May 2, 2021

Colossians 1:24-2:5

Order of Worship

Sunday, May 2, 2021

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together

The Lord Be with You

Leader:    The Lord be with you__ __.

All:           And also with you __.

The Lord of heaven and earth __ be worshiped in this place.

The covenant of grace be renewed __ __ __.

The Lord __ be with you.

Leader:    Lord, open our lips __ __,

All:           And we’ll sing your praise __.

O Lord, your unfailing love __ and mercy will endure __

as fresh and bright and sure as morning sun __ __ __.

We bless you, Three in One!

Text © 2005 Reformed Church Press · Hymn Text © 1999 Ron Rienstra CCLI 172212

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                     Philippians 3:7-11

⁷ But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.

⁸ Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ

⁹ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—

¹⁰ that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

¹¹ that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

Prayer of Invocation

Psalm Response:

Psalm 117C                                                                Blue Psalter, pg 739

From All That Dwell Below the Skies
1. From all that dwell below the skies let the Creator’s praise arise:
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Let the Redeemer’s name be sung

through every land, in every tongue.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
1. In every land begin the song, to every land the strains belong:
Alleluia! Alleluia!

In cheerful sound all voices raise

and fill the world with joyful praise.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
1. Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; eternal truth attends thy word:
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,

till suns shall rise and set no more.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Words: Isaac Watts, (PD). Music: Auserlesen Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesänge, Cologne (PD).

Declaring What We Believe:

Te Deum

All:

We praise Thee, O God:

We acknowledge Thee to be the Lord.

All the earth doth worship Thee, the Father everlasting.

Women & Girls:

To Thee all angels cry aloud; the heavens and all the powers therein.

To Thee cherubim and seraphim continually do cry:

Men & Boys:

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth.

Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of Thy glory.

The glorious company of the apostles praise Thee.

The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise Thee.

Women & Girls

The noble army of martyrs praise Thee.

The holy Church, throughout all the world, doth acknowledge Thee,

Solo 1:

The Father of an infinite majesty;

Thine adorable, true, and only Son;

Also the Holy Spirit, the Comforter.

All:

Thou art the King of glory, O Christ.

Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.

Solo 2:

When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man,

Thou didst humble Thyself to be born of a virgin.

When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death,

Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.

Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.

All:

We believe that Thou shalt come to be our Judge.

We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants,

Whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood.

Make them to be numbered with Thy saints in glory everlasting.

Solos 1 & 2:

O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thy heritage.

Govern them, and lift them up forever.

Men & Boys

Day by day we magnify Thee;

And we worship Thy name ever, world without end.

Women & Girls:

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.

All:

O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.

O Lord, let Thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is in Thee.

O Lord, in Thee have I trusted;

Let me never be confounded.

Amen

We Respond to God’s Presence

Red Hymnal #322

When Morning Gilds the Skies

When morning gilds the skies, My heart awaking cries,

May Jesus Christ be praise!

Alike at work and prayer To Jesus I repair,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Does sadness fill my mind? A solace here I find,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Or fades my earthly bliss? My comfort still is this,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

The night becomes as day When from the heart we say,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

The powers of darkness fear When this sweet chant they hear,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Ye nations of mankind, In this your oneness find,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Let all the earth around Ring joyous with the sound,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Be this, while life is mine, My canticle divine,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Be this th’eternal song Through all the ages long,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Words from the German translated by Edward Caswell. Music: Joseph Barnby

An Old Testament Song:

Psalm 98

Verse 1:     God has done such marvelous things

Sing to the Lord a new song.

God’s great might all the earth now sings.

Sing to the Lord a new song.

God’s great power now is shown.

“God has triumphed,” make it known.

Sing it out, sing it loud and strong;

                              Sing to the Lord a new song.

Verse 2:     Justice, love, and peace abound;

            Sing to the Lord a new song.

Israel’s strength in the Lord is found.

Sing to the Lord a new song.

When in need the people did call,

God’s great might was shown to all

Sing it out, sing it loud and strong;

                              Sing to the Lord a new song.

Verse 3:     Sing with the harp and the trumpet strong;

Sing to the Lord a new song.

To the Lord let your praise prolong.

Sing to the Lord a new song.

To the King lift up your voice.

Shout your praise, in God rejoice.

Sing it out, sing it loud and strong;

                              Sing to the Lord a new song.

Verse 4:     Seas be glad, let the oceans roar,

Sing to the Lord a new song.

Praises sound from shore to shore.

Sing to the Lord a new song.

God now comes to rule in might.

God brings justice, truth and light.

Sing it out, sing it loud and strong;

                              Sing to the Lord a new song.

Verses text: Hal H. Hopson. Music: Tune—Madrid (Spanish Hymn). Copyright © 2008 Birnamwood Publishers. ARR. CCLI #172212.

Children’s Sermon

“For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.” (Leviticus 17:11)

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:

You Are My Hiding Place

Part I:      You are my hiding place,

You always fill my heart with songs of deliverance,

Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.

Part II:     I will trust in You

Let the weak say I am strong, in the strength of the Lord.

by Michael Ledner © 1981 Maranatha! Music ARR CCLI #172212

Today’s Message

Series: Rooted in Christ

Sermon: The Hope of Glory

Colossians 1:24 – 2:5

Notes

I. To ______________                                         (Colossians 1:24-25)

II. The _____________ (Colossians 1:26-28a)

III.   Unto ____________                                      (Colossians 1:28b-2:5)

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

Knowing You

All I once held dear, built my life upon,

All this world reveres, and wars to own,

All I once thought gain I have counted loss,

Spent and worthless now, Compared to this.

Chorus:     Knowing You, Jesus, Knowing You,

There is no greater thing.

You’re my all, You’re the best,

You’re my joy, my righteousness,

And I love You, Lord.

Now my heart’s desire, Is to know You more,

To be found in You, And known as Yours.

To possess by faith, What I could not earn,

All surpassing gift of righteousness.

Repeat Chorus

Oh, to know the power of Your risen life,

And to know You in Your sufferings

To become like You in Your death, my Lord,

So with You to live and never die.

Repeat Chorus

© 1993 Make My Way, LTD. Admin. by N&S America by Integrity's Hosanna! Music ARR Used by permission. CCLI #172212

Benediction

Order of Worship

Sunday, May 2, 2021

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together

The Lord Be with You

Leader:    The Lord be with you__ __.

All:           And also with you __.

The Lord of heaven and earth __ be worshiped in this place.

The covenant of grace be renewed __ __ __.

The Lord __ be with you.

Leader:    Lord, open our lips __ __,

All:           And we’ll sing your praise __.

O Lord, your unfailing love __ and mercy will endure __

as fresh and bright and sure as morning sun __ __ __.

We bless you, Three in One!

Text © 2005 Reformed Church Press · Hymn Text © 1999 Ron Rienstra CCLI 172212

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                     Philippians 3:7-11

⁷ But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.

⁸ Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ

⁹ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—

¹⁰ that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

¹¹ that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

Prayer of Invocation

Psalm Response:

Psalm 117C                                                                Blue Psalter, pg 739

From All That Dwell Below the Skies
1. From all that dwell below the skies let the Creator’s praise arise:
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Let the Redeemer’s name be sung

through every land, in every tongue.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
1. In every land begin the song, to every land the strains belong:
Alleluia! Alleluia!

In cheerful sound all voices raise

and fill the world with joyful praise.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
1. Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; eternal truth attends thy word:
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,

till suns shall rise and set no more.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Words: Isaac Watts, (PD). Music: Auserlesen Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesänge, Cologne (PD).

Declaring What We Believe:

Te Deum

All:

We praise Thee, O God:

We acknowledge Thee to be the Lord.

All the earth doth worship Thee, the Father everlasting.

Women & Girls:

To Thee all angels cry aloud; the heavens and all the powers therein.

To Thee cherubim and seraphim continually do cry:

Men & Boys:

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth.

Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of Thy glory.

The glorious company of the apostles praise Thee.

The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise Thee.

Women & Girls

The noble army of martyrs praise Thee.

The holy Church, throughout all the world, doth acknowledge Thee,

Solo 1:

The Father of an infinite majesty;

Thine adorable, true, and only Son;

Also the Holy Spirit, the Comforter.

All:

Thou art the King of glory, O Christ.

Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.

Solo 2:

When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man,

Thou didst humble Thyself to be born of a virgin.

When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death,

Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.

Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.

All:

We believe that Thou shalt come to be our Judge.

We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants,

Whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood.

Make them to be numbered with Thy saints in glory everlasting.

Solos 1 & 2:

O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thy heritage.

Govern them, and lift them up forever.

Men & Boys

Day by day we magnify Thee;

And we worship Thy name ever, world without end.

Women & Girls:

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.

All:

O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.

O Lord, let Thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is in Thee.

O Lord, in Thee have I trusted;

Let me never be confounded.

Amen

We Respond to God’s Presence

Red Hymnal #322

When Morning Gilds the Skies

When morning gilds the skies, My heart awaking cries,

May Jesus Christ be praise!

Alike at work and prayer To Jesus I repair,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Does sadness fill my mind? A solace here I find,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Or fades my earthly bliss? My comfort still is this,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

The night becomes as day When from the heart we say,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

The powers of darkness fear When this sweet chant they hear,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Ye nations of mankind, In this your oneness find,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Let all the earth around Ring joyous with the sound,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Be this, while life is mine, My canticle divine,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Be this th’eternal song Through all the ages long,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Words from the German translated by Edward Caswell. Music: Joseph Barnby

An Old Testament Song:

Psalm 98

Verse 1:     God has done such marvelous things

Sing to the Lord a new song.

God’s great might all the earth now sings.

Sing to the Lord a new song.

God’s great power now is shown.

“God has triumphed,” make it known.

Sing it out, sing it loud and strong;

                              Sing to the Lord a new song.

Verse 2:     Justice, love, and peace abound;

            Sing to the Lord a new song.

Israel’s strength in the Lord is found.

Sing to the Lord a new song.

When in need the people did call,

God’s great might was shown to all

Sing it out, sing it loud and strong;

                              Sing to the Lord a new song.

Verse 3:     Sing with the harp and the trumpet strong;

Sing to the Lord a new song.

To the Lord let your praise prolong.

Sing to the Lord a new song.

To the King lift up your voice.

Shout your praise, in God rejoice.

Sing it out, sing it loud and strong;

                              Sing to the Lord a new song.

Verse 4:     Seas be glad, let the oceans roar,

Sing to the Lord a new song.

Praises sound from shore to shore.

Sing to the Lord a new song.

God now comes to rule in might.

God brings justice, truth and light.

Sing it out, sing it loud and strong;

                              Sing to the Lord a new song.

Verses text: Hal H. Hopson. Music: Tune—Madrid (Spanish Hymn). Copyright © 2008 Birnamwood Publishers. ARR. CCLI #172212.

Children’s Sermon

“For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.” (Leviticus 17:11)

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:

You Are My Hiding Place

Part I:      You are my hiding place,

You always fill my heart with songs of deliverance,

Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.

Part II:     I will trust in You

Let the weak say I am strong, in the strength of the Lord.

by Michael Ledner © 1981 Maranatha! Music ARR CCLI #172212

Today’s Message

Series: Rooted in Christ

Sermon: The Hope of Glory

Colossians 1:24 – 2:5

Notes

I. To ______________                                         (Colossians 1:24-25)

II. The _____________ (Colossians 1:26-28a)

III.   Unto ____________                                      (Colossians 1:28b-2:5)

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

Knowing You

All I once held dear, built my life upon,

All this world reveres, and wars to own,

All I once thought gain I have counted loss,

Spent and worthless now, Compared to this.

Chorus:     Knowing You, Jesus, Knowing You,

There is no greater thing.

You’re my all, You’re the best,

You’re my joy, my righteousness,

And I love You, Lord.

Now my heart’s desire, Is to know You more,

To be found in You, And known as Yours.

To possess by faith, What I could not earn,

All surpassing gift of righteousness.

Repeat Chorus

Oh, to know the power of Your risen life,

And to know You in Your sufferings

To become like You in Your death, my Lord,

So with You to live and never die.

Repeat Chorus

© 1993 Make My Way, LTD. Admin. by N&S America by Integrity's Hosanna! Music ARR Used by permission. CCLI #172212

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