July 31, 2022

Order of Worship

Sunday, July 31, 2022

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together

We Are the Body of Christ

One heart, one spirit, one voice to praise You: We are the body of Christ.

One goal, one vision, to see You exalted; We are the body of Christ.

And to this we give our lives; to see You glorified.

One heart, one spirit, one voice to praise You; We are the body of Christ.

One heart, one spirit, one voice to praise You: We are the body of Christ.

One goal, one vision, to see You exalted; We are the body of Christ.

And to this we give our lives; to see You glorified.

One heart, one spirit, one voice to praise You; We are the body of Christ.

And to this we give our lives; to see You glorified.

One heart, one spirit, one voice to praise You; We are the body of Christ,

We are the body of Christ, we are the body of Christ.

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                      Colossians 3:1-11

¹ If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

² Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

³ For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

⁴ When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

⁵ Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

⁶ On account of these the wrath of God is coming.

⁷ In these you too once walked, when you were living in them.

⁸ But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

⁹ Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices

¹⁰ and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.

¹¹ Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe

Hebrews 10:19-25

Leader:             ¹⁹ Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter

the holy places by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ by the new and

living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that

is, through his flesh, ²¹ and since we have a great priest

over the house of God,

Congregation: ²² let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance

                          of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil

                          conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Leader:             ²³ Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without

wavering, for he who promised is faithful.

People:             ²⁴ And let us consider how to stir up one another to

                          love and good works, ²⁵ not neglecting to meet

                          together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one

                          another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing

                          near.

We Respond to God’s Presence

How Deep the Father’s Love for Us

How deep the Father’s love for us, how vast beyond all measure,

That He should give His only Son to make a wretch His treasure.

How great the pain of searing loss, the Father turns His face away,

As wounds which mar the Chosen One bring many sons to glory.

Behold the man upon a cross, my sin upon His shoulders;

Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice call out among the scoffers.

It was my sin that held Him there until it was accomplished;

His dying breath has brought me life, I know that it is finished.

I will not boast in anything, no gifts, no pow’r, no wisdom;

But I will boast in Jesus Christ, His death and resurrection.

Why should I gain from His reward? I cannot give an answer,

But this I know with all my heart, His wounds have paid my ransom.

by Stuart Townend ©1995 Thankyou Music. ARR CCLI #172212

He Will Hold Me Fast

1    When I fear my faith will fail, Christ will hold me fast

When the tempter would prevail, He will hold me fast

I could never keep my hold Through life’s fearful path

For my love is often cold, He must hold me fast

Chorus:     He will hold me fast, He will hold me fast

For my Savior loves me so, He will hold me fast

2    Those He saves are His delight, Christ will hold me fast

Precious in His holy sight, He will hold me fast

He’ll not let my soul be lost, His promises shall last

Bought by Him at such a cost, He will hold me fast

Repeat Chorus

3    For my life He bled and died, Christ will hold me fast

Justice has been satisfied, He will hold me fast

Raised with Him to endless life, He will hold me fast

Till our faith is turned to sight, When he comes at last

Repeat Chorus

— Original Words vv 1-2 by Ada HabershonNew Words and Music by Matt Merker©2013 Getty Music Publishing (BMI) / Matt Merker Music (BMI) (admin by MusicServices.org)

Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me.

I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see.

‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and Grace my fears relieved.

How precious did that Grace appear, the hour I first believed.

My chains are gone; I’ve been set free,

my God, my Savior has ransomed me.

And like a flood His mercy reigns, unending love, Amazing Grace.

The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures.

He will my shield and portion be, as long as life endures.

My chains are gone; I’ve been set free,

my God my Savior has ransomed me.

And like a flood His mercy reigns, unending love, Amazing Grace.

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, the sun forbear to shine.

But God who called me here below, will be forever mine,

will be forever mine, You are forever mine.

(Words and Music by John Newton, John P. Rees and Edwin Othello Excell  Arrangement and additional chorus by Chris Tomlin and Louie Giglio)

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:

Speak, O Lord

1       Speak, O Lord, as we come to You

To receive the food of Your Holy Word.

Take Your truth, plant it deep in us;

Shape and fashion us in Your likeness,

That the light of Christ might be seen today

In our acts of love and our deeds of faith.

Speak, O Lord, and fulfill in us

All Your purposes for Your glory.

2       Teach us, Lord, full obedience,

Holy reverence, true humility;

Test our thoughts and our attitudes

In the radiance of Your purity.

Cause our faith to rise; cause our eyes to see

Your majestic love and authority.

Words of pow'r that can never fail—

Let their truth prevail over unbelief.

3. Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds;

Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us—

Truths unchanged from the dawn of time

That will echo down through eternity.

And by grace we'll stand on Your promises,

And by faith we'll walk as You walk with us.

Speak, O Lord, till Your church is built

And the earth is filled with Your glory.

Copyright © 2005 Thankyou Music/Adm. by worshiptogether.com songs excl. UK & Europe, adm. by Kingsway Music. tym@kingsway.co.uk. Used by permission.

Today’s Message

Sermon Series: Life Through the Lens of the Gospel

“Concerning Issues about Gospel Living” – Part I

I Corinthians 7:1-16

Notes

I. Concerning __________________ (I Cor. 7:1-6)

a. _______________ Encouraged (I Cor. 7:1-4)

b. _______________ a Concession (I Cor. 7:5-6)

II. Concerning ____________________ (I Cor. 7:7-9)

a. It is a ______________

III. Concerning ____________________                (I Cor. 7:10-16)

a. Between ____________________ (I Cor. 7: 10-11)

b. Between _____________ and Believer (I Cor. 7:12-16)

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

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.)

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