chapelgate worship

Welcome & Announcements

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

—based on Psalm 18

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

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

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

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

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

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

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

Isaac Watts, Chris Reid © 2017 Chris Reid CCLI241710

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

—based on Galatians 2:20

The Lord’s Supper

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stuart Wesley Keene Hine © 1949, 1953 Stuart Hine Trust CCLI 241710

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

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

Benediction

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold,
I come and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord.

—Zechariah 2:10

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

Cornerstone
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly trust in Jesus’ name

Christ alone, Cornerstone
Weak made strong in the Savior’s love
Through the storm he is Lord
Lord of all

When darkness seems to hide his face
I rest on his unchanging grace
In every high and stormy gale
My Anchor holds within the veil

Christ alone, Cornerstone
Weak made strong in the Savior’s love
Through the storm he is Lord
Lord of all

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

Christ alone, Cornerstone
Weak made strong in the Savior’s love
Through the storm he is Lord
Lord of all

Christ alone, Cornerstone
Weak made strong in the Savior’s love
Through the storm he is Lord
Lord of all

Edward Mote, Eric Liljero, Jonas Myrin, Reuben Morgan, William Batchelder Bradbury © 2011Hillsong Music Publishing CCLI 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts — God Provides
God provides, so why do I worry about my life
When you come to my rescue a thousand times
Every other voice it is a lie
God provides

God provides, in ways I can’t explain and can’t deny
The little that I have, he multiplies
Just when I feel he won’t show up on time
God provides

He’ll come through
When the clouds of doubt rain down on you
And test everything you thought you knew
Now you finally see what God can do for you

So tonight
Close your eyes, there’s no more need to fight
Watch God provide

God provides
It’s hard to say when there’s no food to eat
Or what you see feels all that life will be
And will this be another year of misery for me

But my faith, can’t survive on just things I see
And my feelings can’t control my destiny
See God, I only want what you believe for me

So tonight
Close your eyes, there’s no more need to fight
Watch God provide

(God provides)
He will provide
(God provides)
Before your eyes
(God provides)
He will, he will
(God provides)

(So tonight)
Close your eyes, there’s no more need to fight
Watch God provide

(God provides)
He will provide
(God provides)
Before your eyes
(God provides)
Whatever you need, I know that he will provide

(God provides)
Yes, he’ll step right in in the nick of time, yes he will
(God provides)
He’ll open the windows of heaven
And pour you out a blessing
(God provides)
You won’t have room to receive, yeah

So tonight
Close your eyes, there’s no more need to fight
Watch God provide

Kirk Franklin © 2016 Kirk Franklin CCLI 241710

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

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

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

Amazing Grace
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

Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come
Tis grace has brought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home

When we’ve been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun

John Newton, 1779; Tune, AMAZING GRACE, traditional American melody CCLi 241710

Sermon
“If He’s the One, Why Keep Looking for Another?”
Zechariah 4:6, 2 Chronicles 7:13–15, & Revelation 5:9–10

Prayer of Confession
Most holy and merciful Father,
we confess to you and to one another,
that we have sinned against you
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our
whole heart and mind and strength.
We have not fully loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We have not always had in us the mind of Christ.
You alone know how often we have grieved you
by wasting your gifts, and by wandering from your ways.
Forgive us, we pray;
and free us from our sin.
Renew in us the grace and strength of your Holy Spirit,
for the sake of Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.

— adapted from Psalter Hymnal, Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1987

Assurance of Pardon
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.

—Psalm 130:3-4

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

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

Elizabeth Akers, Jeff Capps, Michael Bleecker © 2011 Bleecker Publishing, Blepo Publishing CCLI241710

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 from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do his bidding,
you mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,
wild animals and all cattle,
small creatures and flying birds,
kings of the earth and all nations,
you princes and all rulers on earth,
young men and women,
old men and children.

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

—Psalm 148:7-13

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

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

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

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

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts — He Will Hold Me Fast
When I fear my faith will fail
Christ will hold me fast
When the tempter would prevail
He will hold me fast

I could never keep my hold
Through life’s fearful path
For my love is often cold
He must hold me fast

He will hold me fast
He will hold me fast
For my Savior loves me so
He will hold me fast

Those he saves are his delight
Christ will hold me fast
Precious in his holy sight
He will hold me fast

He’ll not let my soul be lost
His promises shall last
Bought by him at such a cost
He will hold me fast

He will hold me fast
He will hold me fast
For my Savior loves me so
He will hold me fast

For my life he bled and died
Christ will hold me fast
Justice has been satisfied
He will hold me fast

Raised with him to endless life
He will hold me fast
Till our faith is turned to sight
When he comes at last

He will hold me fast
He will hold me fast
For my Savior loves me so
He will hold me fast

He will hold me fast
He will hold me fast
For my Savior loves me so
He will hold me fast

For my Savior loves me so
He will hold me fast

Ada Habershon, Matt Merker © 2013 Matthew Merker Music, Gettymusic CCLI 241710

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jennie Lee Riddle © 2004 Gateway Create Publishing CCLI 241710

Sermon
“Why We Don’t Have To Be Afraid”
Revelation 1:9-20

Prayer of Confession
Father, you know how you have formed us.
You know the desires that war inside us.
We confess that we do not always love what is good.
We are charmed by evil, and do not run from it.
We indulge our freedom to please ourselves,
instead of serving others.
Have mercy on us and forgive us.
Enable us by your Spirit to live with patient endurance
as we wait for our redemption in Jesus.
We pray in his name. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon
Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

—Romans 5:1

The Lord’s Supper

O Praise the Name
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 CCLI 241710

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

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

Benediction

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship
I will 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.

My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long.

—Psalm 71:22-24

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

Henry van Dyke Tune HYMN TO JOY, Ludwig van Beethoven; melody from “ Nineth Symphony”; adapted by Edward Hodges, CCLI 241710

Glory
The mountains standing in your strength
The oceans roaring out your praise
All creation glorifies your name

The angels bow before your throne
The heavens shine for you alone
All creation glorifies your name
All creation glorifies your name

Singing — holy, holy, holy is the Lord
Almighty, worthy, all the earth is filled
With your glory, glory
We give you glory, glory

In your hands you hold the universe
At your feet, nations of the earth
All creation glorifies your name
All creation glorifies your name

Singing — holy, holy, holy is the Lord
Almighty, worthy, all the earth is filled
With your glory, glory
We give you glory, glory

Blessing, honor, glory, power
All our praise is yours forever

Blessing, honor, glory, power
All our praise is yours forever

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord
Almighty, worthy, all the earth is filled
With your glory, glory
We give you glory, glory

Pete Kipley, Phil Wickham © 2013Meaux Jeaux Music, Songs From The Indigo Room Phil Wickham Music, Seems Like Music, Sing My Songs CCLI 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts — The Cross of Christ
Son of God, Son of man
His life poured out for all
See his hands, see his scars
His love can’t be denied
Our God is high and lifted up

It is the cross, my only plea
The blood he shed delivers me
Our Savior’s arms are open wide
A love so great, the cross of Christ

Ev’ry debt, all we owe
He bears it as his own
Brought to life, we are free
To live in Christ alone
Our God is high and lifted up

It is the cross, my only plea
The blood he shed delivers me
Our Savior’s arms are open wide
A love so great, the cross of Christ

See the Lamb of God, see the Father’s love
All to Jesus we owe, he paid it all

See the Lamb of God, see the Father’s love
All to Jesus we owe, he paid it all
All to Jesus we owe, he paid it all

It is the cross, my only plea
The blood he shed delivers me
Our Savior’s arms are open wide
A love so great, the cross of Christ

It is the cross, my only plea
The blood he shed delivers me
Our Savior’s arms are open wide
A love so great, the cross of Christ

See the Lamb of God, see the Father’s love
All to Jesus we owe, he paid it all

It is the cross, my only plea
The blood he shed delivers me
Our Savior’s arms are open wide
A love so great, the cross of Christ

Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, Jason Ingram, Reuben Morgan © 2014 Hillsong Music Publishing, S. D. G. Publishing, Sixsteps Songs, Worship Together Music, Open Hands Music, So Essential Tunes, Alletrop Music CCLI 241710

Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
What a fellowship, what a joy divine
Leaning on the everlasting arms
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine
Leaning on the everlasting arms

Leaning, leaning
Safe and secure from all alarms
Leaning, leaning
Leaning on the everlasting arms

O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way
Leaning on the everlasting arms
O how bright the path grows from day to day
Leaning on the everlasting arms

Leaning, leaning
Safe and secure from all alarms
Leaning, leaning
Leaning on the everlasting arms

What have I to dread, what have I to fear
Leaning on the everlasting arms
I have blessed peace with my Lord so near
Leaning on the everlasting arms

Leaning, leaning
Safe and secure from all alarms
Leaning, leaning
Leaning on the everlasting arms

Anthony Johnson Showalter, Elisha Albright Hoffman © Public Domain CCLI 241710

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

Sermon
“A Kingdom of Priests – Why We Can Care”
Revelation 1:4-8

Prayer of Confession
Father we confess that we have sinned against you.
You are faithful, yet we are unfaithful.
You are king, but we try to rule in your place.
You set us free, but we let love of money control us.
We return your love with pride,
and judge others as less than ourselves.
Have mercy on us, and forgive us.
For Jesus sake, remember our sins no more,
and cleanse us by his blood.
We pray in his name. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”

—Romans 3:23-24

The Lord’s Supper

There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood
There is a fountain filled with blood
Drawn from Emmanuel’s veins
And sinners plunged beneath that flood
Lose all their guilty stains
And sinners plunged beneath that flood
Lose all their guilty stains

The dying thief rejoiced to see
That fountain in his day
And there may I, though vile as he
Wash all my sins away
And there may I, though vile as he
Wash all my sins away

Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood
Shall never lose its power
Till all the ransomed church of God
Be saved, to sin no more
Till all the ransomed church of God
Be saved, to sin no more

E’er since, by faith, I saw the stream
Thy flowing wounds supply
Redeeming love has been my theme
And shall be till I die
Redeeming love has been my theme
And shall be till I die

Then in a nobler, sweeter song
I’ll sing thy power to save
When this poor lisping, stammering tongue
Lies silent in the grave
When this poor lisping, stammering tongue
Lies silent in the grave

William Cowper, Karl Digerness © 1997 Karl Digerness 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

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

Crown Him With Many Crowns
Crown him with many crowns
The Lamb upon his throne
Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns All music but its own

Awake, my soul, and sing
Of him who died for thee
And hail him as thy matchless King Through all eternity

Crown him the Lord of love
Behold his hands and side
Rich wounds, yet visible above
In beauty glorified

All hail, Redeemer, hail
For thou hast died for me
Thy praise and glory shall not fail Throughout eternity

Crown him the Lord of life
Who triumphed o’er the grave
And rose victorious in the strife
For those he came to save

His glories now we sing
Who died, and rose on high
Who died, eternal life to bring
And lives that death may die

Matthew Bridges, George J. Elvey © 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

Matt Maher, Mia Fieldes © 2009 spiritandsong.com, Thankyou Music, Be Essential Songs, Upside Down Under CCLI 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts – Only You
You have known my every situation
And your goodness sustains me, Lord
I will bow in humble expectation
Of your presence in the storm

Yes there will be trial and tribulation
And you’ll grant me breath to persevere
May my heart beat in pure anticipation
Of the day you’ll dry these tears

Only you have set the earth on its foundation
Only you give orders to the dawn
Only you can know the depths of every ocean
Only you deserve our song

Lord, you are the thunder to my whisper
Yes, your greatness knows no bounds
All these things too wonderful to speak of
Fill my soul with a heavenly sound

Only you have set the earth on its foundation
Only you give orders to the dawn
Only you can know the depths of every ocean
Only you deserve our song

Only you have torn the cover off the darkness
You expose the evils of the night
Only you reveal your glory to the humble
Only you are clothed in light

Here I am in the valley of decision
I know you hear me when I call
I repent of my prideful disposition
Where was I when the stars sang out

Eric J. Marshall © 2014 Scot Family Reunion Songs CCLI 241710

Ordination & Installation of Officers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sermon
“Our Goal Line”
2 Corinthians 5:11-21

Prayer of Confession
Father in Heaven, have mercy on us,
turn our hearts towards you.
Teach us your ways.
Fill us with the desire to follow Christ,
and drink from the well of his goodness,
in what we do and how we live.
Expose where we are weak,
strengthen us to love your ways,
and share your passion,
in your work of renewing all things.
Through Jesus. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon
“I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.

— Isaiah 43:25

The Lord’s Supper

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.
Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.

—Psalm 149:1

Sing Hallelujah
Sing hallelujah to the Lord
(Sing hallelujah to the Lord)

Sing hallelujah to the Lord
(Sing hallelujah…)

Sing hallelujah, sing hallelujah
(Hal – le – lu – jah)

Sing hallelujah to the Lord
(Sing hallelujah to the Lord)

Jesus is King and Lord of all
(Jesus is King and Lord of all)

Jesus is King and Lord of all
(Jesus is King…)

Jesus is King & Lord, Jesus is King & Lord
(Hal – le – lu – jah)

Jesus is King and Lord of all
(Jesus is King and Lord of all)

Jesus is risen from the dead
(Jesus is risen from the dead)

Jesus is risen from the dead
(Jesus is risen…)

Jesus is risen, Jesus is risen
(Hal – le – lu – jah)

Jesus is risen from the dead
(Jesus is risen from the dead)

Sing hallelujah to the Lord
(Sing hallelujah to the Lord)

Sing hallelujah to the Lord
(Sing hallelujah…)

Sing hallelujah, sing hallelujah
(Hal – le – lu – jah)

Sing hallelujah to the Lord
(Sing hallelujah to the Lord)

Linda Stassen © 1974 New Song Creations CCLI 241710

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Better is one day
Better is one day
Better is one day
Than thousands elsewhere

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

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

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sermon
“A New Hope”
Revelation 21:1-7

Prayer of Confession
Lord God, have mercy on us and forgive our sins.
Make us instruments of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let us sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is discord, union;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that we may seek
to console, understand, and love those around us,
until you return and make all things new. Amen.

—based on a prayer attributed to St. Francis (1182-1226)

Assurance of Pardon
God’s promise to all who flee to Him in faith is this, “He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.”

— Psalm 103:12

The Lord’s Supper

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Christy Nockels, Daniel Carson, Jesse Reeves, Kristian Stanfill, Matt Maher © 2011 worshiptogether.com songs, sixsteps Music, Sweater Weather Music, Valley Of Songs Music, Thankyou Music CCLI 241710

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

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

Benediction

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship
It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing praises to your name, O Most High;

to declare your steadfast love in the morning,
and your faithfulness by night,

to the music of the lute and the harp,
to the melody of the lyre.

For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work;
at the works of your hands I sing for joy.

—Psalm 92:1-4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Robert Robinson, Asahel Nettleton © Public Domain CCLI 241710

King of Glory
Lift up your gaze, be lifted up
Tell everyone how great the love
The love come down from heaven’s gate
To kiss the earth with hope and grace

Sing, who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty
Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty

Lift up your hands, be lifted up
Let the redeemed declare the love
We bow down at heaven’s gate
To kiss the feet of hope and grace

Sing, who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty
Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty

There is one God, he is holy
There is one Lord over everything
There is one King, he is Jesus
King of glory, strong and mighty

You are the King of glory
The Lord, strong and mighty
You are the King of glory
The Lord, strong and mighty

You are the King of glory
The Lord, strong and mighty
You are the King of glory
The Lord, strong and mighty

Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves ©2004 worshiptogether.com songs, sixsteps Music CCLI 241710

One And Only
Who spoke and taught the sun to rise
Whose lips proclaimed the birth of light
Who sparked the kindling of stars
And set the fire in our hearts

Who sang as planets learned their dance
Who poured the oceans from his hands
Whose breath awakened life from dust
And leaves me breathless at his touch

Jesus, one and only
Great and holy, we are yours
How our hearts race at your glory
Lord almighty, we are yours and yours alone

Who is this man upon a cross
Who left his throne to ransom us
Who died to save us at our worst
And rose to give us heaven’s best
You rose to give us heaven’s best

Jesus, one and only
Great and holy, we are yours
How our hearts race at your glory
Lord almighty, we are yours

My Savior, Jesus, one and only
Great and holy, we are yours
How our hearts race at your glory
Lord almighty, we are yours and yours alone

We will watch the bridegroom come
And heaven breaking like the dawn
All dressed in white, our shame is gone
We’re free to dance before your throne

Jesus, one and only
Great and holy, we are yours
How our hearts race at your glory
Lord almighty, we are yours

My Jesus, one and only
Great and holy, we are yours
How our hearts race at your glory
Lord almighty, we are yours and yours alone

Rend Collective © 2015 Thankyou Music CCLI 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts

Baptisms
The children presented for baptism this morning are Chloe Shulamite Tang, covenant daughter of Yedong Tang and Yi-Hsin Kang, and Craig Luis “Louie” Coulter, covenant son of Craig and Elizabeth Coulter.

This is Our God
A refuge for the poor
A shelter from the storm
This is our God

He will wipe away your tears
And return your wasted years
This is our God

So call upon his name
He is mighty to save
This is our God

A father to the orphan
A healer to the broken
This is our God

He brings peace to our madness
Comfort in our sadness
This is our God

So call upon his name
He is mighty to save
This is our God

This is the one we have waited for
This is the one we have waited for
This is the one we have waited for
Jesus, Lord and Savior
This is our God

A fountain for the thirsty
A lover for the lonely
This is our God

He brings glory to the humble
And crowns for the faithful
This is our God

So call upon his name
He is mighty to save
This is our God

This is the one we have waited for
This is the one we have waited for
This is the one we have waited for
Jesus, Lord and Savior

You are the one we have waited for
You are the one we have waited for
You are the one we have waited for
Jesus, Lord and Savior
This is our God

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

Sermon
“A New Community”
Ephesians 2:11-22

Prayer of Confession
Father, we confess
that we like to go our own way.
We have chosen to live apart from you.
Considering ourselves instead of others,
we pull away from the people you give us to love.
We make your church a place that serves our pride,
instead of a means to serve our neighbors.
Forgive us.
We wait patiently for you – cleanse us; renew us.
Make us the family you intend us to be.
We ask this in Jesus name. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon
“As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me!”

— Psalm 40:11

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

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

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

Benediction

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship
I will give 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, 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

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

Chris Brown, London Gatch, Mack Brock, Stuart Garrard | Wade Joye © 2012 Be Essential Songs, Elevation Worship Publishing, So Essential Tunes, Stugio Music Publishing CCLI 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts

Great is Thy Faithfulness
Great is thy faithfulness
O God my Father
There is no shadow
Of turning with thee

Thou changest not
Thy compassions they fail not
As thou hast been
Thou forever will be

Great is thy faithfulness
Great is thy faithfulness
Morning by morning
New mercies I see

All I have needed
Thy hand hath provided
Great is thy faithfulness
Lord unto me

Summer and winter
And springtime and harvest
Sun moon and stars
In their courses above

Join with all nature
In manifold witness
To thy great faithfulness
Mercy and love

Great is thy faithfulness
Great is thy faithfulness
Morning by morning
New mercies I see

All I have needed
Thy hand hath provided
Great is thy faithfulness
Lord unto me

Pardon for sin
And a peace that endureth
Thy own dear presence
To cheer and to guide

Strength for today
And bright hope for tomorrow
Blessings all mine
With ten thousand beside

Great is thy faithfulness
Great is thy faithfulness
Morning by morning
New mercies I see

All I have needed
Thy hand hath provided
Great is thy faithfulness
Lord unto me

Great is thy faithfulness
Great is thy faithfulness
Morning by morning
New mercies I see

All I have needed
Thy hand hath provided
Great is thy faithfulness
Lord unto me

Thomas O. Chisholm, Tune FAITHFULNESS William M. Runyan © 1923 Renewal CCLI 241710

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

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

Sermon
“New Year, New You”
2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Prayer of Confession
O God, early in the morning I cry to you.
Help me to pray and to concentrate my thoughts on you:
I cannot do this alone.
In me there is darkness, but with you there is light;
I am lonely, but you do not leave me;
I am feeble in heart, but with you there is help;
I am restless, but with you there is peace.
In me there is bitterness, but with you there is patience.
I do not understand your ways, but you know the way for me.
Restore me to liberty, and enable me to live now
that I may answer before you and before me.
Lord, whatever this day may bring, your name be praised.
Amen.

—Deitrich Bonhoeffer

Assurance of Pardon
“O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption.”

—Psalm 130:7

The Lord’s Supper

O Come to the Altar
Are you hurting and broken within
Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin
Jesus is calling

Have you come to the end of yourself
Do you thirst for a drink from the well
Jesus is calling

O come to the altar
The Father’s arms are open wide
Forgiveness was bought with
The precious blood of Jesus Christ

Leave behind your regrets and mistakes
Come today, there’s no reason to wait
Jesus is calling

Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy
From the ashes a new life is born
Jesus is calling

O come to the altar
The Father’s arms are open wide
Forgiveness was bought with
The precious blood of Jesus Christ

O come to the altar
The Father’s arms are open wide
Forgiveness was bought with
The precious blood of Jesus Christ

O, what a Savior
Isn’t he wonderful
Sing alleluia
Christ is risen

Bow down before him
For he is Lord of all
Sing alleluia
Christ is risen

O, what a Savior
Isn’t he wonderful
Sing alleluia
Christ is risen

Bow down before him
For he is Lord of all
Sing alleluia
Christ is risen

O come to the altar
The Father’s arms are open wide
Forgiveness was bought with
The precious blood of Jesus Christ

O come to the altar
The Father’s arms are open wide
Forgiveness was bought with
The precious blood of Jesus Christ

Chris Brown, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick, Wade Joy.© 2015 Elevation Worship 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.

Benediction

Welcome & Announcements

Lighting of the Advent Candle
And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD.

And they shall dwell secure,

For now he shall be great to the ends of the earth.

And he shall be their peace.

—Micah 5:4-5

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

O Little Town of Bethlehem
O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by

Yet in the dark streets shineth
The everlasting light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight

For Christ is born of Mary
And gathered all above
While mortals sleep, the angels keep
Their watch of wond’ring love

O morning stars, together
Proclaim the holy birth
And praises sing to God the King
And peace to men on earth

How silently, how silently
The wondrous gift is giv’n
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of his heav’n.

No ear may hear his coming
But in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive him still
The dear Christ enters in

O holy Child of Bethlehem
Descend to us, we pray
Cast out our sin, and enter in
Be born in us today

We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell
O come to us, abide with us
Our Lord Emmanuel

Phillips Brooks, Tune St. Louis. Lewis H. Redner, CCLI 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts

Receiving New Members

Baptisms {10:30 a.m.}
Cheryl Hsiao and Ung Yorl Chun will be baptized this morning upon their Professions of Faith.

O Holy Night
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
‘Til he appeared and the soul felt its worth

A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn

Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices
O night divine, O night when Christ was born
O night divine, O night, O night divine

Truly he taught us to love one another
His law is love and his Gospel is peace
Chains shall he break for the slave is our brother
And in his name all oppression shall cease

Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise his holy name

Christ is the Lord, O praise his name forever
His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim
His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim

John S. Dwight, CANTIQUE DE NOEL, Adolphe Adam CCLi 241710

Children Dismissed for Children’s Church

Sermon
“And Heaven and Nature Sing”
Luke 2:8-21

Prayer of Confession
Almighty God and Incarnate King,
be merciful to us and forgive our sin.
As you have loved us, make us a loving people.
As you have forgiven us, grant us forgiving grace.
As you have healed us, make us a healing presence.
Open our eyes to the world’s suffering.
Give us a vision of a restored creation,
for enduring peace and justice,
and for a healed world you created to be good.
Fill our hearts with anticipation for the day
when you will make all things new.
Through Jesus. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon
“Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.”

—Romans 8:33-34

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

Keith Getty, Stuart Townend. © 2001 Thankyou Music. CCLI 241710

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

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

Benediction

Welcome & Announcements

Lighting of the Advent Candle
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me

One who is to be ruler in Israel,
whose coming forth is from of old,
from ancient days.

—Micah 5:2

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

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

Hark! The herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King

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

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

Hark! The herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King

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

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

Hark! The herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King

Charles Wesley, Felix Mendelssohn, William H. Cummings © Public Domain CCLI 241710

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, 18th century © Public Domain CCLI 241710

Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations

Gifts — Come to Us, O Lord
O living Word, please come and dwell in us
Lord wipe away these tears

O Ancient Son, so long foretold
We’re desperate souls, draw near

And we will stand
Securely in the strength of the Lord
Every heart will surely come and adore
The Great I Am

Our Shepherd King, please come and dwell with us
To fields of grace, lead on

And we will stand
Securely in the strength of the Lord
Every heart will surely come and adore
The Great I Am

We need you now
Break our chains by your glory and power
Make us captive to the holy desire
Come to us, O Lord
Come to us, O Lord

Prince of Peace, Emmanuel
Lord draw us close, unto thyself

King of kings, God’s chosen One
We need you now, to thee we run

And we will stand
Securely in the strength of the Lord
Every heart will surely come and adore
The Great I Am

We need you now
Break our chains by your glory and power
Make us captive to the holy desire
Come to us, O Lord
Come to us, O Lord

Eric J. Marshall © 2012 Scot Family Reunion, LLC CCLi 241710

Testimony— Carlos Romero

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Edmund H. Sears, Richard S. Willis © Public Domain CCLI 241710

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Children Dismissed for Children’s Church

Sermon
“Far as the Curse is Found”
Matthew 2:1-12

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

Assurance of Pardon
O Israel, hope in the Lord!
For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption.
And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

—Psalm 130:7-8

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

Horatio G. Spafford, Philip Paul Bliss © Public Domain CCLI 241710

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

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

Benediction