chapelgate worship

Call to Worship
The LORD lives!  Praise be to my Rock!

Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior!

—2 Samuel 22:47 (NIV, 1984)

Prayer of Confession
Almighty God and Good Father,
Forgive our sins and relieve our doubts
and fears as they test our faith
and threaten our resolve.
Bring strength to our weakness,
And protect us from the ‘accuser’
who would seek to shake our assurance,
and cloud our trust.
Instead, keep before us a vision of Jesus,
And enable us to share His love,
With one another and with our world.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;
Our helper he amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing.
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and power are great, and armed with cruel hate, On earth is not his equal.

Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing;
Were not the right Man on our side, the Man of God’s own choosing.
Dost ask who that may be?  Christ Jesus, it is he;
Lord Sabaoth, his name, from age to age the same, And he must win the battle.

And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear, for God hath willed his truth to triumph through us.
The prince of darkness grim, we tremble not for him;
His rage we can endure, for, lo, his doom is sure; One little word shall fell him.

That word above all earthly powers, no thanks to them, abideth;
The Spirit and the gifts are ours, through him who with us sideth.
Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;
The body they may kill; God’s truth abideth still; His kingdom is forever.

Martin Luther, based on Psalm 46, 1529; tr. Frederick H. Hedge, 1853.  Tune, EIN FESTE BURG, Martin Luther, 1529, alt.

The Earth Is Yours
Your voice it thunders, the oaks start twisting
The forest sounds with cedars breaking
The waters see You, and start their writhing

From the depths a song is rising
Now it’s rising from the ground
Holy, holy, holy, holy Lord The earth is Yours and singing

Holy, holy, holy, holy Lord The earth is Yours The earth is Yours
Your voice it thunders, the ground is shaking

The mighty mountains now are trembling
Creation sees You and starts composing
The fields and trees they start rejoicing
Now it’s rising from the ground

Now it’s rising from the ground, hear us crying out

Holy, holy, holy, holy Lord The earth is Yours and singing
Holy, holy, holy, holy Lord The earth is Yours and singing
Holy, holy, holy, holy Lord The earth is Yours
The earth is Yours
The earth is Yours

Michael Gungor © 2012 worshiptogether.com songs CCLI 241710

A Profession of Faith
As followers of Jesus Christ,
living in this world—
which some seek to control,
but which others view with despair—
we declare with joy and trust:

Our world belongs to God!

From the beginning,
through all the crises of our times,
until his kingdom fully comes,

God keeps covenant forever.
Our world belongs to him!

God is King! Let the earth be glad!

Christ is Victor; his rule has begun. Hallelujah!
The Spirit is at work, renewing the creation.
Praise the Lord!

—Our World Belongs to God, st. 1-2

All Creatures of Our God and King
All creatures of our God and King
Lift up your voice and with us sing
O praise Him, Alleluia
Thou burning sun with golden beam
Thou silver moon with softer gleam
O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

Thou rushing wind that art so strong
Ye clouds that sail in heav’n along
O praise Him, Alleluia
Thou rising morn in praise rejoice
Ye lights of heaven find a voice
O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

Let all things their Creator bless
And worship Him in humbleness
O praise Him, Alleluia
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son
And praise the Spirit Three in One
O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son
And praise the Spirit Three in One
O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

St. Francis of Assisi / William Henry Draper

Sermon
Believing Something About God – Collision of Fear & Faith
Joshua 2:1-21

Amazing Grace
Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me
I once was lost but now am found was blind but now I see

‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear and grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed

Through many dangers toils and snares I have already come
‘Tis grace has brought me safe thus far and grace will lead me home

When we’ve been there ten thousand years bright shining as the sun
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise than when we first begun

John Newton, 1779. Tune, AMAZING GRACE, traditional American melody

Call to Worship
Clap your hands, all you nations; Shout to God with cries of joy.
How awesome is the LORD Most High, The Great King over all the earth!

—Psalm 47:1-2 (NIV)

Prayer of Confession
Our Father, Who art in Heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done.
On Earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the Kingdom,
And the Power, and the Glory,
Forever.  Amen
The Lord’s Prayer

Majestic
O Lord our Lord how majestic is Your name in all the earth     (repeat)

The heavens declare Your greatness the oceans cry out to You
The mountains they bow down before You
So I’ll join with the earth and I’ll give my praise to You

O Lord our Lord how majestic is Your name in all the earth     (repeat)

The heavens declare Your greatness the oceans cry out to You
The mountains they bow down before You
So I’ll join with the earth and I’ll sing
The heavens declare Your greatness the oceans cry out to You
The mountains they bow down before You
So I’ll join with the earth and I’ll give my praise to You

I will worship You
I will worship You
We will worship You
We will worship You

The heavens declare Your greatness the oceans cry out to You
The mountains they bow down before You
So I’ll join with the earth and I’ll sing
The heavens declare Your greatness the oceans cry out to You
The mountains they bow down before You
So I’ll join with the earth and I’ll give my praise to You
So I’ll join with the earth and I’ll give my praise to You
So I’ll join with the earth and I’ll give my praise to You

Lincoln Brewster © 2005 Integrity’s Praise! Music  CCLI 241710

Before The Throne
Before the throne of God above I have a strong, a perfect plea,
A great High Priest whose name is Love, Who ever lives and pleads for me.
My name is graven on his hands, My name is written on his heart;
I know that while in heav’n he stands No tongue can bid me thence depart,
No tongue can bid me thence depart.

When Satan tempts me to despair, And tells me of the guilt within,
Upward I look and see him there Who made an end to all my sin.
Because the sinless Savior died, My sinful soul is counted free;
For God the Just is satisfied To look on him and pardon me,
To look on him and pardon me.

Behold him there! The risen Lamb, My perfect, spotless righteousness,
The great unchangeable I AM, The King of glory and of grace!
One with himself I cannot die, My soul is purchased with his blood;
My life is hid with Christ on high, With Christ, my Savior and my God,
With Christ, my Savior and my God.

Charitie L. Bancroft, 1863.  ©1997 Sovereign Grace Worship  CCLI 241710

Gifts
‘Petite Piece’  —Georges Hue

A Profession of Faith
I believe that the eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Who out of nothing created heaven and earth
And everything in them,
Who still upholds and rules them
By His eternal counsel and providence,
Is my God and Father
Because of Christ his Son.
I trust him so much that I do not doubt
He will provide whatever I need
For body and soul,
And He will turn to my good
Whatever adversity He sends me
In this sad world.
He is able to do this because He is almighty God;
He desires to do this because He is a faithful Father.

—from Heidelberg Catechism, Q&A 26

This Is My Father’s World
This is my Father’s world and to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres.
This is my Father’s world:  I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas – His hand the wonders wrought.

This is my Father’s world, the birds their carols raise,
The morning light, the lily white, declare their Maker’s praise.
This is my Father’s world:  He shines in all that’s fair;
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass, He speaks to me everywhere.

This is my Father’s world, O let me ne’er forget
That though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the Ruler yet.
This is my Father’s world, why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King; let the heavens ring! God reigns; let the earth be glad!

This is my Father’s world, why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King; let the heavens ring! God reigns; let the earth be glad!

Maltbie D. Babcock, Tune TERRA BEATA. Franklin L. Sheppard CCLI 241710

Sermon
Believing Something About God — The Lie We Tell Ourselves
Genesis 32:22-32

In Christ Alone
In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my Light, my strength, my song.
This Cornerstone, this solid Ground, Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace, When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All, Here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone who took on flesh, Fullness of God in helpless babe;
This gift of love and righteousness, Scorned by the ones He came to save.
‘Til on that cross as Jesus died, The wrath of God was satisfied,
For ev’ry sin on Him was laid— Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay, Light of the world by darkness slain.
Then bursting forth in glorious day, Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory, Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me!
For I am His and He is mine, Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death, This is the pow’r of Christ in me.
From life’s first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny.
No pow’r of hell, no scheme of man Can ever pluck me from His hand!
‘Til He returns or calls me home, Here in the pow’r of Christ I’ll stand.

Keith Getty / Stuart Townend.  © 2001 Thankyou Music.  CCLI 241710