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WORSHIP – August 6, 2017

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship
I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness,
and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.

—Psalm 7:17

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

Christ is Risen
Let no one caught in sin remain
Inside the lie of inward shame
But fix our eyes upon the cross
And run to him who showed great love
And bled for us
Freely you’ve bled for us

Christ is risen from the dead
Trampling over death by death
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave

Christ is risen from the dead
We are one with him again
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave

Beneath the weight of all our sin
You bowed to none but heaven’s will
No scheme of hell, no scoffer’s crown
No burden great can hold you down
In strength you reign
Forever let your church proclaim

Christ is risen from the dead
Trampling over death by death
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave

Christ is risen from the dead
We are one with him again
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave

O, death, where is your sting?
O, hell, where is your victory?
O, church, come stand in the light
Our God is not dead, he’s alive, he’s alive

Christ is risen from the dead
Trampling over death by death
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave

Christ is risen from the dead
We are one with him again
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave

Christ is risen from the dead
Trampling over death by death
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave

Christ is risen from the dead
We are one with him again
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts — Even So Come
All of creation, all of the earth
Make straight a highway, a path for the Lord
Jesus is coming soon

Call back the sinner, wake up the saint
Let every nation shout of your fame
Jesus is coming soon

Like a bride waiting for her groom
We’ll be a church ready for you
Every heart longing for our King, we sing
Even so come, Lord Jesus come
Even so come, Lord Jesus come

There will be justice, all will be new
Your name forever, faithful and true
Jesus is coming soon

Like a bride waiting for her groom
We’ll be a church ready for you
Every heart longing for our King, we sing
Even so come, Lord Jesus come
Even so come, Lord Jesus come

So we wait, we wait for you
God we wait, you’re coming soon

Like a bride waiting for her groom
We’ll be a church ready for you
Every heart longing for our King, we sing

Even so come

Chris Tomlin, Jason Ingram, Jess Cates © 2015 S. D. G. Publishing, Sixsteps Songs, Worship Together Music, Open Hands Music, So Essential Tunes, Chrissamsongs Inc, Go Mia Music, Vistaville Music CCLI 241710

This I Believe
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

Uncreated One
Holy uncreated One
Your beauty fills the skies
But the glory of your majesty
Is the mercy in your eyes

Worthy uncreated One
From heaven to earth come down
You laid aside your royalty
To wear the sinner’s crown

O great God, be glorified
Our lives laid down, yours magnified
O great God, be lifted high
There is none like you

Jesus Savior, God’s own Son
Risen reigning Lord
Sustainer of the universe
By the power of your word

O great God, be glorified
Our lives laid down, yours magnified
O great God, be lifted high
There is none like you

And when we see your matchless face
In speechless awe we’ll stand
And there we’ll bow with grateful hearts
Unto the great I AM

O great God, be glorified
Our lives laid down, yours magnified
O great God, be lifted high
There is none like you

Sermon
The Peacemaker — The Church is…
2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Prayer of Confession
Father, we confess our sin against you
and against our neighbor.
We create division, but you bring us together;
we build resentment and jealousy,
but you bring understanding;
we hold on to anger and hurt, but you bring peace.
We have been indifferent to your grace, and we are sorry.
Forgive us, and reconcile us to you and to each other.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon
God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, through Jesus, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

— Colossians 1:19-20

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

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

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Jul 28 2017

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WORSHIP – July 30, 2017

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship
The heavens constantly tell the wonders of God,
and the skies declare what he has done.
Each day informs the following day;
each night announces to the next.
They don’t speak a word,
and there is never the sound of a voice.
Yet their message reaches all the earth,
and it travels around the world.

Let our words and our thoughts be pleasing to you, Lord,
because you are our mighty rock and our protector.

—based on Psalm 19

This Is My Father’s World
This is my Father’s world
And to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings
The music of the spheres

This is my Father’s world
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas
His hand the wonders wrought

This is my Father’s world
The birds their carols raise
The morning light, the lily white
Declare their maker’s praise

This is my Father’s world
He shines in all that’s fair
In the rustling grass I hear him pass
He speaks to me everywhere

This is my Father’s world
O let me ne’er forget
That though the wrong seems oft so strong
God is the ruler yet

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

Maltbie D. Babcock, Tune TERRA BEATA. Franklin L. Sheppard © 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

King of Glory
Let the King of my heart
Be the mountain where I run
The fountain I drink from
Oh, he is my song

Let the King of my heart
Be the shadow where I hide
The ransom for my life
Oh, he is my song

You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh

Let the King of my heart
Be the wind inside my sails
The anchor in the waves
Oh, he is my song

Let the King of my heart
Be the fire inside my veins
The echo of my days
Oh, he is my song

You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh

You’re never gonna let
Never gonna let me down
You’re never gonna let
Never gonna let me down

You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh

When the night is holding on to me
God is holding on

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts — King of My Heart
Let the King of my heart
Be the mountain where I run
The fountain I drink from
Oh, he is my song

Let the King of my heart
Be the shadow where I hide
The ransom for my life
Oh, he is my song

You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh

Let the King of my heart
Be the wind inside my sails
The anchor in the waves
Oh, he is my song

Let the King of my heart
Be the fire inside my veins
The echo of my days
Oh, he is my song

You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh

You’re never gonna let
Never gonna let me down
You’re never gonna let
Never gonna let me down

You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh
You are good, good, oh, oh

When the night is holding on to me
God is holding on

Holy, Holy, Holy
Holy, holy, holy
Lord God almighty
Early in the morning
Our song shall rise to thee

Holy, holy, holy
Merciful and mighty
God in three persons, blessed trinity

Holy, holy, holy
Though the darkness hide thee
Though the eye of sinful man
Thy glory may not see

Only thou art holy
There is none beside thee
Perfect in pow’r, in love, and purity

Holy, holy, holy
Lord God almighty
All thy works shall praise thy name
In earth, and sky, and sea

Holy, holy, holy
Merciful and mighty
God in three persons, blessed trinity
God in three persons, blessed trinity

John Bacchus Dykes, Reginald Heber © Public Domain CCLI 241710

Sermon
“The Open Hand — The Church is…”
Matthew 5:43-48

Prayer of Confession
O Lord, we have not longed for your coming
and kingdom as we ought.
We easily exalt ourselves
instead of denying ourselves,
taking up our cross, and following you.
We easily cling to the things of this world
and count them dear.
We easily grow cold to the needs of the poor,
the lonely, and the suffering.
We easily neglect those who are without justice,
hope, or Christ in this world.
Father, forgive our offenses.
Grant us, by your Spirit, power to live in the light.
We pray in the name of Jesus Christ,
who dwells with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God forever. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon
But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness.

— 1 John 1:9

The Lord’s Supper

In Christ Alone
In Christ alone, my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm

What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My comforter, my all in all
Here in the love of Christ I stand

In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones he came to save

‘Til on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live

There in the ground his body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious day
Up from the grave he rose again

And as he stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me
For I am his and he is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life’s first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny

No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from his hand
‘Til he returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand

Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise him, all creatures here below
Praise him above, ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Amen

Thomas Ken, Tune – OLD HUNDREDTH, Genevan Psalter (1551) attr. to Louis Bourgeois

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Jul 21 2017

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WORSHIP – July 23, 2017

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship
O come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

— Psalm 95:1-2

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

Arise, My Soul, Arise
Arise, my soul, arise
Shake off your guilty fears
The bleeding sacrifice
In my behalf appears

Before the throne my Surety stands
Before the throne my Surety stands
My name is written on his hands

Arise (arise), arise (arise), arise
Arise, my soul, arise
Arise (arise), arise (arise), arise
Arise, my soul, arise
Shake off your guilty fears and rise

He ever lives above
For me to intercede
His all redeeming love
His precious blood to plead

His blood atoned for every race
His blood atoned for every race
And sprinkles now the throne of grace

Arise (arise), arise (arise), arise
Arise, my soul, arise
Arise (arise), arise (arise), arise
Arise, my soul, arise
Shake off your guilty fears and rise

Five bleeding wounds he bears
Received on Calvary
They pour effectual prayers
They strongly plead for me

“Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry
“Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry
“Nor let that ransomed sinner die”

Arise (arise), arise (arise), arise
Arise, my soul, arise
Arise (arise), arise (arise), arise
Arise, my soul, arise
Shake off your guilty fears and rise

My God is reconciled
His pardoning voice I hear
He owns me for his child
I can no longer fear

With confidence I now draw nigh
With confidence I now draw nigh
And “Father, Abba, Father,” cry

Arise (arise), arise (arise), arise
Arise, my soul, arise
Arise (arise), arise (arise), arise
Arise, my soul, arise
Shake off your guilty fears and rise

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts

Holy
What heart could hold the weight of your love
And know the heights of your great worth
What eyes could look on your glorious face
Shining like the sun

Your name alone has pow’r to raise us
Your light will shine when all else fades
Our eyes will look on your glorious face
Shining like the sun

You are holy, holy, holy
God most high and God most worthy
You are holy, holy, holy
Jesus you are, Jesus you are

And you will come again in glory
To judge the living and the dead
All eyes will look on your glorious face
Shining like the sun
Who is like you, God

You are holy, holy, holy
God most high and God most worthy
You are holy, holy, holy
Jesus you are, Jesus you are

Who shall we say you are?
You’re the living God

Who shall we say you are?
You’re the Great I AM

The highest name of all
You’re all you say you are

You are holy, holy, holy
God most high and God most worthy
You are holy, holy, holy
Jesus you are, Jesus you are

You are holy, holy, holy
God most high and God most worthy
You are holy, holy, holy
Jesus you are, Jesus you are
Jesus you are, Jesus you are

Jason Ingram, Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman © 2011 Said And Done Music, SHOUT! Music Publishing, sixsteps Music Thankyou Music, worshiptogether.com songs Sony/ATV Timber Publishing, West Main Music, Windsor Hill Music CCLI 241710

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

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

Sermon
“The Lifeline — The Church is…”
Jude 1:17-23

Prayer of Confession
Father, you are full of mercy,
and your love is perfect.
But instead of resting in your love,
we run to money, people, and pleasure for life.
We serve ourselves first, and think of others second.
But your mercy is constant.
Forgive us once again,
and send us out to share your love with others.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Assurance of Pardon
Though our sins be many we can have joy and confidence in the presence of God because we are by faith united to Jesus who always lives to intercede for us with his own blood.

—based on Hebrews 9

The Lord’s Supper

Come As You Are
Come out of sadness from wherever you’ve been
Come broken-hearted, let rescue begin
Come find your mercy, O sinner come kneel
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can’t heal
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can’t heal

So lay down your burdens, lay down your shame
All who are broken, lift up your face
O wanderer come home, you’re not too far
So lay down your hurt, lay down your heart

Come as you are

There’s hope for the hopeless
And all those who’ve strayed
Come sit at the table, come taste the grace
There’s rest for the weary, rest that endures
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can’t cure

So lay down your burdens, lay down your shame
All who are broken, lift up your face
O wanderer come home, you’re not too far
So lay down your hurt, lay down your heart

Come as you are, come as you are
Fall in his arms, come as you are

There’s joy for the morning, O sinner be still
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can’t heal
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can’t heal

So lay down your burdens, lay down your shame
All who are broken, lift up your face
O wanderer come home, you’re not too far
So lay down your hurt, lay down your heart

Come as you are

Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise him, all creatures here below
Praise him above, ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Amen

Thomas Ken, Tune – OLD HUNDREDTH, Genevan Psalter (1551) attr. to Louis Bourgeois

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Jul 14 2017

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WORSHIP – July 16, 2017

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship

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

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

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

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

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

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts

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

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

Sermon
“The Church is…A Refugee Camp”
1 Kings 19:1-18

Prayer of Confession
Father we know the heavy burdens of life
are too much for us to carry.
But instead of coming to you,
we turn to other things to make us feel good
and help us forget.
We cut ourselves off from you and from others,
and pretend that all is well.
But all is not well.
We cannot live apart from you.
We confess to you our attempts to be independent,
and ask you to forgive us,
and receive us once again into your arms.
Through Jesus we pray. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon
“When we were overwhelmed by sins, God forgave our transgressions.”

—Psalm 65:3

The Lord’s Supper

Just As I Am
Just as I am, without one plea
But that thy blood was shed for me
And that thou bidst me come to thee
O Lamb of God, I come, I come

Just as I am, and waiting not
To rid my soul of one dark blot
To thee whose blood can cleanse each spot
O Lamb of God, I come, I come

Just as I am, though tossed about
With many conflicts, many doubts
Fightings and fears within, without
O Lamb of God, I come, I come

Just as I am, thou will receive
Will welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve
because thy promise I believe
O Lamb of God, I come, I come

Just as I am, thy love unknown
Hath broken every barrier down
Now, to be thine, yea thine alone
O Lamb of God, I come, I come

Charlotte Elliott, 1836, Tune, WOODWORTH, William B. Bradbury, CCLI 241710

Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise him, all creatures here below
Praise him above, ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Amen

Thomas Ken, Tune – OLD HUNDREDTH, Genevan Psalter (1551) attr. to Louis Bourgeois

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Jun 23 2017

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WORSHIP – June 25, 2017

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship
The Lord is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

— Exodus 15:2

Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken
Glorious things of thee are spoken
Zion, city of our God
He, whose word cannot be broken
Formed thee for his own abode

On the Rock of Ages founded
What can shake thy sure repose
With salvation’s walls surrounded
Thou mayst smile at all thy foes

See, the streams of living waters
Springing from eternal love
Well supply thy sons and daughters
And all fear of want remove

Who can faint while such a river
Ever will their thirst assuage
Grace which like the Lord, the giver
Never fails from age to age

Blest inhabitants of Zion
Washed in our Redeemer’s blood
Jesus, whom our souls rely on
Makes us monarchs, priests to God

Us, by his great love, he raises
Rulers over self to reign
And as priests his solemn praises
We for thankful offering bring

Savior, if of Zion’s city
I through grace a member am
Let the world deride or pity
I will glory in thy name

Fading is the worldling’s pleasure
All his boasted pomp and show
Solid joys and lasting treasure
None but Zion’s children know

John Newton, Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779 Tune, AUSTRIA arr. Franz J. Haydn, 1797, possibly from a Croatian folk melody) 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, 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

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts – Made Alive
I once was dead in sin
alone and hopeless
A child of wrath I walked
condemned in darkness

But your mercy brought new life
and in your love and kindness
Raised me up with Christ
and made me righteous

You have brought me back with the riches of
Your amazing grace and relentless love
I’m made alive forever with you
life forever
By your grace I’m saved
by your grace I’m saved

Lord you are the light
that broke the darkness
You satisfy my soul
when I am heartless

If ever I forget
my true identity
Show me who I am
and help me to believe

You have brought me back with the riches of
Your amazing grace and relentless love
I’m made alive forever with you
life forever
By your grace I’m saved
by your grace I’m saved

My sin has been erased
I’ll never be the same

You have brought me back with the riches of
Your amazing grace and relentless love
I’m made alive forever with you
life forever
By your grace I’m saved

You have brought me back with the riches of Your amazing grace and relentless love
I’m made alive forever with you
life forever
By your grace I’m saved
by your grace I’m saved

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

Sermon
“The Safe House
The Church is…”
1 Samuel 22:1-5

Prayer of Confession
Father, this morning we confess together our need for you.
When life becomes difficult and painful we become afraid.
And it is out of this fear that we seek to find safety, security and shelter.
Father we confess that we seek safety, security and shelter
in places other than you.
In money, relationships, control, comfort and approval from others.
We fail to trust.
We fail to love.
We fail to fear you before all else.
As your children, we have forgotten the safety and rest only you can provide.
Have mercy on us and forgive us, turn our hearts toward you.
Through Jesus. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon
Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit.

— Psalm 32:1-2

The Lord’s Supper

Be Thou My Vision
Be thou my vision
O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me
Save that thou art

Thou my best thought
By day or by night
Waking or sleeping
Thy presence my light

Be thou my wisdom
And thou my true word
I ever with thee
And thou with me, Lord

Thou my great Father
I thy true son
Thou in me dwelling
And I with thee one

Riches I heed not
Nor man’s empty praise
Thou mine inheritance
Now and always

Thou and thou only
First in my heart
High King of heaven
My treasure thou art

High King of heaven
My victory won
May I reach heaven’s joys
O bright heav’ns Son

Heart of my own heart
Whatever befall
Still be my vision
O ruler of all

Ancient Irish poem, ca. 8th cent. tr. M. E. Byrne 1905;verse. E. H. Hull, 1912. Tune, SLANE, traditional Irish melody CCLI 241710

Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise him, all creatures here below
Praise him above, ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Amen

Thomas Ken, Tune – OLD HUNDREDTH, Genevan Psalter (1551) attr. to Louis Bourgeois

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Jun 16 2017

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WORSHIP – June 18, 2017

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship
Since, then, we have a great high priest
who has passed through the heavens,
Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable
to sympathize with our weaknesses,
but we have one who in every respect
has been tested as we are, yet without sin.
Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness,
so that we may receive mercy and find grace
to help in time of need.

—Hebrews 4:14-16

Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace
Come boldly to the throne of grace
Ye wretched sinners come
And lay your load at Jesus’ feet
And plead what he has done

How can I come, some soul may say
I’m lame and cannot walk
My guilt and sin have stopped my mouth
I sigh, but dare not talk

Come boldly to the throne of grace
Though lost, and blind, and lame
Jehovah is the sinner’s friend
And ever was the same

He makes the dead to hear his voice
He makes the blind to see
The sinner lost he came to save
And set the prisoner free

Come boldly to the throne of grace
For Jesus fills the throne
And those he kills he makes alive
He hears the sigh or groan

Poor bankrupt souls, who feel and know
The hell of sin within
Come boldly to the throne of grace
The Lord will take you in, take you in

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

Blessed Be Your Name
Blessed be your name
In the land that is plentiful
Where your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be your name

Blessed be your name
When I’m found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed be your name

Every blessing you pour out
I’ll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in
Lord still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be your glorious name

Blessed be your name
When the sun’s shining down on me
When the world’s all as it should be
Blessed be your name

Blessed be your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there’s pain in the offering
Blessed be your name

Every blessing you pour out
I’ll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in
Lord still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be your glorious name

You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord blessed be your name

Every blessing you pour out
I’ll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in
Lord still I will say…….

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be your glorious name

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts

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

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah

Joachim Neander, Lobe den Herren © Public Domain CCLI 24171

Sermon
“A Thermostat — The Church is…”
Genesis 12:1-3

Prayer of Confession
Merciful God, we confess to you now that we have sinned.
We confess the sins that no one knows
and the sins that everyone knows.
We confess the sins that are a burden to us
and the sins that do not bother us
because we have grown used to them.
We confess our sins as a church.
We have not loved one another as Christ loved us.
We have not forgiven one another as God has forgiven us.
We have not given ourselves to love and service
for the world as Christ gave himself for us.
Father, forgive us.
Send the Holy Spirit to us,
that he may give us power to live as,
by your mercy, you have called us to live.
Through Jesus our Lord. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon
Our assurance of pardon rests in God’s promise that time and again He will have compassion on us; tread our iniquities underfoot and cast all our sins into the depths of the sea, that they may never again be held against us.

— based on Micah 7:19

The Lord’s Supper

O Praise the Name (Anastasis)
I cast my mind to Calvary
Where Jesus bled and died for me
I see his wounds, his hands, his feet
My Savior on that cursed tree

His body bound and drenched in tears
They laid him down in Joseph’s tomb
The entrance sealed by heavy stone
Messiah still and all alone

O praise the name of the Lord our God
O praise his name forever more
For endless days we will sing your praise
O Lord, O Lord our God

Then on the third at break of dawn
The Son of heaven rose again
O trampled death, where is your sting
The angels roar for Christ the King

O praise the name of the Lord our God
O praise his name forever more
For endless days we will sing your praise
O Lord, O Lord our God

He shall return in robes of white
The blazing Son shall pierce the night
And I will rise among the saints
My gaze transfixed on Jesus’ face

O praise the name of the Lord our God
O praise his name forever more
For endless days we will sing your praise
O Lord, O Lord our God
O Lord, O Lord our God

Benjamin Hastings, Dean Ussher, Marty Sampson @ 2015 Hillsong Publishing, Capitol CMG Publishing CCLI 241710

Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise him, all creatures here below
Praise him above, ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Amen

Thomas Ken, Tune – OLD HUNDREDTH, Genevan Psalter (1551) attr. to Louis Bourgeois

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Jun 09 2017

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WORSHIP – June 11, 2017

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.

My lips will glorify the Lord because his faithful love is better than life.

—based on Lamentations 3 and Psalm 63

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

Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
Pilgrim through this barren land
I am weak, but thou art mighty
Hold me with thy powerful hand

Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven
Feed me till I want no more
Feed me till I want no more

Open now the crystal fountain
Whence the healing stream doth flow
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through

Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer
Be thou still my Strength and Shield
Be thou still my Strength and Shield

When I tread the verge of Jordan
Bid my anxious fears subside
Death of deaths, and hell’s destruction
Land me safe on Canaan’s side

Songs of praises, songs of praises
I will ever give to thee
I will ever give to thee

William Williams, Peter Williams, John Hughes © Public Domain CCLI 241710

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

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

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts

Responsive Reading
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

Give thanks to the God of gods,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

Give thanks to the Lord of lords,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

to him who alone does great wonders,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

to him who by understanding made the heavens,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

to him who spread out the earth above the waters,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

to him who made the great lights,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

the sun to rule over the day,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

the moon and stars to rule over the night,

for his steadfast love endures forever;

give thanks to the God of heaven,

for his steadfast love endures forever.

—based on Psalm 136

Open Up Our Eyes
Greater is the One who’s in us
Greater is the One who calls our name
He will never fail

Stronger is the One within us
Stronger is the One who fights for us
He will never fail, you will never fail

For your love endures forever
Oh, your love endures forever
Open up our eyes, surround us with your light
Your love endures forever

Mighty is the One who’s for us
Mighty is the One who’s strong to save
He will make a way, you will make a way

For your love endures forever
Oh, your love endures forever
Open up our eyes, surround us with your light
Your love endures forever

Our God is fighting for us always
Our God is fighting for us all
Our God is fighting for us always
We are not alone, we are not alone
We are not alone, we are not alone

For your love endures forever
Oh, your love endures forever
Open up our eyes, surround us with your light
Your love endures forever

Our God is fighting for us always
Our God is fighting for us all
Our God is fighting for us always
We are not alone, we are not alone
We are not alone, we are not alone

Sermon
“The Storyteller — The Church is…”
John 5:30-40

Prayer of Confession
Father, you are the source of all life.
We know this to be true – we hear it in your word, and we see it in your world.
But often we refuse to come to you for life.
We run to power, money, and pleasure to make us feel alive,
if only for a moment.
Today, we turn away from our attempts to find life apart from you.
We reject the false stories we believe about ourselves,
and we come to you, empty handed.
Forgive us,
and fill us,
through Jesus we pray. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.

— Ephesians 1:7

The Lord’s Supper

It Is Well With My Soul
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way
When sorrows like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot, thou has taught me to say
It is well, it is well, with my soul

It is well, (it is well)
With my soul, (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul

Though Satan should buffet
Though trials should come
Let this blessed assurance control
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate
And hath shed his own blood for my soul

It is well, (it is well)
With my soul, (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul

My sin, O the bliss of this glorious thought
My sin, not in part but the whole
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul

It is well, (it is well)
With my soul, (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul

And Lord, haste the day
When my faith shall be sight
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll
The trump shall resound
And the Lord shall descend
Even so, it is well with my soul

It is well, (it is well)
With my soul, (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul

Horatio G. Spafford, Philip Paul Bliss © 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

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Jun 02 2017

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WORSHIP – June 4, 2017

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship
I will praise you with the harp
for your faithfulness, my God;
I will sing praise to you with the lyre,
Holy One of Israel.
My lips will shout for joy
when I sing praise to you—
I whom you have delivered.

—Psalm 71:22-23

Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee
Joyful, joyful we adore thee
God of glory, Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers before thee
Opening to the sun above

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
Giver of immortal gladness
Fill us with the light of day

All thy works with joy surround thee
Earth and heav’n reflect thy rays
Stars and angels sing around thee
Center of unbroken praise

Field and forest, vale and mountain
Flowery meadow, flashing sea
Chanting bird and flowing fountain
Call us to rejoice in thee

Mortals join the mighty chorus
Which the morning stars began
Father love is reigning o’er us
Brother love binds man to man

Ever singing march we onward
Victors in the midst of strife
Joyful music leads us sunward
In the triumph song of life

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

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

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts — Your Love Awakens Me
Your love is greater
Your love is stronger
Your love awakens, awakens, awakens me

Your love is greater
Your love is stronger
Your love awakens, awakens, awakens me

There were walls between us
By the cross you came and broke them down
You broke them down

There were chains around us
By your grace we are no longer bound
No longer bound

You called me out of the grave
You called me into the light
You called my name
And then my heart came alive

Your love is greater
Your love is stronger
Your love awakens, awakens, awakens me

Feel the darkness shaking
All the dead are coming back to life
Back to life

Hear the song awaken
All creation singing we’re alive
Cause you’re alive

You called me out of the grave
You called me into the light
You called my name
And then my heart came alive

Your love is greater
Your love is stronger
Your love awakens, awakens, awakens me

And what a love we found
Death can’t hold us down
We shout it out
We’re alive cause you’re alive

Your love is greater
Your love is stronger
Your love awakens, awakens, awakens me

As The Deer
As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after thee
You alone are my heart’s desire
And I long to worship thee

You alone are my strength my shield
To you alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart’s desire
And I long to worship thee

As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after thee
You alone are my heart’s desire
And I long to worship thee

Our God Alone
Who formed the mountains
And filled the oceans
Our God alone, our God alone

Who took the dust
And breathed life in us
Our God alone, our God alone

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Who came from heaven
For our redemption
Our God alone, our God alone

Who died for sin
That we may live
Our God alone, our God alone

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Who rose again
Death could not win
Our God alone, our God alone

Who is returning, bringing a Kingdom
Our God alone, our God alone

We will worship, we will worship
Our God alone, our God alone

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Sermon
The Hospital — The Church is…
Ezekiel 47:1-12

Prayer of Confession
God, from the time of our birth we were sinful.
We have not had one thought,
said one word,
done one deed,
That hasn’t been tainted by sin.
Even our best intentions and our kindest acts fail to meet your standard.
But with you, there is forgiveness.
Have mercy on us and take away our sin.
For Jesus’ sake, in whose name we pray. Amen

Assurance of Pardon
Put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love, and with him is full redemption.

— Psalm 130:7

The Lord’s Supper

Come To Me
Weary burdened wanderer
There is rest for thee
At the feet of Jesus
In his love so free

Listen to his message
Words of life, forever blessed
O, thou heavy laden
Come to me, come and rest

There is freedom, taste and see
Hear the call, “Come to me”
Run into his arms of grace
Your burden carried, he will take

Bring him all thy burdens
All thy guilt and sin
Mercy’s door is open
Rise up and enter

There is freedom, taste and see
Hear the call, “Come to me”
Run into his arms of grace
Your burden carried, he will take

Jesus there is waiting
Patiently for thee
Hear him gently calling
“Come, oh, come to me”
“Come, oh, come to me”
“Come, oh, come to me”

There is freedom, taste and see
Hear the call, “Come to me”
Run into his arms of grace
Your burden carried, he will take

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

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May 27 2017

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Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship
Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Every day I will exalt you
and praise your name forever and ever.

—based on Psalm 8 & 145

Majestic
O Lord, our Lord how majestic
Is your name in all the earth
O Lord, our Lord how majestic
Is your name in all the earth

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

O Lord, our Lord how majestic
Is your name in all the earth
O Lord, our Lord how majestic
Is your name in all the earth

The heavens declare your greatness
The oceans cry out to you
The mountains they bow down before you
So I’ll join with the earth and I’ll sing

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

I will worship you
I will worship you
We will worship you
We will worship you

The heavens declare your greatness
The oceans cry out to you
The mountains they bow down before you
So I’ll join with the earth and I’ll sing

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

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

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 — We Are One
Ash to ash, dust to dust, we live and die
But in the Son, in the Son, we are alive
All for one, all for one, from every tongue and tribe
In Jesus crucified, ’cause Jesus is aliveNow once and for all time

We are one, we are all for oneAll for Jesus
Jesus, once for allTo the glory of the one true God

King of kings, Lord of lords ’til kingdom come
And in the end, in the end, God all in all
He will be everything, everything to everyone
When death is finally done, and victory is won
Once and for all of us

We are one, we are all for one
All for Jesus
Jesus, once for all
To the glory of the one true God

We won’t be moved, we’re standing tall
Once of the dust, now of the Son
All life and death and what’s to come
Belong to Christ, and Christ to God

So here we stand, hands lifted highThe very hands and feet of ChristNo holding back, no wasting timeWe live for love

We are one, we are all for one
All for Jesus
Jesus, once for all
To the glory of the…

We are one, we are all for one
All for Jesus
Jesus, once for all
To the glory of the one true God

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 CCLI 241710

What a Beautiful Name
You were the Word at the beginning
One with God, the Lord Most High
Your hidden glory in creation
Now revealed in you our Christ

What a beautiful name it is
What a beautiful name it is
The name of Jesus Christ, my King

What a beautiful name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a beautiful name it is, the name of Jesus

You didn’t want heaven without us
So Jesus, you brought heaven down
My sin was great, your love was greater
What could separate us now

What a wonderful name it is
What a wonderful name it is
The name of Jesus Christ, my King

What a wonderful name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a wonderful name it is, the name of Jesus
What a wonderful name it is, the name of Jesus

Death could not hold you
The veil tore before you
You silenced the boast of sin and grave

The heavens are roaring
The praise of your glory
For you are raised to life again

You have no rival
You have no equal
Now and forever, God you reign

Yours is the Kingdom
Yours is the glory
Yours is the name above all names

What a powerful name it is
What a powerful name it is
The name of Jesus Christ, my King

What a powerful name it is
Nothing can stand against
What a powerful name it is, the name of Jesus
What a powerful name it is, the name of Jesus
What a powerful name it is, the name of Jesus

Sermon
“The Holy Graveside — The Church is…”
Deuteronomy 34:1-8

Prayer of Confession
God, be merciful to us.
Our sins are always before us.
We cannot undo them.
We cannot forget them.
In pride we want others to praise us
In fear we hide from your people around us

Wipe away our sins, as you promise.
Give us hearts that are thankful,
So that we may find joy in sharing life together.
We pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Assurance of Pardon
“For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

— Romans 8:38-39

The Lord’s Supper

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

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

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

May 19 2017

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WORSHIP – May 21, 2017

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship
Kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
Young men and women alike,
old and young together!

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

— Psalm 148:11-13

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

Thou flowing water, pure and clear
Make music for thy Lord to hear
O praise him, alleluia

Thou fire so masterful and bright
That givest man both warmth and light
O praise him, O praise him
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Let all things their Creator bless
And worship him in humbleness
O praise him, alleluia

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

St. Francis of Assisi, William Henry Draper @ Public Domain CCLI 241710

Great and Mighty King
Your love has rescued us
The cross delivered all our hearts from fear
Our hope is here

You came to make a way
Jesus, you came to raise the dead to life
Our song will rise

O great and mighty King, you reign in majesty
Before your throne we sing holy, holy
O great and mighty King, for all eternity
We bow with heaven and sing holy, holy

What do we have to bring
This is our offering, our hearts before
The risen Lord

All power in your name
Jesus, the One who saves, be lifted high
Our song will rise

O great and mighty King, you reign in majesty
Before your throne we sing holy, holy
O great and mighty King, for all eternity
We bow with heaven and sing holy, holy

Your glory fills this place
We shout unending praise
Forever hallelujah
Forever hallelujah

O great and mighty King, you reign in majesty
Before your throne we sing holy, holy
O great and mighty King, for all eternity
We bow with heaven and sing holy, holy

Brett Younker, Chris Brown, Zachary Kale @ 2013 sixsteps Music, worshiptogether.com songs, Be Essential Songs, Elevation Worship Publishing CCLI 241710