chapelgate worship

Welcome & Announcements

Liturgy for the Third Advent Candle
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth,
for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away…

Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news;
lift up your voice with strength,

O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”

For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples;

But the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.

—Isaiah 9:2, Revelation 21:1, Isaiah 40:9, Isaiah 60:2

Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Hark! The herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled

Joyful, all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim
Christ is born in Bethlehem

Hark! The herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King

Christ by highest heav’n adored
Christ the everlasting Lord
Late in time behold him come
Offspring of a virgin’s womb

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see
Hail the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel

Hark! The herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King

Hail the heav’n born Prince of Peace
Hail the Son of Righteousness
Light and life to all he brings
Ris’n with healing in his wings

Mild he lays his glory by
Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth
Born to give them second birth

Hark! The herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King

Charles Wesley, altered, Tune Mendelssohn. Felix Mendelssohn; arr. William H. Cummings

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
It came upon the midnight clear
That glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold

Peace on the earth, goodwill to men
From heaven’s all gracious King
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing

Still through the cloven skies they come
With peaceful wings unfurled
And still their heavenly music floats
O’er all the weary world

Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on hovering wing
And ever o’er its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing

O ye beneath life’s crushing load
Whose forms are bending low
Who toil along the climbing way
With painful steps and slow

Look now, for glad and golden hours
Come swiftly on the wing
O, rest beside the weary road
And hear the angels sing

For lo, the days are hastening on
By prophets seen of old
When with the ever-circling years
Shall come the time foretold

When the new heaven and earth shall own
The Prince of Peace, their King
And the whole world send back the song
Which now the angels sing

Edmund H. Sears, Tune CAROL, Richard S. Willis, CCLI 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Baptisms
9 a.m. – Lauren Emily Fulmer will be baptized this morning upon her profession of faith. Lauren is the daughter of Kevin and Amy Fulmer and sister of Peyton Fulmer.
10:30 a.m. – Andrew Mark Garman will be baptized this morning upon his profession of faith. Andrew is the son of Mark and Jen Garman and brother of Julia Garman and Katie Garman.

Receiving of New Members

Gifts — What a Glorious Night
The shepherds came to see the baby
Stood by his mother’s side
Here lay the Savior inside a manger
Oh, what a glorious night
Oh, what a glorious night

I hear the angels singing
“Hallelujah, let the earth receive her King!”
I know that love has come, sing it out
Jesus Christ is born
Jesus Christ is born

The shepherds’ wonder, they couldn’t hide it
Told everyone in sight
All were amazed when they heard that God came
Down on a glorious night
God came down on this glorious night

I hear the angels singing
“Hallelujah, let the earth receive her King!”
I know that love has come, sing it out
Jesus Christ is born
Jesus Christ is born

Glorious, glorious
What a glorious night
Glorious, glorious
What a glorious night

I hear the angels singing
“Hallelujah, let the earth receive her King!”
I know that love has come, sing it out
Jesus Christ is born

I hear the angels singing
“Hallelujah, let the earth receive her King!”
I know that love has come, sing it out
Jesus Christ is born
Jesus Christ is born

All is calm now, all is quiet
A star shining in the sky
Below in Bethlehem, the King is sleeping
Oh, what a glorious night
Oh, what a glorious night

Casey Brown, Jonathan Lindley Smith, Ben McDonald, David Frey © 2010 Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. CCLI 241710

A Confession of Jesus
God remembered his promise to reconcile the world to himself;
he has come among us in Jesus Christ, the eternal Word made flesh.
He is the long-awaited Savior, fully human and fully divine,
conceived by the Spirit of God and born of the virgin Mary.
Being both God and man, Jesus is the only Mediator
between God and his people.
He alone paid the debt of our sin; there is no other Savior!
In him the Father chose those whom he would save.
His electing love sustains our hope:
God’s grace is free to save sinners who offer nothing but their need for mercy.

—Our World Belongs to God, st. 24, 28

What Child Is This
What child is this, who, laid to rest
On Mary’s lap is sleeping
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping

This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him laud
The Babe, the Son of Mary

Why lies he in such mean estate
Where ox and ass are feeding
Good Christian, fear, for sinners here
The silent word is pleading

Nails, spear shall pierce him through
The cross be borne for me, for you
Hail, hail the Word made flesh
The Babe the Son of Mary

So bring him incense, gold, and myrrh
Come peasant, king to own him
The King of kings salvation brings
Let loving hearts enthrone him

Raise, raise the song on high
The virgin sings her lullaby
Joy, joy for Christ is born
The Babe, the Son of Mary

William C. Dix, Tune GREENSLEEVES, Traditional English melody, 16th century, CCLI 241710

Children Dismissed for Children’s Church

Sermon
“From God to a City”
Luke 1:26-38

Prayer of Confession
Holy God and Reconciling King, ‘as a father has compassion on his children,
so you have compassion on those who fear you;
for you know how we are formed, and remember that we are dust.’
Forgive our sins. They are many.
Where we have not loved our neighbors,
where we have been silent and indifferent
to violence, injustice, racism and human suffering,
and where we have failed to see Jesus in those in need,
be merciful and forgive.
Where we have not loved the stranger, the prisoner,
the lost or the marginalized, be merciful and forgive.
Melt our hearts for our broken world,
and turn our indifference into compassion,
until you make heaven and earth one.
Through Jesus. Amen.

The Lord’s Supper

Nothing But The Blood
What can wash away my sin
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
What can make me whole again
Nothing but the blood of Jesus

O, precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow
No other fount I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus

For my pardon, this I see
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
For my cleansing, this my plea
Nothing but the blood of Jesus

O, precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow
No other fount I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus

Nothing can for sin atone
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Naught of good that I have done
Nothing but the blood of Jesus

O, precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow
No other fount I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus

This is all my hope and peace
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
This is all my righteousness
Nothing but the blood of Jesus

O, precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow
No other fount I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus

William Doane, Robert Lowry Biglow & Main, 1876 CCLI 241710

O Come Let Us Adore Him
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
Christ, the Lord

C. Frederick Oakeley, John Francis Wade © Public Domain CCLI 241710

Benediction

Welcome & Announcements

Liturgy for the Second Advent Candle
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth,
for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away…

Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news;
lift up your voice with strength,

O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”

—Isaiah 9:2, Revelation 21:1, Isaiah 40:9

O Come All Ye Faithful
O come, all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant
O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem
Come and behold him
Born the King of angels

O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
Christ the Lord

Sing, choirs of angels
Sing in exultation
O sing, all ye citizens of heav’n above
Glory to God
All glory in the highest

O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
Christ the Lord

Yea, Lord, we greet thee
Born this happy morning
Jesus, to thee be all glory giv’n
Word of the Father
Now in flesh appearing

O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
Christ the Lord

Latin hymn; attr. John Francis Wade, 1751; tr. Frederick Oakeley, 1841.
Tune, ADESTE FIDELES, John Francis Wade’s Cantus Diversi, 1751

Joy to the World
Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare him room

And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven, and heaven and nature sing

Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns
Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy

No more let sins and sorrows grow
Nor thorns infest the ground
He comes to make his blessings flow

Far as the curse is found
Far as the curse is found
Far as, far as, the curse is found

He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness

And wonders of his love
And wonders of his love
And wonders, wonders of his love

Issac Watts, Tune ANTIOCH, George F. Handel, Arr. Lowell Mason, CCLI 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts — Born Is The King (It’s Christmas)
Born unto us this day, a Savior
Gifted from heaven to a manger

The hope of the world, a light for all mankind
All of the earth rejoice, it’s Christmas time

So lift up your voice and sing out his praise, it’s Christmas
Born is the King, rejoice in the day, it’s Christmas

Make a joyful sound, it’s Christmas
Let his praise resound, it’s Christmas

Goodwill to all the earth, and peace divine
All of the earth rejoice, it’s Christmas time it’s Christmas time

So lift up your voice and sing out his praise, it’s Christmas
Born is the King, rejoice in the day, it’s Christmas

Make a joyful sound, it’s Christmas
Let his praise resound, it’s Christmas

So lift up your voice and sing out his praise, it’s Christmas
Born is the King, rejoice in the day, it’s Christmas

Make a joyful sound, it’s Christmas
Let his praise resound, it’s Christmas

Matt Crocker, Scott Ligertwood © 2011 Hillsong Music Publishing CCLI 241710

A Confession of Jesus
Why do we call Jesus “our Lord”?

Because – not with gold or silver,
but with his precious blood
he has set us free from sin
and from the tyranny of the devil,
and has bought us, body and soul,
to be his very own.

—from Heidelberg Catechism, Q&A 34

Silent Night
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright

Round yon virgin mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight

Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing alleluia

Christ, the Savior is born
Christ, the Savior is born

Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love’s pure light

Radiant beams from thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace

Jesus, Lord, at thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth

Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber © Public Domain CCLI 241710

Children Dismissed for Children’s Church

Sermon
“Indispensable Messiness”
Matthew 1:18-24

Prayer of Confession
Exalted God and Incarnate King,
majestic and merciful,
worthy of adoration, worthy of praise.
forgive our transgressions.
We are often wayward and always weak,
and mired in self and sin.
Cause the wondrous love of Christ
to melt our indifference and unbelief,
and shape us into a community
that loves one another, our neighbors,
and this world you created to be good.
Grant us expectant hearts and hopeful lives,
until Christ comes, and makes all things new.
Through Jesus. Amen.

The Lord’s Supper

Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder
Let us love and sing and wonder
Let us praise the Savior’s name
He has hushed the law’s loud thunder
He has quenched Mount Sinai’s flame

Let us love the Lord who bought us
Pitied us when enemies
Called us by his grace and taught us
Gave us ears and gave us eyes

He has washed us with his blood
He has washed us with his blood
He has washed us with his blood
He presents our souls to God

Let us wonder, grace and justice
Join and point to mercy’s store
When through grace in Christ our trust is
Justice smiles and asks no more

He who washed us with his blood
He who washed us with his blood
He who washed us with his blood
Has secured our way to God

Let us praise, and join the chorus
Of the saints enthroned on high
Here they trusted him before us
Now their praises fill the sky

He has washed us with his blood
He has washed us with his blood
He has washed us with his blood
He will bring us home to God

John Newton, Laura Taylor © 2001 Laura Taylor Music. CCLI 241710

O Come Let Us Adore Him
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
Christ, the Lord

C. Frederick Oakeley, John Francis Wade © Public Domain CCLI 241710

Benediction

Welcome & Announcements

Liturgy for the First Advent Candle
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth,
for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away…

—Isaiah 9:2, Revelation 21:1

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 by thy help I’m come
And I hope, by thy good pleasure
Safely to arrive at home

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

O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be
Let that 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

O that day, when freed from sinning
I shall see thy lovely face
Clothed then in blood washed linen
How I’ll sing thy sovereign grace

Come, my Lord, no longer tarry
Take my ransomed soul away
Send thine angels, now to carry
Me to realms of endless day

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

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts

A Confession of Jesus
This Lord, our God, the Word of God, the Word made flesh,
the Son of the Father, the Son of God, the Son of man,
exalted that he might create us,
humbled that he might recreate us.
Walked among men and suffering what is human.
Let every sigh be a panting after Christ,
let that most beautiful One,
who loved even the ugly that he might make them beautiful,
let him be longed for.
Hurry to him alone.

—A Prayer from Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD)

O Come, O Come Emmanuel
O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel

O come, thou Key of David, come
And open wide our heav’nly home
Make safe the way that leads on high
And close the path to misery

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel

O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death’s dark shadows put to flight

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel

O, come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind
O, bid our sad divisions cease
And be thyself our King of peace

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel

Latin Hymn, 1710; Tune VENI EMMANUEL trans. J.M. Neale, 1851; alt. 1961 CCLI 241710

Children Dismissed for Children’s Church

Sermon
“Something More Beautiful”
Isaiah 59:20-60:9

Prayer of Confession
Merciful Jesus, our Coming King,
your rule is just and your love eternal.
Reign in our hearts with grace and peace.
Forgive our transgressions,
and cleanse us from unrighteousness.
Restore to us a vision for what will one day be,
when heaven and earth are one,
and justice and peace fill all creation,
so that we may live in hope and joy
for the sake of this world
you created to be good.
Amen.

The Lord’s Supper

How Deep the Father’s Love
How deep the Father’s love for us
How vast beyond all measure
That he should give his only Son
To make a wretch his treasure

How great the pain of searing loss
The Father turns his face away
As wounds which mar the Chosen One Bring many sons to glory

Behold the man upon a cross
My sin upon his shoulders
Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice
Call out among the scoffers

It was my sin that held him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished

I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no power, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection

Why should I gain from his reward
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom

Why should I gain from his reward
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom

Anne Steele, Kevin Twit ©1998 Kevin Twit Music CCLI 241710

O Come Let Us Adore Him
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
Christ, the Lord

C. Frederick Oakeley, John Francis Wade © Public Domain CCLI 241710

Benediction

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship
LEADER
Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;
make known his deeds among the peoples!

PEOPLE
Sing to him, sing praises to him;
tell of all his wondrous works!

TOGETHER
Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

—Psalm 105:1-3 (ESV)

Come Ye Thankful People Come
Come, ye thankful people, come
Raise the song of harvest home
All is safely gathered in
E’re the winter storms begin

God our Maker doth provide
For our wants to be supplied
Come to God’s own temple, come
Raise the song of harvest home

For the Lord our God shall come
And shall take his harvest home
From his field shall in that day
All offenses purge away

Giving angels charge at last
In the fire the tares to cast
But the fruitful ears to store
In his garner evermore

Even so, Lord, quickly come
Bring thy final harvest home
Gather thou thy people in
Free from sorrow, free from sin

There, forever purified
In thy garner to abide
Come, with all thine angels come
Raise the glorious harvest home

George Job Elvey, Henry Alford © Public Domain CCLI 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts — Jesus, I Come
Oh, how I need your grace
More than my words can say
Jesus I come, Jesus I come

In all my weaknesses
You are my confidence
Jesus I come, Jesus I come

I will rise and stand redeemed
Heaven open over me
To your name eternally
Endless glory I will bring

Oh, what amazing love
Beneath your cleansing flood
Jesus I come, Jesus I come

In every broken place
You are my righteousness
Jesus I come, Jesus I come

I will rise and stand redeemed
Heaven open over me
To your name eternally
Endless glory I will bring

I will rise and stand redeemed
Heaven open over me
To your name eternally
Endless glory I will bring

Thank you Jesus
Just as I am, I come
Hallelujah
Oh, what amazing love

Thank you Jesus
Just as I am, I come
Hallelujah
Oh, what amazing love

Thank you Jesus
Just as I am, I come
Hallelujah
Oh, what amazing love

I will rise and stand redeemed
Heaven open over me
To your name eternally
Endless glory I will bring

I will rise and stand redeemed
Heaven open over me
To your name eternally
Endless glory I will bring

Chris Brown, Steven Furtick © 2014 Be Essential Songs, Elevation Worship Publishing CCLI 241710

Baptism {10:30 a.m.}
The child being presented for infant baptism this morning is
Jonah Paul McKnab, covenant son of David and Kimberly McKnab and brother to Titus McKnab. Jonah is a nephew to Jenni Tallent and a grandson to Ron and Mary Tallent.

A Litany of Thanks
Great God, for all that is gracious in our lives,
revealing the image of Christ, we give you thanks.

For our daily food and drink,
our homes and families, and our friends,
we give you thanks.

For minds to think and hearts to love
and hands to serve, we give you thanks.

For health and strength to work,
and leisure to rest and play,
we give you thanks.

For the strength you provide in our weakness.

For the good you bring out of our pain.
And the grace you provide in our brokenness.

For the great mercies and promises of the gospel,
given to us in Christ Jesus our Lord;

To you, O God, be praise and glory. Amen.

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

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

Children Dismissed for Children’s Church

Sermon
“We Shall Be Fruitful”
Genesis 26:17-25

Prayer of Confession
Heavenly Father,
True and Living God,
be merciful to us and forgive our sins.
Heal us from unbelief, fear and pride.
Renew within us steadfast spirits
that find rest and peace in you alone.
Restore joy where there has been barrenness of spirit,
and hope where we have been skeptical.
Cause your Word to penetrate to our hearts,
and shape us into a transformed people,
who not only profess, but also live
the Gospel before a world
in need of your good news.
Through Jesus. Amen.

The Lord’s Supper

Lord, I Need You
Lord I come, I confess
Bowing here I find my rest
Without you, I fall apart
You’re the one that guides my heart

Lord, I need you, O I need you
Every hour I need you
My one defense, my righteousness
O God how I need you

Where sin runs deep, your grace is more
Where grace is found is where you are
And where you are Lord, I am free
Holiness is Christ in me

Lord, I need you, O I need you
Every hour I need you
My one defense, my righteousness
O God how I need you

Teach my song to rise to you
When temptation comes my way
And when I cannot stand I’ll fall on you
Jesus, you’re my hope and stay

Lord, I need you, O I need you
Every hour I need you
My one defense, my righteousness
O God how I need you

You’re my one defense, my righteousness
O God how I need you

Christy Nockels, Daniel Carson, Jesse Reeves, Kristian Stanfill, Matt Maher ©2011 worshiptogether.com songs, sixsteps Music, Sweater Weather Music, Valley Of Songs Music, Thankyou 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 bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and be glad.
Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together!

—Psalm 34:1-3

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

Love the Lord
Love the Lord your God
With all your heart
With all your soul
With all your mind and
With all your strength
(repeat)

With all your heart
With all your soul
With all your mind
With all your strength

Love the Lord your God
With all your heart
With all your soul
With all your mind and
With all your strength

I will serve the Lord
With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my mind and
With all my strength
(repeat)

With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my mind
With all my strength

I will serve the Lord
With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my mind and
With all my strength

With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my mind and
With all my strength
(repeat)

I will love you, Lord
With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my mind and
With all my strength

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

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts

Baptism {10:30 a.m.}
The child being presented for infant baptism this morning is Evan Michael McQuigg, covenant son of Matthew and Andrea McQuigg

A Confession of Jesus Christ
We believe that God—
who is perfectly merciful
and also very just—
sent the Son to assume the nature
in which the disobedience had been committed,
in order to bear in it the punishment of sin
by his most bitter passion and death.
So God made known his justice toward his Son,
who was charged with our sin,
and he poured out his goodness and mercy on us,
who are guilty and worthy of damnation,
giving to us his Son to die, by a most perfect love,
and raising him to life for our justification,
in order that by him we might have immortality
and eternal life.

—The Belgic Confession, Article 20

No Other Name
One name holds weight above them all
His fame outlasts the earth he formed
His praise resounds beyond the stars
And echoes in our hearts
The greatest one of all

His face shines brighter than the sun
His grace as boundless as his love
He reigns with healing in his wings
The King above all kings
The greatest One of all

Lift up our eyes see the King has come
Light of the world reaching out for us
There is no other name
There is no other name
Jesus Christ our God

Seated on high the undefeated One
Mountains bow down as we lift him up
There is no other name
There is no other name
Jesus Christ our God

Find hope when all the world seems lost
Behold the triumph of the cross
His power has trampled death and grave
Our life found in his name
The greatest name of all

Lift up our eyes see the King has come
Light of the world reaching out for us
There is no other name
There is no other name
Jesus Christ our God

Seated on high the undefeated One
Mountains bow down as we lift him up
There is no other name
There is no other name
Jesus Christ our God

The earth will shake and tremble before him
Chains will break as heaven and earth sing
Holy is the name
Holy is the name of Jesus, Jesus, Jesus

The earth will shake and tremble before him
Chains will break as heaven and earth sing
Holy is the name
Holy is the name of Jesus, Jesus, Jesus

Lift up our eyes see the King has come
Light of the world reaching out for us
There is no other name
There is no other name
Jesus Christ our God

Seated on high the undefeated One
Mountains bow down as we lift him up
There is no other name
There is no other name

There is no other name
There is no other name, Jesus

Joel Houston, Jonas Myrin © 2014 Hillsong Music Publishing CCLI 241710

Children Dismissed for Children’s Church

Sermon
“The Last Word”
1 John 5:13-21

Prayer of Confession
Loving Father, be merciful and forgive our sin.
Cleanse our unrighteousness.
Heal our hurts, and reconcile our broken relationships.
Pour your Spirit upon us with renewing grace
restore to us the ‘joy of our salvation.’
Forgive our excessiveness and ingratitude.
Make us a thankful people with charitable hearts,
who drink from the well of your grace, that this broken world will taste
the new wine of the gospel.
Through Jesus. Amen.

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
LEADER
Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights!
Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts!

PEOPLE
Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars!
Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens!

TOGETHER
Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted;
his majesty is above earth and heaven.

—Psalm 148:1-4, 13 (ESV)

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, allleuia, alleluia

Thou rushing wind that art so strong
Ye clouds that sail in heaven 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, alleuia

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

Brent Milligan, David Crowder, St. Francis of Assisi, William Henry Draper © 2002 worshiptogether.com songs, sixsteps Music, Moon & Musky Music CCLI 241710

Holy is the Lord God Almighty
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 — It Is Finished
There’s no deed that can redeem us
There’s no right nor magic word
Only by the work of Jesus can salvation be secured

It is finished, he has done it
Let your weary heart rejoice
Our redemption is accomplished
Raise a shout with ragged voice

And go bravely into battle
Knowing he has won the war
It is finished, lift your head and weep no more

There’s no sacrifice to offer
There’s no penance to complete
Freely drink of living water
Without money, come and feast

It is finished, he has done it
Let your weary heart rejoice
Our redemption is accomplished
Raise a shout with ragged voice

And go bravely into battle
Knowing he has won the war
It is finished, lift your head
Let every sinner rejoice
Hear the dying victor’s cry
Raise up your voice
Sing it out through earth and sky

It is finished, he has done it
Let your weary heart rejoice
Our redemption is accomplished
Raise a shout with ragged voice

And go bravely into battle
Knowing he has won the war
It is finished, lift your head and weep no more

Dustin Kensrue, Brian Eichelberger © 2013 Dead Bird Theology, It’s All About Jesus Music, We Are Younger, We Are Faster Music CCLI 2410710

A Confession of Jesus Christ
Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:

He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit,
seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations,
believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

—1 Timothy 3:16 (ESV)

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Praise to the Lord
The Almighty, the King of creation
O my soul, praise him
For he is thy health and salvation

All ye who hear
Now to his temple draw near
Praise him in glad adoration

Praise to the Lord
Who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth
Shelters thee under his wings
Yea, so gently sustaineth

Hast thou not seen
How thy desires e’er have been
Granted in what he ordaineth

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah

Praise to the Lord
Who doth prosper thy work and defend thee
Surely his goodness and mercy
Here daily attend thee

Ponder anew
What the Almighty can do
If with his love he befriend thee

Praise to the Lord
O let all that is in me adore him
All that hath life and breath
Come now with praises before him

Let the ‘amen’
Sound from his people again
Gladly for aye we adore him

Let the ‘amen’
Sound from his people again
Gladly for aye we adore him

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah

Susan Caudill ©1997 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music|Word Music, LLC arr. Passion Band CCLI 241710

Children Dismissed for Children’s Church

Sermon
“That You May Know”
1 John 5:12-15

Prayer of Confession
Father, have mercy on us.
Our sins are more than we can bear,
and our guilt is greater than we can overcome.
Fill us with the assurance of Jesus,
whose death is our atonement,
and whose life is our life.
Make us a merciful people.
Teach us to forgive others.
Help us to practice grace.
Fill us with your Spirit.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

The Lord’s Supper

Jesus, I Come
Out of my bondage, sorrow and night
Jesus, I come, Jesus I come
Into thy freedom, gladness and light
Jesus, I come to thee

Out of my sickness into thy health
Out of my wanting and into thy wealth
Out of my sin and into thyself
Jesus, I come to thee

Out of my shameful failure and loss
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come
Into the glorious gain of thy cross
Jesus, I come to thee

Out of earth’s sorrows into thy balm
Out of life’s storms and into thy calm
Out of distress into jubilant psalm
Jesus, I come to thee

Out of unrest and arrogant pride
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come
Into thy blessed will to abide
Jesus, I come to thee

Out of myself to dwell in thy love
Out of despair into raptures above
Upward forever on wings like a dove Jesus, I come to thee

Out of the fear and dread of the tomb
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come
Into the joy and light of thy home
Jesus, I come to thee

Out of the depths of ruin untold
Into the peace of thy sheltering fold
Ever thy glorious face to behold
Jesus, I come to thee

William Sleeper, Greg Thompson © 2000 Greg Thompson 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
Fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Therefore I will praise you, LORD, among the nations;
I will sing the praises of your name.

—Isaiah 41:10 & Psalm 18:49

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

Your Grace is Enough
Great is your faithfulness, O God
You wrestle with the sinner’s heart
You lead us by still waters and to mercy
And nothing can keep us apart

So remember your people
Remember your children
Remember your promise, O God

Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me

Great is your love and justice God
You use the weak to lead the strong
You lead us in the song of your salvation
And all your people sing along

So remember your people
Remember your children
Remember your promise, O God

Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me

Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me

So remember your people
Remember your children
Remember your promise, O God

Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me

Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me, for me

Matt Maher © 2003 spiritandsong.com 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 Anna Katherine Bankert, covenant daughter of Matthew and Bethany Bankert and sister to Laura.

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

Revelation Song
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Holy, holy is he

Sing a new song to him who sits on
Heaven’s mercy seat

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come

With all creation I sing
Praise to the King of kings
You are my ev’rything and I will adore you

Clothed in rainbows of living color
Flashes of lightning, rolls of thunder

Blessing and honor
Strength and glory and power be
To you the only wise King

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come

With all creation I sing
Praise to the King of kings
You are my ev’rything and I will adore you

Filled with wonder, awestruck wonder
At the mention of your name

Jesus your name is power
Breath and living water
Such a marvelous myst’ry……

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come

With all creation I sing
Praise to the King of kings
You are my ev’rything and I will adore you

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come

With all creation I sing
Praise to the King of kings
You are my ev’rything and I will adore you

Jennie Lee Riddle © 2004 Gateway Create Publishing CCLI 241710

Children Dismissed for Children’s Church

Sermon
“The Spirit, the Water & the Blood”
1 John 5:1-12

Prayer of Confession
Almighty God and Gracious Father,
have mercy on us and forgive our sin.
Forgive when we live as orphans,
when you have called us to be sons and daughters.
And pardon our rebellion and disobedience.
Strengthen our faith and help us in our unbelief.
As the heavens declare your glory,
be glorified in our lives, in what we do,
where we live, love, play and work.
Cause your Name to be great,
through our broken expressions of praise,
until Jesus comes. Amen.

The Lord’s Supper

God With Us
You’ve come to bring peace, to be love
To be nearer to us

You’ve come to bring life, to be light
To shine brighter in us
O Emmanuel, God with us

Our Deliverer, you are Savior
In your presence we find our strength
Over everything, our redemption
God with us, you are God with us

You’ve come to be hope to this world
For your honor and name

You’ve come to take sin, to bear shame
And to conquer the grave
O Emmanuel, God with us

Our Deliverer, you are Savior
In your presence we find our strength
Over everything, our redemption
God with us, you are God with us

You are here, you are holy
We are standing in your glory
You are here, you are holy
We are standing in your glory, Lord

Our Deliverer, you are Savior
In your presence we find our strength
Over everything, our redemption
God with us…

Our Deliverer, you are Savior
In your presence we find our strength
Over everything, our redemption
God with us, you are God with us

God with us, you are God with us

Jason Ingram, Leslie Jordan © 2012 Integrity’s Praise! Music, Open Hands Music, Sony/ATV Timber Publishing CCLI241710

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
Let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may exult in you

—Psalm 5:11

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

The Solid Rock
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name

On Christ the solid rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand

When darkness veils his lovely face
I rest on his unchanging grace
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil

On Christ the solid rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand

His oath, his covenant, his blood
Support me in the whelming flood
When all around my soul gives way
He then is all my hope and stay

When he shall come with trumpet sound
O may I then in him be found
Dressed in his righteousness alone
Faultless to stand before the throne

On Christ the solid rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand

On Christ the solid rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand

Edward Mote 1834, Tune, SOLID ROCK, William B. Bradbury CCLI 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts

An Affirmation of God’s Providence
What does it benefit us to know that God has created all things
and still upholds them by his providence?

We can be patient in adversity,
thankful in prosperity, and with a view to the future
we can have a firm confidence
in our faithful God and Father
that no creature shall separate us from his love

—from Heidelberg Catechism, Q&A 28

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, Jesses Reeves © 2001 worshiptogethersongs.com, sixsteps Music CCLI 241710

Children Dismissed for Children’s Church

Sermon
“Love Perfected”
1 John 4:7-21

Prayer of Confession
Faithful and gracious God,
be merciful and cast our sins
into the depths of the sea.
Shape us into a renewed Community
that reflects the love and friendship
that you have created us to share
until you renew all things.
Cause our love for one another
to draw the lonely, the discarded
and the broken, to you.
Through Jesus. Amen.

The Lord’s Supper

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

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 give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,
and I will glorify your name forever.

—Psalm 86:12

Unbroken Praise
Praise unbroken, praise unending
Be yours, be yours forevermore

Praise untainted, praise unfading
Be yours, be yours forevermore
Be yours, be yours forevermore

Unbroken praise be yours, God, forever
All my praise be yours, God, forever
Lord, take this life, let it become your throne
Unbroken praise be yours

My surrender, my devotion
Be yours, be yours forevermore
Be yours, be yours forevermore

Unbroken praise be yours, God, forever
All my praise be yours, God, forever
Lord, take this life, let it become your throne
Unbroken praise be yours

So let my deeds outrun my words
And let my life outweigh my songs

So let my deeds outrun my words
And let my life outweigh my songs

Unbroken praise be yours, God, forever
All my praise be yours, God, forever
Lord, take this life, let it become your throne
Unbroken praise be yours

Unbroken praise be yours, God, forever
All my praise be yours, God, forever
Lord, take this life, let it become your throne
Unbroken praise be yours

Unbroken praise be yours
Unbroken praise be yours

Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman @ 2015 Said And Done Music.sixsteps Music.Thankyou Music.worshiptogether.com songs

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

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts — Glory to God Forever
Before the world was made
Before you spoke it to be
You were the King of kings
Yeah you were, yeah you were

And now you’re reigning still
Enthroned above all things
Angels and saints cry out
We join them as we sing

Glory to God, glory to God
Glory to God forever
Glory to God, glory to God
Glory to God forever

Creator God you gave me breath
So I could praise
Your great and matchless name
All my days, all my days

So let my whole life be
A blazing offering
A life that shouts and sings
The greatness of our king

Glory to God, glory to God
Glory to God forever
Glory to God, glory to God
Glory to God forever

Take my life and let it be
All for you and for your glory
Take my life and let it be yours

Take my life and let it be
All for you and for your glory
Take my life and let it be yours

Glory to God, glory to God
Glory to God forever
Glory to God, glory to God
Glory to God forever

Glory to God, glory to God
Glory to God forever
Glory to God, glory to God
Glory to God forever

Take my life and let it be
All for you and for your glory
Take my life and let it be yours

Take my life and let it be
All for you and for your glory
Take my life and let it be yours

Glory to God, glory to God
Glory to God forever

Steve Fee, Vicky Beeching © 2009 sixsteps Music, Thankyou Music, worshiptogether.com songs CCLI 241710

Baptism {9:00 a.m. service)
The infant being presented for baptism this morning is Lydia Martin Loper, covenant daughter of Ian and Hillary Loper, sister to Grant Loper, and granddaughter to Richard and Susan Loper.

A Confession of the Cross
The Cross is the hope of Christians
The Cross is the resurrection of the dead
The Cross is the way of the lost
The Cross is the savior of the lost
The Cross is the staff of the lame
The Cross is the guide of the blind
The Cross is the strength of the weak
The Cross is the doctor of the sick
The Cross is the aim of the priests
The Cross is the hope of the hopeless
The Cross is the freedom of the slaves
The Cross is the power of the kings
The Cross is the water of the seeds
The Cross is the consolation of the bondmen
The Cross is the source of those who seek water
The Cross is the cloth of the naked.
We thank you, Father, for the Cross.

—10th Century African Hymn

Immortal, Invisible God Only Wise
Immortal, invisible
God only wise
In light inaccessible
Hid from our eyes

Most blessed, most glorious
The Ancient of Days
Almighty, victorious
Thy great name we praise

Unresting, unhasting
And silent as light,
Nor wanting, nor wasting
Thou rulest in might

Thy justice, like mountains
High soaring above
Thy clouds, which are fountains
Of goodness and love

To all, life thou givest
To both great and small
In all life thou livest
The true life of all

We blossom and flourish
As leaves on the tree
And wither and perish
But naught changeth thee

Great Father of glory
Pure Father of light
Thine angels adore thee
All veiling their sight

All praise we would render
O help us to see
‘Tis only the splendor
Of light hideth thee

Walter Chalmers Smith, 1867.Tune, ST. DENIO, traditional Welsh hymn melody

Children Dismissed for Children’s Church

Sermon
“Every Spirit that Confesses
We have an Adversary”
1 John 3:11-4:6

Prayer of Confession
Good Father and Sovereign God,
Hear our prayer and forgive our sins,
Cause your Word to sink deeply
Into our hearts and lives,
That you may shape us into
The Image of Christ, the Living Word.
Send your Spirit to cleanse, fill and renew.
Protect us from the world, the flesh and the devil.
Turn our hearts of stone into hearts of flesh.
And speak your Son into a broken world,
Through our redeemed lives,
Through Jesus. Amen.

The Lord’s Supper

O The Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
O the deep, deep love of Jesus
Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free
Rolling as a mighty ocean
In its fullness over me

Underneath me, all around me
Is the current of thy love
Leading onward, leading homeward
To thy glorious rest above

O the deep, deep love of Jesus
Spread his praise from shore to shore
How he loveth, ever loveth
Changeth never, never more

How he watches o’er his loved ones
Died to call them all his own
How for them he intercedeth
Watcheth o’er them from the throne

O the deep, deep love of Jesus
Love of every love the best
’Tis an ocean vast of blessing
‘Tis a haven sweet of rest

O the deep, deep love of Jesus
‘Tis a heaven of heavens to me
And it lifts me up to glory
For it lifts me up to thee

Underneath me, all around me
Is the current of thy love
Leading onward, leading homeward
To thy glorious rest above

Samuel Trevor Francis, Traditional Welsh Melody, 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
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.

Therefore I will praise the Lord, among the nations;
I will sing the praises of his name.

—based on Isaiah 40:28 & Psalm 18:49

Come Christians Join to Sing
Come, Christians, join to sing
Alleluia! Amen!
Loud praise to Christ our King
Alleluia! Amen!

Let all, with heart and voice
Before his throne rejoice
Praise is his gracious choice
Alleluia! Amen!

Come, lift your hearts on high
Alleluia! Amen!
Let praises fill the sky
Alleluia! Amen!

He is our Guide and Friend
To us he’ll condescend
His love shall never end
Alleluia! Amen!

Praise yet our Christ again
Alleluia! Amen!
Life shall not end the strain
Alleluia! Amen!

On heaven’s blissful shore
His goodness we’ll adore
Singing forevermore
Alleluia! Amen!

Christian Henry Bateman © Public Domain CCLI 241710

Everlasting God
You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint
You won’t grow weary

Strength will rise
As we wait upon the Lord
Wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord

Strength will rise
As we wait upon the Lord
Wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord

Our God, you reign forever
Our Hope, our strong Deliverer

You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint
You won’t grow weary

You’re the Defender of the weak
You comfort those in need
You lift us up on wings like eagles

Strength will rise
As we wait upon the Lord
Wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord

Strength will rise
As we wait upon the Lord
Wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord

Our God, you reign forever
Our Hope, our strong Deliverer

You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint
You won’t grow weary

You’re the Defender of the weak
You comfort those in need
You lift us up on wings like eagles

You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint
You won’t grow weary

You’re the Defender of the weak
You comfort those in need
You lift us up on wings like eagles

Strength will rise
As we wait upon the Lord
Wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord

Brenton Brown, Ken Riley ©2005 Thankyou Music CCLI 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts — Unbroken Praise
Praise unbroken, praise unending
Be yours, be yours forevermore
Praise untainted, praise unfading
Be yours, be yours forevermore
Be yours, be yours forevermore

Unbroken praise be yours, God, forever
All my praise be yours, God, forever
Lord, take this life, let it become your throne
Unbroken praise be yours

My surrender, my devotion
Be yours, be yours forevermore
Be yours, be yours forevermore

Unbroken praise be yours, God, forever
All my praise be yours, God, forever
Lord, take this life, let it become your throne
Unbroken praise be yours

Unbroken praise be yours, God, forever
All my praise be yours, God, forever
Lord, take this life, let it become your throne
Unbroken praise be yours

So let my deeds outrun my words
And let my life outweigh my songs
So let my deeds outrun my words
And let my life outweigh my songs

Unbroken praise be yours, God, forever
All my praise be yours, God, forever
Lord, take this life, let it become your throne
Unbroken praise be yours

Unbroken praise be yours, God, forever
All my praise be yours, God, forever
Lord, take this life, let it become your throne
Unbroken praise be yours

Unbroken praise be yours
Unbroken praise be yours

Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman ©2015 Said and Done Music, sixsteps Music, Thankyou Music, worshiptogether.com songs CCLI 241710

The Apostles’ Creed
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.

* ‘Catholic’ is the historic word meaning ‘universal’ – it therefore refers to the entirety of believers throughout history.

Jesus, Only Jesus
Who has the power to raise the dead
Who can save us from our sin
He is our hope, our righteousness
Jesus, only Jesus

Who can make the blind to see
Who holds the keys that set us free
He paid it all to bring us peace
Jesus, only Jesus

Holy King, Almighty Lord
Saints and angels all adore
I join with them and bow before
Jesus, only Jesus

Who can command the highest praise
Who has the name above all names
You stand alone, I stand amazed
Jesus, only Jesus

Holy King, Almighty Lord
Saints and angels all adore
I join with them and bow before
Jesus, only Jesus

You will command the highest praise
Yours is the Name above all names
You stand alone, I stand amazed
Jesus, only Jesus
Jesus, only Jesus

Holy King, Almighty Lord
Saints and angels all adore
I join with them and bow before
Jesus, only Jesus

Holy King, Almighty Lord
Saints and angels all adore
I join with them and bow before
Jesus, only Jesus

Chris Tomlin, Christy Nockels, Kristian Stanfill, Matt Redman, Nathan Nockels, Tony Wood © 2013 S. D. G. Publishing, Said And Done Music, sixsteps Music, Sixsteps Songs, Sweater Weather Music, Thankyou Music, Worship Together Music, worshiptogether.com songs, Songs From Exit 71, Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing CCLI 241710

Children Dismissed for Children’s Church

Sermon
“The Gospel in Confusing Times”
1 John 2: 15-27

Prayer of Confession
Loving God and Father,
be merciful and forgive our sins.
You know us and have made us to be yours.
You have loved us in Jesus,
who bled and died that we may live.
Wash away our pride and unbelief.
Turn us from sinful thoughts and deeds.
Give us willing spirits
to love you, one another,
and this world that you created to be good.
Until Christ comes and makes all things new.
Through Jesus. Amen.

The Lord’s Supper

How Deep the Father’s Love For Us
How deep the Father’s love for us
How vast beyond all measure
That he should give his only Son
To make a wretch his treasure

How great the pain of searing loss
The Father turns his face away
As wounds which mar the Chosen One Bring many sons to glory

Behold the man upon a cross
My sin upon his shoulders
Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice
Call out among the scoffers

It was my sin that held him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished

I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no power, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection

Why should I gain from his reward
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom

Why should I gain from his reward
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom

Stuart Townend © 1995 ThankYou Music 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 translation, Henry W. Greatorex, 1851 © Public Domain CCLI 241710

Benediction