February 5, 2023

Order of Worship

Sunday, February 5, 2023

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Gathering the Family Together

Psalm 134A                                                                    Blue Psalter, pg 874

“Come, All You Servants of the Lord”

Press On

1. Where two or three are gathered in the name of the Lord,

He is here, He is here in our midst.

And we will sing together, be renewed by the Word.

When we part, may we go in His peace.

Chorus:     Press on, all you saints, press on till the end.

Christ with us, ever with us until He comes again.

Press on, all you saints, run and run to win!

Christ with us, ever with us until He comes again.

2. Now let the Word be scattered like the seed on the soil;

Day by day, watch it grow in His care.

And may you be a shelter as you reach to the lost,

Glad in hope, calm in pain, true in prayer.

Chorus:     Press on, all you saints, press on till the end.

Christ with us, ever with us until He comes again.

Press on, all you saints, run and run to win!

Christ with us, ever with us until He comes again.

3. And may He find us waiting with our lamps burning still;

Keeping watch through the night till He comes.

For soon it will be morning and the sun will appear;

Christ who brought us this far brings us home.

Chorus:     Press on, all you saints, press on till the end.

Christ with us, ever with us until He comes again.

Press on, all you saints, run and run to win!

Christ with us, ever with us---until He comes again.

Oh, until He comes again.

Words and Music by Kristy Getty and Ben Shive Arranged by Samuel Wilson. ©2022 Getty Music Publishing (BMI) / Getty Music Hymns and Songs (ASCAP)/ Junkbox Music (ASCAP) / adm at MusicServices.com

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                              I Peter 1:3-9

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

⁴ to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,

⁵ who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

⁶ In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,

⁷ so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

⁸ Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,

⁹ obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe

Christ Our Hope in Life and Death

Jubilee Singers: What is our hope in life and death?

Congregation: Christ alone, Christ alone.

Jubilee Singers: What is our only confidence?

Congregation: That our souls to Him belong.

Jubilee Singers: Who holds our days within His hand?
What comes, apart from His command? 
And what will keep us to the end?

Congregation: The love of Christ, in which we stand.

Refrain:

All:                     O sing hallelujah! Our hope springs eternal.
O sing hallelujah! Now and ever, we confess
Christ our hope in life and death.

Jubilee Singers: What truth can calm the troubled soul?

Congregation: God is good, God is good.

Jubilee Singers: Where is His grace and goodness known?

Congregation: In our great Redeemer’s blood.

Jubilee Singers: Who holds our faith when fears arise?
Who stands above the stormy trial?
Who sends the waves that bring us nigh unto the shore?

Congregation: The rock of Christ!

Refrain:

All:                     O sing hallelujah! Our hope springs eternal.
O sing hallelujah! Now and ever, we confess
Christ our hope in life and death.

Jubilee Singers: Unto the grave, what shall we sing?

Congregation: “Christ, He lives; Christ, He lives!”

Jubilee Singers: And what reward will heaven bring?

Congregation: Everlasting life with Him.
There we will rise to meet the Lord,
then sin and death will be destroyed,
and we will feast in endless joy,
When Christ is ours forevermore.

Refrain:

All:                     O sing hallelujah! Our hope springs eternal.
O sing hallelujah! Now and ever, we confess
Christ our hope in life and death.

                           Now and ever we confess,

                           Christ our hope in life and death.

Words and Music by Keith Getty, Matt Boswell, Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker and Matt Papa ©2020 Getty Music Publishing (BMI) Messenger Hymns/ Matthew Merker Music (BMI)/ Jordan Kauflin Music (BMI)/ Getty Music Hymns and Songs (ASCAP)/Love Your Enemies Publishing (ASCAP)

We Respond to God’s Presence

The Potter’s Hand

Beautiful Lord, wonderful Savior,

I know for sure all of my days are held in Your hand;

Crafted into Your perfect plan.

I’m captured by Your holy calling,

Set me apart I know You are drawing me to Yourself;

Lead me Lord, I pray.

Chorus:     Take me, mold me, use me, fill me,

I give my life to the Potter’s hand.

Call me, guide me, lead me, walk beside me.

I give my life to the Potter’s hand.

You gently call me into your presence,

Guiding me by Your Holy Spirit.

Teach me, dear Lord, to live all of my life through Your eyes.

I’m captured by Your holy calling.

Set me apart I know You are drawing me to Yourself;

Lead me Lord, I pray.

Repeat Chorus

By Darlene Zschech © 1997 Hillsongs, Australia. ARR CCLI #172212

The Trumpets Sound, the Angels Sing

1. The trumpets sound, the angels sing,

The feast is ready to begin.

The gates of heaven are open wide,

And Jesus welcomes you inside.

Refrain:      Sing with thankfulness songs of pure delight.

Come and revel in heaven’s love and light.

Take your place at the table of the King.

The feast is ready to begin;

The feast is ready to begin.

2. Tables are laden with good things;

Oh, taste the peace and joy he brings.

He’ll fill you up with love divine;

He’ll turn your water into wine.                (Refrain)

3. The hungry heart he satisfies,

Offers the poor his paradise.

Now hear all heaven and earth applaud

The amazing goodness of the Lord.          (Refrain)

Words and Music (THE FEAST IS READY): Graham Kendrick © 1989, admin. In the Western Hemisphere by Music Services, Inc. CCLI

Children’s Sermon

Pastoral Prayer

The basket to receive His tithes and our offerings

is located on the left as you leave the Sanctuary.

We Worship Through Hearing

Sermon Hymn:

2 Corinthians 4:7-10

1. We have this treasure in jars of clay

to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

Refrain: We are hard pressed on ev’ry side, but not crushed;

Perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned;

Struck down, but not destroyed.

2. We’ll always carry ‘round in our selves the death of Jesus,

So His life’s revealed – is revealed in our body.

Refrain:   We are hard pressed on ev’ry side, but not crushed;

Perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned;

Struck down, but not destroyed.

Words and Music by Jason Silver. Silver Ink. 2019. Permission granted to share with attribution.

Today’s Message

Sermon Series: The Upside-Down Church

“Fragile: Handle with Glory”

II Corinthians 4:7-18

Notes

I. Can’t ___________________ us                         (II Cor. 4:7-12)

A. ____________ Showcases God’s Power          (II Cor. 4:7)

B. ____________ Manifest Jesus in Our Lives (II Cor. 4:8-10)

C. ____________ Brings People to Life          (II Cor. 4:12)

II. Can’t _____________________ us (II Cor. 4:13-15)

A. We _________ to Believe and Speak          (II Cor. 4:13)

B. Death is New _________ for Us                         (II Cor. 4:14)

C. Grace ____________ Beyond Us                         (II Cor. 4:15)

III. Can’t ____________ Us Now to Then                       (II Cor. 4:16-18)

A. Transforming Us _____________ (II Cor. 4:16)

B. Preparing Us _________________          (II Cor. 4:17-18)

Communion

Prayer of Contrition

Sharing of the Elements

We invite to the Lord’s Table all those who are baptized disciples of Jesus Christ and are under the authority of Christ and His body, the Church. By eating the bread and drinking the wine with us as a visitor, you are acknowledging to the elders of this local church that you are in covenant with God and an active member of a congregation in which the gospel is faithfully confessed, taught, and believed. You also acknowledge that you are a sinner, without hope except in the sovereign mercy of God, and that you are trusting in Jesus Christ alone for salvation. If you have any doubt about your participation, please speak to the elders before or after the service.

Declaration of Forgiveness

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

Press On

1. Where two or three are gathered in the name of the Lord,

He is here, He is here in our midst.

And we will sing together, be renewed by the Word.

When we part, may we go in His peace.

Chorus:   Press on, all you saints, press on till the end.

Christ with us, ever with us until He comes again.

Press on, all you saints, run and run to win!

Christ with us, ever with us until He comes again.

2. Now let the Word be scattered like the seed on the soil;

Day by day, watch it grow in His care.

And may you be a shelter as you reach to the lost,

Glad in hope, calm in pain, true in prayer.

Chorus:   Press on, all you saints, press on till the end.

Christ with us, ever with us until He comes again.

Press on, all you saints, run and run to win!

Christ with us, ever with us until He comes again.

3. And may He find us waiting with our lamps burning still;

Keeping watch through the night till He comes.

For soon it will be morning and the sun will appear;

Christ who brought us this far brings us home.

Chorus:   Press on, all you saints, press on till the end.

Christ with us, ever with us until He comes again.

Press on, all you saints, run and run to win!

Christ with us, ever with us---until He comes again.

Oh, until He comes again.

Words and Music by Kristy Getty and Ben Shive Arranged by Samuel Wilson. ©2022 Getty Music Publishing (BMI) / Getty Music Hymns and Songs (ASCAP)/ Junkbox Music (ASCAP) / adm at MusicServices.com

Benediction