August 23, 2026

Order of Worship

August 23, 2026

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Gathering the Family Together

Red Hymnal #67                                                                                       

Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine

1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!,

O what a foretaste of glory divine!

Heir of salvation, purchase of God,

Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

Refrain:          This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Savior all the day long.

This is my story, this is my song,

Praising my Savior all the day long.

2. Perfect submission, perfect delight,

Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;

Angels descending bring from above

Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

Repeat Refrain

3. Perfect submission, all is at rest,

I and my Savior am happy and blest;

Watching and waiting, loving above,

Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

Repeat Refrain

A cappella Refrain

Words: Fanny J. Crosby. Music: Phoebe P. Knapp

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                           Psalm 104:1-9

¹ Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty,

² covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.

³ He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind;

⁴ he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire.

⁵ He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved.

⁶ You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

⁷ At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they took to flight.

⁸ The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.

⁹ You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe

The Apostle’s Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord;

Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the virgin Mary;

Suffered under Pontius Pilate;

Was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell;

The third day He rose again from the dead;

He ascended into heaven,

And sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;

From whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost;

The holy universal church; The communion of saints;

The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body;

And the life everlasting. Amen.

We Respond to God’s Presence

Yet Not I, But Through Christ in Me

1. What gift of grace is Jesus my Redeemer.

There is no more for heaven now to give.

He is my joy, my righteousness and freedom,

My steadfast love, my deep and boundless peace.

To this I hold: my hope is only Jesus,

For my life is wholly bound to His.

Oh, how strange and divine, I can sing: All is mine!

Yet not I, but through Christ in me.

2. The night is dark, but I am not forsaken,

For by my side the Savior--He will stay.

I labor on in weakness and rejoicing,

For in my need, His power is displayed.

To this I hold: my Shepherd will defend me.

Through the deepest valley, He will lead.

Oh, the night has been won and I shall overcome!

Yet not I, but through Christ in me.

3. No fate I dread, I know I am forgiven.

The future sure, the price--it has been paid.

For Jesus bled and suffered for my pardon,

And He was raised to overthrow the grave.

To this I hold: my sin has been defeated.

Jesus now and ever is my plea.

Oh, the chains are released, I can sing--I am free!

Yet not I, but through Christ in me.

4. With every breath, I long to follow Jesus,

For He has said that He will bring me home.

And day by day, I know He will renew me

Until I stand with joy before the throne.

To this I hold: my hope is only Jesus.

All the glory evermore to Him.

When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat:

Yet not I, but through Christ in me.

5. To this I hold: my hope is only Jesus.

All glory evermore to Him.

When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat:

Yet not I, but through Christ in me.

When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat:

Yet not I, but through Christ in me.

Yet not I, but through Christ in me.

Yet not I, but through Christ in me.

Words & Music: Michael Farren, Jonny Robinson, Rich Thompson © 2018 CityAlight Music / Farren Love And War Publishing / Integrity’s Alleluia! Music

Children’s Lesson

Baptism

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

“And God Said…”

Genesis 1:3-25

Notes

I. By His _________________ .

(Genesis 1:3)

II. He _________________ His Universe.

(Genesis 1:3-13)

III. He ________________ His Creation.

(Genesis 1:14-25)

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

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

Benediction