March 19, 2023

Order of Worship

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together

Psalm 32 B                                                                 Blue Psalter, pg 208

“You Are My Hiding Place”

Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive

1. “Forgive our sins as we forgive,” You taught us, Lord, to pray

But You alone can grant us grace To live the words we say.

2. How can Your pardon reach and bless the unforgiving heart

That broods on wrongs and will not let old bitterness depart.

3. In blazing light Your cross reveals The truth we dimly knew:

What trivial debts are owed to us; How great our debt to You!

4. Lord, cleanse the depths within our souls And bid resentment cease;

Then bound to all in bonds of love, Our lives will spread Your peace.

Words: Rosamond E. Herklots (1905-1987). Music (St. Etheldreda 8.6.8.6): Thomas Turton, 1860 P.D.

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                                    Psalm 32

¹ Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

³ For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.

⁴ For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah

⁵ I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;

I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

⁶ Therefore let everyone who is godly
offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found;
surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.

⁷ You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my eye upon you.

⁹ Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
which must be curbed with bit and bridle,
or it will not stay near you.

¹⁰ Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD.

¹¹ Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!.

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe

We Are One in Christ Jesus

We are one in Christ Jesus, all one body, all one spirit, all together.

We are one in Christ Jesus, all one body, all one spirit, all together.

We share one God, one mighty Lord, one abiding faith, one binding love,

One single baptism, one Holy Comforter, the Holy Spirit, uniting all.

Words:Anonymous; English tr. Alice Parker (b. 1925) © 1996 Abingdon Press, admin. The Copyright Company Music: (SOMO UNO irregular): Anonymous; arr. Philip W. Blycker (b. 1939) © 1992 Celebremos/Libros Alianza

We Respond to God’s Presence

Behold Our God

Verse 1:           Who has held the oceans in His hands?

Who has numbered every grain of sand?

Kings and nations tremble at His voice

All creation rises to rejoice

Chorus:           Behold our God seated on His throne

Come let us adore Him

Behold our King nothing can compare

Come let us adore Him!

Verse 2:           Who has given counsel to the Lord?

Who can question any of His Words?

Who can teach the One who knows all things?

Who can fathom all His wondrous deeds?

Repeat Chorus

Verse 3:           Who has felt the nails upon His hands

Bearing all the guilt of sinful man?

God eternal humbled to the grave

Jesus, Savior risen now to reign!

Repeat Chorus

Bridge:

Men:       You will reign forever!

Women: Let Your glory fill the earth (to Chorus)

Copyright 2011 Sovereign Grace Worship (ASCAP/Sovereign Grace Praise BMI). Sovereign Grace Music, a division of Sovereign Grace Ministries. AAR. CCLI #172212

Lord, We Wait

1. Lord, we wait for the day of Your appearing:

Lord, we wait for Your coming in the clouds.

Refrain:    With a shout the trumpet will sound,

and the dead will be raised to life,

and we shall meet Him in the air.

2. In that day, death is swallowed up in vict’ry;

In that day, sin and death shall be no more.         (Refrain)

3. Now in part - we see shadows of His glory;

Then in full - we shall see Him face to face!       (Refrain)

© 2004 Thankyou Music CCLI

Children’s Sermon Hymn:

Tenth Commandment

Do Not Covet

1. When your wishful thinking turns to greed,

See how God has given all you need.

Plenteous riches from his kindness springs;

Do not covet; be content in all things.

2. When your bitter labor fails to yield

equal produce to your neighbor’s field;

Do not scorn the fruit God’s bounty brings;

Do not covet; be content in all things.

3. See the birds that God has blessed with food;

Splendid flowers, with such grace imbued.

See, around us all creation sings; do not covet;

Be content in all things.

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.

Baptism & New Member Installation

Matt & Robin DeLong

We Worship Through Hearing

Sermon Hymn:

Lord, to Whom Shall We Go? 

(Scripture References: Jn. 6:68; Ps. 40:9; 42:2; 62:2; 63:9; 119:10, 8)

Congregational Refrain

Lord, O Lord, to whom shall we go, to whom shall we go?

You have the words of everlasting life.

Verses: Solo

1. To do your will is my delight; your Law is in my heart, O God.

(Refrain)

2. As the deer longs for the waters, so my soul longs for you, O God.

(Refrain)

3. Only in God is my soul at rest; from him comes my salvation.

(Refrain)

4. My soul clings fast to you, my God,

your strong right hand upholds me.

(Refrain)

5. With all my heart I desire you. Lord, do not forsake me.

(Refrain)

LORD, TO WHOM SHALL WE GO? By Eugene Earl Englert. Copyright 1981 by World Library Publications, Inc., 3815 N. Willow Rd., Schiller Park, IL 60176. Used with permission.

Today’s Message

Sermon Series: The Upside-Down Church

“The Joy of Godly Repentance in the Church”

II Corinthians 7:5-16

Notes

I. The Joy of Our Divine _______________          (II Cor. 7:5-7)

II. The Joy of Our _________ Leading to ___________ (II Cor. 7:8-13a)

A. Worldly Grief produces ____________ (II Cor. 7:8-10)

B. Godly Grief produces ______________

Seven Qualities of Godly Grief                            (II Cor. 7:11)

1. _____________ -- diligence, sincerity of action, and attitude
2. _____________ -- readiness to make amends
3. _____________ -- repulsion at our former practices and sins
4. _____________ -- trepidation over past sins, seeing them as deadly
5. _____________ -- the desire for the ways of righteousness
6. _____________ -- enthusiasm, energy, and commitment to doing what is right
7. _____________ -- to bring justice to the situation by discipling the offender

III. The Joy of Our __________ with _____________ (II Cor. 7:13b-16)

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

Neither Life Nor Death

Romans 8:38-39

“Neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,

nor trials in the present, nor any trial to come;

neither height nor depth, nor all of creation

can ever separate us from the love of God

poured out in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Words and Music (NEITHER DEATH): from Romans 8:38-39, Marty Haugen (c) 2001 GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-725261.

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