chapelgate worship

Welcome & Announcements

 

Call to Worship
Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith.
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

—Hebrews 10:22-23

 

Blessed Assurance
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine
Heir of salvation, purchase of God
Born of his Spirit, washed in his blood

This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long
This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long

Perfect submission, perfect delight
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight
Angels, descending, bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love

This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long
This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long

Perfect submission, all is at rest
I in my Savior am happy and blest
Watching and waiting, looking above
Filled with his goodness, lost in his love

This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long
This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long

Fanny Jane Crosby, Phoebe Palmer Knapp © Public Domain CCLI 241710

 

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

 

Holy is the Lord
We stand and lift up our hands
For the joy of the Lord is our strength

We bow down and worship him now
How great, how awesome is he

And together we sing, everyone sing

Holy is the Lord God almighty
The earth is filled with his glory
Holy is the Lord God almighty
The earth is filled with his glory
The earth is filled with his glory

We stand and lift up our hands
For the joy of the Lord is our strength

We bow down and worship him now
How great, how awesome is he

And together we sing, everyone sing

Holy is the Lord God almighty
The earth is filled with his glory
Holy is the Lord God almighty
The earth is filled with his glory
The earth is filled with his glory

It is rising up all around
It’s the anthem of the Lord’s renown

It is rising up all around
It’s the anthem of the Lord’s renown

And together we sing, everyone sing
And together we sing, everyone sing

Holy is the Lord God almighty
The earth is filled with his glory
Holy is the Lord God almighty
The earth is filled with his glory
The earth is filled with his glory
The earth is filled with his glory

Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio ©2003 worshiptogether.com songs, sixsteps Music CCLI 241710

 

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

 

Gifts — I Need You Now
Not a second or another minute
Not an hour or another day
But at this moment with my arms out stretched
I need you to make a way

As you have done so many times before
Through a window or an open door
I stretch my hands to thee, come rescue me
I need you right away

I need you now
I need you now
I need you now
I need you now

Not another second or another minute
Not an hour or another day
But Lord I need you right away

If I never needed you before
To show up and restore
All of the faith that I let slip
While I was yet searching the world for more

The truest friend I have indeed
You are my best friend I know in need
I stretch my hands to thee, come rescue me
I need you right away

The agony of being alone
Fear of doing things on my own
The test and trials that come to make me strong

The feelings of guilt, hurt, shame and defeat
The waves of trials that beat upon me
But to know, Lord, that in you I’ve got victory

I need you now, Lord
I need you now, oh
I need you right now, right now, right now
I need you now

Oh, not another second, not another minute, Lord
Can’t wait another day, Lord, oh no
Please make a way, oh Lord

Smokie Norful © 2002 River Oaks Music, Smokie’s Songs CCLI 241710

 

Unto Your Name
Love undeserved and unheard of
As majesty left heaven’s throne
Your riches exchanged for a cross
You carried for us

Matchless in gracious compassion
Mighty in power to save
Clothed in the sorrows of sin
For the glory of our God
For the glory of our God

Unto your name
Jesus on high, be glorified
No other name
Jesus alone, Savior of all

Love undeserved and unheard of
As majesty left heaven’s throne
Clothed in the sorrows of sin
For the glory of our God
For the glory of our God

Unto your name
Jesus on high, be glorified
No other name
Jesus alone, Savior of all

Unto your name
Jesus on high, be glorified
No other name
Jesus alone, Savior of all

The heavens that shout our God is holy
Now flooding the earth with kindness and mercy
Together declare your grace so amazing
You alone are good

The heavens that shout our God is holy
Now flooding the earth with kindness and mercy
Together declare your grace so amazing
You alone are good
You alone are good

Unto your name
Jesus on high, be glorified
No other name
Jesus alone, Savior of all

Unto your name
Jesus on high, be glorified
No other name
Jesus alone, Savior of all

Chris Brown, London Gatch, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick, Wade Joye © 2013 Be Essential Songs, Elevation Worship Publishing CCLI 241710

 

Sermon
“Wake Up!”
Revelation 3:1-6

 

Prayer of Confession
Father, we are forgetful people.
We have not loved your Word.
We have not walked in its light.
Fear leads us to doubt your goodness.
We chase our desires,
and they leave us empty.
Our sin brings us low;
but you, Lord, raise us up.
Cover our shame,
free us from guilt,
and make us alive with Jesus,
in whose name we pray.
Amen.

 

Assurance of Pardon
I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.

— Psalm 32:5

 

The Lord’s Supper

 

In The Shadow of the Glorious Cross
In the shadow of the glorious cross
Compelled by grace to cast my lot
I’ll discard the loss and bare your name
Forsaking all for your own fame

Your hymn of grace sung over me
Abounding forth in glorious streams
My thirst is quenched by you, my Lord
Sustained am I, redeemed, restored
Sustained am I, redeemed, restored

Hallelujah, hallelujah

When death’s dark shadow’s at my feet
When I am plagued by unbelief
You place my hands into your side
By precious blood identified
By precious blood identified

Hallelujah, hallelujah

These crowns I’ve clenched with fisted hands
I cast them down before the throne
Of Christ, my God, the worthy lamb
Christ crucified, the Great I AM
Christ crucified, the Great I AM
Christ crucified, the Great I AM

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah

Brooks Ritter, Rebecca Elliott © 2007 Sojourn Community Church CCLI 241710

 

Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father
And to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost
As it was in the beginning
Is now and ever shall be
World without end
Amen, amen

2nd century tr., Henry W. Greatorex, 1851

 

Benediction

Welcome & Announcements

 

Call to Worship
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name!

—Psalm 103:1

 

Come Thou Fount
Come thou fount of every blessing
Tune my heart to sing thy grace
Streams of mercy, never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise

Teach me some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above
Praise the mount, I’m fixed upon it
Mount of God’s unchanging love

Here I raise my Ebenezer
Hither to thy help I’ve come
And I hope, by thy good pleasure
Safely to arrive at home

Jesus sought me when a stranger
Wandering from the fold of God
He, to rescue me from danger
Interposed his precious blood

Oh, to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be
Let thy grace now, like a fetter
Bind my wand’ring heart to thee

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it
Seal it for thy courts above

Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it
Seal it for thy courts above

Come thou fount of every blessing
Tune my heart to sing thy grace
Streams of mercy, never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise

Teach me some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above
Praise the mount, I’m fixed upon it
Mount of God’s unchanging love

Robert Robinson, Asahel Nettleton © Public Domain CCLI 241710

 

10,000 Reasons
Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul
Worship his holy name
Sing like never before, O my soul
I’ll worship your holy name

The sun comes up
It’s a new day dawning
It’s time to sing your song again

Whatever may pass
And whatever lies before me
Let me be singing
When the evening comes

Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul
Worship his holy name
Sing like never before, O my soul
I’ll worship your holy name

You’re rich in love
And you’re slow to anger
Your name is great
And your heart is kind

For all your goodness
I will keep on singing
Ten thousand reasons
For my heart to find

Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul
Worship his holy name
Sing like never before, O my soul
I’ll worship your holy name

And on that day
When my strength is failing
The end draws near
And my time has come

Still my soul will sing
Your praise unending
Ten thousand years
And then forevermore

Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul
Worship his holy name
Sing like never before, O my soul
I’ll worship your holy name

Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul
Worship his holy name
Sing like never before, O my soul
I’ll worship your holy name

Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman © 2011 Thankyou Music, Said and Done Music, sixsteps Music, SHOUT! Music Publishing, worshiptogether.com songs CCLI 241710

 

O Praise Him
Turn your ear to Heaven
And hear the noise inside
The sound of angels awe
The sound of angels songs

And all this for a King
We could join and sing
All to Christ the King

How constant, how divine
This song of ours will rise
O, how constant how divine
This love of ours will rise, will rise…

O praise him, O praise him
He is holy, he is holy

Turn your gaze to Heaven
And raise a joyous noise
The sound of salvation come
The sound of rescued ones

And all this for a King
Angels join to sing
All for Christ our King

O praise him, O praise him
He is holy, he is holy

O praise him, O praise him
He is holy, he is holy

How infinite and sweet
This love so rescuing
O, how infinitely sweet
This great love that has redeemed
As one, we sing…

Hallelujah, hallelujah
He is holy, he is holy

O praise him, O praise him
He is holy, he is holy

O praise him, O praise him
He is holy, he is holy

David Crowder © 2003 worshiptogether.com songs, sixsteps Music CCLI 24171

 

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

 

Gifts — Impossible Things
You heal the broken hearted
You set the captive freeYou lift the heavy burden
And even now you are lifting me

There is no healer like the Lord our maker
There is no equal to the King of Kings
Our God is with us, we will fear no evil
‘Cause you do impossible things
You do impossible things

Though I walk through the valley
Darkness surrounding me
There you prepare a table
In the presence of my enemies

There is no healer like the Lord our maker
There is no equal to the King of Kings
Our God is with us, we will fear no evil
‘Cause you do impossible things
You do the impossible, impossible

One word and the walls start falling
One word and the blind will see
One word and the sinner’s forgiven
‘Cause you do impossible things

One word and the walls start falling
One word and the blind will see
One word and the sinner’s forgiven
‘Cause you do impossible things

There is no healer like the Lord our maker
There is no equal to the King of Kings
Our God is with us, we will fear no evil
‘Cause you do impossible things
You do impossible things

More than I could ask
Or even imagine

More than I could ask
You’re more than enough

You heal the broken hearted
You set the captive free
You lift the heavy burden
And even now you are lifting me

Brenton Brown, Chris McClarney, Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash © 2016 S. D. G. Publishing, Sixsteps Songs, Thankyou Music, Worship Together Music, Alletrop Music CCLi 241710

 

Fairest Lord Jesus
Fairest Lord Jesus
Ruler of all nature
Son of God and Son of man

Thee will I cherish
Thee will I honor
Thou, my soul’s glory, joy, and crown

Fair are the meadows
Fairer still the woodlands
Robed in the blooming garb of spring

Jesus is fairer
Jesus is purer
Who makes the woeful heart to sing

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

Beautiful Savior
Lord of the nations
Son of God and Son of man

Glory and honor
Praise, adoration
Now and forevermore be thine

Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul
Worship his holy name
Sing like never before, O my soul
I’ll worship your holy name

H.A. Hoffman von Fallersleben, Joseph August Seiss © Public Domain CCLI 241710

 

Sermon
“Hold Fast”
Revelation 2:18-29

 

Prayer of Confession
Father, we are called to love because you first loved us.
Forgive our failures to love.

We are called to faith because of Jesus’ faithfulness.
Forgive our faithlessness.

We are called to serve others, as Jesus served us.
Forgive our lack of service.

We are called to believe the promise that you work all things for good.
Forgive our unbelief and impatience with your plan.

For the sake of Jesus have mercy.
Turn our hearts to you, and give us grace to love and serve you.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

 

Assurance of Pardon
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist;
return to me, for I have redeemed you.

—Isaiah 44:22

 

The Lord’s Supper

 

I Surrender All
All to Jesus I surrender
All to him I freely give

I will ever love and trust him
In his presence daily live

All to Jesus I surrender
Humbly at his feet I bow

Worldly pleasures all forsaken
Take me Jesus, take me now

I surrender all, I surrender all
All to thee, my blessed Savior
I surrender all

All to Jesus I surrender
Make me, Savior, wholly thine

May thy Holy Spirit fill me
May I know thy pow’r divine

I surrender all, I surrender all
All to thee, my blessed Savior
I surrender all

All to Jesus I surrender
Lord I give myself to thee

Fill me with thy love and power
Let thy blessing fall on me

I surrender all, I surrender all
All to thee, my blessed Savior
I surrender all

Judson W. Van DeVenter, Winfield S. Weeden © Public Domain 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

 

Benediction

Welcome & Announcements

 

Call to Worship
O Lord, you are my God;
I will exalt you; I will praise your name,
for you have done wonderful things,
plans formed of old, faithful and sure.

—Isaiah 25:1

 

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

American Folk Hymn © Public Domain CCLi 241710

 

Only King Forever
Our God and firm foundation
Our Rock, the only solid ground
The nations rise and fall

Kingdoms once strong now shaken
We trust forever in your name
The name of Jesus
We trust the name of Jesus

You are the only King forever
Almighty God we lift you higher
You are the only King forever
Forevermore you are victorious

You are the only King forever
Almighty God we lift you higher
You are the only King forever
Forevermore you are victorious

Unmatched in all your wisdom
In love and justice you will reign
And ev’ry knee will bow

We bring our expectations
Our hope is anchored in your name
The name of Jesus
We trust the name of Jesus

You are the only King forever
Almighty God we lift you higher
You are the only King forever
Forevermore you are victorious

You are the only King forever
Almighty God we lift you higher
You are the only King forever
Forevermore you are victorious

We lift our banner high
We lift the name of Jesus
From age to age you reign
Your kingdom has no end

We lift our banner high
We lift the name of Jesus
From age to age you reign
Your kingdom has no end

You are the only King forever
Almighty God we lift you higher
You are the only King forever
Forevermore you are victorious

You are the only King forever
Almighty God we lift you higher
You are the only King forever
Forevermore you are victorious

Chris Brown, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick, Wade Joye © 2013 Sony/ATV Tree Publishing CCLI 241710

 

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

 

Gifts

 

This I Believe (The Creed)
Our Father everlasting
The all creating One
God almighty

Through your Holy Spirit
Conceiving Christ the Son
Jesus our savior

I believe in God our Father
I believe in Christ the Son
I believe in the Holy Spirit
Our God is Three in One

I believe in the resurrection
That we will rise again
For I believe in the name of Jesus

Our Judge and our Defender
Suffered and crucified
Forgiveness is in you

Descended into darkness
You rose in glorious life
Forever seated high

I believe in God our Father
I believe in Christ the Son
I believe in the Holy Spirit
Our God is Three in One

I believe in the resurrection
That we will rise again
For I believe in the name of Jesus

I believe in you
I believe you rose again
I believe that Jesus Christ is Lord

I believe in life eternal
I believe in the virgin birth
I believe in the saints’ communion
And in your holy Church

I believe in the resurrection
When Jesus comes again
For I believe in the name of Jesus

I believe in God our Father
I believe in Christ the Son
I believe in the Holy Spirit
Our God is Three in One

I believe in the resurrection
That we will rise again
For I believe in the name of Jesus

Ben Fielding, Matt Crocker © 2014 Hillsong Music Publishing CCLI 241710

 

All the Poor and Powerless
All the poor and powerless
And all the lost and lonely
And all the thieves will come confess
And know that you are holy
And know that you are holy

And all will sing out hallelujah
And we will cry out hallelujah

All the hearts who are content
And all who feel unworthy
And all who hurt with nothing left
Will know that you are holy

And all will sing out hallelujah
And we will cry out hallelujah

Shout it
Go on and sing it from the mountains
Go on and tell it to the masses
That he is God

Shout it
Go on and sing it from the mountains
Go on and tell it to the masses
That he is God

And all will sing out hallelujah
And we will cry out hallelujah

And all will sing out hallelujah
And we will cry out hallelujah

David Leonard, Leslie Jordan © 2011 Integrity’s Praise! Music Integrity’s Alleluia! Music CCLI 241710

 

Sermon
“What Are You Holding On To?”
Revelation 2:12-17

 

Prayer of Confession
Father we live among a people of unclean lips,
and we acknowledge that we also have unclean lips.
We have spoken against you and against our neighbor.
We do not give you thanks.
Instead, we take the good things you give us,
and use them to serve ourselves.
Forgive us, and turn our hearts to you,
that we might give you thanks in all we do.
Through Jesus we pray, Amen.

— based on Isaiah 6:5

 

Assurance of Pardon
Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”

— Isaiah 6:6-7

 

The Lord’s Supper

 

Dear Refuge of My Weary Soul
Dear refuge of my weary soul
On thee, when sorrows rise
On thee, when waves of trouble roll
My fainting hope relies

To thee I tell each rising grief
For thou alone canst heal
Thy word can bring a sweet relief
For every pain I feel

But oh! When gloomy doubts prevail
I fear to call thee mine
The springs of comfort seem to fail
And all my hopes decline

Yet gracious God, where shall I flee
Thou art my only trust
And still my soul would cleave to thee Though prostrate in the dust

Hast thou not bid me seek thy face
And shall I seek in vain
And can the ear of sovereign grace
Be deaf when I complain

No still the ear of sovereign grace
Attends the mourner’s prayer
O may I ever find access
To breathe my sorrows there

Thy mercy seat is open still
Here let my soul retreat
With humble hope attend thy will
And wait beneath thy feet

Thy mercy seat is open still
Here let my soul retreat
With humble hope attend thy will
And wait beneath thy feet

Anne Steele, Kevin Twit ©1998 Kevin Twit Music 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

 

Benediction

Welcome & Announcements

 

Call to Worship
I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever;
with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.

I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;
your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.

—Psalm 89:1-2

 

Thy Mercy
Thy mercy, my God
Is the theme of my song
The joy of my heart
And the boast of my tongue

Thy free grace alone
From the first to the last
Hath won my affection
And bound my soul fast

Without thy sweet mercy
I could not live here
Sin would reduce me
To utter despair

But through thy free goodness
My spirit’s revived
And he that first made me
Still keeps me alive

Thy mercy is more
Than a match for my heart
Which wonders to feel
Its own hardness depart

Dissolved by thy goodness
I fall to the ground
And weep for the praise
Of the mercy I’ve found

Great Father of mercies
Thy goodness I own
In the covenant love
Of thy crucified Son

All praise to the Spirit
Whose whisper divine
Seals mercy and pardon
And righteousness mine

All praise to the Spirit
Whose whisper divine…
Seals mercy and pardon
And righteousness mine

Isaac Watts, John Stocker, Sandra McCracken © 2001 Same Old Dress Music CCLI 241710

 

O Worship the King
O worship the King
All glorious above
O gratefully sing
His wonderful love

Our Shield and Defender
The Ancient of Days
Pavilioned in splendor
And girded with praise

O tell of his might
O sing of his grace
Whose robe is the light
Whose canopy space

His chariots of wrath
The deep thunderclouds form
And dark is his path
On the wings of the storm

You alone are the matchless King
To you alone be all majesty

Your glories and wonders
What tongue can recite
You breathe in the air
You shine in the light

O measureless might
Ineffable love
While angels delight
To worship above

Thy mercies, how tender
How firm to the end
Our Maker, Defender
Redeemer, and Friend

You alone are the matchless King
To you alone be all majesty

Your glories and wonders
What tongue can recite
You breathe in the air
You shine in the light

You alone are the matchless King
To you alone be all majesty

Your glories and wonders
What tongue can recite
You breathe in the air
You shine in the light

O worship the King
All glorious above
O gratefully sing
His wonderful love

Our shield and defender
The ancient of days
Pavilioned in splendor
And girded with praise

Chris Tomlin, Johann Michael Haydn, Robert Grant © 2004 worshiptogether.com songs, sixsteps Music CCLI 241710

 

This is Amazing Grace
Who breaks the power of sin and darkness
Whose love is mighty and so much stronger
The King of Glory, the King above all kings

Who shakes the whole earth with holy thunder
Who leaves us breathless in awe and wonder
The King of Glory, the King above all kings

This is amazing grace
This is unfailing love
That you would take my place
That you would bear my cross

You laid down your life
That I would be set free
O, Jesus I sing for all that you’ve done for me

Who brings our chaos back into order
Who makes the orphan a son and daughter
The King of Glory, the King of Glory

Who rules the nations with truth and justice
Shines like the sun in all of its brilliance
The King of Glory, the King above all kings

This is amazing grace
This is unfailing love
That you would take my place
That you would bear my cross

You laid down your life
That I would be set free
O, Jesus I sing for all that you’ve done for me

Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Worthy is the King who conquered the grave

Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Worthy is the King who conquered the grave

Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Worthy is the King who conquered the grave

Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Worthy, worthy, worthy

This is amazing grace
This is unfailing love
That you would take my place
That you would bear my cross

You laid down your life
That I would be set free
O, Jesus I sing for all that you’ve done for me

Jeremy Riddle, Josh Farro, Phil Wickham © 2012 Phil Wickham Music Seems Like Music, Sing My Songs, WB Music Corp, Bethel Music Publishing CCLI 241710
Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

 

Gifts

 

Baptism {10:30 a.m. service}
The child presented for infant baptism this morning is Calvin Joel Talbot, covenant son of Aaron & Melissa Talbot, brother of Wesley, Vivienne, and Maxwell, and grandson of Tom & Nancy Talbot and Neuman & Jo Ann Bankert.

 

Praise the Father, Praise the Son
O sovereign God, O matchless King
The saints adore, the angels sing
And fall before the throne of grace
To you belongs the highest praise

These sufferings, this passing tide
Under your wings I will abide
And every enemy shall flee
You are my hope and victory

Praise the Father, praise the Son
Praise the Spirit, Three in One
Clothed in power, and in grace
The name above all other names

To the valley for my soul
Your great descent has made me whole
Your word my heart has welcomed home
Now peace like water ever flows

O praise the Father, praise the Son
Praise the Spirit, Three in One
Clothed in power, and in grace
The name above all other names

Yours is the kingdom
Yours is the power
Yours is the glory, forever

Yours is the kingdom
Yours is the power
Yours is the glory, forever

Praise the Father, praise the Son
Praise the Spirit, Three in One
Clothed in power, and in grace
The name above all other names
The name above all other names

Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash © 2008 Vamos Music, worshiptogether.com songs, sixsteps Music, Wondrously Made Songs CCLI 241710

 

Sermon
“But You Are Rich”
Revelation 2:8-11

 

Prayer of Confession
Almighty God, we enter your presence humbly,
aware that we approach you from a world
that chooses to walk in darkness, apart from you.
Each one of us has ignored and even denied
the enlightening power of Jesus Christ.
We confess now our sins to you,
God of power and might.
Penetrate our darkness by the power of Christ’s light,
that we may live in the joy of knowing
and loving you and each other.
We pray through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

— The Worship Sourcebook

 

Assurance of Pardon
“He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”

— Colossians 1:13-14

 

The Lord’s Supper

 

Break Bread
Let us break bread together on our knees
Let us break bread together on our knees
When I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun
Oh Lord, have mercy on me

Let us drink wine together on our knees
Let us drink wine together on our knees
When I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun
Oh Lord, have mercy on me
Oh Lord, have mercy on me

Let us praise God together on our knees
Let us praise God together on out knees
When I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun
Oh Lord, have mercy on me
Oh Lord, have mercy on me

African American Spiritual © Public Domain 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

 

Benediction

Welcome & Announcements

 

Call to Worship
I love you, Lord, my strength.
I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing the praises of your name.

—based on Psalm 18

 

I Love You Lord
I love you, Lord
And I lift my voice
To worship you
O my soul rejoice

Take joy, my King
In what you hear
May it be a sweet, sweet sound
In your ear

Laurie Klein ©1978, 1980 House of Mercy Music CCLI #241710

 

Rejoice
Come and stand before your Maker
Full of wonder, full of fear
Come behold his power and glory
Yet with confidence draw near

For the one who holds the heavens
And commands the stars above
Is the God who bends to bless us
With an unrelenting love

Rejoice!
Come and lift your hands
And raise your voice
He is worthy of all praise

Rejoice!
Sing the mercies of your King
And with trembling, rejoice

We are children of the promise
The beloved of the Lord
Won with everlasting kindness
Bought with sacrificial blood

Bringing reconciliation
To a world that longs to know
The affections of a Father
Who will never let them go

Rejoice!
Come and lift your hands
And raise your voice
He is worthy of all praise

Rejoice!
Sing the mercies of your King
And with trembling, rejoice

All our sickness, all our sorrows
Jesus carried up the hill
He has walked this path before us
He is walking with us still

Turning tragedy to triumph
Turning agony to praise
There is blessing in the battle
So take heart and stand amazed

Rejoice!
When you cry to him
He hears your voice
He will wipe away your tears

Rejoice!
In the midst of suffering
He will help you sing…

Rejoice!
Come and lift your hands
And raise your voice
He is worthy of all praise

Rejoice!
Sing the mercies of your King
And with trembling, rejoice

Dustin Kensrue, Stuart Townend © 2013 Dead Bird Theology, It’s All About Jesus Music, Townend Songs, We Are Younger We Are Faster Music CCLI 241710

 

And Can It Be
And can it be that I should gain
An interest in the Savior’s blood
Died he for me who caused his pain
For me who him to death pursued

Amazing love! How can it be
That thou, my God, should die for me

He left his Father’s throne above
So free, so infinite his grace
Emptied himself of all but love
And bled for Adam’s helpless race

’Tis mercy all, immense and free
For O my God, it found out me

Amazing love! How can it be
That thou, my God, should die for me
(repeat)

Long my imprisoned spirit lay
Fast bound in sin and nature’s night
Thine eye diffused a quickening ray
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light

My chains fell off, my heart was free
I rose, went forth, and followed thee

Amazing love! How can it be
That thou, my God, should die for me
(repeat)

No condemnation now I dread
Jesus, and all in him, is mine
Alive in him, my living head
And clothed in righteousness divine

Bold I approach the eternal throne
And claim the crown, through Christ my own

Amazing love! How can it be
That thou, my God, should die for me
(repeat)

Amazing love! How can it be
That thou, my God, should die for me
(repeat)

Charles Wesley, Scott Roley © 1994 Scott Roley Music CCLI 241710

 

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

 

Gifts — From All That Dwell
From all that dwell below the skies
Let the Creator’s praise arise
Let the Redeemer’s name be sung
Through every land, by every tongue

Eternal are your mercies, Lord
Eternal truth attends your word
You praise will sound from shore to shore
Till suns rise and set no more

All praise be to the Father
For he is ever faithful
We sing hallelujah
Hallelujah

In every land begin the song
To every land the strains belong
In cheerful sounds all voices raise
And fill the world with loudest praise

All praise be to the Father
For he is ever faithful
We sing hallelujah
Hallelujah

All praise be to the Father
For he is ever faithful
We sing hallelujah
Hallelujah

Isaac Watts, Chris Reid © 2017 Chris Reid CCLI241710

 

Great Are You Lord
You give life, you are love,
You bring light to the darkness
You give hope
You restore ev’ry heart that is broken
And great are you Lord

It’s your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise
We pour out our praise
It’s your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to you only

You give life, you are love,
You bring light to the darkness
You give hope
You restore ev’ry heart that is broken
And great are you Lord

It’s your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise
We pour out our praise
It’s your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to you only

And all the earth will shout your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are you Lord

And all the earth will shout your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are you Lord

And all the earth will shout your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are you Lord

It’s your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise
We pour out our praise
It’s your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to you only

It’s your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise
We pour out our praise
It’s your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to you only

David Leonard, Jason Ingram, Leslie Jordan © 2012 Integrity’s Alleluia! Music, Integrity’s Praise! Music, Open Hands Music, Sony/ATV Timber Publishing CCLI 241710

 

Sermon
“The One Thing”
Revelation 2:1-7

 

Prayer of Confession
Father, our lives are often a mixture of good and bad.
We are quick to take credit for the good,
while trying to hide or explain away the bad.
Today, we acknowledge
that any good in us comes only from you;
and we confess that our sin is worse than we’d like to admit.
We don’t love others consistently.
We justify ourselves and condemn those around us–
our friends, family, co-workers, leaders,
and even society as a whole.
We forget who we are before you: beloved sons and daughters.
Lord, as you have promised,
have mercy, forgive, and help us return to you.
Through Jesus. Amen.

 

Assurance of Pardon
Our assurance of forgiveness is found in this: “We have been crucified with Christ and it is no longer we who live, but Christ who lives in us. And the life we live in the body, we live by faith in the Son of God, who loved us and gave himself for us.

—based on Galatians 2:20

 

The Lord’s Supper

 

How Great Thou Art
O Lord my God,
When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds
Thy hands have made

I see the stars
I hear the rolling thunder
Thy power throughout
The universe displayed

Then sings my soul
My Savior God to thee
How great thou art
How great thou art
(repeat)

And when I think that God
His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die
I scarce can take it in

That on the cross
My burden gladly bearing
He bled and died
To take away my sin

Then sings my soul
My Savior God to thee
How great thou art
How great thou art
(repeat)

When Christ shall come
With shouts of acclamation
And take me home
What joy shall fill my heart

Then I shall bow
In humble adoration
And there proclaim
“My God, how great thou art”

Then sings my soul
My Savior God to thee
How great thou art
How great thou art
(repeat)

Stuart Wesley Keene Hine © 1949, 1953 Stuart Hine Trust 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

 

Benediction