April 18, 2021

Order of Worship

Sunday, April 18, 2021

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together

Psalm 122A                                                                Blue Psalter, pg 807

“Rejoice, Rejoice, Come Sing with Me”

Rejoice, rejoice, come sing with me: “This is the house of God!”

The temple gates swing wide and free—this is the house of God!

For every tribe and every race this is the house of God!

God calls us to this holy place—this is the house of God!

In market square and city street we seek the peace of God.

Before the ruler’s judgment seat, we seek the peace of God.

In joyful song and whispered prayer we seek the peace of God.

God’s city can be anywhere we seek the peace of God.

Words: Adam M. L. Tice, 2010, © 2011 GIA Publications, Inc.. Music (Forest Green 8.6.8.6 D): English; harm. J. Michael Joncas (b.1951) © 1987 GIA Publications Inc.

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                    Colossians 1:15-20

The Preeminence of Christ

¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

¹⁶ For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.

¹⁷ And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

¹⁸ And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.

¹⁹ For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,

²⁰ and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

Prayer of Invocation

Hymn Response:                                                         Red Hymnal #323

Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Almighty

Holy, holy holy! Lord God Almighty!

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!

God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee,

Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;

Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee

Who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide Thee,

Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see;

Only Thou art holy – there is none beside Thee

Perfect in power, in love and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea;

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!

God in three persons, blessed Trinity.

Words: Reginald Heber; Music: John B. Dykes

Declaring What We Believe:

Receive the Glory

(Based on Psalm 115:1; Isaiah 43:1; 2 Corinthians 4:7; and Philippians 3:3)

Chorus:     Not to us, but to Your name alone,

Be all the glory, the glory, forever.

For Your faithfulness and steadfast love,

Receive the glory, the glory belongs to You.

1. All that we’ve accomplished You have done for us.

And any fruit we harvest is a gift from Your hand.

We are only jars of clay that hold a priceless treasure.

And we exist to bring You pleasure, O God.         (Chorus)

2. Only by Your mercy can we come to You.

Though we deserved Your judgment You have called us by name.

So we glory in the cross of Christ that made us Yours forever,

That joined our lives together to sing.                    (Chorus)

Words and music by Bob Kauflin. © 2004 Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI).

We Respond to God’s Presence

Red Hymnal #239

Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates

Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates: Behold, the King of glory waits!

The King of kings is drawing near, the Savior of the world is here.

O blest the land, the city blest, where Christ the ruler is confessed!

O happy hearts and happy homes to whom this King of triumph comes!

Fling wide the portals of your heart: Make it a temple, set apart

From earthly use for heaven’s employ,

adorned with prayer and love and joy.

Redeemer, come! I open wide my heart to Thee here, Lord, abide!

Let me Thy inner presence feel: Thy grace and love in me reveal.

So come, my Sovereign, enter in! Let new and nobler life begin!

Thy Holy Spirit guide us on, until the glorious crown be won. Amen.

Words: Georg Weissel; trans. By Catherine Winkworth. Music: TRURO, Psalmodia Evangelica

New Testament Reading                                            Ephesians 1:15-23

¹⁵ For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,

¹⁶ I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,

¹⁷ that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,

¹⁸ having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

¹⁹ and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might

²⁰ that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,

²¹ far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

²² And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,

²³ which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

Red Hymnal #614

For All the Saints

All

1. For all the saints, who from their labors rest,

Who Thee by faith before the world confessed,

Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blessed. Alleluia, Alleluia!

All

2. Thou wast their rock, their fortress and their might;

Thou, Lord, their captain in the well fought fight;

Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light. Alleluia, Alleluia!

Men & Boys

3. O may Thy soldiers, faithful, true and bold,

Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,

And win with them the victor’s crown of gold. Alleluia, Alleluia!

Women

4. O blest communion, fellowship divine!

We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;

All are one in Thee, for all are Thine. Alleluia, Alleluia!

All

5. But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day;

The saints triumphant rise in bright array;

The King of glory passes on His way. Alleluia, Alleluia!

All

6. From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast,

Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,

Singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost: Alleluia, Alleluia!

Children’s Sermon

“For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.” (Leviticus 17:11)

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

Red Hymnal #497

Like a River Glorious

Like a river glorious, is God’s perfect peace,

Over all victorious, in its bright increase;

Perfect, yet it floweth, fuller every day,

Perfect, yet it groweth, deeper all the way.

Refrain:    Trusting in Jehovah, hearts are fully blest

Finding, as He promised, perfect peace and rest.

Hidden in the hollow of His blessed hand,

Never foe can follow, never traitor stand;

Not a surge of worry, not a shade of care,

Not a blast of hurry touch the spirit there.

Refrain

Every joy or testing comes from God above,

Given to His children as an act of love;

We may trust Him fully all for us to do.

Those who trust Him wholly find Him wholly true.

Refrain

(Public Domain. Words: Frances Ridley Havergal; Music: Wye Valley: James Mountain)

Today’s Message

Series: Rooted in Christ

Sermon: To Flourish

Colossians 1:1-14

Notes

I. Bearing ______________ fruit. (Colossians 1:1-8)

II. Bearing _____________ fruit (Colossians 1:9-12a)

III.   Bearing ____________ fruit                          (Colossians 1:12b-14)

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

Psalm 145G                                                                Blue Psalter, pg 952

We Will Extoll 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

Romans 8:38-39

“Neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,

nor trial in the present, nor any trial to come;

neither height nor depth, nor all of creation

can ever separate us from the love of God

poured out in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Words and Music (NEITHER DEATH): from Romans 8:38-39, Marty Haugen (c) 2001 GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-725261.

Benediction