February 4, 2024

Order of Worship

Sunday, February 4, 2024

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together

Psalm 150A                                                                Blue Psalter, pg 994

“Sing Praise to the Lord, You People of Grace”

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                                    Psalm 96

Worship in the Splendor of Holiness

Leader:

¹ Oh sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all the earth!

² Sing to the LORD, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.

³ Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples!

Congregation

⁴ For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;
he is to be feared above all gods.

⁵ For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
but the LORD made the heavens.

⁶ Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

Leader

⁷ Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!

⁸ Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come into his courts!

⁹ Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness;
tremble before him, all the earth!

¹⁰ Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!
Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity.”

Congregation

¹¹ Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar, and all that fills it;

¹²        let the field exult, and everything in it!
Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy

¹³     before the LORD, for he comes,
for he comes to judge the earth.

He will judge the world in righteousness,
and the peoples in his faithfulness.!

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe:

Psalm 135B                                                                Blue Psalter, pg 882

“O Praise God’s Name Together”

We Respond to God’s Presence

Psalm 25C                                                                  Blue Psalter, pg 156

“To You, O God, I Lift Up My Soul”

Psalm 98A                                                                  Blue Psalter, pg 612

“Sing to the Lord a New Song”

Children’s Sermon Song:

Jump into the Light

Verse:       Jump, Jump, Jump

Into The Light, Light, Light

Run, Run, Run Away

From What's Not Right

Jump, Jump, Jump

Out Of The Dark, Dark, Dark

Run To Jesus

And Give Him Your Heart                (Repeat Verse)

Chorus:     He Is The Light; He Is The Light

He Is The Light; The Light                     (Repeat Chorus)

Repeat the Verse.

“Jump Into the Light” Jana Alayra. Copyright Montjoy Music. www.janaalayra.com

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:

Behold the Lamb

1. Behold the Lamb who bears our sins away, slain for us—

And we remember the promise made

that all who come in faith find forgiveness at the cross.

So we share in this bread of life,

and we drink of His sacrifice as a sign of our bonds of peace

Around the table of the King.

2. The body of our Savior Jesus Christ, torn for you—

eat and remember;

The wounds that heal,

the death that brings us life paid the price to make us one.

So we share in this bread of life,

and we drink of His sacrifice as a sign of our bonds of love

Around the table of the King.

3. The blood that cleanses every stain of sin, shed for you—

drink and remember

He drained death’s cup that all may enter in to receive the life of God.

So we share in this bread of life,

and we drink of His sacrifice as a sign of our bonds of grace

Around the table of the King.

4. And so with thankfulness and faith we rise to respond—

and to remember

Our call to follow in the steps of Christ as His body here on earth.

As we share in His suffering, we proclaim Christ will come again!

And we’ll join in the feast of heaven

Around the table of the King.

Words and music by Keith & Kristyn Getty & Stuart Townend. Copyright © 2006 Thankyou Music. Used by permission.

Today’s Message

Sermon Series: Restoring God’s Community Brick by Brick

“Final Revival Reforms”

Nehemiah 13

Notes

I. Means Not _____________ What is Wrong (Neh. 13:1-3,10-27)

1. By ____________the World in Our Homes (Neh. 13:1-3,23-27)
2. By ___________ the Word in Our Lives (Neh. 13:10-22)

II. Means Not ______________ What is Right (Neh. 13:4-9,23,28)

1. By _______________ Leadership (Neh. 13:23,4,28)
2. By _______________ Standards (Neh. 13:4-9,28)

III. Means Now _______________ What is Good

(Neh. 13:11-14,18-19,22,29-31)

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

Now unto Him

Now unto Him who is able to keep you from falling

And to make you stand in His presence

Blameless and with great joy.

To the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ, our Lord,

Be the glory and the majesty, dominion and authority,

Both now and forever. Amen

Give Him the glory and the majesty, dominion and authority,

Both now and forever. Amen                         (Jude 24-25)

Music: David Morris; arranged by Tom Fettke; ©1986 by Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Benediction