FEBRUARY 1, 2015

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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 90 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. The Connection Cards, which can be found in this bulletin, are a place 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. You may put this in the offering when it is passed at the end of the service. Pastor Dan Adamson (dadamson@cityviewchicago.org) is always enthusiastic to meet you in person, as well.

For Children:Children of all ages are welcome in the worship service.

Nursery is provided during the service for children 3 years of age and younger.

Children ages four through 5th grade are given the choice of attending Sunday school classes beginning during the opportunities and concerns portion of the service.

If you have any questions about children’s ministry at Cityivew, please contact Children’s Ministry Coordinator Lynda Adamson (lyndabadamson@gmail.com).

Community Life:After the ServiceEach week, we linger for fellowship with one another. Please join us for refreshments in the cafeteria.

Community GroupsCommunity Groups are the primary way to get to know people at Cityview. At a Community Group, you will be invited to deepen your spiritual involvement with others. You will find a weekly opportunity to study the scripture passage for the upcoming week’s sermon and pray together.

When & Where

Tuesday / 6:30 PMDan Adamson dadamson@cityviewchicago.org2154 West Superior St.

Wednesday / 7:30 PM Joel Avila - joel.p.avila@gmail.com2455 West Ohio, Unit 16W

Thursday / 7:00 PMMalissa Mackey - malissa.mackey@cru.org123 South Green St. Apt 807-B

Visit cityviewchicago.org/news to see all upcoming events.

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Welcome to Cityview Presbyterian Church

All songs used by permissionCCLI 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 LiturgyPreparing in StillnessWe often come into worship tired, overwhelmed and distracted. If we are honest we are not prepared to worship God. Each week, we take a few moments to quiet our hearts to prepare to meet God in worship. Please take this time to read the reflections, look over the rest of the service or pray as we anticipate being called into worship.

Call to WorshipWe 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 SinBecause sin is so pervasive in both our individual and corporate lives, we are called to come before God with honesty and transparency, confessing our failures and brokenness and asking for both healing and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. We confess corporately to show our unity even in our brokenness.

Assurance of GraceChrist has given the Church authority to declare forgiveness of sins in his name. Because of this, when the liturgist proclaims that your sins are forgiven, you can know that Christ agrees.

The SermonSome 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.

CommunionCommunion, 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.

Worship Through GivingBecause 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 glad you are here- please do not feel obligated to give.

The BenedictionGod 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

The real theme of Nehemiah 4-6 is spiritual warfare, and Nehemiah’s real opponent, lurking behind the human opponents, critics and grumblers who occupied his attention directly, was Satan, whose name means ‘adversary’ and who operates as the permanent enemy of God, God’s people, and God’s praise. . . We think of Satan as our spiritual enemy, and so he is, but we need to realize that the reason he hates humankind and seeks our ruin is because he hates God, his and our Creator. He is not a creator himself, only a destroyer; he is a fallen angel, the archetypal instance of good gone wrong; and now he seeks only to thwart God’s plans, wreck his work, rob him of glory, and in that sense triumph over him. When God initiates something for his praise, Satan is always there, trying to keep pace with him, planning ways of spoiling and frustrating the divine project. - J.I. Packer

Prayer is not a convenient device for removing life’s problems but a loving God’s provision for coping with them. - Raymond Brown

God Calls Us

Call to Worship* The earth is the Lord’s, for he made it.

Come, let us adore him.Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

Come, let us adore him.The mercy of the Lord is everlasting.

Come, let us adore himLord, open our lips,

and our mouths shall proclaim your praise.

Gloria Patri Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end! Amen, Amen!

*please stand if able

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Arise, O God and Shine

Words: William HurnMusic: Chris Miner

Prayer of InvocationO Lord, our God, you are always more ready to give your good gifts to us than we are to seek them, and you are willing to give more than we desire or deserve. Help us to seek, that we may truly find; to ask, that we may joyfully receive; to knock, that the door of your mercy may be opened to us, through Jesus Christ, our savior.

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Arise, O God And ShineWords by William Hurn

Music by Chris Miner

© 2004 Christopher Miner Music.Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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God Cleanses Us

Prayer of Confession — Psalm 127:1-2Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the break of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.

Mighty God, you rule with power and wisdom over the entire universe, and yet you delight in us. We are dependent on you entirely for all things; wean us from all our other dependencies. You are the fountain of goodness; why should we be so anxious about what will happen to us? In light of your favor, the world and all its pleasures are infinitely poor; yet we continue to be drawn to them in so many sinful ways. Forgive us for relying on our own wisdom and strength; for the hours we spend trying to rescue ourselves from pain, suffering, and sin, when you have already rescued us in your Son. For-give us for frantically building our own lives day after day, when you have called us to rest in you. Heavenly father, our minds and hearts are full of the sins of self-reliant pride; forgive us.

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Silent ConfessionAssurance of Grace* — Psalm 103:8-14

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever.

He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;

as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him.

For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.Brothers and sisters, you have heard God’s 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?

We do.

Passing of the Peace — from John 13:34Hear 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.

And also with you!

Hymn of Assurance Our God Reigns / Awesome God

Martin Smith & Rich Mullins

Our God reigns, Our God reigns, forever Your Kingdom reigns! (repeat)

Our God is an awesome God, He reigns from Heaven above with wisdom, pow’r and love Our God is an awesome God!

*please stand if able

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Children may be dismissed for Sunday School

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God Speaks To Us

New Testament Reading — 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. 6 If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. 7 Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort. 8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. 10 He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again. 11 You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.

Gospel Reading — John 15:18-21 18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. 21 But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.

This is the word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

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Sermon — Opposition: Nehemiah Reverend Dan Adamson

Sermon Text — Nehemiah 2:9-3:12 5 Do not cover their guilt, and let not their sin be blotted out from your sight, for they have provoked you to anger in the presence of the builders. 6 So we built the wall. And all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work. 7 But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and that the breaches were beginning to be closed, they were very angry. 8 And they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it. 9 And we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night. 10 In Judah it was said, “The strength of those who bear the burdens is failing. There is too much rubble. By ourselves we will not be able to rebuild the wall.” 11 And our enemies said, “They will not know or see till we come among them and kill them and stop the work.” 12 At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and said to us ten times, “You must return to us.” 13 So in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in open places, I stationed the people by their clans, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. 14 And I looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.” 15 When our enemies heard that it was known to us and that God had frustrated their plan, we all returned to the wall, each to his work. 16 From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. And the leaders stood behind the whole house of Judah, 17 who were building on the wall. Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other. 18 And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me. 19 And I said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and widely spread, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another. 20 In the place where you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us.” 21 So we labored at the work, and half of them held the spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out. 22 I also said to the people at that time, “Let every man and his servant pass the night within Jerusalem, that they may be a guard for us by night and may labor by day.” 23 So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes; each kept his weapon at his right hand.

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Invitation to the Lord’s Table Prayer of Thanksgiving and Consecration

The Lord be with you.And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.We lift them up to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.It is right to give him thanks and praise.

God Strengthens Us

Confession of Faith — The Heidelberg Catechism, Question & Answer 1What is your only comfort in life and death?

My only comfort in life and in death is that I am not my own,but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood,and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil.He also watches over me in such a waythat not a hair can fall from my headwithout the will of my Father in heaven:in fact, all things must work together for my salvation.Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit,assures me of eternal life and makes mewholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.

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Sanctus

Words of InstitutionWe break bread in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and proclaim the mystery of the faith:

Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us;

Therefore, let us keep the feast.

Distribution of the Bread and the Cup

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Sanctus

Communion Hymn Narrow Little RoadI believe in the love of GodIt is an orphan’s wildest dreamIt is a narrow little roadIt is an ever-widening desert stream

Refrain:Oh I, and I,I will leave this roadFor the narrow

It is portrayed in the bread and wineLet it fortify my bonesIt is more than just a signIt is the fountain from that desert stone (refrain)

The love of God is the hymn of hopeLet the needy join the throngLet the widow hear and copeLet the crippled rise to sing this song(refrain)

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Communion PrayerGracious God, we thank you for feeding us with the body and blood of your Son, Jesus, broken and poured out for us that we may partake of your grace. Strengthen our love for you, Lord, that we may abide in you and walk in your ways. Amen.

Pastoral PrayerThe 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, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayer for those searching for truthLord 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 commitmentLord 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.

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.

Prayers for Reflection

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Benediction & Sending — Jude 1:24-25Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever.

Amen.Let us go forth to serve the world as those who love our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Thanks be to God!

PostludeEach week people are available to pray with you immediately following the service, located near the communion table.

Hymn of Benediction Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts

Red Mountain

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joy

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love

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WherMake

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life,

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Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving HeartsRed Mountain

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CITYVIEWCHICAGO.ORGAround Cityview

CONTACTSDan Adamson, Senior Pastor dadamson@cityviewchicago.orgPeter Schamp, Worship Director pschamp@gmail.comLynda Adamson, Children’s Ministry Director lyndabadamson@gmail.comCarolyn Koonce, Administrative Coordinator carolyn.groenewold@gmail.comCraig Hefner, Theological Education Coordinator craig.hefner@my.wheaton.eduBonnie Beach, Communications Coordinator bonnie.e.beach@gmail.com

SoundGreeters

SnacksNursery

Sunday School

SoundGreeters

SnacksNursery

Sunday School

Josh KoonceBrad Gill & Christine SmithBora UnYang Sun NgMonet Ball

Jared EltonPaul Leo & Danny KimN/A - PotluckEllen KimRachel Hefner & Carolyn Sorock

SERVING THIS WEEK

SERVING NEXT WEEK

*In addition to congregational giving, we receive fundraising support from other churches and individuals to help cover operating costs.

Newer to Cityview? Go out to eat with a small group of regular attenders for lunch after the Sunday service. Today’s hosts are Rob & Lela Saffle.

EVENING PRAYER 6:00 PM / TONIGHT / 1812 S. DEARBORN, UNIT 8 Join us to pray for one another, the church, the city and the world every Sunday night at the Adamson home from 6-7pm. Contact Dan Adamson for more information.

THEOLOGY: THE BASICS JANUARY 18 - FEBRUARY 1 / AFTER WORSHIP SERVICE We believe that the way you think about God, the Bible, and the Gospel matters to your spiritual life and discipleship. We will spend three weeks thinking together and asking questions about the basics of the Christian faith. We will explore questions like “Why does theology matter?” “Where did all the different church denominations come from?” and “what are the basic beliefs of Christianity?” Contact Craig Hefner if you have any questions.

SUPERBOWL PARTY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1 / 4:30 PM / 2154 W. SUPERIOR Join us at the Covalle home anytime after 4:30 pm for the annual Cityview Superbowl Party. The game starts at 5:30 pm. Bring food and drinks to share.

POTLUCK SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8 / AFTER WORSHIP SERVICE Stay after the service on February 8 for a congregational meeting and potluck lunch. We’ll share information about the final 2015 budget, plans for the new year, and results of the annual survey. Bring a dish and/or drink to share. Guests welcome, members strongly encouraged.

UPCOMING CLASS: THE DOCTRINE OF GOD — HOW THE TRINITY CHANGES EVERYTHING FEBRUARY 15 - MARCH 8 / AFTER WORSHIP SERVICE This class will be an introduction to the doctrine of God. We will discuss the significance of the doctrine of the Trinity, and its importance to Christian belief and discipleship. We will ask questions such as “Why does it matter that God is Trinity?” and “Does it make sense to say that God is three-in-one?” In addition, we will discuss a number of other attributes and characteristics of God and how they are taught in Scripture. If you have any questions or desire further information, contact Craig Hefner.

Online Giving If you would like to set-up online giving (one-time or recurring), please visit cityviewchicago.org/giving. If you would like to give via your phone, text (312) 697-1144.

GIVE ONLINE

Actual Monthly Giving

Budgeted Monthly Giving

Difference

Actual YTD Giving

Budgeted YTD Giving

Difference

YTD Fundraising Revenue:

11,378

12,250

872

132,011

147,000

-14,989

93,850

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

CONGREGATIONAL GIVING* DEC 2014