February 26, 2023

John 11:35

Order of Worship

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together



Psalm 51D                                                                  Blue Psalter, pg 328

“Have Mercy Upon Me, O God”

Still, My Soul, Be Still

Still, my soul, be still, and do not fear

Though winds of change may rage tomorrow

God is at your side; No longer dread

The fires of unexpected sorrow

Refrain:    God, You are my God

And I will trust in You and not be shaken

Lord of peace renew

A steadfast spirit within me

To rest in You alone

Still, my soul, be still; Do not be moved

By lesser lights and fleeting shadows

Hold onto His ways with shield of faith

Against temptations flaming arrows

Repeat Refrain

Still, my soul, be still; Do not forsake

The Truth you learned in the beginning

Wait upon the Lord and hope will rise

As stars appear when day is dimming

Repeat Refrain

— Words and Music by Keith & Kristyn Getty & Stuart Townend.

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                             Luke 24:1-10

¹ But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.

² And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

³ but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

⁴ While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel.

⁵ And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?

⁶ He is not here but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,

⁷ that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.”

⁸ And they remembered his words,

⁹ and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

¹⁰ Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostle.

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe

The Apostle’s Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord;

Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the virgin Mary;

Suffered under Pontius Pilate;

Was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell;

The third day He rose again from the dead;

He ascended into heaven,

And sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;

From whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost;

The holy universal church; The communion of saints;

The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body;

And the life everlasting. Amen.

We Respond to God’s Presence

Jesus, Draw Me Ever Nearer

Jesus, draw me ever nearer, as I labor through the storm.

You have called me to this passage, and I’ll follow, though I’m worn.

May this journey bring a blessing, may I rise on wings of faith;

And at the end of my heart’s testing, with Your likeness let me wake.

Jesus, guide me through the tempest; Keep my spirit staid and sure.

When the midnight meets the morning, let me love You even more.

May this journey bring a blessing, may I rise on wings of faith;

And at the end of my heart’s testing, with Your likeness let me wake.

Let the treasures of the trial form within me as I go

And at the end of this long passage, let me leave them at Your throne.

May this journey bring a blessing, may I rise on wings of faith;

And at the end of my heart’s testing, with Your likeness let me wake.

Lyrics by Margaret Becker © Modern M Music. Music by Keith Getty © 2001 Thankyou Music. Used by permission. CCLI #172212.

The Lord Is My Salvation

The grace of God has reached for me and pulled me from the raging sea

And I am safe on this solid ground. The Lord is my salvation.

I will not fear when darkness falls

His strength will help me scale these walls

I’ll see the dawn of the rising sun. The Lord is my salvation

Refrain:

Who is like the Lord our God? Strong to save, faithful in love

My debt is paid and the vict’ry won. The Lord is my salvation

My hope is hidden in the Lord; He flow’rs each promise of His Word

When winter fades I know spring will come. The Lord is my salvation

In times of waiting, times of need when I know loss, when I am weak

I know His grace will renew these days. The Lord is my salvation

Repeat Refrain

And when I reach my final day He will not leave me in the grave

But I will rise, Christ will call me home; The Lord is my salvation

Repeat Refrain

Doxology:

Glory be to God the Father; Glory be to God the Son

Glory be to God the Spirit; The Lord is our salvation (Repeat Doxology)

Words and Music by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Nathan Nockels and Jonas Myrin©2016 Getty Music Publishing (BMI) / Sweater Weather Music (ASCAP) (admin by MusicServices.org) / Capitol CMG Paragon (BMI) / Son of the Lion (BMI) (admin at CaptiolCMGPubishing.com) CCLI: #172212

Children’s Sermon Hymn:

Seventh Commandment

Do Not Commit Adultery

Refrain:

Do not commit adultery; stay on the path God has laid.

Let no corrupt impurity spoil what God has made!
1. Adam labored all alone with no help to call his own.
So from flesh and bone God knit a helpmate that for him was fit.

(Repeat Refrain)
1. By God’s love two hearts entwined, man and wife by God’s design.
Two as one by His intent shall enter in to covenant.

(Repeat Refrain)

Words & Music by Eric Rose. © 2022 Eric C. Rose All Rights Reserved

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:

My Hope Rests Firm
1. My hope rests firm on Jesus Christ, He is my only plea.
Though all the world should point and scorn,

His ransom leaves me free, His ransom leaves me free.
1. My hope sustains me as I strive and strain towards the goal;
Though still I stumble into sin,

His death paid for it all, His death paid for it all.
1. My hope provides me with a spur to help me run this race:
I know my tears will turn to joy the day I see His face,

The day I see His face.
1. My hope is to be with my Lord, to know as I am known;
To serve Him gladly all my days in praise before His throne,

In praise before His throne.

Copyright © 2001 Thankyou Music/Adm. by worshiptogether.com songs excl. UK & Europe, adm. by Kingsway Music. tym@kingsway.co.uk. Used by permission.

Today’s Message

“Jesus Cried” – John 11:35

Pastor Jim Rose

Notes

Introduction: God made us to cry!

John 11 Outline:
1. Jesus’ Friend Lazarus is Deathly Sick (11:1-16)
2. Lazarus is Dead and Buried Before Jesus Arrives (11:17-32)
3. Jesus Grieves with the Bereaved (11:33-35)
4. Jesus Conquers Death (11:36-44)
The Emotions (Impassibility) of God

“This conception of God [as impassible] represents no single biblical term but was introduced into Christian theology in the second century. What was it supposed to mean? The historical answer is: Not impassivity, unconcern, and impersonal detachment in the face of the creation. Not inability or unwillingness to empathize with human pain and grief, either. It means simply that God’s experiences do not come upon him as ours come upon us. His are foreknown, willed, and chosen by himself, and are not involuntary surprises forced on him from outside, apart from his own decision, in the way that ours regularly are… Let us be clear: A totally impassive God would be a horror, and not the God of Calvary at all. He might belong in Islam; he has no place in Christianity.” (J.I. Packer, Knowing God)

Three Questions:
1. Why did Jesus wait to visit his friends? (Why God delays to answer our cries)
2. How were Mary and Martha’s statement to Jesus different? (Faith and feelings)
3. Why did Jesus cry at the grave? (When God carries us)
Conclusion: Cleansing tears and the presence of God in suffering

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

When Trials Come
1. When trials come no longer fear
For in the pain our God draws near

To fire a faith worth more than gold

And there His faithfulness is told

And there His faithfulness is told
1. Within the night I know Your peace
The breath of God brings strength to me

And new each morning mercy flows

As treasures of the darkness grow

As treasures of the darkness grow
1. I turn to Wisdom not my own
For every battle You have known

My confidence will rest in You

Your love endures Your ways are good

Your love endures Your ways are good
1. When I am weary with the cost
I see the triumph of the cross

So in its shadow I shall run

Till He completes the work begun

Till He completes the work begun
1. One day all things will be made new
I’ll see the hope You called me to

And in your kingdom paved with gold

I’ll praise your faithfulness of old

I’ll praise your faithfulness of old

— Keith & Kristyn Getty Copyright © 2005 Thankyou Music

Benediction

Order of Worship

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together



Psalm 51D                                                                  Blue Psalter, pg 328

“Have Mercy Upon Me, O God”

Still, My Soul, Be Still

Still, my soul, be still, and do not fear

Though winds of change may rage tomorrow

God is at your side; No longer dread

The fires of unexpected sorrow

Refrain:    God, You are my God

And I will trust in You and not be shaken

Lord of peace renew

A steadfast spirit within me

To rest in You alone

Still, my soul, be still; Do not be moved

By lesser lights and fleeting shadows

Hold onto His ways with shield of faith

Against temptations flaming arrows

Repeat Refrain

Still, my soul, be still; Do not forsake

The Truth you learned in the beginning

Wait upon the Lord and hope will rise

As stars appear when day is dimming

Repeat Refrain

— Words and Music by Keith & Kristyn Getty & Stuart Townend.

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                             Luke 24:1-10

¹ But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.

² And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

³ but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

⁴ While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel.

⁵ And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?

⁶ He is not here but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,

⁷ that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.”

⁸ And they remembered his words,

⁹ and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

¹⁰ Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostle.

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe

The Apostle’s Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord;

Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the virgin Mary;

Suffered under Pontius Pilate;

Was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell;

The third day He rose again from the dead;

He ascended into heaven,

And sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;

From whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost;

The holy universal church; The communion of saints;

The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body;

And the life everlasting. Amen.

We Respond to God’s Presence

Jesus, Draw Me Ever Nearer

Jesus, draw me ever nearer, as I labor through the storm.

You have called me to this passage, and I’ll follow, though I’m worn.

May this journey bring a blessing, may I rise on wings of faith;

And at the end of my heart’s testing, with Your likeness let me wake.

Jesus, guide me through the tempest; Keep my spirit staid and sure.

When the midnight meets the morning, let me love You even more.

May this journey bring a blessing, may I rise on wings of faith;

And at the end of my heart’s testing, with Your likeness let me wake.

Let the treasures of the trial form within me as I go

And at the end of this long passage, let me leave them at Your throne.

May this journey bring a blessing, may I rise on wings of faith;

And at the end of my heart’s testing, with Your likeness let me wake.

Lyrics by Margaret Becker © Modern M Music. Music by Keith Getty © 2001 Thankyou Music. Used by permission. CCLI #172212.

The Lord Is My Salvation

The grace of God has reached for me and pulled me from the raging sea

And I am safe on this solid ground. The Lord is my salvation.

I will not fear when darkness falls

His strength will help me scale these walls

I’ll see the dawn of the rising sun. The Lord is my salvation

Refrain:

Who is like the Lord our God? Strong to save, faithful in love

My debt is paid and the vict’ry won. The Lord is my salvation

My hope is hidden in the Lord; He flow’rs each promise of His Word

When winter fades I know spring will come. The Lord is my salvation

In times of waiting, times of need when I know loss, when I am weak

I know His grace will renew these days. The Lord is my salvation

Repeat Refrain

And when I reach my final day He will not leave me in the grave

But I will rise, Christ will call me home; The Lord is my salvation

Repeat Refrain

Doxology:

Glory be to God the Father; Glory be to God the Son

Glory be to God the Spirit; The Lord is our salvation (Repeat Doxology)

Words and Music by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Nathan Nockels and Jonas Myrin©2016 Getty Music Publishing (BMI) / Sweater Weather Music (ASCAP) (admin by MusicServices.org) / Capitol CMG Paragon (BMI) / Son of the Lion (BMI) (admin at CaptiolCMGPubishing.com) CCLI: #172212

Children’s Sermon Hymn:

Seventh Commandment

Do Not Commit Adultery

Refrain:

Do not commit adultery; stay on the path God has laid.

Let no corrupt impurity spoil what God has made!
1. Adam labored all alone with no help to call his own.
So from flesh and bone God knit a helpmate that for him was fit.

(Repeat Refrain)
1. By God’s love two hearts entwined, man and wife by God’s design.
Two as one by His intent shall enter in to covenant.

(Repeat Refrain)

Words & Music by Eric Rose. © 2022 Eric C. Rose All Rights Reserved

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:

My Hope Rests Firm
1. My hope rests firm on Jesus Christ, He is my only plea.
Though all the world should point and scorn,

His ransom leaves me free, His ransom leaves me free.
1. My hope sustains me as I strive and strain towards the goal;
Though still I stumble into sin,

His death paid for it all, His death paid for it all.
1. My hope provides me with a spur to help me run this race:
I know my tears will turn to joy the day I see His face,

The day I see His face.
1. My hope is to be with my Lord, to know as I am known;
To serve Him gladly all my days in praise before His throne,

In praise before His throne.

Copyright © 2001 Thankyou Music/Adm. by worshiptogether.com songs excl. UK & Europe, adm. by Kingsway Music. tym@kingsway.co.uk. Used by permission.

Today’s Message

“Jesus Cried” – John 11:35

Pastor Jim Rose

Notes

Introduction: God made us to cry!

John 11 Outline:
1. Jesus’ Friend Lazarus is Deathly Sick (11:1-16)
2. Lazarus is Dead and Buried Before Jesus Arrives (11:17-32)
3. Jesus Grieves with the Bereaved (11:33-35)
4. Jesus Conquers Death (11:36-44)
The Emotions (Impassibility) of God

“This conception of God [as impassible] represents no single biblical term but was introduced into Christian theology in the second century. What was it supposed to mean? The historical answer is: Not impassivity, unconcern, and impersonal detachment in the face of the creation. Not inability or unwillingness to empathize with human pain and grief, either. It means simply that God’s experiences do not come upon him as ours come upon us. His are foreknown, willed, and chosen by himself, and are not involuntary surprises forced on him from outside, apart from his own decision, in the way that ours regularly are… Let us be clear: A totally impassive God would be a horror, and not the God of Calvary at all. He might belong in Islam; he has no place in Christianity.” (J.I. Packer, Knowing God)

Three Questions:
1. Why did Jesus wait to visit his friends? (Why God delays to answer our cries)
2. How were Mary and Martha’s statement to Jesus different? (Faith and feelings)
3. Why did Jesus cry at the grave? (When God carries us)
Conclusion: Cleansing tears and the presence of God in suffering

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

When Trials Come
1. When trials come no longer fear
For in the pain our God draws near

To fire a faith worth more than gold

And there His faithfulness is told

And there His faithfulness is told
1. Within the night I know Your peace
The breath of God brings strength to me

And new each morning mercy flows

As treasures of the darkness grow

As treasures of the darkness grow
1. I turn to Wisdom not my own
For every battle You have known

My confidence will rest in You

Your love endures Your ways are good

Your love endures Your ways are good
1. When I am weary with the cost
I see the triumph of the cross

So in its shadow I shall run

Till He completes the work begun

Till He completes the work begun
1. One day all things will be made new
I’ll see the hope You called me to

And in your kingdom paved with gold

I’ll praise your faithfulness of old

I’ll praise your faithfulness of old

— Keith & Kristyn Getty Copyright © 2005 Thankyou Music

Benediction

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