{"id":251,"date":"2008-05-30T13:32:36","date_gmt":"2008-05-30T17:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/v3\/?p=251"},"modified":"2008-06-12T10:50:42","modified_gmt":"2008-06-12T14:50:42","slug":"presbyterians-to-confirm-three-new-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/?p=251","title":{"rendered":"Presbyterians to confirm three new members"},"content":{"rendered":"

At 10:30 a.m. worship on Sunday, June 1, Tyrone Presbyterians will receive three young adults as new members with a pastoral message, choir and congregational music, and joyous moments of food and fellowship after the service of confirmation. The young adults scheduled for confirmation in this the 151st year of Tyrone Presbyterian Church include Megan Hewett, Ryan Sessaman, and Simon Wilson.
\nEpworth Chaplain and Presbyterian preaching Pastor Mark Liller will deliver a confirmation message encouraging new church members and old church members to build their lives on the solid foundation of the Son of God \u2013 Jesus Christ, and the word of God – the Bible.
\nThe Westminster Choir will sing John Ylvisaker\u2019s new confirmation anthem, \u201cI Was There To Hear Your Borning Cry.\u201d As the three young adults walk to the altar for confirmation into Tyrone Presbyterian Church, this song will offer these reassuring words: \u201cI was there to hear your borning cry, I\u2019ll be there when you are old\/I rejoiced the day you were baptized, to see your life unfold\/When you heard the wonder of the word, I was there to cheer you on\/You were raised to praise the living Lord, to whom you now belong.\u201d
\nThe three congregational hymns will reinforce the theme of Reverend Liller\u2019s homily about Christ as \u201cthe foundation rock\u201d for human life and will include such titles as \u201cHow Firm A Foundation, You Saints Of The Lord\u201d, \u201cJesus Is A Rock In A Weary Land\u201d and \u201cOn Christ The Solid Rock I Stand.\u201d
\nThe hymns of the day will draw on the theme of chapter seven in Matthew\u2019s gospel. At the end of chapter seven, Christ encouraged his followers to imitate the householder who built his home on solid rock, instead of on sinking sand. Like a careful contractor, Christ cautioned his disciples that only a house (or a life) built on solid rock will stand when struck by the storms of life.
\n\"\"<\/a>At the close of this confirmation service, the Christian Education Committee will host a moment of food and fellowship in the Sunday school hallway for new members Hewett, Sessamen, and Wilson. There, long-time Presbyterians will welcome these new members into the fellowship of this 151-year-old Tyrone Church.
\nWhile the season of Pentecost and growth unfolds, why not join Tyrone Presbyterians at 10:30 this Sunday, June 1 as they seek to build their lives on the solid foundation of Jesus Christ, especially when they recite this prayer of confession at the opening of this confirmation service: \u201cLet us build a church where love can dwell, and all can safely live\/A place where saints and children tell, how hearts learn to forgive\/Built of hopes and dreams and visions, rock of faith, and vault of grace\/Here the love of Christ shall end division\/All are welcome in this place.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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