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