Friday, April 24, 2020

Order of Worship for 26 April 2020


Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Online Worship Service
26 April 2020


Invocation

Worship in Song

Children’s Songs

Proclamation of the Good News

Memory Verse

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Memory Verse Maintenance
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
Worship Warmup

God Loves You – Love One Another
As for me and my house we will serve the Lord
He is risen.  He is risen indeed.

Prayers of the People

Offering Reminder & Blessing

Message

Benediction

Closing:  He is Lord

Friday, April 17, 2020

Order of Worship for 19 April 2020


Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Online Worship Service
19 April 2020


Invocation

Worship in Song

Proclamation of the Good News
John 3:16-17

Memory Verse

Blessed are the peacemakers,
    for they will be called children of God.
 Matthew 5:9 NIV

Memory Verse Maintenance
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV
Worship Warmup

God Loves You – Love One Another
As for me and my house we will serve the Lord
He is risen.  He is risen indeed.


Prayers of the People

Offering Reminder & Blessing

Message

Benediction

Closing:  He is Lord

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Order of Worship for 12 April 2020 - Celebrating Resurrection


Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Online Worship Service
Celebrating Resurrection
12 April 2020


Invocation

Worship in Song

Proclamation of the Good News

Memory Verse

        The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.  He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.


Worship Warmup

God Loves You – Love One Another
As for me and my house we will serve the Lord
He is risen.  He is risen indeed.
I am crucified with Christ.  Christ lives in me.

Prayers of the People

Offering Reminder & Blessing

Message

Benediction

Closing:  He is Lord

Friday, April 10, 2020

COVID-19 Message


Why do you guys still have a COVID-19 message?  Because someone might ask the same question and follow the link to this page. So what do we have to say about COVID over 4 years later?

Everything seems more difficult since COVID, but we do the difficult every day. The impossible takes a little longer but the Lord will accomplish his purposes through us.

Whether you thought COVID-19 was the worst plague ever or the biggest political coup ever, the church is still in the business of sharing the good news and making disciples. The world will be the world but we are called to call people into the Kingdom of God.

Our counsel here is simple. Use the sound mind that God gave us to make decisions concerning your health and the health of your family.

We know that by the blood of Jesus, we are healed, but we still take the time to make considered and sound choices about living in this world in the here and now. 

The short version is that COVID has no impact on our worship and service. Perhaps we learned a few lessons as a people that might serve us well going forward.

If you are sick, stay home.
If your kids are sick, don't send them to school or to church services.
It doesn't matter how many vaccines you take, only the blood of Jesus can vaccinate you from sin and death.
It's much easier to navigate a pandemic or plandemic if you already belong to and are active in a family of faith. 

We are dealing now with some unintended consequences of how to deal with COVID.

People have become used to being more distant.
Fewer people want to work to provide for their families.
We seem to double-check the toilet paper supply more often.
Some gravitate to the watch-at-home model for Sunday worship. Know that this is no substitute for gathering in the assembly as we have been cautioned not to cease. 


And some truth has been revealed about the education system in this nation.

People from all walks of life now know how to misuse the word mitigate
We have not educated people how to think and they are most vulnerable to accepting being told what to think. 



Monday, April 6, 2020

Update - 6 April 2020


I will do my best to keep you updated but not inundated with information during this time when we see each other less than we did a month ago.

We will have a simple Sunrise service this Sunday.  It will be prayer and the reading of John 20.

If the weather and wind (can make sound inaudible) permit, it will be in front of the cross facing the sunrise.  It’s important to have something to remember that it was early on that first day that the women found the tomb to be empty. We can skip the shock they felt at first and go straight to joy.  We can sing in our hearts, Christ the Lord is Risen Today, Alleluia.

Weather in Oklahoma is usually overcast or rainy at this time, at least it has been that way for most of the past decade, so the alternate plan is to pray and read John 20 from the pulpit.

Whichever it is, it will be a Facebook Live broadcast on the church Facebook page.  Like the page and it will notify you when we go live.

We will have our full 11 am service on Facebook Live as well.


We will not have a come and go communion on Maundy Thursday.  I am working on a drive-through communion sometime in April.  More on that later.  We will find a way to celebrate the Lord’s Supper.  If you can’t make the drive through, I can stop by and deliver the elements and the words of the institution at your front door.  If you can’t make our scheduled service, talk to your elder who is shepherding you through this time so I will know who I need to come and see.

We will not have the community services that we normally have during Holy Week.  We will make an announcement if anyone would like to make an offering to the Ministerial Alliance, they may send it to:  


MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE
 PO Box 142,
Burns Flat OK 73624

Daily reading for this week is the second Chapter of John.  If you have kids that are homeschooling, add it to the curriculum. 

We are publishing our tithes and offerings totals on the church website for this unique period.  These things are something that is between you and God, but the church leadership always accounts to you as the congregation whatever gifts have come in.  These are total amounts like you would see posted in the back of the sanctuary.

As of right now, we still plan to have our session meeting on 19 April 2020.  We may adjust based on conditions at that time.

That’s it for now.

This is a good time to carry Proverbs 3:5-6 with us wherever we go.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

More later.

Blessings to all!

Tithes and Offerings during the Online Service period

OFFERINGS

These are the offerings during the Online Services time.  While tithes and offerings are something that is between the Lord and you; the church has always posted the weekly offerings.  This was normally in the back of the sanctuary.  Now it is here.

29 March 2020 - $791
 5 April 2020 - $2800
 6 April 2020 - $20 for Goat & 2 Chickens
12 April 2020 - $2515
19 April 2020 - $2109
26 April 2020 - $655
  3 May 2020 - $1100
10 May 2020 - Doors open for onsite worship.  Online model continues.
10  May 2020 - $53 for Martha (Wold Vision)
10 May 2020 - $2150
17 May 2020 - $2060

Online posting ceased.  Offering totals posted in the sanctuary each week.


Offerings may be mailed to Burns Flat CPC, PIO Box 8, Burns Flat OK 73624 or dropped by the church when Tom is in the office.  You may want to call 562-4706 ahead of time if you plan to stop by and you don't want to be out much.  Tom may be in even if you don't see his car.


Saturday, April 4, 2020

Shepherding List




Tom Spence
Delp, Phil, Chrissy
Ellis, Rick, Dana
Stegall, Garrett, Laci, Gage, Emma
Stegall, Gerald, Kathy
Wascom, Robert, Linda

Dana Ellis
Ferkins, Mandy
Ferrari, Rudy, Lynn
Gather, Winnie
Hendrix, James, Wanita
Hixon, Wes
Horne, Katy
Hose, Carl, Marcee, Seth, Ethan, Caleb,   Ireland
Price, Erick, Brenda
Stuart, Pat
Wall, Tommy, Kim
Those who attended in the past
Bookout, Raylee, Ransom
Gearhart, Andy, Ebony, Andrea, Wyatt, Jason
Lara, Arturo
Leftwich, Colleen, Shane
Leftwich, Madeline
Lowery, Shirley

  
Robert Wascom
Armstrong, Henry, Nicole, Nathan,  Natalee
Collins, Tom, Sheila
Dunn, Chuck
Hite, Gayla
Kircher, Diana, Antonio, Niasia
Rush, Danny, Amanda, Robert
Spence, Anne
Spence, Libby, Logan
Thompson, Joe, Dyanne, Jolene
Underwood, Brandon, Angel

Those who attended in the past
Callahan, Alice
Corbett/Snodgrass, Amanda, John
Spence, Chris, Courtney, Levi, Lanny
Spence, Heather
Stevens, Erin
Strain, Meladie, Kirstyn

Phil Delp
Bond, Darron, Candace, Lauren, Camryn
Davis, Jeff, Terri
Delp, Dillon, Kenzie, Nash, Clyde
Delp, Ethan, Amber, Easton, ???
Delp, Pam
Larson, Nathan – Davis, Karli, Rylee, Hunter
Murray, Darryl, Carolyn
Reeves, Patsy
Reeves, Rick, Vicki
Reeves, Ricky

Those who attended in the past
Delp, Joel, Jordan, Tigger, Karsyn,  Adalyn
Hendrix,Chad and Holly Clanahan
Price, Chris, Kathie
Price, Dan & Ruth Schweizer
Tuck, George, Judy
Williams, Clyde
Williams, Michael, Christy, Kyler, Dalton

Garrett Stegall
Alexander, Karen
Ankney, Jon
Baker, (children) Aurora, Kaden, Draven, Zarick
Corley, James Sr.
Donaldson, Aaron, Rochell, Megan,
 Kalie, Triston, Evan
Dorman, Tony, Shanna
Hines, Carol Lee, Jerry
Hunt, Aaron, James, Irvin, Monty and Jeanice
McDearmond, Jeanie, Joanna, Remington
Plaza, Robert, Kristy, Alexis, Robert Jr., Joseph
Schneberger, Brian, Lori, Lilly, Grace, Luke, Faith
Simmons, Tyler, Desarae, Avery

Those who attended in the past
Kemp, Bobby, Carissa, Nicholas, Logan, Brody, Ransik, Emalyn
Pipkin, Justin
Shorter, Michael, Taryn, John, Andrew, Grace, Hannah


Kathy Stegall
Caswell, Bobby, Dana
Chilton, Rodney, Donna
Davis, Angela (mother of Tinko Davis)
Denbo, Kristy, Kylie, Kaitlyn, Keaton
Kiser, Paul (and parents)
McConnell, Samuel (Levi)
Piguet, Alisha & boyfriend Tinko Davis
Reukauf, Meranda, Madison, Jessica, Chloe
Rodriguiz, Elena (boyfriend Ricky & Conner, Haiden)
Walker, Derrick, Kendra, Dylan, Dakota,
 Dawson, Drew
Walker, Larry, Laura
Walton, Kyler, Charity, Liam, Vincent, Kyra, Alex

Those who attended in the past
Black, Sharon
Chilton, Kyler, Rachel, Isaiah, Khloe’
Mulkey, Don
Patton, Steven, Martha, Nevaeh, Christopher, Wyatt, Chloe
Yates, Shelton, Macey, Addison, Ariana

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Order of Worship for 5 April 2020 - Palm Sunday


Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Online Worship Service
5 April 2020


Invocation

Worship in Song


Memory Verse

Blessed are the pure in heart,
    for they will see God.

 Matthew 5:8  NIV

Worship Warmup

God Loves You – Love One Another
As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

Prayers of the People

Offering Reminder & Blessing

Message

Benediction

Closing:  Step by Step