Church Staff The church office may be reached at (803) 732-2273.

Amy Reynolds ............... amy@sapc.net ................. x1717 Associate Director of Worship & Arts Bob Bryant .................... bob@sapc.net .................. x1704 Assistant Pastor Cindy Rife ...................... cindy@sapc.net ................ x1711 Financial Administrator Dale Welden .................. welden@sapc.net ............. x1718 Senior Pastor Frankie Watson ............. frankie@sapc.net ............. x1699 Director of Women’s Ministries Jason Hunt .................... jason@sapc.net ............... x1702 Assistant Pastor Jeanette Simpson .......... jeanette@sapc.net ........... x1714 Director of Children's Ministries Jomona Williamson ...... music@sapc.net ............... x1716 Worship & Arts Administrator Marc Rattray ................. marc@sapc.net ................ x1708 Director of Ministries and Worship & Arts Mary Dale Morgan ......... marydale@sapc.net .......... x1703 Ministry Support Coordinator Paul Reynolds ............... paul@sapc.net ................. x1720 Facilities Manager Rebecca Marchman ....... rebecca@sapc.net ............ x1697 Youth Ministry Associate & Media Administrator Sylvia Butler .................. sylvia@sapc.net ............... x1718 Front Desk Receptionist

Session Ralph Blackwell ....... ralphblackwell@sc.rr.com ....... 608-8440

David Brent ............ david@trusslink.com ............. 227-9728

Bryan Clifton .......... admin@sapc.net ................... 513-0127

Ted Gantt ............... agantt@sc.rr.com.................. 530-4205

David Layman ........ coupondad@gmail.com .......... 394-6240

Larry Mack ............. lmack@lmackonline.com ........ 413-4561

DuPree McKenzie .... .... 917-7971

Jody Mills ............... jmillsdd@gmail.com .............. 788-2345

Marc Rattray........... marc@sapc.net ..................... 407-2251

Burk Suits .............. burksuits@yahoo.com ............ 605-2112

Jeff Warren ............ jeff@warrenforensics.com ...... 413-0202

The Lord’s Day February 9, 2020

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths. —Proverbs 3:5-6, ESV

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Welcome to Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church

We are glad to have you worship with us today. If something you encounter while you are here moves you to want to know more, there are always leaders up front near the platform at the end of the service to talk to you, pray with you, and help you in any way they can. Pastor Welden will also be greeting at the front door. Let us know if this is your first visit, and if you would like more information about SAPC.

All Those in Attendance Today are asked to complete the tear-off

card on the back of this worship guide. The cards may be placed in the offering basket or handed to an usher after the service.

Available for Your Children Our ushers are available to assist you with any of the following:

• Nursing Room: A room is available on the first floor (#104) for nursing mothers.

• Nursery: A fully-staffed nursery for children younger than K4 is available on the first floor.

• Children’s Worship: Children in K4 & K5 will be invited to children’s worship at an appropriate point in the service (indicated in the order of worship). They will use the exit to the front right of the sanctuary.

• Children’s Bulletins: Age-appropriate children’s bulletins are available in the sanctuary lobby.

For Your Comfort: Elevators are located outside the double doors on both sides of the front of the sanctuary. To help all participate fully in the service, amplification devices are available by request from an usher. Restrooms may be found at the back of the sanctuary or out the double doors at the front right of the sanctuary.

Digital Devices If you have brought a digital device into today’s service, please take a moment to make sure you have turned it off, or to vibrate, so that we may all worship without interruption.

Sermons: If you’d like to listen to the sermon again or listen to one you’ve missed, you may sign up for our podcast, listen online (sapc.net) or request a CD by contacting Jomona Williamson in the Worship & Arts Ministry office (music@sapc.net, 803-888-1716).

Prayer Updates, Announcements, and our Senior Pastor’s Weekly Newsletter are sent out during the week by email. If you are not receiving these updates and would like to, please supply your email address on the response card on the back page and indicate “Engage” (the name of the communication).

The SAPC Offices are open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except for Friday, when offices close at 2:00 p.m.

For Emergency Pastoral Care during non-office hours, call 803-318-6136.

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Response Card February 9, 2020

Costs: Adults $7, children $3 (10/under), fam max $20 (parents+children 18/under)

Chinese Culture Night

❑ I am/we are coming!

Please list your name(s) above and indicate below:

Costs: Adults $7, children $3 (10/under),

fam max $20 (parents+children 18/under)

Membership Class

❑ I/we would like to

attend the Membership

Class beginning in March.

Please list your name(s)

above and best phone and

email below:

________________________

________________________

ACTIVITIES CALENDAR Sunday, February 9: Psalm 57 8:45 AM Kingdom-Focused Prayer, Conference Room 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Growth Classes 10:30 AM Worship Service, Sanctuary 1:30 PM Session Meets, Conference Room 4:00 PM Praise Ensemble Rehearsal, Choir Room 5:30 PM SAPC Youth Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room 5:30 PM Community Groups 6:30 PM Youth Praise Team Reh, Youth Worship Rm

Monday, February 10: Job 9 & Acts 14 5:45 PM LAMP Class, Conference Room 6:30 PM Praise Moves Exercise Class, #203

Tuesday, February 11: Job 10 & Acts 15 6:30 AM Men’s Study: James, Conference Room 9:00 AM Staff Meeting, Conference Room 10:00 AM Women’s Study: Christiana’s Story, #206 10:00 AM Women’s Study: Ephesians, #301 11:15 AM Praise Moves Exercise Class, #203 12:00 PM Praise Moves Exercise Class, #203 5:30 PM Handbell Choir 2 Rehearsal, Handbell Room 5:45 PM LAMP Class, Conference Room

Wednesday, February 12: Job 11 & Acts 16 5:00 PM Kingdom-Focused Prayer, #204 5:30 PM D-Night Dinner, Served until 6:30 p.m. Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Green Beans, Cornbread, Salad Bar, Spice Cake 5:50 PM Handbell Choir 1 Rehearsal, Handbell Room 6:00 PM Youth Group, Youth Area 6:15 PM Children’s Choir & Activities 6:30 PM Adult Growth Classes 6:30 PM Grief Recovery, #304 6:30 PM Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room

Thursday, February 13: Job 12 & Acts 17 9:30 AM Heart to Hands Sewing Ministry, #308 1:30 PM Knit, Crochet, & Pray Ministry, #208 11:45 AM Joy Bunch Lunch, British Bulldog, 1220 Bower Pkwy E-10, Columbia Friday, February 14: Job 13 & Acts 18

Saturday, February 15: Job 14 & Acts 19 8:00 AM Men’s Study, Conference Room

Sunday, February 16: Psalm 58—Communion 8:45 AM Kingdom-Focused Prayer, Conference Room 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Growth Classes 10:30 AM Worship Service, Sanctuary 1:00 PM Choir Rehearsal 4:00 PM Worship Band Rehearsal, Sanctuary 5:30 PM SAPC Youth Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room 5:30 PM Community Groups 6:30 PM Youth Praise Team Reh, Youth Worship Rm

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—Worship— Communion Service We will celebrate the

Lord’s Table as part of next Sunday morning’s service. Please prepare your heart for this holy sacrament.

—Connect— Interested in Church Membership? The

next class will be held during the Sunday Morning Growth Classes hour on March 8, 15, & 22, and an identical class will be held on Wednesday evenings, March 11, 18, & 25. Anyone interested in learning more about SAPC or interested in becoming a member is encouraged to attend. Attendance does not commit you, but we do ask that those wanting to join the church attend. To sign up, simply indicate your interest on page 11 today.

Ladies, don your hats, wear your pearls, or come in jeans—we are just girls!—to the afternoon tea in the Great Hall on Saturday, March 7, 1:30-3:00 p.m. during our Missions focus week. We will be serving a delicious array of treats and a cup of tea as we hear from some of our women missionaries: Robin Price, Lyuda Betin, and Elizabeth Cary. We will explore with them a broader concept of authentic biblical fellowship from their experiences on the foreign mission field. Sign up (no charge) at sapc.net or at the First Floor Information Desk during office hours by Friday, February 28. .

The Palmetto Presbytery Women’s Ministry (PresWM) invites you to Cornerstone Presbyterian Church for the Spring Gathering on Saturday, March 7, 8:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. The $20 fee includes lunch, the Annual Meeting, and optional workshops focusing on Embracing Health and Beauty in the Lord. Mary Leslie Hall from SAPC, Lucy Wright, and Diane Mull will lead workshops. For more information and to register (by February 20), visit palmettopreswm.com or register at SAPC Information Desk. Brochures are available throughout the church.

Chinese Culture Night Join us on Sunday, March 8, at 5:30 p.m. for Chinese Culture Night! Celebrate Chinese culture at St. Andrews by way of a fabulous dinner and a

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fun presentation. We’ll hear how God is using our Chinese Ministry to reach the lost in Irmo and throughout our entire region. Dinner costs are the same as on D-Night, and an RSVP is required, which you may do at sapc.net or on the Response Card (p 11).

—Serve— Spain Mission Journey John Eckstrom will

lead an interest meeting following this morning’s worship service in room 201 for those wanting more information about an early June trip to Spain.

Youth & Adults—Interested in helping this summer in Camp JAM (June 22-26)? Sign up now! Go to sapc.net SAPC PORTAL. We are looking for leaders, teachers, assistants, and more. Please prayerfully consider how you can help. Questions? Email jeanette@sapc.net.

Scheduled in the Nursery Today: [GRP 9] C. Welden, R. King, L. King, HELP STILL NEEDED Children's Church: A&D Brent Desk Monitor: G. Barnes Next Week: [GRP 10] B&E Siler, H&S Sessler, J. Brennan, L. Nagel, A. Nagel (Y), R. Lindler, K. Clifton Children's Church: K. Eckstrom, S. Downs Desk Monitor: R. Frazee We are grateful for each person who serves in our nursery. If you are unable to serve, please switch with someone and contact Jeanette Simpson .

—Body Life— Tomorrow Is The Deadline for the Parents’

Night Out to be held on Friday, February 28, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Interested in having your child/ren attend ($5/child)? Please register at sapc.net SAPC PORTAL. Questions? Email Jeanette Simpson (jeanette@sapc.net).

12 Dates Remain Available on the 2020 Flower Calendar. Could you sponsor the sanctuary flowers (under the cross) for one of those Sundays? Sign up near the Gathering Place. Then simply drop your check in the offering plate ($65, memo line: flowers) on a Sunday near the date. The flowers are yours to take with you after the service.

Today’s Flowers are given to the glory of God by DeLane & Sylvia Suggs in honor of their 53rd wedding anniversary. 3

Order Of Worship

The Lord’s Day, Sunday, February 9, 2020, 10:30 a.m.

Preparation PRELUDE Worship in Song WELCOME & MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES Rev. Welden

Praise

** CALL TO WORSHIP

Psalm 30:1-5, 11-12 To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

Leader: My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast!

People: I will sing and make melody! Leader: Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and

lyre! People: I will awake the dawn! Leader: I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among

the peoples; People: I will sing praises to You among the

nations. Leader: For Your steadfast love is great to the

heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds. People: Be exalted, O God, above the

heavens! Let Your glory be over all the earth!

** HYMN OF PRAISE #38 Mrs. Reynolds

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

** Those who are able, please stand.

Leading In Worship Today Rev. Dr. Dale B. Welden, Senior Pastor Mrs. Lenora Jeffcoat, Organ Mrs. Amy Reynolds, Associate Director of Worship & Arts Mrs. Allison Hilbish, Piano Rev. Dr. Jason Hunt, Assistant Pastor Choir Mr. Sam Gonzales, Scripture Reader Worship Band Rev. Marc Rattray, Director of Ministries and Worship & Arts, is on vacation this week.

Deacons of the Week: Mike Michaelis (606-4082) and Bryan Patterson (870-370-1834)

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** INVOCATION and PRAYER OF ADORATION Rev. Hunt

CHORAL WORSHIP IN SONG

Fairest Lord Jesus (You Are Beautiful to Me) arr. Sorenson Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature. O Thou of God and man the Son: Thee will I cherish. Thee will I honor. Thou my soul’s glory, joy, and crown. Fair is the sunshine. Fairer still the moonlight, And all the twinkling starry host: Jesus shines brighter. Jesus shines purer Than all the angels heaven can boast. You are beautiful to me. Your glory fills the sky. And the wonder of Your love Brings me to my knees, yet helps me stand. Fair is the meadow; fairer still the woodlands, Robed in the blooming garb of spring. Jesus is fairer. Jesus is purer, Who makes the woeful heart to sing. Beautiful Savior, King of Creation, Son of God and Son of Man! Glory and honor, praise, adoration, Now and forever, my joy, my crown.

Renewal

PRAYER OF CONFESSION & INTERCESSION

Psalm 57:1-3 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful

to me, for in You my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.

I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me. He will send from heaven and save me; He will put to shame him who tramples on me.

God will send out His steadfast love and His faithfulness!

SILENT CONFESSION INTERCESSION

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For Community Groups

1. What does it biblically mean to ‘pray without ceasing’? Why is this not unreasonable?

2. What are common barriers to obeying this command? Which ones do you struggle with the most?

3. Of the four principles highlighted about prayer, which one(s) stuck out to you the most? Why?

4. What encourages you most about prayer from the sermon? 5. What are some practical ways we can pursue growth in unceasing prayer?

This Week’s Mission Focus: Across the Street

Reformed University Fellowship International (RUF-I)

God is at work and has brought more foreign students to college campuses in the United States than to any other nation. RUF -I seeks to respond to God’s work and obey God’s Word by welcoming students from all nations and equipping kingdom ambassadors for Christ’s worldwide Church.

Rev. Scott Andes; University of South Carolina (USC) Scott is originally from the Annapolis, Maryland, area. He is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and Columbia International University. An ordained minister in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP), Scott and his wife, Victoria, served as missionaries for many years in the Ukraine. They have three adult children.

Highlights from RUF-I at USC this past year include:

• Three international students were baptized (2 from China, 1 from Iran).

• Fall Retreat engaged 19 international students from USC and 19 from The University of Georgia.

• Arrival of new international students. One visiting scholar from China is a believer; another, from China, has become a Christian and appears to be actively growing.

Pray For: ❑ Growth and fruit among international students who are

hearing the gospel and embracing the Savior. ❑ Us and our parents as we care for them. Victoria’s

mom, who is living with us, is now bed-bound and on hospice care. My parents, Dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer is on hospice care and Mom resides in a memory care facility with advanced dementia. It’s a hard time for all of us!

❑ Our children, that they may walk faithfully with Jesus.

The Andes will be visiting SAPC during the Missions Conference Events on March 7. Rev. Andes may be reached at scot.andes@ruf.org

SAPC Financial Summary

Ministry Operations (July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020): Budgeted .............................................. $1,713,735 Received to Date .................................... 1,011,257 Expenses to Date ....................................... 950,086

Mortgage (January 1, 2020-December 31, 2020): Current Balance .................................... $1,260,475 Principal Reduction Funds to Date .................21,542 2020 Goal: $250,000

Faith Mission Giving (April 1, 2019-March 31, 2020): Pledged .................................................... $255,255 Received .................................................... 194,047

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Pray Without Ceasing? 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (pew Bible page 988)

Introduction:

Pray Without Ceasing?

I. Prayer is ____________ and _______________ for the child of God.

II. Prayer has a ________________ focus, not a ________________ focus.

III. Prayer is about _______________, not merely human activity or ‘self-talk.’

IV. Prayer is a ____________, not a _____________.

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** HYMN OF ASSURANCE He Will Hold Me Fast

Commitment

** RESPONSE Doxology (Children in K4 & K5 may now be excused for Children’s Church)

“He Will Hold Me Fast,” Original Words vv.1-2 by Ada Habershonnew, Words & Music by Matt Merker ©2013 Getty Music Publishing/Matt Merker Music — CCLI License #860847

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** PRAYER OF DEDICATION

OFFERTORY Worship in Song

HYMN OF PREPARATION How Rich a Treasure We Possess

“How Rich a Treasure We Possess,” Words & Music by Matt Boswell and Matt Papa © 2010 Getty Music Hymns and Songs, Love Your Enemies Publishing, Curb Dayspring Music

CCLI License #860847

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** SCRIPTURE READING Mr. Gonzales Proverbs 3:5-8 (pew Bible page 528)

** CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE Reader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION

SERMON Rev. Hunt

Pray Without Ceasing (outline may be found on page 8)

** HYMN OF RESPONSE #529 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

** BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE