August 11, 2024

Order of Worship

Sunday, August 11, 2024

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Gathering the Family Together

Rejoice

1. Rejoice in the Lord, now and always, sing it again, we rejoice.

Delight in the love He has shown us, gratefully lift up your voice.

His gentleness among us will join our hearts with praise.

We gather in His goodness, a family of grace.

Refrain:

With each breath He’s given, praise the Lord!

In these times we live in, we will praise the Lord.

Throughout every season, I am sure

we have every reason to praise the Lord.

2. Rejoice and be anxious for nothing, praying for all that you need.

Come with a song of thanksgiving; lay your requests at His feet.

His peace will fall upon us, to guard our hearts and minds

In Christ, who reigns eternal; the Shepherd of our lives.

Repeat Refrain

3. Rejoice in the Lord, now and always; tell of the good He has done.

Worship the Lord, to remember all of the joy yet to come.

The hope that burns within us the dark cannot destroy,

With praise that’s never ending, we say again, “Rejoice!”

Repeat Refrain

We have every reason to praise the Lord.

Words and Music by Keith Getty, Kristy Getty, Ben Shive, Skye Peterson and Bryan Fowler. © 2022 Getty Music Publishing (BMI)/Getty Music Hymns and Songs (ASCAP)/Junkbox Music (ASCAP)/adm. at MusicServices.com/RESWOF (SESAC)/So Essential Tunes (SESAC)/ adm at EssentialMusicPublishing.com 

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                        Romans 8:26-30

²⁶ Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

²⁷ And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

²⁸ And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

²⁹ For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

³⁰ And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe:

Romans 8:37-39

³⁷ …in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

³⁸ For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,

³⁹ nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

We Respond to God’s Presence

Christ Our Wisdom

Verse 1

Christ our wisdom, we are humbled when You hide Your ways from us.

You have purposes un-numbered, each one good and glorious.

Help us trust when we grow weary, free us from our anxious thoughts.

Give us grace to see more clearly. You are God, and we are not.

Verse 2

Christ our wisdom, be our gladness when we fail to understand.

You ordain all joy and sadness to fulfill Your perfect plan.

Help us know You rule with power over every raging flood.

In our most certain hour, You are God, and we are loved.

Verse 3

Christ our wisdom, we will follow though the way ahead is veiled.

As we journey through the shadows, grant us faith where sight has failed.

Help us cling to Your commandments,

strengthened by Your faithful Word.

We will never be abandoned. You are God, and we are Yours.

Verse 4

Christ our wisdom, we adore You for the beauty of the cross.

Once in foolishness we scorned You, but Your blood has ransomed us.

Help us sing the endless mercies of Your humble heart to save.

Christ our wisdom, Christ our glory, You are God, forever praised.

Help us sing the endless mercies of Your humble heart to save.

Christ our wisdom, Christ our glory, You are God, forever praised.

Words and Music by Jon Althoff, Bob Kauflin, and Nathan Stiff © 2024 Sovereign Grace Praise/BMI (adm. by Integrity Music) Sovereign Grace Music, a division of Sovereign Grace Churches. All rights reserved. www.SovereignGraceMusic.org

Christ, the Sure and Steady Anchor

Verse 1

Christ, the sure and steady anchor in the fury of the storm;

When the winds of doubt blow through me

and my sails have all been torn.

In the suff’ring, in the sorrow, when my sinking hopes are few,

I will hold fast to the anchor; it shall never be removed.

Verse 2

Christ, the sure and steady anchor while the tempest rages on;

When temptation claims the battle and it seems the night has won.

Deeper still then goes the anchor, though I justly stand accused;

I will hold fast to the anchor; it shall never be removed.

Verse 3

Christ, the sure and steady anchor through the floods of unbelief;

Hopeless, somehow, O my soul now lift your eyes to calvary.

This my ballast of assurance, see His love forever proved;

I will hold fast to the anchor; it shall never be removed.

Verse 4

Christ, the sure and steady anchor, as we face the wave of death;

When these trials give way to glory and we draw our final breath.

We will cross that great horizon, clouds behind and life secured;

And the calm will be the better for the storms that we endured.

Christ, the shore of our salvation, ever faithful, ever true;

We will hold fast to the anchor; it shall never be removed.

Words and Music by Matt Papa and Matt Boswell (arranged by Paul Campbell). © 2014 Getty Music Publishing (BMI) / Messenger Hymns (BMI) / Getty Music Hymns and Songs (ASCAP) / Love Your Enemies Publishing (ASCAP / Adm by MusicSevices.org

Children’s 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 Prayer

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: Route 66 – Redemption Road

“Christ is Our Meaning for Life”

Ecclesiastes

Notes

I. The Meaning ________________ the Sun

(Eccl. 1:1-9; John 10:10; Phil. 4:11-12; I Corin. 10:31)

II. The Meaning_______________ the Sun

(Eccl. 3:1-14; Matt. 28:18; Eph. 1:22; II Corin. 5:17)

III. The Meaning _______________ the Sun

(Eccl. 3:16-17; 12:14; Matt. 7:21-27; 16:27; Rev. 21:1-5)

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

Red Hymnal #260                         “And Can It Be That I Should Gain?”

Benediction