August 15, 2021

Order of Worship

Sunday, August 15, 2021

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together

The Lord Be with You

Leader:    The Lord be with you__ __.

All:           And also with you __.

The Lord of heaven and earth __ be worshiped in this place.

The covenant of grace be renewed __ __ __.

The Lord __ be with you.

Leader:    Lord, open our lips __ __,

All:           And we’ll sing your praise __.

O Lord, your unfailing love __ and mercy will endure __

as fresh and bright and sure as morning sun __ __ __.

We bless you, Three in One!

Text © 2005 Reformed Church Press · Hymn Text © 1999 Ron Rienstra CCLI 172212

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                             I Corinthians 15:50-58

⁵⁰ I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

⁵¹ Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

⁵² in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.

⁵³ For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.

⁵⁴ When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:
“Death is swallowed up in victory.”

⁵⁵ “O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”

⁵⁶ The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

⁵⁷ But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁵⁸ Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

Prayer of Invocation

Psalm 11 A                                                                   Blue Psalter, pg 54

O Lord, Be Our Refuge

1. O Lord, be our refuge, when evils assail.

Your justice is sure, and your strength will prevail,

Yet wicked ones rise and the good are laid low.

Your mercy reveal, and your righteousness show.

2. O God, send your fire, come to judge humankind,

Our evil consume and our virtue refine.

Then crowns of oppression will fall to the dust,

And saints will delight in the reign of the just.

3. How firm a foundation we find in God’s Word!

We fashion our lives in the way of the Lord.

When all else gives way, God’s salvation remains,

And even in death, God’s great glory sustains.

Words: Michael Morgan and Martin Tell © 2011.

Declaring What We Believe:

The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,

begotten from the Father before all ages,

God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,

begotten, not made; of the same essence as the Father.

Through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven;

he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,

and was made man.

He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered and was buried.

The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures.

He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead.

His kingdom will never end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life.

He proceeds from the Father and the Son,

and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified.

He spoke through the prophets.

We believe in one holy universal and apostolic church.

We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look forward to the resurrection of the dead,

and to life in the world to come.

Amen.

We Respond to God’s Presence

Behold Our God

Verse 1:           Who has held the oceans in His hands?

Who has numbered every grain of sand?

Kings and nations tremble at His voice

All creation rises to rejoice

Chorus:           Behold our God seated on His throne

Come let us adore Him

Behold our King nothing can compare

Come let us adore Him!

Verse 2:           Who has given counsel to the Lord?

Who can question any of His Words?

Who can teach the One who knows all things?

Who can fathom all His wondrous deeds?

Repeat Chorus

Verse 3:           Who has felt the nails upon His hands

Bearing all the guilt of sinful man?

God eternal humbled to the grave

Jesus, Savior risen now to reign!

Repeat Chorus

Bridge:

Men:       You will reign forever!

Women: Let Your glory fill the earth (to Chorus)

Copyright 2011 Sovereign Grace Worship (ASCAP/Sovereign Grace Praise BMI). Sovereign Grace Music, a division of Sovereign Grace Ministries. AAR. CCLI #172212

By Faith

Verse 1:     By faith we see the hand of God

In the light of creation’s grand design

In the lives of those who prove His faithfulness

Who walk by faith and not by sight

Verse 2:     By faith our fathers roamed the earth

With the power of His promise in their hearts

Of a holy city built by God's own hand

A place where peace and justice reign

Refrain:     We will stand as children of the promise

We will fix our eyes on Him our soul’s reward

Till the race is finished and the work is done

We’ll walk by faith and not by sight

Verse 3:     By faith the prophets saw a day

When the longed-for Messiah would appear

With the power to break the chains of sin and death

And rise triumphant from the grave

Verse 4:     By faith the church was called to go

In the power of the Spirit to the lost

To deliver captives and to preach good news

In every corner of the earth

Repeat Refrain

Verse 5:     By faith this mountain shall be moved

And the power of the gospel shall prevail

For we know in Christ all things are possible

For all who call upon His name

Repeat Refrain

Words and Music by Keith & Kristyn Getty  & Stuart Townend. 2009 Thankyou Music   (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) Gettymusic   (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.)

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.

Children’s Sermon

Offertory 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:                                                                                         

Psalm 11:1-7

Grant me understanding, that I may live.

¹ In the Lord I take refuge; *

how can you say to me, “Flee like a bird to the mountains;

² For look, the wicked bend the bow, they have fitted their arrow

to the string, *

to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart.

Grant me understanding, that I may live.

³ If the foundations are destroyed, *

what can the righteous do?”

⁴ The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven. *

His eyes behold, his gaze examines humankind.

Grant me understanding, that I may live.

⁵ The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked, *

and his soul hates the lover of violence.

⁶ On the wicked he will rain coals of fire and sulfur; *

a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.

⁷ For the Lord is righteous: he loves righteous deeds; *

the upright shall behold his face.

Grant me understanding, that I may live.

Today’s Message

“The Foundations Are Not Destroyed”

Psalm 11

Rev. David Brown

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

Red Hymnal #370

O God, Our Help in Ages Past

1. Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come,

Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home.

2. Under the shadow of Thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure;

Sufficient is Thine arm alone, And our defense is sure.

3. Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame,

From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same.

4. A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone;

Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun.

5. Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come,

Be Thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home.

Benediction