachersInfant Nursery Amy Mitchell, Katie Polski, Graham Behnke, Joan KwongToddlers & PreSchool Denise and Larry Steinbrueck, Ginny Glass, Josh Hendricks,

Tara Thomason, Barry BehnkePre K & K Debbie Highmark, Beth Kling, Melissa Jorgensen, Kathy

O'Neal1st & 2nd grade Kelsie Standerfer, Ellie Perry, Mimi Steele, Sue Freeman3rd, 4th & 5th grade Lenore Maglione, David & Mary Hickman, Logan & Joy

SpoonJr. High Justin & Megan Talbert, Ryan & Danika HawkinsSr. High Justin & Megan Talbert, Ryan & Danika HawkinsCollege/Young Adults Duncan Highmark

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ThisWeek at Trinity October 11, 2015These are just announcement highlights. If you’d like to know more aboutTrinity connect with us in one of the following ways…

- By phone: 314/821-7311- On the web: www.trinitychurchkirkwood.org- Facebook: Trinity Church Kirkwood or- Twitter: @tbeza (Pastor Polski’s Twitter Handle)

Worship and General Church Information• Join us tonight at 5:45 in the gathering room as we study the Ten Commandments.

There is no childcare on Sunday evenings.• Choir: Now is the time for singing! Come to choir tonight from 4:30-5:30 to sing praises

to our Lord. No auditions! Questions-see Mimi Steele.• Jr. High Youth meets Sundays at 5:45. Sr. High meets Wednesdays at 7:30pm.• Volunteers next week: Nursery: C. Poe, D. Highmark, J. Sippel, L. Elzinga, N. Shah,

E. Perry. Ushers: Schlitt, Kwong, Schmidt, Truesdell).• TWIGS (Trinity Women In Gospel Study) meets on Wed. mornings from 9-11am. This

fall we are studying Colossians. Childcare provided.• Join us for prayer gatherings the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month at 7am.• This fall the men are looking at the book, Things of the Earth, on the 2nd and 4th

Friday of each month at 6:30am. Coffee provided.• The next Men's Night is Wed., Oct. 14 at 8pm at the home of Chris Freeman.• If you are new to Trinity and would like to know more about our church and/or

becoming a member, we will have an Inquirer's Class for teens through adults thatwill meet during the Sunday school hour beginning Nov. 1st. Please contact thechurch office if you are interested in attending.

• Mark your calendars for our annual Children's Christmas Craft Party on Dec. 5th.This year we will have a Christmas Concert on Dec. 13th at 7pm. The Trinitymusicians are excited to invite you to join us for an evening of Christmas carols.

• Seminary wives, save the date! November 7th, at 7:30pm, we will be getting togetherat the home of Katie Polski for a night of fellowship and discussion of ministry. Hopeto see you there! For questions contact Katie Polski.

• Ladies Connect: Come out for fellowship at the home of Mickie Schmidt on the thirdMonday of each month at 7:30pm. Our next gathering is Oct. 19th.

• Westminster Christian Academy invites interested parents and students to attend anOpen House on Thur., Oct. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Learn more about the life-shaping valueof a distinctly Christian school experience, get to know our outstanding faculty byattending a class, and tour the campus. Westminster serves over 1010 students ingrades 7-12. For more info or to preregister, please call 314-997-2900 or go online atwww.wcastl.org

• Please be sure to sign the Trinity Hymnal in the back for Dan and Becky Truesdell.

Ministry Organization and Shepherding at TrinityTrinity’s ministries are organized around the core values in our purposestatement which reads: Trinity exists to Exalt God, Equip God’s people andEngage God’s world for the sake of the risen King, Jesus Christ.

Our Ministry Leadership Teams (MLT’s) have been organized aroundthese three values (Exalt, Equip, Engage) plus an administrative value ofEnable. Below are the key people to be in contact with in regards toministry questions. Contact information is available through the onlinedirectory.The EXALT MLT oversees Worship and Adult Christian Education.

Oversight Elder: Jim TalentStaff: Chris Polski (Pulpit), Danika Hawkins (Interim Worship), MimiSteele (Choirs)

The EQUIP MLT oversees our ministries to Children, Youth, Women, Men,Small Groups and the Incorporation of new folks into the church.Oversight Elder: Duncan HighmarkStaff: Denise Steinbrueck (nursery), Beth Kling (Children), DanikaHawkins (Youth), Nate Taylor (Small Groups), Chris Polski (Men)

The ENGAGE MLT oversees World Missions, US and Local Missions andall of Trinity’s ministries of outreach and evangelism.Oversight Elder: Gary PetersonStaff: Nate Taylor (Local Missions), Andrew Kwong (World Missions)

The ENABLE MLT oversees the Diaconate, Finance Team, PersonnelTeam and any Special Workgroups like Strategic Planning andBuilding Campaigns.Oversight Elder: Chris FreemanStaff: Dan Bailey (Diaconal Chair), Sally Hunter (Bookkeeper), AmyMitchell (Administrative Assistant), Ron Bay (Ushers)

Visit our website, www.trinitychurchkirkwood.orgfor sermons, resources for Christian life and Trinity Church information.

Pastor: Rev. Christopher Polski

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