May 17, 2026

Order of Worship

May 17, 2026

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Gathering the Family Together

Psalm 145G                                                               Blue Psalter, pg 952

We Will Extol You, God and King

1. We will extol you, God and King, and bless your holy name.

Day after day we’ll sing your praise, forever and forever.

Chorus:     One generation will call to the next:

“Our God is good and his hand is strong!”

All of the world sings his marvelous acts

And our voice will join with theirs in the song.

2. Great is the Lord! In all his ways he’s greatly to be praised.

Were we to search for endless days, his greatness none could fathom.

(repeat chorus)

3. We contemplate the splendor of the world your hand has made.

Far greater still the majesty we see in the Creator!

(repeat chorus)

4. Now may your name be sung in every tongue in every place.

Singing the fame of your great love in ev’ry generation.

(repeat chorus)

Words: Greg Sheer  ©2006 Faith Alive Christian Resources

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                             Isaiah 43:1-4

The Savior of Israel

¹ But now, O Jacob, listen to the LORD who created you.
O Israel, the one who formed you says,
“Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you.
I have called you by name; you are mine.

² When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of oppression,
you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.

³ For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
I gave Egypt as a ransom for your freedom;
I gave Ethiopia and Seba in your place.

⁴ Others were given in exchange for you.
I traded their lives for yours because you are precious to me.
You are honored, and I love you.

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe

Westminster Confession of Faith

17.1-2 – Of the Perseverance of the Saints

1. They, whom God hath accepted in his Beloved, effectually called, and sanctified by his Spirit, can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace, but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved.
2. This perseverance of the saints depends not upon their own free will, but upon the immutability of the decree of election, flowing from the free and unchangeable love of God the Father; upon the efficacy of the merit and intercession of Jesus Christ, the abiding of the Spirit, and of the seed of God within them, and the nature of the covenant of grace: from all which arises also the certainty and infallibility thereof.

We Respond to God’s Presence

All Praise to Him

Verse 1

All praise to Him, the God of light

Who formed the mountains by His might

All praise to Him Who names the stars

That sing His fame in skies afar

All praise to Him Who reigns in love

Who guides the galaxies above

Yet bends to hear our every prayer

With sovereign pow’r and tender care

Verse 2

All praise to Him whose love is seen

In Christ the Son, the Servant King

Who left behind His glorious throne

To pay the ransom for His own

All praise to Him Who humbly came

To bear our sorrow, sin, and shame

Who lived to die, Who died to rise

The all-sufficient sacrifice

Verse 3

All praise to Him whose pow’r imparts

The love of God within our hearts

The Spirit of all truth and peace

The fount of joy and holiness

To Father, Son, and Spirit now

Our souls we lift, our wills we bow

To You, the triune God, we raise

With loving hearts our song of praise

To Father, Son, and Spirit now

Our souls we lift, our wills we bow

To You, the triune God, we raise

With loving hearts our song of praise

Based on the hymn, “All Praise to Him Who Built the Hills” by Horatius Bonar (1808-1889). Music and additional words by Matt Merker and Bob Kauflin © 2017 Sovereign Grace Praise/BMI (adm. by Integrity Music). Sovereign Grace Music, a division of Sovereign Grace Churches. All rights reserved.

I Come by the Blood

You are the perfect and righteous God Whose presence bears no sin

You bid me come to Your holy place

How can I enter in When Your presence bears no sin?

Through Him, who poured out His life for me, The atoning Lamb of God

Through Him, and His work alone I boldly come

Chorus:   I come by the blood, I come by the cross

Where Your mercy flows, From hands pierced for me

For I dare not stand on my righteousness

My every hope rests on what Christ has done

And I come by the blood

You are the high and exalted King, The One the angels fear

So far above me in every way, Lord, how can I draw near

To the One the angels fear?

Through Him who laid down His life for me And ascended to Your side

Through Him, through Jesus alone I boldly come

Chorus:   I come by the blood, I come by the cross

Where Your mercy flows, From hands pierced for me

For I dare not stand on my righteousness

My every hope rests on what Christ has done

And I come

Chorus:   I come by the blood, I come by the cross

Where Your mercy flows, From hands pierced for me

For I dare not stand on my righteousness

My every hope rests on what Christ has done

And I come by the blood

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From Everlasting (Psalm 90)

Verse 1

O God, before the mountains were brought forth

Or days of spring and summer filled the earth

From everlasting, You are God

Verse 2

We dwell beneath the stars in ancient skies

A thousand years are nothing in Your sight

From everlasting, You are God

Chorus

And all our days are held within Your hands

Your perfect love and favor have no end

We rest within the wisdom of Your plan

Everlasting God

Verse 3

O God, when joy and tragedy collide

And loss reminds us life is but a sigh

From everlasting, You are God

Repeat Chorus

Verse 4

O God of light our ways are known to You

But by Your grace You’re making all things new

So satisfy us in our numbered days

Establish every effort while we wait

From everlasting, You are God

Ending Chorus

And all our days are held within Your hands

Your perfect love and favor have no end

We rest within the wisdom of Your plan

Everlasting

And all our days are held within Your hands

Your perfect love and favor have no end

We rest within the wisdom of Your plan

Everlasting God

Music and words by Lisa Clow and Lacy Hudson. © 2022 Sovereign Grace Praise/BMI (administrated by Integrity Music). Sovereign Grace Music, a division of Sovereign Grace Churches. All rights reserved.

Children’s Lesson

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

Today’s Message

Sermon Series: Guard the Gospel; Shepherd the Flock

“Genuine Workers on God’s Unshakeable Foundation”

II Timothy 2:14-19

Notes

I. Genuine Workers Faithfully ____________ the Truth.

(II Timothy 2:14-15)

II. Genuine Workers _____________ Destructive Error.

(II Timothy 2:16-18)

III. God’s Foundation _____________ Firm.

(II Timothy 2:19)

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

How Firm a Foundation

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,

Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!

What more can He say than to you He hath said,

To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

“Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,

For I am thy God and will still give thee aid;

I’ll strengthen and help thee, and cause thee to stand

Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.”

“When through fiery trials thy pathways shall lie,

My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply;

The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design

Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.”

“The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose,

I will not, I will not desert to its foes;

That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,

I’ll never, no never, no never forsake.”

Benediction