Please adjust all electronic communication devices so as not to disrupt the service. Also, if you need to leave the Sanctuary for any reason, please use the exits at the back

of the Sanctuary.

We appreciate your assistance as we seek to maintain a proper worship environment for everyone present.

Welcome & Announcements

Prelude Largo in G from Xerxes - G. F. Handel

Let us quiet our hearts before the Lord.

Call to Worship Revelation 5:11-14

Leader: Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. People: In a loud voice they sang: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!" Leader: Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, forever and ever!" ALL: The four living creatures said, "Amen," and t he elders fell down and worshiped.

Morning Worship Service 9:00 a.m. October 25, 2009

Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost

** Glorifying God in Song Praise Him! Praise Him!

Hymn #173

** The Invocation

** The Apostles’ Creed

“I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.”

The First Scripture Lesson

Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar; so she said to Abram, "The LORD has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her." Abram agreed to what Sarai said. So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife. He slept with Hagar, and she conceived. When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress. Then Sarai said to Abram, "You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my servant in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the LORD judge between you and me." "Your servant is in your hands," Abram said. "Do with her whatever you think best." Then Sarai mistreated Hagar; so she fled from her. The angel of the LORD found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur. And he said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?" "I'm running away from my mistress Sarai," she answered. Then the angel of the LORD told her, "Go back to your mistress and submit to her." The angel added, "I will so increase your descendants that they will be too numerous to count." The angel of the LORD also said to her: "You are now with child and you will have a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard of your misery. He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers." She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: "You are the God who sees me," for she said, "I have now seen the One who sees me." That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered. So Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne. Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.

Genesis 16

The Confession of Our Sins and Assurance of Pardon

“Almighty God, who does freely pardon all who repent and turn to Him, now fulfill in every contrite heart the promise of redeeming grace; forgiving all our sins, and cleansing us from an evil conscience; through the perfect sacrifice of Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.”

The Second Scripture Lesson Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands, like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear. Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

I Peter 3:1-7

The Pastoral Prayer

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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, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

The Anthem Seminole Sanctuary Choir

Open the Eyes of My Heart/

Be Thou My Vision – arr. Hayes

Open the eyes of my heart, Lord, I want to see You. To see You high and lifted up, shining in the light of Your glory.

Pour out Your power and love as we sing, Holy, holy holy.

Be Thou my vision, O lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me save that Thou art: Thou my best thought, by day or by night,

Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.

** Offertory Hymn O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus!

Hymn #535

** Offertory Statement & Prayer of Dedication

But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us—see that you also excel in this grace of giving. I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.

II Corinthians 8:7-9

The Offertory A Mighty Fortress - arr. Hustad

PLEASE FILL OUT THE CONNECTION CARD IN THE BULLETIN

TO INDICATE YOUR ATTENDANCE.

** The Doxology

(Hymn # 731) Children K4 – K5 may be dismissed to Children’s Church.

The Message

Rev. John K. Keen, Senior Pastor

** Glorifying God in Song He Leadeth Me; O Blessed Thought

Hymn #600

** Benediction

Postlude A Mighty Fortress - Johann Gottfried Walter

** All who are able, please stand Copyrighted music used by permission - SPC CCLI License #167306

Seminole! Please make plans to join us at our Fall Fellowship Event NEXT Sunday, November 1 from 5:00 until approximately 8:00 pm at the St. Paul campus. Please bring a picnic side dish or dessert to share. The church will provide hamburgers/hotdogs (and the fixings) and drinks. Please RSVP for this event to jtoenes@seminolepca.org.

In addition to great fellowship, there will be team games (football; bocce ball; etc.) and a bonfire. And don’t forget your pumpkin for the pumpkin-carving contest!

(Help is still needed to make this event successful – hamburger chef, setup,

cleanup, etc. - contact Jackie Toenes if you can assist.)

Danny Dalton will be hosting a Youth New Member Class, to be held the weekend of November 6 through 8 at SPC’s office (the manse on the St. Paul campus). The format will be: 1) Friday November 6, from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (snacks provided); 2) Saturday November 7, from 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM (snacks provided); 3) Sunday November 8, from 12:15 PM - 2:45 PM (pizza lunch provided). Please contact Danny Dalton for further details: ddalton@seminolepca.org or 813.767.7016.

Welcome to Our Visitors

We welcome you in the name of Christ! You can find more information about us on our website at www.seminolepca.org. For questions or to share a prayer concern, call the office at 774-3881, ext. 700 or email us at: church@seminolepca.org.

Emergency Contact Number For Fridays If you have any urgent or emergency needs on Fridays, please feel free to contact Ruling Elder Chip Johnson at (813) 857-3915.

Deacons’ Mercy Line (813) 774-3881 , Ext. 744

If you or someone you know is in need of assistance, please call this church phone extension; a deacon generally checks the line daily.

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� Congratulations! Join us in rejoicing over the safe arrival David and Becky Goomes’ new son, Tavin Warren Goomes, who was brought into the world at 6:36pm, Wednesday October 21, 2009. He was 8lbs 11 ounces and 21 inches long.

� Lend a Hand – Church member Alina Sanchez needs some assistance moving

some appliances, furniture, and boxes out of one house to another and from a storage unit if time permits next Saturday, October 31 beginning at 10 AM. The address is: 13206 Burnes Lake Drive Tampa, Fl 33612. Dollies/utility dollies are needed. Please contact Alina for more information and/or to volunteer at: 813.748.9881

� This Evening: the Area Wide PCA Reformation Day Worship Service will be

held at Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church, located at 350 S. Hyde Park Ave, Tampa FL, tonight at 6:00 PM. Preaching will be new USF RUF Campus Minister, Jeff Lee; an offering will be taken for the RUF Ministry at USF. Each family is also asked to bring a plate of refreshments to share. For directions or more information, please visit www.holytrinitypca.org or contact Steve Casselli at s.casselli@verizon.net or Dustyn Eudaly at d.eudaly@verizon.net.

� Ladies Bible Study - There are two groups studying How People Change: 1)

Tuesday evening group, at the Keen’s home from 7:30 to 9:00 PM, and 2) Thursday morning group, in Room 108 of the Snyder/education building from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Both groups will study the same material and track together; just pick which is more convenient to your schedule. Call Diane Keen for more details on the evening study (813.758.7177) or Jamie Dalton for more details on the day study (863.326.5239).

� Seniors Covenant Group – If you are a Senior Citizen, please consider joining

SPC’s Senior Covenant Group which meets every Friday at 10:00 AM in Room 108 (Conference Room) in the Snyder/Education Building. The objective of the group is to fellowship, study God's word, and pray. The group also sends cards to members and friends of SPC’s congregation as appropriate for various life events. Contact Larry Dickey for more information: 813.695.3173.

� In Christian Sympathy – Please keep Servy & Raquel Fernandez’ family lifted up

in prayer as they grieve the loss of Servy’s father, Servando Fernandez, who went to be with His Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at the age of 84. A memorial service was held on Sunday, October 18, 2009 in his honor.

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Welcome Jeff Lee, RUF Minister at USF! We are privileged to welcome Jeff Lee, his wife Jenny and their newborn Jake Thomas (born 9/23/09), here to Tampa as the new Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) minister at the University of South Florida. One small way we can help Jeff and serve the college students at USF is to provide food for the Tuesday night meetings. Currently we are signed up to help on two upcoming dates. To offer your help, please contact Danny Dalton or one of the following people listed below: October 27: Ken & Susan Smith November 24: Gregg Quick

Birthdays

Marilyn Quick 10/4 Kerri Connolly 10/4

Johnny Fellows 10/5 Allene Cawley 10/5

Randa Gravanti 10/6 Logan Bolanos 10/17 Brian Waugh 10/21 Cindy Quick 10/22

Adrienne Lambers 10/23

Amanda Waugh 10/23 Casey Waugh 10/24

Danielle Bolanos 10/25 Tommy Kaiser 10/27

Amarnath Boodoosingh 10/28 Deana Johnson 10/29 Becky Groomes 10/29

Augustina Livesay 10/30

Anniversaries

Norman & Martha Thompson 10/5 Bill & Ruth Alboth 10/15

Bryan & Jackie Toenes 10/17 Ralph & Sheila Colbert 10/19

Rick & Rebekah Brownlee 10/24

October Birthdays & Anniversaries

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Children & Youth Sunday School

Sunday School Class Teacher(s) Class Room

Ages 2-3 / Toddlers Bev Thomson w/ Alina Sanchez

#115

Ages 4-5 / K4-K5 Tami Pothoven and Jane Lambers

#111

Ages 6-8 / 1st – 3rd Grade

Debbie Vincent w/ Jamie Dalton

#109

Ages 9-10 / 4th-5th Grade

Alex & Kelly Fernandez #107

Jr. High / 6th-8th Grade Danny Dalton #105

Sr. High / 9th – 12th Grade

Ben Lambers #101

Youth Small Groups (Evenings) Additionally, for the youth (MS & HS) on Sunday evenings, there are small groups from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the home of Servy & Raquel Fernandez. The groups are studying: � The Person of Jesus - How did Jesus react to people and

situations? And what does that communicate about love? In this excellent study we will take an in-depth look at love by focusing on the one truly good man, Jesus of Nazareth. Specifically, this fall semester we will look closely at the compassion of Jesus and explore the enemies of compassion such as judging, self-righteousness and legalism. This study is equally suited to discipling believers and helping non-believers discover the beauty of Jesus. Therefore, let’s sit at the feet of Jesus as the Holy Spirit ignites, rekindles, or fans the flame of our joy of knowing Jesus.

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Adult Sunday School Walden Class: Judges, Part III - Room 108 Teacher: Bill Earnest Welcome to the Walden Adult Sunday School class. Don't leave after church service this morning; come join your brothers and sisters in Christ for fellowship time in the Snyder building followed by a great experience in Bible study. Today we will discuss how God used the telling of a 1/2 truth by men, and a terrible war, to bring mercy to a rebellious nation. The book of Judges is about "Judgment" and God is a just God. Some times His judgments are terrible and difficult for us to study. However it has been said: "It is much better to be scared out of Hell by accounts of God's judgment than for Satan to usher you in on a peaceful cloud of apathy! Join us in room 108; it will make your day! Studying Scripture – Room 102 Teacher: Joe DeNitto Have you ever had problems understanding God’s Word? When you come to a passage in the Bible that confuses you, do you tend to read past it? Would you like to have more tools to assist you in your Bible study? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this class is for you. In this class we will learn many ways to faithfully study the scriptures. We will apply these techniques to scripture passages, so that very practical methods will be developed for your study. Easy, medium and difficult scripture passages will be studied throughout the class. Participating in this class could change the way you read, think about & understand the Bible. Please join us in Room 102 each Sunday morning. Exploring Church Membership Class – Room 100 Teacher: Randy Johnson What is the church? What does it mean to be a member of a church, and specifically this church-Seminole PCA? Join Ruling Elder Randy Johnson in Room 100 where he will be answering these questions and many more about membership. Please note: attending this ten week class does not require that one become a member, but this class or its equivalent is required for membership.

SUNDAY: Morning Worship, 9:00 am Fellowship Time, 10:15 am Sunday School, 10:45 am

` Area Wide PCA Reformation Day Worship Service @ Holy Trinity, 6 pm TUEDAY: Ladies Bible Study @ Keen’s home; 7:30 pm RUF/Snack Ministry

WEDNESDAY: Choir Practice, 7:30 pm THURSDAY: Ladies Bible Study @ St. Paul LC Room 108; 10:00 am Deacons’ Meeting, 7 pm FRIDAY: Seniors Covenant Group, 10 am

November 1: SPC Fall Fellowship, 5:00 PM

SEMINOLE AT WORK AND WORSHIP Last Sunday’s Attendance: 136

Last Sunday’s Offering: $5,586.00

For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. 2 Cor. 8:12

This Week at SPC ~ October 25 – October 31

Coming Events

Children’s Worship Volunteers

Teacher Helper Banner Bearer Today: Alina Sanchez Amanda Waugh Ashley Johnson Next Week: Laura Strickland Ross Edwards Patrick Chang Nov. 8 Andrea Cawley Kendall Melendi Noah Koehler

Children’s Church for children in K4/K5 meets in Room 111.

Nursery Volunteers

Today: Brittany Connolly Next Week: Grace Keen Nov. 8 Shannon Pothoven

Coffee Volunteers

Today: Larry Dickey Next Week: Randa Gravanti Nov. 8 Ron & Marilyn Quick

Volunteers

If you are unable to work your scheduled Sunday, please find someone to fill in for you prior to the date you are scheduled to work.

Pray for those who are sick or are recovering from illness: � Martha Thompson (leukemia) � Jon Irwin (MD) � Mercedes Fernandez (Servy Fernandez’ mother; various health issues) � Ida Masco (mother of Mary Earnest; pancreatic cancer) � Rev. Ben Alvira (Delie Koehler’s father; back surgery recovery) � Stephen Dickey (Larry’s Dickey’s son; back surgery recovery) � Ruth Gallup Pray for those seeking employment or better employment:

� Elaine Crescent � Amarnath Boodoosingh � Servy Fernandez Pray for our missionaries:

� Don & Judy Vander Ploeg, Wycliffe/JAARS in Papua New Guinea � Marc & Aline Mailloux, Mission to the World - ministry to French

speaking people in South Florida and the Caribbean � Dave Hawes, Navigators – training and development Prayer / Praise: � Praise for the safe delivery of David & Becky Groomes new son, Tavin � Pray for the Dalton’s Winter Haven home to sell quickly

E-mail: prayer-list@lists.seminolepca.org

Prayer Requests