Sunday, September 8, 2024

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Bible Read-Along

Starting September 9th

A collection of sixty-six books, 2000-3000+ years old. Filled with famous words and stories, hard words and strange stories. The most widely published literature in the world, regarded as sacred by billions, yet surprisingly infrequently read. That’s the Bible: familiar and mysterious, revered and neglected. This fall and through 2024–25 TCBC is offering everyone the opportunity to dispel the mystery and overcome the neglect. Starting September 9, we’ll invite everyone to join a year-long journey of Bible reading. You can choose to read the entire Bible in a year (about three to five chapters per day), the entire New Testament in a year (about two chapters per day or less), or one hundred key passages in a year (about two chapters a week). You’ll have support with short instructional videos, “catch-up tools,” and the fellowship of fellow readers making the same journey. Following Jesus means internalizing the story of Scripture in which Jesus is the center. Plan now to select a plan and read together.

Faithful & True

Sundays 6-7:30pm, starting September 15
Living faithfully in regard to sex is an enormous challenge. Our sexuality has great potential but when misdirected brings great peril. To address this challenge, TCBC invites men ages 18 and up to participate in the Faithful & True curriculum. Faithful & True focuses on re-learning what it means to be a sexual being, understanding holistic sexual health from God’s perspective and overcoming destructive sexual behaviors. Participants will grow as they study a well-designed workbook, receive sound biblical instruction, and share with other men for understanding and accountability. Everything is confidential. For more information or to indicate your desire to participate, please email Pastor Jon (jweatherly@tcbc.cc).

Today’s Announcements

Welcome Lunch

September 8

As we come back together at campus & community, let’s celebrate the returning of the students with some delicious food! Students, come and enjoy some food and meet our community members. Community members, come to meet and welcome students back to campus!

Christmas Play Auditions

Sept. 21 and 22, 2 p.m.

While it may seem too early to be talking about Christmas, we’re doing it anyway. We are performing a 30 minute play in Dec. The cast is 2 women and 2 men. We will be holding auditions on both Saturday & Sunday, however you only need to come to one. As we have done before, please prepare a minute long reading/monologue/scripture/poem. Be prepared to do a cold reading as well as read with others auditioning. To express interest go to tcbc.cc/connect or for questions, reach out to Jenna Buettler (jbeuttler@tcbc.cc).

Survey

September 8 through September 30
Over the last year in our church we focused on cultivating TCBC as a Loving Community. Even as we target Discipleship as this year’s ministry focus, we are still committed to growing as a Loving Community. We are launching a church-wide survey in conjunction with one of our behavioral science professors at the U of I, Brenda Straka, to learn how our Loving Community initiatives have impacted our congregation. But this is not a survey to find out “How did we do?”, our concern is rather, ‘How are you doing?’ We want to know how you are engaging and experiencing community in TCBC as well as learn about other aspects of your life and walk with Christ. This survey will be anonymous, and will launch on Sunday, September 8 and will remain open until Sept. 30. If you have been a part of our congregation within the last year, we hope that you will consider taking this less-than-20-minute survey. This will help our church leadership know how to provide or adjust ministry to help you grow in community and in Christ. This will also benefit research in the under-explored arena of faith communities.

Order of Service

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Welcome

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Service Participants

Lead Pastor: Bryan Scott

Service Host: Theresa Gabel

Worship: Leah Avila, Kathryn Huang, Cayla Risinger, Betsy Alderman, Philip Renkert

Congregational Prayer: Bryan Scott

Call to Worship: Revelation 5:11-13

Leader: Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice,

People: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”

Leader: And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,

ALL: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”

Song of Worship: Only A God Like You

Verse 1
For the praises of man
I will never ever stand
For the kingdoms of this world
I’ll never give my heart away
Or shout my praise
My allegiance and devotion
My heart’s desire and all emotion
Go to serve the Man
Who died upon that tree

Chorus
Only a God like You
Could be worthy of my praise
And all my hope and faith
To only a King of all kings
Do I bow my knee and sing
Give my ev’rything
Only a God like You
Could be worthy of my praise
And all my hope and faith
To only a King of all kings
Do I bow my knee and sing
Give my ev’rything
To only my Maker my Father my Savior
Redeemer Restorer Rebuilder Rewarder
To only a God like You
Do I give my praise

Bridge
Only a God like You
Only a God like You
Only a God like You

Ending
To only my Maker
My Father my Savior
Redeemer Restorer
Rebuilder Rewarder
To only a God like You
Do I give my praise

Song of Worship: Open The Eyes Of My Heart

Chorus
Open the eyes of my heart Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You
I want to see You

Verse
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

Bridge
Holy holy holy
Holy holy holy
Holy holy holy
I want to see You

Greeting Time

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Welcome & Announcements

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Congregational Prayer

Message

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Isaiah 6:1-13

1In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory!”
4And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”
6Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”
8And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” 9And he said, “Go, and say to this people:
“‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand;
keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’
10 Make the heart of this people dull,
and their ears heavy,
and blind their eyes;
lest they see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”
11Then I said, “How long, O Lord?”
And he said:
“Until cities lie waste
without inhabitant,
and houses without people,
and the land is a desolate waste,
12and the Lord removes people far away,
and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.
13 And though a tenth remain in it,
it will be burned again,
like a terebinth or an oak,
whose stump remains
when it is felled.”
The holy seed is its stump.

Taking the Offering

Song of Worship: I See The Lord

Verse
I see the Lord
Seated on the throne exalted
And the train of His robe
Fills the temple with glory
And the whole earth is filled
And the whole earth is filled
And the whole earth is filled
With His glory

Chorus
Holy holy holy holy
Holy is the Lord
Holy holy holy holy
Holy is the Lord of lords

Song of Worship: I Give Myself Away

Chorus
I give myself away
I give myself away
So You can use me
(REPEAT)

Verse 1
Here I am
Here I stand
Lord my life is in Your hands
Lord I’m longing to see
Your desires revealed in me

Verse 2
Take my heart
Take my life
As a living sacrifice
All my dreams
All my plans
Lord I place them in Your hands

Bridge
My life is not my own
To You I belong
I give myself
I give myself to You
(REPEAT)

Benediction

Doxology

Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise him all creatures here below;
Praise him above, ye heav’nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.