January 30, 2022

Order of Worship

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together

Scripture Reading:                                                     Proverbs 3:5-8, 11-12

⁵ Trust in the LORD with all your heart,

and do not rely on your own insight.

⁶ In all your ways acknowledge him,

and he will make straight your paths.

⁷ Be not wise in your own eyes;

fear the LORD, and turn away from evil.

⁸ It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.

¹¹ My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline

or be weary of his reproof,

¹² for the LORD reproves him whom he loves,

as a father the son in whom he delights.

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                   Psalm I Samuel 7:3-14

³ And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your heart to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”

⁴ So the people of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and they served the Lord only.

⁵ Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.”

⁶ So they gathered at Mizpah and drew water and poured it out before the Lord and fasted on that day and said there, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the people of Israel at Mizpah.

⁷ Now when the Philistines heard that the people of Israel had gathered at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the people of Israel heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

⁸ And the people of Israel said to Samuel, “Do not cease to cry out to the Lord our God for us, that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”

⁹ So Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. And Samuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him.

¹⁰ As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to attack Israel. But the Lord thundered with a mighty sound that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion, and they were defeated before Israel.

¹¹ And the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and pursued the Philistines and struck them, as far as below Beth-car.

¹² Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen and called its name Ebenezer; for he said, “Till now the Lord has helped us.”

¹³ So the Philistines were subdued and did not again enter the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

¹⁴ The cities that the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath, and Israel delivered their territory from the hand of the Philistines. There was peace also between Israel and the Amorites.

Prayer of Invocation

Choral Response – Red Hymnal #318:

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Come, Thou Fount of ev’ry blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace;

Streams of mercy, never ceasing call for songs of loudest praise;

Teach me some melodious sonnet sung by flaming tongues above;

Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it, mount of God’s unchanging love.

Here I raise my Ebenezer; hither by thy help I’m come;

And I hope by thy good pleasure safely to arrive at home.

Jesus sought me when a stranger, wand’ring from the fold of God:

He to rescue me from danger, interposed his precious blood.

O to grace, how great a debtor, daily I’m constrained to be.

Let that grace now like a fetter bind my wand’ring heart to thee.

Prone to wander Lord, I feel it; prone to leave the God I love;

Here’s my heart, O, take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above.

O that day when freed from sinning, I shall see thy lovely face;

Full arrayed in blood-washed linen how I’ll sing thy sov’reign grace;

Come, my Lord, no longer tarry, bring thy promises to pass

For I know thy pow’r will keep me ‘til I’m home with thee at last.

Declaring What We Believe

You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me

Verse 1

“You shall have no other gods before me.”

Take this first commandment and obey.

I have called you from the land of slavery;

you shall seek the Lord in all your way.

Refrain:

You shall love the Lord your God.

You shall love the Lord your God.

Verse 2

Praise the Author of all life and goodness.

He has made you wholly set apart,

As a chosen people for His purpose.

You shall love the Lord with all your heart.  (Repeat Refrain)

Verse 3

You shall love your sister and your brother;

even so as God has first loved you.

Let no conflict stand between each other;

love shall govern all you say and do.                        (Repeat Refrain)

Verse 4

Praise the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;

give all glory to the Three in One.

Raise your voices loud for all to hear it;

praise the matchless works that He has done.

Refrain and Ending:

You shall love the Lord your God.

You shall love the Lord your God

With all your heart, with all your mind,

with all your strength, and worship only God.

Text and Music by Eric Rose ©2021 (used with permission)

We Respond to God’s Presence

Red Hymnal #337                                                    

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the king of creation!

O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!

All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near;

Join me in glad adoration.

Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth,

Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!

Hast thou not seen how all thy longings have been

Granted in what He ordaineth?

Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;

Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee.

Ponder anew what the Almighty can do,

If with His love He befriend thee.

Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore Him!

All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him.

Let the Amen sound from His people again,

Gladly for aye* we adore Him.

*aye = forever. (Public Domain. Words: Joachim Neander)

Oh, Shout for Joy (The New Hundredth)

Oh, shout for joy unto the Lord, Worship Him with gladness.

Let all the earth bring songs of praise, Telling of His greatness,

Know that the Lord we praise is God; He is God our Maker,

And we are His, a people called, Sheep within His pasture.

Refrain:

Oh, enter in His gates with praise, His courts with great thanksgiving;

For He is good, His love endures Morning after morning.

Oh, shout for joy unto the Lord! See the way is open

To live in peace beneath His grace, Every sin forgiven

For He who knew no mark of sin Took our sin upon Him,

That we might be the righteousness Of the God of Heaven.

Refrain:

Oh, enter in His gates with praise, His courts with great thanksgiving;

For He is good, His love endures Morning after morning.

Oh, shout for joy unto the Lord Through the hours of darkness.

For day by day His faithful hand Ever stays upon us.

With every morning rise, we kneel; All our lives we offer

To be a living sacrifice, Wholly to the Saviour.

Refrain:

Oh, enter in His gates with praise, His courts with great thanksgiving;

For He is good, His love endures Morning after morning.

Words and Music by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty and Fionan de Barra Copyright © 2012 Getty Music and Fionan De Barra (adm. by MusicServices.org). Used by permission

No Higher Calling

Down at Your feet, Oh Lord, is the most high place.

In Your presence, Lord, I seek Your face. I seek Your face.

Down at Your feet, Oh Lord, is the most high place.

In Your presence, Lord, We seek Your face. We seek Your face.

Chorus:      There is no higher calling

No greater honor

Than to bow and kneel before Your throne

I’m amazed at Your glory

Embraced by Your mercy

Oh Lord, I live to worship You

Down at Your feet, Oh Lord, is the most high place.

In Your presence, Lord, We seek Your face. We seek Your face.

Chorus:      There is no higher calling

No greater honor

Than to bow and kneel before Your throne

I’m amazed at Your glory

Embraced by Your mercy

Oh Lord, I live to worship You (Repeat Chorus)

Oh Lord, I live to worship You.

Oh Lord, I live to worship You.

By Lenny LeBlanc and Greg Gulley ©1989 Doulos Publishing, A Div. Of Maranatha! Music. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Used By Permission.

Preparing for the Children’s Sermon:

You Shall Not Make a Graven Image

Chorus:

You shall not make a graven image, a graven image for your God.

You shall not make a graven image, a graven image for your God.

Verse 1

For I the Lord your God;

For I the Lord your God, am a jealous God.

Repeat Chorus

Verse 2

Worship the Lord your God:

Worship the Lord your God, with obedience.

Repeat Chorus

Words and Music by Eric Rose ©2022 Back Porch Music (used with permission)

Children’s Sermon

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

Sermon Hymn:                                                                                           

Psalm 119:169-176  (Tav)

Grant me understanding, that I may live.

¹⁶⁹ Let my cry come before you, O Lord; *

give me understanding according to your word.

¹⁷⁰ Let my supplication come before you; *

deliver me according to your promise.

Grant me understanding, that I may live.

¹⁷¹ My lips will pour forth praise *

because you teach me your statutes.

¹⁷² My tongue will sing of your promise, *

for all your commandments are right.

Grant me understanding, that I may live.

¹⁷³ Let your hand be ready to help me, *

for I have chosen your precepts.

¹⁷⁴ I long for your salvation, O LORD, *

and your law is my delight.

Grant me understanding, that I may live.

¹⁷⁵ Let me live that I may praise you, *

and let your ordinances help me.

¹⁷⁶ I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek out your servant, *

for I do not forget your commandments.

Grant me understanding, that I may live.

Today’s Message

Sermon Series: The ABCs of God’s Word

“The Truth of God’s Word is

Ac‘TAV’ in Our Lives”

Psalm 119:169-176

Notes

I. For He hears our prayers (Psalm 119:169-170)

II. For He receives our praises (Psalm 119:171-172)

III. For He rescues us in our wandering                       (Psalm 119:173-176)

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

The Lord Is My Salvation

The grace of God has reached for me and pulled me from the raging sea

And I am safe on this solid ground. The Lord is my salvation.

I will not fear when darkness falls

His strength will help me scale these walls

I’ll see the dawn of the rising sun. The Lord is my salvation

Refrain:

Who is like the Lord our God?  Strong to save, faithful in love

My debt is paid and the vict’ry won. The Lord is my salvation

My hope is hidden in the Lord; He flow’rs each promise of His Word

When winter fades I know spring will come. The Lord is my salvation

In times of waiting, times of need when I know loss, when I am weak

I know His grace will renew these days. The Lord is my salvation

Repeat Refrain

And when I reach my final day He will not leave me in the grave

But I will rise, Christ will call me home; The Lord is my salvation

Repeat Refrain

Doxology:

Glory be to God the Father; Glory be to God the Son

Glory be to God the Spirit; The Lord is our salvation  (Repeat Doxology)

Words and Music by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Nathan Nockels and Jonas Myrin©2016 Getty Music Publishing (BMI) / Sweater Weather Music (ASCAP) (admin by MusicServices.org) / Capitol CMG Paragon (BMI) / Son of the Lion (BMI) (admin at CaptiolCMGPubishing.com) CCLI: #172212

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