Ponce Worship Bulletin | February 20th 2022

ANNOUNCEMENTS

DUE TO THE CITY-WIDE MASK MANDATE, PONCE WILL NOW REQUIRE INDIVIDUALS TO WEAR MASKS

UPCOMING PONCE NOMINATIONS
As members of the Body of Christ, we have a great privilege and responsibility to participate in the nomination and election of the leaders of Christ's Church. This process is important because it is a means by which Christ designates who will shepherd His flock into greater maturity until He returns. Therefore, it is the duty of our present Session to inform you of your upcoming opportunity and duty to participate in this process. As such, nominations for deacon and elder will begin on Feb. 27th and will end on March 27th. Qualifications for both offices can be located in Titus 1:5-9 & 1 Timothy 1:1-13. Please prayerfully read these biblical criteria as you consider who amongst our members you would like to nominate for either elder or deacon. An online mechanism will be made available for all of our members to see who is eligible for these offices and to make their nominations known. Following March 27th, the Ponce Session will inform the various nominees of their nomination and will engage them to ascertain their interest, inform them of the process of discernment, and prayerfully discuss their eligibility for the office. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Staff or Session and we will be glad to help.

FEBRUARY SUNDAY SCHOOL SERIES: WORK | 9:20 AM
Due to the Publix Race on 2/27, the last SS class will be postponed until 3/6.

SURVEY NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRY FOLLOW-UP WITH HACE | 2.27 Thanks to the many of you who filled out the recent survey about ministry to neighbors experiencing homelessness or other material needs! As we continue planning, we want to invite everyone who filled out the survey (and those who did not but are still interested!) to a brief meeting after church on February 27. Please join us to dream, plan and pray about how God might have us serve our neighbors!

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES | 3.2 | 12PM + 6PM Details to come.

CITYWIDE PRAYER SERVICE | 3.6 Ponce Church is in the process of massaging into our DNA the spiritual practice of prayer. Our desire is to develop Ponce Church into a House of Prayer, where God's people are communing, enjoying, and glorifying our Triune God together. As many of you know, we have started nearly 13 prayer cells throughout the church, with more to start in the near future. However, we are not the only churches in the city pursuing this dimension of growth. In fact, we will be joining 5 other midtown churches on Sunday, March 6th for an evening of worship and prayer. This will be a wonderful time of worship, fellowship, and prayer with some of our sister churches who are also seeking to make their churches Houses of Prayer for the glory of God and the growth of His kingdom in Atlanta. Please join us for this special night. More information will be forthcoming.

MEMBERSHIP ORIENTATION | 3.12 Let Hace know if you are interested.  

SIMEON TRUST MARCH WORKSHOP | 3.17-19 Women of Ponce, are you interested in learning more about how to study the Bible? If so, consider attending a Simeon Trust Workshop to be held in Atlanta March 17th-19th. This is an opportunity to learn how to study the Bible with a focus on the Epistles (1 Peter) from a gospel-centered perspective. See details here: https://simeontrust.org/workshop/atlanta-2022-women/

GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE | 4.15 | 7 PM

PARKING If you are a member or regular attender, please do not park in the parking lot. Please park along the back wall at the BP, along the street on Ponce and Piedmont, or at Fastsigns across from Publix. See this map for more reference. 

WELCOME  

INVOCATION

CALL TO WORSHIP

”Ancient of Days”

Blessing and Honor

Glory and Power

Be unto the ancient of days

From every nation

All of creation

Bow before the ancient of days

Every tongue in heaven and earth

Shall declare Your glory

Every knee shall bow at Your throne

In worship

You will be exalted, oh God

And Your kingdom shall not pass away

Oh ancient of days

Your kingdom shall reign over all the earth)

Sing unto the ancient of days

For none can compare to Your matchless worth

Sing unto the ancient of days

Every tongue in heaven and earth

Shall declare Your glory

Every knee shall bow at Your throne

In worship

You will be exalted oh God (our Lord)

And Your kingdom shall not pass away

Oh ancient of days

“Great Is The Lord”

Verse 1

Sing great is the Lord, my Conqueror

He has never failed me yet

Through all my trials, tribulations He will deliver

He's the greatest One, He's God

Great is the Lord, my Conqueror

(He's never failed) He has never failed me yet

(Through all my trails) Through all my trials, tribulations He will deliver

The greatest One, He's God

Verse 2

Great is the Lord, He's my Comforter

He has never left me yet

In all my days I've never seen the righteous forsaken

He's the greatest One, He's God

Great is the Lord, my Comforter

He has never left me yet

In all my days I've never seen the righteous forsaken

The greatest One, He's God

Verse 3

Yeah, great is the Lord, He's my Warrior

And He has never lost one yet

The Enemy comes like a flood but He raises the standard

He's the greatest One, He's God

Great is the Lord, my Warrior

(He's never lost one) He has never lost one yet

The Enemy comes like a flood but He raises the standard

He's the greatest One, He's God

Chorus

Great is the Lord

Great is the Lord

“Isaiah Song”

This is the Word of the Lord, your Creator

I am the God who stood before the world was framed

I am the First, the Last, and everything between

I hold your future, who could know these things but Me?

So don't fear

I will be Your song

Chorus

Sing, sing, oh barren l and

Water is coming to the thirsty

Though you are empty, I am the well

Draw from Me, I will provide

This is the Word of the Lord, your Creator

I stand from age to age, the Ancient of Days

I am the Holy One, the Fairest of Ten Thousand

And all who call upon My name they shall be saved

Pre-Chorus

So don't fear

I will be Your song

Chorus

Bridge

Cause I'm a river in the desert

Pouring My Spirit on the broken

Giving beauty for your ashes

Joy for your sadness Heavens Open

Heavens open

He's making ways in the wilderness

He's making rivers in the desert

You’re making ways in the wilderness

You’re making rivers in the desert

You are the way in the wilderness

You are the river in the desert

Children's Church Dismissal + Blessing*

*(Children 3 years old - Kindergarten)

PASTORAL PRAYER

SERMON TEXT | 1 PETER 3:18-22 ESV

18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, 20 because they formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water. 21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.

SERMON | Rev. T. Wills

Title: “Suffering In Light of Eternity: The Gospel Template"

TITHES + OFFERINGS*

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*Parents can pick up their children from Children’s Church

“I Wonder”

At the stars in the night, I wonder

At Your lightning in the sky, I shudder

Your glory is a blanket that covers

Every living thing

I'm in awe at the majesty of who You are

Your love is a seal burnt inside my heart

All of the day I want to be where You are

Holy Father

Pre-Chorus

And it feels like there's not enough praise inside of me

With all these words, all my heart can sing is holy

You are holy

Chorus 1

Jesus Christ

You bled Your love, laid down Yourself

And gave me life

In naked shame You hung and You were lifted high

Here I lay in awe and wonder

Chorus 2

I am afraid

For no one's ever sacrificed and loved me this way

So on my face I fall under Your heavy grace

Here I lay in awe and wonder

And I wonder

COMMUNION

“God Is Good”

May your struggles keep you  near the cross 

And may your troubles show that  you need God 

And may your battles end the  way they should 

And may your bad days prove that  God is good 

And may your whole life prove that  God is good

BENEDICTION

COMMUNITY GROUPS

Sunday:

Monday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

*cc (child friendly)

 

CHURCH STAFF

ELDERS

  • Matthew Brittingham

  • Jay Duff

  • Aaron Eide

  • Phil Ellen

  • Pat Pickren

DEACONS

  • Katelyn DiGioia

  • Jonathan DiGioia

  • Jon Gilliam

  • Charlton Hughes

  • Chris Sobata