May 21, 2023

II Corinthians 12:11-21

Order of Worship

Sunday, May 21, 2023

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: Ephesians 4:1-7

¹ I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

² with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

³ eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

⁴ There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call—

⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

⁶ one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

⁷ But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe

Blue Psalter pg. 1049

The Lord’s Prayer (Abana in Heaven)

Abana in heaven, hallowed be your holy name.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, in all the earth as in heaven.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, in all the earth as in heaven.

And give to us, give us this day our daily bread, O Lord, we pray.

Forgive our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us.

And save us in time of trial. Deliver us from evil.

Yours is the kingdom, yours the power. Yours is the glory now and ever.

Abana in heaven. Amen

From Psalms for All Seasons page 1049. Blue Psalter in Pew. Used with Permission

We Respond to God’s Presence

How Majestic Is Your Name

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth.

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth.

O Lord, we praise Your name.

O Lord, we magnify Your name,

Prince of Peace, mighty God, O Lord God Almighty.

by Michael W. Smith © 1981 Meadowgreen Music Co. ARR CCLI #172212

Rejoice
1. Rejoice in the Lord, now and always, sing it again, we rejoice.
Delight in the love He has shown us, gratefully lift up your voice.

His gentleness among us will join our hearts with praise.

We gather in His goodness, a family of grace.

Refrain:

With each breath He’s given, praise the Lord!

In these times we live in, we will praise the Lord.

Throughout every season, I am sure

we have every reason to praise the Lord.
1. Rejoice and be anxious for nothing, praying for all that you need.
Come with a song of thanksgiving; lay your requests at His feet.

His peace will fall upon us, to guard our hearts and minds

In Christ, who reigns eternal; the Shepherd of our lives.

Repeat Refrain
1. Rejoice in the Lord, now and always; tell of the good He has done.
Worship the Lord, to remember all of the joy yet to come.

The hope that burns within us the dark cannot destroy,

With praise that’s never ending, we say again, “Rejoice!”

Repeat Refrain

We have every reason to praise the Lord.

Words and Music by Keith Getty, Kristy Getty, Ben Shive, Skye Peterson and Bryan Fowler. © 2022 Getty Music Publishing (BMI)/Getty Music Hymns and Songs (ASCAP)/Junkbox Music (ASCAP)/adm. at MusicServices.com/RESWOF (SESAC)/So Essential Tunes (SESAC)/ adm at EssentialMusicPublishing.com

The Greatest Commands

Verse 1 (Alto; All women first time through):

Love one another, for love is of God.

He who loves is born of God and knows God.

He who does not love does not know God,

For God is love, God is love.

Verse 2 (Bass; All men first time through this section):

Love bears all things,

Believes all things,

Love hopes all things,

Endures all things.

Verse 3 (Tenor):

God is love, God is love, God is love.

God is love, God is love, God is love.

God is love, God is love, God is love.

God is love, God is love, God is love.

Verse 4 (Soprano):

Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart.

With all thy soul, all thy strength, all thy mind.

Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,

For God is love, God is love, God is love.

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:

Song of Community
1. When I am open to you my brother, then I begin to realize
how sweet the union between our spirits.

I see His love flowing from your eyes.

When I am open to you my sister, then I begin to realize

how sweet the union between our spirits.

I see His love flowing from your eyes.

Refrain: Alleluia, Thank you Lord, Alleluia, for our life in You.
1. How may I serve you? How may I love you?
I want to be as Christ to you; building you up and helping you

grow into the person Jesus Christ has called you to.

Refrain: Alleluia, Thank you Lord, Alleluia, for our life in You.
1. Sweet love of Jesus, flow like a river;
Fill up our hearts and lives anew.

Give us Your joy that the world will see

The celebration of our sharing life in You.

Refrain: Alleluia, Thank you Lord, Alleluia, for our life in You.

Words and Music by Mark Hayes. Copyright © 1983 Sound III, Inc., 2712 W. 104th Terrace, Leawood, KS 66206 U.S.A. International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Used only by permission.

Today’s Message

Sermon Series: The Upside-Down Church

“Restored Relationship Required”

II Corinthians 12:11-21

Notes

I. ______________ the Compassion Shown       (II Cor. 12:11-13)

II. _____________ with Affection and Commitment (II Cor. 12:14-18)

III. ____________ of Past Sin                                       (II Cor. 12:19-21)

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

Now unto Him

Now unto Him who is able to keep you from falling

And to make you stand in His presence

Blameless and with great joy.

To the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ, our Lord,

Be the glory and the majesty, dominion and authority,

Both now and forever. Amen

Give Him the glory and the majesty, dominion and authority,

Both now and forever. Amen                         (Jude 24-25)

Music: David Morris; arranged by Tom Fettke; ©1986 by Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Benediction

Order of Worship

Sunday, May 21, 2023

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: Ephesians 4:1-7

¹ I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

² with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

³ eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

⁴ There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call—

⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

⁶ one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

⁷ But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

Prayer of Invocation

Declaring What We Believe

Blue Psalter pg. 1049

The Lord’s Prayer (Abana in Heaven)

Abana in heaven, hallowed be your holy name.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, in all the earth as in heaven.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, in all the earth as in heaven.

And give to us, give us this day our daily bread, O Lord, we pray.

Forgive our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us.

And save us in time of trial. Deliver us from evil.

Yours is the kingdom, yours the power. Yours is the glory now and ever.

Abana in heaven. Amen

From Psalms for All Seasons page 1049. Blue Psalter in Pew. Used with Permission

We Respond to God’s Presence

How Majestic Is Your Name

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth.

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth.

O Lord, we praise Your name.

O Lord, we magnify Your name,

Prince of Peace, mighty God, O Lord God Almighty.

by Michael W. Smith © 1981 Meadowgreen Music Co. ARR CCLI #172212

Rejoice
1. Rejoice in the Lord, now and always, sing it again, we rejoice.
Delight in the love He has shown us, gratefully lift up your voice.

His gentleness among us will join our hearts with praise.

We gather in His goodness, a family of grace.

Refrain:

With each breath He’s given, praise the Lord!

In these times we live in, we will praise the Lord.

Throughout every season, I am sure

we have every reason to praise the Lord.
1. Rejoice and be anxious for nothing, praying for all that you need.
Come with a song of thanksgiving; lay your requests at His feet.

His peace will fall upon us, to guard our hearts and minds

In Christ, who reigns eternal; the Shepherd of our lives.

Repeat Refrain
1. Rejoice in the Lord, now and always; tell of the good He has done.
Worship the Lord, to remember all of the joy yet to come.

The hope that burns within us the dark cannot destroy,

With praise that’s never ending, we say again, “Rejoice!”

Repeat Refrain

We have every reason to praise the Lord.

Words and Music by Keith Getty, Kristy Getty, Ben Shive, Skye Peterson and Bryan Fowler. © 2022 Getty Music Publishing (BMI)/Getty Music Hymns and Songs (ASCAP)/Junkbox Music (ASCAP)/adm. at MusicServices.com/RESWOF (SESAC)/So Essential Tunes (SESAC)/ adm at EssentialMusicPublishing.com

The Greatest Commands

Verse 1 (Alto; All women first time through):

Love one another, for love is of God.

He who loves is born of God and knows God.

He who does not love does not know God,

For God is love, God is love.

Verse 2 (Bass; All men first time through this section):

Love bears all things,

Believes all things,

Love hopes all things,

Endures all things.

Verse 3 (Tenor):

God is love, God is love, God is love.

God is love, God is love, God is love.

God is love, God is love, God is love.

God is love, God is love, God is love.

Verse 4 (Soprano):

Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart.

With all thy soul, all thy strength, all thy mind.

Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,

For God is love, God is love, God is love.

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:

Song of Community
1. When I am open to you my brother, then I begin to realize
how sweet the union between our spirits.

I see His love flowing from your eyes.

When I am open to you my sister, then I begin to realize

how sweet the union between our spirits.

I see His love flowing from your eyes.

Refrain: Alleluia, Thank you Lord, Alleluia, for our life in You.
1. How may I serve you? How may I love you?
I want to be as Christ to you; building you up and helping you

grow into the person Jesus Christ has called you to.

Refrain: Alleluia, Thank you Lord, Alleluia, for our life in You.
1. Sweet love of Jesus, flow like a river;
Fill up our hearts and lives anew.

Give us Your joy that the world will see

The celebration of our sharing life in You.

Refrain: Alleluia, Thank you Lord, Alleluia, for our life in You.

Words and Music by Mark Hayes. Copyright © 1983 Sound III, Inc., 2712 W. 104th Terrace, Leawood, KS 66206 U.S.A. International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Used only by permission.

Today’s Message

Sermon Series: The Upside-Down Church

“Restored Relationship Required”

II Corinthians 12:11-21

Notes

I. ______________ the Compassion Shown       (II Cor. 12:11-13)

II. _____________ with Affection and Commitment (II Cor. 12:14-18)

III. ____________ of Past Sin                                       (II Cor. 12:19-21)

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

Now unto Him

Now unto Him who is able to keep you from falling

And to make you stand in His presence

Blameless and with great joy.

To the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ, our Lord,

Be the glory and the majesty, dominion and authority,

Both now and forever. Amen

Give Him the glory and the majesty, dominion and authority,

Both now and forever. Amen                         (Jude 24-25)

Music: David Morris; arranged by Tom Fettke; ©1986 by Integrity’s Hosanna! Music. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Benediction

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