Call to Worship
As the Deer
As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after thee
You alone are my heart’s desire
And I long to worship thee
You alone are my strength my shield
To you alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart’s desire
And I long to worship thee
Martin Nystrom ©1974 Maranatha! Music. CCLI 241710
Awesome Is the Lord Most High
Great are you, Lord, mighty in strength
You are faithful and you will ever be
We will praise you all of our days
It’s for your glory we will ever sing
Raise your hands, all you nations
Shout to God all creation
How awesome is the Lord most high
You, O Lord, are a shield about me
You are my glory and you lift my head
You always answer when I call your name
You are my God and I will ever sing
Raise your hands all you nations
Shout to God all creation
How awesome is the Lord most high
We will praise you together
For now and forever
How awesome is the Lord most high
Hallelujah, hallelujah
How awesome is the Lord most high
Hallelujah, hallelujah
How awesome is the Lord most high
Raise your hands all you nations
Shout to God all creation
How awesome is the Lord most high
We will praise You together
For now and forever
How awesome is the Lord most high
The Lord most high
Cary Pierce | Chris Tomlin | Jesse Reeves | Jon Abel © 2006 worshiptogether.com songs | sixsteps Music | Popular Purple Publishing | Bridge Building Music, Inc. | 45 Degrees Music | Vamos Publishing CCLI 241710
How Firm A Foundation
How firm a foundation
Ye saints of the Lord
Is laid for your faith
In his excellent Word
What more can he say
Than to you he hath said
To you, who for refuge
To Jesus have fled
Fear not, I am with thee
O be not dismayed
For I am thy God
And will still give thee aid
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee
And cause thee to stand
Upheld by my righteous
Omnipotent hand
When through the deep waters
I call thee to go
The rivers of woe
Shall not thee overflow
For I will be with thee
Thy troubles to bless
And sanctify to thee
Thy deepest distress
When through fiery trials
Thy pathways shall lie
My grace, all sufficient
Shall be thy supply
The flame shall not hurt thee
I only design
Thy dross to consume
And thy gold to refine
The soul that on Jesus
Hath leaned for repose
I will not, I will not
Desert to its foes
That soul, though all hell
Should endeavor to shake
I’ll never, no never
No never forsake
John Rippon’s Selection of Hymns, 1787, alt. Tune, FOUNDATION, American folk hymn
Gifts
Confession of Faith
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended to hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
—Apostles’ Creed
This is Our God
A refuge for the poor
A shelter from the storm
This is our God
He will wipe away your tears
And return your wasted years
This is our God
So call upon his name
He is mighty to save
This is our God
A father to the orphan
A healer to the broken
This is our God
He brings peace to our madness
Comfort in our sadness
This is our God
So call upon his name
He is mighty to save
This is our God
This is the one we have waited for
This is the one we have waited for
This is the one we have waited for
Jesus, Lord and Savior
This is our God
A fountain for the thirsty
A lover for the lonely
This is our God
He brings glory to the humble
And crowns for the faithful
This is our God
So call upon his name
He is mighty to save
This is our God
This is the one we have waited for
This is the one we have waited for
This is the one we have waited for
Jesus, Lord and Savior
You are the one we have waited for
You are the one we have waited for
You are the one we have waited for
Jesus, Lord and Savior
This is our God
Chris Tomlin|Jesse Reeves © 2001 worshiptogether.com songs|sixsteps Music CCLI 241710
Sermon
“The News that Sustains Us”
2 Timothy 2:1-13
Prayer of Confession
Faithful God and Loving Father,
Hear our cry and forgive our sin.
Be merciful and cleanse our unrighteousness.
Take our broken lives and restore us,
That we may serve you with joy,
And enter into the pain and suffering
Of your good but fallen world,
That the weary will be made strong,
The discouraged will find hope,
The lost will be found,
And the wounded will be made whole,
As we have been, in your Son.
Through Jesus. Amen.
The Lord’s Supper
O God of Our Salvation
O God of our salvation
Who reigns upon the throne
The sov’reign Father, great is he
From whom all blessings flow
O God of our salvation
From whom redemption comes
O Father, Son, and Spirit
The blessed Three in One
Behold the Son our Savior
Who for our sin was slain
The Christ, who purchased with his blood
The wretched souls of men
O God of our salvation
From whom redemption comes
O Father, Son, and Spirit
The blessed Three in One
O God, the Holy Spirit
Revealing deity
The fount of life and love divine
Throughout eternity
O God of our salvation
From whom redemption comes
O Father, Son, and Spirit
The blessed Three in One
Ascribe, O church, the greatness
And the glory due his name
One God, one King, one Essence
Our triune God proclaimed
Amen, amen
Amen, amen
Matt Boswell, Michael Bleecker © 2009 Dayspring Music, LLC Bleecker Publishing CCLI 241710
Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise him, all creatures here below
Praise him above, ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Amen
Thomas Ken, Tune – OLD HUNDREDTH, Genevan Psalter (1551) attr. to Louis Bourgeois
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