August 16, 2026

Order of Worship

August 16, 2026

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Gathering the Family Together

Complete In Thee

Verse 1

Complete in Thee! no work of mine

May take, dear Lord, the place of Thine;

Thy blood hath pardon bought for me,

And I am now complete in Thee.

Refrain

Yea, justified! O blessed thought! And sanctified! Salvation wrought!

Thy blood hath pardon bought for me, And glorified, I too, shall be!

Verse 2

Complete in Thee! I die to sin,

Thy grace hath conquered, reign within;

Thy voice shall bid the tempter flee,

And I shall stand complete in Thee.

Repeat Refrain

Verse 3

Complete in Thee—each need supplied,

And no good thing to me denied;

Since Thou my portion, Lord, will be,

I ask no more, complete in Thee.

Repeat Refrain

Verse 4

Dear Savior! when before Thy bar

All tribes and tongues assembled are,

Among Thy chosen will I be,

At Thy right hand—complete in Thee.

Repeat Refrain Twice

Words: Aaron R. Wolfe; alt. refrain by James M. Gray. Lyrics adjusted by permission. Music: Ben Nyce c. 1999 Bible Revival Ministries. Transferred to Ben Everson Music, 2014 All Rights Reserved

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                             Psalm 33:1-9

¹ Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!
Praise befits the upright.

² Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!

³ Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

⁴ For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.

⁵ He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

⁶ By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

⁷ He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;
he puts the deeps in storehouses.

⁸ Let all the earth fear the Lord;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!

⁹ For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.               (ESV).

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe

Westminster Confession of Faith

4.1 – Of Creation

1. It pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, for the manifestation of the glory of his eternal power, wisdom, and goodness, in the beginning, to create, or make of nothing, the world, and all things therein whether visible or invisible, in the space of six days; and all very good.

We Respond to God’s Presence

Across the Lands

1. You’re the Word of God the Father from before the world began;

Every star and every planet has been fashioned by Your hand.

All creation holds together by the power of Your voice.

Let the skies declare Your glory; let the land and seas rejoice

Chorus:     You’re the Author of creation; You’re the Lord of every man,

And Your cry of love rings out across the lands.

2. Yet You left the gaze of angels, came to seek and save the lost

And exchanged the joy of Heaven for the anguish of a cross.

With a prayer You fed the hungry, with a word You calmed the sea;

Yet how silently You suffered, that the guilty may go free.

Repeat Chorus

3. With a shout You rose victorious, wrestling victory from the grave

And ascended into Heaven, leading captives in Your way.

Now You stand before the Father, interceding for Your own;

From each tribe and tongue and nation You are leading sinners home.

Repeat Chorus twice

Copyright © 2002 Thankyou Music/Adm. by worshiptogether.com songs. excl. UK & Europe, adm. by Kingsway Music. tym@kingsway.co.uk. Used by permission.

Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken

Verse 1:

Jesus, I my cross have taken, All to leave and follow Thee.

Destitute, despised, forsaken, Thou from hence my all shall be.

Perish every fond ambition, All I’ve sought or hoped or known.

Yet how rich is my condition! God and heaven are still my own.

Verse 2:

Let the world despise and leave me, They have left my Savior, too.

Human hearts and looks deceive me; Thou art not, like them, untrue.

O while Thou dost smile upon me, God of wisdom, love, and might,

Foes may hate and friends disown me, Show Thy face and all is bright.

Verse 3:

Man may trouble and distress me, ‘Twill but drive me to Thy breast.

Life with trials hard may press me; Heaven will bring me sweeter rest.

Oh, ‘tis not in grief to harm me, While Thy love is left to me;

Oh, ‘twere not in joy to charm me, Were that joy unmixed with Thee.

Verse 4:

Go, then, earthly fame and treasure, Come disaster, scorn and pain

In Thy service, pain is pleasure, With Thy favor, loss is gain

I have called Thee Abba Father, I have stayed my heart on Thee

Storms may howl, and clouds may gather; All must work for good to me.

Verse 5:

Soul, then know thy full salvation Rise o’er sin and fear and care

Joy to find in every station, Something still to do or bear.

Think what Spirit dwells within thee,

Think what Father’s smiles are thine,

Think that Jesus died to win thee, Child of heaven, canst thou repine.

Verse 6:

Haste thee on from grace to glory, Armed by faith, and winged by prayer.

Heaven’s eternal days before thee, God’s own hand shall guide us there.

Soon shall close thy earthly mission, Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days,

Hope shall change to glad fruition, Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.

Words: Henry Lyte. Music: arr. Bill Moore, adapted from Mozart.  © 2001 Bill Moore Music. Used by permission. 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

Series: In the Beginning, God

“In the Beginning, God”

Genesis 1:1-2

Notes

I. The _________________ King.

(Genesis 1:1a)

II. The _________________ Creator.

(Genesis 1:1b)

III. The ________________ Sustainer.

(Genesis 1:2)

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

God, The Uncreated One

Verse 1

God the uncreated One, the Author of salvation;

Who wrote the laws of space and time,

Who fashioned worlds to His design.

The One whom angel hosts revere, hung the stars like chandeliers,

Numbered every grain of sand, knows the heart of every man.

He is King forever, He is King forever, He is King forevermore.

Verse 2

God our fortress and our strength, the Rock on which we can depend;

Matchless in His majesty, His power and authority.

Unshaken by the schemes of man, never changing, great I AM,

Kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall, He is faithful through it all.

Crown Him King forever, crown Him King forever,

Crown Him King forevermore.

Verse 3

Mighty God in mortal flesh, forsaken by a traitor’s kiss;

The curse of sin and centuries did pierce the lowly Prince of Peace.

Oh, lifted high, the sinless man, crucified the spotless Lamb,

Buried by the sons of man, rescued by the Father’s hand

To reign as King forever, reign as King forever,

reign as King forevermore.

Verse 4

King Eternal, God of Grace, we crown you with the highest praise;

Heaven shouts and saints adore, “You’re holy, holy, holy, Lord!”

What joy is everlasting life, all is love and faith is sight;

Justice rolls and praises rise, at the Name of Jesus Christ.

King of kings forever, King of kings forever, King of kings forevermore.

Words & Music by Aaron Keyes and Pete James. © 2016 Getty Music Songs LLC. Common Hymnal Publishing, 10000 Fathers, Thankyou Music.

Benediction