July 4, 2021

Order of Worship

Sunday, July 4, 2021

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together

O God, My Joy

O God, my joy, You reign above in radiant splendor and beauty.

Your word has drawn my heart to love the awesome sight of Your glory.

Your blazing light and gospel grace

shine brightly from my Savior’s face.

No other wonder would I see than Christ enthroned in His glory!

Sustained by joy in trial and pain, I trust Your wisdom and mercy.

Through suffering that Your love ordains,

more like Your Son You will make me.

For Christ embraced the cross of shame,

beholding glorious joys to come.

O give me faith like His to see that suffering lifts me to glory!

Compelled by joy, I fight the sin that turns my gaze from Your glory.

Your Holy Spirit dwells within: His presence arms me for vict’ry.

Let death and hell against me rise; through death I’ll gain eternal joys.

All powers of hell will bend the knee before my great King of glory!

©2008 by Watchsong (admin. By Church Works Media) All rights reserve. Used by permission. Music and Words by Paul Keew and Brian Pinner.

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                       Hebrews 4:12-16

¹² For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

¹³ And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

¹⁴ Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

¹⁵ For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.

¹⁶ Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe:

The Nicene Creed

All:

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

Men & Boys:

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.

Women & Girls

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.

Jubilee Singers

He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered and was buried.

Women:

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

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

Men:

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

His kingdom will never end.

All:

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

O Sing My Soul

1. Oh, sing my soul the ancient song and lend your highest praise

To Him who is the king of old and dwells in endless days.

How resplendent His glory! How majestic His name!

Now to the uncreated One, oh, let the anthem raise!

2. Oh, worship Him, our Father God, the Spirit and the Word

Who fashioned all things from His joy and saw that it was good.

What perfection of friendship, what communion we shared.

But choosing death we fell from life beside the guilty pair.

3. Now hear my soul the gospel song; attend the joyful news.

For Christ has come the perfect Son, His Father’s will to choose.

In our place He did suffer. In our place became sin.

The death of death, the death of Christ who stands alive again.

4. Now people of the risen Lord, Oh hear the call to go.

Into the world we have been sent as messengers of hope.

Christ alone be our treasure; Christ alone our reward.

Come bid the nations. Sing with us the praises of the Lord.

© 2012 Dayspring Music, LLC (a div. of Word Music Group, Inc.) Love Your Enemies Publishing (Admin. By Music Services, Inc) CCLI Song No. 6304544 All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Red Hymnal #349 with additional verses

Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

1. Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer’s praise,

The glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace!

2. My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim,

To spread through all the earth abroad the honors of your name.

3. The name of Jesus charms our fears and bids our sorrows cease;

‘Tis music in the sinner’s ears, ‘tis life and health and peace.

4. He breaks the power of canceled sin, he sets the prisoner free;

His blood can make the foulest clean; his blood availed for me.

5. He speaks, and, listening to his voice, new life the dead receive;

The mournful, broken hearts rejoice; the humble poor believe.

6. Look unto him, your Savior own, O fallen human race!

Look and be saved through faith alone, be justified by grace!

7. Hear him, you deaf; your voiceless ones,

your loosened tongues employ;

You blind, behold your savior come; and leap, you lame, for joy!

8. To God all glory, praise, and love be now and ever given

By saints below and saints above, the church in earth and heaven.

Words: Charles Wesley, 1739 P.D. Music (AZMON  8.6.8.6.): Carl  G. Gläser, 1828. P.D.

Be Exalted, O God

I will give thanks to Thee, O Lord, among the people

I will sing praises to Thee among the nations.

For Thy steadfast love is great, Is great to the heavens

And Thy faithfulness, Thy faithfulness to the clouds.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,

Let Thy glory be over all the earth.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,

Let Thy glory be over all the earth.           (Repeat verse)

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens

Let Thy glory be over all the earth

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens

Let Thy glory, let Thy glory,

Let Thy glory be over all the earth

by Brent Chambers © 1977 Scripture in Song  ARR CCLI #172212

Christ Our Hope in Life and Death

Congregation:    What is our hope in life and death?
Christ alone, Christ alone.
What is our only confidence?
That our souls to Him belong.

Jubilee Singers: Who holds our days within His hand?
What comes, apart from His command?
And what will keep us to the end?

Congregation:    The love of Christ, in which we stand.

Refrain:

All:                     O sing hallelujah! Our hope springs eternal.
O sing hallelujah! Now and ever, we confess
Christ our hope in life and death.

Piano Side:         What truth can calm the troubled soul?
God is good, God is good.

Organ Side:        Where is His grace and goodness known?
In our great Redeemer’s blood.

Jubilee Singers: Who holds our faith when fears arise?
Who stands above the stormy trial?
Who sends the waves that bring us nigh unto the shore?

Congregation:    The rock of Christ!

Refrain:

All:                     O sing hallelujah! Our hope springs eternal.
O sing hallelujah! Now and ever, we confess
Christ our hope in life and death.

Congregation:    Unto the grave, what shall we sing?
“Christ, He lives; Christ, He lives!”

Jubilee Singers: And what reward will heaven bring?

Congregation:    Everlasting life with Him.
There we will rise to meet the Lord,
then sin and death will be destroyed,
and we will feast in endless joy,
When Christ is ours forevermore.

Refrain:

All:                     O sing hallelujah! Our hope springs eternal.
O sing hallelujah! Now and ever, we confess
Christ our hope in life and death.

Words and Music by Keith Getty, Matt Boswell, Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker and Matt Papa ©2020 Getty Music Publishing (BMI) Messenger Hymns/ Matthew Merker Music (BMI)/ Jordan Kauflin Music (BMI)/ Getty Music Hymns and Songs (ASCAP)/Love Your Enemies Publishing (ASCAP)

Children’s Sermon

“You are not your own, for you were bought with a price so glorify God in your body.” (1 Corinthians 6:19,20)

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 119:1-8

Refrain: Grant me understanding, that I may live.

1    Happy are those whose way is blameless, *

who walk in the law of the Lord.

2    Happy are those who keep his decrees, *

who seek him with their whole heart,

Refrain: Grant me understanding, that I may live.

3    who also do no wrong, *

but walk in his ways.

4    You have commanded your precepts *

to be kept diligently.

Refrain: Grant me understanding, that I may live.

5    O that my ways may be steadfast *

in keeping your statutes!

6    Then I shall not be put to shame, *

having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.

Refrain: Grant me understanding, that I may live.

7    I will praise you with an upright heart, *

when I learn your righteous ordinances.

8    I will observe your statutes; *

do not utterly forsake me.

Refrain: Grant me understanding, that I may live.

Today’s Message

Sermon Series: The ABCs of God’s Word

Desiring God’s Word in “Aleph” Your Life

Psalm 119:1-8

Notes

1. Walking in happy ______________ (Psalm 119:1-3)

2. Longing to obey ________________ (Psalm 119:4-5)

3. Leading to confident ______________ (Psalm 119:6-8)

Communion

Prayer of Contrition

Sharing of the Elements

We invite to the Lord’s Table all those who are baptized disciples of Jesus Christ and are under the authority of Christ and His body, the Church. By eating the bread and drinking the wine with us as a visitor, you are acknowledging to the elders of this local church that you are in covenant with God and an active member of a congregation in which the gospel is faithfully confessed, taught, and believed. You also acknowledge that you are a sinner, without hope except in the sovereign mercy of God, and that you are trusting in Jesus Christ alone for salvation. If you have any doubt about your participation, please speak to the elders before or after the service.

Declaration of Forgiveness

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

Red Hymnal #385

Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

1. Holy God, we praise Thy name; Lord of all, we bow before Thee!

All on earth Thy scepter claim, all in Heaven above adore Thee;

Infinite Thy vast domain, everlasting is Thy reign.

2. Hark! the loud celestial hymn angel choirs above are raising,

Cherubim and seraphim, in unceasing chorus praising;

Fill the heavens with sweet accord: Holy, holy, holy, Lord.

3. Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, Three we name Thee;

Though in essence only One, Undivided God we claim Thee;

And adoring bend the knee, While we own the mystery.

Benediction

Red Hymnal #690                                              “America, the Beautiful”

(Verses 1, 2 & 3)