chapelgate worship

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship
Come and worship, all you who love and serve the Lord:

There is no one like our God!

The First and Last – the only One:

There is no one like our God!

Creator, Sustainer, Redeemer and King:

There is no one like our God!

The Rock in whom we place our trust:

There is no one like our God!

Let’s worship God together.

—based on Isaiah 44

Come Ye Sinners
Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched
Weak and wounded, sick and sore
Jesus, ready, stands to save you
Full of pity, joined with power

He is able, he is able
He is willing, doubt no more

Come ye needy, come, and welcome
God’s free bounty glorify
True belief and true repentance
Every grace that brings you nigh

Without money, without money
Come to Jesus Christ and buy

Come, ye weary, heavy laden
Bruised and broken by the fall
If you tarry ’til you’re better
You will never come at all

Not the righteous, not the righteous
Sinners Jesus came to call

Let not conscience make you linger
Nor of fitness fondly dream
All the fitness he requires
Is to feel your need of him

This he gives you, this he gives you
‘Tis the Spirit’s rising beam

Lo! The incarnate God, ascended
Pleads the merit of his blood
Venture on him, venture wholly
Let no other trust intrude

None but Jesus, none but Jesus
Can do helpless sinners good

Joseph Hart and Matthew S. Smith ©2000 Detuned Radio Music. CCLI 241710

Awesome Is the Lord Most High
Great are you, Lord, mighty in strength
You are faithful and you will ever be
We will praise you all of our days
It’s for your glory we will ever sing

Raise your hands, all you nations
Shout to God all creation
How awesome is the Lord most high

You, O Lord, are a shield about me
You are my glory and you lift my head
You always answer when I call your name
You are my God and I will ever sing

Raise your hands all you nations
Shout to God all creation
How awesome is the Lord most high

We will praise you together
For now and forever
How awesome is the Lord most high

Hallelujah, hallelujah
How awesome is the Lord most high

Hallelujah, hallelujah
How awesome is the Lord most high

Raise your hands all you nations
Shout to God all creation
How awesome is the Lord most high

We will praise You together
For now and forever
How awesome is the Lord most high
The Lord most high

Cary Pierce | Chris Tomlin | Jesse Reeves | Jon Abel © 2006 worshiptogether.com songs | sixsteps Music | Popular Purple Publishing | Bridge Building Music, Inc. | 45 Degrees Music | Vamos Publishing CCLI 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts

A Confession of Faith
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
he descended to hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic* church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

—The Apostle’s Creed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

David Leonard | Leslie Jordan © 2011 Integrity’s Praise! Music Integrity’s Alleluia! Music

Sermon
“The New Wine”
Acts 2:1-13

Prayer of Confession
Oh God, whom do we have in heaven or earth but you?
Your compassion is unceasing, and you do not treat our sins as they deserve.
Have mercy on us. Forgive and cleanse us.
Pour out your Spirit, fill your Church and our hearts with power.
Take us beyond the limits of our fear,
and strengthen us to trust you with our weakness.
Cause the love of Christ to unite us as one.
Enable us to live obediently in your delight.
Soften our hearts for the broken,
the lost, the weary and the doubting.
Deepen our desire to care for this world
you created to be good.
That the life of Christ would be our life,
until He 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 a 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

Stuart Townend. ©1995 Kingsway’s 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
Worthy of praise from every mouth,
Worthy of confession from every tongue,
Worthy of worship from every creature,
Is your glorious name, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

For you created the world in your grace,
And by your compassion you saved the world.

To your majesty, O God,
Ten thousand times ten thousand bow down and adore,
Singing and praising without ceasing, and saying:

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts;
Heaven and earth are full of your praises.
Hosanna in the highest.

— 5th century Nestorian Liturgy

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
(repeat)

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
I’m covered in your love
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 — You Have Redeemed My Soul
You have redeemed my soul from the pit of emptiness
You have redeemed my soul from death, from death

I was a hungry child, a dried up river
I was a burned out forest
And no one could do anything for me
But you put food in my body, water in my dry bed
And to my blackened branches
You brought the springtime green
Of new life, of new life

You have redeemed my soul from the pit of emptiness
You have redeemed my soul from death, from death

You have redeemed my soul

I was a hungry child, a dried up river
I was a burned out forest
And no one could do anything for me
But you put food in my body, water in my dry bed
And to my blackened branches
You brought the springtime green
Of new life, of new life

You have redeemed my soul from the pit of emptiness
You have redeemed my soul from death, from death
You have redeemed my soul from the pit of emptiness
You have redeemed my soul from death, from death

You have redeemed my soul

Nothing is impossible for you
Nothing is impossible for you
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is impossible for you

Don and Lori Chaffer, © 1999 Hey Ruth Music (BMI) and Page CXVI and David Wilton © 2010 Limo Cat Publishing

A Confession of Faith
We believe in Jesus Christ
Who was of David’s line, born of Mary,
Who was truly born, ate and drank;
Was truly persecuted under Pontius Pilate,
Truly crucified and died while those in heaven,
On earth, and under the earth beheld it;
Who also was truly raised from the dead,
The Father having raised him,
Who in like manner will raise us also who believe in him –
His Father, I say, will raise us in Christ Jesus,
Apart from whom we have not true life.

—Ignatius of Antioch, 110 AD

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

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

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

Chris Tomlin | J. D. Walt © 2006 sixsteps Music | worshiptogether.com songs | Vamos Publishing CCLI 241710

Sermon
“Believing God Will Come Through Waiting on the Spirit”
Acts 1:15-26

Prayer of Confession
Merciful God and Loving Father,
‘You have made us for Yourself,
And our hearts are restless,
Until they find their rest in You.’
Forgive us from the sins we are aware of,
And those we don’t see in ourselves.
Cleanse us within and renew our spirits.
Free us from the tyranny of self,
And our daily struggle with unbelief.
Fill our hearts with Rest.
And cause us to find joy and delight,
In following Christ, loving one another,
And in serving this world you created to be good.
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, 1753. Music by Kevin Twit, ©1998. 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
Great and marvelous are your deeds,
Lord God Almighty!

Just and true are your ways,
King of the ages.

Who will not fear you, O Lord,
and bring glory to your name?

For you alone are holy.
All nations will come and worship you!

—from Revelation 15:3-4, NIV

O For a Thousand Tongues
O, for a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer’s praise
The glories of my God and King
The triumphs of his grace

Jesus, the name that charms our fears
That bids our sorrows cease
‘Tis music in the sinner’s ears
‘Tis life and health and peace

He breaks the power of cancelled sin
He sets the prisoners free
His blood can make the foulest clean
His blood availed for me

He speaks and listening to his voice
New life the dead receive
The mournful broken hearts rejoice
The humble poor believe

My gracious Master and my God
Assist me to proclaim
To spread through all the earth abroad
The honors of thy name

Charles Wesley, 1739. Tune, AZMON, Carl G. Glaser, 1784-1829; adapt. Lowell Mason, 1839

Enough
All of you is more than enough for all of me
For ev’ry thirst and ev’ry need
You satisfy me with your love
And all I have in you is more than enough

You are my supply, my breath of life
Still more awesome than I know
You are my reward, worth living for
Still more awesome than I know

All of you is more than enough for all of me
For ev’ry thirst and ev’ry need
You satisfy me with your love
And all I have in you is more than enough

You’re my sacrifice of greatest price
Still more awesome than I know
You’re my coming King, you are ev’rything
Still more awesome than I know

All of you is more than enough for all of me
For ev’ry thirst and ev’ry need
You satisfy me with your love
And all I have in you…

More than all I want
More than all I need
You are more than enough for me

More than all I know
More than all I can say
You are more than enough

All of you is more than enough for all of me
For ev’ry thirst and ev’ry need
You satisfy me with your love
And all I have in you is more than enough

Chris Tomlin/Louie Giglio. ©2002 worshiptogether.com songs/sixsteps Music CCLI 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts

Baptism (10:30 am)
The child being presented for infant baptism this morning is Kathryn Rae Steib, covenant daughter of Christopher and Cara Steib, and sister to Andrew Steib.

A Responsive Reading – Isaiah 40:28-31
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.

He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.

He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.

Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted;

But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength;

They shall mount up with wings like eagles;

They shall run and not be weary;

They shall walk and not faint.

God You Reign
You paint the night
You count the stars
And you call them by name
The skies proclaim, ‘God you reign’

Your glory shines
You teach the sun
When to bring a new day
Creation sings, ‘God you reign’

God you reign
God you reign
Forever and ever
God you reign

You part the seas
You move the mountains
With the words that you say
My song remains, ‘God you reign’

You hold my life
You know my heart
And you call me by name
I live to say, ‘God you reign’

God you reign
God you reign
Forever and ever
God you reign

Hallelujah, hallelu
Hallelujah, hallelu

Hallelujah, hallelu
Hallelujah, hallelu

God you reign
God you reign
Forever and ever
God you reign

God you reign
God you reign
Forever and ever
God you reign

Hallelujah, hallelu
Hallelujah, hallelu

Hallelujah, hallelu
Hallelujah, hallelu

Lincoln Brewster|Mia Fieldes © 2008 Integrity’s Praise! Music|Hillsong Publishing CCLI 241710

Sermon
With One Accord Waiting on the Spirit
Acts 1:12-14

Prayer of Confession – We Will Run
Create in me a clean heart,
For I have turned my face from you
Save us from our ways O God, O God
For we have turned away from you
Lord have mercy

We will run to you, we will run to you
Turning from our sin we return to you
Father heal your world
Make all things new
Make all things new

Your love and mercy build and shape us
Break us and recreate us now
Lord have mercy

We will run to you, we will run to you
Turning from our sin we return to you
Father heal your world
Make all things new
Make all things new
(repeat)

O, bring us back to you
O, bring us back to you
O, bring us back to you
O, bring us back to you

We will run to you, we will run to you
Turning from our sin we return to you
Father heal your world
Make all things new
Make all things new

Lisa Gungor © worshiptogether.com songs CCLI 241710

The Lord’s Supper

Jesus Died My Soul to Save
I stand amazed at your love for me
That lonely night in Gethsemane
This sinner’s heart can’t help but thrill
To hear you pray, “Father, not my will”

What depth of love, what reach of grace
O, how my grateful heart now aches
To sing it louder, the refrain
Jesus died my soul to save

Atonement full, applied to me
The blood that spilled at Calvary
Has swallowed all my sin and shame
I’m reconciled, in Jesus’ name

What depth of love, what reach of grace
O, how my grateful heart now aches
To sing it louder, the refrain
Jesus died my soul to save

O such pleasure, O such pain
The Father’s wrath and fury laid
On Christ whom saints and angels praise
Jesus died my soul to save

Come you broken, bound by sin
And let your weary journey end
Come and lay your burdens down
Where mercy rules and peace abounds

What depth of love, what reach of grace
O, how my grateful heart now aches
To sing it louder, the refrain
Jesus died my soul to save
Jesus died my soul to save

Matt Boswell | Michael Farren © 2008 Dayspring Music, LLC Pocket Full Of Rocks Publishing Word Music, LLC CCLI 241710

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

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

Benediction

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord!
Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving;
let us shout joyfully to him with psalms.

For the Lord is the great God,
and the great King above all gods.

In his hand are the deep places of the earth;
the heights of the hills are his also.
The sea is his, for he made it;
and his hands formed the dry land.

Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.

For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture,
and the sheep of his hand.

—Psalm 95:1-7 (NKJV)

I Will Call Upon the Lord
The Lord liveth and blessed be my Rock
And let the God of my salvation be exalted
The Lord liveth and blessed be my Rock
And let the God of my salvation be exalted

I will call upon the Lord
(I will call upon the Lord)
Who is worthy to be praised
(Who is worthy to be praised)
So shall I be saved from my enemies
(So shall I be saved from my enemies)

I will call upon the Lord
(I will call upon the Lord)
Who is worthy to be praised
(Who is worthy to be praised)
So shall I be saved from my enemies
(So shall I be saved from my enemies)

The Lord liveth and blessed be my Rock
And let the God of my salvation be exalted
The Lord liveth and blessed be my Rock
And let the God of my salvation be exalted

Michael O’Shields © 1981 MCA Music Publ., A.D.O. Universal Studio Sound III, Inc. CCLI 241710

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

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

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

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts — Fantasia (Edward Mollenhauer)

A Confession of the Church

What do you believe about the church of Christ?

We believe and confess
one single catholic or universal church—
a holy congregation and gathering
of true Christian believers.
This holy church is not confined,
bound, or limited to a certain place or certain persons.
But it is spread and dispersed
throughout the entire world,
though still joined and united
in heart and will,
in one and the same Spirit,
by the power of faith.

—from Belgic Confession, Art. 27

How Great is Our God
The splendor of a King
Clothed in majesty
Let all the earth rejoice
All the earth rejoice

He wraps himself in light
And darkness tries to hide
And trembles at his voice
And trembles at his voice

How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God

Age to age he stands
And time is in his hands
Beginning and the End
Beginning and the End

The Godhead, three in one
Father, Spirit, Son
The Lion and the Lamb
The Lion and the Lamb

How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God

Name above all names
Worthy of all praise
My heart will sing
How great is our God

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

How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God

Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, Jesse Reeves. ©2004 worshiptogether.com songs/sixsteps Music/Alletrop. CCLI 241710

Sermon
“What are We Doing Here? Waiting on the Spirit”
Acts 1:1-12

Prayer of Confession
“I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord
more than watchmen for the morning.”

Have mercy on us, O God.
Forgive our many sins.
Wash us and make us clean.
Send your Spirit to fill us, teach us to wait on you,
with willing and obedient hearts.
Grant us grace to trust you as you work,
even when our hearts feel desperate, and our spirits are weak.
Forgive when we rely on our own strength and refuse to rely on you.
Strengthen us by your Spirit,
and empower us to be the Church
to a World in need of your transforming grace.
Through Jesus. Amen.

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

Benediction

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship — Your Name
As morning dawns and evening fades
You inspire songs of praise
That rise from earth to touch your heart And glorify your name

Your name is a strong and mighty tower
Your name is a shelter like no other
Your name, let the nations sing it louder
For nothing has the power to save
But your name

Jesus in your name we pray
Come and fill our hearts today
Lord, give us strength to live for you
And glorify your name

Your name is a strong and mighty tower
Your name is a shelter like no other
Your name, let the nations sing it louder
For nothing has the power to save but…

Your name is a strong and mighty tower
Your name is a shelter like no other
Your name, let the nations sing it louder
For nothing has the power to save
But your name

Glenn Packiam | Paul Baloche © 2006 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music | Vertical Worship Songs CCLI 241710

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

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
(repeat)

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
(repeat)

David Crowder © 2003 worshiptogether.com songs | sixsteps Music CCLI 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts — Open Skies
Praise him under open skies,
Everything breathing, praising God
In the company of all who love the King
I will dance, I will sing, it could be heavenly
Turn the music loud, lift my voice and shout
From where I am, from where I’ve been
He’s been there with me, he’s built a monument
His very people, so let his people
Sing, sing, sing

And it’s so wonderful just to be here now

Praise him under open skies
Everything breathing, praising God
In the company of all who love the King

Praise him under open skies
Everything breathing, praising God
In the company of all who love the King

Praise him under open skies
Everything breathing, praising God
In the company of all who love the King
Let us dance, let us sing, it could be heavenly
Turn the music loud and sing

And it’s so wonderful just to be here now

And it’s so wonderful just to be here now

Praise him under open skies
Everything breathing, praising God
In the company of all who love the King

Praise him under open skies
Everything breathing, praising God
In the company of all who love the King

Lift your voice to heaven, lift up your head and sing
To the one who gave his love, this is our offering
Lift your voice to heaven, lift up your head and sing
To the one who gave his son, here our lives we bring

Praise him under open skies
Everything breathing, praising God
In the company of all who love the King

Praise him under open skies
Everything breathing, praising God
In the company of all who love the King

David Crowder © 2003 sixsteps Music worshiptogether.com songs CCLI 241710

An Affirmation of God’s Mercy
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.”

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

We believe in the God who is not remote but who is immersed in the life of the world, having identified with its pain and offering it hope, through the Cross of Jesus.

We believe in the God whose love embraced vulnerability, whose heart is tender to the weak, and whose covenant with His people is unshakeable.

—Genesis 21:17, Psalm 34:18, from the Christian Conference of Asia

Everlasting God
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

Children Dismissed for Children’s Church

Sermon
“Because of the Suffering”
Hebrews 2:9-18

Prayer of Confession
Hear our Cry, O Lord.
Be merciful and forgive our many sins.
Enter into the pain and sorrow of our broken community.
Send comfort to those who are grieving.
Break our hearts for those whose lives have been shattered
by senseless violence and death.
Protect us from cold indifference,
and cause the hope of the Gospel,
to be seen and known in your people, the Church.
Until You make all things new.
Through Jesus. Amen.

The Lord’s Supper

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

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

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

David Gungor © 2010 worshiptogether.com 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

Our souls magnify the Lord!

Our spirits rejoice in God our Savior!

The mighty One has done great things for us!

Holy is God’s name!

Let us worship God.

For God is our Maker and our Redeemer;
from generation to generation God gives mercy.

—based on Luke 1:46-50

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

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 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 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 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

Matt Maher, Mia Fieldes © 2009 Thankyou Music CCLI License 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts — Greater Than Our Hearts
You who are greater than our hearts,
Come make your faithful mercies known,
The mind of Christ to us impart
Your constant mind in us be shown

O let us by your cross abide
You, only you, resolved to know
The Lamb for sinners crucified
A world to save from endless woe

You who are greater than our hearts,
Come make your faithful mercies known,
The mind of Christ to us impart
Your constant mind in us be shown

Take us into your people’s rest
And we from our own works shall cease
With your meek Spirit arm our breast
And keep our minds in perfect peace

You who are greater than our hearts,
Come make your faithful mercies known,
The mind of Christ to us impart
Your constant mind in us be shown

Charles Wesley, Matthew S. Smith © 2009 detuned radio music CCLI 241710

Confession of Faith
We believe that God–
who is perfectly merciful and also very just
sent his 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 – The Justice and Mercy of God in Christ

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

Sermon
“Our Great Advocate”
1 John 1:5 – 2:2

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.
Send your Spirit to cleanse, fill and renew.
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

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

Brian T. Murphy, Clint Wells, D. Herbert © 2004 Clint Wells Music CCLI 241710

The Apostles’ Creed (for reflection)
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.

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
Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord, you his servants;
praise the name of the Lord.

Let the name of the Lord be praised,
both now and forevermore.
From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,
the name of the Lord is to be praised.

—Psalm 113:1-3

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

Charles Wesley and Kevin Twit. ©1996 Kevin Twit Music. 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, 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 Faith
By true faith in Jesus Christ, I am right with God and heir to life everlasting.

Even though my conscience accuses me
of having grievously sinned against all God’s commandments
and of never having kept any of them,

and even though I am still inclined toward all evil,

Nevertheless, without my deserving it at all,
out of sheer grace, God grants and credits to me
the perfect satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness of Christ,

as if I had never sinned nor been a sinner,

as if I had been as perfectly obedient

as Christ was obedient for me.

Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!

—from Heidelberg Catechism, Q&A’s 59-60, 2 Corinthians 9:15

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

Sermon
“What will you do with Jesus?”
Luke 2:41-52

Prayer of Confession
Who is a God like you,
who pardons sin and forgives transgressions?
Have mercy on us, Father.
Thank you for your unfailing love.
Forgive when we are not content to live
in the shadow of your wings,
in this New Year, make us a people dependent upon you,
enter into our weakness with grace,
our troubles with peace,
our uncertainties with light,
our doubts with assurance,
and our comforts with thanksgiving,
that we may serve you and love your good world,
as we live in the promise of what will one day be.
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

The Apostles’ Creed (for reflection)
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.

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

Call to Worship
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.

We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son,
who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations what he has done,
and proclaim that his name is exalted.

Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world.

Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion,
for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.

—John 1:14 & Isaiah 12:4-6

Better Is One Day
How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord Almighty
For my soul longs and even faints for you

For here my heart is satisfied
Within your presence
I sing beneath the shadow of your wings

Better is one day in your courts
Better is one day in your house
Better is one day in your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
Than thousands elsewhere

One thing I ask and I would seek
To see your beauty
To find you in the place your glory dwells

Better is one day in your courts
Better is one day in your house
Better is one day in your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
(repeat)

My heart and flesh cry out
For you the living God
Your Spirit’s water to my soul
I’ve tasted and I’ve seen
Come once again to me
I will draw near to you
I will draw near to you

Better is one day
Better is one day
Better is one day
Than thousands elsewhere
(repeat)

Better is one day in your courts
Better is one day in your house
Better is one day in your courts
Than thousands elsewhere
Than thousands elsewhere
Than thousands elsewhere

Matt Redman. ©1995 Kingsway’s Thankyou 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
(repeat)

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

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts

A Confession of Faith
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
he descended to hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy *catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

—Apostles’ Creed

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

A Shield About Me
Thou, O Lord, are a shield about me
You’re my glory
You’re the lifter of my head

Thou, O Lord, are a shield about me
You’re my glory
You’re the lifter of my head

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
You’re the lifter of my head

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
You’re the lifter of my head

Charles Williams, Donn Thomas. ©1980 Spoone Music/Word Music, LLC. CCLI 241710.

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

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
You’re the lifter of my head

John Bacchus Dykes, Reginald Heber © Pubic Domain CCLI 241710

Sermon
“The Gospel According to Zechariah”
Zechariah 3:1-5

Prayer of Confession
Leader:
‘Return to me,’ declares the LORD Almighty, ‘and I will return to you.’

People:
Father, we have turned away from you with our thoughts, our words, and our deeds.
We have loved ourselves more than you.
We have turned a blind eye to the needs of others.
Even our best efforts are as filthy rags in your sight.
We return to you now,
knowing that Jesus has taken away our sin.
Forgive us for his sake.
Give us power to receive your forgiveness,
and to walk in new life by your Holy Spirit.
Amen.

The Lord’s Supper

Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now I see

Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed

My chains are gone, I’ve been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood his mercy reigns
Unending love, amazing grace

The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures

My chains are gone, I’ve been set free
My God, my Savior, has ransomed me
And like a flood his mercy reigns
Unending love, amazing grace
(repeat)

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow
The sun forbear to shine
But God, who called me here below
Will be forever mine
Will be forever mine
You are forever mine

Chris Tomlin, Edwin Othello Excell, John Newton, John P. Rees, Louie Giglio © 2006 worshiptogether.com songs, sixsteps 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

The Lighting of the Fourth Advent Candle
I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.
My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning.

O Israel, put your hope in the LORD,
for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.

The sun shall no longer be your light by day,
nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you by night.

For the LORD will be your everlasting light
and your God will be your glory.

We light this candle as a sign of the coming light of Christ.

Come, Lord Jesus, our light and our salvation.

Angels From the Realms of Glory
Angels from the realms of glory
Wing your flight o’er all the earth
Ye who sang creation’s story
Now proclaim Messiah’s birth

Come and worship, come and worship
Worship Christ, the newborn King

Shepherds, in the fields abiding
Watching o’er your flocks by night
God with man is now residing
Yonder shines the infant Light

Come and worship, come and worship
Worship Christ, the newborn King

Sages leave your contemplations
Brighter visions beam afar
Seek the great desire of nations
Ye have seen his natal star

Come and worship, come and worship
Worship Christ, the newborn King

Saints before the altar bending
Watching long in hope and fear
Suddenly the Lord ascending
In his temple shall appear

Come and worship, come and worship
Worship Christ, the newborn King

James Montgomery, 1816, 1825

Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Come, thou long expected Jesus
Born to set thy people free
From our fears and sins release us
Let us find our rest in thee

Israel’s strength and consolation
Hope of all the earth thou art
Dear desire of every nation
Joy of every longing heart

Joy to those who long to see thee
Dayspring from on high appear
Come, thou promised Rod of Jesse
Of thy birth we long to hear

O’er the hill the angels singing news
Glad tidings of a birth
Go to him your praises bringing
Christ the Lord has come to earth

Born thy people to deliver
Born a child and yet a king
Born to reign in us forever
Now thy gracious kingdom bring

By thy own eternal spirit
Rule in all our hearts alone
By thine all sufficient merit
Raise us to thy glorious throne

Charles Wesley, Tune HYFRYDOL, Rowland H. Prichard; arr. Robert Harkness, CCLI 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts — Christmas Choir

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
God rest ye merry, gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan’s pow’r
When we were gone astray

O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

From God our heavenly Father
A blessed angel came
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same
How that in Bethlehem
Was born the Son of God by name

O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

Comfort and joy
Hallelujah
Emmanuel
Comfort and joy
Let love surround us

Now to the Lord sing praises
All you within this place
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace
This holy tide of Christmas
All others doth deface

O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

Hallelujah
Emmanuel
Comfort and joy
Let love surround us

Comfort and joy
Hallelujah
Emmanuel
Comfort and joy
Let love surround us

English carol, 18th century

A Confessional Litany of Christ
With the whole creation
we wait for the purifying fire of judgment.

For then we will see the Lord face to face.

He will heal our hurts, end our wars,
and make the crooked straight.

Then we will join in the new song
to the Lamb without blemish
who made us a kingdom and priests.

God will be all in all,
righteousness and peace will flourish,
Everything will be made new,

And every eye will see at last
that our world belongs to God!
Hallelujah! Come, Lord Jesus.

—Our World Belongs to God, st. 58

The First Noel
The first Noel the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds
In fields as they lay
In fields where they
Lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter’s night
That was so deep

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel

They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the east beyond them far
And to the earth it gave great light
And so it continued both day and night

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel

Then let us all with one accord
Sing praises to our heavenly Lord
That hath made heaven and earth of naught
And with his blood mankind hath bought

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel

Traditional English carol, W. Sandy’s “Christmas Carols, 1833; arr. John Stainer

Sermon
“There will be No End”
Isaiah 9:1-7

Prayer of Confession
Merciful Heavenly Father,
your kindness is greater than our unrighteousness.
Your mercy is deeper than our sin.
Your Compassion never fails.
Forgive our sins – They are many.
Cleanse us from unrighteousness.
We confess that our faith falters daily,
and we easily grow weary in our resolve to obey.
Deepen our longing for Christ,
and strengthen our eyes to see his coming
with hearts that love and hands that serve,
until he makes all things new.
Through Jesus. Amen.

The Lord’s Supper

What The Lord Has Done In Me
Hosanna, hosanna
To the Lamb that was slain
Hosanna, hosanna
Jesus died and rose again

Let the weak say I am strong
Let the poor say I am rich
Let the blind say I can see
It’s what the Lord has done in me

Into the river I will wade
There my sins are washed away
From the heaven’s mercy stream
Of the Savior’s love for me

Hosanna, hosanna
To the Lamb that was slain
Hosanna, hosanna
Jesus died and rose again

I will rise from waters deep
Into the saving arms of God
I will sing salvation songs
Jesus Christ has set me free

Hosanna, hosanna
To the Lamb that was slain
Hosanna, hosanna
Jesus died and rose again

Reuben Morgan, Hillsong Music Publishing ©1998 CCLI 241710

The Apostles’ Creed (for reflection)
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.

Advent Doxology
Gloria, in excelsis Deo
Gloria, in excelsis Deo

Benediction

The Lighting of the Third Advent Candle
But now thus says the LORD, he who created you,
O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel:

“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.

We light this candle as a sign of the coming light of Christ.

Come to us, Lord Jesus!

Save us from our sins.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;

When you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.

For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.”

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 

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
God rest ye merry, gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan’s power
When we were gone astray

O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

From God our heavenly Father
A blessèd angel came
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by name

O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

“Fear not, then,” said the angel
“Let nothing you afright
This day is born a Savior
Of a pure virgin bright
To free all those who trust in him
From Satan’s power and might”

O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

Now to the Lord sing praises
All you within this place
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace
This holy tide of Christmas
All others doth deface

O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

English carol, 16th century

Andy Wood, the RUF Pastor @ Virginia Tech

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts — Away In a Manger
Away in a manger, no crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head
The stars in the sky looked down where he lay
The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay

The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes
The little Lord Jesus no crying he makes
I love thee Lord Jesus, look down from the sky
And stay by my cradle ’til morning is nigh

He had no pillow to lay down his head
Straw for the blankets, a trough for his bed
But wise, poor and royal, came just to see
This humble baby, the Messiah, the King

Be near me Lord Jesus, I ask thee to stay
Close by me forever and love me I pray
Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care
And take us to heaven to live with Thee there

He had no pillow to lay down his head
Straw for the blankets, a trough for his bed
But wise, poor and royal, came just to see
This humble baby, the Messiah, the King

James Ramsey Murray, John Thomas McFarland, Anna Gilbert ©2010 Anna Gilbert Music CCLI 241710

Baptism—The child being presented for covenant baptism this morning is Brayden Lee Hamrick, covenant son of Rodger and Kim Hamrick.

A Confessional Litany of Christ
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)

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

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

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

Sermon
“He will Save His People”
Matthew 1:18-25

Prayer of Confession
Merciful God and Loving Father,
forgive our sins and renew our spirits.
Forgive when we neglect your goodness
and look to lesser things for love and acceptance.
Forgive our unclean thoughts and deeds.
Be gracious and wash us with cleansing grace.
Forgive our callous and indifferent spirits.
Turn our hearts of stone into hearts of flesh.
Take the broken pieces of our lives
and mend them anew in Christ.
Heal our hearts, our relationships, our hopes and dreams.
Help us to live in the promise of what will one day be,
until you make all things new.
Through Jesus. Amen.

The Lord’s Supper

Jesus Paid It All
I hear the Savior say
Thy strength indeed is small
Child of weakness watch and pray
Find in me thine all in all

Jesus paid it all
All to him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow

Lord now indeed I find
Thy power and thine alone
Can change the leper’s spots
And melt the heart of stone

Jesus paid it all
All to him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow

For nothing good have I
Whereby thy grace to claim
I’ll wash my garments white
In the blood of Calv’ry’s Lamb

Jesus paid it all
All to him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow

And when before the throne
I stand in him complete
Jesus died my soul to save
My lips shall still repeat

Jesus paid it all
All to him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow

Elvina Hall, John Grape © Public Domain CCLI 241710

The Apostles’ Creed (for reflection)
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.

Advent Doxology
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

John Mason Neale, Thomas Helmore © Public Domain CCLI 241710

Benediction