Order of Worship

Lord’s Day, March 11th, 2007, 10:30am

The Christian Year: The Third Sunday of Lent

Prelude

Welcome & Announcements

Silent Meditation

O loving God,

To turn away from you is to fall,

To turn toward you is to rise,

And to stand before you is to abide forever.

Grant us, dear God,

In all our duties your help;

In all our uncertainties your guidance;

In all our dangers your protection;

And in all our sorrows your peace;

Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

-- Augustine of Hippo (354-430)

Call to Worship

Minister: Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things;

People: his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

Minister: The LORD has made salvation known,

People: and revealed his righteousness to the nations.

Minister: He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel;

People: all the needs of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Minister: Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth,

People: burst into jubilant song with music;

Minister: make music to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing.

People: with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn—shout for joy before the LORD, the King.

Minister: Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.

People: Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy;

Minister: let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth.

All: He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.

Psalm 98

Prayer of Invocation (The Lord’s Prayer)

*Hymn of Adoration No. 38 Immortal, invisible, God Only Wise

OT Reading Nehemiah 9: 1-8

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord!

People: Thanks be to God!

*Hymn of Confession No. 551 How Blest Is He Whose Trespass

From Psalm 32

Words of Comfort and Promise

Hear the promises of God to those who truly repent of their sins and trust in Christ: And He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live in righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.

Tithes and Offerings

Song of Praise The Holy City

Revelation 21:1-4

* 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.

Confession of Faith

The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:

Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended into hell.

The third day He arose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty,
whence He shall 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 life everlasting.

Amen.

Uniting Our Hearts in Prayer

Confession of Faith from the Shorter Catechism

Q. 100. What doth the preface of the Lord’s Prayer teach us?
People: The preface of the Lord’s Prayer, which is, Our Father which art in heaven, teacheth us to draw near to God with all holy reverence and confidence, as children to a father, able and ready to help us; and that we should pray with and for others.

* Congregation Standing

*God’s Word to Us

Scripture Reading Matthew 6: 5-9

Leader: This is the Word of Lord!

People: Thanks be to God!

Prayer for Illumination

Sermon: Rev. Robby Grames

The Fatherhood of God: Part 3

*Hymn of Response No. 708 O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go

St. Margaret

*Benediction

Postlude

“Go…and tell the people the full message of this new life” Acts 5:20

Order of Worship

Lord’s Day, February 25^th, 2007, 10:30am

The Christian Year: The First Sunday of Lent

Prelude

Welcome & Announcements

Silent Meditation

Let us have a great esteem of the Lord's Prayer; let it be 

the model and pattern of all our prayers…It contains the chief things that we have to ask, or God has to bestow. – Thomas Watson

Call to Worship

Minister: Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known

His deeds among the peoples!

People: Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; speak of all His wonders.

Glory in His holy name; let the heart of those who seek the

LORD be glad! Psalm 105.1-3

Prayer of Invocation (The Lord’s Prayer)

*Hymn of Adoration No. 235 All Glory, Laud, and Honor

OT Reading Psalm 30

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord!

People: Thanks be to God!

*Corporate Prayer of Confession

People: Eternal God, in whom we live and move and have our being, whose face is hidden from us by our sins, and whose mercy we forget in the blindness of our hearts: cleanse us from all our offenses, and deliver us from proud thoughts and vain desires, that with reverent and humble hearts we may draw near to you, confessing our faults, confiding in your grace, and finding in you our refuge and strength; through Jesus Christ your Son.

Words of Comfort and Promise

Hear the promises of God to those who truly repent of their sins and trust in Christ: And He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live in righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.

Hymn of Adoration Before the Throne of God Above

(See Insert)

Tithes and Offerings

* 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.

Confession of Faith

The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:

Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended into hell.

The third day He arose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty,
whence He shall 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 life everlasting.

Amen.

Uniting Our Hearts in Prayer

Ensemble Lilly of the Valley

* Congregation Standing

*God’s Word to Us

Scripture Reading Matthew 6:5-8

Leader: This is the Word of Lord!

People: Thanks be to God!

Prayer for Illumination

Sermon: Rev. Robby Grames

A Series on the Lord’s Prayer: An Introduction

Building Fund Offering

*Hymn of Response No. 627 Behold the Throne of Grace

John Newton

*Benediction

Postlude

“Go…and tell the people the full message of this new life” Acts 5:20

Order of Worship

Lord’s Day, January 28th, 2007, 10:30am
The Christian Year: Third Sunday After the Epiphany
Prelude

Welcome & Announcements

Silent Meditation:
Therefore, whosoever commits the success (of the gospel) to God, and goes on forward where He bids him, he shall at length experience the joy that all salvation comes from His appointment. --Calvin

Call to Worship 1 Chronicles 16.23-25, 28-29
(Responsive reading)

Leader: Sing to the LORD, all the earth! Tell of His salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works
among all the peoples! For great is the LORD, and greatly to be
praised, and He is to be held in awe above all gods!

People: Ascribe to the LORD, O clans of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength! Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name!

Minister: The Lord be with you.

People: And with your spirit.

Minister: Lift up your hearts!

People: We lift them up to the Lord!

Minister: Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.

People: It is right to give Him thanks and praise.


Prayer of Invocation (The Lord’s Prayer)

*Hymn of Adoration No. 455 And Can It Be That I Should Gain

OT Reading Isaiah 52
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!

Corporate Prayer of Confession
Psalter Reading pg. 804 in Trinity Hymnal
Psalm 51

Words of Comfort and Promise
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1

Hymn of Response No. 564 Blessed is the Man
Based on Psalm 1; arranged by Jim Thornton, 1969

Confession of Faith

The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,the Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:
Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day He arose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, whence He shall 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 life everlasting.
Amen.

Song The Father’s Love Medley


Tithes and Offerings

*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.

Uniting Our Hearts in Prayer

*Hymn of Response
How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
(See Insert)

* Congregation Standing

*God’s Word to Us

Scripture Reading Acts 8:26-40
Leader: This is the Word of Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!

Prayer for Illumination

Sermon: Mr. Duane Griffin
“Philip, A Powerful Model for Evangelism”


*Hymn of Thanksgiving No.469
How Sweet And Awesome Is The Place
Isaac Watts

*Benediction

Postlude

“Go…and tell the people the full message of this new life” Acts 5:20

The Liturgy, then, is common worship, concorporate worship, worship in one mind and with one heart, and with one mouth.
Dorothy Day

The renaissance of sacred music in the secular world occurred in the last 25 years, precisely the period in which the Catholic liturgy itself was shredded.
Richard Morris

The real "action" in the liturgy in which we are all supposed to participate is the action of God himself. This is what is new and distinctive about the Christian liturgy: God himself acts and does what is essential.
Joseph Ratzinger

The Eucharistic mystery stands at the heart and center of the liturgy since it is the fount of life by which we are cleansed and strengthened to live not for ourselves but for God and to be united in love among ourselves.
Pope Paul VI

There is no excuse for not preserving the chant or not making it an active part of the Catholic liturgy everywhere.
Richard Morris

It is in the familiar structure of the Mass itself that a Catholic not only encounters but finds himself received into the very gospel itself, day by day, year after year... the entire liturgy is a seamless gospel fabric, so to speak. It is the gospel, in public, ceremonial, ritual, explicit form.
Thomas Howard

Hello Princesa!
Prayer: For the future of our church.

Our Memorizations Verses
Trust:
NEW VERSE: Proverbs 3:5-6 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Psalm 37:5 : Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.

Isaiah 26:4 : Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.

Humility:

Proverbs 22:4 The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life.

Matthew 23:12: Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Philippians 2:3 : Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.

Order of Worship
Lord’s Day, January 14th, 2006, 10:30am
The Christian Year: The First Sunday after Epiphany

Prelude

Welcome & Announcements

Silent Meditation

Call to Worship
Leader: The LORD is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all
His works!

People: All Your works shall praise You, O LORD, and Your saints
shall bless You!

Leader: They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom, and talk of Your
power, to make known to the sons of men His mighty acts, and
the glorious majesty of His kingdom.

People: Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures throughout all generations! Psalm 145.9-13


Prayer of Invocation (The Lord’s Prayer)

*Hymn of Adoration No. 92 A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Based on Psalm 46, Martin Luther

OT Reading Deuteronomy 6:1-5
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!

*Song of Public Confession (see insert)
“God Be Merciful”


Words of Comfort and Promise
Hear the promises of God to those who truly repent of their sins and trust in Christ: For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast.



Confession of Faith
The Apostle’s Creed, pg. 845 in Trinity Hymnal

Tithes and Offerings

*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.


Uniting Our Hearts in Prayer

*Hymn of Response No. 379 Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now
Herr Jesu Christ

* Congregation Standing


*God’s Word to Us

Scripture Reading II Corinthians 13:11-14
Leader: This is the Word of Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!

Prayer for Illumination

Sermon: Rev. Tim Spilman “The Lord Be With You!” Part II


*Hymn of Thanksgiving No. 498 Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners!

*Benediction

Postlude

“Go…and tell the people the full message of this new life” Acts 5:20

Order of Worship

Order of Worship
Lord’s Day, September 17th, 2006, 10:30am
Fourteenth Sunday of Trinity
Prelude                  

Welcome & Announcements

Silent Meditation:
    Grant unto us, O God, the fullness of your promises. Where we have been weak, grant us your strength; where we have been confused, grant us your guidance; where we have been distraught, grant us your comfort; where we have been dead, grant us your life. Apart from you, O Lord, we are nothing, in and with you we can do all things. Amen.
          
Call to Worship     

Prayer of Invocation  (The Lord’s Prayer)

*Hymn of Response # 600   He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought

OT Reading     Zechariah 3:1-10
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!

Corporate Prayer of Confession  
  Our Father in heaven, we thank You that You have led us into the light. We thank You for sending the Savior to call us from death to life. We confess that we were dead in sin before we heard His call, but when we heard Him, like Lazarus, we arose. But, O Father, the grave clothes bind us still: old habits that we cannot throw off, old customs that are so much a part of our lives that we are helpless to live the new life that Christ calls us to live.
Give us strength, O Father, to break the bonds; give us courage to live a new life in You; give us faith to believe that with Your help we cannot fail. All this we ask in the name of our Savior who has taught us to come to You.

Private Confession of Sins

Words of Assurance and Comfort of the Gospel
  For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast.
Ephesians 2.8-9


Confession of Faith
                  The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,    the Creator of heaven and earth,    and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:
    Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit,    born of the Virgin Mary,    suffered under Pontius Pilate,    was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
    The third day He arose again from the dead.
    He ascended into heaven    and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty,    whence He shall 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 life everlasting.
Amen.

*Hymn of Response # 105     O God, We Praise Thee
                                                               Dundee – Scottish Psalter

Tithes and Offerings

*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.

Uniting Our Hearts in Prayer

*Hymn of Response # 76    Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven

*God’s Word to Us
          

* Congregation Standing


Scripture Reading      Luke 15:17-24
     Leader: This is the Word of Lord!
     People:  Thanks be to God!     

Prayer for Illumination

Sermon:    My Father is Greater Than…     Rev. Jerry Dodson

*Hymn of Thanksgiving # 44     How Great Thou Art

*Benediction

Postlude

“Go…and tell the people the full message of this new life” Acts 5:20

Order of Worship

Order of Worship
Lord’s Day, September 10th, 2006, 10:30am
The Season After Pentecost


Prelude                  

Welcome & Announcements

Silent Meditation:
    We praise you, we worship you, we adore you. You hold the heavens in your hand, all stars rejoice in your glory. You come in the sunrise and the song of morn and bless the splendor of the noonday. The stars in their courses magnify you, day and night tell of your glory. Your peace blows over the earth and the breath of your mouth fills all space. Your voice comes in the thunder of the storm and the song of the wind whispers of your majesty. You satisfy all things living with your abundance and our hearts bow at your presence. Accept us, your children, Eternal Father, and hearken to our prayer. Bend over us, Eternal Love, and bless us. Amen.
          
Call to Worship     Psalm 100
Leader: Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into His presence with singing!
People: Know that the LORD, He is God! It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
Leader: Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise!
Give thanks to Him; bless His name!
People: For the LORD is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and His faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 100

Prayer of Invocation  (The Lord’s Prayer)

*Hymn of Response # 100     Holy, Holy, Holy

NT Reading     Luke 12:13-21
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!



Congregation Standing

Corporate Prayer of Confession:  
Almighty and most merciful God; We acknowledge and confess that we have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed; that we have not loved You with all our heart and soul, with all our mind and strength; and that we have not loved our neighbor as ourselves. We beseech You, O God, to forgive what we have been, to help us to amend what we are, and of Your mercy to direct what we shall be; so that we may hereafter walk in the way of Your commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in Your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Words of Assurance and Comfort of the Gospel
Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. Isaiah 1:18

Confession of Faith
Westminster Larger Catechism #72
Leader: What is justifying faith?People:  Justifying faith is a saving grace, wrought in the heart of a sinner by the Spirit and Word of God, whereby he, being convinced of his sin and misery, and of the disability in himself and all other creatures to recover him out of his lost condition, not only assents to the truth of the promise of the gospel, but receives and rests upon Christ and his righteousness, therein held forth, for pardon of sin, and for the accepting and accounting of his person righteous in the sight of God for salvation.

*Hymn of Response # 587       Who is on the Lord’s Side
                                                             St. Petersburg

Tithes and Offerings

*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.

Uniting Our Hearts in Prayer

* Congregation Standing


*Hymn of Response # 522 My Hope is Built on Nothing Less

*God’s Word to Us
          
Scripture Reading      Mark 8: 34-38
     Leader: This is the Word of Lord!
     People:  Thanks be to God!     

Prayer for Illumination

Sermon:    'My way - Thy way'        Mr.. Jim Cunningham

*Hymn of Thanksgiving # 524     Thy Works, Not Mine, O Christ

*Benediction

Postlude

“Go…and tell the people the full message of this new life” Acts 5:20


* Congregation Standing